Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-02-14

IAhhANY hAlLs AEW YORK, Dec. 10, 1900.
SIR-The Ancient Society of Tammany,
in pursuance of its time-honOred customs,
will celebrate the anniversary of the Bat
tie of New Orleans, by a grand dinner, at
Tammany Hall, on Monday, January s,
1866, at six O'Clock p. M. -r.I ...Il l..'
Since the establishment of the society in
1883, it has cOmmemOrated those events in
the history OF our country which animate
the patriotism of our people and strengthen
their devotion to our glorious Union; and
among these none were more conspicuous
or more important than the great victory
which saved our southwestern frontier
from butchery and plunder, and closed the
war of 1872 in blaze of glory. r....,, si.V
The recent sad civil strife has given, rise
to celebrations in the opposing sections of
our Union, which are designed to commem-
crate the victories of brethren over breth-
rem. 1t is with unfeigned JOY that the
Tammany Society hail the advent of a sea-
son when they can recur to an event which
no achievements in our subsequent history
can ever dim, and which reunited brethren
in every portion of our glorious Republic
can celebrate with equal pride and gratif-
cation. 1t is in this spirit; and with q
promise of cordial welcome, that the Sons
of Tammany invite you to their semi-cen-
tennial celebration of the great victory of
Southern hero, who filled the world with
the fame of American valor, and devoted
his subsequent life to the establishment and
security of constitutional liberty. We
have the honor to be your obedient SER
wants, .#G '-riul sH ..gisar.sai
John t. Hoffman, August Belmont, ~ II
Elijah f. Purdy, Samuel j. Tilden, ,,,
John Van Buren,, Charles G. Cornell,
S. L. NJ Barlow, VIM. McMurray, 90
Natl. Brennan, John Kelly, -'1Ah -lI
A. l.. Robertson, Douglass Tayler, -u,
Daniel Develin, Isaac Bell, 81 ,-,l ....
e. PierrepOnt, John Il. Burrill,
James T. Brady, John j. Bradley, %
William NJ. Tweed, Richard 0'Gorman,
S. Cambreling, Daniel Il. Delavan,Gi
Charles p. DAILY, o. Ottendorfer, b, ..f,
Peter B. Sweeny, Emanuel B. Hart,
George w. Mclean, Jas. B. Nicholson,
John E. Develin, Nath'l Jarvis, Jun, 4
John Il. Briggs, lfs17y 81 gaf-rr. fg
...... Committee of Arrangements,
JOHN VAN BUREN, Chairman.
DOUGLASS TAYLOR, Secretary. .aioq inI
THE PRESIDENTS REPLY. 'ai
Executive MANSION, "
WASHINGTON, January 2, 1865 ~
SIR-I take pleasure in acknowledging
the receipt from the Ancient Society of
Tammany of an invitation to attend their
semi-centennial celebration of the anniyer-
sary Of the battle of New Orleans, 1t would
afford me sincere qualification to join you
in concentrating the eminent services of
the hero of that great victory, who, in field
and in council, ever signalized his devotion
to the Union of the States, and. won for
himself enduring national renoWh. My
engagements, however, will not permit.me
TO be present, and regret this the more as
the occasion is in honor of an event to
which, as you justly remark, reunited
brethren in every portion of the Republic
canrecur with disqualification and pride.
The inspirations derived from the contem-
plation of common trials, common victories
and national traditions sacredly cherished
by every American, cannot fail to exert an
important influence in healing the irrita-
tion of sectionalwounds and strengthening
the feeling of devotion to the Federal I'm
ion, the Maintenance and preservation of
which, in all its dignity and purity, was
the sole aim of the intrepid and incoFrupti-
BILE patriot, Andrew Jackson. With great
respect, sincerely yours niyaVF gLp'
.5as b9l7u9ANDREW JOHNSON.
Hon. John Van Buren, Chairman, &c,
New York city.