Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1834-02-27
From The Illinnis Aduncate-

: Nv III t'F Yd"uailA w MY ne good c
r nough to inform the public whether i
a supports the present general adminislra
i ton, or not; aud whether its especa
$ candidates for COVE rnor, and member o
S congress III the first district, are the
r friends and supporters of gen. Jackson
aud his administration.
j These are points upon which the PEG
pie are DESTROYS of information. we be-
lleve. Now neighbor, out with itat one e,
/, without equivocation, evasion OF mental
reservation.
, Were we disposed 10 parley a little
with our heighbor, we would ask, (speak
ing only tor ourselvcs--us, NosuET, Of
the WligD what we are to understand
10y "the general administration There
is some doubt aboutit. | is no, So Ger
TAN as at first thought it might SEEM. to
what quarter we are to look for the ad
neutrality-suspicious. to the ssuhtc
mousse, Tammany halo Downingville;
ana when we undertake TO look after
THE general administration, the search
becomes still more deiinite. But as
our nelghbor assumes to be the special
guardian of the peoples rights, and to
determine what they desire 10 know. aud
wnen they must know it, we will give
nm definite reply. VIZ supporl Gen
ierdl Jackson, but not every man and ev
cry measure which he Supports. We
supported him by our vote at the last e.
lection gave him the only vote which
the laws of our county have permitted
us to give for its chief magistrate. But
IN dong SO we did not relihquish the
right TO think for ourselves, nor assume
any obligation to support a successor
who has not .sfarthing WORTH of the i
good qualities of bis venerable prcde
cessor to recommend him TO the honest
freemen of the nation.
As to the other gentlemen alluded toI
IN the Advocates quaint articIf.--ty|
their zcorhs ye may hnosr thtm. Judge
them by This rule and let them stand nrl
fall b, IT. GEN DuNcAN has supported
the present chlef magistrate. 10th by
his votes and influence in the severets
contests he has encountered with aspir
ing opponents, and uniformly sustaireJ
his measures since he first eute rod the
presidential chair, when those meas
ures have been seen to tend towards
the general good: but we are proud to
Say of a representative from Illinois, that
as far as we have been able to observe.
Gen. ID. has never permitted "A blind adj
Ia IN To Jr,, IA a.
support Of measures, which. xprcising
the rights OF an independent freeman. he
has clearly seen, would not result in tie
promotion OF the h, ST Interests of his
own state. GEN. DUNCAN has seen SER
vice himself" and enterlains arespect,
approaching TO veneratiou. Tor the hou-
or patriot, whe has d ne ST. much for
his country a, GEN. JACKSON who has
so often asserted her rights in The field
of battle, aud in tie councils of the
great; but he -canuot ascrihe TO hin
nfallihillty. (much less to all his adv
Isers.) nor relinquish tne right to judge
for himself on all subjects involving the
interests of the people.
For Information in relation to the pol
itics of our candidate il tie Southern
district, we beg leave 10 refer the Ad-
vocate to his acts as governor Of the
State---his messages to the general as.
semb!y--his message transmitting the
Presidents proclamatian of tte ION
Dec. '32--to his circulars--and 10 the
vote of The decided, democratic Jack,
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