Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1855-02-10


wards, OF this city, ia order TO defeat Martin
Van Buren, in bargain he was supposed to
have made 10 give the electoral votes Of this
State to the late William III. Crawford for
President, started the idea Of transferring the
choice Of electors from the Legislature, who had
previously chosen Them, TO the people. Hence
arose The Peoples Party, so called, the
leaders oil which, III The Legislature OF 1874,
were General James lallmadge and Henry
wheaton. Inns party succeeded IN giving
most OF INC electoral votes OF inc state, IN 1871
70 ADAMS, ana IN elecnng ne WIN Ciinion ana
James ialiinauge 10 the oiices OF Governor ana
Lieutenant Governor Inc election oil Clinton
ruined The peoples party eventually, as large
portion OIL inc party hau oeen buckiaiis, ana
opposed !" oiln'on IN former years 10 cap
the climax clinton came oui LOT General jack
son lot PRESIDENT ana OF course threw the poo
PIES paris INTO confusion After re-elec'lng
MN uoVernor' IN io2o, WIN legislature OPP
poced 10 MN, 'he peopies party was broken
up, some gong LOT inc reelection Of ADAMS
as President, and others Tor the election OF Zen
erai 1ackson' Inc hua'ns men "ere suose-
quenuy eaiieu Na"0nh hepupheahs ou'
when joined ny seceders IRON the Jackson
ranks IN 1888 ana 1881, iney aHopiea inc
name OF wings inc anu siasonic par
" arose In inc western part Of New York IN
. 1874 IL was founded Oh opposhlon 10 iree
masonry, ana extended INTO most OF inc middle
and eastern states Aher an existence oil ten
OF t"eiye years gradually became merged ~
INC wing parry. In le2o, there was organized
IN the ciiy OF New YORK, and afterwards In
rhiiadelphia, a party called ihe working
men rarity, winch al one time threatened 10
do great mischief 10 the jackson democratic
party nut inc workinemen soon became III
'lded, some Of thnm going win rancis wright
ana hooert 'ale owen LOT inc adoP,lon o, me
docuines OF he Engiish inhdels ana radicals
ana others cooperating WIN 'he national re-
puohcahs, OF wings Inc "o'hngiaen party
became inc basis OF ,"e LOCO rocos OF
E4uai hlgnis ra'V' Which was Organized
ny 'ne iauicAl ue"'ociScy ~ ia'ii''ahy iia'i, IN
octooer' 1884, Al meeung wnere loco loco
matches were used 70 supply ,ne pace OF 'he
hgh's IN 'he haii' "hich had ocen exnnguish-
eu,
"nen "enerai JACKSON was elected rfesi-
"o"'' nls supporters c'aineu '''e "a'"e OF Dem
ocra's' whlch haa oeen 'enn releeted by
Tue repuoiicans IN 'eiiersons ana Madison
Tune IN Tue southern ota'es some OF inc de-
mociaey occ'ine a'ssA,isieo WIN 'acAsoh aa-
.ninis''auon' anu 'ooN tl's halhc OF Staie
Hign's '"e"' s'"e o. "noh' loinou 're wings
anu o'nets returned 10 inc uemocraiic party,
anrng van n"Iens administration WINE
van Duren was PRESIDENT me democrats who
uisapptoveu OF "o oun- feasury scheme were
eaiieu 'OonSe'Va'lFes' many Of whom lolned
,ne wing party, and assisted IN the election OF
harrison ana iy'er.
h"0e. 'he yea, iosi' 'he ocn'ocrauc parry
IN uc ".Ae o' Ne" iorA oecanne divided IN
"o ''u"'"s, wn'ch were se'eialiy cai'ed
iiu"Ae'e ~" pa'"'ui"eiS ING hunk-
eiS "ei' s'n'''ar 70 'n' oonser'al'es Oh 1855,
anu were favorable 10 banks and internal I'M
P,o,eine''s. ihe oa,nourners were also call
Gu uesuuc,i'es ana ,aoicAis' ana generally OPP
Pose' osnsS ana o'hc1 cnaf'ers' ana INC IN
e'e'se Oh inc orD' OF 'ne ''aie 'or internal nm
P,o'e"e,'s in.se names nave since go' Out
" usoi VIC 'e'''' i,ee soi'eis an" soi sneiis oe'
,.s 'Ppno' :" uo oarnoarnefS ana hunkers VINO
nave joined them, and the hunkers opposed 10
aooi'''oh ana ''ec SOIL movements being called
"'' W. s" sns en-.
- - ~ - " 'S"o" W r'e "iS''y
" r"'u'S ~ '"' 'ai'o"s "'a's, lucy nave
ge"eraliy oeen uhinpoiiant 10 iheir effects on
he Ponucs Oh ine naiion- In pennsylvania,
.ne uen'oci"s, ior some years ai'et 'he year /
i1i'' were al'ueo 'n'o Ola senooi ana new
: uen'oc'a'S-.he former being similar TO
'no oi ,i, o. view LOTS ana 'he lauer
marry nNe 'ne oueN,a''s OF uiiS S'a'e. ihese
als''''c'i"hs eNS.eu LOT some years, un'ii Pares
u i0i'nea 'Or ana against Jackson, van
anu o."e' 'Anoiua'eS lot ','e rtes,uency'
IN missouri the parties which divided the
called hards and soils, the hards being IN favor