Davenport House Museum Volunteer Newsletter
June 2016
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A most villainous attempt to set fire to
the house of A. S. Bullock, Esq. at the Isle
of Hope, nine miles from the city was
made on Wednesday night last. No
white person being at the plantation at
the time, and the negroes all absent fishing, combustibles composed of pitch pine
and old newspapers were
lighted and placed in three
different rooms of the house.
Fortunately the negroes upon
their return discovered a
light in the upper story, and
with great exertions the room
in which the light appeared
being in flames, it was extinguished.
Savannah Georgian. June 5, 1826.
The Coroner’s Inquest was held yesterday afternoon, over the body of Joh
Odot, a gunsmith of this city, who resided on Broughton street. The deceased
had been unfortunately addicted to excessive intemperance, and the evening
before, having fallen in the street, was
bled by a professional gentleman; and
sent home in charge of two negroes. On
opening the door of his shop in the morning which was done by the neighbors, in
the consequence of its remaining closed
unusually late, he was found lying in a
corner, with a considerable
quantity of blood round
him which had proceeded
from the arm in which he
had been bled and from his
nostrils. A verdict was returned accordingly.
Savannah Georgian. June 6, 1826.
TO RENT FOR ONE OR MORE YEARS,
The Subscriber’s residence in South
Broad street, opposite the Academy.
Several valuable and trusty house servants, will be hired by the year either in
town or the country, or will be sold –
A female, complete cook, understanding
pastry and confectionary, and a
good washer and ironer.
Another woman, excellent washer and
ironer, and good plain cook.
A third, good washer and ironer, and
complete house maid.
A fourth, complete seamstress
and lady’s maid.
A fifth, plain cook, with female
child six years old.
Two men servants, capable and honest
and a man in middling age, a good
gardener and hostler.
Also, for sale, a well built carriage with
harness-2 horses, both draw gently
in single harness. One of the horses
can be recommended as a family gig
horse.
JAMES M. WAYNE
Savannah Georgian. June 7, 1826.
DAVENPORT HOUSE CALENDAR
June 2016
May 30 through June 3 in KP –HSF Handson-History Camp
Wednesday, June 1 at 5 p.m. –
Dance rehearsal
Thursday, June 2 at 8:30 a.m. at
HSF Meeting Room– Campus
Master Planning
Wednesday, June 8 at 10 a.m. –
Staff Training (Safety/Customer
Service/Logistics/Institutional
Organization)
- 5:30 p.m. – Farewell to Heather
Munn with pizza
Monday, June 13 at 6 p.m. – DH
Junior Interpreter – Welcome to
summer and ice cream fest
Wednesday, June 15 at 10 a.m. –
Staff Training (Tour Content)
- at 5 p.m. – Dance rehearsal
Saturday, June 18 from 4 to 7 – Garden rental
Tuesday, June 21 at 11 a.m. at the
KP – Davenport House Committee
Wednesday, June 22 at 10 a.m. –
Staff Training (Tour Methodology)
- at 5 p.m. – Dance rehearsal
Thursday, June 23 at 5:30 p.m. – All
Staff/Disaster Prep-Hurricane
Season
Friday, June 24 from 6 to 8:30 p.m.
– HSF Special Property Use
Saturday, June 25 from 4 to 7 p.m. –
Garden rental
June 27 through July 19 – Jamie away
Wednesday, June 29 at 5 p.m. –
Dance rehearsal
DIAMOND TOURS dates:
Tuesday, June 7 at 2:45, 3:45
Wednesday, June 8 at 4:00
Thursday, June 9 at 3:15, 4:00
Tuesday, June 14 at 1:45 to 2:20, 2:35
to 3:25, 3:35 to 4:20, 4:10 to 5
Tuesday, June 21 at 1:40 to 2:20,
2:35 to 3:25, 3:35 to 4:20, 4:10 to 5
Tuesday, June 28 at 2:30, 3:30
IT’S YOUR PARTY: YOU COMING?:
I hope you plan to attend the DH’s
Annual Garden Party on SUNDAY,
JUNE 5 FROM 6 TO 8 P.M. It will
be a time to stand back and reflect on
the work executed exceptionally this
past winter and
spring. We accomplished a lot
together. The
March fundraiser
took an army and
was successful.
