Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-08-17

Silcs: means to reduce innocence, virtue and
vaour to their own level homo homini l,.pos.'
The Franklin is daily expected, when the
whole affair will die away; all am afraid of Is
that Stewart will get hold of some one who has
been busy in circulati'i, these wicked reports,
and some quarreis will ensue. The story was
first printed ylity in obscure paper in the lit
tie toxin Of --, aud reprinted in that sink OF
obloQuy the and thus circ ilated. 1t
is perfectly understood heres all our distinguish
ed officers cnraged at it, no one credits ii;
Won will see our worthy Secretary of the Navy
while ON his tour III inspection; question him on
the subject, and he will satisfy you. Like
snow ball il travelled north it has increased
in magnitude; no man of honour, or woman of
feeling, ought to suffer il 10 be told IN their pre-
sence. l expect the government has been IN
full possession of this affair, and of all other com
plants made against Com Stewart, by the con-
tending parties in South America and ny his fac
tious countrymen, and they are satisfied he has
done nothing dshonorablc to himself or to the
government. Let me beg you will say SO, and
quote me all occasions when these calum-
MES so disgraceful to our morality are uttered
in your presence by male or female, knave or
fool.n
There never wis., in any free country a stron-
ger indication of the arstocratIc means by which
a man attempted to obtain power, tssan rs mani
fest in the struggle of Mr.. CRAWFORD for the
presidency. In Georgia, one of the three states
whose votes it Is possible he may receive, tie
Legislature refused to let the people hare the
choice oftheir o,un electors In Virginia ;vhere it
is possible he may obtain the electoral votes, no
mas roice in the election ,cittout being Il
)reehoidcr. Nearly one half Of the citizens
have vote at elections. In New York,
where he has many partizans, the people are re-
fused the right Of roiing for their electors.
These are the only states, whose electoral votes
Mr.. CRAWFORD can by possibility obtain: And
these can only he gained by the most fragrant
disregard of the rights of the people, by the
most aristocratic provisions of constitution or
law. The principles of democracy are set at
defiance, and the voice of the people IS tranpled
CT, to effect elevation to supreme power OF an
unpopular and unfit man. Thank froyi-
dence, there will we trust and believe, for ages
to come, always be very large majority OF the
states and people of this union, who will resist
the arbitrary and la,vlcss efforts of in"r,iinate
ambition to gain power. MIR. CRhwFoRp has
blasted by such means all his future prospects
and hopes. Ffuahiin Gu=.
Spec;latinns on the subject of the Presidential E
lection, continued III mos, of the papers We re-
ceive, and the confident manner iii which different
editors calculate the eventual success OF their iavor-
lite candida es, evidences the facility with which men
bsicve what they wish To be tr,ie, aud the micro
scopic power of that party rsiO,i which discovers
bright and cheering prospects from views which I"
other observers would present nothing of very pro-
missing natar.. 1t is possible that the friends oi
some of the candidates at least. may feel Il degree
of confidence in the advancement Of the individual
NJ their choice. which future events may prove not
have bccn we'll founded. Ii does rot appear that
more than three persons can now hc considered
prominently before the public candidates for tic
first Office i'll the GRIT of the people: These are MIR.
adams, Gen. Jackson, and Mr.. Crawtofd--and we
should be inclined bacve that the result of the
electoral vote would place them in the order III
which they arc here arranged.
We pretend not tn be free from the same kind of
prediction which influences Others when we make
calculation which places Mr.. Adams foremost on
the list, which Others expect will bc headed by
different individual. We believe the discriminate
ing Judgment, and the dspassionalc voice OF the
people, will cali the fist office iii the nation, the
the whole deemed best qualified for dis
cha gHg the duties of the station. find without
deractiug ia the minutcst drgrce from the merits OF
either of the other candidates, conclude that,
they not all perfectly equal, the superiority OF
Mr.. Adams is scarcely to be questioned.
Thai s!era IL increasing adherence to Gen.
Jackson aud popular current setting strongly in
bis favor, is evident from every test by which the
public sentiment is be discovered. Sill think
in the national selection of the Executive Masis-
tratc, he will i'll numerous Instances be placed Sc
cond on the list, even by those who unhcsitatingy
acknowledge his great merit, and feel grateful for
the services ne has rendered to his country.
In various piomiscuous aS.eInhlages of the people
OF North Carolina, efforts to discover the popular
sentiment in relation the Preside ,tial question
have been made. The Carolina Observer, publish
ell Fayetteville, gives li7 uf votes taken at "a
such mectings,-theg iof Jackson 2t:s3, for 4
dams 42t, for Crawford 2JI, and Tor other canhi
dates l2-1ut these votes consider ed iHdicat
ing the choice Of the state G ortiz Carolina this
subject. The Presidential Electors in North
Carolina chosen by the people. they ought To be
every where. W do say ti:at they ought be
chosen every where by gcn-i .jct.t as they are in
North arolina; but We say that the people. the
great source political power ouah; themselves To-
nave more imnediaie voice III The choice OF the
chief Magistrate of the nation than they ",
when The Legislature. in this State, take ii ,pon
themselves appoint Electors. The voice Of tn
people Of North Carolina viii. no doubt, be hcar!
IN opposition ~ the aucus tion which the
Legislature Of tat State wac disposed 10 sanction
and on which the sense of the people, tikcn in
the thirty four meetings mentioned, is sIlutaTy
commentary.
Notwithstanding the Indication OF hc public rrind
in North Carolina, and a similar IN tiCItinn given
III South Carolina and in several o,'y,r parts OF the
Union, still incline tn the opinion before express
ed, that Geu. Jackson will the final result inc Dui
the second person on the list as Mr. Ora wlosd will
probably be the tIird, should il happen that hc
should not be Withdrawn from the before the
votes finally taken OF TIC subject.
we glad to learn, f'0'n the National Fitrlli-
gencer, THAT Nr. Csawfor.'s health IS jnp-oyipr
and that he is now in couvaasccnt state, VIC
should reg tha, 5od,y n!ispositpn should dcpiv
him of any faiT advantages he W: Int enjoy i
test which il is honorable for him to inIinirin. We
should sh the question decided on Is; merits
so that however the jealous partiz1na of the day