Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-07-08
The Tammany Hall Meeting.

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prominent feature in the celebration OF the
Fourth of July in New York city was the meet
| ing OF the TainmaDy Sachems in the "W igwam" !"
| OF 1t the World says:
"In Tammany Hall Yesterday. at an bour whom
| tue most well.to-do families were seeking pleas
nre al the fashionable summer resorts, and when
tne masses, having put OH their gayest apparel
were on with excursion parties the most states
naahke speeches were being delivered, and the
Dest political advice was being given. The red
| and white brick and marble facade of the new
wigwam was half concealed behind the s.Stars
| aud Stripes suspended from almost every win
dow, and within ths display Of National emblems
was as abundant The "long talk" by James 5.
mayer, of this city, was admirably eloquent
wise and patriotic. and the "short talks" were
pithy aud To the point. And yet We fiud among
| the large number Of letters received from Demo,
Gratis VINO were unable to be present, three or
four oil which seem TO have so genuine n ring of
the true Democfatic metal that we must give
| them place with the best among the speeches
I 10 read the letters of Senator Bayard, Amasa
Parker, Clarkson N. Potter and Gideon E. Wellcs
seems ike recurring to the pages OF our history
OF quarter or a half century ago, when there
was honor in our Federal Government and hon
esty in our politics.
The letter OF Senator Bayard alluded to above
| is as follows:
Dear STs. My duties In the Senate have COM
| PEELED me to defer until now my acknowledge
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on the 4th instant our ancient and unbroken allie
glance TO the principles of constitutional liberty
at Tammany Hall, and now with much regret
una viii be unable 10 be with you on that inter-
estlng occasion. am hopeful OF the future in
thlss That 1t seems scarcely possible the thought
fui, CONSCIENTIOUS and palriolic Iuen OF our coun
Try can any longer be kept apart In political ac-
| tiou by the reiteration of those hollow catch
| words which Tor SO many Years have filled the
nadicai press and the mouths Of their party lead
Al
| tIsan anllnosities, and which have with them en-
| treiy taken the place of Argument and that rea-
| sonaole discussion needful in public affairs. The
oroau question-eVer and anon arsing-old as
the nils and now beseeching the ear OF the
Ame lean people for recognition and settlement
III tins generation Is, whether limitation upon the
powers OF those who rule shall be insisted up
on, or whether in the name of the general wei.
fare, and under the old uraity and specious plea
OF puollc safety, the people shall be deprived OF
local self.govsrnment, aud our Federal system Of
States united shall harden into the iron form OIL
| centralized Government, controlled by class and
moneyed intorests. Well may you cite tbs
"burning shames" of Louisiana and Arkansas
would to heaven the list ended even therel Bu
add Florida, Alabama and The District of Colum
oia, and still the catalogue is incomplete How
slowly and pnwillngly has the hand OF the spoil
er been Withdrawn from the pockets OF our mer
chants
Within how few weeks have we seen tn,
opponents OF the Administration a. Wash
ington have procured u repeal uf those law.
which laid our entire mercantile communi
~ poweriess at The leet Of a band OF specia
agents aud iRformers, with their hired rob
! bers OF private fortune and nssasi us of per
sonal reputation! Shall the Indignant an,
alarmed protest, scarcely week old, OF tn,
worthy Governor of the State OF Virginia
addressed to the Presidest of the u mite,
!, States, against the lawles aud insolent or
ders OF Attorney General Williams issue,
b. In relation to the local elections in the cit,
of Petersburg fall unheeded on the ears q
american freemen? Let us hope not; bu
rather let us hope that the hearts and mind
OF our countrymen, Ignoring party preju
. dtces and lies, may be opened and awaken
ed on this coming anniversary OF the heart
and independent resolution of their fore
4 fathers to the necessity Of imposing an
n maintaining constant checks upon ,otficls
G power. This Is the broad issue underlyinl
the vast held OF our poll lcal controversies
, Ii by common consent we all jJin III Civ
: Ing over to punishment the citizen who ma
iufracted the law, how much more seyerel
SHOULD we visit abuse aGd usurpation {
pow or by the ruler 10 whom We conlide
o M Are not our Liberties iu greater DANCE
j. from tue latter class OF oHenses than Ia
a former Aud Is not the atmos phere Of ou
Il times redolent with indifference and dlsr,
Il gard of the most solemn pledges TO log,
Q and constitutional Limitations upon powe
= executive, legislative, anu alas, Judicia
z And II such pledges are 10 be kept, wi
k shall bs relied upon 10 Keep them but hor
y est nlen2
Who can rule
And dare not lie ,"
The Democratic party eau furnish sue
men; and such men only are worthy TO
guides in the holy strife Tor political refo
IN alton SO needed in our land Let us pr
sent as our candidates all over the UniC
none but men OF uustainsd reputation al
character, and the first great step on the o
ward march will be well aud hopeful
taken. Very respectfully yours,