The New York herald., 1872-07-06
dent; The election In the electoral colleges resulted
as fOlIOW6:-

dent The election In the electoral colleges resulted
as follows;-
For the republican ticket. 1872
For the federal ticket. "a
Many things under the nrst term OF Jefferson nad l
party, and not the least among these things was
his purchase OF the vast Territories known then as
Louisiana from France, under the First Napoleon,
for the paltry sum OF $4,000 ooo-our hrst annexa-
ti0n.
1sos-PrRsr ELECTION OF MADISON
In this contest, owing to yenersons embargo and
to the embarrassments OF American commerce and
the critical state OF our relations with France re-
Milan and Berlin DEGREES OF Napoleon, &c.. the fede-
raj party recovered little fr0m their heavy defeat
OF 1904 In the Presidential election between James
Madison the republican candidate, and Pinckney,
the federal candidate, the electoral vote was thus
divided
For Madison. ... ..122 For Pinckney. ........ Al
George Clinton llls votes) was with Madison,
elected Vice President.
1si2-xADIsoNs SECOND ELEorroN.
In this year our foreign complications brought
about our second war with England-the war for
rated somewhat preIudiciaily to Madison's admins
tration and his party for the Presidential election
ing strength The electoral vote stood:-
For For Vtc6
Federal ticket DE Witt Clinton. SO Ingers0lL SO
1sl6-FIRsr ELsoTIoN OF MONROE.
land with the return OF peace, greatly strength
ened the republican party, while the opposition OF
tine % tS this greatly %
dent In this contest. and Daniel D. Tompkins, Of
New York, the republican nominee for Vice Presl.
81 for Rufus King the federal candidate for Prcsi.
dent these "a votes being distributed among several
candidates Of this party for'vice President.
1S20-MoNRoE's SECOND ELEcrIoN-'THE ERA OF
GOOD FBELING."
IN thia cOntest tho foderal marty from fta
position to the war of 1812-havng died Out-disap-
peared. Monroe was reelected President by every
eecsed Vice sYfa President BY As Votes against "a III
from this point that 70 new departure In the or
was taken; for in this contest the old political party
lines OF division were Obiterated and the American
people became ''all republicans and all federalists.
ls24-ouR FIRST PRESIDENTIAL SCRUB RACE.
In this contest the federal party having dissolved
become divided upon several favorites, we had
what Is called q Presidential scrub race-that is, q
5e II wne9 each an ms
mating Caucus was held this year, and 1t was In
favor OF Crawford, but 1t was signal failure. The
drew Jackson, John Quincy Adams, William II.
Crawford ana Henry Clay, and the votes of the elec
toral tori colleges were thus 90 divided 1de M among them
The highest Of these candidates having less than
q majority OF the whole vote, the election was
thrown into the House of Representatives, the
choice in that body under the constitution being
limited t. the three highest Of the candidates from
the electoral colleges The House in these elections
votes by States each State giving one vote as the
majority OF its delegation may decide. On the first
ballot In this election Adams was elected, having
received the votes Of thirteen States, against Jack
son seven and Crawford four. Adams thus became
friends Of Jackson, who claimed that his popular
and electoral vote as the head Of the list, should
have determined the election in his favor In the
House; and when Adams made Clay his Secretary
OF state, the Jacksonian cry Of bargain and sale
in the House between Adams and Clay-"the Puri.
tan and the baCkleg'-was raised and sounded
through the land against the corrupt coalition"
And from this small beginning under the nag Of
Jackson and the glory OF his battle of New Orleans
was developed the late all powerful and dictatorlai
democratic party.
1S2S-JACKs0N AGAINST ADAMS.
From the agitation of the corrupt coalition" Of
1924, the glory Of New Orleans, the alien and sedi.
and REFORM" against the cheapest Of our admins
trations-sis ooo 600 yearGJaSkson IN this contest
U.s. to eigty for Adams e But i was mainly
his glorious victory Of New Orleans" tnat gave
Jackson his great success Some OF the Outrages Of
especially the burning Of the public buildings lp
Washington, had revived an intense and deep anti
ewaa he his
chastisement of British insolence at New Orleans.
1t was, therefore, as the hero OF New orleans that
Jackson became the founder and the idol OF the
democratic party, and 1t was In tins connection that
the sth Of January became and was observed
nual party festival.
lsa2-JAcKsoN's SECOND ELEcrroN-NEw PARTY CON-
PLICATIONs.
The gloss OF Jackson the hero OF New Orleans
by the year 1882 had somewhat faded, though 1t
But as President "the hero of New Orleans" during
his first term had made himself greater hero with
his supporters by his indomitable pluck against an
opposition Congress, his resolute wli his decisive
policy in turning his enemies out OF ONCE and put.
ting his friendsn, and by his war upon the United
a tpa Ran Of
trenchant veto Of bill to recharter that institution
New party complications Pile ito were developed az We IN this
temptble. The results were In the electoral Vote
For President
Andrew Jackson, democrat. .219
Henry Clay, national republican. n................ 40
John Floyd South Carolina vote) ............. IL
william Writ, anti. Mason. n..................... 7
arty on the Of JACKSON but when we to
sift II this overwhelming ascendancy win disappear.
He was strong to q great extent. because OF the
absurd divisions OF the opposition.
1s3e.-vAN BUREN's ELECTION.
Martin Van Buren,, as Presidential candidate
was the creation and the creature Of General jack
son. Van Buren, was thus nominated as the 1ineal
successor OF "Od Hickory" and pledged to follow
In this election 1t will be seen that from the con-
tnued divisions Of the opposition upon several can
didates Van Buren gained an easy victory, though
1t probable that there in reality majority OF
the people opposed to him. The distribution of the
electoral vote OF 1885 shows how the strength OF the
opposition, as in 1882, was wasted, to wit:-
For Martin Van Buren, democrat. 40
For W. II. Harrison, opposition. .............. 70
For Hugh L. white, opposition. .....,.......... 28
For Daniel Webster MASSACHUSETTS vote) ...... IA
For W. p Mangum South Carolina vote) ...... IL
Colonel Richard NJ Johnson, of Kentucky, with
regular democratic nominee; but as the Colonel
had negro wife in Kentucky-and very ugly negro
wench at that-the Virginia democracy repudiated
him, and so the election Of Vice President was
carried to the Senate where Johnson was
chosen.Johnson SO votes, Francis Granger, Of New
York, 10. -
1e4o.-THE GREAT POLITICAL wHIRLwIND.