Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1816-03-26
PRESIDENT THAT is 10 be) ELECT.

PRESIDENT THAT is to be) ELECT.
The Washington City Gazette, informs that
a, Caucus was holden On Saturday night, 10th
instant, for the purpose of determining who
the free md independent citizens of this Coun-
try sDal be permitted TO choose as the success
sor OF James Madison in the Office of Presi-
dent OF the United States. The result of this
midnight conciaye was that the votes were for
JAMES MUNROE, IS
VIM. IL. CRAWFORD, of Georgia, 81
1t is stated that the partizans of Munroe,
who were not at caucus, were permitted 10
vOte BY prory!H
The votes for Vice-President were for
DANIEL d. ToDspkias, Of New York, 50
Simon Snyder, of Pennsylvania, 80
Now every. otfice-holder and ofice-seeker
that expects to be permitted to bask in Exc
cutive favour, or hopes by the death of some
Incumbent designations there are none) to
| come in for share of the loaves and fishes,
must put their whole stock OF ways and means
in requisition to prove that James Munroe,
is the man Of the people, minister that Wash
ington tried and found faithful and that as one
OF the Executive his wisdom and voour shone
IS snpereminent'' in the defence of Washing
ton when attacked by the British under Gen.
Ross, in the late GLORIOUS" war, and TO
crown the whole, that he actually outstriped
all his competitors in the "Bladensburg race"
made in consequence of that unparalleled VIC
| tory.
Though we have no doubt but that Munrot
will be the next President Of the U. S. Tor by
some strange and mysterious sort OF manage
ment 1t appears that rule of succession
has someway or Other, got into use atWashing
! ton, that the secretary of State shall be con
sidered in the light OF " heir apparent" The
| consequence of this is, that the President, fol
the time being, has virtually power, very
much like that Of nominating his successor
and in case there should be no division Of
opinion, as to the secretary, all the great par
AIDE and stir that is made about designating
choosing and the meeting of Electors, amounts
TO nothing more than compliance with the
forms of the constitution in such case in regis
tering the dictates of the Caucus heralds at the
city OF Washington.
The nomination of Mr.. Munroe as the successo
of Mr. Madison, in perpetuity of the Virginian dy
nasty, will be proclaimed in all the deinoc attic pa
| Pers appointed 10 promuisate the laws oil The L
Stateso as the unanimous voice of the democrsti'
party, and all the advocates Of Embarsoes, VI
and Taxes will be calledupon to Come forward an.
witness to the fact. For notwithstanding the sys
TEN of intrigue and management is wei! under
stood by the executive, and the household troop
well trained to the service il will be necessary io
the centines at the outposts to keep sharp lool
out and give the alarm, should the friends of N r
Crawford make their appearance in any considera
BILE force. and denounce them federaliss and fac
til ns
but how stands this nomination of Munroe
Did majority Of the National Delegates ballot in
his favour, or even majority of the nembers O
Congress who profess to be OF the democratic par
| typ The answer will appear by examining lis
of the members Of congress- which is as follows -
| Senators, Sc
! Representatives, 1871
Delegates,
| Total Gel
! Deduct Senators and Representa- 10
| tives, Federalists,
| Making the majority Of demo- Rep2 40
| resentatives, Senators, &c.
| A majority of this number would be -. So tina