Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-04-12
From the Washington City Gazette.
THE NEXT PRESIDENT.

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tain distinguished individuals whom the
writer conceives most likely 10 be candi-
dates. at the next election, for the office OF
chief magistrate of the union, il not at the
end of Mr.. Nonroe's first, certainly at the
expiration OF his second, term OF service in
1925. 1t must be confessed that through
out this article there is display Of keen
ness and foresight which bespeaks pretty
accurate calculation as 10 the final result OF
the question he has thus boldly undertaken
to canvass out amongst so many aspirants,
it is almost out of the reach of political sa-
gaci!y to 'say which grain will grow, and
which will not )" for with such galaxy OF
talen, as the nation can now boast of, COM
petitos will no doubt become more hume
rous every term. We trust the people will
take the business OF electing the president
and vice president of the United States
more Immediately INTO their own hands, and
no longer permit a modern "pratorian
band" under the garb OF a caucus, ITO give
away the empire" without their consent.
On this subject we shall never sacrifice
principle to personal considerations; we
stand pledged to no man or party; we de-
clare ourselves for the people in defiance
IF al corruption or intrigue, in whatever
quarter it may appear; and the hircling
scribblers, (whoa. we know are already on
the ground pensioned with office and pat.
rcnase, waiting to obey the commands Of
their masters) J, or the legitima.es who pub
lish by authority" may equally expect
to meet, in this print, such endearors TO de-
,ect and expose political knavery as the
rights and safety of he people imperious-
j. demand, whenever such momeEtous
question may be agltated. The course
pursued by this paper on former similar
occasion, gave it that eclst for honesty and
integrity of intention, It shall in future be
lis greatest qualification TO merit.
That our readers may perdse what has
just been said on tbs topic, we su!oin the
following extracts:
"The election of president C. the United
States takes place in the ensuing year 1890.
The whole Of the proceedings OF the exc
cutiye government for the two past years,
have been regulated by views to rc-elec-
ton. The whole interests Of society have
been sacrificed to this single object; as Mr.:
Monroe himself predicted th"y would be,
when discussing the federal government III
the Virginia convention. Every thing at
this moment bends to the reelection OF the
president; or tue intrigues of competitors
The southern Interests and the west uni
ted, and ;he centre states, Maryland, Penn
sylyania, Jersey, and New FORK, bought
Up by corruption, or palsied by the usual
modes Of despotism, systematic dlstrac-
ton anu ca'umny ofany man who dares dis
pute the title OF the anoiAled q cGucus t;
must r. nder the eastern state a compound
of mere negative character, or open 10 their
selishness or laxity Of moral character the
opportunity of counting in on the lists OF
those whom it would be hopeless 10 OPP
pose.
This is the general appearance of things
now in silen, progression. Meanwhile other
elements are revealing themselves; from
which il may not 5e amiss 20 draw aside
the veil so that as events rise, the public
eye may not mistake or confound objects.
There are no less than sic candidates spo-
ken Of for The station of president of the u
nited States. There was seventh whom
they feared, and whom all were concerned
in one shape or another to revere; and yet
every effort was made, TO remove him from
tie public affection.
In the south, Monroe, Crawford; in the
west, Clay in the centre, Clinton, Temp
kins in the east, J. @. Adams.
Here are six persons well known TO the
country in one shape or another, towards
whom their several friends look as candi-
dates IN 1890.
The actual president last year visited the
eastto see hoz9 the land lag in that quarter
and appears TO have returned perfectly So
turatsd 9th oriental adulation. This year
lie travels with the sun towards the south,
and will probably obtain as much incense
there, as if he were one of the eastern La
ma.
During all this time, Mr.. Crawford, by
means olthe vast scope Of The revenue &C.
nenhence-ihe land ofhces-hank Office.