Our programs,
such as the Road
Scholars Urban
Slavery experience and DH teas, were lively and
staffed with capable interpreters and
performers. And there were many
tours! Our new partnership with Diamond Tours has brought us many
good people and we are thankful our
DH family has been able to absorb the
new work. It has been a process, but
we are getting a handle on it. Our
“regular” docents have been tolerant
and accepting, and our shop staff has
been kind, knowledgeable and efficient. All of this means the DH is a
vibrant community and it changes,
evolves and moves forward.
So on June5, let’s enjoy the fact that
we have special friends, DH Friends,
volunteers and staff, who are working
for the same goal. We are telling the
world our story!
At the celebration we will recognize
our graduating seniors, young people
who spent their high school careers at
our Museum.
Yellow Fever. The Epidemic that
Shaped Our History. Robert F. Moss’
Southern Spirits: Four Hundred Years
of Drinking in the American South,
with Recipe Drinking, Jennifer
Eirchstedt and Stephen Small’s Representation of Slavery
- Tea things: Along with a child size
tea set and an adult tea pot, our inventory includes a reproduction tea caddy.
Lovely. Retail: $69.99
If you bring something for the table, it
will be bountiful! And know the party
is rain or shine!
SHOP NEWS:
- Welcome Gaye Kurmas as our new
Shop Manager. She began training in
late May and will be up and running by
mid-June with the help of Heather
Munn, who leaves us on June 9th for
Portland, Oregon. We will gather after
work on June 8th and raise a pizza slice
to her. Come by the garden if you
have time to say farewell to our sweet
friend.
- New and returning shop items:
The shop recently received a shipment
of five finger vases that were promptly
gobbled up. There should be a few
left and another order has been submitted!
- Classics Shelf: We now have a
shelf of early 19th century literary classics. Authors include Jane Austen,
Mary Shelley, and Victor Hugo.
- Books on Interpretive Topics:
See Molly Caldwell Crosby’s The
American Plague: The Untold Story of
-Ship Sale: Our dear friend Dick Tuttle put together a ship’s model of the
Apóstol Felipe which is now for sale
in our shop. It is something to behold
and can you yours for $1,000 (Friends,
volunteers and staff always receive a
20% discount). About the model:
The Apóstol Felipe was one of the six
galleons built by Martín de Arana for
King Felipe IV. It formed part of the
"Silver Galleons." This kind of galleon
was used for transporting goods and
treasures in the "Race for the Indies".
Its first voyage as a member of the
galleon fleet was made in 1629, transporting treasures to Spain. It was an
Admiral vessel of the Guardian Armada until 1633. It took part in the war of
Brazil to recuperate Pernambuco and
transported troops and money to Flanders, taking part in the battle of Dunas.
From website:
http://www.modelexpo-online.com/
product/OC14000
STAFF TRAINING – SHOP AND DOCENTS (anyone can participate):
- On Wednesday, June 8 at 10 a.m.
- The DH will offer a training for new
staff (hired since January 1) and well as
any volunteer who needs a refresher
on Safety/DH Service/Institutional
Organization/Funding and Finance.
- On Wednesday, June 15 at 10 a.m.
- The DH will offer DH Interpretation, Historic Preservation and house
tour content.
- On Wednesday, June 22 at 10 a.m.
- The DH will offer training for new
staff (hired since January 1) on Tour
Giving Methodology and Urban Slavery.
Let Jamie know if you will attend. Information crucial to the DH’s service
will be covered.
- All DH Staff members are to note
on their calendars, Thursday, June 23
at 5:30 p.m. when the ANNUAL SECURITY PROCEDURES, EMERGENCY
PROCEDURES AND HURRICANE/
DISASTER TRAINING will take place.
Food will be provided. Dottie will
remind staff of this important meeting.
DOCENT NEWS:
- Docent Training: We were not able
to pull together a class for the summer.
We did have two inquiries, and we will
include them in our fall offering.
Though we had planned to do the fall
training in September, we have revised
this and plan to do it in October as it
seems a better time to get participants
coming to Savannah for the winter and
spring. Let your friends and acquaintances know. In order to serve our
audience, we must continually replenish our docent core!
- Congratulate to Mary Candor, who
completed her evaluation tour and
gave a couple of tours to the public
before heading north for the summer.
INTERNS:
- Jermecia Davis,
winter/spring intern
and SSU student,
completed a project
transcribing runaway slave advertise-
ments in the Savannah Republican
1823-28. Thank you, Jermecia.
