Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1844-04-19
THE BALL ROLLING |!
NEW-YORK.

4 I'LL DALI hOlILIlNU
NETWORK.
Lockpor.-R Wing majority so; the
whole Wing ticket elected for the first time for
many years.
.4banu-At the capital the Wings have most
gloriousiy trumphed. Their majority 63O, being
larger than in 1910, and showing 414 GAIN
100 majority Wing Gas goes the fourth ward SO
"HupsoN, April Q.
"The City Of HUDSON Mr. Van Burens county, sends
greeting to all good Wings throughout the Union, .
"' We have mot enemy and they Ahor hoa
cd and closely contested for city officers the Wings
triumphant and we have elected Cyrus Curtis Mayor of
city, by a majority of 80 votes Last Col Darling, the
majority of IS voos-Whig gain 1885,"
Ontario Counit-Evory town but one is Wing |!
Last year the Wings had 8 and the Locos 6.
Greene County. Redeemed-6 Wing to Loco /;
last year exactly the other way.
Orleans Counh. Redeemed the Wings have
a majority of supervisors last year Loco.
Saratoga County. ! Wing towns
to Loco Last year Wings to I3 Loco.
Ulster County, Redeemed the Wings have
majority of the supervisors.
Brookilm-The Locos carried their Mayor by
plurality, while the n,Joritybf voters was more
than 1900 against them This is precisely the
way the third party elects Locofocos-i. e. by di-
vidng the Wings. Beware Of it The vote for
Mayor was as follows:
Sprague, (Loco,) 1869 [elected.l
Hall, (Whig,) 2,l72
Rockwell, Am. Repub.) 1873
The Common Council stands II Wings to 6 Lo-
cos, so the Wings have the city government, not
withstanding the Locofoco Mayor has slipped in by
division.
NETWORK CITY-TAMMANY PROSTRA-
The result of the charter election in New-York
city has astonshed every body. new party, To-
cal in its character, and composed of both Wings
and Locos, has swept the board clean. Mr.. Har-
per, of the firm of Harper & Brothers, Book sellers
has been elected Mayor, and the American Repub-
lican Tor Native American) party has elected about
two thirds of the City Council.
The vote was full and the result has completely
Frustrated the old Locofoco sachems of Tammany.
Their wand is broken their party can't be made
to draw in the traces--and if the triumphant Ma
tives stick to their pledges, the immense patronage
of the city cannot this year be prosttuted to party
purposes.
Official Vote for Mayor.
Whole number, 50,373
Harper, Native American,) 2l,500
Coddington, u.oco) 20,558
Franklin, (Whg,) 5,297
Scattering, 18
Harper over Coddington, 3,942
Harper & franklin ov Coddington, 9,257
Here, then, where the Locos had majority last
year, the majority against them is over 5000! This
does not indeed show that the Locos are so far IN
the minority, indeed in the minority at all, per-
haps; but it does show that the Locos cannot count
upon their men. They drove things with high
hand-imported 5000 voters, it is said--and yet
could not make their party draw. The Wings, it
will be observed, mainly voted with the Natives
or to speak exactly the truth, the Native party is
composed of Wings and Locos, of which the for,
mer constitute the majority. Perhaps some may
ask-what do the Native Republicans seek? We
answer
That all foreigners hereafter coming to this country shall
not be entitled until after twenty years residence,
but may once declaring intention of residence enjoy the
right OF acquiring property and all the benefits of the country
That the Bible, without comment sectaran,
g. The repeal Of the present IN " Common School Law,
under which the Roman Catholic priesthood havo attempted
control Protestant Institutions
A.. That Native Americans only should be to make
administer and execute the laws
5. Reform in the administration Of the city government
The above is from their address, from which we
also extract this:
"We in any way the coming Presidential cleo
ton but leaving that question entirely each individual for
his government invite all Americans, Democrat
Wing who love their than their party, unite
with us in arresting the evils we have pointed out"
The great object, then, is to put stop to the
abuses which have been practiced through foreign
votes, and which have been practised upon foreign
ers-for coming, as many Of them do, without a
knowledge of our laws they have been shamefully
imposed upon by corrupt politicians and have done
they knew not what: for while it is evident that
thousands of foreigners have been made voters il.
legally, do not think it just to charge all the
guilt upon the foreigners themselves. Most of them
doubtless would willingly act in accordance with
laws, they not led on to violations of those
laws by native citizens who know better The ma
tives are the great sinners, and the emigrant, is
generally only their victim. The violation of the
naturalization laws at almost every election, is the
first of the abuses but in its train has naturally
come the practice of buying foreign votes witt
petty offices, and finally the attempt to concilatt
them by deferring to their religious opinions. 1t is
indeed high time for all this to be corrected, and i
the Natives of Newly York succeed in effecting re
form in that great sink Of iniquity, they will de
serve all praise Their 18th article seems to us ut
terly indefensible. If foreigner becomes citi
zen so far as to vote, clearly he should have thu
right to hold Office. 1t is perfect to per
nit the foreigner to make officers, if he is hmsel
incapable of holding the same offices. Require
proper time for the foreign emigrant to acquan
himself with our institutions--as long as it takes
native to become of age, if you please-but the
place him upon equal ground with all the rest wit
right to hold any office which the people say h
is qualified to hold. On this point Mr.. Frankli
dssented from the Natives, and we honor him tC
doing it.
The Native Tickets were composed of Wings an
Locos in equal proportions, and they are pledge
to divide the offices between native born Whil
and Locos.
NEW JERSEY.