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Domestic News November 20, 1856

New Orleans Daily Creole

New Orleans, Orleans County, Louisiana

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The New York Empire Club, headed by Capt. Isaiah Rynders, is portrayed as a notorious group controlling the Democratic party in New York City. Established in 1844 to oppose Henry Clay, it consists of bullies, parasites, and corrupt elements involved in political depravity and crimes.

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The New York Empire Club. -This notorious organization, headed by the infamous Capt. Rynders the fellow who forged treasury notes in this City and has committed other infamous crimes, controls all the movements and measures of the Democratic party in New York city. Of this club, the New York Courier and Enquirer gives the following vivid description.

Its history is written in the license and profligacy of the political affairs of this city during the last twelve years. It was established in 1844, from the very worst materials that, by raking gutter and pool could be dragged into service against Henry Clay, and from that time to this its depraved elements have remained unchanged--the same nucleus, Isaiah Rynders, now as then, and the same mass of ignoble depravity about him. The conglomeration has been made up in about equal proportions of bullies and parasites, but yet piebald all over with every dye of vileness. To characterise this body, it is enough to say that whatsoever things are false, whatsoever things are dishonest, whatsoever things are impure, whatsoever things are turbulent, whatsoever things are of evil report, whatsoever things are of mischievous effect, if there be any vice, and if there be any infamy, of such is and ever has been the Empire Club.

It is a mass of creatures which live in and on political corruption whose whole employment is to generate gangrene in the body politic, and to feed thereon. Their touch is pollution, and their work ruinous: every way they are a nuisance and a curse.

What sub-type of article is it?

Politics Crime

What keywords are associated?

New York Empire Club Isaiah Rynders Democratic Party Political Corruption Capt Rynders Crimes

What entities or persons were involved?

Capt. Rynders Isaiah Rynders Henry Clay

Where did it happen?

New York City

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Primary Location

New York City

Event Date

Established In 1844

Key Persons

Capt. Rynders Isaiah Rynders Henry Clay

Event Details

Notorious organization headed by Capt. Rynders, who forged treasury notes and committed other crimes, controls Democratic party movements in New York city. Established in 1844 from worst materials against Henry Clay, composed of bullies, parasites, and depraved elements embodying vice and infamy, living on political corruption.

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