Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1824-07-20

That there are among my enemies, some wht
would have reioiced at the defeat of this mea
. sure III the House Of Representatives, undeI
f, the hope that it would render me odious t.
YOU, cannot doubt but from such politician.
hope merciful providence may continue a,
it has done so far, to deliver you. This yer,
bill, however, which it was feared from my ex
traordnary course, | should not be able to gr,
amended in the House, came down from the Sc
nate in an entirely imperfect shape and in
order to render il efectuai, not only support
ed the necessary amendments, but had the
good fortune to propose some myself that were
adopted. How true the predictions of the
Kaskaskia Prophets have turned out to be,
shall now leave you, fellow-citizens, to deter.
mine.
Having been addressed, in public journal
on the subject OF the Presidential election, BY
several respectable citizens of Alton, who state
that they honored me with their confidence at
former election; and supposIng it probable
that others as well as they may expect some
observations from me on that subject, avail
myself of this method of presenting them and
yon with my reply.
have already stated that in the event of
the election going to Congress- | should as a
representative, and in accordance with what [
consider TO be cardinal principle of our re-
preventative system, be governed BY the as
certained vii, Of a majority of my constituents.
have made no pledge TO Gen. Jackson, the
distinguished individual named in that commr-
nicnion. nor 10 anv one in his hebalf u,hat
ever, nor did ever exchange one word with
him in relation to his election to thai in,,o,tant
station. lfmy friends of Alton supposed, when
they formerly gave me their sut1rages, that
denf ooo;,st the ,scar,an.d win ora ar
nv cnns,tuen4s "a, o,l, reer,et "
bored Under sucb = ra;staEs gu III
he en- much at variance With ,,,, sc Nv,
;,h and ,es,onsi,ia 5,,,,, IS i,,.,.:,'
that could not oiya il rs ,hap s.,,,aoa,1
hou,eve. that NJ. Ada,1., ,.ss ~ e4,'nI;, ~
his st,te and ,hot ,,n1ar s,,cb c;rc,.4
would watt, fo. Kin in Cnn,.r.,ss ,ha, 1891
under correct ;noressope at lens, 50 Ca, 90
reloted IN tbe;r evnrc,a,;ons or ,ba ,.nt, 7
would give Mi hn;nr csned nm h,, ,b, a..
TOW ad,,ncse to State nav mr. fnrercc =. ~, ;nd;
viduaI tor NM, one of tIa csn1;1otns ! nrasa.n'
Il viii NOT he cyncrtsa Of mo CO ,rhat
have Ike eJery othcr ;nd;v;dnal a cba;ca
amonp The a;s,;non;shca cnn,ne,;to,s f,r,baf
s,.,on Il vnuld 6e,,av IN me- On
inI;tereuco tn The ,o,,rs,. ~ n,'l,l. ..,,s,s e.
dcny g,t aIthnuol,If,..l ,,'ot ,,r,.f..ra,.,. i
is not NV w;sb to 5'rrss It IN nJ ,ro
the virtue and ability of several OF the can,ii
dates are such as would in my judgment make
'hem ssie repositories OF me cn'ef executive
,'. .,l' 20. VI ,,'eI.'
cultivate and cherish feelings of friendship
and esteem
lie pr'"clPe p' Nh'cn hnid myself bound
trres. .bo,,,d hat leyoiye 'n,o, me- I cons;.
der equally applicable to every question which
may come before me. And Where any case
arises where my views of the Constitution OF
we o"''yu at4'eS ''s p,"i'ni' ,''s fI,' y'g,u,
il it, IN ;mnerat,ve du,v TO surrender the power
conferred upon me into the hands of those
interested-the people, 50 that they might
elect another whose views would coiheide
WIZ, ,,,, s,s,r omm. ,,a,, +,
t ~. he bo "o, -, oy ,, ,bt W ub;ch
the people would do Themselves, consistently
with the constitution, were they present to al
tend to il, and whenever he is unwilling SO to
act hod II 10 DC nus d'',y 10 surrender HIS
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Edwnr,lsriue, yuYy l6. 1924.
IN .Hddrcss 10 ne Citizens Of Illinois
for tie day oCetcction, and qvo,thy Of
their serious attention hreharatery
therato.
piass.d hsrord 81, the na,;ors or The
earth in he endowment Of civil and no.
l,.jcaI freedom. under constitution
vb;rb 10 ,he .dnr,,;,n If ,be w;.e in
ev.,r ,.,;on tn which the knowled~ n
!, 49, s.,.ndod--,he c,,;,ens of,h;s nre,,
renuhl,c I've We, to dcnlore ,hat here