Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1848-03-31
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am not aware that Mt any time previous has there
been so little discussion in the public papers
spects candidate for President, has been since tho
last Presidential election But as the time of election
is fast approaching, that if it is examined in
right spirit to who shall be the Standard Bearer
it cannot do any harm
Among so many good true and capable Whips il
cannot be supposed that all will be united on any one
as their hrst choice 1t appears very evident that the
hrst choice of vast majority Of the Wings Of the
Union is HENRY CLAY, and a large majority of the re
mainder would prefer him to any living man coulJ
they but know that he would be elected or be Tho
most ora'td6te candidate. But his having had 20
many unsuccessful trials, they have their doub,s l,,
trying him again. This is, to be sure, an ot,.cti,n.
and propose to examine the same and lei n candid
public Judge OF the facts After the successful ter,ui
nation OF the last with Great Britain the D.,o
cratic and Federal parties became so far anna pama,ed
as 10 eject James Monroe TO the Presidency by a vote
oil lo' to 81 Tor kuius King and on his second cleo
'o' i" io%o, there was only one vote against him
and that Tor John z. Adams from an elector in Nov
Hampshire AT the next election IN 1874 thor. ,,
tour Democratic candidates nthe field viz W., IT
Crawford, who had been nominated bv n conn,n.-
slonal caucus, John e. Adams Andrew Jackson anil
henry olay' VINO was the youngest, and about II
years o' age, many yenrs younger than any one who
had been elevated to that high office The lo,,cr
| IS H. .i m - s4,'''''es ana Conventions
n, nv e"c'ofal votes were tor jackson
''' EN''''' - 'ra"'ord a. and Clay 81 and n
choice must be made from one ot the three highest
candidates Clay was excluded in the House and
] John u Adams was elected. The second time NJ,
Clay was candidate was in lS}2, and run ayainst
President Jackson at his second election Jackson
hhd beaten Adams on his first election, in ls,s bv
40 10 %. IN consequence OF Jackson's removal Of
''I "''' ,'' D''N Vi 'lc United states and
~ 7 ' ''"'e'' "e hau lost some OF his
I ''i 20, ''''u many were led to believe
A. oO''.l' "O"" "o' approve OF his doings.
b. ,l J.; ''' ''''" ''al HIS name might
" ~ oIlV7'''o" ~ Tue reelection OF Gen Jack
anv lis. So tn do rLo ror,, '' .'"' ~ "'"'" " o'
that J,clso, ,,.,s 70 l...-lt -. VIZ N"'"e was
T., re-, VI e'''eu ny an increased majority.
,hirl lima unanimously nominated Tor the
| N;.I =, ~ i'eS'"e"'' ny " " mig
ST. 80 anu "'u !" MOI oeeh mat gross
non, ho a.. .lN.,N ~ W" opio'e"'S' ne would
IN, in ,h, rl.ao IS -, - n y, ''' a. " as'ins-
~ - VIZ pace Vi james N foik, who - the first
,h, yo,. Of hi; ,.,, ' "''u "'""s WITHOUT
"o 'V'e u NE own STATE IL Is tact, and can be
proved 'lat LOUISIANA Georgia, Indiana, Pennsyl-
f.,,I,Ia,, ~, ~, IN "e.e carried Ior Mr. Folk by
""uue"' ana uouo'e Young; and Tennessee would
-, "'0' '''' ''e oeeii DIS popular Mt home.
49, - IVA" "' Ae was III o'her states where
tina, such -, ,, -. - NM U. h"o 'o'go''eh
G,, 80, -. AS every in'ei-
Mr. pnIL ,o,Iir, .,.,l. - . "'' 'u'eo 'oi
In ,,a .,I 'N'''''' "', w s'iu %" '''a' point
on, be;ng NOR, ,,;,a-.I - ''I'' W.. ui'e'
Psn,svI,ari, a. ,I,.'.,.'r,t VIC "'a"' III
k,ou,n I'D H.. o,', " ''i' 1ae e'ec"on was
m,;,ri,,. g. 60. 'i' ''o ou' a"'u' iooo
.I,',;,,H, ~ f' "'' N"''"''s bco'oco leaders
from those who Ind vo,sd for Co., St,at 'o''s
or his ,,r;er ;;,.. :. ". N"'NN' VII account
and who Ind no cnnflano, =, '" p''''"o"'
Infamous et,or from, phi ., - u '"'''ei
on, ., Co. NJ en- -" W Ma'e ana II turned
had boon r,;a', y "IIeu 'oai more votes than
, G,ver,or !, ,i,,,. - 81, wing eahoida'e Tor
Govarnor I,,risi,,.', ana al al election when
Chez a,-i s ""u members Of ,ongres were
th - -, '"'u' "''' 'oss o. woes voters were
nun, 7'e'es adjoining In Mr. Wilmot's I2,hl
= ST.. 80 0' "'e S"ohe Locooco counties OF
''u N"'"u''s III New ork, the vote
,',,iet 80 III NiF' brodheads dOih) district.
, "''''i oo,ueis OH DeIawaTe, Sullivan aud Orange
COUNTLESS New York, and the strong nco counte. at
sussex and Warren in New Jersey the vote was IN.
creased li93 In the 18th district, bordering ON the
strongest Loco holds of MARYLAND ,b. i.r.os, ,.,,
9,I. In the 18th, Mr. Stewards district which =,
Maryland, Virginia and Ohio pcrense o,lv ms .
IN those districts bordering ON Ohio ,xli.l ,l :, :
President on the same dav with pnns,I.'. y, .''
crease small except in the s,ro,, ! 600
crawford, which was 60 In order IN show VIM,
effect the tariff question had IN do, So, WOO
OF the elections in the 18th dis,ri,, ,,,r,
that district, Mr.. Van Rrren IN $50 w.. r. ~
r ty ; in 1874, Gov. Shnpk had ~, ,,,,,.s,- a.
Folk $50, and at the same election. elected J,n.cs
, Pollock, strong tariff Who oysr a., -"
tree trade Locoioco, by III mai,r,,v
, This fact argues conclusiye,y ,ho, N, c1..tJ..
ceye many votes from those who vote,i e., ,y,,,,,
Skunk, few DAYS previous. and ,I,., -, -, =,
the State for Polk and Dallas an 49,.
was absolutely Necessary ,yi,b ,Io So, -.
none OF which voted ON Tim, da'.
this necessitv was carried ina ,.-oa' NIo anu
crease of the VOTES IN ~. 49,. "i' ~ ~
and the Sto,es ,i,o,;,,, ...,, "'' III II" "'"V''
diced pcrson thar ria. To-, I'm. ""' u'p'Ju-
election the week after ~ ~ vi"
The pnlo,,f,l ,o,,,,oI;.,;
New Work o,,d l,,, =" u" cry OIL
more than su,risn, - ~ ',''' 0.,'e, was
heinc 5Iso only in ,n, 81 ~, s1S ~ 'i FOX.
,bose unlawful votes ,,hc h,,, "'''ou' enc OF
S,,,.s ON s,cbopa, M, - CIV" nov" Other
State into New York and uer, 'o'" 'nis