The New York herald., 1845-04-09
THE CHARTER ELECTION.
Utter and lrrccOyerable Overthrow Of the
Native" Party
Crushing Defeat of Mr.. Harper |! /!
nr. Havemeyer elected Mayor by Tremen-
dous hnjority!:!

Tue election ia this ciy-ihe most peaceful and
orderly election tbat has ever taken rlace-has re-
suited IN lhe en,iTe, overwhelming and utter rout
OF the "naliys" party. 1t is a regular Waterloo
defeat. Nj Harper has been elected from the
Mayoraity with degree of unaumily perfectly un-
paralleled IN municipal contests and every yeslige
OF +" natiVeism," we may safely say has been swept
from the government Of this great metropolis Of
The Union Mr.. Havemeyer, the candidate of The
democracy has been elected by large moiori,v
whilst Mr. Sedep, according to the most accurate
accounts obtained last night, had poed nearly ten
thousand votes, being double the vote obtained by
Morris Frankhn last year
This result has demonstrated. in the most con-
elusive manner, that the energetic, manly, and in-
dependent course of Mr. Selden, has been already
tmnently successful. He, it is, indeed that has
crushed the narrow minded, bigoted and intoler.
ant "native" party. He has efIecually re-organ-
ized the whg party on the original principles of the
Constitution, and the results of the movement or.
iginated by him in this election, will be seen. be-
tore this year has passed away, in developments
oil which many now may not even dream.
"Natveism" is dead. 1t has been forever
crushed andiannihilated by the intelligence of The
city OF New York. Thank heaven, it NAV now.
N,
becllity and treachery, be remembered with "the
things that were" Seldom, if ever, has there been
witnessed such universal uprising of the great
masses of the people for the purpose of express
ing their indignant dsapprobation of any BODY oi
men as that exhibited in this city yesterday, in the
utter overthrow OF the "native" corporation, from
Mayor Harper down TO his mout piece, "Colonel
Snow" the police officer. The imbecility, folly,
and utter unfaithfulness of the members of
the Common Council had prepared everybody
for the news OF their election from the
places which they have grossly disgraced, bu,
many supposed that Mr.. Harper stood some chance
of retaining his position. He has, however, also
been dlsmlssed-going out of office with q still
greater majority than that by which he came into
power. He may now consider himself, accord
ms to the reasoning ofa worthy Dutch Governor
OF this State, the 6 most popular Mayor that the
city of New York has ever had-he came in with
a large majority, and he went out with a much
larger majority.
The locotocos will have sweeping majority IT,
both branches of the Common Council Let then
take care. They may depend upon it, that unles
they give US good city government-carry out ali
necessary reiorms-and discharge their duties i,
all particulars with zeal, efficiency and fidelity,
their tenure of Office will be as brief as that of the
I" natives" The day has gone by when the mum
cipal government OF this city can be converted 10
the mere purposes OF a faction. Independent pub
lic opinion has grown up to be an al-poweriul ano
controlling element here, and the party in power
cannot retain it unless they do their duty
= Nativeism" is dead and buried, but the new.
wing democracy is in the field !; and with the sig.
nlhcant fact before us that Mr.. Selden has in So
brief space doubled the vote given to Mr. Frank
lin, we are quite justified in warning the now vic
rorIous party, that there is formidable antagonist
watching their movements-one that appears des
tuned to attain, before another year, overshadowips
strength and influence. We have, indeed, now
before us the prospect of an exciting and interesting
period in our municipal history.