The New York herald., 1871-11-18


with them of the Ctltonians tended 20 eonsciIdase
cnei[ clsa[ power; nn placed the dempcIsm IN % de-
e % e ss @ ss ocs q 81
whereupon be immediaseiy removed nom once
and IN the next s'A;s year the Ss bs%ocrss @ r ~srs
IL . decided and hopeless minority IN both houses
made ior most active campaign and organization
tnroggnogt It. the State. in which Mr.. Van Buren, and
sa % GSs Ss ssons
majority IN the Legislature. securing the Council or
sDDa Vear, sna IN obtaining ssS
ior Governor. was deieated By CLINTON. whose sue,
tne popularity OF his canal policy. H
PRoTn0rI0NISM IN rAnMANY.
Among the contradictions found In the history OF
the advocate Of proteosioniss policy. In 1917
wasn sne coopsry az y was s1erng severely rom
81 @ ass S
;sc,1ns. on the subject ot protection to nome manu-
ditioa of the Country occasioned BY the
EXTRAORDINARY issue or paper money BY the banks,
wnicn were being imported aud reduced tine demand
for American labor. ana iamented the gambling
lotteries billiard roomS &C. were So prejudcial tc
iaS naDiss OF INDUSTRY aud economy. On the lltn OF
O s society
exsravagance IN living and to discontinue the I'M
portation ana use OF every species or foreign manu-
home manufactures. the address s9 was forwarded
to the prominent political men OF the day, most OF
Clarkson Cr0ilus. and were afterwards published in
the Ndton0t Advocate. In which they more or less
fbpse wSo a .ne senumen@ contained Among
Adams, James Madison John quincy Adams, Il.
Dearborn, Nathan SANFORD and Mahlon Dickerson.
THE OHIEFs DRIVEN OUT or THEIR wIdwAM.
After the triumph or the democrats, and when 1t
became evident that federalism was rapidly waning
IN the State several OF the younger members OF the
latter, among whom were Charles KING. Johnson
verplanck and James A. Hamilton and brothers,
xmsrioam. came rushing a to I Tamnaany Hall avow.
princlple upon which they could stand; They were
~ once joined by the DuerS, Rudolph Buman, Gene
was NOT long before it was evident that it was the
democracy, which led to their sudden conversion.
These new comers. nnding tney could NOT rule IN 10
party" snd Joining with some Tammany malcon-
tents who were IN favor OF John Quincy Adams
actually got possession losses q the wlgwam no, and ex
The democrats, however, were not to De driven
away from the place, but sought refuge In "The
ticket which they carried BY nearly three thousand
-. THE JACKSON CAMPAIGN
the next event Of importance that transpired IN
the history OF TammanJ was the movement for the
election OF General JACKSON 70 the g. rae
was then the political manager OF the Albany Re-
9ency. His trst step was TO conclate the Clinton-
friend OF the Generals, and the arrangement was rst
made public at meeting OF the General Republican
Committee or this city, held Ut TRmmany Hall Sep
temDar 26, 1927, when resolution was passed. In
which 1t was recommended that only such persons
should be elected 70 me ward committees as % were
cratic candidate for the Presidency. Major Noah
then placed the Generals name ut the head OF the
National AdrOcGte and in the election whicn FOL.
Of the thlrty.iour electoral votes to wnicn tins
state was entitled-the electors being then chosen
BY districts and not BY general ucke. Mr. Van
Buren was also elected Governor In the same year;
was called BY nm % tne position Of o.
State That office Van Buren, however, resigned
In 1881 and was afterwards elected to li che once
or Vice President during JacksOn's second term,
and as early as 1884 was distinctly marked In the
programme or Tammany Hall as the next demo.
the disc0rdant elements OF sne party in opposition
to General Jackson's administration assumed the
"- =, Tas "sQuAL RIGHrs'' PARTY.
Tammany, as our readers are fully aware. gave
an unwavering support to Jacksons administration.
until 1885. wSen % the equal rights party was was
formed upon principles similar 70 those which ami
Circulating medium and in It's Opposision 70 ali
SnoDS9e' Ss vesssS rsns 81 less.son L.
ruling spirit was William Leggett, who was at thar
around @ him aud his paper-altncusS both were e con-
sdered as outside tue pale or the regular democratic
many sociey as the stronghold OF the abuses in tas
democracy e which they co%psmsd sad So1ss
They further charged to chiefs with appropriatlng
oncea aud hence they were said 70 %
lation Of W to S them o'SA' she term u' .Sant 1gSs
ers." as indicating sordid ana covetous spirit in
were accused Of goI1s up the oacS
stairs oftne Wigwam" and organizing meetings be-
fore the rank and ne mad ~ opporsunlss NY 70 be
many Society always held their meetings In their
hall the inner circle OF controlling spirits were for
Joining tavern. the Pewter Mug, where, on many
an important occasion, the proceediugs OF the main
body were cut and and drled. RED noco n..
On October 20 1885, meeting was held In Tam
rs usrS Was
That they were in favor OF the perpetustion Of bank
Session OF the hail immedisteIy the doors @ were
opened and prevented che chair being taken By
dsO Of r the Meeting ana psa Jos curtis tU M
stead; whereupon scene OF CONFUSION followed
that perhaps, exces anything Of the Kind tnst ever
this force Of overpowertng numbers the regular
democrats were finally driven from the room, and
and sa the % oppoDens rs of monopoy ~ were sa S
their investigations IN the dark. However, they
held o. me e ana ney were
boz OF the then newly Invented "oco foco'' matches
stored, which enabled them to organize the meeting
and agree upon ticket to SUIT themselves, aud "
pass resolutions IN accordance with their princt-
pies, after which they adjourned. Tne Courier ana
Enquirer next morning dubbed the equal rights
men the "LQc0 foc0s," which appelatt0n, instead Of
being given to faction only, was. however after
cratic party, who accepted the name as an emblem
OF promDtitude and proudly wore It as o badge OF
honor.
THEIR OPPOSITION 10 TAxMANY.
Thts lOco-f0c0 faction, however, was q formidable
one during the next two years. and caused c0nsld.
cradle destruction in the democratic ranks. Mr.
Leggett having met with an untimely DEATH Moses
jacques became Its leader, wniie among its men,
Byrdsafl Levi d. Samm, 4. F. vache. Clinton
Roosevelt, q. w. MatselI and Robert Townsend
Jr. They met at the old Civic and Mill
or the Bowery and Broome street. ana had the
assurance to resolve that the Tammany society
and usaRes were injurious to republicanism Several
noliticiaTs under cover or prefende0 frfondshfp