Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Mass.) 1828-1830, 1828-11-11
LANCASTER.
TUESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER II, 1928.
The LATE ELECTIONS. The cleo

lions winch nave taken place IN various
parts of the country within the last week
have been in many instances very closely
contested, and on the whole have excited
greater interest than any similar events
for many years. The all-engrossing sub
ject of the Presidency is to be decided by
these elections, and the publick curiosity
will be eager to know the results. 1t will
be two or three weeks before sufficient
knowledge of the different elections will
be concentrated so as to show the actual
voice ofthe people upon the great question.
We proceed to lay before our readers all
tine information which has reached US, and
shall continue to furnish them with addi-
tional intelligence, as it comes to hand.
The choice of Electors in this State has
been subject of little anxiety. The GER
tainty of there being vast majority in
favour of the reelection of Mr.. Adams
probably kept many from the polls who
would have voted for him, so that the votes
as they will be returned do not by any
means show the strength Of the party. 1t
is true that Mr.. Adams never was the ia
yourite of even New-England. A large
portion of his supporters, both in this and
the former contest, have been men who
would never have chosen him as their
candidate. But as his competitors have
been, in their opinion, still more ex-
ceptionable, they have considered it pub
lick duty to lend him their support. If
this remark is true of the first controversy
it is peculiarly so of the last. Mr.. Craw-
ford, in whom many who had strong OBJ
iections to Mr.. Adams could consistently
unite, having been entirely withdrawn, it
became the duty of such to decide be-
tween the respective claims and merits of
Mr.. Adams and Gen. Jackson, and con-
sidering them both as evils, to choose the
least, and act as they conceived the best
interests of the country to dictate. Mr..
Adams party has no doubt been strength
ened, likewise, by the unexceptionable
manner in which the government, under
him, has been administered. If these
considerations have not added to the num-
Der of Mr.. Adams actual supporters, they
have perhaps operated to keep many from
the ranks of his opposers. The latter n.y.
pothesis might account for the small vote
which has been given in his favour.
Whether the recent disclosure of his
sentiments towards the federalists has
influenced any members of that party
in their votes is question which at pres
ent we have no means of deciding. We
have not the least doubt, however, that
had that disclosure been made three or
six months before it would have had
very serious effect upon the election. But
we digress. The following are all the re-
turns of the votes in this State, for Elec-
tors, we have received -
: In lat towns, all from which returns have been
received, the Adams ticket has : : 2O.l27
Jackson ticket 4,147
la Suffolk county the votes were for Adams BIG,
for Jackson 846; in Essex Adams $685. jackson 1884.
The votes IN this district may be seen below in con-
nexlon with those of Representative to Congress.
In Berkshire there seems to have been more Jackso-
mans that anywhere else. In FIVE towns in that
county there were about 700 Jackson votes, 100
more than for Adams, and nearly as many as in the
Whole OF almost any other county
In Name, contrary to the most confident
antlcipations of the friends of the admin
istration, Mr.. Churchill, the Jackson Elec-
tor, has been chosen in Cumberland dis
trict, by a majority of 173. This triumph
of the Jacksonites was celebrated in Port
land and in Boston, by the ringing of bells
and firing Of cannons. In Oxford district.
the Adams Elector is chosen by small
majority. Other districts not heard from,
but no doubt is entertained of their all 90
ing for Adams.
In New-HampShire, the administration
ticket of Electors is no doubt chosen by
majority of 2 or 5000. A very large vote
has been given throughout the State, and
the Jackson marty fonpd fo l,o ,-ox,, ,.