The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-08-23


xafef1at Hue nHae I'D occurred 10 change ~
- IniBn. lie Trends Oft "a. Jaekfon founded
some eopes + thu corporation of Nj Cay, 81
fhe tahuancc % local ffrlngs and the gseai poai
iarits ct fr lfeus1sim those siatss which bad
sBied Tor NJ Cav Inc GlaHds Of Alr. Al
aIus made - ealcu a ION whatever upon the
E ,od Diiect a. Aif Gay u vas wei known 4"
iarul. tHstthercW was no cordially either per
email nf political hefweeo tie tso last genilt
tncu. AMI ibntA LAY had gone 80 fsras fopr1-
mise. Or rather lhfcatrn diae oaare IL relation
- III Adan's course al Gbcut winch. II WIS br-
lievel. you'd be auf4vour1bIe from ibe Il cum
stance tlnt aiaarg prevented Is being made,
while both gentlemen "efe candidates before The
aeoplr iheY knew, slsa that Mr.. Adams was
decidedly tie mast unpopnlaf Of the three can-
debates with the Hosfctn people, and they bad
= iielft tn - spucf thai Nj & and hrs friends
#ouli BE- nilue1ccd famcwhat bg tn" known
wishes Of Their constituents. The public solici.
Jude WIS snon puf 10 real. by d orselopement
completely at VII aiih every calculations mat
had been made lnsiead Of voting for the man
fnr Wham he had always expressed decided
preference instead Of supporting tin man who.
nsAtfo himself va the knoRn fayoriie Of the
Il sfrri preplc--we 6pd Nj Clay With all his
forces afa,ed pndcr the banner ~ In a Al
ams.-his dislike fer thai gentleman converted
into loye and respect --his promised disclosure
in relation 10 t,hsnt iranHhcnaus forgotten, 81
postponed by lbs 3eticarg 10 fHhlte perind-
and m short. through nis nilucner ~ hnd Mr.
Adams elected President bv Tie Western stues,
10 wbosr growth and prosperity he had cter
SHOWN himself uannlcHl.
hisnurKpecred result of the Presidential T..
lectipn. 81 ratber The mehns by which II was
brought about, - olied universal lsiomshmen'
from one end ol the continent ~ tie olher. 10
account iJr II appeared 10 drIy al human lngr-
ufutY natii n Nus ~ leuetb suggested, that tit
election had brcu cnrrcdby intrigue and cor
rnphnu and that Alr. Clay. Tor bis very sea.
s9nabc al, nas 10 he rewarded by TIM highest
scli m tbr Cabinet aud placed dnreiiy Ia tie
lne 81 sn.cs sson established by safe prer..
drnts' ! his sufgestlHn vas hooied At as The
dream Of a madm1r, ~ ihu fabrication Of a ba,,
falumulhtbr. AnJ set ~ hnl the dream soon
verified. h as Mr.. Cay reward was can.
eriuei--tno oiGep OF Secretary Of State IS oler.
~ - blm aud accepted Wnh these iacts be-.
lore you. do ouhold tne president and his Sc.
errtafy, not only not gully, bnt abo, sus picion
We ranhoi thnN you do. Bur u may b. sad ihat
all tins by no means proves that Nj. Adams W.
elected against he Will OF majority of the peo.
pie. lew words IA addition to Wuat has brpt
SAID, vii establish tbp fact II WE be rc,oi.
lec'cd That General Jtcksoh obtl.ncd i plurality
Of VOTES over Mr. Adams winch afford. , ar.
SUMPTION 'aaf h4d M contest brrn naf,pwrd
down before the people, TO those two e,nilr.
men, the former would have obtained tho ma
jorny Blu W. have Il CHER evidence ihenmcrc
presumption. Previous 20 thu Presidential e.
lection. indications (Which could not lac ristn.
urptood) weir given throughout those gtatcs
which voted lor Ar Clay dat General ZACH.
son va, decidedly the second choire And ,,,s
II moi perfectly natural fhat he .bauId ne 40
particularly when opposed To Mr.. Adam. %.
lone Was mot perfectly natural Ina, the
Western people should prefer a man ,a6as, a..
s'deucc among them Wns cocpai with the ST.
