The National Republican And Ohio Political Register

FOR THE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN.

Democrats from New-England, now CITIZENS OF THE WEST.

I address you particularly, from a persuasion that many of you might be induced to vote for John Quincy Adams at the approaching presidential election, either from sectional partiality, or from impressions favourable to his political character. He has hoisted the Democratic flag, it is true; but considering the time and circumstances of his apostacy from the ranks of his father's party, when thro' them all prospect of political advancement in the general government had vanished, their influence being prostrated by the glorious election of 1800, and no immediate hopes of promotion in his own state, there being a host of older men of the same party to receive her appointments; we are compelled to doubt the purity of his motives and the sincerity of his political conversion.

It is certain that our political polar star, our Jefferson, who was then President, would not trust him, and he received no appointment in the government, not even an embassy while Jefferson was in power.

Political principles, such as John Q. Adams is known to possess, and which in the heat of a newspaper war a short time ago he had not prudence to conceal, renders him entirely unfit to participate in the government of freemen, much more to be their chief. In New-England a formidable opposition exists against him; in Massachusetts he is opposed by the old Democrats of 1800, headed by the gallant Brooks and Eustis, two of the heroes of Saratoga, and other worthies of the same school, who never can be convinced that he is any thing else than a cruiser under false colours. He is in bad company; his warmest electioneering friends are the remains of the high toned federal party of his father, and their sons.

With a knowledge of these facts, can you Democratic Republicans from New-England and elsewhere, vote for John Q. Adams to be your next President? If you but doubt, discard him; at the head of our government we must have a man of Democratic principles, as fixed and firm as the Rocky Mountains.

In opposition to John Q. Adams, is brought before you, as a candidate for the next Presidency, a man as opposite in political character and worth, as the illustrious La Fayette is to Ferdinand the 7th; a grateful people have named for that office GEN. ANDREW JACKSON, the saviour of your country's honour, the avenger of your country's wrongs. Between such men can you hesitate which to choose.-- I trust not. Then, on the day of election remember the Hero of New-Orleans.

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