The New York herald., 1871-11-18

ncel0us bearing the names Of "hunkersw end barn
es ss ssasr Os'ss ~
sn3 Polk adminlsGratt0n. and the latter the moro
tsnine their soso,1aaet il Consequence % ot W story
Ss@ SuSsd Of s Who
s'ys sns ststs election u thsi year. though Governor
Sss Was Nv, c VINO was nominated for reelection,
sucn feeble support from the hunkefs Tnat he wss
whose name nsadsd SotS q lns s13 oy Mr Young
n,ysd fCxs a. T snS Sas ssd that the
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scrstcned'. put many democrats abstained from
"nunkers nominated stass ticket snsey ysa! q .hsr
own iaith, which. however. the leading ana more
State BY an average majority Of over thirty thos
OF ls4s when both parties sont delegates to tne
Baltimore Convention netner OF which wcrs
ally concurred in the nominations there made q
General Lewis Cass and Lieutenant Governor Henry
coalesced with the malcontent wings In nominating
ex-President Van Buren and Charles Francis Adams
as their standard bearers. the result as opr
Zachary Taylor and MlIard Fillmore. Had the
votes given In this state to Cass and Van Buren,
been united on one democratic candidate 1t would
sHARDS'' AND "SOFTSu AND sMOzART HALL. ~
article that we must give Inc later history Of the
Tammany Society very briefly; but this Is OF little
reached date within the msmogy q the
readers Of the present day. In the Presidential
ss TRUE % is
supported Che denocratic ticket and placed on il:
James Buchanan in 1856. while in 1850 Il m sapporssd
Mr. EncSn In ss4 George MCCsa
Of that year; and. a. We shall shortly show IN 1855
its new han was inaugurated by the meeting OF tho
Democratic National Convention, which nominated
noratio Seymour for President OF the various
state and municipal contests into which 1t Was
between the s6ardsS and T The .softs', In the stste
election Of 1854 At this period the internal feuds oi
tho democratic party in this State were ct their
height Governor seymour was Eominased by tho
'sots'' for reelection while Judge Greene @. Br0n
"nards" who. though ~ placing c confluence ~ ia tSs
sound patriotism and Integrity OF Governor Seymour
roundinSs wnile the leaders Of BOTH fsctsons were
determined 70 make an effort to get control OF tne
national regardless s Of local feelings and
n. Clark was nominated by the wings and tempss-
ance men, and Daniel Gilman ~ the Know Moth
lngs Americans then at rhe zenith OF their power
and the result OF tile democratic division was the
election OF Nj. Clark BY only 800 votes over -.
votes. against .7ss Tor his "hardn democrstic on.
ponent, which plainly exhibits Tammany's course
came the exciting municipal battles between the
Organized and % led Dy MI. Fernando Wood in conse.
quence Of the opposition exhibited towards him ~
s tSs sasa4s & pa1 dDasss u Rsssmss
the reelection Of Mr.. Wood as Aayor.
Mr.. Havemeyer, and the republicans Mr. Opdyke.
Two years later however ! Assl! when the opposing
dyke, the latter was elected, while the representa-
tive Of Mozart was the lowest on the list DnI the
ference between the highest and the lowest. MozsTs
Hall again contested the MayOraity with TammAny
~ s yo,es % sn Wool was aas ~
Daring, the republican candidate ls, 4Sa.
TIE NEw HALL IN FoUsrEEETH sTRzsI -
In the hall century that In 1861. had elapsed eluOo
the erection or the Wigwam In Nassau street rev
YORK had almost bodily moved up town. and Il nov
became time for the Tammany chtefs 20 follow n
the patnway OF modern civilization. Consequently
they purchased the plot q ground IN East FoHt- G
iege destroyed By ISe Dire ire thai had short time
previously originated in the adjoining Acad-
new new Ws~am v was laid with nUCS Ceremony @ On inc
Fourth of @ July M In - that year BY John & HOFFMAN. M M
many society adjourned to Irving Hail to celebrate
the national anniversary The must noted oil the
tion OF the veteran Cuban VerplancK, VINO drew
graphic picture OF the leading politicians OF the city
~ TG naa Ssn ana an So as sa part IN tnS r
g, me las; and the rst hall q the present century
ram from making an exttaci rom Mr. vsrDiaOcks
present day, when s'probity" has deserted some Of
the Tammany chiefs, who have fallen sacrifice 70
'.l nave dwelt on the sterling probity Of these
fathers OF your Order, TO whom the public voice
State Loud ss been o rsed any a9o ol
charges made that that probity has not descended
to later days: Nor is II to be denied that IN the
growth OF wealth and It's temptations the same old
purity has not always been preserved. The buck
Tall Of St Tammany gives no sure exemption IRON
at times won your confidence and betrayed It. Il u
poor defence OF sucn denquencies that many
which have scarcely existed ~ as many % months So ::
this society has years, have gained by pubic plum.
the aggregate Of ali that the public treasury has iS
Dy men oi Iammany during many years OF power
evon snoSsn we FOUNDED as + nos susc
II the venerable orator mad lived but Iaar or TIVE
tau Of g. Tammany gives no sure exemption from
the innrmties OF human nature" and that IL Is not
ssssS @ Ssi sRs
:. PMkN9cEArIo M NATIONAL coxvEri6i, 1898. aae :
BY the Following Fourth or July the new Wigwan
was completed. ana was opened on that DAY 81 the
usual celebration OF the national anniversary, aer
meeting for the choice OF candidates IN the coming
Presidential election. Our readers win remember
difnculty there was found IN agreeing upon presa
dental noml1ee until the name or Horatio Sey.
mour was brought forward. when he received
Is 80 recent since this occurred that We
need make no further allusIon TO It, Alter this tls
new hall was rented to company that fitted Il an
for theatrical entertainments OF some what varied
character; but, after few months experience the
doors were close upon such perormances the en-
terprlse having proved to have been failure
THE YOUNG DEMOCRACY.
The last great feud In the halls Of Tamr1any was
when the Young Democracy sought to rule in the
great Wigwam and refused to smoke the calumey
or peace with the sachems and the warriors who
Followed In their warpath. We need not now tell
to how, the early spring OF last year, the two
factions fought over new municipal charter ut the
state capital The Young Democracy being defeated
the fight was TO have been continued around the
council IRE In Tammany Hall on the even
on the demand OF majority OF its members, AS re-
quired by It's rules having been called by It's CHAIR
man to meet az tnat times but, when the hour came