Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-08-31
PENNSYLVANIA.
FURTHER OBSERVATIONS ON THE PRESIDENTIAL
From Tie Bedford Casetie.

1 CbSfftN SlioNS oS lhf.
QUESTION BY AN OLD REPUBLIcAN.
| II is now reduced to almost moral certainty
hat John Quincy Adams will be the next Presi.
dent of the United States.
| The late refusal by the friends of Mr.. Craw-
ford in the legislature of n. York, to give to the
people the liberty ofchoosing their own Elec-
| Tors, will produce suci. excitement as will
| force even the Legislature to give Mr.. Crawford
| M, and finally To vote for Mr.. Adams,-for no
)thcr candidate can have the least chance of OBJ
tanning the sufrages of that State.
| 1t was 10 be expected that the voice of Penn
sylvana, unanimously and so nobly expo
ed, in favour of General Jackson, would have
been echoed from other states long before this
tine,-but every reasonable and observing man
| now clearly sees that it has not had the effect
expected even by the least sangiune of his
friends. Tie contest therefore is between the
caucus candidate, Mr.. Crawford, and Mr..
Adams and when it is considered that so many
states are firmly determined to vote for Mr.
Adams; when it is acknowledged on all hands
that he stands second in every state where the
other candidates have the reponderancy-even
in the states where Mr.. Crawford himself is
ore-eminent,-aud when it is admitted that.NTr
Crawford's health continues so exceedingly del
'cate as to render it questionable, even with his
friends, whether he could sustain the Weight of
the Executive labours,-no reasonable doubt
can remain, with rejecting and intelligent minds,
who will be the next President.
Under all these considerations the Electoral
college OF pennsylvania may still consider itself
bonnd to vote Tor Gen. Jackson,-and perhaps
The high standing and superior merits of the &C.
neral, demand this compliment from his friends
but Pennsylvania must not finally disfran-
cinse itself. If Gen. jackson should not be re-
turned to the House Of Representatives; or if he
should be returned under such circumstances as
would render his election hopeless the voice of
PENNSYLVANIA will demand of her Representa-
tivcs, such discreet exercise of their powers,
as will ensure to Pennsy lvania her due weight
in the administration. That voice will most pro-
baby make the President;-and after General
jackson, it would clearly and almost with equal
unanimity, call for MIR. Adams in preference to
all the other candidates. MIR. Crawford NAV be
every thing that his friends say of bn but he is
not the candidate of the people of Pennsy ania
His friends in TINS state, are very Few indeed: and
this Will be eyinced at the Electoral. election as
ticket has lately, and very imnoIiiicIv been
formed expressly to- try his strcnnth.-in doing
this however, the zeal of his friends has over
leaped their Judgment; for the very few votes
Mt. Crawford will receive in the state in opposi
tonic Gen. Jackson will have the effect ordeter-
ing even those me,nbers OF the House of Repre-
sentatives from voting for him, who might other
wise have preferred him.
H. therefore, the people ofPennsylvania should
not instruct their Electoral College TO settle this
great question by voting for Mr.. ADAMS, as has
already been recommended, they will, no doubt,
expect of their Representatives in Congress a
vote not only consistent with their well known
sentiments, but with the true and permanent in
terests OF the United States, and especially of
the state o Pennsy lvania;-For il is the prevail
ing sentiment of the moderate and discriminating
of all partics and it is expressed daily BY citi
Zens from various sections of the union now at
Bedford Springs, that-''JoHv Quincy ADAMS,
under al circumstances, is the most snfe canH,-
date for President oCHte United States, no,o be-
fire The people; and that his Election sco,tld Dyo-
duce greater end more general con Gience IN he
administrative IF the sorernment, Na,, that of a.
ny other candidate .gi,o has been 2Gcrcd.n