The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1844-06-28

Kentucky, in September, 1924, denounced Mr..
Adams as an "apostate fedeTalist, and an enemy
to the west, who had offered to barter away the
navigation of the mississippi for whales and mack
ereL"--See euidenee before the Kentucky legisla-
ttwe, Feb. 1928
John Sloane, member of Congress from the
State Of Ohio, the same for whom Mr.. Clay re-
quested from Kendall copy Of the pamphlet on
the fsheries-and the same man who was lately our
Secretary Of State, and who is now one of the
editors of the Ohio State Journal, was then, as
now, warm friend of Mr.. Clay He also de-
nounced the Adams party, and in letter dated
December, 1928, addressed to a Mr.. Naylor, of
Columbiana county, Ohio, declared that "the old
federalists and men of no political party were gen.
orally for Mr.. Adams"
The address of the Clay convention, in Ohio, in
July, 1924, avowed that the chief object of sup
porting Mr.. Clay was to defeat Mr.. Adams. We
give the words of the address.
"Were Mr.. Clay Withdrawn, the result as to
the election by the electors, would most probably
be the same; or if it were not, it would place in
the presidential chair one of the present cabinet;
event which it was the first object of the friends
Of Mr.. Clay to prevent"
The address containing this language was writ
ten by Charles Hammond, of the Cincinnati
Gazette, and signed by Joseph Vanee, as chairman
of the convention.
CLAY'S SELFISH and SINISTER DE-
SIGNS.
Acf ala
greatly diminished. The rapid progress of Gen.
Jackson's popularity, swept away his last hope OF
being elected by the people, and rendered it ex-
tremely doubtful whether he could be one of the
three candidates returned to the House of Repre-
sentatives. Had he been an honest man, free from
all sinister designs, he would have Withdrawn his
pretensions and left the people to choose their
own president Rnt his aesn- .h:-. f,- snif .c.y-~
dizement did not permit him to pursue course
so honorable and patriotic. His friends at Wash
ington city, in May, 1924, put forth circular,
which, there is good reason to believe was written
by Mr.. Clay himself. advising his friends to adhere
to him steadily, "and assuring them,
sIf Mr.. Clay should not be returned to the
House, his friends having done their duty, will
be able, by concentration, to control the event
They will hold in their hands the balance"
In the month of October, 1924, Mr.. Clay himself
declared to the Hon. Charles A. Wickliffe, ,of Ken
lucky, the probability of his being excluded from
the House, and said that,
"To meet such contingency, my friends must
be prepared, and / think il best that they should
not hastily commit themselves in their second
choice"
at thre.-.. .:...- .-aa~.ar,nnsiad the
commitalism to the Hon. T. P. Moore, of Ken
lucky These facts clearly show that he kept up
separate party with the express design of being
enabled "to control the event" by making the
very bargain which he afterwards did.
THE RESULT BEFORE THE PEOPLE.
Mr.. Clay was the lowest Of the four candidates,
Jackson having SO electoral votes, and being the
highest, Adams "a, Crawford Al, and Clay 81.
jackson had the votes of ii States; Adams of q;
Crawford of 8; and Clay of 3. The three States
which voted for Mr. Clay, were Kentucky, Ohio,
and Missouri. Had Mr.. Clay declined the canvass
and left them to have made their own choice be-
tween jackson and Adams, it is undeniable that
Jackson would have received an almost unanimous
vote in each of them; and thereby been elected
by the people.
THE POPULAR EXPECTATION
Such being the state of things, when Congress
that the choice of the house would fall upon Gen.
jackson. Mr.. Crawford was virtually out Of the
contest, by reason of sickness, and the issue was
between jackson and Adams. 1t was true that
Mr.. Clay andhis friends held the balance Of power,
he being member of the House and Its Speaker.
1t was known, however, that Jackson was the
choice of every western State, and that had Clay's
name been withdrawn, he would have beer elect
ed by the people. 1t was known that Mr.. Clay
had long entertained hostile feelings toward Mr.
Adams, and that the latter, as Jefferson had pre-
dicted had rallied around him the New England
federalists. When before the people, Mr.. Adams
had received the vote of but one State out of New
England. The representatives from Illinois and
Missouri were solemnly pledged to support Jack.
son; and hardly voice was to be found for Adams
in Ohio or Kentucky.
No man believed it possible that Mr. Clay could
vote for candidate who had received the votes
Of only States, against one who had received the
votes Of ii States. No man believed thathe could
vote for an apostate federast, against uniform re-
publican. No man believed that he could vote for
man whom he himself had helped make odious to
the people, against man acknowledged to be the
favorite of the people. No man believed that he
could vote for an eastern man whom he had charged
with hostility to the west, against western man
who had perilled bis life for the west No man be-
ieved that he could vote for his political and per-
sonal enemy, against one with whom he was up
on friendly relations. No man believed he could
vote for him whom he had charged with almost ev-
cry thing base, dishonorable, traitorous-against
him whom he had often lauded, as the brave, mag
nanimous and patriotic defender of New Orleans.
No. man believed that he could vote FOR John
Quincy .adams, AGAINST ANDREW JACK
SON;--because, no man knew how readily he
could sacrifice his honor, his principles. and his
fame to the unhallowed shrine of ambition