The central gazette. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1820-1827, 1825-02-05
CENTRAE GAZEMrN..
SATURDAY, FEB. s, 1895.
FOR THE CENTRAL GAzErTE.
The Caucus, Religion, and the nert Ere
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The Caucus, Religion, and the nert Ere
| sident.
Let not the Kind reader dc we should he so
| fortunate as to have such onc,) suppose,
that we mean any disrespect to Caucuscs, and
| much less to religion, by the caption we have
| prefNed to our essay. or what perhaps, mem
Der OF Congress might call, our squi6 We
] do not aspire TO discuss our subjects very pro.
'oundly, but we hope we shall treat them all
with due respect; tho we arc by no means
prepared, at present, to say what portion of
aspect may be due to our next President -
The issue of the pending election will have
| much weight with us in deciding upon that
point, as we presume no one will contend, that
the same portion of respect is due to a GOOD
| president and TO a bad one, or to a wise presi
| dent and TO a foolish one.
Should Gen. Jackson be our next president
1T may be said with propric,y. that the people,
(though not a majority OF the people y have
| made him so. The caucus held at Washing
ton last winter, composed chiefly of what
| could be there found OF the old republican
party and its disciples, was denounced and
stIgmatised with such vehemencc and cia
mour, by the united opposers of Mr. Craw.
| ord, that many of the people were induced
or we might say. sedtced. to regard it as dis
respectful towards them, and an infrine ement
o! their electoral fights, though the SANG
measure had been frequently practised on for
MGR occasions, with the gene al appreciation
OF the republicans through out the Union
Dht IT now seems, that caucuses are . be
abolished, and we are to have in their stead
unshack'ed presidential elections nv the peo
pie The first consequence. as might easily
nave been and was, foresecn, of tins inprov.
e' method OF conducting the election, Is. that
instead OF the harmonious and conscntaneons
emeDt he h..
tore elected their president. according 10 the
most popular provision OF the constitution,
,hey have. on this occasion. made no election
ihe'r votes have been divided among hume
rous candidates, from three Of whom the cleo
ton Is to be made, not nv .he agents of the
people chosen for the particular purpose, hut
by that House OF Representatives who could
not be trusted TO make even a recommended
ton, when the election was at distance, and
the people stood between them and corrup
uon, but who are now to make the final
choice, within arms reach of the monster, and
when their best shield OF defence is no longer
before them.
Whatever intrigues and combinations and |
hargainings may have been pra ctised by men
IN Official stations, in the progress OF the cleo
ton. t is to the people that it NAV Justly be |
ascrIhed, thou'gh they may have had no ,mme |
date agency in it, anasrfay view it with DIS. |
canvass, the most experienced and well in |
formed persons throu ghout the Union. had no |
expectation that Gen. Jackson would obtain |
even strong vote for the presidency and this |
OPINION was founded upon the belief that he was |
nrht Tor The office, and that the people knew |
nun 20 ne so Bnt 1t WAS soon ascc,tained |
that MIR Crawford had more strength. fun |
fortunately. mt personal siremeM. tor the |
contest. than any 9th er pcrson in nomination; |
ana mat, before tribunal, OF caucus If Won !
p ease,) composed of intelligent men from all |
parts OF the Union. whose experience aod Of |
hciai stations afforded the best opportunities |
OF forming correct Judgment Of the merits |
OF the different candidates, he would certainly |
nc preferred. But in game o. chance, or in !
a 6'fhc royal. Tor the presidency. so much !
dePends upon unforeseen accidents, and foul |
pay IN management, that the friends of all the |
weaker candidates hoped that something
might occur to give success To- their favourite |
hence the hue and cry against the Cau.us
and the combinations against Mr. Crawford
and hence 1t seems that Gen Jackson has IN
accnuntahiy become tie people candidafe
Shonlh Gen Jackson be made president
and his administration prove unfricpd,v IN ,bc
honour and interest of our country, let the
people OF those states that have given him |
'heir votes, candldly saw. II zS trc 1ckO hare
done At But even should his administration
be correct and prosperous. ,Ce would still saw.
ne ought never to have been the president Of |
ms Union. II is not so much from the fear
OF what he viii do, as from our dislike TO what
he has done. that orr objections to him arise
we VIII not undertake, for it would afford US
no pleasure, to detail our objections to him (:
hut VIC are constrained to feel. that there are
circumstances in both the publick and private
character and conduct Of Gen Jackson which |
ought forever to oppose an insurmountablc
barrier IN the way to bis promotion to the
highest Office in the gilt OF a free, enlightened,
and virtuous people
But, unpleasant as the present prospect is
70 us, IN some respects, IL affords US pleasure
to say, that VIC :hink the contest has hither.
to been conducted with temper Of modera-
ton and decorum highly honorable to the re-
publican character Of our country. and par
taking bnt little Of the violence and maignity
which d'sgrace'uIly abounded on some former
occasions We can scarce consider as cxccp.
mons: the base persecution OF Sir. Crawford |
bV NfuJaTl I,IIvarIe H.