The New York herald., 1872-07-04
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The Secretary was instructed to provide parch-
,,,t r"ii with the constitution, to be signed by the
members ct the next annual meeting.
WHO ST. TAMMANY WAS.
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to the Indian chief from whom it derives it's
name. he was never In New York, though his
tribe waged war against the Six Nations OF
legendary accounts Of this- noted aboriginal
terity. Tammany ANY and his people Inhabited the
extensive and fertile tract of land west OF the
Allegheny Mountains and extending northward OF
the River Ohio. The remains OF monuments and
other vestges Of art which are now found In that
section were owing, It Is said, to the skin OF Tam
many: In his youth he was famed for his exploits
"a hunter and warrior, aud from beyond the
Father Of Waters to the great Salt Lake his deeds
were recounted at every council fire. The story
goes that for many years he
wAGED WAR AGAINST THE DEVIL.
Tammany, after various efforts TO destroy him,
finally took advantage OF an excessive drought, set
dre to the prairies and consumed the venomous
plants, which burned with so much rapidity that
badly slnged by the danes. The EVIL One was NOR
titled and enraged at his disappointment in his
other expedient to effect his purpose. He had
large dam thrown across the lake, near where the
city Detroit stands na rising S
was intended to deluge the country sousn VI ~.
where lay the territory Of at Narnra uamany yrasae
the waters Of Lake Erie: Tns disastrous results
which might have tb m rns sns Il te Tan
waters Of the Miami, the Wabash and the Allegheny
now run and BY cutting ALL ditch NV which at present
subsidized, but the rapids OF Detroit and the Falls or
Niagara still remain as monuments OF the astonish
ing event. -
WHERE TAMMANY LIVED AND DIED.
Leaving aside the legendary Iammany lived and
te ss
that ''he found him an old man, yet vigorous in
mind and body With hi high tn notions Of lib
pesceabie address Of the Governor' Another
account represents him as noted chief Of the Della
the Lenni tenape, and that his wigwams stood
where Princeton College Is now located. Cooper in
m his age in e aspfsssns beau
ful manner:-At the death Of Uncas he exclaims,
my day has been too long. In the morning saw
fore the night has come have lived to see the last
. warrior Of the wise race OF the Mohicans."
TUTELAR SAINT.
His friends adopted the idea of calling Tammany
Q saint merely to ,ridicue the foreign societies
founded about the period Of the war
by the name OF some European saint. The Manual
OF the Common Council for 1855 gives many interest
which we have taken material for this artcle Tam.
many was however, without any question, one Of
He was kind, merciful and brave. He taught
his children to cultivate the arts OF peace as
well as to subdue their enemies. Such
was the man whom the patriots Of the Revolution
adopted as their tutelar saint; and II they could
not claim that he had performed miracles, they
could at least point to him one who had rendered
good service both to his own people and to the
whites, and who. while he endeavored to live in
peace with all men, would suffer neither wrong nor
rights. The national anniversary to-day calls out
his followers In all the prestige their former high
standing and the record given above of the Tam
many Society Of the Jersey line, who suffered in
their day extreme privation while aiding to estab
lsh American independence, cannot fail to be read
with the deepest interest.
THE JERSEY LINE AND KING WILLIAM ~:
were the first to inscribe the name of St. Tammany
on their banners. They were proud OF their patron
and though the poetic eusions presented at the an
they bear the impress OF the minds Of men con.
sccus Of battling In good % cause and determined
fed with an attempt, that came very near
being successful, to capture Prince William
George I'LL. against whom they were then
In arms. The Prince, afterwards Milllalm Nal,
e.oe SFh Gn the
man during the year gs Colonel ogden ra 81 the
make him him prisoner % Il was submitted to Washing
cunstanCes prevented the bold undertaking rom
DELIBERATIONS AND CUSTOMS
The first celebration Of the Tammany Society in
AZ Xc~lr 1.ol<1 Nfay Nov
erected on the banks Of the North River about two
miles from the city for the reception OF the breth-
@ the po M wnee the tne foot Of c
smoked BY eacn member in turn, and in
the evening ney returned eth to the city
has been changed from that established during the
Revolutionary war, and the Fourth Of July adopted
thirteen Sachems which represent the original
thirteen States; From their number, or from the
scS% & cs
sided over by Father. which meets at stated
times for the transaction of business All the Gus.
toms and ceremonies observed are borrowed from
the aborgines, and the members were originally
divided into tribes corresponding to the different
Hampshire, the Otter; Massachusetts, the
Panther; :, Rhode Island the Beaver; Con,
hs s New Jersey the
Tiger; Maryland the, Fox; Virginia, the
Deer, North Caroline the Buialo, South Caro-
lima the Racc0on, and Georgia the Wolf The year is
divided into four ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, January and
February, the season Of snow; March, April and
May the season OF blossoms; June, July and August
the season Of fruits; September October and No
vember the season OF hunting. All traditions OF
the society are dated from three eras-lts own
organization, our national independence and the
discovery OF America.
INITIATION OF MEMBERS.
Members are proposed at one meeting, elected at
the next and initiated at the next At the initia-
ton of the Grand Sachem the "Et-hoh Song is sung,
commencing
Brothers, our council fire shines bright, Ethoh
At the initiation of member q different air is
sung, the first stanza OF which is as fOllOws-
Sacred's the ground where Freedoms found,
And Virtue stamps her name;
Our hoarts cntwinc at Friendships shrine
And Union fans the fame.
Our hearts sincere
Shall greet you here;