Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-12-04


one moment, evidence Is aijuced to me. Prove /
that MIR. Jefferson though, the election oil Gene
ioi Jackson the only nSans lett usto preserve The
Constitution in its raiiiy-a government oil Ii |
'oitsd powers; at The next. am assured, that II |
can be proved IN court OF Justice. that ri. JEFF
jel son thought General Jackson a bull dog tia, !
ought TO be tied up IN times oi peace.
80 was forced 10 r,lnqu,sh all hope of FIN |
ding any statesman 10 track after. Wbher, then.
should l bsIake mcS Surely, l thought, can
fad some honest editor Of a newspaper, whose
opinion has been formed On mature dri,bers alton,
whose advice will be candldly given, whose all
vice may safely follow! No. The ministerial
journals " snbsdissd'' & 80 afiiinted pressss;"
snd the editors, 4" unprincired men supporting
the administration fo ,c0ges- rroa,tutirs them
selves, by inyening abusve epiihets, and APPLYING
tanm, without regard to dsccncy or truth, TO hon~
otsbie and distinguished patriots and other good
citineos," aud the opposition journals are - fac
nous combination presses" improved in their con-
union by that q srch-in'riguei" Mr.. Van Buren,.
Lett now to depend upon myself - 6oundering
IN Slough NJ LeSp0nd incapable of being
cause waved as ,bat described in the Pdgrin,'s
ProsreSS and no kiud Hep conf, shew me
the step, across the ioul QuHgmiic, which i,s own
nth, always srewed up in stormy weather, had
rendered hardly visible, which through dizzi-
ness had not vsen--l at last determined to seek
some gu lie 10 direct my course, in The s,gum,nts
OF the respective parties but in vain. The dis.
puants seem To agree in this Fundamental -thai
every men ought to ascertain, well as he can,
on which eide the majority IS likely be, and to
vote with the majority. [ have heard many
persons express the sirong,s, indignation The bare
suggestion OF such rule Of conduct: ,hey IcpsI
with scorn the r-camm, nIaticn, to vote for the
candidate they think ought not TO be elected, or 10
vote ogd'at the candidate they think ought to be
e'erted, merely because they think the one will
not De and the other UiH be elected, as direct
invitation to IhcW to against their conscien-
ces: they Say. thai those who give such advice,
plainly regard the good people OF the United States
as knsves or fool, or h0lh- and that such advice
10 the more provoking. as it comes from persons,
who are all the while telling us (ss il we did not
know without being Iold) that we are he most
virtucus and enlig htenei people on earth This
indignation may bc reasonable enough in those who
think, that the sovereignty does, in fact az well az
IN theory. reside in the PEOPLE. But 10 man
who believes LAS do) that all the active efficient
attributes ot sovereignty re-lls in the pREss,
Tor why? he press can do wroDg-lh.t is,
u 10 accountable TO earthly tribunal which |
take TO he the sure test OF sovereignty TO poor
fellow of this creed, end sadly perpiexei
as am, the question is properly put, and
the debate properly addressed, which candidate
is likely to get the jori,y' AT any ,a;e,
tor all l have seen, thus IL the only guess
tion' on which either party has pretended TO Of
Ter any thing like argument. / wish had found
the argument either side as forcble as | feel it
to he pertinent. The opposite propositions con-
tended for these:-.Mr ..diaDis' friends affirm
that he has a.ways had decided majority of the
nation in his favor, and that IN siotity has increas
al and is increasing. Gen. .Jackson'S friends
say, mat the tate OF the present administration is
seaied-iiat 1t 10 now reduced to a certainty that
General Jackson muat get the maioriiy-nay that
Mradans was elected by the House of Repr esen-
tatives al first, against the known wishes of a ma
Jorty oil ibe people Ito prove which last point,
though 1t be not 10 the present purpose, they ap-
peal TO some iac's, which cu.d be very limos
Ing, If hIee.f OF oar southern slaves were no,
counted, which Mr. Adams's friends say instead OF
being counted, ought to be discounted Br, now
tor The arg umestS OH the IA sin question. Which
1oW get tie majority? How shall express nv
disappointment aud chagI1, whan | found those
arguments on both sides most exact,y lalanced:
in'esd to simple Perceptions mot only ike, but
adenticlL-fhus, the congressional election 10
hehtueky having resulted in the election Of \ ~
J1Tiy OF Jacks nisns, the minst eriasis " ant 20
work, and proved, Ivy artlmetitai calculation
that Kentucky will ye' give her uaJiside olecto-
raj vote TO Mr.. Adams; ci!cu atoms, which their
opponents laughed 10 scorn. Shortly after, ards |
the Maryland elections came on; and the pc pi- OF
that state elected decided majority of friends q,
the admi. r ration to their House OF Delegates
upon which the JscAsOnians resoIted To Tn. same
process OF calculation, OF which in the Kentucky
case they had demonstrated lie i-iIa-y, To- prove.
that ma oTIiJ OF The electoral OF Mary
viii be given 10 Gen. j. The Penns ylvana cleo
tion quickly followed; and, according to tho bex,
Information can ottu, the Jdcksonsns have sue
ceedsd by vast majority; but tbs muisicraiisis
Demonstrate By Figures, gain of strength TO tleIr
party, gain, SO great aud so rapidly increasing
that lheJ very reasonably expect the whole elec
toial vote OF Pennsylvania for Mr. Adam. L7s,
cane the new Jersey election: the people elected
decided majority OF Mr.. Adams q friends 10 hot
Houses of iheT Legislature bot the Jacksoni,n4
have demonstrated to ne, by far an esjifg g a.
ever saw, that thy may fairly CLAIM, the cleo O.
raj vote OF New J,rsey. The New York election
is gong on: both parties are equally cOnIideni; aad
whatever be the result, doubt not we shall have
tilc came series of calculations repeated All these
calculations AID all he Observation-Disclosures ara
bs'ei upon the ssms rule of political aIhinefic-
aud, rs the parties came TO such opposite results I
resolved 10 examine the rule itself 10 see whether
u was correct IN principle, aud then found tina,
the ouIy lie rssOIed to T. both Sides was thai
which il sometimes called The rule # Dosit;o., and
combines the rute IF fuse. then declared tina,
would vote with the majority OF the people of Yrs
gTn'a; hat u a. thought Ger sn'y) for Gen Jack
son: but was told 10y the most intelligent friend.
uf Mr.. Adams have heard rpeak on the subject
tban great reaction has taken place in YirgInia
and there ~ gobd reason to believe that her yot .
viii be given 10 him; at the rame time The Jacls
scnians sly, tlist VHsnia 'yill vote Tor General
jlckson, surely tia, The sun W II rise to-
morrow. f" Weii,' said /, 4" let Us wait tiII The
legislative caucus shall be Held neNi winter: viii
he resolved 10y that" Softly -ay INV mini
ls'cfial lnemd' put trust IN that ca,rcn.. the
unequal representation IN tie House of Delea,te
disqual tes that body from indicating the general
sentiment OF The people: besides, all clucu.cs are
under sentence nf dsmnalion; be guided by the pro-
Adams and anti-Jacksou convention, which tye |
have csiledto meet on the s,h Of January" Well,