Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-11-19
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STILL IN THE DARK
FROM Albany!

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We are still ignorant of the final event at AL
bany. Our adviccs are down to Saturday even
ing. We have regular files of TIM. Legislative
proceedings To Friday night, aud an articl,
which we copy from the Evening Post of Mon.
day ahernoon. completes the information to Sd
fa''ddy Evening. Up to that date the Presidcn-
tlai Electors had not been chosen, aud as Sun.
day iDtervenes, we shall not hear the issue OF
this protracted and Unprecedented Struggle.
before Saturdays mail.
by. reading the following articles, our read
ers will perceive that on Saturday the Adams
ticket was chosen by small majority in the As
seD,bly, las the popular branch of the LegisIa-
ture rs called in New York In the Seaate. the
Criwfor ticket had been previously chosen. Bv
The Electoral law of New York, either House IS
at liberty 10 choose College of Electors-if ti,e
other House concur in the choice, the ticker is
hiia'y and fully elected-if it Disagree. the Ia,r
DIRECTS mat an election shall be made by Joint
odttot OF the two houses. But in this case. the
latitude of selection is confined To the two tick.
cts, thus separately chosen by the two houses
10 tins stage things had arrived at ALBANY
crawford Electors were chosen by one house.
Adams Electors by the otlIer-and recourse 70
JOINT ballot was necessary to elect the COLLEGE
Monday was the day when the contest would be
settled one way or the other.
II Is obvious that the election of Adams E,oc-
III. >llyP
de sus'1'e, not of his friends, but his enemies
The design was TO throw out the CLAY ticket
aud cause ms friends TO vote for Crawford mr. .
dauis.-C calculating upon the hostility of Mr..
Gays friends to Adams, Van Buren, and his mr.
ty supposed that when they we're reduced TO tho
alternative OF Adams or Crawford, they would
not hesitate to vote for the latter Whether the
Clayites Will consent thus 10 be used remains
To be seen. Reasoning upon general PRINCIPLES.
and the common disposition of mankind. we
should conclude that resentment II such treat
ment, would supercede all milder considerations
anu induce them 10 throw their weight against
Hr. Crawford. But we are assured that all
such reasoning is fallacious when applied To New
York. Besides this may be mannuvre con-
certed between the ClayItes and Crayfor,ii,es.
t. give the former specious pretext for desert
ing the fortunes of MIR. Clay. But whether the
vote OF New York is, at last, given to Adams or
:, .a,yfori, the great sagacity and management
OF iiir. Crawford's friends at Albany, is equally
ID be admired. BY either result, MIR. CLAY i
TO be kept out of the House of REPRESENTATIVES
and they were willing to take the chances OF
either Adams or Crawford's getting it, to effcc
that. Glvento either of them, the vote of New
York Will have no other effect than TO enIare,
the number of their Electoral votes, wilhon
proving at all decisive. Thus Van Buren, is to,
hard for them at last. He is the great sFaiconi,
| of this our age.
Ga one point our apprchensions are great,
relieved. 1t Is certain that Gen. .Jack.so,, viii
not receive the vote of New York, and eouaiI,
certain that he cannot he elected hy the Elcc
tors, unless there should be failure in CHOOSING
ticket at Albany. Before Congress, we had
no fears of his succeeding, and we may saf,.I,
predict, that Gen. Jackson will not be Presiden
of the United States.
ny The conrse OF events at Albany apothe
thing is made equally certain. Mr.. Ciay !
thro,on out IF the House Of Representatives.
finally, irrovocab,y. We feel no Iispoti,o
10 exu!t over his fate. On the contrary. no,
shat his presidential hopes are exiin t.i.opc
that we thought could not be rc,!ized witho,
derinent to the country--hopcs that we deeme
premature and unseasonable-wc feel the free
10 express our intense admiration OF his gepius
our respect for his bold aud manly frankness. am
that noble self-dcpendence which has annihale
every obstruction that poverty ,olscurity, and n,
want of eariy;fiiends placed in his path 10 great
ness.
If New York, then, votes for Crawford or A
dams, or both, there VIII be TO election by tn
Epeoplc, but Jackson, Adams and Crawford will
be returned the three highest to the House q
Representatives. So far, we believe the Presi
DENTAL question 10 be settled!