The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-04-08
From the National Journal

: table not less than score of letters from vaIis
Gus districts OF Kentucky, aud from gentle
men not only el the iirsi respectablity in the
state, bat welIintormed as 10 public opinion
all of which speak OF the election oil Mir An.
ANS as giving general satisfaction TO the pco.
pie. The following extracts from one ol the
old citizens OF Lexington, under date of the
| / !th inst Ia his correspondent IN tn, City,whu
was himself in favour OF General jackson in
the second instance
| "lhe re suit OF the Presidential election has
b 'en received by the people OF Kentucky, in
general, IN very different manner from what
| anticipated when last wrote you. Ihnse
not heard ten men express dissatisfaction al
the election of AIR Adams, whilst think
| have heard more than one hundred deClsre
themselves well pleased
The following, from letter dated Mach lst,
and from different parl OF the state, ia still
more explicit, and comes from one who has
mingled more extensively with The people.
a few dnyS since, we received the news
that Adams was elected President. We were
not surprised at this intelligence, the resolu
tons of this Gtate TO tie contrary nonwith-
standing. So Car as have heard from the
adjoining countless the people are perfectly
content indeed, think large majority is
mueh gralihed The resolutions OF our state
prutnCed n considerable reaction III public
sentiment. Many who were devoted to the
success Of jackson, became very Indifferent
about lis election upon the adoption ot the
resolutions, believing the course unprece-
dentcd and impoitic,
10 day we received intelligence that Mr.
Adams bad rendered TO Mr Clay the appoint
mcnt OF Secretary OF State. This marked
distinction towards Kentucky is gratifying TO
all that have heard speak 81 the subject, and
viii no doubt have tendency TO attach all
parties IN this state 10 the administration OF
Mr.. Adams. / few OF the presses oil this state
that were friendly 10 jackson, are already al
tempting 10 create an excitement among the
people against those Members of CoHgres
! from Kentucky who voted for Adams, but iu
| this they Will fail il is true, there was no q
lecioral ticket run in Kentucky, except fol
Jackson, and Clay, aud Jackson received up
wards d six thousand votes but this IS no eV
idGnce that jackson was the second choice OF
Kentucky, when we reflect there are upwards
Of seventy thousand votes in the state,-
The ticket for Jackson was merely got up by
a few political enemies OF Mr.. Clay, and the
vote ne got mas be in great degree attrbn'
ted to the inhamatory pieces distributed n
mong the people, through the agency OF po-
lilcal enemies, from the presses under their
command. Had not Clay been candidate,
| ford either would have got The electoral vote
of Kenluckyin preference 30 Jackson. The
abuse lately heaped upon Clay by the friends
Of Jackson, will forever PROSTATE his future
| prospects in Kentucky. Since they have
commenced this unholy crusade by poor
and Others, against II man they have the mosl
| unbOunded confidence in, even the friends Of
! Jackson within my acquaintance have become
indignant, and are heartily rejoiced that Adams
i, the Pres dent.
! We have lust received intelligence that the
/ friends of Jackson IN knoxville, Ten. and
/ tier places in that stale, have dfummed the
! eifigy of MIR. Clay through their streets, shot
and burnt IT, THIS shameful conduct will
/ only tend 10 lessen the friends of jackson in
the estimation Of the Republic, and it displays,
too, too mich of the temper of the man they
wish TO rnlc this nation. Towards General
Jackson feel that respect which should rest
! in the bosom Of every friend of his country
towards a man who had rendered his Coun-
! try ilustruus services III the held OF battle
hat il is useless to disguise the fect--it cannot
! be dsgG.sed--that his temper ot MUD is not
Of thai cast 10 lie the ruler of a nation whose
| interest it Is 10 remain al peace. In the name
I Of common spnse. how could the friends oi
i Jackson calculate upOn'h vote Of Kentucky
! They know as well rs we, that II vast MAORI
/ ~ OF the people oi ken'uehy nave hoi lotS"i
i ten his report at New Orleans IN relation {"
/ the conduct Of our troops on the west bans
of the Mississippi the General correct
ed hia report when he was made sensible thai
he had done cur troops Injustice, we might
have attributed it TO the la c report OF others
aud have forgiven him. Bat il seemed from
the letters between him and Gen. Adair, tha
he was not disposed to fetract and did not
ior a great while, though ii was manifest Il
the weakest capacity from the first cammuni
cation OF Gen. Admir-, that he had done II
grcat injustice The hardness Of the Genera
ia doing Us Justice in relation 20 thai memo
rable event sunk deep in the breast of ever,
kentnckian who felt for the pride pnd homo
ofhis state, aud will never be forgotten aslon
asthe present generation 1--we. This condne
, of tie General was spoken ct during the di-
4 cussion of our resolutions but his friend