The Portland daily press., 1872-03-21
Letter from New York.
New YORK, March 18th, IS;

ciples OF st. Patrick yesterday, and all the lead
ing central thoroughfares were crowded with
men, women and children from the City Hall
Park to Madison Square The procession was
miles long and the Hibernian aspect of those
who formed it, as well as of those who looked
upon it, was distinct and unm:stakable. The
imposing cavalcade, after traversing the muddy
highways for several hours, enjoyed the dubious
honor of being reviewed by Mayor Hall, whose
retention in Office is the disgrace of our legisla
ture and whose conviction for misdemeanor has
been delayed indefinitely by the death of one
the jurors empannelled to try him.
In the evening the Friendly Sons of st. Pat
rick held festival at the Hotel Brunswick.
This society is composed of the better class of
Irishmen, most of them north of Ireland men,
and some of them Protestants Judge Jno R.
Brady of the Supreme Court, is its President,
but recent bereavement occasioned his absence,
which was very much regretted, as he is one of
the most brilliant men in social life, in our COM
munity. There was the usual flow of eloquence,
wit and song; and when the time of the Sis
ter Societies" came, the chance was thoroughly
improved by st. George, st. Nicholas, and st.
Jonathan to give the Celts a good natured roast
ing for their completely with the shocking bad
government their votes have so long helped to
perpetuate. 4sa-a s.zf.si
"BLACK SPIRITS AND WHITE"
The sKnights of ST. Patrick" a much more
fiery organization with Fenian proclivities,
held a revel at Delmonicos. The list of
guests presents curious medley. There were
Roosevelt the millionaire Congressman, whom
Tweed ordered elected to get him out of the
way, and who afterwards became member of
the Seventy" Congressman Ely, whom Tweed
didn't oppose, because he represents a German
District, where it was not safe to try it, but
whom he heartily hates for the reason that Ely
opposed and exposed Tweeds stealings, while
both were supervisors and Ely confessedly the
one upright member of that notorious gang of
banditti; Oswald. Ottendoffer, the calm, philo-
sophie German editor AMI proprietor of the
''Staats Zeitung", a Democrat of the Demo-
Gratis, but yet an incorruptible man, and the
uncompromising foe of the shameless SRing;"
and, cheek by jowl with these, Oakley Hall, the
only one left of the infamous Quartette, known
as the Tammany Ring, the other three having
the decency to resign; and Richard O'Gorman,
who as corporation counsel has devoted all his
legal ingenuity, for five years to assisting PEG
pie to secure judgments against the city, and
to throw the protection of his official advice
around every scheme of spoliation which the
ingenuity of desperate adventures could in
vent. Dinner parties like politics bring about
strange associations, but it is to be regretted
that any society should find relish in the COM
pany of such disreputable men, as Hall and
OGorman, or that they should defy public
opinion by obtruding themselves before be-
trayed and plundered constituency with SO
much effrontery. These surface indications 60
to demonstrate that we are still great way off
been the hope and prayer of all good citizens
so many years.
ERIE AND GOULD.
The Erie excitement. has completely subsid-
ed and Jay Gould goes out without let or him
drance SO far as yet appears. This is not as it
should be. Here has been perversion of a
great corporation toiprivate interests, all sorts
of litigations, involving enormous expenditures,
and fearful waste. Surely the Ringleader
ought to be called to account for the part he
has taken in this long series of acts of malad-
ministration and corruption. If he is not, the
suspicious will gain ground, that the vacation
of his Office was procured on the condition of
his immunity from prosecution.
THE JUDICIAL INVESTIGATION
The Legislative Committee are still inquir-
ing into the corruptions of the Judiciary
Somehow or other such committees rarely pur-
sue their work effectively. There is always
some technical obstruction, which is sure to
hinder the courts ct justice The question is
raised and still unsettled, whether the commit
tee can carry back their investigations to Pc
Rod anterior to the last election of the Judges
If it is decided that they can the Union Pacific
Railroad burglary ought to make short work of
Barnard On trumped up suit of Fisk Bar
nard armed VIM. NJ. Tweed Jr,, with legal (?)
authority to enter the premises of the Union
Pacific Railroad Company and burglariously
open their safe, and take therefrom all its con-
tents. The crime acas actually committed, but
fortunately for the company the valrables had
been previously removed, and Fisk, Barnard and
Tweed were baffled. The case was subsequent
ly transferred to a United States Court and
Fisk's pretensions were summarily disposed of.
4 YARMOUTH.
A BAD CASE OF PRESIDENTIAL FEvER-The
correspondent of the Boston TrdUeller puts
Judge Davis in no very enviable position, in re-
spect to his relation to the letter of acceptance
which he repudiates. 1t is evident that Judge
Davis has the Presidential fever as severely as
Chief Justice Chase. The Traueler's cores
pondent says: 'The fact is, Judge Davis does
not want it understood that his sympathies are
with the Labor movement. He is already de-
veloping into a political demagogue and is
catering for the Democratic vote, which ex-
plains his strong desire that free trade or pro-
lection planks shall be ignored in the Cincinna.
ii platform. 1t is hardly necessary to explain
the communications telegraphed by me. A
member of the committee appointed to draw
up the address to Judge Davis came into the
Traueller Office on Saturday, the 9th inst, and
laid the same before me. He stated that he
had had personal interview with Judge Davis
and that the Judges reply to this address,
which would be delivered the following Mon.
day, would be substantially as given.
To my surprise l Tuesday learned that Judge
Davis been denied the truth of the des
patch, and wrote him note saying that il
the party had deceived me was ready to sur.
render his name, but the Judge declined to
know who he was
conclude therefrom, that whether the cor
respondence was actually exchanged as intend.
ed or not, it was prepared and was given to me
in good faith by the member of the committee
above alluded to.
The exact text of the letters l expressly stat.
ed were not given, and did not state that they
had been exchanged between the Judge and the
committee, as will be seen by the following
copy of ike despatch
The following will be substantially the re.
ply;
WASHINGTON, d. c. March 9th
Gentlemen For the distinguished honor YOU
have conferred upon me by rendering me the
nomination of the Labor party of the country, l
desire to return my heartfelt thanks NV SYM
pathies has been and are with the labor ele.
ment of this nation. My whole life may point
to as a struggle from Obscurity upward, and
trust it has been Throughout of that exem.
plary character which will commend me to the
confidence of my fellow-men. The present dis.
tinction has not been sought by me, and it is
therefore peculiarly gratifying to me.
L accept in good faith, and must express the
hope that your efforts will have the effect to
terests.
Your obedient servant,
DAVID DAVIS.
To a. NJ Puett, etc., etc. ....
The laboring men have been deceived by the
Judge, who will sell them out to the party that
will elect him, and the first step he takes is to
repudiate his declaration of sympathy with
them.