- Summer interns: This summer
the DH will host two students from
SCAD, Kyra Frew, who is an Historic Preservation undergrad from
Hershey Pennsylvania, and Xianchu
Xu, who is an Arts Management
graduate student from Beijing, China. Kyra will assist staff in the annual maintenance review and collections inventory. Xianchu will help
with the media for programs and our
2017 fundraiser. Welcome them.
JI News: DH JIs will gather on
Monday, June 13 to discuss summer
activities. Included will be ice cream
and refresher Jeopardy for M&Ms
DH DONATIONS IN MAY:
Viki Annand and Dave Park
Karen Cassard
Mary Candor
Julia Holliday
Caroline Holder
Raleigh Marcell and Jamie Credle
Hugh Osborne
Hue and Fran Thomas
Lynn White
Andries and Beth Wichers
WORTH MENTIONING:
- Congratulations to Dale Critz
and the Critz Family: Dale and his
family have been long time supports
of the DH and HSF. Dale was presented with the Davenport House
Trophy for exemplary contributions
to historic preservation at the April
28 HSF awards luncheon.
- Webb Military Museum: The
DH now has a double pass with our
neighboring museum. With the pass
both museums may be experienced
for $15.
- Garden Planted for Spring: The
garden pots and the bed in front of
the house were planned in early May.
However, we held off on the parterre. Cotton will be planned here
once the seed have germinated.
- Home for the summer: College
students (and former JIs) have returned to the DH for the summer.
You will see Kate Bosen, Catie
Morris, Usha Rahn and Cierra
Smith helping out as docents and
shop assistants.
- East Broad Street Elementary
Fifth Grade: We had a great time
with fifth graders from our neighborhood school on Mya 9. Thank
you to Karen Halloran, John Leonti, Gayle Mongrandi and Cierra
Smith for helping with the experience.
- Willow Elizabeth Woodside:
Iain and Rachel
Woodside
brought by their
daughter Willow
in late May. She’s
a DH baby and
loved by all who
see her.
NAMING NAMES: Along with our
fabulous regularly scheduled docents and Shop workers—the
Following performed special duty
— Winter/Spring 2016
SPRING TAUCK TOURS VOLUNTEERS - Marty Barnes, Phyllis Carlino, Linda Garner, Antonella Hal-
bart, William Hansill, Dottie Kraft,
Helen Linskey, Raleigh Marcel, Fran
Molettiere, Katherine Owens, Abby
Schreiber, Roger Smith, John Sorel,
Don Starr, Mitzi Toth
URBAN SLAVERY/ROAD SCHOLARS:
Marty Barnes, Bonnie Buckner, Jeff
Freeman, Linda Garner, Antonella
Halbart, Raleigh Marcell, Mary Jane
Mataxas, Fran Molettierre, Katherine
Owens, John Sorel, Mitzi Toth
TEA IN THE GARDEN AND TEA AT
MRS. DAVENPORT’S: Performers
– Jamie Credle, Jeff Freeman, Anne
Hagan, Maggie Hannan, Sage Hooten, Raleigh Marcell, Faith Morrison,
Olivia Morrison, Magee Roe, Olivia
Roe, Jan Vach and Brooke Wilford
TEA BAKERS: Caroline Holder, Judy Howell, Gaye Kurmas, Roseann
Hooper, Helen Linskey, Gayle
Mongrandi,
DIAMOND TOURS: Marty Barnes,
Kate Bosen, Bonnie Buckner, Linda
Garner, Robin Gibson, William
Hansill, Caroline Holder, Gaye Kurmas, John Leonti, Raleigh Marcell,
Mary Jane Mataxas, Linda Meyer,
Gayle Mongrandi, Catie Morris, Jamie Newman, Hugh Osborne, Katherine Owens, Cierra Smith, Jan Vach,
Jill Wert, Susan Wenzlick
2016 OYSTER ROAST COMMITTEe:
Katherine Albert, Diane Kaufman,
John Leonti, Linda Meyer/co-chair,
Tricia Rossig, Mary Ann Scott, Jan
Vach/co-chair, Brooke Wilford.
Army of Volunteers!
