New York Herald, “Treachery in Tammany,” October 9, 1858

TREACHERY IN TAMMANY. – All the politicians round about are very much astonished at the refusal of the General Committee at Tammany Hall to adopt the resolutions endorsing the administration against the Douglas faction on the Kansas question. It is now universally believed that the present General Committee of Tammany is nothing but a nest of treachery against the administration of Mr. Buchanan, and in favor of Douglas.