Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-03-31
aMistrllang.
he History of American rarty Names.

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In the ears Immediately preceding the
revolution the English party names OF
whlg and tory came into use in this coun-
try-thc former being adopted by these
who in common with the British wings
resisted the oppression of the co'ored colo
nies. and the latter being applied in re-
proach 10 those who called themselves
loyalis,S. individuals were also called
tories WHO sided with the mother county
in The war of 1872. hut there Lever was
any organization calling itself tory among
rs.
AT the close of the revolution American
POLITICAL parties proper were first deyel-
oped under The names Of lederallstS, ana
the lnti-federalists, who wished fer Il
league Of convenience between thirteen
independent republics. The adoption OF
n new constitution WAS triumph OF the
federnlists, and they continued in power
through the two administrations OF Wash
ington ard the one of John Adams.
About The year 1892 the name OF anti
federalists was adopted ut Jefferson sug-
gestion, and that OF republican adopted III
It's place. ms party eiectcu nm vice
presldent with Adams IN lf9h ana piesl'
dent in 1900, aud again in 1904. 1t also
elected Madison in 1907, and again III
1872, and Monroe IN lo2O.
During Jeliersons second adminislla'
ton, John Rlndolph boiled from the re
publlcans' ana leu over 10 .he support oI
the fcderallsts IL short'llveu iacllon popu
larly known as "qulds. Ihe lederallsIS
called ihelr opponents uelllOcr'ttS -" h"iilC
for which thty hal no llhlh@-"Uu
Jacobins' Wniie inc 'cPuoIlcHn? re, :,
torted with black CocN'u ieuerallSls.
The iederais oecaine Unpopular tnl ouS,'
tDelr opposltIoh TO tne "ar Wltl HlSl''hu'
and It's close III 1919 lnlrheu Inelr virtual
extinction alllou2h 'hcy hi"ue sho" o.
snppoftlng huius ~ hS against Momloo III
lolo. Monroe elecIIoh III lou was
without oPposllioh' ;tuu t',en oIilie 'ie
era OF goo" ice!iiiS' III lo-f 'nole "'s
no party orSlhlHallohs' anu tlcrc was no
electloh OF Pfesioehls oy lue people 1o''il
Quihcy A"llhS was CHOSEN ny .iic iiouS'
rom among 'he l'Shest cahulHa'eS III 'ile
Following February. Dullh% his luihlhls,
tratlon me lrlehuS OF JACKSON VINO H''u
recelVeu il laisei nullioer Vi poP''la' w"
thah ADAMS assumed 'Ile name oi ue'ilo
crats, ana the ADAMS men uecaihe hno"i
Us national lepunllc%hs, Inc "ei'locl''s
ELECTED Jackson IN 1873, and again ~
NlS52, Van Buren IN 1851, loIK IN 1o14'
EPlerce IN 1907, anu buchanan IN looo'
"A During Jacksons 5 hrst term the anu
masonic larty acquired natiohal I'M
sportance, anu IN 1852, cast lllelr votes lol
William Writ, Henry Clay beng tine ha-
ttlonal republican candldlte In llie course
OF jackson second auh'hi,'ralioh' 'hr
national reruoi'clhS aoopteo 'he name ol
wings, ana put up Zen harrison lor tHrI'
candidate at the coming elect'"h ol lo'o
-Four yeuS laltr thty eIe,led lliih' us ,i'S
8dld Cen Taylor III lolo CPon men
fiiule to eiec, Gen. scott IN loo2. Horace
Greeley declared ihe party 10 ne uetu, ana
SO 1t proved to be, although lhilNlauai
"old Inc wings are eXtahI 10 this Gay
The aboliilonlsis never formed dietlhc'
\ political parry, but Ihelr doctrines can''
into prominence IN 1855 ana IN lo4O the
liberty parry supported James G' b'fhey
for the president ~ they dld again III
1911 with the late or. lie Nome lof wee
president. In 1919 the anu slavery men
took llie name OF Tree e'solIeF'--hi On nam Il
" Barnburners, ana supported Martin
Van Buren and Charles ffancls "A A@anS loi
y president and vice president Inc reH"''
was the defeat OF Van bufth enemy
Gen CaSs, ana the last u'umpn oi Ui'
wings. In l602 lhe lfee-Soi uthlocfa'E
supported John I. Hale Tor presId, MT
a In le5j-1I the northern Wings, oi "hoh
Greeley was more man any "'lef man
the leader gave up thor o,d names ''h'