The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-10-05


nur spice IN tue great council OF the na-
tian.'
From ne UincLeeisf Republican.
NJ assertion IS moe graseIy made b
tie supporters of Gen. ick-pn, Than thai
the voice Of the people VS. disrega ded IN
! tn constitutional election of ths,re'ldeut
/ hg eongrrs.. Because Gen. J6kson had
a plurality of she VOTES of The electnrssihes
! insist thai II was m outrage upon our rights
and bpon Tia" republican usages of hnr
20 mlry, fpr congress 10 choose a capdl-
/ dale who had hut minority. The peoPis.
sly they Gen. Jackson Is the n.aH Of The
people We want no coaliaon IN congfess
/ to deprive ns If onr choice, and ehrat US nj
our rights. No, had the .leciloB beeh LEI
| ~ lhc pie. rs II ought 10 have been,
Jlrks0n woald have been the manl TIN.
nsseffon has been 81 often repeated, that
| those whb make II seem verify 10 has"
! persuaded themselves thsf II is true. Bm
! IL Is NOT true that Gen. .jack5on had d
lpiueai,tg Of The totes Of the peopie; and II
l., fne that .nr. ADAMS had. Il i no nofr
| true lhai the rl.ctoia al colleges expressed
! tn votes of the people, than that cong ess
expressed the ites Of the COLLEGES itad
/ tn. elrctors voted according o the asfsr.
ranrd eishes Of IN people thrmse,yes,
IT. Adams wnlld have reed 50 votes,
atnrr Jackson IS
dr Crawford AZ
Nr Clay 2B
Mr. Adams was therefore, in preference
81 an, otbrr candidate, the choice Of the
people. 10 Denilon case.--ptd thai -
lrctor fom district 10 Maryland, Who
~ cnusfn by little mpre thiu onr tia i
81 N district, ~ reason If mere brlug Two
opposing Adams candidates, did that lee
to-, We say, reg rd The WISHES ri tn DIS.
trlct, when e .nttd for Grn. Jack sL? d
werr the Wishes Ot the state of Maryland
regarded III the seven electoral votes for
Gen. Jackson and three Tor Mr.. Adams,
WHEN the latter had large majority at tn
votes of the people throughout the state ?
II Ms the unequal aud unfair operation Of
TIE constitutional mode of choosing the
electoral ooIl,se that gave Gen Jackson
plurality ~ ynies: but as IT was cunstl-
luilonaI, he friends of Nj Adams acqule,-
ced. The fDal election BY congress was
also constll 'ftlonal, aud atd express the
WISHES of the people "h,lr tie colleges did
not. WHAT thenr IS the opposition opposed
To? We answer. the administration AND
The peopte Their cause Is ONE, anu al
though few disappointed office hunters
aud political lntrlgners may attempt To sep
arate them, yet ahat the administrator
by lis wisdom aud prudence cann sIlcucr,
the people IN their majesty viii eiTectuaiiy
overcome.
From the Charleston, tkan.) Western Virgin
Nr Clay at Lowisbwg.-We have al
read, stated that on the 30th uIt the Hon.
HENRY CLAY partook Of Public DDoner,
given hlm by the citizens Of Lrwisbrrg IN
Grtenbrier county. We would gladly
publish the whole proceedings at tins Din
ner, bat our limits will not permit us to in.
sert any thing more than the Toast drank
to him. aud his own admirable Speech
which followed, II viii be perceived that
he entered loto general defence Of his
course, aud rrpellod The most prominent
charges which have been brought against
INN, and which every WhipSter of an oppo-
SutoniSt has now got by rote. BY the way,
we believe that the Administration is every
where gaining gronnd With rs, II certain
y - "u" Il we 'ss"e - oet"een ADAMS
, ,"u '."'' a, ,'' io''ne' 'nu,' e'',a'oly
triumph h'St Oh 'nose ''nu 'hey are
numerous anu Po"er'"'-"ho Wtfe u m,,
'''''''" W we .''s' " o'd"'ofu' WIN"
ne ""S eaou'ua'e' are no" 'nt warm ana
n"y'''u,'b s'PPo'"'s ., ''e Aa'l,"'s'fa-
tipo' WE '''y re'cnuy passed. 'hronbh
Nha'le''on' on ms way 10 Tue sea, o' gov
erhn'n'' anu mao MS stay au"roea an "P
PoHomtN IN our el''IFnS' ne woo'u haNe
received Tue same pno'Ic manifestations oil
cehhdence q regard mere, iha' were sHe"h
MN al Le"iaouf6'
Georgia.-Goyernor Troup's rash and
indlscreet conduct. in relation to the con.
troyersy between Georgia and the General
Government. upon the subject of the H.