Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-10-27
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cdcdly for Mr.. Clay. Should the ratio of $4,000
be adopted they will be entitled TO 80 votes il that
Of $4,000, to 81 votes.
New FORK is known 10 10 divided into three par
Ties at present any two OF which is stronger than
tho third. These are the Jackson and Van Buren,
party, called by their opponents 1.-The Regency"
the friends of Mr. Clay, and the Anti Masuus.-I
The jackson party, cOrmprohond:ng all the friends
OF Mr.. Van Buren, and Il few more, is believed to
DO the strongest of the three, and the anti Masons
tho weakest
1t may strange to many of my readers that
party should BIZ formed, in this country, and i'll
Tins age, for the solo purpose OF putting down
sotcroatcd society which has boon suffered TO exist
throughout all ChristcnGom for several centuries,
and of winch tho unin;tiatcd know nothing except
that they have heard of It's icasts and it's charities
and have its childish mummcrics; and vet
stranger, that party with limited object
should mako its principles test of political ortho-
doNy. Yet it is an unquestonablc fact that such
a party doca exist, which is hold together by no
other bond than the common wish 10 abolish free
masonry for the crime of Il few of its members and
the supposed miscellaneous tendency of somo of its
obi cations; and which, extending through several
States, cIp, in the single State of New FORK, com
mand moro votes than havo ever been given in Viz
GINA. 1t is, moreover, true, that this party or a
large portion Of them have, persuaded themselves
that concurrence in their viows il important
qualification for the Presidency Of the United
StatcG, though no President, when Il mason
himself, has yet boon called upon 10 give any
',
to rescue brother mason from poverty, infamv,
or tho callows TO which nc must have seen so many
of the Paternity consigned And Cen. jackson
and Mr.. Clay, tho only candidates who have any
chance of success, happou TO be both momhcrs OF
this ancient and formidable society, the antma-
sons think themselves procludcd from, voting for
either, and obliged to bcstow their suffrages upon
one whose morals have not been thus tainted; or at
least ono who Processes 10 bclicvc the nnsons hc
as dangerous they do, although there may be no
prospect of his election.
The most remarkable circumstance of all is that
this party, thus singular in its origin and thus
strangely kept together, has, according TO present
appearances, the means Of deciding the presidential
election, for it is not disputed that according it
unites with party tho other, it may give the
vote of Now Ierk TO either Jackson or Clay; and
the interest of tho two balanced among the
other States, (as wo shall sec) thai the vote OF Now
Iork may decide the election. 1t remains to be
seen whether all those who call themselves anti
masons VIII foTbcar TO exercise tho great and inn
portant power they chance TO possess, by selecting
between Gen. Jackson Mr.. Clay, or whether
they will throw it away by voting for who can
not possibly be clectcdNay more, if three -fourths
of them III hostile to Cen. Jackson and
friendly 10 Mr. Clay, believed to DO the case,
whether they will, by combining their vote 10 an
ant-mason, not merely do act unavang o their
iavorite purpose, but which w@uld cfiectualiy
defeat their second object the defeat of Gen. ok
son-For the most thcv could hope for would be TO
bring the election to the Houao OF Representatives.
in which case, Gen. Jackson would be certainly
elected.
Those who sea nothing in the coarse of tho anti
maSous but f,U,, ,n1 f,1-t;cs,., iii o1,,ot ,L
10 act thus blindlv and irr,tion,1ly hut tioso Who
think better OF them, and who believe that in the
Cervor of lbcr zeal in bohoIf of ono r,bIic I,,,
they will moi FORGET cvc-v otl,cr NAV horo ,h a.,
they will eventually cxorcise thoi intI,, ~ tLo
onIy way in which if can b. effected and vote for
the least eIcoptionablc of the two masonic cand-
dates, who divide the affections of the people
Should this hope be disappointed and ,be anil
mosons 7dher, to their nomination in Raltimorc
Gen Jackson mast be elected unless he lose tho
vote of Panpsvlvor,, ,,rcb is I con r,es ,roi,st
The weirht of nrobubilitv Tn 1898 Inc sior;,,,
over Mr. Adams in this State. was ,Lo,If A O00
,-o'ca g ~oa-so trarxfor Of little NOR. Than %
r.n ..,..a ..y. s, ..,,. - ',.... -,
,!g. ai.ao.g- 'sen Jackson has lost many Of his
.ya.a... frl.lus no las- s,slc oar. ual rrorus.
myself ''ni .-. change mas 'ecu equal 30 this On
,ae o, hand determined hostility 10 h., Ban
nr tho E. States. a.. -r.-, .-s,r, .-....
ar'f.s. lie TINS. Fl, l..a.a wiz. w. Iar.
/ his disappointment of Mr. Simpson and other NJ
tive PartI@ans, together with the enacted at
| washington nave lesSoned and must continue TO
lessen the number of his adhorents. But the
other ne mas strong hold on the support of Penn
SyNania from the PRIDE which that State feels in
having Deen the frst or the second to nomina TO
/ nun ior tne Presidency-lrom the circumstance
mat he, IKE large proportion of the citizens OF
'HaI st3te, is OF irisn doscent-and lastly because
i"os' OF 'heIr Potclans IN the interior have been
accuS'C"'e" TO vote WAN Virginia and they conf
usnty pelieVe as thcy well might until latcly) that
ts state would vote Tor the general Still his pre-
reduced as II has been, cannot be great
ana ~ IS yer possible That may he entirely destroy
gu, "''l Iur I'-charteFihg the sank should pass
pom houses o. Congress- at the next session and
ne Shoua negative NJ or IN case the application is
P"S'Pohc"' ana ne shouId refuse TO pledge himself