Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-09-18

Pennsyivanla.-
Meetings have been held in Coumbia, Adams.
Cumberland, franklin, Perry, Berks. Chester, Milf
MIN, Allegheny, Washington, Northumberland.
beiaware, iioea, 1-ycomipg counties, which were
unusually large, and which adopted resolutions in
favor OF Jackson, unanimously, with the exception
OF one or two at which there were few dissent
| ing voices Mr.. Mullsy has lately withdrawn
rom The Huntington Advocate. one OF the few
democratic p'pers ia the state opposed to Jackson;
and in his vsledictory admits that the great mass
OF the citizens of the state" are favourable to his
e'ection.-In fact, sl candid speak this Ian
guage. ,Oae of the mostt intelligent politicians
| in Philadelphia (rreferring Mr.. Adan,s) admitted.
mat he would get the vote Of the state by abos,
4u,uoO majority-and we have letter from anoth-
| er intelligent friend (also prefeuing Adams to
Jackson,) who gives his opinion that Philadelphia
VIII go for Adams, but that the vote of the State
Will be tor Jackson az certainly as that the sun
viii rise to morrow morning.
we think, from eli we have Witnessed and
heard, that N. Jersey and Delaware will Tor
Jackson; that he will receive all the electoral votes
| IN Maryland which he formerly got. and in add-
uon' HE vote in the late Mr.. Crswfor dis
uci; that there cannot exist the smallest possible
doubt OF every vote from the Potomac 10 Florida
being with him. Those of Tennessee. Louisiana.
missouri, Indiana and Illinois counted with
great confidence and on excellent authority, by
| the most impartial of his fiends.- The Congres-
| sional vote of Kentucky has astonished The Ad-
minsiIation, and gives the strongest assurance that
two IT not three, or her eecioral Districts will give
him their support. And the csudron is boiling go
! vehemently in Ohio, that venture to
predict the result. The elections in kentucky
prove at least, that Messrs. Adams and Clay are
not identified in the affections of the West. She
might vote for Clay-but she will not therefore
vote for Adams.
| 10 fine, consider the present aspect of the
| question as most decidedly unfav orabe TO the AID
minisiraiion and when we calculate Its relative
| strength in the two Houses of Congress, its pros
! poets are NOT at all improved. The parties stand
| in the Senate as rs against, to % for ii-and
| in the House of Representative the changes
| IN New York, Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky,
&c. have thrown out at least 90 of it's friends
making the other rarity 40 stronger in that branch of
the government. The Opposition will of course
have their own Speaker
We throw out these Views at this time-al,
OF which we firmly believe to be correct no,
for the purpose of exulta,ion. For the ga Ike of
our country, we rejoice to believe them be true
We rejoice at the idea, that the Administration
is drawing TO its close. But we have no dsposi-
ton to exult over Its friends. We feel at this mo-
ment no personal asperity; and "a little possible
OF political anmosi,y. We throw out these Views
not so much TO crafty feelings, make wha,
our good ministers call d practical application of
the remarks II is to invite The members of the Re
publican party those esp eciay who were the friends
OF Mir. Crawfcr to indulge their hostility towards
each other. as little about men they can: for the
their united efforts. Let Jackson or let Adams
prevail, our country may need all our services. -
| We may have to rally under the banners of the
Constitution; and to impress upon the Admins
tration those great features, which the ia hers OF
| the Republic designed to establish Another
practical application, and we have done! Viewing
the PRESIDENTIAL contest as we have described, we
shall be lees disposed TO dwell upon il constantly.
We may now aud thea make excursions into
other themes-give our selections lutte more
. am & f..
tor the more immediate consideration of Virginia
There are thousands who could address her with
more effect and to more purpose but we will
venture 10 ray, none, with more devoted and
affection ale Zeal to seTue her.
We afraid that have got into such o.
dour with the editors of the Nat Intelligencer that
our advice IL no longer respected--or else we
would seriously counsel them to desist from fur
ther attempts at rumour ridicue. They only
make themselves supremacy ridiculous by such a
course. Their candid friends bite thei, lips in
| liberal opponents pity them, -..---;-~
chuckle at the self-desiructicn which they so
heedlessy Bringing on themselves. Since
they were deprived of the printing of the Senate,
they seem TO have been under the influence of the
| Dog Star. 4 Pennsylvania paper notices the
expenditure of 1922 for Soda Vaier at the last
| Session of Congress. WhaI does the Intelligent
Ger! Its editors denounce il IS Terrible disco
Uery," aud sheer at the pitifnl appropriation as
being Is actual expenditure OF the public mo-
hey, of one dollar for each member for Soda va.
teT;' * with their CHARACTERISTIC vii, caour atten-
ton TO II az an " instance of daring tISurpntion
/ upon the rights Of the Sates"l! Would not
their readers prefer to Mr.. Jefferson's letter
with their wise comments upon that {" venerated
authority" rather ihsn such delicate ssrcssms But
that letter has thrown them (" all -aback"- The
Soda fountain with all their humour, c.nnot
! help them. Like the enrsged Viper, in the fury
Of their desperation, they bite themselves in at
tempting 10 bite Others. We are distressed to see
them 20 irritable. After the Dog-dsy should
have passed away IL to be hoped that like other
part OF the animal creation, their will cease
to flow SO copiou-ly TO be so deadly poisonous
and that they will regain their of sight. ii
we had not antidote aIwsJs at hand, we
should be alarmed whenever we saw the fork ed
tongue CLEAN towards US.
| But az this matter isbrought NJ 10 our considera-
ton, we have objection TO look title into a.
| II is but little thing best; something like the
billiard table or the Presidents furnture-but we
cannot forbear to indulge the hun,or of friends
by FLOWING the scent which they have given TO
us Nov, we happen TO recoect in old times
| how much fun wa> raised by the attempt te Snug
! gle nioidsscs and LDdt6r under the head Of sta
| HOueTV; and sbonld like to know how Sydg
water Is more germsne to the said article Of eta
tonery, than glass of molasses water or mountain
dew. Has the catalogue Of contingencies Tor the
| II. Of Representatives been recently enlsTged; or
| If the Speaker establish Soda fountain, why
! not a cOn(ee,iOnGryj ii members sip Soda
at the public expense, why not devour whole bas
kets of cakes and macsroons1 We would thank
the Editors for the history Of this Soda Fountain,
If we are not mistaken, We had IL verbally from
them once. and should prefer that they would tell