The central gazette. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1820-1827, 1825-01-29
CENTRAL GAZETTE.
SATURDAY, JAN. 90, 1926.
FOR THE CENTRAL GAZETTE.
Vote Of the House Of Representatives. for


President.
We have now much reason to conclude that
General Jackson is to be our next President,
contrary to the almost universe! expectation
when the canvass commenced. Pennsylvania
seems TO have given the first and strongest
impulse to his popularity for the office; and
we are equally at loss to account forthe zeal
with which she has Supported him. and for
his success In other parts OF the Union -
There seems to be nothing peculiar in Gen
Jackson's political opinions and conduct, or
in his private character, to make him the IA
vorite Of Pennsylvania; and we should have
supposed, from the great proportion Of her
Quaker population, that she would have been
as little liable as any state in the Union, to be
led away by the glare Of military fame The
caucus of Washing ton, last winter, and tn e
unfortunate state OF MIR Crawsord's health,
we believe to be the principal causes that have
prevented him from obtaining a majority of
the electoral votes But why General Jack
son should have thus far obtained the prefer
ence over his other competitors, We cannot
ina CINE, unless we ascribc il to cause which
think, would reflect discrcdit upon the po
litical intelligence OF our countrymen, and
which appears to us to be altogether inc onsis.
tent with sound republican policy Does his
victory at New Orleans, and his success in
war with the indian savages, shew that he pos
sesses the necessary qualifications To make a
wise and prudent President Of the United
States. We suppose not ; and we have never
heard OF any other extraordinary qualihca
lions that are ascribed to him even by his most
jealous supporters.
From present appearances, it seems proba
Bile, that the House OF Representatives will
have TO decide between Gen. jackson and Mr.
Adams; and it becomes very important
question, and is perhaps, not very plain one,
| to take We do not think it probable. that
Virginia will he placed in such situation as
| 10 make her casting vote necessary to decide
| between them. II the states which have given
| Gen. Jackson a majority OF their elccto, al
votes, support him la the House of Represen.
talives, it is probable that a sufficient number
Of Mr. Clay's states will 90 over TO him, to
elect bin; and should they be sufficient, some
OF the eastern states seem ready TO turn. and
/ look To tie ,Uest for The rising for instance
sagacious Connecticut, who, with prudent
| forecast. has put ttpO strings to her bo1o. by
giving him her undivided vote, Hartford Con
vention and all. for the Vice Presidency, anti
cipatng, and fearing, that he may be the pre-
sident.
! But should Virginia have It in her power tc
give the casting vote between Jackson ant
Adams, we do not feel, at present. that 4
would be her duty to decide between them. -
Should there be no cho &C by the House o
Representatives, Mr. Calhoun, as Vice Presi
dent, would accede to the powers and du'ie,
OF President He is certainly II 1t favofit,
politician with Virginia; but if we must bav,
a President whose principles we DO not ap
prove let US not he unnecessarily instrumen
tai in his elevation In talents and persona
respectabiify, Mr. Calhoun is at least equa
to either Of the others; and with regard to pc
litical consistency, general policy, and thei
opinions Of the powers conveyed by the con
stitution, there seems TO be but little for Vir
GINA to choose between them For the pre-
serv alton, and just construction Of the consti
tuition, it is upon the immediate representa-
lives Of the people, and still more upon tn
Ipeople themselves that we must depend, ant
not upon our presidents. And most earneatl,