The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-09-20
vo * p o p U II.

The mystery Of the Ring is solved at last. The
house divided against itself has fallen with crash
which must bury every vestige Of Its mushroom
architecture in the ruins. Notwithstanding the
anxiety with which every development in the war
upon Tammany has been watched bv the people,
and the fever beat OF the public pulse events have
marched with rapidity which beggars all previous
break ups OF the KIND 1t recalls rorcIby the Arab
legend wherein at the rubbing Of the ring power.
full genius appears of mighty power The "Ring'
has been rubbed rather hard, and
THE GENIUS OF THE PEOPLE
hos appeared Here the smile fails, for the genius
OF the people breaks the "Ring'' which chained it,
From the hour that the injunction was made per.
maneut By Judge Barnard the demon OF confusion
has reveIled among the Tammany leaders. Four
names wero on every tongue, and their every
utterance was hung upon in the expectation
that either Tweed, Connolly, Sweeny or Hail would
give some sign whereby the future might be OWNED
Matters thus steod when the Comptroller
and handed over to him the depart.
tment under his control that its interests might
be rolled out before the eyes OF the Joint Committee
1t will be recalled that the Mayor believing this to
be an fpso acto resignation Of the ONCE, tnereupon
appointed General George B. Mcclellan to the Comp
troller's ofllce. The public
WAITED BREATuLEssLY FOR EVENTS.
Tho answer came from Connolly, quick, sharp and
decisive, that he did not mean to resign, and quoted
Halls first letter as to the Mayors inability to re.
move him. Next followed the legal opinion OF
Charles O'Conor sustaining the Comptroller upon
the point OF law involved and declaring that tho
Mayors only resource was Impeachment, With
Judge Loew absent the Court Of Common Pleas
could not meet, ana the citizens chafed at the idea
that they would have to wait for the settlement of
their dlsordered municipal affairs through
THE SLOW PROCESS OF THE LAW.
The Mayor, OH his side, was not slow TO invoke q
legal opinion through the medium OF the Corpora.
,,on Counsel which We publish to-day Through
she mcllInuous sentences OF MT. Richard O'Gorman
is negatively admitted that the Mayor has no
right to remove the comptroller and through
dexterous but useless lodging Of the main question
ne advises Mayor Hall to "treat with Mr.. Connolly
a. Comptroller" Needless is Mr.. O'Gorman's polish
70 the end that such course VIII avoid "the con.
iluuance OF that public excitement and sense of
insecurity" How absurd 1t is to speak of allaying
public excitement ! The giant viii not be
ALLAYED BY FINE SENTENCES
or compromises, and as soon as the news was
spread that O'Gorman's answer to Hall, for all its
periods meant no the excitement eliminated, The
loud defiance which was ringing in the Mayors
ears must have borne more Significant
tone when he received letter from Gen.
eral Mcclellan declining the office which
he wished TO hand over TO him. Friends were rais-
ing up for Connolly, not that they believed him bet.
Ger than the Others but that there seemed, In the
phrase which came to everybodys mouth, even his
aany's sins. Mayor Hall must have felt
TERRIBLY ISOLATED
yesterday, as In all the curses upon Tanimany,
there was one In each for his head. The meeting OF
the Council of Seventy took place. and that body
with one voice approved the appointment OF Mr..
Green. ana drew up resolutions to that efrec which
they presented to that gentleman. Now comes the
point where all the mteres. centres In the
announcement by the Comptroller that there are
greater regues than he, and thar, SO far as he IL
concerned. ne will make restitution for all he can
De proved TO have taken. and that all others who
nave shared In the spols and now wish to bury their
shame In his ruin
MUST FALL ALONG WITH HIN.
ms announcement once made and this deter.
minaton once taken the end Is clear peputations
Oh cif'nens may wait upon MIR. Tweed ana express
ridiculous confidence, Mr.. Tweed may anrm unm
40 Is hos'se mat Peter p. sweeny is wiss for