The New York herald., 1870-03-25
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The Young Braves and the Old Warriors
In Deadly Conflict.
Heavy Slxirmishlng in the Senate
Yesterday.
a New York Senator Denouncing the
Rottenness of Elections il
the Metropolis.
CAUCUS OF THE NEW YORK DELEGATIONS.
The Chiefs Decide to Bury the Hatclet,
and Adjourn to Drink Fire Water
with Sachcm TWee
ALBANY, March "a. 1870,

ALBANY, March "a, 1870.
When the cohorts OF the "young democracy re.
tired from the Assembly Chamber Tuesday after
noon, carrying with them on three blers decorated
with mourning embems, the headiess corpses OF the
Police COMMISSIONER bi the Supervisors bill ana
the Purser Charter, their funeral trumpets blasted
forth more the vengeance OF the Gael than the Dead
March In saul, while tner mufled drums rolled out
the muttered thunders OF terrible coming storm.
THE FUNERAL MARCH,
as ron know, was directed to the room OF the ete
giant, the white-crayatred Bean Brummcu OF the
street Department, George w. Mclean. On the
old principle OF the Mosaic law, which claims
an eye for an eye and tooth for q
tooth, the army or the young democracy
demanded q head for O head. indeed, In this case
they required many heads for the three they hat
lost, because IL Deputy Street Commissioner Tweed
ts decaptated tie basket has not been yet made
large enough TO hold all the heads of his followers
who must 20 TO the gulotlne IN his train But the
cry OF
DEATH TO rwEEDr
may not find an echo outside the ranks OF the young
democracy. There Is a terrible war In The engine or
the big Slxesn when 1t comes laundering into
action. Its wheels are heavy, aud the men who run
the maehine are--like Briarens OF od-hundred
haaded. Ikere VIII be o fgnt, and Tweed says that
TIE FIGHT IS FAIRLY BEGUN.
While the Senator consented upon certain terms
10 resign his position IN the Street Department he
says that he expected McLsan to observe those
terms; but finding that he vioiated his promises (as
Tweed says, the Senator now refuses to resign and
30 announces his determination in published card
II he Is to lose his position In the Street Department
IL must be done by removal, and he is wiling to
leave the responsibility with his enemies, VINO he
gays, are
HUNTING EIM DOWN.
fmcn huf alth ia Ma
write letter TO q frtend--say Hank Smith, for
instancetnat IL is not misinterpreted and the mo.
tive msrepresented. Tweed Indignantly OBJECTS to
this kind OF warfare and revols from this system
ESPIONAGE
The Grand Sachem declares himself ready Tor a
good, square, honest fight, and with this intention
he is smoosaing out his feathers, shaking the
wrinkles out of bis blanket. looking up his pots of
SHARPENING HIS ToMAHAwx
TO the finest edge also his scapng knife for he
with the tops or great many peoples heads before
dozen moons have come and gone.
THE BATTLE,
therefore, is only beginning and II win be emoitered
by the acrimonious feeling arising on all sides from
the conviction in the minds OF all the members of
the democratic factions that the grand old demo.
cratic army which entered the field or what might
fairly be expected field OF unqualified VIC
tory, win banners flying, and wooing the
smiles OF heavens sunshine, retired with these ban.
ners dragging In the mire, tatered ana dsgraced,
because not only OF detection aud treachery In the
ranks. but because imputatlons OF bribery and
corruption rest heavily upon some of its members
Where the responsibility rests for the basis OF these
charges II is not for to say, but 1t is not denied
that the battle was won more by the tactics Of
Philip OF Macedon against which Demostnenes en-
warriors
GREAT GLOOM AND DIsCoNrENT
prevails among an the democrats at the future
election is already decided, and that democratic
Governor viii not SIT In The executive chair OF 1871.
tude the Grand Sacnem has assumed are the only
things " hich eniven the surface Of affairs.
SENATOR TWEAD DECLINES TO RESIGN THE STREET
CoMMIsSIoNERsHIP.
The following announcement has been issued by
Senator Tweed ana circulated here. II has caused
considerable exctenent.-
70 GKoaeE W. MCLEAN, Street Commissioner New York
y the that stree, sm spO;a
have not resigned hav. intention doinE so have
made sacrifices and abored to divisions In the demo-
sequences bide time and trust In the people, whose
WILLIAM NJ. TWEED.
TWEED WILL FIGHT
with fierce determination 10 the bitter end To-day
he charges that senator Creamer Is responsible for
the defeat OF the Charter in the House on Tuesday
0. Murphy "Bossn Tweed further asserts that hc
nrmly believes that
OF designing men. He IS the Jupiter VINO throws
the bolts forged oy the vucans OF the young demo-
cracy. Tweed says further he does not intend to be
driven TO the wall without giving night, ana that he
VIII do quite enectully 1t is evident to all that
the TIGER rs LAsHING HIMSELF,
that he is crouching ready iOr a spring; that his
nostrils distended, his eyes glaring, his claws
pr0truding while he paws the earth that soon iie
viii pounce upon his puisuers and with tooth and
ing it was plainly shown that
THE IRREPREssIBLE CONFLICT
had begun. "Prince HAL, asked unanimous consent
to introduce bill, beng g. bstltute for the Registry
law. AS soon as the Prince Of Harlem rose 70 his
feet, shaking bundle OF paper toward the Presl-
dents desk and asking FOR ihe unanimous consent,
the Tiger grabbed the arms OF his chair placed his
and SO soon as the former completed his question
tue latter was on his ieet. and IN Napoeonc tones
port were exchanged and that the slapplng each
other in the lace had actually begun was so PLAIN
that
THOSE WHO RUN NIGHT READ,
and that there could now be no compromise AS far
as this is concerned many people here say 1t is all
for the best accordance with the fact transmitted
from times past ty the saying,
WHEN Ro6UEs DIFFER HONEST MEN GET THEIR
DUES.
When the Brooklyn election law, which was
amended as to include New York In Its provisions
was called on the third reading thus morning sena.
Committee so as to nave the bill perfected. All he
wanted he SAID, was
~
to which the minority would consent as well as the
majority, and he did not caie which side he mad TO
vote with to pass the law IL guaranteed fair play
for all. Senators Bradley and Tweed watched with
catrlike sharpness the question as twas put, nd
Mr.. Bradley stated that tAey agreed TO have the bill
recOrnmltted hen the moLlon was put
THE DEMoSTHESIAN DRNUNCIAroR
Of the New YORK delegation rose IN his place, and
warming to his subject Yhade q nerce and iorcibie
declaration against the existing method OF appoint.
Ing the inspectors canyassers OF election, which
he said was the result or hopnobbing between demo-
crais aud republicans so called that IL was spe-
cies OF
LOG ROLLING.
the like OF which had never before existed and In
which the lines and principles OF party were sunk
and the democrats and quasi republicans made
COMMON CAUSE FOR COMMON PLUNDER.
He called upon this Legislature to reform the evils
nnder which New York was groaning. He was pre-.
pared to have any such method OF granting relief
bitterly opposed, ana he felt satisfied that such an
effort would be made by this
GANG or PUBLIC PLrHDERERs,
and that they viii fight hard against this or any
other measure which may interfere with them Ia