The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-08-12
NOTES FROM LONG BRASCH-POLITICAL AVID
SOCIAL.
LONG BRANCH, August II, 1868.

Police Commissioner Brennan is On hand with his
strong, practical advice and his big influence; that
charlie Loew is present prepared to help friend at
any cost; that judges, Senators, Assemblymen,
Aldermen, COuncmen and the whole tribe of Tam
many are Hooking to the beach, and that the ire
prsssibie Joe Shannon, clerk to the Common Council
ana compiler extraordinary sfthe ''Cty Manual" is In
the field as candidate for the vacant Office OF Regis
ter Of the city and county OF New York; Have you
no sar OF breakers ahead" on this New Jersey
snOre, Big Nike or no apprehension that your
chances Tor me rich plum suddenly and unhappily
added to Tammany cake NAV be washed away
by the waves OF the Atlantic while you are looking
after the interests OF the poor away up the avenue
or displaying your burly form TO your ardent adj
mirers in the City Hall Parks Let us remind you,
Judge, of the fact that politicians in general and
Tammany Indians in particular, are mighty uncep
tain, and advise you to insist promptly on your
rights now that You have chance of obtaining
them. This hint, In passing.
Police Commissioner Brennan is here enjoying the
sea air and laying his programme for practical
operations in regard to the appointment of poll
clerks inspectors Of election. &C., 80 as TO insure at
least full vote and full count at the several polls
in the city. He well posted in city politics that
hours talk with him cannot fail to be both inte-
resting and instructive.
Treason in Tammanyr' That is the fearful cry
| that is borne the bay from New York and Is
heard al the Branch above the wash and roar of the
ever rolling waves "Treason in Tammany," and
headed by name already famous in the records OF
treason in another land-Jemmy O'Brlen. This
startling report might well be regarded as calculated
to blanch the check Of the great leaders who are at
present disporting themselves on the beach and in
the gay saloons Of the American Biarrtz and to send
them back, haste post haste to the of danger.
Strange to say, however, 1t is received with remark
able GOODNESS and nonchalence, II not indeed,
| with sort OF Machiavellan satisfaction in
| the thought that an opportunity may be afforded
| at time when the power Of Tammany Is unques-
tionably very great to make pie Of some dis
tnguished traitor caution to all evldoers for all
time to come 1t has often been the policy Of Eng
land and other respectable tyrannies to entice some
person Of distinction into rebellion, in order that the
gallows or the axe melted out to such an offender,
might exercise wholesome influence upon the rest
less spirits that prone to give trouble to
their rulers. Some such plan seems to be floating In
the brains Of the seaside chiefs at the present
| ment, If we to Judge from the manner IN which
they treat the rumor. They affect to smile at the
| threatened danger and as they converse freely on
the subject we are at no loss to ascertain how the
matter looked at from the standpoint OF the Jersey
beach,
This treason, they say, springs from personal
motives and promises to take for its concentrating
| point opposition to the nomination Of Hoffman for
| Governor by the Democratic State Convention. The
principal leaders OF the movement are Sheriff james
| O'Bren and Congressman, bruiser and banker,
| John MorrIssey. O'Brien, they charge is the most
ungracious traitor of the lot because he has just
ceived from Tammany the best office in her gift and,
young as he is, has been raised by the strong arms
of the organization he would now betray, over the
| heads Of men older than himself in years and In
service and his superior in qualifications When,
therefore, he avows his intention for Griswod
for Governor they charge that he adds ingraude to
treason, and places himself par with his name
| sake on the opposite side Of the waves which now
| roll at their feet. 1t Is rumored that OBrien's
emnity spring. his supposition that he did
| from the TammanV leaders the full
and aid he had right to expect In his Efforts to
| from personal disappointment In some arrangements
he subsequently sought to make In city matters
The assertion here is that this detection Of sheriff
him none Of the elements ofa leader and can never
grow to be dangerous. He cannot write effective
articles in prose'or sparkling, thrilling poems like
the brilliant Miles O'Rely. He cannot, like the ee
quent OGorman pour forth from his lips the choicest
flowers OF rhetoric as the girl IN the fable dropped
pearls with every word she uttered. His qualihca.
lions for rebel are confined to the uncertain pat
from the thumbscrews Of Tammany, while his term
OF ONCE lasts, and fair capacity for knock down
and drag-out ut committee meeting or at the
Morrissey is regarded as of still less account The
Long Branch opinion Is that the laurels he won in
the prize ring he will lose In the political ring, and
that he will be unable to come up to time. They say
that his public offer to bet ten thousand dollars TO
five that Seymour would not be elected, Immediately
after he had taken part In the Convention that NOM
for the radical Presidential ticket has entirely de.
stroyed his political future In New York broken as
1t were, his political bank-and they dismiss him
This is how treason and the traitors viewed
BY the leaders Of Tammany here But is the threat
carry with 1t no great dangerf This remains TO be
SEEM 1t is certain that Tsmmany is just now as
make her. and She has the advantage at her back Of
Presidential nomination made within her own
Fernando Wood with all his executive ability, per.
sona strength and valuable unscrupuousness AFTER
isasion a. his back mas just laid down his arms, dis
banded his forces and given IN his allegiance TO the
Old wigwam. He has become q humble follower Of
Tammany after his moustaohe has grown hoary IN
service as her most bitter and vndictlve foe. The
successfully. and whose powerful pen her terror
now sleeps the sleep that knows no waking and the
Nike connolly with the true rsmans parmony
Of light heart and thin pair q political 6rescne
and h
reckless and saucy.ars to Be transferred TO Tam;
these apparent elements Of strength give the present
leaders Of the organization great confidence end
them tho to believe pat they can crush out al
and can wrest his own ward rom the hands Of any
man who may be bold or indfscreet enough 70 talk
such men as O'Brien and Mornssey as leaders Of an
| competent and powerful hackers behind those who
now stand forward a. the principal malignants3 Is
great Tumviratef Is any party more precious to him
than the Connolly partyS Are there not claws I'M
VeiNet VI Cotf tncre no aTlb ton
leadership beating underneath the Judicial erminef
Are the senators allsound on the goosey These are
questions Tor tive leaders to ask themselves and to
ponder as they wander along the sea shore. Let
them bear In mind that Comptroller Connolly has not
been 10 Long Branch this season. Above all let them
look TO sheir state Delegates for should they fall to
present solidy united front at the state Conven-
ton there would be real danger ahead. This viii be
the test OF the strength OF the disaected movement
| In the Tammany wigwam
The branch increases In gayety and attractiveness
as the season advances. Tho hotels have been more
crowded this week than at any former time this year.
and on Saturday they were ovcrnowng. rhe accom-.
modations are better now than IN any former
season, and the number OF elegant cottages that are
| sprnging up in every direction give promise Of
large village on the shore before many years shall
| have passed. Among those who are occupying cot
| tages at the present time are the folowng:-from
New fork-Judge Cardozo, Judge McKeon, DR.. Helm
bold. General Yates Wal