New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-01
Tweed Going to Albany.


NEW YORK, January 2S.--Having matured
checkmated the efforts of his opponents to
have him expelled from the Senate, as soon
as he shall have taken his seat, William NJ.
Tweed has decided to go to Albany and
fight the battle he has been so long prepar-
ing for. On Tuesday morning, at least, he
will be in the Senate chamber.
Anxiety to know how he will be received
by the Legislature, and how the Senators
will accept his presence among them, is
openly expressed among Tweed's friends,
though the more sanguine of his admirers
profess to believe the Senators will greet
their old companion with something APP
preaching dignified decorum. There are not
wanting "a few who fear decided express
sions of disapprobation. These latter look
tor the result with trembling, and regard
their master with that kind of admiration
which audacity inspires In people Of their
class. They all seem to take Tweed's at
tempt to claim his seat in the Legislature
as evidence Of unparalleled courage, and
would be astonished at NO success which
his impudence might gain for him. In
speaking of his determination they COM
ment ON his game pluck and fiber Just
as they would speak of the physical cour-
age of pugilist who, having learned new
tricks accepted combat from an over
towering antagonist. Even Tweed himself
looks on the matter IN much the same light,
and in speaking of his prospects, said late
": II like fight. but this is little too
much Onesided to suit me-" He processes
to be certain Of success, and the very fact
of his accepting the gage which his op-
pOnents have been tossing at him for a
month past induces prominent politicians.
who know him well. to believe that he has
been assured of success.
One of the foremost Democrats of New
York said on Saturday: ''If you knew
Tweed as well as do, you'd know that he
takes no chances in a case like this. He
has made his bargains and will take his
seat. He'd never attempt to without being
certain of the ISSUE He goes to Albany on
| Sunday or Monday night. and when he gets
| there he will sit in the Senate. Should the
| history of Tweed's maneuvres in the mat
| ter be published, such mass OF chicanery
| and bribery would seldom he known, even
in corrupt Legislatures. Knowing the feel
| ing against him was remarkably strong and
| that defeat. though in fight for his legisla
| tive office. would carry him to political and
| social perdition, Tweed ignores all other
| business, and devoted his energy and wits
| to this task. Before the Legislature met
| he had, in part, arranged his plans. and ex-
pected to have taken his seat Immediately
| after the justification of his bOndsmen. but
| just at this time the report was circulated
| that two of the men whom Tweed thought
| he had absolutely secured, had failed him
| On Friday night intelligence was sent t.
| Tweed that the time had arrived when he
| might take his seat and hold it: the plans
| which he made having been executed and
the necessary two Senators having been OBJ
| tanned.
| The names of men who are to be used by
| Tweed are known to no Others than his
friends 1t is supposed that politicians are
taking measures to make exposures which
must inevitably follow if the bargain i:
| carried out.