Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1869-09-15
Tammany and Belmont.

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managing agent of the Rothschilds in Ameri-
ca and, by the same token, is reported very
rich. lie lives in splendid style, has one OF
the finest establishments in New York, and
is a generous and discriminating patron of
the arts. 1t has been usually his proud priv
ilege to receive and entertain those few scions
of foreign aristocracy who come here to see
our institutions and shoot buffaloes in Cen
trail Park. 1t was in his hospitable mansion
that the Marquis of Harrington in 1864, un-
rebuked by its proprietor, sported a secession
badge. He distinguished himself by head
ing the subscription to purchase a house for
Gen. Mcclellan, when it became obvious
that that chieftain would soon cease to finger
the dirty rags of the government. He has
been, also, for hims If and others, the holder
Of a large amount of bonds. For these and
other reasons, it was specially fitting that he
being a Democrat, should occupy a prominent
position among the men who so utterly abhor
a bloated bond holder, therefore for a num-
Der of years, he has been chairman of their
National Committee, and until lately has
given " excellent satisfaction" Notwith-
standing his position, Mr.. Belmont is far
from being a fool he believes first of all,
that no nation can prosper and repudiate
its money obligations. He believes the
bonds of the United States to be as good as
gold, and will not cast his influence to make
them otherwise. Like the World, and the
class of Democrats it represents, he has tried
hard to learn something from the events of
the last few years and has partially succeed
ed. Too astute to keep up the old fashioned
cry # negra~ aud to- h9neStemove ifdnety CT
n6s of potash from the italO IN Y'is3 they e
hT2ygff conscious to some Of the old regime,
and especially to the sachems of Tammany.
These crafty chieftains have taken advan-
tage of his absence in Europe to put on their
war paint, and have fourished their hatchets
among the warriors till from every pot-house
and ward meeting, the cry comes up to the
| National Committee to depose their chair
man and to choose instead one who knows
nothing of recent events. The clamor COM
uenced a few weeks since, and is really as
suming an imposing appearance. For his
successor, the name of Mr.. Bill Tweed Is
prominently set forth, and if a change is eff
fected he is undoubtedly the coming man
Mr.. Tweed is a carpet Dagger, whose accents
are vet redolent of the sweet brogue of his
native sod. He is a fat, jolly politician.
skilled in all the arts which give Democratic
triumpbs in New York, and rumor does him
Injustice if his influence has not on several
occasions overhowed into Connecticut. His
income from Offices and contracts is enormous,
and he never allows his aspirations to be
thwarted by any old fashioned notions Of
honesty, or even by party traditions. The
threatened supremacy of such a man shows
well enough the situation and feelings of the
New York Democracy. Mr.. Belmont may
be a Jew, he may be disinclined to promis-
cuous drinking with the rank and file of his
party. but he is a man of some principle
and is not a Democrat because it is profitable.
His adversaries have such of his qualifications
as are not desirable they have not one
which make him, at all events, respectable.
Flushed with the triumphs and spoils which
rammany has won for them in New York,
thew now seek to carry the same ideas and
manners into the arena of national politics
On the principle that whatever Injuries an
onponent is a real advantage. is it too much
RI hone that Tweed and Co. will succeed,
and that Mr.. Belmont may return % End tie
scepter of party power wrung from he grasp ,