Delaware journal. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1827-1832, 1828-06-06
POLITICAL.
THE PRESIDENT.

There are something's in the management OF poll
ticians that cannot understand unless ascrlbe to
them feelings and principles, which, tor the sake OF
humanity could hope they do not possess. Inc
leading politicians who advocate the cause OF Gen
Jackson pretend to believe that the people were i'm,
properly deprived of their voice in the election OF
Mr. Adams by the United States House OF Rep
resentatives but this is the veriest pretence Ill
the world with those of them who have examined
the subject thoroughly, and given to its investisa-
ton that portion of mpartiality required by sense
of Justice. By the term people. as applied IN the
present case, presume majority is meant-lf this
be the meaning, and correct return could be o.
tanned Of those individual votes that were given to
1.-THE electors favourable to Mr. Adams, and those
which we're given for electors favourable to General
Jackson feel no hesitation in saying, it would be
found, that Mr.. Adams had several hundred thou
sand votes more than Gen. Jackson. This is not
assertion unsusceptble of proof. it must be ad-
mitted that the dense population of the Eastern
States. and that portion of the votes OF New YORK
which he would be entitled to claim. in proportion
TO the number of electors he received from that
State, together with the ratio to which ne was en-
titled from the other States in the Unlon would give
him such an overwhelming majority OF the peoples
votes as would clearly and conclusivey prove, that
it is Mr.. Adams and his friends, who have real
cause to complain that the voice of the people was
not heard in the late presidential election but he
% and they complain not-the constitution has pro
W vded that the States themselves shall have the pow
i. er of prescribing the manner in which the electors
4, shall be chosen, and they acqulesce IN 1t. 10 sa.
that the peoples voice was not heard. or that it wa
rs disregarded in the election by the House, is sher
~ nonsense :-whileever the present method OF choos
e ing the electors prevails, it will be impossible to ar
rive at positive proof of the expression OF the pee
10 pe's wSome states choose by their legislatures
few by general ticket, and the rest by districts
nc the whole we're chosen by general ticket we mgr
~ then come to nearer approximation tor there al
TN some of the small New England states, with nj
MS half the territorial limits, that vote more adaUad
llg votes than Virginia. In the Eastern States amaze
'eo sal suffrage prevails the poorest man there has
ly much influence, far his vote goes, as the rc
'he est one in socety-there the true principles OF
ers publicanism obtain in all their elections the cand
TO date elected must have majority but in Virgin
'gh the case is very different there the poor man
or. no right to vote, and far regards the elect
ita- franchise he is not recognized as citizen OF I
ligh State at a-there, none but the privileged dris
as cracy of the land are permitted to enjoy the right
and suffrage The conventions about to be called thei
ties will we trust, obtain for the poor full participant
'ere in the choice of their rulers.
sue But letme return to my subject. 1t is contend
9ere that General Jackson the choice OF the peop
rom This is not the case he had plurality of ele
IS 10 toral votes admit but they did not represen
900 ,,rnZitu much less majority of individual vo
tate General jackson got SO electoral votes, Mr.
tary ans 81 this gave to General Jackson electo
+ in votes more than Mr.. Adams but let US see so
as the voice of the people was concerned. how u
'rgia " he was entitled to them To prove Mr.. Ada
set the object of the popular will, will not travel
'hite of MARYLAND, except to make remark or two
alive North Carolina In Maryland, General Jackson
side electoral votes, Mr.. Adams but 8, though Mr..
orms ans electors in the aggregate. received 1O9 of
ony peoples votes, more than those of General Jacks
hich let US then substrac these from General ia
that son. and give them las the people intended Il
very should have been) to Mr.. Adams, and what IS
silk result? why, that General Jackson would h
100. had but 90 votes, and Mr. Adams 81. Now 4
outh lis we'll known that the leading friends of Gent
f Sir Jackson and Mr. Adams in North Carolina, know
r. that Mr. Crawford was stronger than either of tt
Italy, did enter into an absolute and bona fide engs
nuer ment to support General Jackson JOINTLY, the CHI