The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-09-23

1ammany.
Ever since the Development of certain
frauds and populations in the government of N.
York city by the so called "Tammany ring"
the republican press all over the country has
been in ecstatic delight, and their newspapers
from day to day and week to week. have been
filled with columns OF startling sensations,
under the titles of ''fraud, corruption. vii
lainy," &C., and of course the democratic party
all over the Union is held directly responsible
Tor the rascalities of "Tammany." While the
frauds and stealings of "Tammany" in COM
parison with those perpetrated by prominent
officials in the United States government I'M
der Grant, the gift enterprise man, who has so
literally provided for his one thousand and
one cousins and brOthers-in-law. would be rs
an atom to mountain; yet most gladly do
these radicals attempt to make scape goat
OF "rammany" for radical knavery.
What republican paper has ever denounced
Buffers wholesale plundering of spoons and
silver ware in New Orleans What republi
can paper has ever criticised Banks cotton
raid on Red River? What radical sheet has
ever called the government to account for not
prosecuting the collector Bailey and the two
hundred other defaulters who have stolen
millions upon millions from the public treasu.
uryl
There is not a democratic paper In the land
that has not denounced the frauds in the New
York city government, for the reason that
democratic principles and honesty and perfect
obedience to the law, are one and the same
thing, while radicalism is the embodiment of
the yankee idea of "Get money, no matter
how, but get it 7"
In connection with this subject, the latest
phase OF the trouble in New York is, that
Mayor Hall, on the 18th, wrote a letter to
Gen. Mcclellan, inviting him to accept the
position of comptroller, and that the latter
gentleman, after courteously acknowledging
the compliment intended, added that while
lie was willing to render service to the
public, were it IN his power, in an emergency
like the present. nevertheless, due regard for
public and private duties at this time compels
him to decline. And since then .'new de-
parture' has been determined upon. 1t is
claimed that 100000 more vouchers have
been found missing, and that Connolly has
known this fact for several weeks. 1t was de-
cided by democratic caucus held on the
goth, presided over by Hon. s. ]. Tilden, that
Mayor Hall, comptroller Connolly, VIM. NJ.
Tweed and Peter B. Sweeney, be all requested
to resign The governor will order special
election for Mayor to be held with the gen.
eral election in November, Green meantime to
remain comptroller.
1t also seems that this action on the part of
the democracy, which shows a determination
to purge the party of the corrupt ring has re.
stored quiet to the city and general con.
fidence. On subsequens investigation it is
shown that Connolly had nothing to do with
the th eft of the vouchers, but that the guilty
party instigated by the head of another de-
partment has been discovered.
Connolly was called upon by "a large mum.
Der 0f his'friends, on the 10Th, who expressed
entire confidence in him, and denounced
Meyer Hall.
From the above it will be seen that this
affair will eventually turn more on personal
fight than because of any considerable frauds,
though there have been unquestionably most
gross abuses, and doubtless much stealing,
enough, at least, to qualify any one of the
parties concerned to go to congress on the
radical ticket