The New York herald., 1876-11-24

ou SATURDAY, Aprll ), 1870, Tweed was presented
with a handsome Malacca gold. mounted cane by his
admirers the occasion of hts foriy-sevenh birth
day The cane was inscribed: THE Hon. William u.
Tweed, from his friends Tor signal services prescrv
! The city rights, 1870" The presentation was made
o' General Henry A. Barnum, who made "a very euio-
sl~ie, feeling speech General Barlow made the
iresentalion, ana Mr. Tweed then aud. lin q
f'cv broken with emotion, said, in substance, that
words could express his feelings the occasion. "
Il am not orator. said he IL The OF this
speech, but man oi action. Show me what's to be
Provideuce-and know that Divine Providence ana
are working togetnera charter will be gwen TO this
:ty winch VIII produce general satisfaction" AT the
conclusion OF the speech Mr. Brennan lnaugurated the
reception oil handshaking, and all present paid their
respects. Mr.. Tweed retired at eleven, taking with
eim wreath OF which was inscribed
In life's campaign you nobly bear the brunt;
Cry 's.lia man. hurrahl and to the front.
rwgkD NOMINATED FOR GOVERNOR.
On April IL 1870, the SUM- which had made vigorous
opposition 10 Tweed, saricay hosted his name upon
It's banner as It's iavorite candidate tor Governor
iolows:-''We nominate the Hon. William Marcy
Tweed the democratic candidate Tor Governor the
election oil November next he Is now the great man
OF the democratic party IN tins State He saved
II IRON division and ruin. lie has more brains and
more money than any other member ol the party. He
Is to his trends and liberal with his
He Is iuii OF lie ana energy, and high honors
store for him. II the democrats are wise they will
UNANIMOUSLY follow our lead ald select him by accama-
ton their candidate Three cheers tor Boss Tweed /"
There is another reason why tho democ should
rally around Mr.. Tweed Ii he ruus the repu bl can
party VIII also 90 Tor hlln He owns them. He
their representative men in the Legis He has
bought them and paid for them at average be
yond the current market rates Ot course they Will
a vote Tor him. ana their trends and followers viii
vote ior him. Indeed may safely be calculated that,
with the exception oil lew srumbiers and Tools tho
whole republican party WI! probably give him their
sunrages
W the democracy hear our advices or don't they
care or victory IN NovemberY Ii they WISH TO win
let them nominate Mr.. Tweedin
TwEED's PRiNcELy GIFT
There was meeting OF prominent citzcns, on
Saturday, December ~ 1870 at The Oriental CLUB No.
2oo East Broadway called at the instance OF Michael
J. Shandley. Here was developed tho first idea OF
erecting bronze statue OF Senator Tweed ON Tweed
plaza, at the Junction OF East Broadway, New Canal
and Rutgers streets. AT the hour mentioned IN his
call Mr. Michaei j. shandiey took position IN the
centre ol Tue front puor and asked the attention of
the gentlemen present TO the reading OF letter had
Received from senator Tweed, which he knew would
Aouse all tho better emotions oi their hearts and
It's writer SIM more the people OF the old
Seventh ward. The communication came in appro-
pirate time, cold December, whose biting wines
The poor keenly leit, the the birthday
oil HIM wno was born IN the lowiy manaer ana de-
cared lne greatest OF virtues was sweet charity,
Mr. Snandiey tnen read the following letter.
DEpARrMENT t'uBLic WORKS
A. No .37 BnoApwAr. sew ions, Dee. a,. 1870 /,
ot the seventh wari who would be
distribution iund and ask Them 70 &C.
@ ID OF & ss 2 ss @ t. ns ss
ganize as soon as lossbc Tor The mnediae rei githe
MICHAEL J. STANDBY. Oriental Club
Mr.. shandey stated that the amount OF the check
Was S5UUO0, which produced the widest cheering
Inc Tweed Poor Relief Association oil the seventh
ward,' Tor tue distribution o. THIS money, then
lorn,ed.