SPRING CATERING HELPER: Caroline Holder and Deb Walsh
DH DANCERS: Pat Fraker, Jeff
Freeman, Stacy Hess, Dottie Kraft,
Raleigh Marcell, Faith Morrison,
Grace Morrison, Magee Roe, Olivia
Roe
LEADERSHIP: Davenport House
Committee (Brooke Wilford, President) and the DH Endowment
Committee (Mills Morrison, Chairman)
VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT
Hugh Osborne
DH: How did you
come to be associated with the Davenport House?
Hugh: Jamie introduced herself
while I was at Kehoe House one day,
and Jan Vach stayed with us a couple
of weeks later. We struck up conversations and I expressed an interest in
volunteering. Jamie invited me to
the docent class shortly after.
DH: What do you do outside of
the DH?
Hugh: I’m in the immediate neighborhood as the Innkeeper at the Kehoe House Inn and the Marshall
House. I’m also a member of HSF
and GHS. I still have plenty of time
for my wife and three wonderful
children.
DH: What is your favorite thing
about the Davenport House?
Hugh: I love that we do our very
best to tell the authentic story of the
Preservation Movement and the lives
of the Davenports. We are very
committed to getting the history
right. It’s the best house tour in Savannah for that reason.
DH: What’s the most unusual
thing that has ever happened to
you at the DH?
Hugh: Well, every tour seems to be
very different. It’s great to have interested folks with all sorts of backgrounds and questions. Just this past
week a visitor was really “crazy”
about our wallpaper. She was complimenting the French Drapery, but
for some reason needed to use lewd
profanity to express her zeal. I had
to change the subject pretty quick.
DH: How long have you been in
Savannah?
Hugh: I’m a third generation Savannahian, went to Savannah High,
and graduated from Armstrong Col-
lege where I received a degree in
History with a teaching certification.
DH: If you have lived somewhere
else, what did you like or dislike
about it?
Hugh: Being in the hotel business
since college, I initially moved away
from Savanah for about 3 years.
During those years I was relocated
frequently, living in Huntsville and
Birmingham AL, and, moved to Atlanta. Loved learning the cities and
people, but missed home and family.
DH: What is your favorite thing
to do in Savannah?
Hugh: Walking and exploring.
DH: What are your plans for your
future?
Hugh: I have my
dream job at the
Kehoe House and
Marshall House.
I hope to continue working in the
Downtown area
until I retire.
——————
During the month of May 2016,
the Davenport House saw visitors
from 38 states and 9 countries. Our
international guests were from Australia, Canada, England, Germany,
Israel, and Scotland. We also had
visitors from exotic places like Kattmandu in Nepal and Tehran, Persia.
Interesting hometown names include
Parachute, CO; Libertyville, IN;
Aplington, IA; Neodesha, KS; Erlanger, KY; Greenup, KY; Saco, ME;
Maple Shade, NJ; Cazenovia, NY;
Bucyrus, OH; Klamath Falls, OR;
Pampa, TX; Centreville, VA; Poulsbo, WA.
How They Heard About Us (in
descending order of frequency)
Tour Guides (Diamond Tours, Van
Galder); Internet (Group On,
Google, Trip Advisor); Trolley Tours
(Old Town Trolley, Old Savannah
Tours); Concierge (Marriott, Kehoe
House, Andaz Hotel); Guide Books
(AAA); Maps; Friends; Brochures;
Relatives; Walking By; Research;
Repeat Visit; Books (Eugenia Price
novels); Visitor Center; Video.
What They Had To Say About Us
"Exquisite. Tour Guide was fabulous!" "Interesting. A labor of
love." "We came all the way from
Pittsburgh to get green tomato relish!" "Sage was amazing!" "Sage was
a great guide! Really enjoyed the
tour." "So wonderful. Thank you."
"Josh was great!" "Josh did a great
job. Love the house." "Wonderful
and educational." "A very engaging
tour." "Bonnie was awesome!"
"Bonnie was very impressive."
"Susan was an excellent tour guide!"
"Tour guide was great!" "Love the
city! Way better than Boston." ."
"Great tour. Bonnie was fun and
very informative." "Excellent plaster
moulding." "Lovely tour."
"Wonderful. Thanks for saving it."
"Sandy was a wonderful guide."
