Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-08-06

shall not he Withdrawn. Either pledge we consi-
der conclusive ut the queston--and there is
to believe that MIR. Clay will under any cir
custances, either reract his pledge, or that of his
friends for him. Other considerations induce US to
believe that MIR. Clay will remain candidate tn the
last Ifeither ofhis coihpet are none
of the others, receives majority of the whole num-
Der of Electoral votes Mr.. Clay must necessarily
be one Of the three, from whom the House of Re.
personalities has tn select 1t is known, that his
chance of being President, has from the frst begun
aud ended in that body-his interest with the peo-
pie never having been sufficient afford him a
plausible hope of success. Independent then of
Mr.. Clay declaration Of his determination re-
main candidate, through his fricnds-we are
compelled to infer that as long the original mo
lives which induced him become one, remain un-
changed, that so will his resolution likewise.-One
other reason confirms as iu tie opinion If indeed
we may be allowed to speculate the future con-
duct of a gentleman, who has already declared
what that conduct shall bet Is that Mr.. CLAW by
Withdrawing, would. benefit the candidate towards
whom, from rsoaal motives, he perhaps feels the
greatest host,lity-we mean Mr.. II dams The RAJ
ther disingenuOus attact made a year ago by Mr.
Clay on MIR. .4dauis, in relation to the treaty. of
Client, has left the mind of MIR. Clay unfriendly
impressions to wards Nc. .4dams-and upfricndlv in
proportion to the ipjustcs of the attack itself and
the little credit rather the great dscredi which
he himself got by it. rs Mt. Gays withdrawal
would certainly throw all of the states which sup
port him., except Kentucky, If not Kentucky
herself into the scale. of adams, he will pro-
baby suffer defeat, rather than produce such a
consequence. If MIR. Clay's ability had equall-
stl his INCLINATION, he would 5have withdrawn, or
would now withdraw transfer his interest to
MIR. Crawford, and solace himself with the
conditional appointment of Secretary of State-or
he would supercede Mr.. Gallatin as Vice President
and como ia under the Constitution as President
de jure and de ncto, when Mr.. Crawford should de-
part this lifsur If Heaven should that catas.
trophe, quietly await the expiration of his term
when from his nnturcd experience, and the elevate
of the Vice Presidential dignity, he could start in
the next with better prospects of success But
we are firmly OF opinion that slr. Clay will NOT
yield his pretensions-and thar the friends of Mr.
Crawford, in making him overtures, are bctraying
their awnveakness and want of principle, without
t,,e smallest chance of bringing him over TO their
designs. We conclnde that Mr.. Clay will stick to
t--hrst because his frcndsdecare he will second
ly,,becausc If he get the House of Rcpresen-
tatyes, he has chance of being President--and
thirdly, because by: declining, he would greatly be-
neft Mr. adams, -
I'VE take il for granted, that Messrs Crawford CLAY
and .4daHss, will under any circumstances, remain
candidates to the last 1t is from General Jackson
alone that we expect recession, and through il n
quiet end peaceabie election. We confide in his
own good sense to inform him. that beloved and adj
mired as he is, he yet cannot be elected President
of the Unted States--and in his patriotism to with
draw him from the contest when this discovery is
vii and political attachments incompetent TO fiji
the most arduous and responsible public station in
the world. At his advanced stage of life, aud CO.
vered he is with iaurels, he be willing in
reality, even if his election were practicable, to-
place himselfin stna where his odd aye would
be distracted with cares, and his well earned no.
hours furnished with manifest failure and incapa-
city. Ii Is precisely from the absence of all the mo
tiyes which we have supposed TO influence the con-
duct of Mr.. Clay, that we infer that Gen. Jackson
.,.skT &C.. &k,z
the honor of being President-lle has no chance
whatever of becoming so-and by withdrawing he
may not only be ". President, but probably secure
the election of the candidate for the Presidency
WHOM he is supposed most to favor--Mr. adams
These considerations, in connection with certain
indications ia Pennsylvania and elsewhere, induce
US 10 think that Gen. Jackson will decline during
the fall--that his friends will.ga over tn MIR. A.
dams and that the latter in that event would be
elected by the people.
In any aspect in which can view the subject,
we estimate Mr.. adams chance before the pc 6ple,
the highest-over the whole face of the u. States,
his friends nuHerous-Mr. Clay's interest is
confined to three four of the western states-Mr
Crawfords to Georgia, Carolina, Virginia and N.
York-Mr. adams alone has many friends through
out the U. States, and either maorities strong
parties in every state, except Georgia and Kentuc
ky, the resident states of his opponents-with the
people of the Union, MIR. adams is undoubtedly the
most popular manand being left to them, his cleo
tion would be certain.
If the election devolves upon the House of Repre-
sentatives, Mr.. adams will receive the first bal
lot, nine states, with positive certainty viz: Massa-
chusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode
Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, Maryland, ILL
nois-Ohio and Indiana perhaps, almost as GER
tain-if Jackson declines Tennessee, Pennsylvania
and alabama may be added-but he has but the
nine, this will be greater number than any other
indivd"2l candidate will receive. Ofcourse, should
any COMPROMISE occur, it will not be the disad-
vantage of the strongest man.
Our hopes are OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES is our conf
dence that Mr. adams will he president in spite of
the dirty tricks and Misrepresentation of Messrs.
Colvin, Richie and Began, Sruoot, the Ufn-
chester Republican informs is the name of She
nandoahs editor.
CONVENTION WITH RUSSIA.
Je of Tho