The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-05-14
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! Some how or other, the opinion got a0"at
IA ~ rml, Stage OF the Presidential contest,
that Mr. Crawford would obtain the vote oil
Aqriuin but we hHNr alAays been at a los
In eeneers e. upon what dala II VA predlcated
II i our sincere conviction, and We thInkpt =
based upon strong grounds the expression
al p9puar sentiment wherever an attempt
has been madetu embody il,--thal his chahcf
Tor the vote ul this slaleY =, Inch hasevcr been
dubious, Ia every DAY becoming more so. -
Nhen We ask, upon Hhal data the supposi-
ten o. Ng Crnwlord.s supremacy IN Virginia
Is founded, we are referred 10 the great ma
jorfy oi the last Legislature who preferred
him But wr tumbly conceive we ARE borne
8ai by larts az the assertion thai the voice OF
the last Legislature VA mi ii TAR expression
oil the voice OF the saie. Did not The dele
gate from Norfolk horngh yolc for Nr. Craw-
lord. aud ara We nj told TINT ~ that place
Mr. { j. IN a lean minority Did not the
delegates from Norfolk aud suffolk counties
vote lor him, aud have ne mol irresistible ey-
idcncr that the people al those counties are
against him Did noi enc oil the delegates
from Franklin vote for him, aud haS he not
been, in consequence, LEFT nj home, aud y irm
and influential friend of Mr. Adams elected
III his stead To what extent the spirit OF
opposition 10 the cnarns mandate may have.
manifested itself in other parts ot the State,
we are vet iguoranl--hu the instances ne
have adduccd are sufficient for our purpO5"
10 show that Mr.. CraWiord's popularity III Viz.
aiain j. not TO be- estimated ~ the voice OF the
Legislative caucus In Patrick, Henry, Pm
s,lealtia, Campbell, Bedford aud rnmkIin,Hnd
ia that paft Of n. Carolina which bordcr- on
this section OF Virginia, we hasc good reason
10 believe that either Adams or Jackson can
beat C,pvtord 60 all hollow The Norfolk
Herald nIImHtc5 the same ot that section ol
countryside people about Fredericksburg,
and IN the popuIuus counties oi Luudoun,
/ frederick aud Shenandoah are represented TO
br of the like srnimenf--and yet, We are
Told that Nj Crawford Is CEil AIN of the
ole oil virginia, " Lay not this fltlcr'ug
JUNCTION TO your souls gentlemen. The trick
II the Cruwlordies has been discovered 1t
wa designed Toy tn, cry 10 ehain down the
energies of their oppoaents until II was too
late 10 rally their forces for the hcld. But
Ihey are rullyius, In tune 10 save tire state
rom blrdtuld adhesion To King Caucus
and when the tug OF MI shall come, ii the
= hole bnion, calculating upon the vote OF
Virginia being inevitably Tor Crawford, be
not deceifrlh 10y the closrncss oi the contest,
II not the defeat Of his ticket, We Will sub
nil IL he considered - mere tvros iu prophe
c. II hehuovr, the Etcud. oi Ar Adams in
Frederick ,burg GO whum the state is already
much Indcblrd) to 81 one strp turthrr--to
TORN II ticket too thai gentleman ms speedily ms
possible. Every thing depends on despatch
aud concert 10 release MS from the shachlrs
oi the ranrus termination, allegiance TO which
is claimed mon the snmr ground that the 50.
OF Europe claim the unqualified ohe-
dicnce OF their sub ecis--on the score OF he
redaogg yiEH III the one 10 command, aud
h.rtailotg duty in the other To oLsy, The
cham, are nearly worn ont. Another effort.
aud thrv are forever burt asunder The 9th
e. p,rts of the Stat look with anxiety 10
ihos Who had the honor OF giving impulse 10
the hill OF opposition, 10 consummntc what
lheN hnNe so " orthilp begun.