The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-02-19

city is lightweight upon the party through
out the United States; that il has become a
sort OF Mumbo- jumbo, or raw head and bloody
bones, by which many honest democrats, far
and near, are frightened over to the radicals.
Unquestionably, when judge from one of our
criminal courts, after pronouncing sentence
upon convicted murderer, finds ii necessary
to accept the protection of an armed citizen
on his way home, something must be done or
the party goes to the pawnbroker. But this
drama is not altogether tragedy. 1t is a
mixture of the gravity and fun of ssHamlet, +"
''Shandy Mcguire" ''New York by Gaslight, +"
''Humpty Dumpty,' "Der Freyschutz" and
the ''Chiuese Tea Flower" The plot, like that
of an opera 6ou6e, is hard to make out, but
we give it as we understand it.
The ''big house" of the plantation is the
Manhattan Club, where they have champagne.
Tammany Hall is the headquarters of the over
seers, where they have whiskey. Orders have
been issued from the club that something must
be done to appease the wrath Of the people.
The big chiefs of Tammany proceed to consider
the question, and they say that henceforward
the roughs and the bummers Unjust take back
seats, and they announce in favor of burnt
offering Of one or two doubtful members of the
basement In this decree Sweeny, Oakley
Hall, the Governor and others of the inner
temple join. But OBrien ''smells the rat and
will nip it in the bud" and he threatens seces-
sion, and march upon the capital. And where
are Tweed Mclean and O'Gorman? They
are in fix; they are among the elbows OF the
Mincio, and they are nightly bothered. II
the sheep are to be separated from the goats,
the goats may prove too strong for the sheep
and rule them out. Who knows? If Fer
nando Wood had not made his pile and his
peace with Tammany, and had not retired from
the drudgery of Mozart Hall, here would be
fine chance for him ''to smash the machine"
But, Wood being pacifed and reconstructed,
the big chiefs of Tammany hold the vantage
ground. There must, however, be no finch
ing. If they finch they fail. Don't look back.
Remember Lots wife," We have seen irag-
ment OF tnat plliar OF SAT-.
We apprehend that this breach will widen
that we shall have a war of the roughs and
the smooths, as we once had Of the hards and
the softs-but that in this case very great
results will follow. Possession is nine points
Of the law, and there is something, too, in the
platform of law and order. The cauldron is
to bubble; let its contents be
thoroughly stirred up, and let the dregs and
That's the way to get kettle of good soft
soap. Soap is good-soap is the article-for
he purlieus Of Tammany need a thorough
and washing. Meantime General
ourth" of March we may expect new
hufle, cut and deal OF the cards of the In
ernal Revenue Offices, the Custom House,
Post Office and all the spells Of the national
deal which will break up the
POLITICAL combinations of Andy Johnson here
bouts Thus new party may spring up in
his city which before next Christmas may
lold the winning hand AS this democratic
middle now appears we incline to the big
,hiefs and to the ms against the outs Of
rammany. Like the fox in the fable, we
hlnk the flies that are gorged are better than
new and hungry swarm. Said the oyster |
ouse man to an applicant for the bar: s'You |
ave a new suit, gold watch, chain and |
rinkets ?" Eyes, SIR" "A diamond pin and |
ing?" eyes, sir" "And some greenbacks? ?"
Yes, SIR" ''Then, sir, You are my man; for |
A engaging you these things are so much |
aved to the till.