Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-05-20
GRAND CAUCUS.

The Freemen OF AEerlca may 40" Eeot
..re. a chief Magistrate has been electe,
e. them BY few fri0ate citizens" and nc
me single cent--no, not the tenth part Of
niIl--vas charged for the trouble. We ar
f,rfsl that Col. Duane and Mr.. Irvine ma
,o,approve Of this measure: but every thin!
4 our power shall be done to bring about al
sooion of honest men.'' Fer the presen
vs have only time TO extract the official &C
,oon: of this pretty little affair, from the Ma
dOnal Iotelligencer received by last evening
mail. so sweet Anne Page"
IN pursuance Of a notice given to the Re
rublican Members of Congress generally
sg,y.two Members of Congress convened il
he Senate Chamberat the Capitol, viz:
SENATORS.-Messrs Anderson, Brent
G. w. Campbell, Condit, Crawford, Cuts
Gregg, Howell, Leib, Pope, Robinson. Smith
d N, Y. Tai:, Taylor, Turner, Varnum
Worthington.-l7
Observation-Disclosures. Bart
lett D. HaIl, Harper, Green, Seaver, Tur
Der, Fisk, Shaw, Mitchell, Sage, Summons
Boyd, Condit, Morgan, Richardson, Hvne
man, Anderson, Bard, Brown, Crawford, Da
Wis, FindIey, Lacock, Lyle, Piper, Smile, G
Smith, Ringgold, Wright, Bassett, Burweil
NJ. Clay, Dawson, Gholson, Goodwin, Halves
Talaferro, M'Coy, Nelson, Newton, Plea
SAINTS, Aston, Cochran, King, Pickens, But
Ter, Calhoun, Earle, Moore, VIM, Bibb
B Hall, Troup, II. Clay, Desha, johnson
MKee, Ormsby, New, Grundy, Rhea, Nor
row, Poindexter, Jennings, Sevier,-65.
Total 50.
The meeting was opened at seven O'Clock.
On motion of Mr., Smile, the Hon. J. B
Vanum was appointed Chairman, and R. M
hhnscn, Secretary Of the meeting.
Mr. Findley having briefly explained the
object of the meeting
On motion of Mr.. Anderson of Tennessee
twas
Resolved, That the meeting do now pro
seed to recommend proper persons as candi
dates to fill the Offices Of President and Vice
President of the United States for the tern
dfour years from the Sd day of March next
The meeting first proceeded, on motion o
M. Anderson, to ballot for the candidate To-
he Presidency, and Messrs. Mitchill & Tate
SRg appointed .Teliers, it appeared, OF
bunting the ballots, that the votes were a.
blow -
For JAMES MADISON, 80.
No other person being voted for.
The meeting then proceeded, in like man
a'r, to ballot for a suitable person to be sup
Eoted for the Office of Vice-President for ;
iAe term. On counting the ballots, 1t aP
Pared that there were
For JOHN LANGDON 81
EI.BRIDGE GERRY 10
Scattering 2
On motion Of Mr.. Campbell Of Tennessee
Twas then
kesolUed, As the sense Of this meeting, thai
AMES MADISON, Of the state of Virgil
be recommended to the people of the U
as proper person to fill the Office of Pre-
,l0EST, for four years, from the Sd day O
,laFch next. And that JOHN LANGDON
The state Of New Hampshire, be recon-
ppsaded as a proper person 10 fill the Office O
ME.PREsIDENT for the same term.
csot0ed, That in making the foregoing re.
S'mendation, the members OF this meeting
- acted only in their individual character;
,Spa2eRs and that they have been induced
S8opt the measure from deep conviction
ave Importance of union to the republicans
s'ushout all parts of the United States II
Present crisis of our pubic affairs.
~ motion Of Mr.. Findley, the following
ruleaen were appointeda committee OF COR
ss0adence and arrangement, viz:
wv ~ Cuts of N. Hampshire, Mr.. Varnum
Nsssachuse.ts, Mr.. Howell OF K. Island
a9binson OF Vermont, Mr.. Sage OF n.
ps' Mr.. Condit of n Jersey, Mr. Smile OF
:" Mr. Ringgold Of Maryland, Mr.. Bur-