Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1827-06-08

Colleges III Ohio, Gen. Jackson,s ticket receiyed
I'VE exclude frac;ons) 600 votes Mr. Claws geo
aud MIR. Adams 10000. The united vote of Mr.
Clay and SIr. Adams, exceeded Gen. Jackson's thir
teen thousand votes! Is it unreasonable to suppose
that in the even, of election restricted TO Mr.
Adams and Gen. Jackson, the friends of Mr.. Clay
would have preferred air. Adams. The course uC
events has certainly established the position that Mr..
Clay friends would and did prefer. Mr.. Adams Gen.
Jackson Keeping together and acting a party,
MT Gays friends have every where proven they
preferred Mr. Adams 10 Gen. Jackson. We are told
'hat this IS because MIR. Clay himself, the head of
the party, manifested that preference. We care not
Tor Inc ca'ise; we say that who reasons fairly
Is at liberty to infer, the face facts, that Ohio
would in 1924, have preferred Gen. jackson 10 Mr.
Adams The facts are, that the Oao delegation voted
Tor Mr. Adams in preference 10 Gen Jackson in the
House OF The Members who gave
'hs vote have been trumpaptiy reelected and that
tie State IS now, individually, favorable MIR. Adams
election. Upon this last fact, do not Insist so
strongly because as we do not admit that the DISPOSE
non o' Virginia n0io, proves what her disposition was
in i"@ SO IT would be disingenuous argue that Ohio
preferred Mr. Adams TO Gen. Jackson in 1924 be-
cause she noto prefers him. But the evidence without
this link is strong enough. No reasonable man. laying
all the circumstances together, will doubt that Ohio
preferred Dir adams to Gen. Jackson in 1Gei-in
o'ier words TIA; he was preferred by MIR. Cays
friends. If as is con'cnded Mr. Clay's friends now
support Mr. Adams, simply because Mr.. CLAW voted
Tor HIM as President, say that his friends would
NE" have preferred him simply because Mr. Clay did,
But we ascribe their preference motives less person
al and moro exalted
40 hontucky, the same reasoning is equally applca-
BILE. There neither Mr. Adams nor Gen Jackson had
any interest oil consequence, at the last election But
mat kentucky preferred the first 10 the last is demon,
straoe from the OF her Representatives connecta
with the fact that those Representatives 1oU be re.
elected The elect ion has not yet occurred but tire
success OF one OF those only who voted for Mr. Adams
is doubted, and his but little doubted
us t"en as certain as concurrng circumstances and
probabilities can make it, that the great body of Mr.,
Crawfords friends would had the election been restrict
ed to Mr. Adams and Gen. jackson. have p,eCerrcd
the former TO the latter gentleman and the WEIGHT of
evidence altogether in of the supposition tb.,
the great body of Mr.. Clny,, Ohio and Ken,ucIcv
would have taken the same direction Yetisncb.s the
difference OF mems views-so happy is party spirit In
believing whatsoever it wishes, OF so shameless g.,
saying, what it does not believe that this lannon's NI,
ryiand Address, without condesceud ing to furnish The
data upon which it builds the conclusion, W itbout adj
duc'ns either facts reasoning, boldly asserts tha,
had tho election been renanded TO the people, the friends
OF Nessrs Clay and Craw ford would have preferrea
Gen. jackson to Mr.. Adams. This is its language
clad the election been sent back to the people and
Inc choice restricted 10 the highest candidates as
1t virtually in The House, there is no one who
was we'll acquainted with the state of public opinion in
The Southern and Western States where nearly all the
votes tor Mt CRAWFORD and AIR. CLAY were given
| would he Hired tn clSn uIeSo
seveny-eight votes, received by those gentlemen ut
least ihirty two, the number which, addition TO the
nfne'y-nn already received By General Jackson,
was necessary TO his election, would have been given
! to him. According 10 this test, therefore majority
OF the people Of The U. States opposed to the
election of Mr.. ADAMs.n
No" this is to us, so pa lpaby and notorousIy in,
correct that we DO not believe any man even the
gentleman who drafted the address himself credits IT,
Ho is evidently man of clear head, and familiar
with the history OF those times AS such he does NOT
and cannot believe it, and has acted upon the infamous
mazim, that all is fair in politics.
! We are willing TO make the appeal 10 tie common
sense oil all, whe Their friends of Jackson or Adams
and we feel confident that every man whose opinion
IS worth having, must uron the statements we have
gwen above, concar with US, that as far as we can
no" inter from circumstances tho great body of Mr.
trawtods and Mr. Ciay's friends preferred Mr. Adams
10 Hen acsoh al The period oftc election. We feel
IL material TO make out this opinion, because npon the
assertion, that Gen. jackson and not Mr. Adams, was
The choice Of the people, depends entirely the weigh,
winch ought 10 accompany The Maryland address,
ihat address finds no fault with Tie administration
tor lis acfsa least these it ssys,.'are of little con-
sequence" eft is not lit says question: whether
few cents moro or less duty upon wooen or cotton
manufactures shall be imposed: 1t is not question
whether internal Improvements shall be constructed by
the General Government: II is not a question wheth-
er ministers shall or shall not be 10 Pauma" None
OF these is the question. What is it then? Why
whether The President shall be elected by The people
or by "iDluence, intrigue, bargain and management
The address has assumed that Mr.. Adams ,c4s elecie!
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