"Sage was great and answered all of
our questions." "Incredible. Can't
wait to see the kitchen." "Thank
you, Ariannah!" "A very handsome
Georgian mansion." "Very knowledgeable tour leader." "Linda was
the best tour guide of all the tours
we've taken!" "Great tour. Thanks,
Linda!" "It's beautiful. Great job!"
"Great architectural work." "Fun!"
"Beautifully restored." "Wonderful
tour guide, Mary Allison!" "Very
historic - excellent!"
Tea Caddy for sale in the
DH Shop
“a political turning point at which none of the old rules applied”
This quote is not about 2016. It is about 1824.
Presidential Election 1824
FIVE CANDIDATES – One Party (Democratic Republican), Illness
of a Candidate, No majority:
Thrown into the House of Representatives, Corrupt Bargain - One
of the losing candidates threw his
weight behind the 1st runner up.
BACKGROUND: The early
1820s saw the end of the first party
system, which had grown out of the
rivalry between Thomas Jefferson,
whose supporters made up the
Democratic Republican (or Republican) Party, and Alexander Hamilton, who led the Federalist Party.
The void created by the demise of
the Federalists caused the remaining
Republican Party to splinter during
the presidential contest of 1824,
with no incumbent running for
reelection and four (we say five)
major candidates in contention of
the White House. NGE.
FIVE CANDIDATES:
John Quincy Adams
(MASSACHUSETTS/Democratic Republican) Secretary of State and
the leading contender. Though a
centrist, he represented the interests of the Northeast (high protective tariff) and was the son of the
old Federalist leader John Adams.
Southerners “objected to Adams
because of his moral opposition to
slavery.”
Henry Clay (KENTUCKY/
Democratic Republican) Speaker
of the House of
Representatives.
He shared political
views with Adams,
but they held one
another in contempt
– the rigid New
Englander versus the hard-drinking
Westerner. “A leading War Hawk
during the War of 1812, Clay had a
power base in Kentucky, was a gifted pubic speaker, and had support
for his so-called American System
of protective tariffs and federally
sponsored internal improvements.
His high profile advocacy of these
issues made him a familiar name in
much of the country. Although he
was well known, his clear identification with the war and nationalism
weakened his roots in the South,
which was beginning to fear supporting anyone for President who
was not a slave owner or a supporter of states’ rights.”
Andrew Jackson (TENNESSEE/
Democratic Republican) US Senator and military hero. He drew
Western support from Clay despite
the fact that his political views were
not well-known. The main concerns people had about Jackson was
that he was self-educated and possessed a fiery
temperament.
He had killed
men in duels,
and had been
wounded by
gunfire in various confrontations.
“Jackson’s reputation as an Indian
fighter and western expansionist,
owing to his military escapades in
Spanish Florida, gave him national
standing above all other candidates.
It also helped that Jackson could
enter the race as an outsider, a defender of the Republic who had
risked his life in service of the nation. In fact his supporters talked
about him as another George
Washington. Few experienced politicians, however, expected Jackson
to win . . . .”
William H. Crawford (GEORGIA/
Democratic
Republican)
Secretary of
the Treasury.
In a previous
administration
he was Secretary of War.
He was born
in Virginia and hoped to continue
the “Virginia Dynasty.” He held the
old-line Republican view of limiting
the role of the central government,
but was still the congressional power brokers’ favorite. “A caucus of
Republicans in Congress had selected him, but this backing by party
insiders turned out to be a liability
as other candidates called for a
more open process for selecting
candidates.” He suffered a stroke in
1823 that rendered him partially
paralyzed and unable to speak. Despite that, some politicians still supported his candidacy.
Candidate:
PRESIDENT:
Adams
Clay
Jackson
Crawford
Electoral Vote Popular Vote (counted for the first time)
84
37
99
41
His politics: Crawford “was a pro
-farmer candidate who garnered
little support in the big cities. His
conservative views championed
the small farmer while reducing
the voting power of cities. Georgia’s Blue and Gray Trail.
[No other Georgian of his time
achieved as much political prominence in the early national period.
A two-time U.S. presidential nominee and the only Georgian to run
for the presidency prior to Jimmy
Carter. Crawford campaigned in
both 1816 and 1824. Crawford
served the state and nation in a
variety of ways, including terms as
a U.S. senator, cabinet member
under two presidents, and foreign
diplomat. FYI: Crawford’s
brawny physique and straighttalking, non-rhetorical character
earned him both friends and enemies. . . NGE]
John C. Calhoun (SOUTH CAROLINA/Democratic Republican)
Secretary of
War. The
South Carolinan
harbored presidential aspirations, but
backed out in
the hope of securing the vice presidency.
