American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1824-08-17
From the Worcester Spy.
THE NATIONAL CANDIDATE.

THE NATIONAL CANDIDATE
OF allthe arguments in support Of Crawford ina,
OF his being the National Candidate so much rel;.
ed on by certain papers, is the most preposterous
Let US briefly examine and see how the case stends
In the SIX New-England States, so few are his SIM.
porlers, that there is not the most distant probsb
ny OF his receiving single vote In the great STATE
lot New York, the people more than two to one
AGAINST him, and it is only by intrigue ind manage
ment that his friends have hoped TO get the vote
OF that State, and It has now become certain that
even that will fail them. In New Jersey and penn
sylvanla, he is hardly thought of as a candidate In
Delaware, formerly counted on as Crawford STATE
III is now ascertaned that large majority are against
him. In Maryland, only two votes out of eleven
are calculated on by his own friends. In Virginia
his native state, the majority have heretofore prola.
IDLY, been in his favor, but even there public sen,i
ment IS undergoing rapid change, and it is now
doubtful whether their vote will be given to him, or
l'o Adams In North Carolina, another state claim
Gu ior crawford, II is also exceedingly doubtful both
parties Claiming the ascendency In South Carol-
ma there never has been any probability of his re-
ceVing vote, and we believe, but single psper in
'hat state has advocated his claims and that one
shews symptoms OF abandoning MIN. The Che.
ia" intel5encer paper conducted with preat abl-
iy' says that majority of the whole people of the
Stale are Tor Adams and that if the Legislature CON-
suit their wishes, they will choose electors who are
~ ms idsor In Georgia, the place OF his residence
are SO equally divided, that, in the last Legis-
lature which was elected with reference to lhe
Presidential question, a Crawlordi,e was chosen
Governor, by majority oil three or four votes only.
mere is little doubt, however, that if ne is not with
drawn, he VIII secure the votes of Georgia In
ALABAMA he has so lew supporters, that, We believe.
IL Is not expected that an electoral ticket in his favor
WIZ De put IN nomination. Therefore. giving him
all That his friends can, with any shew of reason
eia'b ior MIN, IN The eastern, middle and southern
states ne VIII receive the votes OF but three states
IN Srfeen. In the whole Of the eight western states
IN the valley of the Mississippi, containing popu-
iaion oil more than two million of souls he will NOT
nave single vote, nor will any electoral ticket be
supported Tor him, unless it be in two or three dis.
tricts in Kentucky.
We are well aware that some support his claim
to the appellation of the National Candidate from
The circumstance OF his receiving The Caucus nomi-
nation ;--out, even This when examined affords con.
S'uS'e evidence against them as will appear by the
following facts.
|. That out Of 26l members of Congress. he only
obtained 6G in Caucus
2. This leaves 1875 against him, ntajority of
1919.
S. From ten states he had no vote
a. From fre states he had but two votes each
.. From three states he had but three votes each.
o. FROM the remaining four states, he had a ma
Jority in three only.
{. SsrcB out oil the eleren members who called
ana attended the caucus, stand directly opposed 10
ne sentiments OF the states they represent.
q. The Caucus consisted Of only one fourth of the
'epHoAcan members Of Congress.
u one thru OF the states were wholly unrepre-
ented either by Senator or member OF The House
If Representatives.
10 Upon counting States, he had only MAORI
oil the representation of S out of "a
nus then so lar from being the National Candi.
ale' he cannot be considered even as the candidate
u a single section He is in fact the candidate of .
ltaH' consisting, with some honorable executions.
i aspiring office seekers and their adherents, wh,
ope' by means of his elevation, to promote their
wn selfish views ard to attain that, 10 which their
hem,