Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-09-03
P0LEEXCAE.
From f'e k,1t!rrkjoH Of .3,1.7asl u.
THE ELECTION.

From te Kc,tf,rijqu Of 4,.r.sl a.
THE ELECTION.
We Congratulate friends throughout the Union
upon the triumph of the cause of tri;h and const,-
tional principles in Kcruclly. After long and vio-
lent contest in which GEN. METc ,LFr was the nd
v"cae and .Njor BURY the assqilGat of the present
Administration, General AEctcalfe has been elected
By handsome majority, ond the major and his friends
have been covered with defeat. Never was u part-
2Gn loader more active than Major Barry He had
been selected by the friends of Jackson as the Gnu
dd;,te, upon whom they might place the tirmes rel-
aEce TOR success. His active zeal his inpassioned
eoquencc. his untirng industry, lis large ncGuant-
ance with the citizens of state, the unbo,rndcd
admiration with which no was REGARDED hv the re-
lei party III Kentucky marked him ont, ct once as
tho most formidable leader they cou. procure ami rs
one VINO was possessed Of every advantage ur quail
itication they could desire. When he manifested
some reluctance TO take the field he was pressed
WIN solicitations from every quarter the State; ana
as he has himself publicly boastcd was particularly
ana urgently pressed into the contest by tho oil CONT
"ncfson 'nrn As far is industry zeal and activity
could avail he fully redeemed the hopes of his party
Every section of the StHtc echoed with his nfan3to-
harrangues: bic asEallcd the administration with
the blttercst invectlvc: He called upon the rt64f-
party to rally round their old devoted friend He ur-
geo the Jackson to strain every nerve in favor of
jackson and REFORM He entreated the old c.,,rr
,actson n'en not to let their old anmositics make
them destroy the prospects of jackson i'll Kentucky
by voting against himself and In favor of Netc3lte
who was party 10 the corrupt bargain at Washiru
ton In lnc he appealed to every prejudice with
consiimnae address, and aayed all former hostility
against himself By the most solemn ass,rpcrs thai
he had ceased to feel Hrviion against his former
opponents. In the mean time, the Argus and aesoc-
ate presses We're calling upon e"cay Jaclsos to
keep steady eye upon the election of Governor,
and not to destroy the hopns OF jackson in Ken
lucky, by electDg General Mctcalt;. Such vote
they sad, would DC vote of rPproeiion for has COR
duct, during the Presidential election at WASHINGTON;
and they quoted para graphs from tho Adams prints
both at home and abroad, in winch the Presidential
election was saked upon the choice CT General Met
ca!iG as Governor John Pope also threw Gil his
weight INTO the scale OF Major Barry His influence
! with tic old con9f party great, and he moved
through the country calling upon them to rally round
the standard of Mnior Bury. He told them that Gl
Iaough an Old court man himself, he looked upon
Aialor Barry rs the best choice that could have been
Tnade ner to hjaasey; and urged them with all the
powers OF lis e!oqueucn to support hun. But all this
you'd not do. Major Barry had taken up a hopeless
cause and was defeated
Cen. Metcalio. on the contrary commenced tho
contest under manifest Disadvantages. He was but
partially known throughout the State and his person.
81 acquaintance extended but little beyond the dis
frlct he represented in Congress: lie was unable to
icave congress until late in May, and when he arrived,
hIor farry had already taken the field and visited
iargc PORTION of the State. He was marked out by
me JacSson mon as corrupt who had sold the
vote OF his state and dsoboyed the instruction Of her
lCSlSathrc Every act of the general government
about which there could be cavil was laid az his
feet and he was held responsible Cor the same lie
was charged being with "NIr. Cays man" mir. Ad-
ans man." sent out from Washington to droroon the
people OF kentucky into submission and srcure their
vote tor Adams. In word, lie was assaed on the
ground ut his having voted for Mr.. Adams and sup
ported ls measures and the question before TIC poo
PIE ot Kentucky, was, whofher they would approve
mat Toio md sanction thcse measures nv 1of7g for
h,h'E In rapid vsi. throughout the state Cen.
'heicae defended his vote and congressional course
ana S'tkce h& erection upon that and upon his ;vowcd
and continued portici;ty for Mr.. Adans: IIc was os-
sailed boldly ana he met The question boldg; thc 70
srjt is that nc has been elected.
. Canary man ofcnndour nov say that The election
q hfetcata is not fir test of the feelings Of Ken
tncky' and yet tic Argus pretcnds, that Barry did
not within several thousand votes Of tlc trGnrtL
OF his party! The facts We have above stafed are
concluslrh uEon Inc subject, and require additional
argument Every man ot reelection must bc satisfied
IN Ii really strange, that after they chose Major
h9Try as their strongest and most able champion and
"ftor he was unwcarjcd and indcfaigahlc in their
cause hoy should now say, that nc was orc of their
1rea6 men, ard did not nm UP TO the question.
Majority for 1Ictc9l6, 7oo. Majority for Rrrat-
4 htt, 1907, MTnfcafc's majority over Brcathtt,
1887 Barrys minority over Breathtt, ESQ.