Delaware journal., 1827-10-23
DELAWARE JOURNAL.
WliLt:5g.!1lsS GEgNs
Tuesday, October %, 1921.

marks-'' IT Intelligence rcspectability, patriotism
end weight Of character can effect any thing, wa
may regard this movement now fairly commenced
in this great and influential commonwealth, as rauob
with the most auspcious results for the future ham,
pness OF our county
Adviecs from Liberia, by late arrival from Al.
RIGA, very cneouragingas to the continued good
health and condition OF the colony.
| 1t may not be known TO all our readers, that tho
four states which voted for Mr.. Crawford, by their
Representatives in Congress, would have eventually
voted for Mr. Adams in preference to General Jacl,
son. The evidence of this is various: but We sim.
ply give the following extracts from the numbers of
Hampden, publishing in the National lntelllgencer
relative to the tales ofthe Opposition worthies.
I " General Jackson had but seven certain States
Did he expect Delaware, Virginia, or Georgia? He
could not, and will shew it. 1t is clear he did NOT
because all the world knew he could not expectt
The opinion of the Representative of Delaware
was always freely expressed The sentiment Of the
Virginia Delegation could not have been msappre
hended The Legislature of Georgia refused to
recommend General Jackson, by an immense manor
} ity. Virginia was opposed to General Jackson 50
to leave doubt of their preference, even if the
open expression ofther opinions had not been known
Besides, it was known, and now assert the fact,
e and challenge u dendt that The leaders Of the
friends OF Mr. Crawford, in expectation of bis death
or inability, six months before the election, deter.
!, mined, in that event. to support Mr.. Adams, and
i which was known to be in conformity with the SEN
i tlment OF their respective States.
IS The Representatives OF North Carolina were hos.
= tile to General Jackson, and voted against him in
the House, notwithstanding he had the electoral votc
d because that vote the result of an union be.
l. tween the friends OF Mr. Adams and General Jack.
4 son, by which they, together, defeated Mr. Craw-
in ford, although he had plurality in the State The
members were entirely free to vote between Mr. |
Of Adams and General Jackson; and we hazard noll
ot ing in saying they would have voted for Gen
it Jackson
e DO you believe that Delaware and Virginia would
9. have voted for him ~ (Jackson)
J Brutus, 4 writer in the Richmond Whig makes
ac the following statement on this subject
" The electoral college OF DsluzYare had given two|
- votes to Mr.. Craujord, and TO Mr.. adams butt
:. none to Gen. Jackson. And the sole Representative
of Delaware,) whatever may be the disposition bel
~ ~ has subsequently eyinced towards 60 the Hero,"
would at Mat hme as soon have voted for the Prince
of darkness as for him. The same may be said Of
all the States which had in the first instance. voted
for Mr.. Crawford, between whose friends and those
s of ten. Jackson there THEN seemed to be barrier
" that nothing but miracle could have broken down
Ihis was not only the individual feeling OF the rep
~ resentailves, who eynced their devotion to Mr.
NV Crawford by giving him their first vote but was
- the concerted determination of the whole after
w. abandoning him. to throw their weight into the scale
as, lsl with MIR. Adauis.''
III From ths Loudon County, IVA Anti jackson
gh Resolutions, adopted at meeting on the 9th of 0c-
we tober tor the purpose of sending dele gates to the
ur Richmond Convention, we copy the 70 flowing:
md Resoived, as the opinion of this meeting, that no
u.s. just causes OF complaint exist against the Admins.
ad- traitor OF the General government since the election
OF the present chief magistrate, whose claims to our
confidence are founded upon long course Of pub.
ed TIC service his distinguished talents and faithful de-
h Votoh 10 the public good, and whose policy Of go.
ed based upon the best precedents Of those
lve who have gone before him.
hesooea' that we spurn the dication of those who
ahectihg TO treat the people of Virginia as vassals
transferable at their pleasure, bid us to sustain in
ar io@o' the man, whom, in 1884, they openly and un
us, equivocally denounced to u.s.
ne from the preamble to the resolutions passed at
oc- the Anti jackson meeting held at LyncEburg Va
30 Oct. 9Th, we select the following:
ne Your committee declare that after considering the
whoe course OF the opposition to the present admins
~ aon tey are convinced, that, in by far the larger
,0uSSe' @"u unpr'hcipied, pretending no
foundation bas he bafied, reiu,ed and wholly dis
ID s'Paed charge o corruption in the late electoI
Dut restng IN iact rst in hatred of the North and
ay second on personal jealousy and malice against the
d. Secretary of State heiShened if not originating,
Its from hunger foi afiice.
nd Your committee declare that there are very few
or public characters in America whom they would NOT
err prefer to Zen Jackson With not one earthly qua
OF hcat'on Tor the Presidency, that is not in its es-
20 sence merely military, through life marked I'm TO
late aye with almost every species Of ycious habit