H"ment til country, aud whose interests
lrcng and political principles ncfe ,dent,6rd
@'h lheii ewi, "a the nlau who possH sed 40 M
iflest ~ 'eeh@ ~ common with them, and
who h'd uniformly manifested hostility 10 fhpl,
interest whenever he understood them Wos
y uoi rnral, that people. whose snle ou,l.t
a the bcran wis through the AlssiSsinni river
and whose principal. ii not only market was
the city of New Orleans, shonld prefer m.
nn WHO, With their own raw militia deCendnI
nat river aud that city against "A well appointed
army composed 81 the veterans of WrIi,ootor
u the mau Who had ,otf Il against the nunron,i.
Atom Tor carrying INTO r1lct the purchase of
Louisiana aud VINO would willingly have len
TIE cay 81 New Oileans, aud the monih of thr
Mississippi IN the possession of foreign pnw
- Tie preference was DOT onl, "A MAMMAL
but, we think. IN inevitable me lfthcrc il nov,
powerful party ~ the Western states In f,,,ut
ri TIM Administration, 1t is because thcir crea,
~ IN aud flyolite, Nh Gl0y. ha. become n n,,,
n H. aud tuereby Idealided ms fate with thai ~
Mr. Adams
That a majority Of those who rotep FIR NJ
trawford would have preferred General I,rl
son 10 Mr. Adam, is noi denied II ,,,,,5,.'.
thcn manifest, that We have President =, .,.
over us, who has been chosen by a ninor;,,. -
TIE American people. Aud whether tba, r,.,I,
has been produced hv defective nf,,,s;n,,
our oonsiinl1on.by corruption, or hy both ro,,fi
ned, II Is ono clearly suhrcrsI,e OF the i,st ,,;,
e'rles OF repuhllcanism, aud should be t,ot,..l
upon by az indignant people.
We come now tothe second ground ~ III
ton 10 the reelection OF Mr. Adams viz. % H.
his political principles do noi contor,, IN ga.
publican creed as sontalned IN Madison. -.
and resolutions. bat are IN fact the same -, -
governed tue administration of bis father Iob,,
ani'n'. nose among The successors of hin,
N''"s 'ni iut PREDECESSORS OF the present IN
eohh'a IN me ONCE ot President. who b,y.
- '''A1' "a W a''bAil'1h particular laws
IN The claim OF constructive power has hso,, -.
r'eN'a, have hecn led TO do So by the apparen,
necessity oithose laws. aud by respect a. ,H.
oppressed op'nlons otiargc maior,t,es Of Tho .a
presentatiyes OF the Peopic--and Get v;,,;.'t,.
las uniformly disappeared of thase c,,n,',' ''.'
n'ely hight de'idilon' from the Political col
OF " 'o' ~ In what esdreI,on then w,G
she mold a President who does not wan mil
pressure al circumstances may estimate tha
; rPaton o. po"et--who docs no, conten, h;,'
sell with following IN the wake Of aree m,io,.
sol the representatives OF the pe,a,la
vino dashe> boldly forward. assertinr ,ho ' w
s'tnc''e powers of Congress in their wi8cs, l,,,
fudc, squirting on that body 10 inrreasod i.r;
S'n'e m 'Ne"e'ping and proslrating the barr.
eis OF the Constitution aud taroWipo lac ,r,,.,;.,.
uonthe whole weight Of his office ma ,1,.. ~.
OF tede'ai tsnfpatton She viii say IN Ma,
''es'den'' tha' sine admires nothing IN him. Inn,
his candour which has given her tnnol, -
os oi MS principles ard thereby nr,vrn,.I / -,
t''m committing 5erseif in his supper, rbe
cdndot OF Mr., Adams has drawn r#om ~, a,,,
her - a., ...l,,.