Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-08-10

"'i SSSi HsdS. instead oil voting iSr The man
Tor whom he had always expressed a decided pre-.
tereDce--ins sead of supporting the man who. next
10 himself, was the known iavourite of the Yves
tern people We iind Mr.. Clay with all his for
ces arrsyed under the banner OF John @. Adams
his dislike ior that genilemsa converted into low
and respect bis promised disclosure in relation 10
Hhen; transactions forgotten, or postponed b, his
deiteGcH TO a future period ard in short throueh
his Influence we find Mr.. Adams elected Prrsidc.l
by Tie Western a,es, to whose groN In and pros :
periiy he had ever shown himself iui,nlcal.
THIS unexpected result Of the Presidential L
lection, or 'atLsr the means by which i. nss
brousb about, excited uniy erSal astonislsn ffois
one end OF the continent TO the other. To ac
count Tor It appeared TO defy all human iug eauity
until 1t was at length suggested that the election
had been carried by Intrigue aUl corruption, and
that Mr Clay, for his very eeaso1able aid, Was to
be rewarded by the highest seat in tie Csbi e and
placed directly in the lns OF succession established
by ''saie Precedent" This suggestion was hoo,e
at as The dream OF Oman, or the fabrication of
base csiumnistor aud YET we I'D the dream
soon verified. % lar as AIR. Cay's reverb WAS
concerned the ofiice of Secretary Of State is Of
tered 10 him an accepted. Win these facts be-
tore you, do Jou hold tie President aad his
Secretary, not oaly not guilty, bat above suspi-
clon: We cannot thiuk you do. Bat i. may
be said. that all this by means proves that
Mr.. Adams was elected against the will of a ma.
Jo'ity of the people. a few words in addition to
what has been ssid, VIII establish this fact. 1t VIII
nr Iscoisected that General Jackson obtained pin,
raliiy OF votes over Mr.. Adams, which affords
presumption, that bad the contest been narron ed
down before the people, to those two gentlemen,
The former " ould have obtained the majority. Bat,
we bave higher evidence lhah mere pre-umutiOn
Previous TO The Presidential election iadicati n
(Which could not be mi=undsrs'Ood) mere given
throughout those States which voted for Mr.. Clay
that General Jackson was decidedly the secoH
choice. And perfeefiy a. L..
should be so, particularly when opposed TO Mr.. a
dams alone! Was a not peiisclly natural that the
w e-;ern people should peter man, whose resi-
dence among them was coeYal with the settlement
OF the country, and whore interests, feelings and
political principles were identified with their
own, 10 the man who possessed no Interest, no
feeling, III common with ihen, aud who had uni
ormiy manifested hostility TO their Interests when
ever be understood thea Wss it not natural
tina, people, whose sole outlet 10 the Ocean was
through the Mississippi river, AMI whose pIrcipal
If not only markell was the City of New Ollesns
should prefer the who, with their own ra.T
militia, defended that river and Ihst city az inst
well appointed army composed OF The veterans Of
ellington, 10 the man who had ted against h.
appropriation for carrying into effect the purchase
OF Louisiana, AMI who would willingly have left
the city OF New Orleans, and tie mouth Of the
MISsi"sippi !" the possession OF foreign power
The preference vas not only natural, but we
thIBk, an inevitable one. II there j. now po,y
efiul party IN the Western States in favour OF ths
Authorization, It is because their great man and
isvorite, Mr.. Clay, has becoue part OF il, and
thereby Identified his fate U;lh that Of MIR 4 =
dams.
That majority OF hose who voted for MIR.
Craw ford ~ ould have preferred General Jackson TO
Mr.. Adams is not denied. II appears then mani
fest, that we have President 20 rule over US WHO
ha< been chosen by minority OF the American
people. Aad whether that result has been produc-
ell by detective provision in Gus constitution, by
corruption, or b. both combined, IL j. one clearly
subvefsiVe Of the fret principles Of repu lcsnsn,
and should be tTo'yned upon 10y indignant people
We come now 10 The second grouad of obi.c-
ton 70 the eeleCton OF Mr.. Adaus, viz: ." That
his political principle do no, coRfo.m 10 the re
publican creed, as contained 10 Madis0n's rey,cst
and resolutions, but IN fact the same which
governed the administration OF his fith-f J bn 4
dams" Those among the successors Of ohm y =
dams and the predecessors Of The present incuiu-
bent ia the oilce Of President, who have been in
duced 80 sanction paftlcular laws, wLetein rhs
claim OF constructive power has been exercised
have been led TO DO so, by the apparent neres-.t
"i those laws, and by respect Tor tue expressed o.
pinions o: large majOrIues OF the Representatives.
OF the people and yet Virginia hss unit riniy
disArp5ovsd OF those comparatively sight d.yla-
lions from the Political q esd of 'gS and 90 L.
what estimation then will she hold President
who does NOS wsI unit! pressure Of ciccuinstsp-
gr- ~ B.
does not conteni himself with foi1siou IN III.
wake oi large msjoriiie= OF he represeatstives ri
The people hut Who dsshe- boldly foT.,atd
asserting the constructive powei6 OF Congress IL
Their widest latitude, squirting on To b.dy "a
increased diligence Ia oveTlesiing aud pros
rating the barriers Of the cons titiso ana
throwing hy anticipation the Whole ,yeebt %
bis Office hito The scale Of FeIer.l U.nrrsii,,.
Sne viii say TO tbal President, ihsr lie s5,j,4
no hing IN hin, but hs csniou-, which hs. o.
ven Der timely warning oi hls PRINCIPLES and there
by prevented her from committing hrr-ct in la,
'uppoft Tie caldor OF Nlr. Adams has d,s,,c
from bin another disclosure il .eia.i,n 10 Ls m,
li,ic4I PTiHc'p'es, not more pal t,b.e 20 ue u,
DJuinion than the dYcirine al Constructive pa,,y.
err. He has sskel rhe representative. Of ,i,e nro
pic u they viii stand with their arms f,ldeI end
sag hey are " PaIsted ~ the rW If fhei,. CON
"ttNeWS,' when they sh0ulj be iunning rntfatn.
HeIiea ihe race OF useiulaess aud gple.doyr win
( the crowned heads OF Europe. W. do not pye'e.l
10 gu"ie the language Of Mr. Adam; ~, sy ffl..
'shce 10 NJ celebrated messeee ~ viii !iscoyei
mat we have noi varied materially To.n hs mean
ING. re have stated tnai the ptiurifi..
vowed by Mr. Adams are in ,Hect il,e sam.
W. Gu governed his fa.hef's administrations
~ iteTe Is sny difference, 30 consists D.. H..
son having hansceBded The usu4ratioos col
TIE ieiher The leading nies-uses Of tue admin
isiFauon ct the elder Adams, had for thtir OBJ
jet, TIE strengthening of tie geae.I sovenron,er
81 ths expense 81 The States Are not Tie nieasi,.
recommended, and tie puuers tl.imcI bv die p,e.
sent Adams calcpis'td 10 effect the .sroe ohtsr,,
the Alien end t-eeifion laws, thr most ct,o,i, ,.
nessure+ ~ ihe Fathers Administration. ,a,...
on prng OF toe me cons ruluve ,oUe,. ,o.,
cialwed ~ the sons aEd permits us frii0.y cri1,a,
~ 'e'"'ho you, ihat osofl I'd power which n.ssi
'.'.' Use" in direct sDd hagrsut violation O.. our
rights, ~ fsueht with much less 1.,,s,. .s,.s.
1tfics, tuau when De- .tf,rs tit. ...t,rt.r t.,.