The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1823-09-25
Political @iseeIlanp.
For the Republican.
Presidential Election.
No. g..


Perhaps, l have not, now, follow .ci,izens,
enumers,cd all the oblecnons which have
been made to the election OF Mr.. hpAMs;
but have remarked upon all which have
heard made. And wha, do they all amount
to! Were tbs objections we'll founded. would
any honest man deny him his support, in con
sequence OF their existence 1 think no,
but there are no grounds for them TO res, up.
on; they do not in fact exist, TO greater ex
tent shan l have already admitted.
Why ,hen, We have . right to ask, why 10
Mr.. ADAMS uppused, and opposed too, IN bis
election, by so,us OF tho people OF New Fog
land II mas not been my object TO incuics,e
local jealousies, or encourage sectional feel
ings, bur ii all the candidates wore upon an
equal footing ~ 10 claims, Qualifications, and
cvesy ihj0s else necessary TO render ono
compc,en, to ill snd discharge the duties OF
tho office oi President OF tho United States,
il would DO perfectly natural for the peopl. Of
New Englspd 70 prefsr the man who lived a.
mony then, snd whose wsys and hsbi's were
nore like thels own. To expect 10 the COM
mon course Of things, q differeu, line u con.
coodoc', wou'd'imply different consiHoiion
OF mind from any that can be sound among
the race OF man. II we sec course Of con.
due, different from sny tha, we should nau.
rally be led to suppose would exist, we mus,
iovk for the causes OF it, among the unsccial
tec lugs OF tie mind.
Ii Is not known Of this time which of The
c-ndida,es VII succeed, and ,h.s Spces,ainty
causes man to vrsr uhon fho'r o0rs, 70, fesr Of
being in the m,ao,My. There arc rssny ~
every county, whore only wish, and the de
eifc. OF whoye hcsrtr -, to be on the side of
the strongest ~ ihis time nineteenth, Of
those who hold Offices and wh6 ave in great
degree dspenden, upon IN for subsis,ebee,
with MauY ., their friends and connexions,
are OF that description. Tho candidate who
would be mos, likely TO succeed. would in
their estimation, be the beat qusiiR.d for the
ofhce. As they are now unable to calculate
upon the success OF any one Of them, n,o'o
Than tho Others, their e'y is policy. policy
lie, us no, be too much IN hurry: we can
lose nothing by waiting and II We wait los
wniie we can make better bargain io' our
Store. Tbs iangusge snd conduet, Is very
nstu,sl for men Of the description I have
mentioned but /, il the Isngusgc Of iu,,ico,
political n,egsny, and Of true patriotism.
Frnm people Of this desc option, we Ut this
claims OF Mr.. ADAMS. Ak ,ne oi them, il
the qualifications of NJ. ADAMS are no, ~
perior to those OF either ct The o,her y ,ndi.
dates if he has Dot had mos experience ; if
his requirements aud talents arc Dot both
greater; IL his claims tor tho Office OF p esi
dent are MT grea,sr; to all those suestIons
they will snswer yes but We also lean from
them, that some of tho Other candidates ~ III
make good Presidents, end we ought not TO
be too bsNy q the selection of tho one we in.
tend to support. Some persons OF the de
scri p,ion tefe,red TO, have been led 20 believe,
aoJ are fully persuaded, from whst they have
heard from rosd, that Mr ADAMS cannot
be elceted-it is impossibls for him TO be
lecled-he 10 so unpopular among, snd SO OBJ
noxions TO the great body Of the people.
We must not only expect hat these men
will be cold and indifferent TO the rights end
claims OF M. ADAMS, but We must also cal.
cula,e upon their opposing him wuh ell ,htir
forces and with oil their strength. In thei,
owo estimation, they csn lose nothing by The
opposition, aod would have oo,hiue TO hope
for from sny supper, they would give hin.
II l EN- correct IN ,hess remarks, whsi 10
there TO excite our wonder, 10 the indiffer.
ence of msny persons TO the rights Of MIR
ADAMS, or their opposition to him. Ousht
we TO be surprised at the indifference OF op.
position Bu, the'e are other causes Of oppo
siiioo to NJ. ADAMS, end they would exist u
WAsBiSoroS Or JErFERsoN was q csndi.
date for the Prssidsn,ship, provided there
were other candidates for the same Office, and
!, wss not reduced 10 moral certainly, which
ono Of the candidates would DO the suecsssiul
one.
IL nine ,on,hs Of the people Of Rbods.I'.
land should vote for Mr.. ADAMS. tho other
tenth would have no reasons TO reIss 10 ,hei,
zeal for NJ. CRAWFORD, although they cou'd
render hin no eGeeuye AID, or ssseousi scr.