TEMPORARY TOMB. THE FLAG INDICATES THE PROPOSED SITE OF MONUMENT. THE FINAL RESTING PLACE OF GEN. GRANT, RIVERSIDE PARK, NEW YORK. HISTORY OF THE POLITICAL PARTIES OF THE UNITED STATES. [See each administration for popular vote of each.] 1776-1789. The Whigs (Liberty Men or Particularists) were in power during the war for independence, and under the confederation, and advocated separation from Great Britain. Upon the adoption of the Constitution, 1787, they were divided on the powers of the government, the strong government men favored a federal government under the Constitution, and were called The Federals led by Jay, Hamilton and Madison; the other opposed any change in the articles. of confederation, and were called The Anti-Federals, led by Patrick Henry, John Hancock, Samuel Adams and George Clinton. THE OPPOSITION were the Tories, who favored the Crown. 1789-1801. The Federals were in power under Presidents Washington and Adams, and effected an amicable adjustment of the many intricate questions involved in the formation of the government. The Church and State Party was composed of Federals who favored such a union. THE OPPOSITION were The Anti-Federals, or Democratic Republicans. 1801-1841. The Democratic Republicans or Democrats were in power under Jefferson and Burr, 1800; Jefferson and Clinton, 1804; Madison and Clinton, 1808; Madison and Gerry, 1812; Monroe and Tompkins, 1816; J. Q. Adams and Calhoun, 1824; Jackson and Calhoun, 1828, Jackson and Van Buren, 1832; and Van Buren and Johnson, 1836. They favored the Non-intercourse Act, 1809; the second war with England, 1812; the purchase of Florida, 1819; the Missouri Compromise, 1820; the Monroe Doctrine, 1823; a Protective Tariff, 1828; vetoed nullification, 1832; the annexation of Texas, 1836; free trade, 1840. The Clintonians were a faction led by Governor Clinton of New York, growing out of the issues of the war of 1812. The opposition to national interference of State rights in South Carolina, 1831 under Jackson's administration gave rise to The Nullification Party, led by J. C. Calhoun. The Burrites, followers of Aaron Burr, occasioned by a division in the Democratic-Republican ranks at the election of Jefferson, 1800. The People's Party was the result of a division of the Democrats of the State of New York in the campaign of 1823. One favored the choice of Presidential electors by the people, the other by the State legislators. In 1835-7 a faction of the Democrats in New York city organized The Equal Rights Party. They opposed the regular Democrats in Convention at Tammany Hall, and during great confusion the lights were put out. The Equal Rights Men at once relighted the room with candles and loco-foco matches. From this date and incident they were designated Loco-Foco Party, and for a time it was applied to the whole Democratic party by the opposition. THE OPPOSING parties during this term of forty years were the federals, led by Adams and Pinckney, 1800, Pinckney and King, 1804-8; Clinton and Ingersol, 1812; King and Howard, 1816; J. Q. Adams and Stockton, 1820, [In the campaign of 1824, the three factions of Democrats were led by J. Q. Adams and —, Jackson and Calhoun and Crawford and Sanford, the Whigs led by Clay and Macon. There being no choice by the people, J. Q. Adams was declared President by the House of Representatives] by Adams and Rush, 1828, Clay and Sergeant, 1832, Harrison and Granger, 1836. The Secessionists:-The federals opposed the purchase of Louisiana, 1819, upon the plea that it would give the balance of power to the South. Here started the first Secession movement, led in the North by Aaron Burr, candidate for Governor of New York. His election was defeated by the efforts of Alex. Ilamilton, which resulted in a duel, fatal to Hamilton. They hoped to join issues with the disaffected Democrats or Burrites, and thus carry the next Presidential election; The Peace Party was a faction of the Federals opposed to the second war with England, 1812. The Hartford Convention, 1814, composed of Federal delegates from New England, in session three weeks with closed doors, advocated peace with Great Britain s this proved the death of the Federal Party. The Anti-Masonic Party sought to exclude Masons |