Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1827-05-04

The Mississippi Statesman, a paper " ,h which we
do not even exchange, says have admitted, tina,
half the vote ofNew York would be given 10 Jackson
Our admission would be very insufficient evidence TO
establish fact, which no other reasoning can be
get applied but probabilities had made such an ad-
mission; but we have made such concession. Cvr
friend Noah or Monday, taxed with conceling but
ipe votes in New York Gen. jackson; whilst the
Statesman the other hand, builds his calculations OF
Gen Jackson's upon our pretended admission
that he would get half the vote Of New York In
considering the problem. sinw New York would vote
we have reasoned altogether from the past ana from
principles of action common to human nature every
where, without taking into the estimate, par,izan
statements, and partial Developments of popular opn
ion. We know that in 1921, New York voted 10.
MIR. Adams, notwithstanding the most earnest assur
ances Of her being for Crawford, and notwithstand-
ing the discipline and the leaders OF the Buckai par.
~, bad for years, used every effort TO secure her
vote for that gentleman. We know that New York
voted for Mr. Adams in the House Of Representatives
and that the of his admiBisra ton have IN
The main been popular in that State. We know too
that Gen. Jackson got but electoral vote there
ia 1924, and that that accidental than
concession to the strength OF the party tia, suppor
ted hi.n-in short, that he had no party III the State
We know that many of Mr.. CrawfoId's friends a, e
the friends Of the administration there and that
the whole body of Mr.. Clay's support the same cause
Above all, sectional feelings, from the influence OF
which quarter of the Union is exempt, and which
have been 80 heedessly and alphabetically invoked
for the purpose Of concentrating the Southern States
against Afr. Adams, must in New York operate 10
his benefit. The same cause that unites the slave
baIdiDg States against Lin, must eventually unite the
other portion OF the Union for him-concentraton on
that principle, IN the South, will be followed by
concentration on the same principle, in the North.
10 this unfortunate extremity southern polit-
clans driving at full speed and 10 attempt to rally the
slave holding States for Jackson by incrpolatog ques
tons into the Presidential Election which have no ne
ceSsary connexion with it, indebted for now
standing the brink Of party divisions purely sec
!onsl When politicians in the South, urge j, against
The President that lie is from the north of Tie Polo.
mac, and is slave holder, ii will follow almost
necessarily that bis competitor will be objected to as
coming from the south OF tie Potomac and as slave
holder To this state Of feeling, things are every day
working vsbly-thanks TO the Randolpls, and the
FoTsyIbs Of the South.
Upon the views stated above and disoarding the in
Ganmatory publications Of the day, giving no real
evidence Of popular feeling, do found the belief that
New York will vote for the present incumbent. She
voted for him before she against Jackson before
and Dol!ug has occurred TO ALLEVIATE her from the one
attach her 10 the other. That PENNSYLVANIA wil!
vote in the way, has become than probable
land indeed there the strongest reasons to believe
that the entire slave holding States of tue Union,
will concur in the vote.
May dGy.On Tuesday the FIST Of May, we ina smart
fall Of snow on our ripe cherries aud Strawberries H the
expression not appropriated, might say,
'-r Still liHgcrs 10 the .an r. ,c-;uc -