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Great Results From Small Causes

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Parent Issue
Day
20
Month
March
Year
1843
Copyright
Public Domain
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Tho following is froni the Provitlence Amorican, an Administraron pnper, 1839, in whicli is proved that Genernl Jacksons elrrtion tu ihe Presidency was in coriFequence of a liojr's hroaking into rni&chief in Cranston, RhodeLland, a number of years ngo. The proof runs thus: General Jncksnn owes liis election to tho victory of Now Orlean=: that victory depended on the War; that. War was áeclaied in Ui e National Senatp, by a mnjoiity of o;:r. Ilod Jiis competitor, Jame3 Burriil, orcupied his seat, he would have voted against the war. Mr. Hoivell was elected by the cnsiing volo of the presidiii? officer of tlie Rhode Jsland Lngisïature. Tlie lic was occasioned by tlie absence of a member bploning to the potiticnl party of Burriil. He was prevciled upon to abf-enthimselfthroHp-h the influence of an individual at vananco with Bnrrill on account of a law snit respectinw the depredations of a hoo-, jn which suit Mr. Bnrrill wns tí;e proseen! ing attorney. Had it not been for the j there would hnvp been no quarre!. Had ihere ! been no qnarrerMr. Bnrrill would hnve been elected; the war would not hi.ve been dechrod,and the hrro of New Orleons u-onld never have been known to one ,nnrtei of the peop'e over whorii he was choscn to preside!!! Accoiílinfr to Jnnies Ilamillon's lefter to Jolin C. Culhonn, the victory of New Orlctns hns cost the Unifed Sinten 'ft vehvnd red vv'Uions of dollars. This is coing the Wholk Hou!

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Signal of Liberty
Old News