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The Virginian
Lynchburg, Virginia
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Letters from Tennessee report a heated presidential election contest between Adams and Jackson, with potential for Adams to secure votes in the state despite Jackson's popularity. Extracts from Knox County describe strong support for the administration, election excitement, and confidence in electoral outcomes.
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Letters from this State assure us that the Presidential Election will be very warmly contested there, and that there is a probability of Mr. Adams getting one or two votes in the state notwithstanding the great popularity of General Jackson in certain portions of it. We cannot form any estimate of the correctness of these opinions. We only know that they are from respectable men, who do not mean to deceive us.
The following are extracts from late letters from an old Correspondent (a private citizen) in Knox County, East Tennessee:
"June 7th
Your paper of the 7th ult. has just arrived. The address it contains is very appropriate, and, could it be generally read in Tennessee, would change thousands of votes. Never was a cause in a more prosperous situation than the People's cause is here. Nothing but lack of information will prevent its final result in favor of the present Administration. There is no doubt of the Electoral vote in this district, and I think the one adjoining is very probable."
"18th JUNE.
Last week the canvass commenced in this County for the Presidential Election for this District, and you may rest assured there is as much excitement, or more, than there was last year, when Governor, and Representative in Congress, and Members of the State Legislature, were all to be elected. I have seen men of both parties, who were present at two public meetings where the Administration Elector was, and he says both sides confessed that they believed the majority at both places were for him: and he thought there was from 60 to 100 present at each place.
All that is wanted to ensure success, is proper exertion. Never did I see more excitement, and if it is given a proper direction to, all is safe. I hold still the opinion, that the whole State might be got, if the People had information: this is all that is wanted. However, I can count on two votes."
"P. S. I have not seen a Tennessean, who has travelled through Kentucky but thinks there is no doubt of Adams getting the vote of that State."
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Knox County, East Tennessee
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June 7th And 18th June
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Letters report warm contest in presidential election with probability of Adams gaining votes despite Jackson's popularity. Extracts describe prosperous situation for administration's cause, lack of information as barrier, no doubt of electoral vote in district, canvass commencement with high excitement at public meetings where majority favored administration elector, need for proper exertion, opinion that whole state could be won with information, confidence in two votes, and belief in Adams winning Kentucky.