IN GEORGIA: “The state legislature chose nine representatives, or
115,696
47,136
152,933
46,979
electors, to the Electoral College,
who voted for President and Vice
President.” All nine went for
Crawford.
States and Their Candidates:
AL – Jackson - 5
CT – Adams – 8
DE – Crawford - 2 (1 for Adams)
GA - Crawford – 9
IL – Jackson- 2 Jackson/1Adams
IN – Jackson – 5
KY – Clay – 14
LA – Jackson- 3 Jackson/2 Adams
ME – Adams – 9
MD – Jackson – 7Jackson/3Adams/1Crawford
MA – Adams – 15
MO – Clay – 3
NH – Adams – 8
NJ – Jackson – 8
NY – Jackson – 26; 5 for Crawford, 4 for Clay, 1 for Jacksson
NC – Jackson – 15
OH – Clay 16
PA – Jackson – 28
RI: Adams – 4
SC – Jackson – 11
VT – Adams – 7
VA – Crawford – 24
VICE PRESIDENT:
Calhoun (SC)
Nathan Sanford (NY)
Nathaniel Macon (NC)
Andrew Jackson (TN)
Martin Van Buren (NY)
Henry Clay (KY)
182
30
24
13
9
2
When the votes were tallied from
across the nation, Andrew Jackson
had won a plurality of the popular
as well as the electoral vote. In the
Electoral College tabulations, John
Quincy Adams came in second,
Crawford third, and Henry Clay
finished fourth.
INTERESTING POINTS:
All five candidates were from the
same party.
The candidates did not campaign
themselves. The actual campaigning was left to managers and surrogates, and throughout the year
various partisans spoke and wrote
in favor of the candidates.
The election took place between
October 26 and December 2,
1824.
Prior to 1824, most state officials
were chosen by voters. These
officials in turn selected a governor and Congressmen. Voters
were beginning to demand the
popular election of senators.
Clay led the strongest attack on
Jackson. Rather than see the nation’s top office go to a man he
detested, he forged an Ohio-Valley
-New England coalition that secured the White House for Adams
(i.e. The Corrupt Bargain).
Jackson got the popular vote and a
plurality of the electoral votes.
There was no clear majority
throwing the decision to the
House of Representatives. (Henry
Clay was Speaker of the House.)
Twelfth Amendment (adopted in
1804 following the disputed Election of 1800) provided that elections in which no candidate received a majority should be decid-
ed in the House of Representatives
from the three candidates.
The election in the House took place
in February 1825. With each state
having one vote, as determined by
the wishes of the majority of each
state’s congressional representatives,
Adams emerged as the winner with a
one-vote margin of victory.
Dubbed “corrupt bargain” by Jackson supporters, the antagonistic presidential race of 1828 began practically
before Adams even took office. “To
Jacksonians the Adams-Clay Alliance
symbolized a corrupt system where
elite insiders pursued their own interests without heeding the will of the
people.”
“The Jacksonians, of course, overstated their case; after all, Jackson fell
far short of a majority in the general
vote in 1824. Nevertheless, when the
Adams administration continued to
favor a strong federal role in economic development, Jacksonians denounced their political enemies as
using government favors to reward
their friends and economic elites. By
contrast Jackson presented himself as
a champion of the common man and
by doing so furthered the democratization of American politics.”
As per Professor: The presidential
election of 1824 represents a watershed in American politics. The collapse of the Federalist Party and the
illness of the "official candidate" of
the Democratic-Republicans led to a
slate of candidates who were all
Democratic-Republicans. This led to
the end of the Congressional Caucus
system for nominating candidates,
and eventually, the development of a
new two-party system in the United
States. In the election, Andrew Jackson won a plurality of both the popular and electoral vote. But John
Quincy Adams became president.
Four crucial elements of our election
system were highlighted in the election of 1824: the nomination of candidates, the popular election of electors, the Electoral College, and the
election of the president in the House
when no candidate receives a majority in the Electoral College.
Quotes from the Savannah papers:
THE PRESIDENCY
We have a letter from Washington city
of the 29th ult which says to us, you
have no doubt heard of the development of the combination which has recently taken place between the friends
of Mr. Adams and Mr. Clay, for the purpose of securing the election for Mr.
