The New York herald., 1845-02-25
Parties In the City-spasms OF the " Ma
tives.o

cipate one OF the hottest and most amusing con-
tests for the city government that have seen tor
some years past. The wings are remarkably ac-
live. They have made very capital nomination
for the Mayoraly, and they preparing present
their very best men in the various wards for the Of
fees OF Alderman and Assistant Their determi-
nation, zeal, harmony and energy are unbounded.
Very sagaciously mingling with their old ralying
cries. these of "city reform -" reduction OF tax
es"-and can Improvement OF the naturalization
laws" they have really excellent prospects Of
making successful fight. The democrats have
also commenced the work of preparation. They
have not yet began to organize their nominating
convention, but In short time we may expect to
see them csme out with their candidates. The
most prominent locofoco candidate for the Mayor
atty is Mr.. Havemeyer, one of the Presidential
electors. However, we shall have this party with
it's men fairly in the field in few days
As for the Natives, they have commenced the work
OF an organized system OF attack on the Pope of
Rome, in the form of series of lectures under the
auspices Of the "Shifler club" and this evening
their Mayoraity Convention meets at Military
Hail, for the purpose of nominating Mr. Harper for
reelection. The election of Mr.. Davis in Boston
has thrown them into quite paroxysm of extacy,
that event being regarded by them as most over
whelming proof of the predominence of Native
ISM" The transports of the poor Natives" on
account of the result of the Boston election, are
amusing enough, when we look at the facts in
the case In Boston, the naturallzed vote is
small. "Natveism, ".ndeed, as it is understood
here, hardly be said to have entered at all into
the recent contest in that city. The struggle in
Boston, which was so protracted, and finally de-
cded by such slim majority, was purely one be-
tween two religious ciques of the Whigs-the old,
orthodox puritanical Presbyterians, and the
modern, liberal and " "newllght" Untarians =
Popery, corderoy breeches, and the Dutch''--
the potent elements which created the " Native"
party in New York, had nothing to do with the eight
or nine drawnbattles in Boston. Sectarian diferen-
ces the growth of the same intolerance, asperity,
and religio-political feelings which, two hundred
years ago, drove Edwards and the Quakers into
Rhode Island, were the influences which entered
into produced the contest for the municipal 60
vernment of Boston Our ursnatives'' may, therefore,
ire their Thousand guns'' for Mr.. Davis triumph,
but, after all, it is clear that the Pope and the Irish
have not been very much affected by that event.
But whilst the "natives' are thus rejoicing let
us briefly review their conduct during the past
year, and thus discover the extent of their claims
TO continuance in power. There never was par
ty which assumed the municipal government of
this city with fairer prospects Of long and sue.
cessfu reign than that party now in power. Their
protessed principles were excellent. They pro-
missed us city reform. They promised us reduc-
ton OF taxes. They promised good pelice.
They promised US clean streets They promised
us an economical expenditure Of the public money.
They promised us complete eradication of the cor
rupton of the old parties. Every honest and in
teligent man in the city hailed the advent Of such
aparty. The ridiculous and childish rigmaroe
about the Pope and the Irish, with which the "na-
tves' started was partially cast aside and charita.
bly, overlooked. Honest wings voted for the "na-
tives" Honest locofocos voted for the "natveso .
Honest Irishmen voted for the s'natives' Honest
Dutchmen voted for the "natives" 1t is fact that
great numbers Of adopted citizens voted for this
party, because they believed that the pledges
which this party gave would be adhered
to, and that the city would be blessed with
just, righteous, honest, economical and efficient
municipal government. The consequence was
that the "native'' party obtained victory at the
polls last spring which was Unprecedented They
elected their Mayor by an overwhelming majority,
and swept both boards of the Common Council
Thus was the new party borne with triumph into
power, and assumed the reins Of government, with
the best wishes of the best men of all parties.
A few weeks passed away, and the community
awoke to the melancholy conviction that they had
been most grossly duped. Not one movement was
made towards any Of the reforms which had been
so solemnIy promised. Scenes of scrambling for
Office, more dsgraceful than any which had ever
been witnessed, took place-the gates OF the City
Hall, and the residences Of the Aldermen, were
literally besieged by applicants for Office, and for
the first few months the government Of the city was
at.y Cd - L. L...L
plants of the public, the Corporation, by way of
redeeming their pledges of reform, drove the ap-
pe-women from the Park-the booths on the
Fourth Of July abolished-and, in fit of des-
perate and une1ampled zeal for reformation, the
Mayor actually procured dozen or two of tin-pans,
tied them to sticks around the Park Fountain, and
invited the citizens to quaf ad Hbitwm, from that
magnificent puddle, draughts as weak and mud
dy as the administration which devised this
unparalleled demonstration of civic munif-
cence Then came the memorable three
nights war Of the watchmen on the uHfor-
tunate women in the streets. Next in the order Of
city reforms was the attempt to prosecute the re-
spectacle hotels in Broadway for selling liquor on
Sunday. Then, by way of realizing the hopes Of
economy and retrenchment, the taxes were in
creased to the amount of t,co hundred and ffy
thousand dollars, and, to complete the work, re-
velation was made of contracts in "oil''-of con-
tracts in beef-of contracts in shoes-of contracts
in sugar-of contracts in pototoes-of contracts in
snuf-of contracts in lard-of contracts in pork
Of contracts in four-of contracts in Cavendsh to-
bacco-of contracts in every thing, such as abso.
lutey astonished the most successful jobbers and
pilterers that had fattened on the corruption
OF any of the old parties. Such was the manner in
which the pledges of the natives were fulfilled
such has been the realization of the innocent
dreams OF the honest masses which elected the
present reforming, purifying, economizing party in
power!
This, then, ls brie but truthful statement of the
claims OF the native" party to the suffrages of the