Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-03-08
New YORK Charter Elections.

In consequence of the large proportion OF
foreign population in the interior cities Of New
York, the American party, at the elections ON
Tuesday last, has in some cases been defeat
ed. II should be borne in mind, however, that
IN those elections, the Americans have been
compelled to contend not only against foreign
ers, but against foreigners, Seward Wings, adj
m;nistration men, and abolitionists combined
That they have succeeded in one city, with
such powerful and INSCRIPTIONS combina-
ton arrayed against them, should be subject
for congratulation. The State of New York, by
the census of Of 1850, contained foreign pop
ulation of 100000 souls. Its present foreign
population is not less, probably, than Toe, oool
The largest proportion Of this foreign element
ia found in the cities and large towns, and
along the line of the public works.
The political annals of the State prove
that this population is almost uniformly found
in alliance with the powers that be. AT
present, both the State and National admins
trations are opposed to the American party,
and, consequently, are able, when combined,
to WELD an immense influence at the polls.
All the employees Of both governments are
rigidly required to exert themselves against
the American party, and thousands Of dollars
have been accordingly contributed to procure
its defeat. That this unholy coalition should,
in some instances, have been successful, is not
at all strange. 1t would be very strange if it
| were otherwise. But in the countly-in the
"rural districts" the Americans have, thus
far. swept the board--nearly every county
having elected a majority Of American super
yisors. About one-third Of the counties held
elections in February. The remaining
counties hold their elections in March and
April, and viii doubtless present similar
result. Outside of the debasing and corrupt
ing influence of the large cities, swarming with
ignorant and priest-ridden foreigners, and with
intriguing and unscrupulous office-holders and
office seekers, the pure principles Of the Amer
lean party viii be supremely triumphant, and
at the next general election in November, that
party will sweep the State from Montauk to
Niagara. The vote of Ullman, in 1854, will
be increased at least fifty thousand in 1865,
which will secure the election of the American
ticket for State officers, beyond possibility of
| doubt.
| The American party in New York, it affords
us great pleasure to state-is eminently con-
servative and decidedly opposed to abolition
ism. We have the most positive assurances OF
this fact from undoubted authority. If other
proof were wanting, the unrelenting hostility
and malignity with which it is pursued and
hunted down by the organs Of Seward and Van
Buren,, would sufficiently establish the truth
| of this assertion If the candidates Of the
American party were disposed to favor the in
sane and unprincipled designs Of the abolition
lists, why would they be opposed by the Alba
nv journal, the Rochester Democrat, the Au-
burn Advertiser, and the New York Tribune.
OF the next delegation in the House of Rep
resentatives from New York, large and influ-
entail portion was elected by the votes of the
American party. OF this portion, all, with
perhaps one exception, are staunch conserva-
tives and Union men, and Numerically hos
tile to Sewardism. Not few Of these gentle
men are distinguished for ability and other
high qualities, which viii necessarily give them
commanding influence in the next Congress.
Their energies will be directed to stay the storm
Of sectional violence, and to allay the ragings
Of fanaticism If supported, as we trust they
will be, by an equally conservative and patri-
otto delegation from the South and Southwest,
disunionism win be rebuked, and radicalism
and sectionaism be compelled to hide their di.
minished heads.