Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1836-11-03
MIR. PRICES ADDRESS
THE PEOPLE OF MARYLAND

! FELLOW CITIzENs-Tbc vacancy
in the Presidential Electoral Ticket OF
Maryland, has very recently, as l per-
ceive by the papers, been filed with
my name. In accepting, as ! do with
pleasure, the post assigned me, it is
proper in the outset to say, that my
professional and other engagements,
forbid my taking any active personal
ipart in the contest. Having however
many reasons to assign to the people,
why | expect them to vote for me,
which / am unable to present TO them
either from the hustings or in person
al interviews, they will pardon the ne
cessity which thus impels me, to com
municate them in the form of written
address.
Without further preface or apology,
therefore, declare that have no con-
iidence whatever in the political prin-
ciples of Martin Van Buren,: while /
cherish the liveliest gratitude for the
great public services of General Har-
rison, whose intelligence believe, to
be at least equal, and whose integrity,
patriotism and purity, are immeasura-
bly, superior, TO those of his competitor.
l proceed to make these allegations
good, as to both these gentlemen !;
and first, let me bring Martin Van Blu
rem into court.
During the canvass, preceding the
election of 1921, there were four can
didates in the field, namely, General
Jackson, Mr.. Adams, MIR. Crawford
and Mr.. Clay. All these gentlemen
stood before the people upon their own
personal merits, except Mr.. Crawford,
who was brought out under the impos-
ing sanction of congressional caucus,
at Washington, the prime mover of
which was Martin Van Buren,. The
people failed to elect their President,
and Gen. Jackson entered the House
of Representatives, backed by 90 cleo
toral votes, Mr.. Adams by SO, and
Mr.. Crawford by SO, Mr.. Clay being
excluded. The House, voting BY
states, conferred the Presidency on Air.
Adams, in derogation, as it was
strongly insisted, of the superior right
of General Jackson, Mr.. Van Buren,
vehemently urging the election of Mr..
Crawford, whose right, according to
the rule proposed, was far inferior to
either. | beg the fact to be remem
bered, that at the election by the
House in "a, Mr.. Van Buren, strenu-
ously advocated the choice of Mr.
Crawford with his SO votes, in opposi-
ton to Gen. Jackson, who came re-
commended by 90.
After the election of "a, the contest
for the succeeding Presidency was
maintained between General Jackson
and Mr.. Adams-a contest which you
we'll remember, for who can forget it i?
MT. van Duron was then the leader
OF a powerful party in New York
The anlmosity and rancour of party
strife soon reached fearful height
and pervaded the whole Union from
one extremity to the other. The man
could scarcely be found in seven CT
ties, who had not taken sides, and
who was not eagerly engaged iii main
tanning the side he had taken. To
this remark, however, Mr.. Van Buren,
and his whole party, were exceptions.
From 1924 to 1927 they stood alooi
from the contest. The election was
now rapidly approaching, and the i'm
mense vote Of New York was contem-
plated with the deepest solicitude in
every quarter. 1t was felt, moreover,
that MIR. Van Buren, and his non-com-
initials, take which side they might,
would carry with them the vote of n.
York, and that the vote of New York
must decide the question of the Presi-
dency. The decision Of the contest
therefore, was in the hands of Mr.. Var
Buren,, who with his whole party, still
forbore TO declare themselves. Stand
ing apart from the contest, they view
ed the fearful strife of the multitude a
round them with the seeming indiffer
ence of men having no concern in The
struggle, and possible interest in the
result. They printed not syllable
they uttered not word, indicating the
slightest preference for either party
( A stranger would have supposed tina
regarding the strife as an unhapp,
family quarrel, they intended upoI
some fit opportunity, to come in al
peace-makcrs, and heal by their friend
ly counsels, the dissentions of the PEG