The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-07-24


The Speakers II the II ne O Repre- eu.a-
iver, cleo ed by the fesie a'ists d rng the
pr.tiden Adams, were 9th fro.n the
North name y, Jon tina, Dayton. of New
Jersey. aud eodore Sedg@ic 1T NJ lssac ..
setts Thr { d-ral ,arty att time were
rul y st 0 in De Ware and Mr. ,x..s "a
carried w Of the Cong Arsiunat Ssr.'to
Ncr's Carolioa and "',r4io,a they a,so ID !,
one tine e aa ority of The De e1 t on ia Goa
gres firm ont Carolina best 9 popular G-e,-
ing in the South gen rail-, coirc i. with TIA
republican or democrytic party, notwith -tand-
lug the i fluence eye, ted IL fav OF the fede-
ralisis b, Geo. Washington, Joha Marshall Gen.
Henry Lee, Patrick Henry, III IN : aud Charles
Coteswortb Pinckney, Charles Carr.at Of Car
rpiton, and many other prominent 81 .tesman Of
he South.
The election Of 1890 was decided in favor Of
Jefferson and Burr over Adams aad C G. Pnck-
ney, by the votes Of New York, which were
given in faso Or of the r-publcsn or democratic
candidates by the Legislature who at tnat time
chose the electors Of President. The elecs;oa
Of democratic members oi the Legislature In the
city Of New York, by about four hundred ma
jerity, decided the contest With this excep.
ton, this Presidential election was sectional
in its character, Mr.. JeiIcrson not having re-
ceiyed any electoral woes in the Northern
States, except those Of New York, aud eight ~
the fifteen votes Of Pennsylvania. OF tbe
Southern votes, Mr.. Adams rec lived three in
Delaware, five in Mary land, and four in North
Carolina. The result showed that Jefferson re-
ceived ffsy-three votes in the Southern States,
and twenty in Penns, lvania and New YORK.
Adams received ffty-three votes in the North-
ern States, and twelve in Delaware, Maryland,
and North Carolina. In the Contest which en-
sued in the House of Representatives, in conae-
quence Of the equality Of votes between Jeher-
eide which Of the TWO should be President, eight
States voted for Jefferson, six for Burr, aud
two divided, WEIGH result continued to be the
same on 'hirty-fve ballots. The numoer Of the
representatives who voted for Burr, was fifty
three-all federalists-aud fifty-one ior Jeifer-
son--all republicans or democrats, With one or
two exceptions The federalists were generally
from the Northern States, and the democrats
from the Southern and Middle States OF the
latter, Delaware and South Carolina voted for
Burr. On the thirty sixth ballot, several of
the federalists withdrew their opposition to Mr..
Jefferson, by putting in blauk votes, in colse-
quence Of which he received the votes of ten
States, and was therefore declared elected
President, and Burr Vice President. In
Congress, after the election of Mr.. JEFF
ferso0, majority of the members VINO
his administration were from the
Southern States, and Nathaniel Macon, of North
Carolina, was elected Speaker of the House.
He was also reelected toi the e!gt.h and ninth
Congress The opposition to the administra-
ton OF Jefferson. however, became so feeble,
that in Congress oil the measures proposed by
him were easily carried and on his reelection in
1904, only Connecticut Delaware and two dis
tricts in Mary land voted against him, giving in
all fourteen electoral votes against one hundred
and siziy-two in his favor.
In 1903 the principal opposition to tn, cleo
ton of Mr.. Madison to the Presidency was in
New England, and the federalists carried the
votes of all Of those States, except Vermont
They also obtained eight electoral votes in
Delaware, Mary land and North Carolina. Their
candidate for President against Mr.. Madison
was Charles Cotesworth Pinckney who re-
ceived forty-seyen votes, and Mr.. Madison one
hundred and twenty-five. There was an oppo
sitcn to Mr.. Madison among the democrats Of
this State, and George Clinton received six
votes for President, although he was the demo-
cratic or republican candidate for Vice Prcsi-
dent, and as such was elected. Although this
election was not strictly sectional in its charac-
ter. it developed elements of opposition among
Northern democrats to what was called Vr-
ginia influence, and an ind sposition to continue
succession of Southern Presidents.
In 1872 majority Of the leaders O. the re-
publican party Of the State of New York re-
solved to support De Witt Clinton for Presi-
dent against Mr. Madison, who was nominated
by Congressional caucus for reelection. NJ.
Clinton was nominated by Caucus of the
democratic or republican members of the Legis-
lature at Albany. The federal party, in con-
vention held in New York. agreed to support
Mr. Clinton, whose sanguine friends relied on his
support by Pennsylvania, Vermont and Ohio,
which although States in which the republican
party at that time held the majority, it was
thought would support New York republican
in preference to the reelection of Virginia
President. The result showed that the friends
of Mr.. Clinton were mistaken, for the States
named which gave more than votes sufficient to
have turned the scale in his favor, voted for
Mr. Madison, and thus sccur his reelection.
Mr. Clinton received no votes ont of the State
Of New York, except from the federal party.
The election assumed a decidedly sectional
character. 1t was the North against the South
New York against Virginia, and had Penasyl. |
vania, Vermont and Ohio voted for Mr. Clinton.
as was hoped for by his friepds he would have
hecn q sectional presilnnt hn rim, a,I,r -.ao;aa