Adams. This coalition has been apprehended for some time—but it is now
openly avowed and the Rubicon
passed. I fear Crawford and Jackson
are both beaten. Clay will carry five
western states to Adams: Louisiana,
Kentucky, Ohio, Missouri and Illinois.
His interest will also carry Maryland, to
which it is generally believed here,
New-York may be added. These with
the six New England states, will settle
the contest. The conduct of Mr. Clay,
has produced the greatest sensation in
this place. His friends state that he
would not have abandoned Mr. Crawford, but his health is uncertain and
that it would be so dreadful that the
Government should devolve upon Mr.
Calhoun! With numerous other apologies. It is much to be regretted that Mr.
Clay should have exchanged the high
honors which await him, for the poor
privilege of playing the courier in the
Byzantine palace—But as a certain
individual once said, “every man has his
price.”
Savannah Republican. February 7, 1825.
Nothing was received here on the subject of the Presidential election. It is
more than probable by this evening’s
mail the hopes, fears and doubts of all
will either be confirmed or dissipated
on the interesting topic.
Savannah Republican. February 17, 1825.
Mr. Adams’ answer to the committee of
the House of Representatives, appointed to communicate to him his election
of President in very modest and neat
letter. Mr. Adams is now President—
and will have much to contend with.
His only course is to throw himself upon
the support of his country, by the
weight and wisdom of his measures.
Time, however, will test him; and by its
decisions we are willing to abide, We
shall wait with some solicitude to see
who are the new Secretaries at home
and new Ministers abroad..
Savannah Republican. February 19, 1825
From the Rich. Enquirer, 12th inst.
DENOUEMENT.
The days of Prophecy are past. The reality itself is now before us. “The Election is over” – and “the governor” is –
John Quincy Adams. –That candidate
is chosen, who is neither best qualified
for the office, nor who is the choice of
the plurality of the people.
Mr. Crawford is defeated; but his
friends will never regret the partiality
they have shown him. He is a man,
whom his country should delight to
honor; a man without fear and without
reproach. Should providence be
pleased to bless him with the enjoyment of health, his country will yet fell
the loss she has sustained from the want
of his service in the chair of state. Yet,
there are other posts open to him,
independently of the administration;
and in these we shall yet live to see
his fine talents and virtues exerted.
His friends have no reason to reproach themselves for their exertions. He is a man who would grace
any cause. He had disdained all
bargains, compromises and coalitions. But, he has been defeated, his
friends have lost every thing but
their honor, and they know how to
bow to the will of the States in Congress assembled.
The new President will stand in a
new attitude before the nation. He
has risen over the heads of at least 3
competitors. The voices of the majority of the people were not with him.
The aid of Mr. Clay’s friends has only
given him a bare majority of the
States. Even in the present House of
Representatives, there was a majority of twenty to thirty against him,
and in the other house, a strong majority against him. He has no great
political party at present to uphold
him; and he will know the he has not
the art of binding personal friends to
him in any very surprising degree.
Qualification for voting: “All
male white inhabitants of the age
of twenty-one years, and possessed
in his own right of ten pounds
value, and liable to pay tax in this
State, or being of any mechanic
trade and shall have been resident
six months in this State, shall have
the right to vote, at all elections for
representatives, or any other officers, herein agreed to be chosen by
the people at large.” GA Constitution of 1777.
www.gilderlehrman.org/
history-by-era/age-jackson/
essays/adams-v-jacksonelection-1824
The Presidential Election of
1824: The Election is in the
House. http://
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curriculum-unit/presidentialelection-1824-election-house
Election of 1824. http://
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Savannah Historic Newspaper
Archive. http://
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savnewspapers-j2k/search
Election_of_1824
Election of 1824. http://
www.270towin.com/1824_Ele
ction/
Albert Berry Saye. A Constitutional History of Georgia 17321968.
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Savannah Republican. February 19, 1825
TAKING TIME BY THE FORE LOCK
Gen. Jackson is announced in the
Baltimore paper as a candidate for
the office of President of the US after
the expiration of Mr. Adams’ term.
Savannah Republican. February 21, 1825.
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Evolution of Parties in the 1828
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1824 Presidential election goes
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John Quincy Adams: Campaigns and Elections.
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