The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-07-05


tude its STYLE its site, will give strong evidence
that this ancient ASSOCIATION has fully kept step with
the advance OF great commercial metropolis and
with the increasing power and influence Of our noble
state Allow me TO pause for q moment before enter.
rsnembacces Of LONG buried friendship with GOOD men
Let me pause to contrast the Old establishment OF Tam
many with the site and edncs on which you about
10 install II. l am cid enough to remember the
original rainmany wigwam, the Pigpen il was con-
temptuousy called by its political adversaries Il
vas an humble wooden tuildns, attached TO worthy
Brother Martng's tavern adjoining; the tavern was
upon the she Of the hall you have just left and the
wigwam adorned It on Nassau street Il was As I
said, . very humble wooden one-story bu,dine
hardly - large as many . saloon at present In
private residences stu, humble as the hall was, u
correspondent with the little city which Il was
founded Just above Il open country, the fields be-
ginning at our City Hall Park for the city extended
Hudson above College place we're occupied by farms
country seats and clusters Of small country houses
gradually s growing into villages sns: building q
Little bus salt marsh In its rear. In that small wooden
ball just the outward verge Of our little city, the
sarics and when occasion called for IT, the political
gathering OF citirens who felt and thought with
lively was our STATE u. %sn Of f'T Tsm% 1"%pA s
sembled In that low wooden barn-liks pigpen, Of.
fectcd great political results. producing effect the
turned the electoral vote Of the State This vote by
rAcos the authority Of the federal government In other
which 81 Tammany has never forgotten nor abandoned
Ny recoecons Of those days aud Of the old pgpen arc
out tue Doysn "reminiscences OF rather than
of doctrines cannot claim tho popular share OF the
honors due 10 your fathers The principles that gath.
'red and animated these men recorded In history,
'as they have also been engraved in living characters
IN the hearts OF generation after generation Of the /
members OF this Society. The administration OF the
ederai government In 17os-eQ had advanced opinions
md exercised powers far short OF many OF the /
,overs since claimed or assumed, YET such a. the |
Assc'ous and farseeins men who gave duration |
o your opinions looked upon ~ not only un. |
authorized by the constitution, but a. pregnant
nth mr greater future svils such Is would absorb |
tate governments, with all their safeguards liberty
nd convert our well balanced constitution into vast
Consolidated empire, By which every safeguard Of /
right ana Of the freedom Of the press would BE-
bternted. was In the darkest hour Of thai gloon
hat Daniel D. rcmpkins was Governor Of New York |
10 had some years before been elected Governor After
severe contest with hn predecessor, MORAN Lewis
70 nov resolved TO rouse the people OF the CITY, and
trough them 70 animate and arm the State Did his
'rmer supporter. Of smmsny then aone surpors hims
o, they rAlfed around him with fervor; but othera
enssed By The late contest also 70 BILE aid There
- wIs1 the bsxvesa Of the brave In the border wars
the revolution, and The late Mayor Of the city, re-
oved By fcmphins hsmssK there wss the ever ready,
osaent Peter r. Livsksto6 and Golden. and host %
herr Above all there ~, the defeated Governor
mssf meF feeds their deft>p were all forgotten.