Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-04-23
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FoR THE CONSTITUTIONAL W.,c
TO he Jdekson Cenfrai Cou.n;fte,
"e"tleneu: received your address to IN, ,, -.
! virginia few days since, and ono of thai nnmh
return you my acknowledgements, though I cann, 49,
"S mat you nave been something tardy bringing o
your reply to the Convention Aidress since j., w
until ITS trst impressions weakened vou b,,,
us arguments t" SINK into minds und nro.I,,.a
Neh"ns that you may aud il difficult 10 r.n,yv. 49,,
""eht 10 convict your aversaries in the pres;d,n;;
VI waht OF temperance aud faifness and Won,
"'owe' ann TO rescue the question from the co,ol NJ
pJuo'e ami scii-IsreS, you will take i, a,is. If
s,t'e 10 you wherein ~u have failed in Won,
"pJrct In doing this, snail endeavo 20 h. shoy nod
Pfn"sc to be civil. shall luge nfsusiv.
.'tes. ihe greater part OF you have iong known nd
lee! towards other than sentiments Of re- so.r, n
were this not the | should Iisiain co,,s. ,hh
ss ;" niue cen esther t" cause advocates IL
" only then with your address that shall c,nc.,,
anu whatever perceive i'll il, cithe, w,o,r in ,o;i
mistaken in fact o. faulty reasoning snail uo,ra i
h"' rankncss which belongs to the character of the r
men 20" address, but with that ,iecorum which, is , ~
yu" "s private ihdvIduals, and Of tie rancus
| COMMITTEE. " e N"''cus
Heur FIRST objection 10 Mr.. Adams re .ec:,n is. tina,
me vas not ine choice Of IL ui.iur,,v of line mood,
wiz o' presume mat you meant 10y this, tina, MIR Adams
did mot receive majority electoral vuas s;nrs ,,
s""e remark applies I" all the candidates, including Ge
neral Jackson But il your gaming was (,s :, NJ, b.
" give your opIecti"" any Vhly) that AIR Adams was
s'ecen agans, the of n unainy of ,b, ,I..,,,s
maj "S between nm AMI General Jackson, he was M,
Preferred then with duo submission your suocrior IN,
'egene", you are mistaken. Mr. Adams was as ce1t.isv
NE choice Of the majority Of the people at tina, time a.
Gen Jackson new is the chnrr III yourselves yo viii
iet mo onr aite;ui or few minutes, with
portion ut The candor yru profess respect think
pace '''e Hiestln beyond Il shadow Of doubt
IN making This estimate, 4, is that some of ,,. 90
sumed facts rest on mere probabilities they r. so ve
strong as to leave II" more doubt of the than that
Massachusetts Mt the approaching election will Won, a.
MIR. Adams. or S"uth Carolina for Gen Jackson W.
VIII ~ sn ny surprising uuifo of election IT.
all The States AMI infer the prnpl. "; III rsg,
to these Two candidates, each State, fam its non,,
ana legislative elections, n; that time n,nedi a.lv
ds tO,a
system had pres aed TIN oughou, the States The eIc,or,
votes would IN that nave divided beycen
Mr.. Adams and Gen. Jackson:
New Eng land, ii will be Conceded. would Ia,a -;
Mr.. Adams 81 votes. g."
]" Ne" York the contest essentially between NJ,
'a"'"'d *'i mr. Adams. and Gen jackson was comics
sediy the weakest Of all the candidates. Snposn. ,h
contest "have been narrowed down him anI Nr Adam,
the latter would have got the vote of ,hat Str,e
Ia jersey hir Adams, though stronsest Of ,,e
'''s' was defeated by the sudden union the lie adm.
supporters OF Gen. Jackson and Mir Crawford IT,,
wee al '"st tee Cases III the last election, which two
ninoriI:ts united TO defeat plurality and in ,v,ici ,h
election terminated differently from what il mirh, and
PRIMARILY would have done, if contest mad lain Sc,wo
'wo 'f''r we're Louisiana, New Jersey and North Ca
rol'i'7to which some may be lined TO add Ner, VII
Now, aih""gh there is positive certainty thar, If RI.
choice % the people in New Jersey been or.;na
confined t" two G's"ns, Instead Of bcing divided anoup
three. Mr.. Adams would .vc had the sorirv: vst =, =;
every succeeding election there the Adams party has nre
rar s"ch seems to he the fai inference and .ccordinyv
this State is also c!aired lar Mr.. Adams e'
hpsu NJ
CrawioT" and Mr. Adams Gen Jackson had q; thai
time little 'nees, in the State, ritne cc ,hs n,,s
would have gained It's against h,u
In Maryland, although Grn. ksnn obj ipe5 az 49,.
electoral votes and Mr. .4Itns 3 vet as I,g vlI,
''nhcf of VOTES received by Mr. ADAMS was CREATE, ,s
the whole number received by Gen. Jackson md is nm
certain how the votes given MrClawCnrd and AIr tI
would have hsen dist ibuted il fair 10 infer Ina, ,
wouin nave Deem distributed III The proporu,, the
others and consequently that Mr. 1ams would also have
received the vote i" TINS StaecSprcalIy as in ,,e h,e
qnemt elections both Congress aud i've Irri.Ia,,c
majority Oh ADMINISTRATION mea have been invariably
chosen.
In Virginia Mr.. Il lams received la1cer uup,bsr RI
votes than Gen Jackson, win that time wnu, bs 20 hn
postpone" TO either at the four candidates. 10y coDsica
bic "inbe ai'hn"gh he obtained in tie State
than NJ Clay. II is well known hal nC the - E.
pTesentativts from Wis ginia preferred Mo fda,s l., Mr.
STAY 40" Ii seems r"hahe tha /" pnrnlas vote, tkr
majority would have been yet gra-r /: i, c.,r 70 ne
al that tie CREATOR phrt OF MIR Cav fntEs iIcs A, M
time oi The election, gave decr. prernce for ea,ous
which IT is unnecessary TO state, M IIpns over Gem
! Jack.nn
In Ohio, as Gen JACKSON received more votes ,an Mr.
adams, though Mir Clay received more than either g
c"Tdipz to the rule observed before this should bp
set down to Gen. Jackson. But it was yell kuoy, &, =,
At Wdsingon majority Of Oin laes atup nrofsrr
MIR fdanis next to Mr.. Clay, that having actually
voted for him. the members have been since re- cleo
ed There wants then the evidence in favor o &c
Jackson IN this case existed in favor MI Idsms in
the case q" Jersey, Maryland AMI Virginia Let the vote.
however of this State be given latter now i,bsauh
ng h's important difference; but thfn by same rule
no
IN Louisiana, the mode Of election was rhrp bv ,hs
heRa'ure Ve have Of aScertainiHs the sense
OF The people between these candidates. or even the
sense OF those members Of the Legislature peforrc
Mr. Clay to either, except by the delegation that Stat,
IN Congress- of whom two Of three voted for Mr. fdan-
and have been since clecrd and ioriy The sub
e1ncn legislatures have manifested the preference
II will DC fair then To count also their for hI
-fAams.
According to the preceding estimate his would ma Yc
stood thus:
| The six New England States ST votes
New Yotk So
Jersey
4 Delaware
MaIyIanS II
Virginia q
Illinois .
Louisiana 4
1 14t
II If New jersey he deduccs no;whsta ndipp the wei
known coalition Of she Jackson and Crawford arcs
the repeated manifestations since given the prepondy
ancs Of the 9danIs interest, then the whole number wou