Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-06-05

seSSS"'Oty On the present occasion, IA
nor, therefore, TO bs expected. Circs,1,stnn.ial
Ieoldence, however aDften as irresis,ibIs 90 80;
i've testimony, has established beyond n reasona-
oIe uouot, that the votes thus given 10 Mr. Allan,
ny Representatives IN contempt of the will of their
constituents were obtained for him chiefly through
the 'nsiIumenta!'ty and influence of MIR CLAW. In
proof OF this fact solicit your attentive con
sideraiion OF the following circumstances
During the contest for electars. Mr.. CLAW and
MS friends had opposed MIR. Adams more violent
~ than any OF the other candidates The grounds
OF objection TO Mr. Adams, most warmly urged.
were 90
That President ought to be elected from the
That Mr.. Adams was uafriendly to Tylsteyn
interests
That he had attempted TO sacrifice them in IA
yor OF his Eastern Brethren in the negotiate at
Gbenf
Mr.. Clay himself charged Nc Adams in his re,
presentation OF that negotiation with errors both
as 10 matters OF TACT AMI matters of opinioa re-
iailng TO the navigation OF the Mississippi and GER
tam liberties claimed by the Z. States in the fshe-
Fiss - and in aIusion to the excitement of the
pending presidential contest, stated that at some
une more propl'ious than the present 10 calm and
uisFasslonate consideration, and when there could
De no uIi-inerpretation OF IL otives, he would Iar
GeioTe the public narrative OF those trsnsac-
ions''G
In the circular address of Mr.. Claws friends in
ONO 1t Is stated that " it was the hrst object OF
me friends OF MIR. Clay, 10 keep from the Presi-
uehtiHi Chair one o! The presen, cabinet' and to
elect some person who was ont of the Cabinet -
The same doctrine, that it was necessary to breai;
up the - succession of Secretarie-'' 20 the Pre-
smehcy or the " Secretary dynasiy,'' so called
was urged Throughout, The West by Mr. Claws
friends
81 length the contest for electors is over
HI'' Clay Is mot returned 20 the House OF Re
representatives., and could not himself therefore snv
! longer be voted for.
Another bHesteTR man, however, Of great ia
ieiiS' splendid services and nnguestioned integrity
Snu man. moreover, who did not belong 10 The
L"0Llsf, was returned 10 the House by n much
larger number of electors than Mr. Adams aud nm
Ger circumstances that left no reasonable doubt
as mas already been shown thai when the real con-
IeS' lay between bin and Mr.. Adams he was the
rho'cs OF large majority Of the people of the q
Slater.
The elevation of Gen JACKSON, however, to the
fTesldehry, by satisf ing the claim OF the JTest
would operate against the future prospects Of Mr.
Gay which, on the contrary, would be strength
enel oy the election OF an EGSfcrn man, especial
! y II It could be seen By the East, that the boon
was cooierred upon them by mis- exestions and in
iiueace.
Mr. Clay, therefore, and his partizans with hin,
suidrnly adopt new set OF opinions 10 suit alter
ed circumstances, and think il in conformity with
= safe precedents'' that another Seereiary should
be elected President
| mat an Eastern man, whom they had denounc-
ea rs unfTieHdiy to ~ csteyR interests was never
'heiess 10 De preferred 10 a WesteyYl man-and
Notwithstanding their late violent and bitter ami
mostly and opposition, and IN defiance of the
known wishes of their constituents, vote for John
quincy Adams and make him President of the II
States G
As soon as Mr. Adams is thus ,,,a,e Presiden,
oy the vote and Influence of Mr. Clay, ne reward
And if any one will recoect the state of ,,,,,I;,
opi1Ion IN those southern and western states
where Clay and Crawford received the princip,I
part Oh thsH voes, he cannon without Gvjnr in the
lace OF all reasonable calculations, come 10 anv
other conclusion than that, it the election in those
states had been By the people and the choice res
tT!c'ed 10 Jackson and Adams, tie unsjorty of the
former over the latter, throughOui the IT,io,
would have been greatly increased. and if Won
look 70 the PUBLIC opinion in Tie states yyhe,c
Crawford and Clay received the votes. ron ,yili
be Obliged to admit that il their choice ia The house
had been confined 10 Adams and Jackson tbevotes
OF nearly all OF them would have been for Jackson
u the VII OF the people Of these states had been
attended 10 by their representatives. in Congress
ths subject may he placed in another STRIKING
point OF view All the electoral votes L,r M
Adams were received from the New Eorland
states and Ne" York, except seven, which were
received az tolipri- one out Of three from Dell.
ware three out Of eleven In M.ryIaud tvyo mn,
OF hve IN Louisiana; one Gus OF three in Ilipois.
That Is only electoral votes out of u states and
not majority OF The electoral votes in AM, ooe 80
those ~ states; yet IN The House of Bepresenta-
trse he received the votes Of 3 81 these y states
Vide Maj Int. Dec II, 1922
The Kentucky Reporter, a paper edited bv ,
near relative OF Mr. Clay, aud long known a. fbei
organ oil 0is Opinions, ~ early az July Isf, 1915
in IN article headed -" Rr1scnf ;S9ale CS pD,ts ,,
said of Mr.. Adams 49," He was not bar, y, ,,,,-
caeed republican; but, on the contrary. HE
"noie NE ha- been dstiusuishe by = decided at
iSchr.h' foT' and, We believe an iatefnperate zeal
IN support ~ the principles Of his father and the
an-'ocracy OF the county. u is true ne sb,naou
81 the service If his old friends for the en;oyros,
oi once, Dli we have never heard that be sbsp
,ia'' 'I"''''"-
ihe same paper Of July - h, 1915, under tba
nead oil " FtEt Election Of Pyesidens," save
1"e oinef point which deem very impor- !
,ah'' ana which we nope 10 gam IT,, hat he (Slr
Nl"n'oe) shall not be suIe, ed 70 app- int his so
cessor. Jefferson and Madison have botb CO.,
e'sed this power, but we trust the precedent Will
be followed no further; it is tiwe to take tie
alarm, our Office ion lies chiefly 10 the pTncjpje
tto'sh, u u were necessary, we could state some
Objections 10 The man also. BIT ~ REGARD 10 him
we feel Indifferent. " should obect 70 aov man
IS PRESIDENT, who not the lre, and reo,,is. |
choice Of toe people. Mr.. adams is DESIGNATED
oy the PRESIDENT aud his presses, 80 the her en-.
parent 'he next successor % the p esdsncy /
since Inc principle was introduced, fhsre has been
T6p'd degeneracy IN the Chief .Agggistyoie.
ana a, q, tne F!tOsPECT Of still GREATER DE |
GbNERACf Is STRONG AID ALARMING J
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