The New York herald., 1870-10-13

vulsci the nations and peoples OF tho earth. And
yet We only In the throes of those events which
| have produced such sudden and wonderful changes,
| aud which still teem with consequences and results
that no human eye can foresec or human mind fore.
tell In Europe we have the OF ST. Peter
deprived OF that temporal power which eleven CEN
turies had bequeaihed to him q divine rlght-
| tDat power wrested from him by king against
! whom but few years ago he hurled bit In vain,
! the anathomas or the Church. Anathenia or Bene.
| dicte, II was all the same however. The era OF
progress is TO be stayed checked now aud the
Pope finds himself In his CID age like another Priam
| standing alone amid the ruins Of the power which
| he alone survives to mourn over.
In France we have seen within the past few
| months the 'lian OF Destiny" go forth from the
| Tuileres ranopied in war, surrounded by the
! cnvalry OF tho empire In the fun assurance OF
/ reaplng q rich harvest or famo and glory,
and beQueathing dynasty TO his son which
/ his great uncle first established. A few
| short weeks thereafter saw his pulssance over.
thrown, his armies defeated, captured and slain,
qua himself, the Cesar who long "kcpt the world
! In ave-" captive In the hands or the enemy he
went forth to conquer Bar the END Is not yet. Tie
republic looms mp the empire. ana the men who
are sworn to support 1t made OF such stur that
no conclusion OF arms Will alright and no msfor-
tune or temporary defeats viii turn them from the
great task they have undertaken to accomplish,
oCR LOCAL POLITICAL REVOLUTION.
We turn, however, from the contemplation OF the
great events which c0nvulsing the Continent OF
Europe, and take glance at affairs nearer home,
which, though the change may appear rs one ".rom
the sublime 60 the ridiculous" have yet deep inter-
est for the politician the place-hunter and the
hangers-on OF party. as well as TO the citizens at
large, whose welfare depends SO much upon good
municipal government.
o'BRIENs RESURRECTION.
| In last Tuesday'a issue we published graphic
ana faithful account OF the great political une9aln
with all tie incidents OF note connected Herewith;
| how Lelwifb overreacbed O'Brien In the race for
| the MayoYay; how the latter rebelied, bnt ultim-
| aely succumoed. and again. after drawing long
| breath, how OBrlen rose Ike Phoenix from Its
ashes prepares 70 the contest with his adver
sarles on new field. The daty OF resurrcctlng the
late deunct O'Brten ana presenting him enacting
new r1!e IL the drama, together with other impor
ia mt political movements anent the day OF election
| now devolves upon Us.
| now o'gRlgN WAS "LuD ouT" AND HOW HE EosE
AGAIN.
| When, as previously stated, Tom Murphy Ledw,th
and Fox at last decided that Jimmy O'Bricn was to
be brown overheard nom all consideration in con-
nocton with the Mayoray, IN Difference to The high
| Puritanic Union League ana administration sent
tce Ledwth should be the accepted candidate OF the
| republican party for Mayor, OBrien became
| Changed man. VI ulse lie would notsbe rejected
| Or cast aside merely on accoant OF combination
against HIM between his friends and the republican
leaders, and he insisted on an appeal to the general
com mnl,tee or his own faction. Ledwith and Fox,
however, had manipulated everything 50 cleyery
that jimmy was badly beaten-'beatcn out OF
his boots" In iact-on count OF votes Jimmy
might Rave have gone out and hanged himself,
which, being sler, h had perfect right to do ii
would;'-thaG he'd "see them hanged Grst;i' and so
Jimmy. whose political laneral We attended the
Murphy, Fox and Lrowlth prepared for him, and Is
To be seen any night OF the week ENJOYING the
gllmpsos OF tie moon III and around the Jackson
Club, oI which he continues 10 DC bright and
snining light, Notwithstanding the extngdisner put
JIMMY's REYEyGE.
No sooner had jimmy rsen again from hls noiti-
col death end taken communion with hmse.r han
he determined 10 give the ''lnshng toa,h,n rs
Denis the hangman would say, to the ruin Of the
| party lie could 10 longer rlle. He knew the right
market 10 carry hi, wares to- and rulaor hath it that
| Notwithstanding the dread oath which was 10 bind
the republican consprators with their associates OF
the john Real democracy, lie sold himself body and
brcechea over again to tie IaIomany Regency. Fox,
on Monday nigh5 last, declared rnat he was author
tied 20 say that sheriR Lien would support tue
OF his ficnd,', he may take it for ali it is worth
THE IRISH CATHOLIC VorE-TEE BREEoHEs POCKET
The first element Of disunIon and strife between
the worthless Lcdwith and 0'Brlen was upon the
vexed question as to which Of them Carried IN his
lrecches pocket the Irish Catholic vote. Il may not
be very complimentary to our Irish fellow citizens
TO be informed that there was dispute upon the
Il
! that lie '.carried the Irish Catholic vote III his
breeches pocket and Claimed ihereapon tne lead
| ership OF The o'Briea-Joln Real faction on the
! strength Of that vote. O'3rien had engineered the
secession movement from IT'S inception IN the IS
.'ange Of destruction, tapped her oalinous
wings over tho councils OF the young Braves
the iisi tho recognized leaacr Of the remnant Of
the secession faction after their ilrst defeat But
the MayoraIty, Lcdw!th referred to the political
power ne carried II his breeches pocket. 0'Brien,
pot to be oatdone In presumption, asserted taat 1t
was ue and not his opponent who carried tue irish
| Catholic vote in hls breeches pocket. And so
new faction fght arose between The o'Brien
| breecheS pocket men and the Leawth breeches
pocket men light frivolous and absurd as that
described by CULVER as waged between the stick
lers for breaking the egg az the bic END and the
| st!cSers for breaklng 1t at the small end, iron
which controversy the a1aerents of either party
were dubbed the bfg-cnders and the ittle-enders.
THIS was the frst rock the two worthes split upon.
Tao neXs-tae aiayo.altg luestoli--hiohe the ran
| dnereut dlecuons for the rrst port they could
o'nsIEy AZ THE rRoplGAL soS.
Jimmy, the ex-lcader of the john Real democracy
ike another pioaiga, returned 10 his Old governor,
crimes and mlsdemeanors. lie was warmly re.
ceiyeu BY the fatherly Tweed, but whether the par
ticuar fatted calf ha Jimmy expects TO be sacrificed
&C his shrine Is the one intended 10 celebrate his
! turn TO the Tamnany fold or not remains to be
seen. Jlmmy's iated coli Is the vacant Ponce Com
Bssiouershlp. lie IS already in the field hunting
for IT. lie thinks THAI a9 Brennan takes bis place In
the sners oIiice, he ought to hare Brennan's place
| Ill blc loilCe ii piatc clcclfe ltul.
many might glye him the nomination; but IL Is
question whether such adose W0nid not be too much
for even hc well physcked voters OF the city. Every
man In his place IL good maxim, but whether seat
at the Police Board is just llc one tDat tue outgoing
Sheril would grace Is one there may be two opinions
about. the position. however Is not elective, but
| Is an appointment 10y the Mayor. Boss Tweed may
wheedle and promise Jimmy his influence with
| Mayor Ha to get hin the appointments; but we say
10 Jimmy now, In the ever memorable words OF the
Boss himself, "iou know how 1t Is yourself.
jimmy The thing can't be done. Mayor Hall
viii not, to reward political treason twice repeated,
| entertain for single moment the idea OF putting
such man as UBrien IN position which. from the
great influence Tor good evil It's neumbepts pos
sess ought 10 he filed by the be st and purest oil
citizens. whether the eXpectant Jimmy comes