The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-05-26
wAsH1wGToK, May 10.
City of Washinpfon. nan I8

WASHING ron, May 10.
City of Washington, Dfay 10.
In pursuance of a notice given to the Re
publican Members of Congress generally,
e'9hly-tWo Members of Congress convened
In the Senate Chamber at the Capitol, viz.
SENATORS.-Messrs. Anderson. Brent.
G.. w. Campbell. Condit, Crawford, Cuts,
Gregg, Howell, Leib, Pope. Robinson, Smith,
81 n. \. TAFT, Taylov, Turner, Varnum,
Worthington,-lT.
REPRESENTATIVES, .--Messrs. Bart
EFT, 0. Hall, Harper, Green, Seaver, Tur-
ner, Fisk, Shaw, Mltchill, Sage, Sammons.
Boyd, Condit, Morgan, Richardson, Hyne
nan, Anderson, Bard, Brown, Crawford,
Davis, Fmdley, Lacock, Lyle. Piper, Smi-
ne u. Smith, Ringgold, Wright, Bassett,
nurweN, NJ. Clay, Dawson, Gholson, Good
wTyn, Hives. TaIiaferro. M'Coy. Nelson,
Newton, Peasants, Aston, Cochran, K Ing.
Pickens, Butler, Calhoun, Earle, Moore.
Winn, Bib, B. Hall, rroup, H. Clay, Desha,
johnson, M'kee, Ormsby, New, Grundy.
khea, Morrow, PoindeXter, Jennings, Sevi-
er---65.
Total 80.
The meeting was opened at seven o'clock.
On motion of Mr.. Smile, the Hon. ]. B.
VARNUM was appointed Chairman, and r.
M. JOHNSON Secretary of the meeting.
01r. fi4dfey having briefly explained the
'CyCNl Va luC HlCCllllS-
On motion of Mr.. anderson, of 'rennessea
1t was
ResofUed, That the meeting do now pre-.
coed to recommend proper persons as can
didates TO fill the offices OF President and
Vice President of the y. States, for the
term OF four years from the Sd day Of March
next.
The meeting first proceeded, on motion
OF mr. .dnderson, to ballot for the candida c
for the Presidency; and Messrs. Mitchiu
and late being appointed Tellers, it ap-
peared, on Counting the ballots, that the votes
were as follow :;
For JAMES MADISON, 50.
No ether person being voted for,
The meeting then proceeded, in like man
ner, to ballot for suitable person to be
supported for the Office of Vice President for
IKE term. On Counting the ballots, it an
peared that there were
For JOHN LANGDON 81
/ ELBRIDGE GERRY 10
Scattering
On motion Of Mr. Campbell of Ten. it wa,
then
Resolved, AS the sense Of thi, Meeting
that JAMES MADISON, of the state OF
virginia, be recommended to the people OF
the U. >: as a proper person to fill the officy
OF President, for four years, from the ed ,ls-
Of March next: And that JOHN LANG
DON, of the state of N Hampshire, be rec
commended as proper person to fill the
ohice OF NIcE-PREsIDEEr for the same
term.
ResotUed, That in making the foregoing
recommendation, the members of this meet.
ing have acted only in their individual cha
racters, as citizens & that they have beer
induced to adopt the measure from deer
conviction of the importance of union tr
the republicans, throughout all parts of ,he
fairs. 90
On motion ofMr Findley, the following
gentlemen were appointed a Committee OF
correspondence and arrangement. viz
MIR. Cuts of n. Hampshire, Mr.. Varnur
OF massachusetts, Mr.. Howell of II. Island
Mr. Robinson of Vermont, Mr.. Sage nf n
York, Mr.. Condit of n. Jersey, Mr.. Smile
OF Penn. Mr.. Ringgold of MARYLAND. Mr.
Burwell OF Virginia, Mr.. Pickeng Of n. Ca.
rolina, Mr. Taylor of 5. Carolina, Mr.. Craw-
lord OF Georgia, Mr.. Anderson Of Ten. Mr.
Pope Of Kentucky, Mr.. Morrow oeObio NJ
Fromentin OF Louisiana, Mr.. Poindexter o
Mississippi, MIR. Jennings of Indians.
And the meeting adjourned
J. b. VARNUM, Chairman
r M. JOHNSON, Sec'y.
A letter was received from mr. pL.,
Lcdgc, Of the House of Represeutat;yes o C"
presslve OF his regret at being confined b,
indisposiilon' and asking to be permitted t.
vote by proxy for James Madison. Th[
vote by proxy was not deemed admissible
TIE bOAN.--The letter Of the Secretar,
OF the Treasury, in this days papcr. +,
which We particularly request the attentior
Of the opposition editors, precIudcs the me-.
cessity Of any further remarks from nc or
this subject. 1t is one on which our friend.
need feel no uneasiuess and however high
may have been the Federal tone. we nre'
dict that this plain official statement Of fact,
will reduce it belozy har. Mar. LyL