The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-07-12
NEW-YORA POLITICS.

NETWORK POLITICS.
That the reader may understand the
whole of the following resolutions, few Cir
cumstanCes should be previously stated-A
short time since, notice was given In the y.
York Public Advertiser, that meeting Of
the General Republican, omn.ittee appointed
by the wards Of that city, would he held on
q stated Evening. 1t was understood that
the object OF this meeting was, TO submit to
them proposition for calling n general
meeting of the Republicans to take int con
sideration certain topics interesting to the
republican party among others, the select-
on Of Candidate for the next President of
the u. States, and the la,e infamous con-
duct of James Cheetham Editor # the Ame-
mean Citizen. The committee met. James
Townsend ESD was ardent in favor of the
proposition for calling meeting of the Re-
pubIicans. The committee however deci-
ded against It. For this conduct Mr.. Town
sand WAS rewarded by being denounced and
prescribed By Chcetham as a auid and an
apostate, as a politician who had formerly
ranked with the Federalists, bat had since
deserted over to the Republican camp-To
arrest the course If these unmerited and dan
gerous prescriptions, meeting of the End
and 9TH wards of the city of New-York was
convened.
. The Cd ward AYERS in it's resolutions its
abhorrence of these SANDERS. 1t asserts
that Mr.. 1. has Z" eUer been firm, able and
undertaking republican" and that his consti-
tuents thereforc feel it a duty incumbent on
them 6 to vindicate the character of their
worthy representative f:oEa these foul calnn,-
MES in as public manner as it has been "a
bused;' 49,.
The 9Th ward goes farther in its resoluti-
Gus. Not contented with abjuring the polti-
Cal heresies and foul calumnies of Cheetham.
1t has proceeded to adopt the nomination at
Washington. The following are these reso-
lutions =
At numerous and respectable meeting of the
republicans of the Seventh Ward, convened a.
greeabie to public notice, at the house of Re-
ben Brooks, No. 229, Cherry street, on Friday
evening, the lst OF July, 1903 The following
revolutions were passed without opposition.
SAMUEL ToRBERr, Chairman.
7t BEHJAMIN PRINcE, Secretary.
WHEREAS it is the opinion of this meeting,
that harmony among republicans is at all times
necessy and desirable, and particularly 80 II the
present important crisis in national aft airs ;
therefore it has, for number of years, been the
Uniform practice in this state, far the republican
f orr her;eLotre nominate and recoy,,
niea candidates. far the oiee Of Governor and lira-
tenant Governor. The same system was adopted
III the year 1900 and 1904, by the repu bican
members Of Congress, nominating candidates
for Pr sident and Vice President Of the Uniled
States and whereas large majority OF the re-
publican members of congress have recently, and
IN conformity with the usual practice, nominated
and recommended James Madison for the Office
OF president, and George Clinton for tho Office ST
VICE president; an1 and ave hqviag t4N confidence
in tie integrity IF tie republican members Of Csn.
sreSS, and bavlEg reason TO doubt, but in max
ing said nomination, that they were actuated by
the most iaudsbie and patriotic motives and we.
knowing no mode better calculated to ascertain
the sentiments of, give satisfaction to, and pro-
mOtc harmony among, the republicans throughout
the United States There fore,
Resolved, Tn Il we do cordially acquiesce in t!,e
nomination Of AMES MADISON, for the office
of PRESIDENT, 11d GEO CLINTON, Tor
the Office OF VICE PRESIDE MI of the United
States. But notwithsl sndnS acquesce i'll the
nomination of James Madison, for president, we
do still entertain the highest regard for our vene-
rable patriot, George Clinton, whom We consider
enilnently entitled to our esteem and respect
And whereas James Cheetham, editor of the
| newspapers entitled the American Citizen and
! Republican Watch Tower, did, the early part Of
last winter, make violent and outrageous attack
ON the present administration of our general 90
vernrnent, alledging that it was doing deeds with
rDt hume; and acting under the influence of one
of the belligerent powers and whereas The pub
LEGATIONS III SAID newspapers, generally from that
time to this, with the exception Of two or three
weeks previous 10 our last spring elcction) have
| evinced very hostile disposition to the general
government,by propagating caluanes against the
president, congress and heads of departments,
calculated to destroy the confidence of the people
IN their administration, TO excite local Dreudi.
ces, to distract, divide and destroy the republican
party, and that too, at time when harmony and
union was never more essentially TO pro-
mote The best interest OF our country: And wle cas-
the said James Cheetlam does now, and seems
determined to persist in ths same line Of conduct,
Contrary 20, and in contempt Of the sentiments of
the republicans Of this city :--Thereforc,
ReSOEVed, AS the sense Of this meeting, that the
said Fc wspapers entitled the Anlericda Citizen and
Republican Watch Iozver, are not any longer con.
sidercd by us as republican papers, and that they
ought not 10 be any longer esteemed as organs Of
republican opinions
ReSoiued, That we consider the privilege Of in
dividually, or collectively, expressing our opn-
ons Of public men, and public measures as the
inherent aud indeieaslble right Of tleenten glra-
ranteed by the constitution Of our country, and
therefore determined not to be deferred there.
from by Che contemplate menaces of any uui,rin
ciped and apostate editor.
ResOfVed, That we vieW the attempt made bv
the editor ofthe American Citizen, to iniure the
reputation Of James Townsend, a firm and ol,i
forpr republican, as wicked false and malicious
and the author,as man oft1lblushing Impotence.
despicable TO society, and notorious as a SANDER
or.
ReSoIvcd, That the PROCEEDINGS Of this mset;ner