New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-01-28
LETTER From MILES OREiLLR.
THE UNION LEAGUE AND TAMMANY INDIANS
CURIOUS REVELATIONS FROM BEHIND THE


CITIZEN OFFICE N Y, Jan. Of. 1868.
Ny DEAR Mr.. GREELEY: As you have been,
for more than quarter OF century, responsible Editor
Of TIE TRIBUNE and may be so for another quarter
you may possibly by refreshing your memory recall
brief paragraph-perhaps artcle-appearing on
the editorial page o your paper Of which, though tech
ncay and legally responsible therefor you not the
individual writer.
Indeed II not mistaken think can recall one song,
the exact words Of which me, but which referred
in rather vehement terms, IL remember rightly, to
Haunting lie" Of kind with desire that it should
be "halfmasted" orworls to tlat effect for which song
or verses you were very widely held responsible as the
individual perpetrator
At as in the Mc( lellan campalgn-was IL oti-when
tho Democratic press In general and The World In par
ticular. datns In every morning and weekly issue
upon the alleged eBouty of your oense Ia connection
with those verses remember clearly your having pub
lshed paragraph discalmny tho soft impeachment Of
being the individual poet though warmly ndosinS the
sentiments OF the song; and yOu addcd-tiereby throw
ing bombshell into tho Democratic clmp-that the
writer OF tie in question he exact title Of which
do not just rccaD Z" an Indian warrior OF the
Tammany tribe in good standing, and with all LIS regala
and war Taintw
Instant on spread everywhere through the
Ancient Wigwam tie uncls called the great
fires lighted and the big sIing set bubbhng sachems,
Warriors sagamO-cs, Wslukles and young Braves all
gathered under the shade Of tho spears-each political
redskln looking into his ueigbors eyes aud asking With
an oppressive ned and grunt. Art thou the mani Not
an "Etto' INDIAN for 'ycs.'D was anywhere heard;
wheroupOn the Grand sachem ordered the Wiskinlnes
to close the doors, tho sagamOres and great Medicine
Men strike up tine incanatons aad music, the Warriors
and young Braves TO draw their tomahawks and there
upon wild war-dance in full var-palnt, was executed
around the chief council fire. each red man holding Ills
scalpng knife between his teeth. whlring his tomahawk
Z f,aan liz Dxrra- DINA
that the false brother found, should be treated TO
Pacific equally as good as his His success seems to
such q fancy roast tie ancient IiIuOis Of the
Mohawk were I'm the la it OF 81 ihs any stray Jesuit
father or other enemy who might flll within their
clutches.
Having been OF the In ians who participated In
that famous wardance, and having been engaged with
my brother redsk since in fruitiess attempt to
fan upon the trail Of the iase brother 10 whom You re-
ferred in connection with the ia Iuti e, now pro-
pose returning good for l. to gyo ground for similar
entertainment and grand huntinGnafch IA that hostile
tribo OF Indians-the Union IcagueTs-who have their
happy hunng-gounds the corner Of Seventeenth
st. and Broadway, I'm UniOr-square. Know, then ven
cradle editor TRIBUNE! that the article in refer
enco to the threatened hgIhanded destruction OF the
Supreme Of the United states by Radical legisa-
ton which appeared in last Saturdays Citizen, and from
which YOU quote In tits days TRIBUNE, holding per
sonay responsible therefor ana thereupon ncontnenuy
slang whangng Inc as thou thy self vert democrat
really saugwhanged for the Haunting lucknow
Venerable Chief say, that the article IN question came
from the learned pen Of Indian warrior Of the Union
League tribe. in good standing, and with all his regaa
and paintw
Now let the great Medicine Man. George w. Blunt howl,
Jump and beat his pous breast, he cannot say did
IT," Let the handsome Brother Blodgett 50 into fits of
the connptions: while Sagamores George c. Strong {.
Agnew and Jackson s. Schultz commence beating the
tomtOm for regular convocaton Of the whole tribe In
order that the perperor OF ills last tgeasOnable VII
ainy" may discovered May they have better success
than OF the Tammany Indians have hal, fr though
We have been the warpah night and day after the al
legged culprit author the Galnng lie, ever since
the hour nearly four years ago, In which he was de-
nounced In your columnsour search up to date mas been
utterly Ruthless although many times CAT least so we
Think his trail has been closely struck in or near tile OF
fee Of The EreInO Post, where the renegade Tannany
Indians Park Goodwin and william Cullen Bryant have
pitched their lodges.
Seriously o Chief Of THE TRIBUNE. is IT not signh
cant and montory, IL net a.ory. sign of the times,
when VIC fnd emmett warrior from tho Nlgwam OF
the Union Leaguc-One lately X the foremost IN its
councisso shocked aud outraged In his views OF c0nst
tutonal right and tie public safety by the proposed par
tisan legislation Of Congress with regard to the supreme
Court aud threatened deposition OF the constitutional
Commander IN. Chief Of the Army and Navy from his
command that he has felt called upon TO write In the
manner which has called forth your stricuresf To me
Il has appeared So aud for tha. this statement is
made Ii Is by this high handed lcgislatonn regard To
which no effort is spared 20 make Gen Grant appear
partcipanttha the great soldier Of armies is being
done to DEATH that not slow process in the public
mind Drawn close to the hcry furnace OF such egsla
ton as is proposed, laurcs however thick or green
can long retain their freshness Under his guiding ia nd
the country has been saved from sectional dsrup
ton. Now let him win his highest victory 10y declaring
that the Constitution VIII CHI aoTs in the South Vainly
sought destroy $50 far only their own section was
coucernetD. by armed forccsaa not be destroyed for
all sections Of the country North and SOUTH nj least not
with his connivancc because certain portions Of It
stand In the way the schemes for partisan power aud
personal entertained by the dominating
and dominee ring majority OF our present Congress
There are goo 10y al Democrats in this city, ana humid
reds Of thousands throughout the country, whose first
personal choe for the Presidency is Gen. Grant and
who can only be driven away from that attitude by Grant
himself Ii Is his past record and In gratitude Tor his
splendid services during the Rebellion that he hodsor,
must saw has hed-our allegiance But 1t is clear that
the of politics Is far different from that OF
and requiring wholly different talents. And IL is also
cearat least so II o pears the loyal Democrats for
whom speak-that by acqucscng in certain Of the
more extreme measures before Congress Gou Grant
must place himself before the country in position
threatening to do IL even greater injury In the future
than he has done good In the past That strife but
withdraw the Southern section from its allegiance 10
the Constitution. leaving the sacred instrument In fui
force the balance of the Union wha by the pres
ent action OF Congress- il has appeared 10 my friend OF
the Loyal League and Others that the Constitution In its
most vital guarantees threatened with sudden abolition
from all corners OF the land.
You have been pleased to compliment my song upon
Gen. Grant the appe-tree ut AppomattoS Court
House. Let him only give IA chance-et him only not
place himself violently beyond the pale of sympa.
thieslet him only maintain that wisely magnanimous
attitude with which he received ten. Lees surrender
and half million young and loyal Democrats will join in
the chorusnes to those verhs and keep Joining in om.