The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1828-10-22
ELECTIONS

ELEGllONS.
In NEW JERSEY contested State-the
election for members of the Legislature took
place ON the 18th inst. 1t was fair trial of the
strength of parties, more votes having been
polled than were ever before given in the State,
and 1t has resulted in the entire and decided
ascendancy of the Administration party. OF
fourteen counties, they have elected their can
didates in eleven, and in Burlington and Essex
ny thousand majority in each. The new Leg
lslature will consist of eleven Administration
men in the upper house and thirty-three in the
lower, and of three Jackson men in the INNER
house and OF eleven in the lower, giving ma
Jority TO the Administration, in Joint ballot. Of
thlfty. A Senator to Congress is to be elected
IN the stead of MabIon Dickinson, Jacksonite,
VINO IS the present incumbent The eight
electoral votes of New Jersey are now certain
for John Quincy Adnms
PENNSYLVANIA. Though the returns of the
eiection In pennsylvania are but few and imper.
feet, yet enough is known to show, that, as that
State was among the first to take Jackson up.
so 1t Will be among the last to lay him down.
The active and intelligent portion is in favor of
Inc Administration, and forms large, respect
able, and powerful minority, in which is con.
centrated great portion of the moral STRENGTH
OF the State. But at the ballot boxes it is mum.
bers that prevail, and there the Jacksonites are
so decidedly in The ascendant, as to leave no
hope for favorable result in the choice Of
electors of President.
The election for State officers and for mem.
bers OF Congress, took place in Ohio on the day
OF the New Jersey election 1t will probably
be eight or ten days before we learn the result
No doubt is entertained of the States being
in favor of the Administration but we have
fears that some of the Jackson candidates for
Congress may be chosen, in consequence of d.
visions in the Administration party In some
OF the districts, they have three and four can
didates.
The elections which have taken place, thus
far, fully justify the expectations and anticipa.
ton of the friends of the administration. and
shew, what we have long expected, that the
question of who shall be the next President.
must be settled by the State of New York, and
that there the great battle must be fought which
shall decide il. Both parties appear confident
OF success, and both claim votes enough in that
State TO elect their candidate. We do not be-
lieve any certain calculation can be made.
either way, on the vote of New York. The Dol.
ltIcs OF that State are SO much under the infiu-
ence of faction, and so many matters of minor
and local Importance, are brought to bear on
the main question, that person must have an
extensive and minute acquaintance with the
general and local politics of the various sections
of the State, which few persons can pretend TO,
in order to make an estimate which shall ap-
proximate, with any degree of certainty, to the
final result. We believe, however, that the
friends of the administration have great cause
for confidence. We do not yet believe that the
people of that State can be induced to give
majority of their votes for President to man,
whose character is stained with so many crimes,
whose disposition is so vindictve, sanguinary,
and remorseless, as that of Gen jackson, and
who is so entirely destitute of the suitable DUAL.
ihcations for the office. A short time will re-
veal the truth, and shew with what reason we
have INDUCED our hopes
MEMBERS OF CONGRESS-. All the present
members of Congress from this State, are can.
ddates for reelection except in Franklin, and
Worcester North, Districts In the former, f.