DIscoURsEs OK HIS CHARITY
In the HERALD OF January $, 1871, there Is
ms ntervlem between reporter the BOSS
tuuject OF The iatcrs donation 10 the poor. ..Why
Just sure US ! sit here said he, II had
,dca when notified certain parties that they could
draw mo 10 tha amount ior the benefit oi the poor
that my lnien,ion WAS 10 be made pubic than have
tins house gong to Niagara Falls account
IL was made puulc by somebody who too thought.
less TO as would have wished. Now, III tell you
all about IT, The Boss put himself INTO comfort
anle sitting posture, wound his wa.ch chan about his
IL hpr rev
oaCk bls head that the ceiiing came directly under
the line oi his VISION cleared his III roat ana began
You see my private affairs oil late have
Kept me great deal buster than during
previous years, and ! found that could
attend well former years
10 certain Matters such helping people along
knew thsy were IA want" toward the conclusion
abused Tor Even poor Peabody got slandcred and
his motives were impusned Wno then, can escape
have got abused IN more than Instance from the
sery quarters where there should have been abuse
know that u pubhc mans lot is hard one. He's
got TO stand abuse and thin SKINNED In the
least. uon'l personally care a snap way the
other for either abuse or praise"
TwEED's REAL EsrArE PURCHASES IS 1870
The HERALD OF February ~ 1871, punished an ab-
stract IRON the official record ol some OF Iweed's real
estate purchases IL $780, showing total s509, $50
II also published an abstract OF sweeny's and Con-
molly purchases at the same time. Sweeny had
ves.ed Sl91, 600 ana Connoly sso,g77
THE TWEED STATUE
Although the Sans satiricai demand for the nom
nation oi tweed as Governor OF New York was not
gfathed, yet stl greater nonor 10 be paid 10
Biz Sixn by the erection OF magnificent statue
his honor. the newspapers OF Marcn D, 1871
lutc extensive accounts OF The progress OF the move
erect nonor vi tue great dictator OF
New York elegantly engraved circulars, = says one
Of these accounts care 10 uc sem py ,nn,i
the State 10 the more prominent TRENDS the great
leader oi the victorious democracy. while subserip
ton books, whereby Tue humolest admirer OF
ms great phiianthiopst NAV record his regard
wii oe opened AT tho Office OF the Receiver
Taxes, bernard Smyth. 81 Chambers street.
md other places yet to be designated Tho
aue ahount called fr is only $50 0OU and this IL IS
Apectcd VIII be IN the possession oi the treasurer
oeiurc Mr.. lweeds brhday, the Sd OF April. Many
sery heavs contruutons are already promised anu us
every Ccmociat oi any account viii be eager TO give
sucA subs sia proof as his means justify OF
lGe measure vi hs admiration ui the man by whose po
htical engineering skii his party has broug
rs present proud position. iherc cannot Dc doubt Of
ne feaiAAtioh os the assoSatvn's expectation so
sOun as lLe requisite sum money secured a list OF
aouois viii be arranged III book presented 10
Mr. weed. = Many members OF The assoclu-
d3u especially the side are eager
. have the Oricnal district bcautled By the
OF the statue Tweed plaza, at the jurcton of
Broadway, New Canal ana Rutgers streets, Geeming
the position sufficiently conspicuous ana certainly
ward Where The Boss origlua,ed as pon.
.cian anu made his first poliiicsl success; II Is
lhou-hl that Central Park viii be nnay selected by
the trustees, and Uy The sd o Aprll, 1872. amid tho
accamaiion oi tue people, they viii be enabled TO
Cover the nncst bronze statue IN ana ext cution
Ihe Western Continent may boast oil. -
TwEED's pEcLiNArioN OF THE STATUE.
Under the strSing ncading "A Great Mans
hodcsty leading morning paper oi March, II, lsii
published us special despatch from Albany a letter
from Tweed declining tue statue. In this letter he
suys.-'Statucs not erected nvin9 men, but TO
those who have ended their career aud wncre in
terest exists 10 question the partial tributes vi trends
There exceptional Instances which important
deeds have been thus commemorated the VANITY OF
the individual nattered clam to be i've man, and
hope DIVINE Providence pernitling) to survive in all
my vlgor, politically and physically, svne years ~
come"
MARRIAGE rwEgp's DAUGHTER
The acme OF weeds social spicnuor was reached
on the occasion OF the marriage OF HIS daughter This
was seized by all OF Tweed's friends, followers and
satellites, as well as by other prominent who had
to coIcnate the great man. as welcome opportunity
to testify their regard The marriage took place a
Trinity chapel anu one report says :-s'Ihe aisies
the tvor crowded with fashionable ladies'
sglow with rich silks and saiius and flashing with
iismonds these all IN uii dress. and the coniu-
non oil white arms and shoulders elegant laces
valuable Je~sry was perfectly bewderinsln "Aftcr
he ceremony al the irvilcd guests entered their
apes 10 the music OF selections from tho sPfophete'