Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-10-10
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INC Ahti-Masonic nomination puzzles all parties
rev know what to make of it. We see no ind;
oa'ioh any where as yet of its meeting with favor
from the old friends and advocates nj NJ C,,
election The National Intelligencer thinks ,h,,
the Anti-Masonie party may yet be brought TO su,
port MI Clay, IN case he should be nominated Inv
the convention which is to assemble in B,I,;,,or.
IN December next. The Boston Courier of q ,o
ber3' makes the following comment:
MIR. WIRT.-Wc not in the least surprized
nn. '"o hnti-masonlc Convention now sitting at
Dalhlore should deem it desirable to have Mr.
VIII accept their nomination, after Judge Mclean
ana Others had declined the honor; but we confess
Ihat we are somewhat astonished that Mr. Writ
shouiu nave so freely and promptly accedcd 10
their wishes 1t looks as if he had been WAITING
1or thcir invitation 1t does not appear from Tho
accounts yet received, that he required a mo-
inents time for deliberations; but on the contrary
lie seems to have been ready to put on the b,rncss
vi, perhaps, was already harnesscd, and waited on
~ TO be hitched to the car. MIR. Writ bns becp coz,
sldered an honorable and higli-minded yen,lemon
true to his principles and faithful to his friends
>Does he now, for the first time in life of sixty
years. 1orsake them, and consent to be made an in
strument, a mere tool in the hands of party the
most unprncipled and profiigatc, as well as the
most foolish and ridiculous, that has ever been or
ganlZed IN this any other country for the ern,,
honor q OF being voted for in three or four States
Tor fresdentl For, as to being elected he surely
cannot be so thoroughly noculated with tie con
cet OF ambition as to imagine that he can obtain a
majority OF the votes of the people of this repub
lie. we are unwilling to believe that he has CON
scented to be candidate for the Presidency in the
manner represented, without qualification
mat has not yet been made public. We wait with
soicltude Tor some further development o the cir
cumstances connected with this consent of his to
DO run as Il candidate, in opposition to the known
wishes of his political friends and associates:-ie
only possible effect of which must be to divide and
distract tho opponents of the present administra
trotio, oF,
strength ofthe opposition, eventually produce Il re-
election of Cen Jackson"
The nominationof Mr. Writ meets with no great
or favor from the Boston Centnel which concludes
article follows
every man who loves his country should now
step forward in support of HENRY CLAY. There is
no middle cburse. IT'S Clay or Jackson As to
Masonry and nti-Masonry the country should
not be sacrificed TO such strites. Those who go n :
bout the country getting up Anti-Masonic nomina-
tlons, care nothing for tho evils of Masonry: all thew
want IS to get up political excitement, by which
they hope to ride into power themselves. Their
whole object is political, and always has been:
since their leaders have openly arrayed them
selves against MIR. CLAY, it is high time for his
friends to oppose them manfully. If we mistake
not, large class of them have always been in ia
vor of Clay, and they will never adopt this weak
nomination"
If such be the feelings and opinions Of the Clay
party in the New England States, what possible
chance can Mr.. Writ stand of being elected? With
out the aid Of some other party what state can he
get unless it be Vermont?