The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-04-07

unanimoully given.
Having tniihed, he handed the following
iicket to the Chairman, which being read over
by the Secretary, was received with uucommon
feniations of appreciation.
FOR SENATOR.
SAMUEL JONES.
ASSEMBLY,
Rufus King,
Matthew Clarkion,
Egbert Benton,
John TownfrDd,
Richard Varick,
Andrew Morris,
Abraham RuGeI,
Joiah Ogden Hoginan-and
William Hendrr.os.
Amidh the applautes, and before the auction
or concurrence was put, MIR. H1rrifon rofe.
lum, pietate CRAVEN merits Il forte vrun,
quem
ConiPexere, hient .-arreeifque auribus adatant.
Inc iPeech which he delivered WAS of 70 in
'e'en'ug ana important nature, that we do
not feel ourielves at liberty to deviate in any in
tance from the very fentiments exprefIed. and
whenever memory enables us to do 70, we f,,all
aohere tn his language. il is however that
particular part which we deem uncommoniy
intereitIne at the approaching election, as tend
ing TO unite the electors OIL one point. and 70
give direction to the puLlic mind of the FEEDER.
a! party, that we are thus Careful to preferve
with tuch itrict fidelity. The ref Is of coutie
very much abridged.
Mr.: Horrjfon fad a fcnfc of duty would not
permit him to remain lilent on this occaion !;
he would NOT, however, after the able and elo
Guent fpeech Of the gentleman who had n,g.
coded him, attempt to give even a general
tketct of our national affairs The deporahle
htuat'on OF or. country muf be deeply impref.
cd upon the mind of every American. Abroad
we Jaw lois OF credit; at home oppr, flion; s.
It muir be evident to us all, that we could only
hope for ? change of the meafurss which had
brought us into this ftuation, by change ef
men. This change mutt take place AS well in
the tate governments, as he national; the con-
ncetion between them being fuch that the whole
machine was more or lefs affected by whatever
affected the parts of it. He faiCi his princisal
object was to fpeak TO the meeting on a Doint
of fome difficulty, and no Iefs dtlicacy-tbe
choice Of GoUernor and Lieufenat- Go1ernor.
That lac was perfectly aware of the difference
of fentiment that prevailed among the reoDl-
and he had himftlf experienced great troubles
with his individual! feelings.-That undcubted
~ II VIC con!d have had jsGeral Governor,
tncre would have been no room for heiitaton
! for ne could not think we were warranted bv
the pait to entertain any very fanguine hopes as
to the future. But that after weighing we n III.
profPects, and comparing the opinions of ren-
tIemen IN different parts of the fate, the refult
was an opinion, that we could not Calculate
luihciently on iuccefs to enc outrage the expert.
meht. The ceuitquence was, that only two
candidates would appear. Shall we then. fball
the federaliNs withdraw themfcIves from bo,b
and remain quiet (peHators of the fsrugclc he
tween them! Or ihsll they give their f,iffrage,
for one IN preference TO the other? However
the frlt imprefiion in the minds of the electors
he M hRr IL 10
remain perfectly neutral, 70 as to aid neither.
was in itlelf impofibe: iuafInuch as rot to
give our votes TO either, was TO permit the
itrenger OF the two to fuc coed, and was souva-
lent IN ITS consequences to giving him our di-
rec. and effective fupport. The queilion then
comes to this, fhal we contribute to enabif,
the power of that party who have exercifed il
10 the moi defpotic and intolerable manner, or
ihall we fupport the other, Whole meafures
have certainly been more moderate, though not
perfectly Ready and correa, and from which
there is ftill room to hope for conduct that
may be entitled to our appreciation ?-Tbeye
Gvas certainty a choice earn ia cpiLS-and to
chute theleat was to obtain acompsrstve good.
That perfonal considerations NUT be cifcardcd
upon fuch an occafion if we were aetuated by
public Observation-Disclosures if true to their
principles might be obliged to vote againit the
individual whom they might otberwife have
preferred, and that the federalifts could only
retain their proper weight in fociety by facrif.
cling their private feelings to the general fenti-
ment. That theie considerations weighed with
him to adopt a choice to which he had been
very avcrfe. That the fame motives would he
trufted have their influence with his fesw-c iti-
zens; but that whatever might be their deter
mination upon this iubjeet he thought it would
be indecorous and improper TO adopt any pub
tic aet or refolution respecting it. That we
might reafouably expect from the very eminent
talents and high character of the federal gentle
men in nomination, as ienator or a1embyman,
that they would receive the NOT animated fiip-
port and that if choGen, they would have
very commanding influence upon our public If.
fairs, at leaf if rate standardization was not
IN the hands Of a party, uied 10 govern with un-
feeling and defpotic oppreliion--ihat for ali
thefe reaions he trufted that the moft unani-
nous exertioos would be made in fupport OF
the nomination; and that with refped to the
choice Of governor and lieutenant governor, The
federalts would purfue that couiie OF conduit,
which upon the whole lhould Geem beft calcua-
ted TO rehore found principles to the govern
ment, and promote the tranquility aud welfare
OF their country.
Mr.. Coiden then addrefTed few words to the
meeting, intoxicating the treng RecefFty there
now was of unanimity, and of the faerhce of
all individual partiahties, prejudices, dilcon-
tentnefs of every kind, if contrary to his expec-
tatioR, any fhould exft.-After which he moved
the following refolutioD.
"RcIoived manimoEJly, That the Federal
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