The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-08-22

National Lafeihgenesr.
From the Nashville Republican Banner.
A Candid Appeal.
TO my old Republican Friends in Ten
nessee.
The vote We shall be called upon to
give. in Few days. q. our state elections,
viii probably, With few exceptions. be
influenced by our views Of National Po-
lities. That we may be the better able.
therefore. TO discharge this high duty cre-
dissbly TO ourselves and adssntageously
10 the country. let Us. in spirit Of can
dad inquiry. 60 back To the origin Of our
association a. q political party. and see
what we're the objects OF that association.
and how Ear they have been accomplish
ed.
When you brought forward Gen. Jack
son as candidate for the Presidency, in
ls23, there were three other canjidaies
already in the field. viz John Quincy
Adams. Henry Clay, and w. II. Craw-
ford. These gentlemen you ell recog.
nized and treated as Republicans. The
Address Of the Jackson COMMITTEE Of
Davidson county N the cilizens Of the
United States. which was issued in Au-
gnsi, 1923. says expressly, ''fhere Is no
Federal candidate they are all RE.
PUBLiCANS." This committee con.
sisted Of John McNsiry. r. WHITE. J.
over,ou, John Haywood. Edward Ward.
and EphrsIm n, Foster. some of whom
had alsays belonged 10 The old Federal
party.
or The candidates for the Presidency.
Mr.. Adams was decidedly the second
choice Of q very large majority Of YOU.
Tie had ably and zealou.ly defended
Gen. Jsekson's conduct in the Seminole
campaign. Mr.. Crawford was your last
choice. lie was believed In have been
q, the bottom Of tine proceedings which
were had in The Csbine, and in Congress
in reference to that campaign. Mr., Clay
vas obnoxious 10 us on account Of the
course he had pursued on that occasion.
AZ Mr. Crawford vas the last choice Of
Gen. Jarkson's friends. 50 was General
Jackson The last choice Of Mr.. Crawford's
friends. You remember that the Rich.
mOnd Enquirer. the leading Crawford pa
per in the South. deprecated the Gener-
ais election as "eurse upon the coun-
try" whlle the Albany Argus. the lead
ing Crawford paper in The North. and
enjoying Me. Van Buren's unlimited
confidence. proclaimed that Nisisr Jack
son was quite too .summary" in his
proceedings; s.ihst he had not one feeling
in common Nth the Republican party;
and lhs. independently Of The disclosures
OF his political opinions. he could not
be the Republican candidate" In fact.
the Argus then regarded Gen. Jackson as
no better than a Fs.israiisi!
The election came on. Mr. Clay cast
his influence in the scale Of Mr.. Adams.
who was consequently elected. and the
friends of Mr.. Crawford and Gen. Jack
son. chagrined al the result, were prepar-
ed 10 believe that there had been bar.
gain. intrigue, and corrup,ion."
! am not going now 10 enter in,o any
defence Of Mr., CIay's conduct in refer
ence 10 that election. Like you ali. !
was egregiousIy disappointed, and said
and thought many hard things against
lha. gentleman. because he did not vote
for our candidate. Al this distance ef
time, however, some reflections natural.
Iy suggest themselves,
lsL Had Mr.. Clay voted fnr Gen.
Jsckson, and elected him. We should all
here have regarded The thing as perfect
ly right; and further, il would no doub.
have appeared TO Us quite suitable and
proper shat Sir. Clay SHOULD have con-
siitu,ed one Of the Generals Cabinet
but. 10 that event, the friends Of Mr.
Crawford and Mr.. Adams would have
had jus, as much ground for charging
corruption" as we hsd-Mr. Clay hsv-
ing been. il any thing, upon worse terms
with Gen. Jackson than be was with
Dir. Adams
2ud. Mr.. Clay preferred Me-. Adams
10 Gen. Jackson and TO Mr.. Crawford.
under the circumstances Of the lslter's bad
health. Well. Gen. Jackson preferred
Mr.. Adams TO Mr.. Clay and Mr. Craw-
ford. So ,hs. in assigning 10 Mr., Ad-
ans The first place, themselves out Of the
question. both Gen. Jackson and Mr..
Clay we're bearing The strongest tsslimo'
ny 70 MIR. Adams merits.
3Fl. Suppose at The time Of Mr.. Ad.
sms's elecilon we could have looked for
ward 80 we can now look back! suppose
We could have seen the result Of Gen.
Jackson sdtninisira,ion--,he increase Of
The public expenditures from twelve 10
thirty miIlions--lIls rulnous effects Of his
Experiments upon the eursney-his o