The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-03-22


THr MUNICIPAL ELECTION We give in our CO.
lumns this morning full report OF the general
meeting held by the American Republicans last
night in Washington Hall, for the purpose of bring
ing officially before the people of the city, their
new candidate for Mayor, James Harper, printer
and publisher, Cliff street. There was very great
oulburst of enthusiasm amongst the natives at their
meeting last night and certainly the appearance
which the assembled forces OF the party presented
on this occasion, exhibited very remarkable con-
trast to that presented the eve of the election
last fall. Then they seemed but petty faction
now, fully organized, muttudinous, compact
party, fully prepared for the contest, and to all APP
pearance in a very promising condition to lick
to their hearts content all opponents however lus-
ty and fuli-grown The name of Mr.. Harper excl
ted great enthusiasm, and he is certainly about the
very best man Ito rum that the party could have
chosen.
The wings have already placed their candidate,
Morris Franklin, before the public at general meet
ing in National Hall; and we suppose that in a very
few days the locofocos will do the same, for MIR.
Coddington, who has been selected by them and
thus shall have the three parties regularly con-
stituted in the field the approaching spring cleo
ton, for the purpose of giving us municipal Off
GERS
We have watched with good deal of interest
the of the three parties, in order to be
enabled to give some opinion as to the probable
results OF this singular election. But must
confess that great difficulties are in the way,
and it is almost impossible to come to any
rational conclusion as to the issue of the contest
1t is very evident, however, that there has
been developed a great spirit in this city in
faun ~ ..(, -, hoe Naa
awakened chiefly by the efforts of The natives, but
whether they will be able, by the agitation of this
subject to carry a majority in opposition to the
old parties, seems to be matter Of great doubt
and great difficulty. Both the old parties have
also come out for reform; and though confidence
can be placed in the promises of the old parties,
still many may be led astray by their declarations
and positive assurances of giving needed reform
1t will be seen by notice our advertising CO.
lumns to-day, that the democrats meet at Tam
many Hall tonight for the purpose of making
any quantity of promises of reform. We
have doubt they will be able to make
excellent, and quite unexceptionabe promises
Their fuhment is quite another matter. All,
however, as to the result or success of one or
other of the parties, is involved in great deal of
mystery; and the only tangible point we can see in
of adopted citizens will possess the entire ba-
lance of power. BY this we mean that the Irish
and German adopted citizens will determine the
result of the election according as they incline to
one or other of the old parties. The " natives
cannot, of course, expect single vote from this
quarter, one of their chief elements has been OPP
position to the naturallzed citizen The conse-
quencc is, that this large class of citizens number
ing eight, ten, or twelve thousand will be driven
off to the old parties.
Now il is very well known that during the last
year, great effort has been made by the wings to
gain over to their side the adopted Irish citizens
whilst at the same time, the democrats have been
equally busy on the same tack. On the one side
we have seen Thurlow Weed Horace Greeley
Governor Seward, and all the wing leaders, very
busy counting and ctressng the Irish repealcrs
pouring blarney of all sorts into their ears about
O'Connell, Ireland, and Repeal, and other topics
that have nothing whatever to do with our politics
Possibly secret efforts are at this moment made
under the influence of the Catholic clergy thai
may give Mr.. Franklin majority MIR. Cod
dington by bringing the Irish repeasrs TO his aid.
But on the other hand the democrats have moi
been idle in the same business, and the probability
49, that they will divide the adopted citizens as far
as they possibly
Thus it will be seen that the result of the cleo.
ton is matter OF great uncertalnty-that the
question of municipal reform is equally uncertain
and that the probability is, that in consequence OF
the third, "native" party springlng up in its pc
suliar position, that they will give the adopted ci
zens more power to decide the election than they
have ever yet possessed We shall see what few
days will bring forth.
ABOLITION MovEMKyrs.-We perceive from thu
abolition journals in the Interior of this State tina