The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-05-29
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these shores, or the supposed influence OF for
eigners, and emissaries of foreign governments,
\ on the political affairs of this country. The.
French revolution, during the administrations
of Washington and John Adams, exercised an
important influence on the politics Of the
United States The republican party, with
Jefferson at its head zealously advocated the
revolution in France, and hailed its authors as
friends and brothers. The federalists accused
the republicans of an undue attachment to
France and affected to hold them responsible
for all the wild theories in politics and religion
of the revolutionists; while the republicans
charged the federalists with being hostile to
the French revolution, and unreasonably
favorable to the British nation. These feel
ings continued to grow until they eventually
furnished a distinguishing characteristic of the
two parties. Many of the leading republicans
Of France visited the United States during the
administrations of Washington and Adams, and
took an active part in our politics; aad the
emigration Of Irish refugees at the close Of the
last century, infused an important element into
the political cxctements Of those times An
eEen attempt was made by the French Minister
70 the United States Mr.. Adet, in 1896, to indu-
ence the Presidential election when q successor
| 10 Gen. Washington was to be chosen. The rival
candidates were John Adams and Thomas JEFF
lerson, and the French Minister, finding that
parties were nearly equally balanced, endea-
vored to turn the scale in favor Of Jefferson,
the republican candidate and the friend of
| France. While the election was pending, Mr.
| Adet published o letter to the Secretary of
| State, eproaching the federal administra-
| ton of Washington with violating those
treaties with France which had secured
the independence of the United States;
with ingratih.de to France, and with Partially
I to England Mr.. Adet also announced the
orders of his government to suspend his minis
teral functions with those of the United States
This open and direct appeal to the American
people by the French Minister probably inhu-
enccd many votes during tAat period of excite
ment, and may have caused the electoral votes
of Pennsylvania, where the election by the
people was very close, to have been given to
Mr.. Jefferson. Mr.. Adams, however, was elect
ed President and Mr.. Jefferson Vice President
the latter owing to the votes of Pennsylvania
| The Presidential election Of 1900 was decided
in favor Of Jefferson, by the vote of the city of
| New York in favor of the Republican Assembly
| ticket, which turned the scale in the State Of
| New York, and gave the electoral vote to JEFF.
| ierson. The republican majority in this city at
that time was about 400, and as the votes of the
| naturalized citizens, who supported The demo
cratic ticket, were supposed to exceed that num-
| Der, il was afterwards asserted by Gen. Hamilton
and other fcderalists that the election Of Mr. JEFF
| ferson was effected by the votes Of foreigners
| The next Presidential election, which may be
said to have been decided by the votes of ma
turalized citizens, it is curious to notice, was
that of John Quincy Adams, who in 1924 re-
ceived twenty-six of the thirty-sx electoral
votes OF the States, in consequence of the large
Irish vote in favor of the peoples party As
sembly ticket in. November, 1928. The I4cgis-
! lature. it will be recollected then chose the
| Presidential electors, and William III. Crawford.
| it was known wonld be the democratic candi
| date nominated at Washington by Congress
.ional caucus The 'peoplc's party was oc
ganized in this State to oppose this movement,
by the friends of other Presidential Candidates
and The Irish voters were induced to vote
against the Crawford ticket, and to aid in the
election OF the peoples ticket, in consequence
OF Mr. Crawford, in q report as Secretary of
War or of the Treasury having expressed a
preference Of our native Indians as citizens over
emigrants to our shores whether the letter
| we're exiles from their native land " in couse-
guencc either Of their crimes or their virtues"
Inthe elections of 1928 and 1882, the Irist,
/ o;f
aarmly supported the election Of G IN. Jackson
to the Presidency, and subsequently aided the
] democrats in electing Van Buren, and Polk the
two latter Presidents having owed their cleo
ton to this class of voters, who then doubtless
held the balance Of power in those States
which decided the election.
| Dnri1g the administration Of General Jack
son various parties arose in opposition, and
| Hourished for time with varying prospects of
success. The anti-,Masopic party arose in the
| State of New York in the year 1926, and ex-
tended into a few other States 1t was in its
zenith from 1880 to 1882, in New York, Penn
| sylyania, and Vermont and rapidly declined
after the Presidential election Of 1882, when
Mr.. Writ was the anti-Masonic candidate for
the Presidency. There was also the working
mems party, the equal rights party. and the
State rights party Of the South.
| The native Americans first made their APP
pearance in this city, as an organized party,
about the year 1885 The opposition to Jack
sons administration had previously taken the
name Of wings. The organization Of Native
Americans was composed OF both wings aud
democrats, WHO disapproved Of the appointment
of persons Of foreign birth TO Office and to the
election of natura,izcd citizens TO places of
| trust " the people. The association was moi,
| at first, very powerful as TO numbers, but they
1 gradually increased 50 Is 70 claim that they
were sufficiently strong to hold the balance Of