. New York city and vicinity during the war of 1812-15, being a military, civic and financial local history of that period. The Federal ma-jority in the 1st and 2d Wards was 323. In theSecond Congressional District both the Democratic 64 EFFECT OF THE ELECTION. candidates were elected by an average majority of436. The State Senator for the Southern District, aFederahst, was elected by 254 majority. The Commercial Advertiser said of the Federal-ists : Of the persons of this description whoomitted to vote in the first three wards, there is asufficient number to have carried in the whole of theFe
. New York city and vicinity during the war of 1812-15, being a military, civic and financial local history of that period. The Federal ma-jority in the 1st and 2d Wards was 323. In theSecond Congressional District both the Democratic 64 EFFECT OF THE ELECTION. candidates were elected by an average majority of436. The State Senator for the Southern District, aFederahst, was elected by 254 majority. The Commercial Advertiser said of the Federal-ists : Of the persons of this description whoomitted to vote in the first three wards, there is asufficient number to have carried in the whole of theFederal ticket. This was the first time that anyDemocrats were elected to the Assembly from NewYork City. We need not speculate as to what would havebeen the effect if the Federal ticket had prevailedthen throughout the State of New York. Themovements of the enemy were such in threateningNew York City, and the actual invasion of thenorthern part of the State, and the result before theLegislature was called to a special session by theGovernor in September, when all were in favor ofself-defence, as a matter of CHAPTER XXVI. Financial Conditions—Treasury Notes Issued—Loans Called For—John Jacob Astor—Jacob Barker—Subscribers to the Loan—Paper Money Plenty. HE financial needs of the Governmenthad become more urgent than in the^ previous two years of the v^ar. Manyof the Habihties contracted then werebecoming due in the early part of theyear 1814, All the loans asked for hadbeen taken, and the treasury was almost the loan of $7,500,000, taken under Act of Au-gust 2,1813, being by installments, one-half of it hadbeen paid in during the year 1813, and the other halfbecame due January 15 and February 15, , when paid, would not satisfy existing press-ing liabilities. The embargo had stopped revenuein that direction, and there would be nothing tomeet the current expenses of the w^ar. Immediaterelief must be obtained in some manner before aidcould b
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