Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1827-12-08

thing goes wrong they must answer for it, They can
10 longer make the President and Secretary If State
The pack horses to bear The burthen of popular OF,
This view is happily illustrated in the annexed Iet,e,
WAsHINGroS, Monday evening Dec 1ee1
Andrew Stevenson was elected speaker of the bouse
to day on the iirsi ballet; Stevenson IOi-'raylor o.
scattering $50 far indicating the temper of no
house to be hostile TO The administration. A naoritv
OF The senate is supposed 10 be the same way thus pro-
anc'''g state OF things new in government. In
'hs si'ua'ion, how s,tes will work remains 10 ba
seen. III England, where the King can do no ,,ronp
the minister ii he cannot keen maiori,y and I,r1,
one too must resign. In the United States where
NC iEesde can 10 the state of things is If
ieh anu Tie sovereign people who sent the present
majority, may send back the present President ely
months hence. Wha, they ,oiW do time must unind'
IN TIE mean time let every man DO his duty and NAV
od send cur country safe delirerance. The MAORI
ty are decaely situated The state of filings ;s cano
ed and they are responsible for the measures of ep
ation This apprehcnd is more difficult task tIar
me minority generally has to PERFORM FOR of all ees
iative duties, that of finding fault is easest. h;lst nm
the other hand, conducting with ability srcca.. ,nt
satisfaction TO the governed, complicated political
chnery, Is t'e most arduous OF political duties
-ASS-
.Ncp F0yk-rhe recent ativices from This s,.,..c,,
oil confidence, and Ia: from proving it be for ynckso,
the late election demonstrated very reverse II is nn
asserted with ne Creates, appearance of r,,h ,, -,
res'"e"'ai election was M where made test but in IN,
city of New York, where the election itself , co,,ro,,
by foreigners, ana; three or four counties be, ,h
cheeseman's Thought themselves strongest There s ~,
manner OF doubt that the of the New York no,uI,
~ - against 'a'"s"n ana that the late election has
to'' "'''s III '"e wcrid but that the people approve
e system OF regular nominations Calculating upon their
known attachment to these, the cards stocked bv ya,
buren ut the late election We solicit attention ~ lin
following letter from distinguished member of Compress
from thai State, and 10 The a. cc fiop the f,ou,.;,
|,Sseriisc:
Eatraci 9fa letter IRON, y. z .Ue,,be- orf~oo.,..
In regard TO our late election YOU man he 0s,,,,E,
except IN the city of New ok the Presidential a,n
ION was not the lest of the elections in any sense
ne deception That is now playing off in other states
VITA respect to II is well understood in New Y.rk
Mr. Van Bur en- himself would laugh at the credp,y
OF Others who should believe it. If had time to CON
uehse INTO co1nn or two full expose of that cleo
on would do II. But the best evidence of the falsi
~ OF The publications on that point is that Mr. Adamss
TRENDS IN tat state, SO far from feeling at all discourse
geo. faoo that they false, and have in fact beer,
stimulated to increased exerton We think tba, ,hc,.
VIII triuinPh--and that when the question comes vo
may expect again the storm that in 1924 swept
Hir. IAN Buren, and all his hosts away. He duped
ana deceived Virginia then, and is now PLAYING the
same game with her again. lie then had ooc1.
ea legislature from which he expected the g. ctoraI
votes but the same people that drove them from ,hae
ground now hold the electoral in their own hands
te may nc" nave succeeded by packed conventions in
the counties IN obtaining majority who since fhs e,or
non hare come out for Jackson but that trick will fa
INN His best advice 10 them would be to let the pres
'"eh'ai question alone and not attempt another die.
a"oh 10 the people, who have not their inter
terence IN 1924.
EffrGc; y letter. }ron, Vnslineson.
The New York elections have ierne3 ont a p,e,.
scare crow. Ia but very few places did the Presidan
tiai question iiiaence the votes for members of ,bs
Legislature. This, gentleman from that state ao,
lie, is the fact. In elec,ng member of connros =:
two OF the counsS 10 fill vacan> p l.. Tao ,ha
ach'n's,rat'on candidate beat bis Jackson opponent
upwards OF 4oGo votes: 10 the city of New York the
question was pretty fairly tested. In Albany ,n.r,
were elected on both sides The administrator, 49,
cam me majority OF the newly elected House of As
SANDY some OF the Jacksonans, advise in the event
That they are strongest, TO repeal the electoral ja,
transfer the election OF President FROM THE PFO
L. 10 NE legislature and give jackson The updiri
ded vote OF the state. Can any thing be more unprn.
cipied and corrupt? Ii is the height of faction ,nJ H.
lowest depth Of political abandonment aud corrnn,ior,
In North Carolina things look well for the admin;s
tration OF the delegation from that state in conere
ne are 'e'taty "' The administration and perhaps
SIX. The Weitern members say Ohio IrIiano ~,
iiinos are decidedly fer Mr. Adams re ejec,;on-.
also heh'Hcky- see in every direction the firm and
oh7nro progress OF public sentiment in favor Ct correr
principles aud determination to prevent this oov.rn
tne"t from falling under military or despo;ic ,nle
From tie .Ntm York Commercial .9s,cr.;,or
The lite Efecti0n.-Wc have absteipeJ Of ,a,o ,o
seyng any thing as TO the result of The late election
10 '"' s'd'e' because we were apprehensve that with
out more certain information than con,J no ,,o.,
III -aF or week. we might give erroneous irDpres
sion abroad as TO the real complexion of The presien.
'ai question. We we're induced 10 this te,npora,y
si'ence by another consideration. When we found
the editor of the Albany Argus claiming Jackson VIC
tories III Orange, Putnam, Dutci,oss Greene &c
counties winch the editor knew be strongly and de,
cueuiy Tue o'her way and which have elected eight
out OF ten administration men, i, was evident Ia,r
lnrt"er Teiarce could be placed upon statements al.
though hey we're oiny endorsed by the Enquirer and
evening Fosf we are at length, however pr epared TO
Peah up information derived from the respeca-
o'e gentlemen throughout the state And the result of
our inquiries full conviction that those editors who
pu0n'o the table OF The Argus, Post and ENQUIRER,
CO. aus - iooh Ve'y foolish upon The subject be.
lore 'hey get through with The business Tie A,gns
boasts that some members elect have turned since The
election This may be true. But there is no doubf
when chosen, and IS we're jackson mon ond 60;
'o'a''ous causes p numbers have been chosen whose
sentiments upon that question have not been asceT-
tanned Two Of the Senators Messrs ,..r-I - +,