Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-01-17

MA Delegation TO consult what ought to he
dome. This was on Saturday last. The
! members who had heretofore been kept in ig-
norance of the secret caucussps of MIR. Cal.
HUNS friends and who knew nothing of the
protest they had signed, when il was produc.
I'd. and they thus ascertained that Tin, v were
called, not II consult about, hut to sanction.
measures which !'-.i heretofore i,.--,, agreed
upon, same warm discussion -nsu.d and
the irc"ting adjourned over till Monday even
! ing. In the mean time The Professors have
been active and persuaded three other MEM
hers to sign the Protest There ~ AS no meet
inS on Monday, and it is now not probable.
that any other meeting of the whole dppgl.
il"n will take place. AS the scheme is now
known. 1t is expected that the Protest thus
claodrstiney got up, will he published tugeth-
or with IN" names of the signrrs.
We have often heard of the Constituents
instruciing their Representatives, bus-since
the Protest of the Federal members against
the war OF l3i2-we have heard of no In
sirnc'i"ns, from the Representatives Ia their
! Constituents, save only this one against eau
cussing, which was begotten, and nurtured.
and brought TO maturity by many caucusses.
We have spread the facts before the peo-
Pile that they may know how far they
ought I" Influence their opinions and their
conduct. This we believe is the first time in
ton Of the Democratic Representatives of
Democratic Pennsylvania have subscribed a
paper tn aid the Federal party in decrying the
Wholesome nsages of the Democratic party
III the issue of this Protest shall he division
distraction and defeat To the Democratic par
~, then woe unto the Professors for they will
he called to a severe account. Like the Fed
eral Spartan Band" they will be fn,ever
thereafter excluded from all public stations.
Ib.
The Ci'c"ta.-Agreeably to promise, we
punish on the preceding page, the Circular
"fthc fourteen Members of Congress from the
State of Pennsylvania respecting the numi-
nation, by the Republican party, of a can,li-
date Tor The Presidency. The publication nf
ms Circular Is due to the fornIaiy of the
document, and the source whence il springs.
| The object ofthe writers of the Circular
appears 10 10 the same which was r.con
mrndcd by respectable writer in this pa5er
last Spring. bui which he himself finding il;
Iimprac'icahle has long since abandoned and,
hring an old, uniform, and consistent Rppub
lican. he Is now an active advocate of a Con-
gressionai nomination, believing that Ia he the
only means Of preserving the ascendancy of
tepuhllcan principles. We think that the an
th"rs "fihc Circular flatter themselves with a
success they cannot reasonably expect, ifthev
calculate on that documents producing nj
once a rev uls"u of the usual course of thought
and action of the Republicans, by exciting
their hostility In the nomination of candi-
date for the Presidency by the Republican
Members of Congress, If any such be made.
Wepurposely abstain from any thing like
An analysis of this Circular, which does not,
1t VIII be seen, deprecate a Congressional
nomination for IFS own sake, hut on account
oi III" circumstances under which il would
now be made not being accordant 10 their
wishes. They object Ia a caucus, that il
wonld not he general one. They would
make II less so by Withdrawing from it so res
psciahie portion they compose Of the
u presentation Of the state of Pennsylv ania
There never has been Congressional caucus
from which greater number of Republicans
nave not absented themselves than has sign
ed that Letter. Nay they themselves have
carried the caucus principle further than ever
IL was carried before, in separating themselves
a into State Circle, and recommending. To
their constituents at home, what they wish
that their constituents should recommend 10
them 10 do here, not in their official, hut in
their private capacities.
These remarks not inconsistent with n
proper respect for the motives of the gentle
men whose names are signed to The Address.
the frankness and publicity given to which,
indeed, are entitled TO all COMMUNICATION, as
wen as the zeal which is shewn for the pre-
servaion of Republican principles in their M
rty.
Whatever may be said of Congressional
nomination., we have never commended that il
was bin;;ing on any one further than his will
consents : nor do We believe il ever can I'm
uer any circumstances, procure the election of
a citizen to the Presidency, who is not really
preferred ny greater number of his fellow
c'iIzens, than any other of the candidates for
that station. INIT. Int
Philadelphia To,0H .ueefings-We copied
yesterday, from the Franklin Gazette, "A spu.
rI0ns account, given by one of its cOrrespon-
dents, of the Proceedings mt IA Town Meeting
held al Philadelphia on Friday last We have
since seen the authorized account of the Pro-
ceedngs. which will be found in preceding
column. The second statement, we presume.
Is of what was done after the regular meet
ing had adjourned, when a second meeting
was organized. RIB.
We have already announced the appoint
nent of Mr.. Van Dyke, as one of the Sepa-
tors Of the United States from the state of
ID laware. We are now enabled 10 state. that
Mr.. Clayton, formerly Representative in
Congress. has been elected to ill the other
vacancy in the Senate from that State. TU.
Sales of United States Bank Stock. to The
amount of three hundred thousand dollars
were made in New York On Saturday last. #
from eighth of dollar less 10 an eighth of
dollar more than eight per cent above par.
dividend off. RIB.
Susqtehdnnr Irdde.- Owing to The long
continuance of unusually mild weather, seven
arks, laden with the rich produce orthe Sus-
puehanna. have descended that river to Port
Deposit, within the last week, and others are
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