The New York herald., 1870-03-25
TIE WRECKED DEMOCRACY.
Beaten SOreheads Bothered and
BcWildared.
HOW They Feel In the Departments
Tweea's Resignation Explained-Feel.
ing Among the Germans-Opp0si.
ton to Political Rings
Jerseys S0reheads.

me political earthquake In Albany continues TO
be the theme OF conversation In the puoc Offices
m barYooms and wherever two or three OF the
sovereign people gathered together. A diversity
OF opinion prevails respecting the causes OF the
smeute the depth Of the hostility between the old
ana young chiefs and the probable action OF the fac.
sions in the future. Il conceded on all SIDES how
ever, that II the breach IN the democratic ranks
continues much longer the republicans win sweep
the State next fall. The RANK and he OF the un.
washed are exceedingly anxious for reconciliation
between the factous leaders. more for their own
sakes than for the party IN general. very
bitter feeling prevails among The oince.hoiders
against Norton, Genet Co., VINO are
charged, even by those who have hitherto
acted with them. with having lnauguyated
. hopeless contest for poincal supremacy, and
exposed themselves and their followers TO certain
dsieat OF course these sorenesds applauded and
encouraged the Albany cabal wale sney seemed 10
be successful bu now that they nave been squelched
BY eoaD detdt, they are not SOW TO follow the ex-
ample OF Norton. Genet Il Co IN open treacnery. II
cannot be sad, however thai those who remained
on the fence these past few months and ere non.
comm'ttal ~ their language feel very easy. On the
contrary they are desDoudent aud
DisrRUsTfuL OF THE FUTURE,
not knowing when destroying anse,n may saily
forth from ramnany Hall and sacrifice them The
most confident office holders in the city lust now are
those VINO, since the Drst gun wa3 fred ihthe AS
senby, follow the banner OF the veteran leader OF
the democracy and discouraged the malcontents 10y
all the means Ia their power.
The news from Albany published In yesterdays
evening papers caused considerable commotion
among all the small try political soreheads. IL had
been understood that as far as hts influence in the
Street Department was concerned Tweed was a
dead duck but the letter ffom tnat lrrepressbie
veteran TO George w. Mclean published In another
column) declaring that he had resigned and had
DETERMINED TO "sTlcKn
set speculation gong again. and SHOWING pumuners
ABOUT the departments heard to declare that to
kiii Twecdy was thug more easily said than done
rush was made Ior McLeans ONCE immediately
but the mob were DOT vouschafed much Information.
As there seemed to be considerable doubt as to
Whether Tweed had resigned or was simply
1lsmssed, HERALD reQorter called at The
otTset commissioners ONCE Tor the purpuse
OF Learlng the truth II possiple, he confronted
ey kHtwin2 loosing out ohiigtng. young gentle
man, Wno answered the questions asked him very
readily, ana volunteered someoptnions on the pu
uca situation. which are probably as valuable as
any that can DC obtained III present.
kEPoRfEa-is ~ true tnat Nit. Tweed has resgned9
see " dcspascnes from Albany that he aeuies Iav
Ing done Bo
LLERg-it is not rue that he has resigned, but ne
nas'been removed. IL seems tnat Mr. Tweed told
Nr. Mclean IN Albany that he would not emoarrass
understood IRON that tnas the Deputy would resign
o. once, 80 when ne came down ne wrote hun
letter accepting The resigudtion.
TWEED siIFFESEb HIS BACKBONE
n the meantime ana the letter you alude to Is, /
suppose, the result.
kKroRIER-Nel, was told In this ONCE yester.
Gay That Mr. Tweed haa written letter OF reslgna.
ton.
CLERK--It seems not. verbal COMMUNICATION In
the way have indicated was all.
kEtokTER--lloy does the matter stand now,
ClERK-lweeo IS removed. Mr.. Mclean, as soon
As ne received the letter denying the resignation.
!mmedlately wrote 70 MI Tweed SAYING tnat circum.
stances over which he had no controi compelled HIM
10 remove him IRON lEe olce ol Leputy street Com
missioner. That ended the matter.
EPoETER-have there Dcen any more removals,
eir IN tie Department.
CLERR-AO Sir there have not. II was stated IN
this mornings papers that henry Smith aAa q. u.
Barbour Collector OF Assessments were removed,
but sach Is not the-case AT ieas. there is no re.
cord IN this oilice showing suc action the part
OF the commissioner u the removals made
they would be recorded mere. nave no doubt now
ever, that these men wiz be dismissed--wnen can't
say.
REPoRTER-What Will De the effect Of this fight
among the leaders on the rank anu file OF the de-
mOcracya
CLERK-yery bad. The probable result OF this
rumpus Will ne that me party viii be broken up and
that the republicans VIII gam possession OF the
State. Norton, Genet and-these men made
A GREAT MISTAKE
when they attempted 70 Kill OH Tweed, Sweeny
and Han. They can't do IT, sir. There not
enough IN the lot OF them. They are acting as In
sanely as wou.n lot OF young men who would try
TO take A. T. Stewards business out OF his hands
and run the machine themselves. They can't do II.
70 manage and direct narmOnousy the great de-
M0cracy OF New io.k Is Task entirely beyond
tnem. Ihls row looks ogger tnan IL really Is. the
young democracy, as they are called VIII soon Gnd
tneir proper level. aud then 1t is 10 be hoped all
viii 90 on right again.
Our repor er tren took his leave fully impressed
with the beel that the cause Of B,X SIX had warm
advocate IN the young gentleman interviewed