The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1823-11-20

who srs psinly Interested in lte 1si,htdi dis.
charge OF Lffieivi duties, IL usy moi be impro-
per, IN ne, TO suggest, to ,he former such con.
siceisiions % msy ob,isre their objections,
eod convince them, that, ty espousine the c.
lection OF MIR. Atsms, they will, in fse', do
al that csu honestly be done for their own
sseuiiiy, while, st The snme time. they pio.
mote the best interests Of The com muniiy si
Tge.
II 10 universally sdmitisd, that MIR. Aosms
10 the most able of ell the cshdida,es, and ibs,
the opinion OF his superior sbiliiy is genetsIly
prevalent, bmoog the people. IL !, sdDit.
ted, that The people have the iule $, reliance
Oh his integrity and devotion TO his country.
u 10 edmiued, tka', according 20 present
prospects, he will receive The UNANIMOUS sui.
ifsge Of the ak moi ,hern ststes--ih.G major.
iiy, end . hge majority OF the people oil
New. York is with hlm--tbst his friends 70
Ohio are numerovs and powerful, and that
the people Of that s,aio Wait only for ss,isisc.
,ion, on one point Of politics (whcher OF not
he 10 in favor Of Legislative projection to msn-
uketufes) TO declare IN bis favor--,hst The
friends Of General Jackson, in the western
aud soulbwes,eIn, and the iriepds OF Mr..
Calhoun, in the southern and middle, sIsses,
are mosdy in favor Of Mr.. Adsms, If there
should be no prospeci Of eieeung their re.
spective candidates. This opinion, there fore,
so iudustriovsly cireuiaied by The friends OF
Mr.. Crswfo,d d, that Mr. Adams cannot unite
the sufi ayes Of the people, IS faliscious spd
decepuve---cslcusisd only TO discourage the
waveting aud tiuid politicians, TO whom We
have alluded. Ask The neofIe, whether al
the Donh or south, esst or west, and they
will tell you that John Quincy Adams is The
moo of their cho,ce, and that, wherever,
among them, he has sny opponents, those op'
ponenis ate csucus msn, who wish, like The
e oriap guards Of snciepi Rome, 10 meet
o. tbe Captol, and there dispOse IT he EN-
2ire TO toe bes, bidder. Adams is the name
mos, frequently mentioned ~ tho peoples
candidate. Adams is the man whom The peo.
pie demand tor their President. They see
the aeed Ct his powerful tslenls end inf ri
bic iniegtiy, TO conduct the country through
the storm which lowers 50 dsrkly IN 'be Eu-
ropeao beplsphere--ihey look for his Fl M.
ness spd experience, TO preserve the tone OF
our republican institutions in tho admins rs-
,ion OF The domestic government. As he is,
in himself, tho most abte OF the csndida,es
30 is no The s,ionges, with the people.
IL IL eNpeC'cu pi Wcn VINO bOiu VIC Viilcs
Of the general government, thai, like their
fellow ciuzcns in p'iva,e life, they will fo'H
and exercise an opinion. on this monet ntous
question. There is ooiy ooe OF he candidates.
from whom, II elected, they havo sny reason
10 app,ehend a dismissal from their places,
should their sentiments happen to be adverse
10 his elsction--Mt. Crawford Ia the one. We
are wurrsn,ed in tho supposi;ion, that such
will be Ats course, II chosen, by tho denuncis
,ions Of hi, E. ionds. The offiee holders who
are ad.-.---,a his sleVa'io~~-- - ~ ''~".
selves, therefore, 10 unite IN issor OF some
ONE Of the casdids.es---in feyor OF the STRoNs-
EST ooe for if they suffer their strength to
be divided and neuiraIizsd, among three or
Tour candidates, they incur rhe 'isk Of nomi-
ns,ion o. election by the House oi Reptesen.
ts,ive., 10 which body NJ Cswio,d d Is sOppos.
ed TO be p' edomiosnt. Many Of them have
already comri,ied themselves 100 fec TO incur
This ri.k, WIN ssie'y--they mu., lake care oi
themselves, and oi The country. A Ccngres
sionai caucus, or en- election by the House.
would be their ruio. Their only seeu,i'y is
10 The popular voice, end The union Of ,hal
voice 10 favor of Mr. Adams.