Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-01-27
Etfracs Of letter. from Member Of Congress
70 ore q TIE Editors, daed q. SGse. Civ of
Washiagtoa, s23d January, 1894.

hffrdcs Of letter from a Member Of Congress
70 one q the EDITORS, dated a4 .Gte. Gu q
Wasti'sstoa, 23d January, 1924.
"The electioneering conflict wakes war,pe,
ana warmer, and nothing has yet TRANSFERRED ia
prove decisive of the issue. Were to hazard a
conjecture, itwould be, that HENRY Clay will
be the next President. The grace and elegance
with which he presides over the first Assembly in
the'world--fns fine tact in conciIiating all inter-
ests and all parties--the splendor of his oratorv
and his irresistible address, blind aud iacinate ali
men. He Is truly 60 wonderful monument of
self-created greatness and nobleinan of ma
lures own creation" Knowing that before the
Electoral Colleges, his chances are inferior to
Adams or Crawford's, he has denounced a Cau-
Gus with vehemence. In this, the partizans of
Adams, Calhoun and Jackson concur; and as
they, united, compose large majority of Con-
gress, to denOunce aud to prevent is one and the
same thing. The friends of Mr.. Crawford, are
as Jealous for that measure, as his enemies are n-
ncal 1T; and yet they pretend to constitute the
last and toriorn hope of the .Jefersonian School.
II vs. Singular enough that these gentlemen, who
Affect to be the only true descendants of the De-
mocratic worthless Of 1898, form the single party,
vino openly aud avowedy advocate the measure
OF Gaucus Ii is for them to reconcile the in
Consistency of TINS course, with their professions
or unshaiten attachment to the Constitution, of
zeal for the early opinions of the party, and I'M
cfiangcabe opposition to all meas .rcs which par
take of usuipation.
'..H is supposed, that there may be between rs
and 100 Members, willing to go into Caucus, and
of these some fifteen or twenty belong tc the old
Federal party. AS Mr. Crawford's fate is known
and admitted by his friends, to depend on a eau
Gus no1,ination, itwonld be no matter of surprise
to me- If this minority resorted to the desperate
eXpe,bent OF nominating him as the choice of The
Repu02con purity. In that event. SO fragrant an
outrage ON decency. and the rights OF the n,ajori-
ty, would be answered and repealed by counter
meeting, 10 which if no nomination were made,
the rights oi the people would at least be yndcat-
ed against so gross an usurpation and INSULT
Many aid unsuccessful efforts have been made
by the friends of Crawford to induce Clay to post
pone his preensions; but the friends of the latter
deem the proposition fraudulent and unreason-
able, and retort the solicitation. There apiU be
no compromise, no Caucus, and no election.
Aiicr all the coniectures & calculations which
have been formed of New-Yorl, it is believed
very generally here, that majority of the As
se'nbly OF that State, is for Calhoun. The cleo
ton of the Speaker, Goodell, which was claimed
by the Crawfordites triumph, was only effect
cd oy that gentieinan's re,aouncing his previous
pre4lilection for the Secretary of tie T easury.
If the mode of election be changed as proposed.
from the system of General Ticket, to that of
Districts, aHthe Can3 dates may come in for their
share OF support, and probably in the order that
follows, viz. Calhoun, Crawford, Adams, CLAW
and Jackson.n