The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1828-06-11
POLITICAL.
TO THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED
STATES

One part of the policy of those who strive, By
whatever means, to prevent the reelection OF
the present Chief Magistrate Of the Union, is,
to subdue the hopes and discourage the efforts
of his friends and supporters, by such represen-
tations Of the state of public feeling, as show
his reelection highly improbable, or impossible.
They seek to ensure victory, by raising shout
that victory is already won.
The great extent Of the country.a the diff
f;culty Of accurately knowing, in one part, what
sentiments prevail in another and distant part,
afford facility to this mode of practising iInposi-
ton on the public. The People of New Hamp-
shire for example, are assured, that it is no
loncer matter OF doubt, that Ohio and Louisiana
viii vote for the Opposition Candidate; while
the citizens of those States are surprised at the
same time, BY hearing il asserted, with copii-
denoe belonging to real conviction, that, not
only New Hampshire, but others, also, of the
New England States, perhaps nearly all of
them, give satisfactory proof of having joined
the same cause. Whatever of coloring, of ex-
argeration, or, we regret to add, of unqualified
misrepresentation. this course Of policy may re-
Gure, seems, hitherto, not to have been found
wanting. Not only are slight and doubtful
manifestations Of opinion, when favorable, swon
into Importance, and magnified beyond all just
degree, on the one hand while, on the other,
the most clear and decisive results Of full pop
ular elections, if untavorable, are made to go
for nothing but, formal statements are, also, put
forth, sometimes under the authority of names,
such as are willing to be uPPvIIdea TO them,
which are known not only TO be partial, but to
be absolutely untrue, by those who have infor-
nation on the subjects TO which they relate.
Notwithstanding the general intelligence Of
the community, there may be danger, that at
tenpts of this sort, every where made, and long
continued, will produce more or less of the eff
feet intended, unless seasonably and properly
counteracted
II has been deemed expedient, therefore, on
the eve of the adjournment of Congress, that
the friends of the Administration, throughout
the whole Union, should be informed, from
some source, or through some channel, in which
they have confidence, what is the belief enter
tanned here, of the present state, aud the pres
Aent tendency Of public opinion; and OF the
probable result Of the Election.
| 1t is the purpose of this paper to state what
this belief is; with some reference to the
! grounds on which it is founded 1t proceeds
| from those who have no motives which shoulC
induce them to mislead or deceive either them
selves or others and as, from obvious causes
| this place is the point at which, at the present
moment, the greatest amount of information OF
\ tke subject is concentrated; it has been at
! tempted TO consider and compare tne various
parts of this information attentively and fairly
10 Judge Of the whole correctly, and to lay the
result honestly before the public That result
we have the pleasure to say, is, in high de-
gree satisfactory and gratifying. II has Produc-
ed full conviction, that, since the frst burst
ing out Of Opposition, which was contemporary
with the election Of 1925, no period has furnish
ed SO strong reasons to expect the re-eecnon
of the present Chief Magistratc,as the present
and that such reelection may now be anticipat'
ed with a reasonable degree ofcertainty,