Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1824-04-27
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EDWARDsvILLE, APRIL 81, 1924.

country, during the two last weeks, that
Mr.. Adams had consented 10 serve as
Vice President, or to be re-appoinled
Secretary oil State, under Gen. Jackson
as President. We warned our friends
not to give the least credit to this story,
and we are now happy to have il in our
power to contradict 1t from a respectable
source. The following rem arks are from
the National Journal, printed at Wash
ington, OF he 81 INST.
i" .4rhfce No Stronger evidence can
be neccss ny oil the high standing of Mr..
Adams with the people of the United
States, than that the friends of the other
candidates have all been equally willing
and DESTROYS TO place him upcn their re-
spec,ive tickets as Fice- President |, is
not long since direct proposition TO
this effect was m tdc TO him by the friends
Of IA CrawJord and now ii is busiy
whispered, that, Notwithstanding his in
dienant rejection OF The proposition from
thai qnarler he would be content 10 &C
cept the Vice-Presidency with Gen
Jackson. We k ow not, Dor do W.
care, how or where the Story originated;
it was NO doubt got up with the S IN
design, and probably came from the
same source with the report which pre-
ceded the first proposition. That design
was to create the false impression upon
the people, that the friends of Mr.
A lans felt no confidence IN the proha
bill of his success; if such repor'
could gain credit, it was hoped that those
who had moi yet made up their minds,
would decide at once not to support
cause acknowledged by its friends to be
desperate; and that many Of the warn
supporters Of NJ. Adams, at distance,
would cheerully acquesce in the pro-
missed cer'anly Of making him Vice Pre-
sidenr. ral her than lose his services alto
gethcr. by vain effort 10 make him Pee
sident-The fir scheme, it is well
known, did not take !; and the very men
who formed it, would willingly after
wards have reUersed the proposition, if
they could thereby have secured the in-
| Iluence of Mr. Adams friends to raise
their favorile to The second post in HE
be equally unsuccessful 1.-THE friends o!
| Mr.. Adams never had greater canse to
be sanguine, than at the present moment
when every mail brings with it som,
fresh proof of accession OF strength. Bu
even il they were less sangnine of his
election by large majority of the peo-
| pie, we venture to assert that no real
friend Of MIR. Adams would give his as
sent 10 any arrangement that would de-
grade his high pretensions. No--if the
United States are nc. willing to reward
! his long and faithful services, by raising
him to the rank for which his talents
aud experience so pre-emiHently qualify
him, those who are realty his f,2en2s,
personal or political, would prefer to see
him return again to the great body oil his
fcllow-c citizens, with the hnnors he has
already won, rather than that be shou I'd
diminish the lussre of those honors, by
lcknow Lodging the superiority of any OF
competitors. -
RUSSELL f. HEAoocK, Esq. Of Union
county, is announced in the Illinois Ga
zette as candidate for Elector of Pres-
dent and Vice Presiden', for the south
western district Of this state. IF elected,
he will vote for Gen. Jackson as Presi-
ldent.
| That district has heretofore been con.
sidered the strong hold Of Mr.. Clay in
this state. But now, we learn from the
Illinois Gazette and other sources, the
current OF opinion is setting in very
strongly in favor of the General.
In this, the NORTHWESTERN district, a
large majority off the people are undoubt-
eddy favorable to Mr.. Adams.
From the northeastern district (the
upper counties on the Wabssh) our in.
formation is not sufficient to form ar
opinion with respect to the most favored
.candidate. -
COMMUNICATION.
The convention party IN Wayne coun
~ have had a meeting nominated can
didates for senators and representative:
10 the General Assembly; passed sun
dry resolutions, and requested the edi
tors of the Illinois Gazette and Illinois
Republican TO publish their proceedings
J These have already appeared in the ga,
zette; and it is understood that the edi
lnr Of Ihe Penn bic an has been En RMS h ef