Year: 1870

| tactics against the old campalgners OF the wig
wan. The defeat of the ''huckleberry char
| ter" and its appendages should have taught
the broken coalition the saving virtues Of a
compromise; but the Morrissey- O 'Brien clique
foolishly resolved upon change of base from
Albany to New York, from the Legislature to
Tammany Hall. They would have meeting
Of the Tammany General Committee; they
would expel the ''big Indians" they would re-
organize the Wigwam and make it speak in be-
half Of the young democracy as the voice of
the city to the party in the Legislature repre-
sentng the voice of the State. Believing that
they had majority Of the Tammany commit
tee, the Jackknives in this movement were
sanguine of decisive revolution.


The scheme was attractive and promising |;
the call OF the Tammany General Committee
was demanded, and an armistice at Albany.
The head sachem, Tweed consented to both
demands; the truce was granted-a three days
truce at Albany-and the call for the meeting of
the Tammany Committee was issued. Nearly
the whole party in the Legisla ture, OF both
Acknowledgment and all-then came down to
the city, and at once commenced operations
for the Tammany meeting. There were NUT
terings on Saturday evening of rough work
with the Od Indians in the coming council,
and by Monday morning the opinion prevail
ing throughout the city and in all the regions
roundabout was that the evening would be
marked by "a bloody row in Tammany Hall"
The evening came, and the trough and
readies," eager for the fray, took up their line
of march for the big Indian, only to find the
doors Of the Tabernacle held by q third
party, the Metropolitan police, in behalf Of
aw and order. The game Of the mutineers
was blocked-there was no meeting Of the
Tammany General Committee.


To make the matter worse for the young
pretenders the Albany truce expired at the
very hour appointed for this Tammany meet
ing, and, with the reassembling Of the Legisla-
ture, the wide-awake Frear, in the absence
of Messrs. Creamer, Norton and Genet,
availed himself of the opening to repeat
his original Charter, revised and further
liberalized and he improved his opportunity





in the Assembly. The battle, therefore, is to
be renewed to-day in that body. The general
impression outside at Albany seems to be that
this Frear Charter with some amendments,
will pass through both houses. The issue now
rests with the republicans. The leading
organs OF that party, especially of this city,
appear to regard this war of the democratic
factions pretty much as the old lady of the
backwoods OF Tennessee looked on a life and
death struggle between her husband and the
bear. She intended Ito let em fight it out"
1t was no affair of hers, and she didn't care
copper which whipped. But there are higher
considerations than those of mere party tao
tics which should have their weight with the
republicans in this business. We cannot doubt
that in choice between the roughs and the
law and order men of the democracy the repub-
licans will be found on the side of law and
order. Nor will they be discharging their
duty to the people or the State by the beg
carly policy Of playing fast and loose with the
conflicting democratic factions 30 as to leave
this city still under its present costly, corrupt,
discordant and irresponsible government.


We are by no means sanguine, however, of
new Charter Of any sort with the issue in
the hands of the republicans They may
choose rather TO ''smash the machine than to
accept any concessions from ''the ring" Their
game as party is to demoralize, distract and
divide the wrangling democracy 80 as to clear
the course for next November. This game,
too, as the prospect is very encouraging, we
apprehend they will continue to play, and that,
unless the democracy can come together mean
time the final adjournment of this session will
be to them the loss of their best and their last
opportunity to retain the State and to secure
substantial foothoId for the Presidential sue
cession.


The Frear Charter comes up as the special
order in the Assembly to-day. We say that, as
its passage depends upon the republicans or
upon some assistance from them, we are not
sanguine of its success. Tomorrow, it appears,
under call of Mr.. Sammy Tilden, chairman,
the Democratic State Central Committee
will meet at Albany to deliberate upon
the situation of this City Charter question.
1t is another move of Sammy and the silk
stocking gentry in support of their coalition
with Morrissey, O'Brien and their jackknife
confederates. 1t is move to head off the
''hayloft and cheesepress' democracy from
the Tammany sachems. Briefly, the situation
for the democracy looks horribly blue. To
make it worse, it appears that camp followers
"a O. 4
river since Monday evening in heavy detach-
ments 1t is possible that peace among them
may be restored; but it is qnite as likely that
the row which was SO judiciousy prevented at
Tammany Hall will, in some shape or other,
come off at Albany. In word, from present
appearances the rival factions of the New York
democracy have undertaken the fight of the
Kilkenny cats, with the fixed purpose on each
side to destroy each other, and with every