Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-11-25
ALEXANDRIA,,
ruuRsDAy MORNING. NOV. s5.

Be referring to the files of the lntelli-
.cs, II will be found that the coo6dent
s..a;etions OF IFS editors. that Mr. Craw-
"a would receive tbe greatest number o.
ia. in the electoral colleges, were accom-
.,o;ed with the declaration. that this fact
l,,s would eniitle him. as matter OF
...,se to be elected by the House OF Re-
.,e.entative,. To such an opinion We
,oola never subscribe; nor can we be in.
duced to do it even now. when we have.
.,least. some grounds for anticipating
.lorality of the electoral votes for our la
,orite candidate.
We readily admit, that The voice of a
,,o;ori.y of The people il clearly sscer-
.,;ned, ought to be conclusive on this SUBJ
;,et: but We unhesitatingly deny, that
= Olurol.ty of The electoral votss is 40 indi-
.,,ion OF such voice. II will readily be
nerceiyed, that mere difference in rela-
lion to persons, might throw plurality Of
N, electoral votes in favor Of the most un.
popular OF the candidates; and yet, accord
;og tothe former doctrine of the InielIi-
veneer, he ought to be elected. when,
possibly. three-fourths OF the people were
decidedly hostile to him. Let US suppose,
for instance, that The predictions ofthe 10.
tsgencer had been verified; and that, by
,be addition of New York and North Cav
rolina, Mr.. Crawford vote in the elector-
Al collegesh had been larger than that of any
other indiyidual-would il have been right
10 infer from hence that Dir. Crawford was
preferred by majority of the people Of
ibe United States?
Every ::att that was presented to US, led
10 different conclusion. Dir. Crawford
alone bad been separated from the rest Of
!he candidates and presented 10 the ma
ton on principles peculiarly bis own, He
alone was announced as an advocate for
political intolerance. He alone was sup
ported as an opponent to the only sound
or rationul rule of constitutional censtruc-
ton-and above all, he alone was depend
ed on for disregarding the lessons Of ex-
perience, and abandoning The policy
which avoids war, by its preparations TO
meet II. Mr. Crawiord's nomination, IN.
der these circumstances, and with these
views, converted what would otherwise
have been mere personal contest, into a
question of principle. A line OF demarka-
lion was drawn round The circle in which
he moved, and although the votes OF bis
apponents were divided amongst three o.
Aef distinguished individuals, they were
gwen, not more as an evidence of partial
lily Tor others, than of hostility to him.
Had only one opposing candidate present.
Cd bimself, -tenths, at least, OF the SUPP
porters of Mr.. Adams, Gen. Jackson and
M, Clay, would have rallied around him,
and The majority which their united votes
now present over Mr.. Crawford, would
thus have been commanded by single in
dyidual. How absurd then TO suppose,
ihala mere plurality OF electoral votes,
ought to draw after it, as natural conses
quence, a majority of the States in the
House of Representatives
But we are fighting with wiDdmills--
The Intelligencer has abandoned its
ground; and the same paper which an
sOunces the melancholy intelligence. that
MI. Crawford will not be FIRST, but third
On the list oil candidates in the House.
cheers on bis dispiriied followers, 10 one
more effort against the rights and Liberties
Of the people. Disappointed in their
hopes Of manquuring' the people out OF
their choice. aud OF gambling the States
oa Of their electoral votes, the represeD'
hive chamber is looked to, as more Ia
'ofsble theatre for the operation of that
'pait, which has already toll ed through
altand earth aud water, but in vain.
and bow does the lotelligencer apollo
Use for this open and shameless abandon-
osnt oil lis former principle? By SUBJ
srluge, so far ouly ineligible. as to ex-
a'Ol its absurdily. The moral effect OF
aeVotes Of New. York and North CarolI'
nis with Mr., Crawtos And this 'mo>
al effect added 10 the only 80 votes,
snch i, is now possible for him to obtain'
81 h AN . L..