National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-03-21
TnEDIFFERENCE BETWEEN RAsCALs.

The Albany correspondence OF the New
York Herald, published In Wednesdays issue
Of that paper, is very interesting, relating as
ii does 10 the Scnatcs transaction on the
que stion Of investigation Of the arch-spirit
Of the Tammany ring-a combination Of VIII
lains which, had It hecn organized twenty
flye years ago, would have made the metrop-
oils q ihird-rato city. The New York Senate
just now has under consideration the nvesti-
cation of the Boss, VIM. NJ Tweed, against
whose dctum, two years ago, the adverse
action Of the Legislature would have
been regarded as political treason Of the
most aggravated character. But just now
thanks to the honesty Of purpose Of the Re-
publican party Of the State to express It In
the classic language Of that representative Of
New York Democracy, Honorable John Nor
risscy, Things Is mixed" They are 40 fear
fully mixed that 1t Is extremely doubtful
whether the former Boss, whose wish, no
matter how slightly signllOd, two years since
was Us sacred Us written law, will retain his
scat the position gainedby his i'm
monse wealth, stolen from hardwOrklng tax
payers by the yillainy of his immediate sup
porters and through the gulllbility Of his con-
HllutHNN n HhlulNllN nuHtht lHhO,
who may, through some cause or other, fall
into trap or he scducod into questionable
transaction, loses all hIs sccretivc power
when the affair Is exposed, and founders
about like large fish on a sand-bank
making his condition much worse at every
llOp. But by no means Is this the case
with your naturul-bOrn or experienced
and wcll-traincd villain. liz nTres Il
through. lie never did, nor never will,
know what the feeling Of remorse Is; 1t Is
foreign to his composition, aud regret Is
word the definition Of which he has never
learned. His heart is as dry as November
leaf, and his well Of sympathy for the mis-
fortunes Of others is devoid OF n scmblance
Of moisture, Ihis ia your complete political
scamp.
To show how unbiased and correct those
remarks are we have hut to state that while
mutterings OF tho approaching expose were
loud and deep, Boss Tweed, cntranCed hy the
dream Of present power, allowed gang OF
satellites to contribute towards the erection of
Il monument to his honor A complcter, a
more hCartless, Il more dcspicable political
rogue never bTcathcd. There Is but one Rd-
mlTable trait in his character, and that will
only bc admired by imprisoned convicts. II
is nerrs, In rowdy phrascology, he nerves
everything. The Albany correspondent Of
the New York Herald, in his account of the
Legislative proceedings, gives an illustration
of his characteristics. We partially quote
from his account;
"Mr. Lewis. There has been an effort 10 get up
an Issue between the senator from the Twenty
sixth on his part and the other members OF the
committee. A IuCmher Of the committee, when
we were In New YORK, went away privately,
without the knowledge OF the other two mem
hers, who remained sitting IN the hotel waiting
for him. lie had private Interview with Mr..
Tweed, In private place, and came back and
told US that Mr., Tweed was not ready TO go on,
and w1 accordingly came home until he should
be ready,
''MT. WoOdIn. May ! ask the Senator a Ques-
tiOn? Did the senator from the Twenty-sixth
tMr. Johnson go away privately and have prl-
Yate talk with Mr. TwoedG
'"fhC utterly iucfedulOus look upon WOOdin's
face Us he asked this question was study. john
son, who sits next TO him, grlnnGd as he saw It,
Senator Lewis replied, That II needed no more
open reference td indicate whom h0 meant
'"MT, Johnson. Mr., President, dll not know
where Mr., Tweed lived nor where he Kept hun
self when we got 10 New York, bnt sent word
10 him by messenger that we were there and
ready TO proceed. The messenger returned with
word that Mr.. Tweeds once was oyeTrun with
men, and that he himself did not care how soon
the Investigation commenced, but he desired me
10 meet him that afternoon aomsWhsFs down