Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1823-09-13
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WINCHESTER:
iS.4TURD.4T, SEPTEMBER Is.
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
FOR ruE GAZETTE.

his country ma,ureiy 10 consider whom
they are willing 70 ebtrust w.lh such
high ard responsible duties as chief
magistrate Of the union. 10 deciding
this 'n,Gnrtnnt question, let us throw
aside sectional distinctions az unwur-
Thy great and magnnnimons nation,
aud freely, and wi'hGut partially,
weigh the merits Of The two most pro-
rinent Candidates, -CpAN CORD Avn
ADAMe.
Already we count g Eve Riehmonds
in the field. "-'The frieuds are urging
the claims Sf each iavorite candidate
with y pertinacity and zeal, sharpen.
ed By the desire OF Office. We see
mushroom presses e-tahlishpd under the
ar'pices Of some of the candidates,
frnm which daily issue torrent Of a
huse, disgraceiuI 80 civilization. aid
which Will afford tho enemies of our
connlry another argument against
the Liberty OF the press Papers. to
my own knowledge, are graiuit0uslv
distributed amnng our most inffncut a
citizen, no doubt for the purpose of
awc3irS them in tbs approaching elrc-
tin, B4t The efforts Of these President
nahins editors will prove abor,ive.
The p-opie will rise in the maie4ty Of
their srr'nSsh and assert their Rights:
will Indignantly froWn on The canAi
Gate wh9,e cause require, such mcr.
c-nary supporters, n'd elect him, who.
wien vei5hed in The balance, shall
not be found wanting.
IL has been reitera: ed, again and a.
gain, ny the hirslings of Messrs. A.
dams and Calhoun, that Mr.. Craw-
furd does mt possess the requisite tai
eats 70 ill the Presidential chair with
hrnnr e. himself add credit to the ma
ton. To this broad assertion | will
Imply n-k.--eouil a man so to ally de
void Of tG!ents ri,e from The bumble
walks # village Teacher, TO tie e1>
allied siatinn he NV hll, with such dis.
tingui-hed honor This circumstance
alone ia sufficient tn prove that Mr. T..
pogHesses talents uf the highe-, order.
Let ~ compare Messrs. Adams and
Crawford. and 40 the investigation wa
shall had the latter no loser. MIR.
Adams, at an early age, was seut to
foreign country 20 receive an education,
which, IL seems. HE home4puu country
wHs unable 20 ahorl il was there he
in.bihad those rcineip'es 81 etiquette
which hege remained by him ever since.
and Of which ne ease us sample 10
his letter respecting ms lady aud him
self pay nS first visits to member. OF
Tic Senate and their ladies A pretty
sn5jec' !Fnly 70 eacn.o The attention
os The Secretary of State G Inw
r.orH{yiug 20 ,ae pride e Americana,
That ~" 1T li'riI htsds o. Department,
e7r'G tind nothing better 10 culloy his
pen Bet 90 coa'iaue onT ,keich {:
m ais return irnr Englauj, mo
dnGa' prl;td up with his owu ac.
Pnt'efrtcts, a-d dis1is;'c ,be pain
sin i3city o.: his eonrtrymeeJ his Fs,
iher sen, him 20 the ecu.t Of S. Pc
i~r-hu,-, and Gs las. ,,iih hi'ls inter.
mission, 3ccH "a pubic lie ever since.
va GniIp amused az reading, a hort
.ime sj"r", why RI 4 should he sua,
ported for The next Presidency tn.
principal ere was. b, cause h. il p
staunch Democraf ! what Mr.. Adams
s. Democrat ! Pray tell me hov, when.
and where was he converted ? Was il
when III Federelists we're turned out
OF power-W hen he had supported na1
fatttd dnder heir administrator rr'ii
II was erumhli-S about their car. Va,
i then be dirc yeEcl cig political IN !?
VIVA II Mg3. he finn hich had so lnng
ob-cursd his ,i.ion, ftil oii al ht va.
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