The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1844-09-13

troll the event." when the result Of the electors
then chosen, there were
For Gen. Jackson, SO
" Mr.. Adams, "a
d" Mr. Crawford, Al
" Mr.. Clay, 81
AS the Constitution confines the choice of Pres
ident, by the House of Representatives, to thu
three highest candidates, Mr., Clay was excluded
from the competition.
Ofthe popular votes given in the eight Western
States--Obio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Ken
lucky, Tennessee, Alabama, and Mississippi
Gen. Jackson received 6S,067, Mr Clay 49, ,S67
Mr.. Adams 81 ,555, and Mr.. Crawford 1880; by
which 1t appears that Gen. Jackson received in
those States 4G,5l2 votes more than Mr.. Adams,
"a POI more than Mr. Clay, and 3l5 more than
Adams, Clay, and Crawford, all combined
In the whole Union the popular votes we're:
For Gen. Jackson, 152,95l
Mr.. Adams, 1O5,322
! Mr.. Crawford, 1895
Mr.. Clay, 46 ,66s
| 1t hence appears, that Gen. Jackson had ma.
iority Of 96l over Messrs Adams and Clay com
bined
Mr.. WHITE inquired of the gentleman what au-
thorIty yhew reading from'
Mr.. BOYD said, am reading from the United
States Telegraph Of 1928, and quoting from the
Address of the Jackson Committee, and other doc
uments therein recorded, No man shall grope in
the dark after me-
How was the popular vote in Kentucky at the
electoral election of l724' For Mr.. Clay II 1881 !;
for Gen. Jackson 6,455. How many votes did
Mr.. Adams receive in that State' Not one
thought the other day, that Mr. Adams might have
received few hundred votes in the State; but on
recurrence to the National Intelligencer, as well
as the Telegraph, giving the returns, do not find
one put down in his favor.
"To control the event" was now all Mr. Clay
could do, and that policyhe seems to have stead-
lypursued The effort to prevent the Kentucky
members from committing themselves as to their
second choice, commenced by Mr.. Clay at Frank
fort in October, was continued in Washington af-
ter his arrival here. Major Moore, in his Letter
already quoted from, makes the following state
ment, viz:
"After my arrival in the city, was confined to
my room by ndisplsition. While in this situation,
Mr.. Clay called, and after the usual cvilities,
told me, in emphatic terms, that he had little doubt
he was excluded from the House of Representa-
tives, and that all 'we" (meaning the Kentucky
delegation in Congress) chad now to do, was to
hold ourselves uncommitted, as to our second
CHOICE" declaring, "that we could vote for either
Of the three candidates. and justify ourselves to
our constituents"
Major Moore says that the Hon. r. p. Henry,
in 1924 one ofthe Kentucky members, but deceas-
ed prior 10 1928, ''detaed similar conversation,
which had taken place between himself and Mr..
Clay"
KENTUCKY INSTRUCTIONS.
In the month of December considerable sensa-
ton was produced in Kentucky by rumors from
Washington, that the vote of the State smight be
given to Mr.. Adams, with some view to Mr. Clay's
aggrandizement. In this state of things, Mr.. Hen
ry Crittenden offered in the Kentucky House of
two resolutions, requesting our
members of Congress to vote for Gen. jackson,
and declaring him to be the second choice of that
State. A briefsketch of the debate on these reso.
lutions, on the 3lst day of December 1924. which |
was published at the time, clearly shows under
what impressions the subjec, was discussed.
Mr.. George Robertson (whom Col. Davidson |
had told, on the authority of Mr.. Clay himself,
that he would not regard any such ins,ructions)