Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-01-31
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F The. old Tammany Hall. out Of which
1.-THE Sun building has beenlreconstructed,
lis one of the architectural celebrities OF
the metropolis, and an old landmark in
MahhattanAso much so that it is worth
while to commemorate it journalistically,
before its origin. its history, and it's very
name are swallowed up forever in the
new purpose to which the ancient politi-
tcal. temple has been dedicated. 2 ~, ~.
N.2 ORIGIN OF THE SOCIETY,", ioi'ii'
| The name of Tammany is said to
have been derived from an antique In
dian chief. a sortof aboriginal Crichton,
whose virtues, deeds and prowess have
become as much mingled with tradition
and fable as those of Hercules and The
SETS, No d ubt, however, he was a
Z noble savage, :, if ever, there was one I;
and that; like the good Princess in the
fairy tales, he was himself happy, and
made Others happy lived long and pros
peronsly, and died full Of wisdom, and
honors. with a full consciousness Of his
historic Immortality. ,bua 'sa .ets.9@ {
aOn' the 18th Of May, 1889, about a
fortnight after General Washington had
been inapgurated first President of the
new Republic, in the old City Hall, at
the foot of Nassau street, the Tammany
Society or Columbian Order was organ
ized. > The Order was the outgrowth of
the ..'Sons of Liberty,'h or the "Sons of
St. Tammanyn (the saintship having
been conferred on the Society by j John
Trumbnll, author of "McFingal,'o and
was not established as a party institu-
ton, although it became such at the time
Of ,Jefferson's election. Before that its
members were Of different political opin-
ions, and its object, to quote from its first
constitution, to connect in indissoluble
bonds of friendship American brethren
Of known attachment to the political
rights ofhuman nature. and the liberties
of the country. .'..-.-..--'.--' 1s-..s:t1 81
Certain benevolent features were add
ed to the Order; and to carry out fully
the American principle of its founders,
and to show its contempt for everything
foreign, it adopted aboriginal forms and
ceremonies, divided the year into peri
DDS Of blossoms, fruits and SHOWS, and
it's seasons into moons. Its officers were
a Grand Sachem, chosen from thirteen
Sachems, Sycamore, whose duty it is
to take care of the property of the So
ciety, and Wiskinskie, doorkeeper.
The members were originally divided
into tribes corresponding to the thirteen
States forming the early Confederation G
New York was the Eagle tribe, New
Hampshire the Otter, Massachusetts the
Panther, Rhode Island the Beaver, Con
necticut the Bear, New Jersey the Tor
ltoise. Pennsylvania the Rattlesnake,
Delaware the Tiger, Maryland the Fox,
Virginia the Deer, North Carolina the
Buffalo, South Carolina the Raccoon,
and Georgia the Wolf.azAll thestransac=
tions of Tammany date from three eras
ethe discoyerysof America by Christie
pher Columbus, our National Independ-
ence, and its own organization.
z One ofthe objects Of the formation Of
Tammany was to conciliate the Indians,
who were making inroads upon our 'front.'
iers, and committing all manner of dep
relations. And still another object was
to counteract what We're regarded at the
time as the anti Republican principles of
the Society Of Cincinnati, of which
Baron Steuben was then the President
in this State.
ITS FIRST OFFICERS.
On the day of its organization Tam
many had celebration on the banks OF
the North river, near the footeof whatis
now Christopher street, where the MEM
bers smoked the calumet, had a good
aboriginal time, and returned to the
city in high spirits and with renew
I'd patriotism. The officers of the So
ciety that year 1881 were William
Mooney, Grand Sachem, White Mat
lack, Oliver eileen, lanes e Tylee.
John Campbell, Philip Rome, John
Burgerss Gabriel lSFurman, Jonathan
Pierce, Thomas Greenleaf, Abel Har-
fdenbrook, Cortlandt Van Beuren and
Joseph Goodwin, sSachems. The next
year its Grand Sachem was William Pitt
Smith, and John Pintard, famed for his
historic collections, was Sycamore.
IMPoRTANTfREcEPrIo
In 1870. the country desiring to
form treaty with the Greek Indians,
Colonel Marinus' Willet. visited them,
and induced a. number of their chiefs to
come to New York. The Tammanyites,
then accustomed to arraying themselves
in Indian attire, received the chiefs in
full aboriginal csstumeg sporting huge
war clubs, and glittering tomahawks.
Governor George Clinton. Chief Justice
Jay, Mayor Duane and Secretary of
State Jefferson were present at the, re-.
ception, sand~the Greeks were delighted
beyond measure, performed dance, and
sang a famous. song, still -chanted, We
believe, in the solemn councils of the
Order. The chiefs were enthusiastic
over their pale-faced brothers; took
them : metaphorically and literally to
their hearts, and before they quilted the
city entered, into q solemn treaty of
ifleHushlp wItu washington, the beloved
Sachem, as they called him, of the Thir-
teen Fires. a5 - nv
+ THE. MUSEUM. .'15 p
In june of the same year the Society
established museum for the purpose Of
preserving everything relating to the
history Of the country. The museum
was first in the City Hall, and entrusted
to the charge of Gardiner Baker, but
four years after it was removed to "the
Exchange" corner. of Broad and Pearl
Streets The collection finally passed
into the hands of Kidder, who had a
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