Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1822-08-03
ELECTION OF PRESIDENT.

ELECTION OF PRESIDENT,
The Presidential Election. liK- ina, vast
mass OF matter To which the earth gre vitates,
fails not to attract the public attention,
notwithstanding its distance, Toasts, new"
paper P'rsgraphs, private conversation, and
we suspect private letters, Dear witness to
the interest which IL excl,es.
The Frankln Gazette asserts that Mr..
calhoun Is the tavOrite of decided MAORI.
~ 1t the Pennsylvania Repuoican,--and
he Appeals among other reasons. To the ioasts
OF the 4th JAY. The Lass Phiadeiphi Sen.
tinel asserts, That = beyond the Limits of
Pennsylvania, we have not seen solitary
toast In favor of Mr.. Calhoun as the next
president and that g in pennsylv,nis, his
name has beea bat seldom mentioned either
among the regular or volunteer tossts," and
that g II must be perfectly apparent, what.
ever may De the case with few individuals
In Philadelph and elswhece, that The mass
ut the democrat. OF Pennsylvani. have not
yet been committed in favor of any one of
the candidates. The Philsdeiplfa Press
admits, hal mr. Findiay i. committed to
Mr.. Calhoun, though his personal predi
lections are in favor of shother; bat adds
that, the othe, United States Senator from
Peonsylvsnia, Mr.. Lowry, ''does nut hest
tate tn declare himself in favor of Mr.. Craw.
ford "
BE this asst may, certain d.cu,sion by
,, way OF Episode. has gown up belwixt the
Advocate, the American, the Statesman of
New York, Argus of Albany, he Pre,s OF
Philadelphia, on the one haDd and The Ma :.
uonai intel!igenc.r IN the aIhrr. on the pro-
! priety OF bringing together the states of
Pennsylvania and y York and some add
Ohio ! N RI fDr ha Ill r
| the President. The frs. say their object is
TO bFaS together the Republicans Of these
thrre gre,, 'ta'e., and save the country, if
| possible. from the risk Of throwing tpe fiual
| election into Ia Ii of r because il would
| prove a source of alarming intrigue, and
! and porever woulj sin!; The rye states TO
Level with the sm 4! ones The Iutelligen,
CIR c"meats the proposition with a great
deal OF force a species Of cabsl, and as
IN tempt 10 array Two or three states n i.
gainst the rest eve suppose saws the n.
!. that il mighs De designed Go have an.
! poiated, 10 egi.lativr Caucus in each state.
certaio numher of delegates Convention
ct the three sac. ntm-o, whose selection of
! candidates tor he frat anL second magis "a.
| cy OF no cHuntry should he binding on each
state, and could b. made so. 100, by reason
| OF all three OF these 'ates voting by general
icNe This is what suppose might oe
il aci' alton, but ere now t.ppy TO team ha,
"evr bees though nf.''
| We 'oGfe,s Oh the one hand, tina while
we disspprove of III cahaI., If all attempts
! IN he car' Of On- or two safe, to dictate 20
| The rest or TO rule th-m by intrigue, while we
| vI'w with Jealousy al rely local AM par
! TIT COALITIONS we will su5scrlue to limos,
! anY tx pedlent which is Consistent with the
! principles OF liberty and til" constitutiog, to
save VI from an election ny The II. of R.
we cao see no DOlec ian, for Instance IN -
ny man or set of men, proposing a scheme
to col,ec the srnse of the peopie, in ord to
secure an election by the Electors IF
any one nr any apmb Of the republican,
of ". Y. or 'nn,y,vania, or Virginia or
Ken ucky, will pr pose an eligible sehe ne
tor hl' purpose, tn b. ac,ed upon by all the
'tates. it will be entitled 10 the pubic atten,
ZION Sap"ose, delegate, irr instance, To b.
ap2"i"ted by he legi,la i've caucus of all
he tia Is, would not hat mod, BIZ better
than congregational caucus =? The suhiec, at
al vents, is worthy Of an e7qury.
W. have 40 idea nrw, tbaj he scheme
thrown out IN New York was iniended
{ as the N-tional inreIIigencer hintsl 10
place n. TX $40 array agains; pirgin;a,
and o bring PennsylvaoI, [, her AID. We
rather sgres win the last Albany Argus
! present appearances at least --e,u tn couo
tenspc he 'entiGrnt: "JIe KNOB of moth.
! ing sohdteUe, ,ohich indicates mat there
sotH be diGerence 6et5oeen Virginia and
Nezp York. on The question SOHO shall be
our merit PreSiacat?'' LRIcnMD. EHQ.