New-York tribune., 1878-07-06
rJYv4El,S RE-DEDIcdUoN.

In accordance with the glowing prospectus
Of Mr.. Schcu, TammGny dedicated herself
"ancw" on Thursday. The friends of free
"domr had "slcepess vigil ! the Slgamores
and WIskinskics watched the compass
which, on this occasion, had lemons and ice.
and a Drrccptiblc flavor of Santa Cruz in it
lest the needle vary from the Pole starr the
finger OF scorn was pointed at the persons
who have "stolrn the munimcnts and emol-
"ment, of power and BLESSINGS from the
"spirt5 Of the great departed" were invoked
upon our "brloycd land In short it
was the kind OF time that the monkey
and the parrot had together, aud Mir. Schell
and John Kelly enjoyed it ever and ever 50
much. Mr. Srhtl set everything going VITA
the conundrum, which must have burst
like n frc-crackcr on the spirits Of the great
departed, "Shall we sit quietly by, when We
are entitled to a just and equitable Excise
"law?n Mr. Schell is statesman and a
Socbcm, but we sometimes think he Is, as il
were, too sudden. 1t would have been better,
"a il seems TO US, to nave opened tho eXer-
ci.cs with some less exciting cOnundrun.
But Mr.. Schell always was more or less i'm
nulsivc, as everybody knows who has ever seen
ycpton. And this question seems TO have
been pcut up III him so long that he couldn't
hold 1t a moment longer. He accord
ingly fired il at the Society as kind of
sunrise gun. Many persons on the bacl, seats
were so aroused by it that they wiped
their brows, and, refusing to SIT quietly
"by.r went Immediately down stairs to look
after the Excise law. Ex-AldcIman Purroy
was greatly moved by the appeal, but alb
stained from breaking anybody'S jaw, for fear
of striking some one who was expected 10
make short talk. Most Of the gentlemen on
the platform sat quietly by" not being at
fine moment dry. There was fortunately no
outbreak, ana the Declaration of Independence,
which was read Immediately aftcrward turned
the attention Of the friends of freedom from
the Excise law. We still think. however, that
Mr. Schel ought not to start of a celebration
in that impulsiYe way. Ii is altogether too
stirring.
Ex-Governor Walkers "Long Talk" was
largely devoted to "thc improper and unlaw-
'ful use of the Army in civil affairs" He
said il was "wide departure from the teach
"jngs of tho fathers and the principles of the
Constitution" and "fraught with great dan
ger 10 our liberties" Remarks similar to
this were made in the Tammany Society as
long ago as 1861, and there has not been a
day since then in which the views expressed
by the orator have not been held and cor
dially applaudcd by the friends of free
"doIn " III the Society. There was so much
feeling on this subject in July, 1868, that
many members of the Society went through the
city asserting that the use of the Amy in
civil affairs was improper and unlawful, and
emphasizing the assertion by hanging cOlorcd
people to amp-pOsts, burning orphan aSyums,
and destroying the property OF those who had
the impudence to take a different view of the
matter. Mr.. Walker hlt the right subject when
he started on that theme. 1t is much TO be
regretted that he was not more enthusiast
cally applaudcd, but the day was hot and Mr.
Schcll had worked the crowd up to
such pitch of excitement with his
Excise conundrum, that anything after that
was an anti-climax. The orator did warm up
the audience ii little, however when hc said
the Administration had the terrible stain of
"fraud and crime stamped upon 1t at it's
"birth,r and that it could not be wiped out
:" As we'll" said he, might Cain have wiped