Raynors HCA 2015-08
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 8/27/2015
Broadside, 12” x 19,” issued as an "Extra" Edition by the National Intelligencer, March 4, 1825. The left edge is trimmed very tightly from the lower quarter to the top, removing the first letter of each line on over half of the column. In part, “ In unfolding to my countrymen the principles by which I shall be governed in the fulfillment of those duties my first resort will be to that Constitution which I shall swear to the best of my ability to preserve, protect, and defend.... Fellow-citizens, you are acquainted with the peculiar circumstances of the recent election, which have resulted in affording me the opportunity of addressing you at this time. You have heard the exposition of the principles which will direct me in the fulfillment of the high and solemn trust imposed upon me in this station. Less possessed of your confidence in advance than any of my predecessors, I am deeply conscious of the prospect that I shall stand more and oftener in need of your indulgence. Intentions upright and pure, a heart devoted to the welfare of our country, and the unceasing application of all the faculties allotted to me to her service are all the pledges that I can give for the faithful performance of the arduous duties I am to undertake. ... The 1824 election was the 10th quadrennial presidential election which included candidates John Q Adams, Andrew Jackson, Wm. Crawford, and Henry Clay. Andrew Jackson received more electoral and popular votes than any other candidate, but not the majority of 131 electoral votes needed to win the election. Since no candidate received the required majority of electoral votes, the presidential election was decided by the House of Representatives. Adams was elected President on February 9, 1825, on the first ballot.
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