Massachusetts [Election of William Jackson to Congress]
Charles C. Burleigh, William H. Burleigh
The Unionist 1834-03-13
Unionist content
Transcription
Massachusetts. —The delegation in Congress from that State is now full. The 8 th trial to elect a member from the 9 th District on Monday the 3d inst. resulted in the choice of Wm. Jackson, the Antimasonic candidate, by a majority of between 90 and 100 over Dearborn and Thurber, the candidates of the National Republican and Jackson parties. Mr. Jackson is a sound, sensible, upright man, and endowed with those qualities of head and heart which fit him to discharge the duties of his office honorably to himself and beneficially to the country. He is decidedly opposed to the present administration, and will stand shoulder to shoulder with Adams and Ellsworth and the other good men and true of the New-England delegation, in contending for the best interests of the country.
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William Jackson (1783-1855) was elected as an Anti-Masonic candidate to Congress. He later was active in the Liberty and Free Soil parties, and came to the aid of Cradall's brother Reuben, when he was acquitted following a trial in Washington D.C.
