Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-04-06
ras GREAT DEMocRAr1c ROW IN NEW YORK.

Of New York City, is likely to prove as
formidable and protracted as the Hard and
Soft-Shell fight of twenty years ago.
The spoils for which the parties are con-
tending are the numerous fat offices and
rich jobs in the City of New York. The
good people of that city have been plum
dered of their millions for years, and the
corruption has assumed such startling pro-
portions that the expenses of their city
government almost equal the expenses of
administering the National Government at
Washington. m
Under Republican legislation, the several
departments of the city government have
been controlled by Commissioners, who
have heretofore administered them with
some ability and integrity Now, however,
it is proposed to furnish the city with new
government, under which the >opportuni-
ties for plumber will be greatly improved.
Over this proposition the factions of Tam
many, as represented in the Legislature
have had bitter contest. To reconcile
their differences, and to reorganize the
General Committee of Tammany, was the
work laid out for the meeting called for
last Monday evening at Tammany Hail.
Young Democracy are headed
by john Morrissey, the great prize fighter,
shefaff o. Brien, and the New York World.
TIE ss Tweed Democracy are led by
Tweeds Sweeney, and other shrewd poll
tieianssof that great city.
The" Young Democracy" are thorough
lylnearnest, and We're organized for vic
tory sea Hast Monday. The Tweed men,
fearful of tlie result to follow the meeting,
fiaiihed their opponents by postponing it,,
undeEtlle pretext that violence was proba-
bic. This flank movement was accom-
plished in the following manners:
At q meeting of the Council of Sachems of the
TanInany Society. held in the Council Chamber
Of the Great Wigwam, the 2Sth day of March,
1870, DIMES Ii. Nicholson, Father of the COun-
Gil, presiding, and the following Saehems pres
ent.eviz: Sachems Samuel Garvin, A. Oakley
HaihsM. 7, Brennan, Il. Hart, Peter b. Sween-
ey, Nathan G. Jarvis, jr;, John J. Bradley,
Charles q. Connell, Isaac b. Connolly and Geo.
w. Mclean the following preamble and reso-
lutions We're, after mature deliberation, unani-
mously adopted QycGE GEfa..As
"WHEREAs, A call for a meeting ofthe Gen
eral Committee to be held in Tammsny Hall
this evening had been issued, having for III
ostensible purpose the consideration of measures
relating to this city, but it had transpred thai
Luis uoNemenL LAS 1oriBiHateu viii JONI
Morrssey, and his prominent associates, and hai
for its real object TO still further foment the dis
turbances in the party which they have com
menced, and threats of personal violence arr
refuse to combine with them, thus substitutin,
physical terrorism and mob force for the regu
lar, and il is apparent that if such meeting i
held the public peace and the safety of the pro
perty of society will be endangered, and
WHEREAS, The Council deem it inexpedi
ent to surrender the hall for any such purpose
and they believe it their duty, according to tn
precedents and usages heretofore established. t
adopt such measures as will secure q just repre-
sentation TO the Democracy of the city in tn
General Committee, and a harmonious organi
zati9n n % Of the party par therefore, be 1t ~ g. -
meeting be withheld until the further action Q
the Council, and that committee of five Sseh
ems, including the Father of the Council, b
appointed to take such action as will restor
union and harmony to the Democracy of tn
city of New York, and consolidated Geners
Committee of their true representatives.
In pursuance of the foregoing resolution, tn
following committee were appointed saehe, q
Brennan, Sachem Nathaniel Jarvis, jr., SacheI
James b. Nicholson, Father of the Council
After this action of the Sachems was 8,
cured, the Hall was placed in charge of
police force of 200, who were ordered
keep.possession at all hazards 3 +
When the O'Brien Democracy, all pr,
pared and organized for grand triumph
demanded admittance TO Tammany, the
Were refused. Finding the police force t,
formidable to be overcome, the Morrisse,
O,Brien faction retired to Irving Hal
where they eoilsoled themselves wit
speeches, and took counsel with each 9th
as 10 the hest course TO pursue for the f
tIIre.
This flank movement of the Tweed ia
tion leaves them still in the ascendanc
although the OiBrien faction have II Gle
majority of the Tammany General Cor
lnittee. What will be the tactics of the dl
comfehed majority remains to be SEEN III
New York World, the great organ of Il
Democratic party, favors the Young d
mocracy, and gives the following bri
statement of the situation:
THE Young Democracy count one hundr
and eighty-seven of the General Commit,
Last night one only was absent from his po
The ring saw itself irretrievably ruined a
took refuge in ignominious and cowardly higl
These ls7 members--a majority of 35-pea,
ably bnt unanimously passed resolutions asse
ing their contempt for the cowardly flight
the Ring from q vote, and then they peaeeat
dispersed 10 their homes. The Young Dein'
racy have a majority Of the Tammany Gene