Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1824-11-18
VERMONT.

The Legislature OF this State appein.
ted, ON the I'd lntstan Their sesen Eiec-
tors, favorable to Mr.. ADAMS.
NEW JERSEY.
The returns from this state are not all
received, but it seems to be given up that
Gen. JACKSON has the entire vote OF the
state. The Columbian Observer, of
Philadelphia, asserts it ss an ascertain
ed fact.
In the whole Portland district, in
MAINE, CRAWFORD candidate for cleo
tor came within 100 votes Of the ADAMS
candidate
.Sew York State Election The Ed.
itor of the National Advocate, whose
good humor under defeat we have often
admired, and wish i, were more initiated
thus freely speaks OF, and accounts for
we know not with what correctness,
the discontinue of his party in the GU
bernatorial election of the State. Int.
STATE ELEcrloN.--In our last we
waited for the Lion Of The Wssi." He
is come, and we want to see no more oi
h;m-ne shows his teeth instead Of bis
tail-hriefly, every thingis gone in favor
of Clinton. Such sweeping defeat
such an overwhelming rout, we have
not heard of since the battle Of Water
loo. We kept up our fainting spirits
until we heard from Suffolk; so in favor
Of Clinton-et tu b,uiei old Suffolk,
which used to give l400 against him.
We give up the ship, having fought her
as well asve could, and to the very last.
MI. Clinton's majority will fail little
short OF 10000.
twill be asked, what has produced
this change of opinion We are pre-
pared to answer the question.
The electoral law has produced this
change; the want of fidelity among Re-
publicans; the diversity Of sentiment on
the suject Of the presidency, and all the,
conflicting opinions and sentiments
which grew out of these contests for Of
fee. One side wanted to retain the
power in he hands Of the Legislature,
to answer their views; tho other wanted
it to be transferred to the people, to an
swer their views; it was party on each
side, and each side had reason to believe
that they were right. The peoples
men had the most popular name, but
not the most righteous views; all these
Gissentions nave resulted in the election
OF air. Clinton; and the injudicious, if
not unjust, removal from the canal
board had no small influence in produ-
cling this result
From the beginning TO the end Of the
contest, the battle has been fought in
manner totally different from our
views and recommendations, and we
owe it to ourselves to, say SO. On the
subject OF the canal, no one opposed It
originally more constantly than we did;
and we opposed it from the most pow
erful convictions that the reso urces of
the state were inadequate TO complete
aproject SO very extensive in itself. We
were in error; and we took the earliest
opportunity to say SO, and afford per-
manent and useful support to the pro-
ject When this support became dnan-
imous, what justification could we offer
for the removal or Mr.. Clinton, We
wished governor Yates rre-nominate
Ii was due to him'on the ground ofprin
ciple. tie stood finn to the party, blu,
was unpopular. Young would run a
gainst and defeat him. BE it so; still
the nomination was due to Governor
Yates, and had he been nominated, Mr.
Clinton would never had been candi-
date.
In this position we now stand, and we
must confess, that our regrets at the re-
suit have been in some degree lessened
in consequence of the i'll timed and un.
necessary preference declared for MIR.
Clay by Col. Young, at time when it
was not required of him, and when it
was made in defiance Of those systems
of regular nomination, upon which he
depended mainly for success. Our
friends have done their duty, and we are
ready to go with them at all times, in the
road of principle. The democratic par
ty throughout the state will be purified
and pore. fai-it can never be prostra-
ted.
Tricks of the ddy-The account
of the great disaster 20 the Dam at
Black Rock, ty which, it was asser
ted, the state had lost one hundred
thousand dollars, turns out 10 have been
an electioneering device, to promote