The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-02-11
TIE NIRGINI1V
L fACHBuRG. fEBRUARYI1. :
TIE PRESIDENCY

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+ hghaied contest Is settled. I'M, us 11,
! certain that the feelings To ,,l,,l " Is b.
! rise have subsidized, or thai ~. Vas sss,
viii become suddenly calm .h INC
state ot excitement TO Which :, M
+ wrought by parizans and dep,.a mas 5f.l
deed, with some perspns, who L. r. i
monptony of peace, aud {" tbri,. aa5f LIE 3.
rHue coheu,s'oh oil the storm, il ss,: " he
q" o,J''i ~ paramount splleilull, IL Il
Inc names oil d'>cord. So far only hrfal
P'rsohd' interests are promoted. ar NJ III
uon grained, are they prcparedf, an.
III me neeis'"h Which may be mai. f5a's
rear question. lhwart either of H. u ma
erin passions, and they become NJ F5s'
rf"dsly mad-and talk OF cirI ,ssz ''tf ~.
non, the sword and the bayonet-. o. IN,
lived under government OF the MI my
/ than government of laws. and 'aihti
weapons were toys for children's htse
somewhat singular, particularly W. no
ed IN reference 10 the chdrnct,, ~ " sfh"
Jackson, that these hot headed ma 's'fal
crate zeaiots are erctusireiV his s,,.o ,,1os'l"
Inspired, apparently, by the e1amnIdd ' 't,'-
nero, or perhaps chdrdCttrislicalIp ,6.,,."t '
OF every impeachment 10 the free o.
| their supreme uiiiS, they cure not
tuition or law, and laugh 10 scorn H.. ,ons''
, OF reason and the restraints of ,st,i. nH
Have care, gentlemen, lest Won ,.. s,',a-
things too tar-if, indeed, Won be M, .L' w u
ed by yonr insgnifcance from tho u. ,s''
The iaws--if you he not thoueht too o.4'.
to influence by your example. or too , i.'z1
TO merit the punishment which olber,,i.asa"as
fftdSondbie pratings would deseryeal, Us
doWh UPON your heads
hese n'n argue, that Gen .Tackson mi,
before the House of Representative. - "
largest number oi electoral votes, is tbertl,,,
ne man whom the people prefer, and Who,
tue Rouse IS hound 10 elect For the SAKE h
argument, admit TINT the fact assumed IN !,
true, !. e, that he Is the choice of the peo,i.
50 tar as their will has been made knor,
IA that circumstance 0ncinSire upon Coegrt, al
No. That body has an original right Of ,I,J
ton II is not To perform the simple function,
OF recording clerk. lit possessed rotts
original right OF choice, why Lave the ets,
ceremony OF an election al ALL NesmsJ
10 the common sense IF they have stfI Il
stephen Simpson, rum NUTS abs, an iii,
point. Why is the House oil RrpreseBgi,.
selected by the constitution As the Last rt4r,
II II Is bound to vote for the candidate WIN
may have the greatest number of votes Wv
not let that candidate he NJ once installed IN.
To Office without all the parade and spjtotu
ot congressional eleCtion2 The Thing i,ffo
plain tor moments argument and but ,
the fears that The partlZanS of Gen jackson
entertain that his military fame will not ds1.
zle the eyes and bewilder the infclIecfs II lie
representatives OF the people as much a, 4
has done the people themselves, and bIilt
them 10 his unsuitableness and incanacify far
the office, they would have been silfnf a, II q
grave. When we take TIE hypo,besi, of gen.
Jacksons claimed superiority, as ground d
argument, however, we do moi intend 10 A.
init lis truth-tor il is not correct. He opes
his seanty plurality of electoral votes 10 al
eentlHous circumstances entirely 10 Href.I
feet ot combinations with the weakersqenst'
the stronger party. But, even thus aided, te
obtained tt'ver Of the r0tes Of The ptopl, lRn
Mr. Adams, although he got the greatest nm,
bef Of electoral votes The votes for EItw
tors in all the states stand thus
adams, Jackson, Crawford. Clau
$50, 39e 2.639, 100 l,555 ,s27 ,l33f,I
The discrepancy between the vote OF + d
people and that of their electors, wgs c..
stoned By the district system. Thus in Ma
ryland, Gen jackson got votes, Tr Ad ri
got more of The peoples votes than Ger :.
which proves that if Mary land had voiea y
general ticket, rs Virginia does, he would
have received her whole vote. So Too, IN
Indiana, where Gen. Jackson receired2 4 !
Mr. Adams | vote. By the general dcktt
! system. Mr. A,would have received her woe
vote, having obtained more votes in tha, $40
than Gen. Jackson, the next highest carlt
date. So the claim set mp for Gen Jackson
that he is the 'Peopie's Man" is ell fudge
We have now mn additional reason 10 pisi
for the success OF MIR. Adams II is this no
partizans of Gen. Jackson have said that To
House Of Representatives " DARE not sIfds
any other mnn than their idol W. are am
ious to see what these modern CromveIs fH
all but his talents will do to overawe 20
American congress. We want TO see il Nh
will dare TO raise their aims, as they fooI'I
ish!y threaten, against the will Of the nation.
coRs|Hatlondily expressed Let them Jewatn
OF the "Ides Of March %