Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1844-10-17
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My dear Sir: send you, by this day "a
mail. Lord Byron's Conversations, which,
Notwithstanding Mr.. Wslsh's unfsvorable
opinion of them. | think you will find Of.
ten piquant, and worth, upon the whole,
al extensive perusal: Besides the literary
and critical interest which they possess,
they will have the effect Of diminishing
though not entirely removing, the odnm
which he brought upon h,assef by his
conduct to his wife.
My position in relation 10 the friends,
Of the three returned candidates is singu-
lar enough, and often to me very anus.
ing. Ia the first place, they all believe
that my friends have the power Of decid
ing the question-and then, tina. have
the power of controlling raw friends -
Acting upon this supposltion, IN the same
hour, | am sometimes touched gently on
the shoulder by a friend, (for example, Of
General Jackson who will thus address
me "My dear sir, all my dependence is
upon you; don't disappoint us; you know
our rariality was for you, next TO the
Hero, and how much we want Western
President" Immediately after, friend
of Mr.. Crawford will accost me-"The
hopes OF the Republican party are concen.
trated on you; for Gods sake preserve
it: if you had been returned, instead Of
Mr.. Crawford, every man Of us would
have supported you TO the last hour: We
consider him and you as the only genu.
inc Republican candidates." Next, a
friend Of MIR. Adams comes, with tears in
his eyes--"Sir, MIR. Adams has always
had the greatest respect for you, aud ad
miration Of your talents there is no sta.
ton TO which you are not equal--most
undoubtedly you were the second choice
Of New England and | pray you to
consider seriously whether the public good
and your own future interests do not point
most distinctly to the choice which you
ought to make !" How can one with.
stand all this disin,erested homage and
kindness : Really, the friends of all the
three gentlemen are so very courteous
and afiectonate, that sometimes almost
wish that IL was in my power TO accom-
modaie each Of them; but that being i'm
possible, we are beginning TO think seri-
ously of the choice which we must final.
ly make. will tell you, then, that be-
lieve the contest will be limited TO Mr..
Adams and General Jackson. Mr.. Craw-
lords personal condition precIuoes the
choice Of him, il there were no other OBJ.
lection TO his election. As the only al
Tentative which is presented to us, il is
sufficiently painful, and consider what.
ever choice we msy make, will be only
a choice of evils. To both of these gen.
tlemen there are strong personal ohjec-
tions. The principal difference between
them is, that in the election OF Mr.. Adams
we shall not, by the example, innlct any
wound upon the character Of our iustiu-
tons; bat ! should much fear hereafter,
if not during the presen, generation. that
the election Of the General would give TO
the military spirit stimulus and con.
fidence that might lead TO tho most pernI-
cious results. shall therefore, with
great regret, or account Of the dilemma
in which the people have placed US, sup.
port Mr.. Adams. My friends are gener-
ally so inclined. What has great weight
with me, is the decided preference which
majority of the delegation from Ohio
has for him over Gen. Jackson. Ii,
therefore, Kentucky were 10 vote for the
General, il would possibly only have the
effect of dividing our friends, without de-
featng ultimately the election of Mr..
Adams. Three of the four States favora-
BILE TO Mr.. Crawford, are believed to pre-
fer Mr. Adams to the General. Virginia
IS one of them. | am inclined TO think
that nearly three .fourihs Of our delega.