Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-05-29

ON the more doubtful, though less impoftah,
Question. of the amount of that majority, anu
me exten, TO which il may be carried, un"''
Ca orabIe occurrences, ano by events not i"-
probable, 49,, r. H.. present
President. NAV &c rrckoned, then, IN the Ia
nIacc the entire votes Of the following o'a'eS'
viz. all the States Of New ESGL.ND. Ne" 'hN,
sry. DELAWARE, ONO, INDIANA, MISSOURI ahu
! orrsIASA. Whether we regard The feP!eS."-
ts,;on of these States in Congress, or l"eir ~
eisla,ures at home, or appeal to an! o'"eI
ms, mode of ascer,sining the sen'ime"''
their People, the result equally Jus'ihcs 'h''
opinion e s. NOV, 70 b.
did majority Of those OF MARYLAND. here
again, we think, here is little danger OF ms
,sl,. since tina, State lies so contiguous, anu
information from every part OF II is 50 'u,i '"a
n,r,;cuIar. Thus far, the con putati n Is aC,
comDanicd with as much certainty, as Cd" "'"
belong to such questions 7,
The next obirc, Of inquiry is KENTUCKY, II
is well known that Opposition has maze MEN
lucky one grca, theatre Gifts active ana \iso' -
Gus operations. 1t has sought to avail l'sen
Of her locality, of her vicinity TO the HEAD OF
the party, of her natural partial for oooih'
ern candidate, OF the warm and generous eha
racter of her citizens, incllnlns lhem 10 some
depree of enthusiasm towards military dis'lhc-
ton: and il has ar,filly connected ITSELF a's",
with pre- existing State parties, ana in'e'"'i
Controversies and rivalships. These means,
nowcver. have not been deemed alone suifc lent
~ ,roni,e success. The drawing off Of Nm
rrrrv from an administration, whose measures
have riven her citizens so much general sa'ls-
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oninion., on points which she deems OF high
interest. are known to be essentially different
from her own, has Justly beeo thought an ooJ'ct
Of no easy attainment. She had, herself, par
,,cina,ed in the election of the President, III me
last resort: and one Of her own citizens, the
candidate who had received all her own votes
had been called to fl the first place In the adj
ministration. His popularity and weight OF
character were, Of course, among The obstacles
n be over, ONE, BY those who wished 10 over
,or, The administration; and, 10 accomplish
that end. efforts were TO be made, proportiol'ed
- once TO the Importance, and TO the dltlcu'ty
tf the undertaking. A storm OF abuse has
accor dinghy ragged against him, the violence OF
which has no prect den. A charge OF publit
corruption, having its origin where oec"run
and delicacy, as we'll as tru h a'd honor, should
have altogether forbidden /; cha &c, uns' p
no,ttd by III. slightest proof, encountered oN
every contrary presumption, coniu'ed, III short
nv the rosl conclusive evidence, has been spreat
abroad, nevertheless, aud repeated, ana re-
echoed, with vehemenCe, which Tor while
seemed but 10 inc rease the more, as the accuse
ton Was shown, more and more, 10 be ground
| less.
--cla.Ns.ySaS; >w',t,,eur pefng overthrow; and
sense that grea injustice has been done 10 til,
character of upright aul honorable men, is ias
pervading the public mind, and producing thu
| Just aud usual retributi0n-rc> action. The
best reason exists iog believing, that the whole
array of means, thus brought to bear on the
cause ofthe Administration in Il at State, wit
prove completely irsffrc'ual. In he be. ginning
Of Augus', all election of S ate officers is there
TO take place. Candidates are already named
distinguished by the side they respectively IS
pouse of the great national controversy. The
| contest, doubtless, will be a mos, animated and
| severe one; but Of the result, mistaken conf
dence is entertained. TIE People are reused
fully and thoroughly reused. The vote will DC
not the so'e &C few, not The result Of partial
attendance at the p lis, but til" aggregate
voice Of the whole Pe"pl" Of Kentucky. This,
OF itself, i substantial ground of hope and
security. This election, il need not be cons
ceaied, Is point OF Peculiar interest. If i,
shalt terminate a,orahlv, The whole electoral
vole of the State, in favor Of the reelection of
the presen, President, is ov no means the only
important. consequence to be expected from
1t. IL will, obviously, he attended with other
and broader rff.ot, We now look forward TO
itwnh a confidence, which, for several months,
has gained new strength, in every successive
week and, if indications do not greatly deceive
US, the hopes OF the Opposition, at this mo.
ment, in regard 10 KENTUCKY, are sffe:ualIy
shaken.
We believe, then, that the votes Of Kentucky
arr to be enumerated among those favorable to
The Administration.
Adding the votes ofKen,ucky to those be-
fore mentioned, the sum total amounts TO near
ly enc half Of all the electoral votes; and in orr
der TO ensure success, it is only farther neces,
sary, that the President should receive con-
siderable number, less, however, than he oh.
tanned on the former election of the votes of
New YORK. That he will receive the requi>
site rumber Of these woes, we entertain no
doubt Whatever. Information from every part
of the State and the bDinionS of npr sons amonu