Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-08-17
VOL. XXIv...NO. 90.

NUS necessarily augment the number OF iayorites
and merItohous favortes too, who will enrros, the
affections and confidence of their respec,iya co..
tons OF country. From the operation OF this aFsc
ton and confidence, local attachments and ;..lon
sies, and contests will asiss. and. without y checp
The nation will quadrenhialy be thrown into asi,,
non that VIII become most alarming To suar5
against this impending terror we have nothng 20
rely on but the salu sry influence of es.ahIisbes
CUSTOM which, being founded in wise prerau,io,
In nation oil nteilis ence easily acquires fore.
ihe hrs' Presden, OF the United States havins yo
unfairly retired from office at the expiration Of bis
second term, that voluntary retirement has bgen
construed into an example that has been mpIicitiv
followed by every successor who had an orno,,,,
niiy OF doing so, and has been approved OF by the
people Under the ssnciion of this USAGE. viii !,
not he wise end prudent establish the system of
rejoicing Chief Magistrate for a second term
except In cases. where the qualifications of the on
ponent are known to be greatly superior 10 hos.
OF the incumbent or, where the course Of admin
| istra'on is pslpably aud fatally preiadiciaI to
the true interests OF the country In the Las, case
! any change Is to he sought, and any hazard will
evil.
Blu, we demand with frankness and we evn,c, 10
De answered with candor, If such state of things
OF : such a neeess'iy now exists in our country
| Is II even pretended that it does, Has The Onnn
'ion To Mr. Adams been undersken by the friends
oi Gen.Jarkson, because il is known that Gpner,,
jackson possesses all the necessary Qualification.
tor the PRESIDENTIAL office, in superior degree 10
| what MT. ADAMS does! Or because the measures
OF administration bad, and that thew exnect s,f
ds'ecto will be remsdied hy different come. -
administration likely 10 be pursued under General
Jackson! COR was this Opposition determined ON
anterior TO the development of any measure by this
Administration? Or did i, originate in n predeter
mined inien, to eject man from Office who not
withs andins the generally mild, iuJcious and able
course oi his measures, has been unfortunate IS
not TO have populated those who wee resolved
never TO he appea-ed9
brin f.irl 81,
objections urged by the Oppposition, and 10 he
exceptions taken To a few specified measures
Inc hTst and chet objection urged against Mr.
adams, as promulgated through the presses and re-
iieTated by the late Jack son Convention ia ,h,
he was made President against The will OF the p.o-s
pie, and they have attached TO this point in tb.i,
manifesto as well as to Others, the most eouions
noes and commentaries illustrate and explain the
meaning OF So dark position.
With all the AID OF the Ihosphofick sI,r. which =
political chymes'ry has shed upon this matter vve
are sill at loss to under what preext this oh
leclioa Is made, unless ii is, that Mr.. Adams had
not the greatest number OF votes when brought IN
The House OF Representatives. utthe constitn,ion
by ills unqualified and direct Injunction. recn;r;,
the Representatives to choose President :. ,,o,
the persons having the highest nunoers not ex
= ceeditg 'hee," without shadow of reference al
tier 10 the foremost or 10 any particular one ,f
themths three candidates with Ihe behes, ,pnha,
, stand before the Representative House "a Il tia
upon apeiect eggaliy, to Ia judged Of by them a.
oy new body OF ELECTORS, who are to decide
} upon F" the man who, in their opinion. nav
be best qualified Toe the oiicr." 70 recu =.
TIE Representatives to be governed by Ga. viii Of
the people 10 this case, 10 require Them 10 no o.
= Vefned ny what they have no means of knowing :
= lor when the electors of state have not voted
ior one Of the three highest caniid,tes-~or when
the electors Of safe equally divided perh,,s
between two, neither having the bshes, n,,noh.ts
how can the representatives know the uopular me-
ference! HE rule of obligation, if derived from,
the constitution, must be general or no, at all; bus
rule which requires representative TO 30 what ba
mas no means OF a@certainng, and 10 ascertain which
no means are furnished him, is p,Inab,e incor
slsteney' and must be dIsowned. Thus the oppo
sHion' In Obedience to the Constitution would re-
e Ter 'he election 10 the House Of Representatives
= "h' 81 TIE same time deny iis members ~.
a TiSh' OF making II IAN absurdiy too gross for
n commentary. The constitution pfessnt,o, H.
cabdidates TO their consideration eyidsntIo ,os,.
70 give the representatives, right OF choice: and
we are ''osh ny tue con emPoraneous expo,itioa
OF th't constitutions ibst that choice was intens-
: ed To be guided by the respective oualt6rs,ops IS
e 'ne candidates presented TO the Hone OF Rac-e
Sehta'I'es by the electoral colleges To say Thar
e'ch an election IN sirict conformity with The Ie,
yer and tue established meaning Of the eors,,,,,f,
i made against tie will Of the people ia \, b,,
2 wh'' we are far from ascribIag To The Jacksnn
+ C""Ventlon. az uncommon weakness or q total
= Insensibry to shame.
}. "i7fs there are tour or more candidates bsrore
'he eirc'nTs 81 be people, and the votes tlron-b
. Out the Union are pretty generally divided an9rv
g '"e'u sl, neither having msioTty il is ute ~
impossible to tell who IL the tayofite ~ ,,,i,,,f
: ~ OF the whole; and II was on account nj ,hia
= lmpossblity, that the Constitution points5 ont ,bs
Il House OF Representative another body of mot.
j. hgent electors, who were immediately 10 select
one from the three candidates that the elcctoral ro
= reyes had distinguished Ivy the greatest number 81
= votes -CoHsderBg 1t much less importsnt which
n OF the three should be elected, Than that the,
u, choice should ne cOrfi ed Immediately 10 ms f
d them. Mr. Adams src ND by the ejec,o,o,
college vote, AID nj far behind the TO- ero.t a,5
u portion OF tue votes given To lif. Crawford s.
Mr.. Clay, would ss ell h,ve elected L,n, a. g..
/. neral Jackson. IL is Impossible theyef,,e to 80
: winch oil them would have been preferred i! thsy
4 alone had been before the people unaecornasci,d
e. either by Mr.. Clay or Mr.. Crawford
{ How boldly tbi- oIection bees upon tho co,
= duc', or how Ili suits the mnuts uf ihJse who
afen'Iy sdVocs ei Mr.. CIswtorG's election by tho
house OF Representative, when lie gas ouch low.
] sf on Tue electoral roll Than e,iber Mr. Adam, o..
= Gsnefal Jackson, we f0ibssr 10 expose
. fesfibg let The constitution and The res-no ~
, things, shord be against them in nns ohiecti,,
- the Opposition then assert, that Mr. Adams v,ss
= c0rrupfIg elected ~ the House by the intrtsus m
Mr. Cisyi AMI to th accusation, % gross "a (, i;
= unworthy a. biie"s - a. u unioun,isJ The IsrL
T. con Convention hsve lent theinsslves vs,i ,ll .b
, positive force - their isms aud with ou The 80,
a uhcisl influence 81 troiF learned nofss and so,o.
q 'meniarirs. "'" eO"'
nat the hfT moments Of mortified dissoroi,,
Ueni should have gfyeu riee ........ ...