The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-01-06

Mr. Davis moved tr lay lhr Pff"h'D'S
aud r.-ioiuiion GA the table, winch was ne |
gaiiuea-Aycs 60, Noes y.
Mr.sEserett said he kne. not mat $40
,le individual IN the house felt as he did.
lie was unwilling To vote against fhe rrIn=
ciples contained in the preamble and rfs"-
luilons aud yet, in his Legislature etarae-
ter, he did not feel authorised te vote lof
them. lie moved their posiponement 10 The
3ld .uareh (indefnitelyJ aud ON this GOES
ton called for the ayes and nays.
Mr.. Colsten sas not disposed te discuss
the subject, for he felt very little solicitudr
about it. On the subject of n caucus he
wished 10 be distinctly understood as ex
pressing no opinion. But he was opposed
10 the principle Of the resolutions. Ills
opposition did not arise from any partlalit!
or dislike towards any of the presidential
candidates, but founded On an unwilling
ness to engraft this new principle On Our
government lie was opposed to that parl
of the preamble which said Virginia had
her fa,orite candidate. Ii she had, he did
NOT tnev who he was and he doubted
whether the house were prepared To say
that the people preferred this or that man.
II the general ticket law wac repealed II
would be found that the fayorte candidate
/ of the House, was not the favorte cnndi
date Of the people but that General Jac6-
son was, although he acknowledged hr was
not his. And in thus declaring that Nlrg-
| MIA had a fayerite, ii would be declaring a
preference, III opposition to that 'oi Inc
people.
lie thought the resolutions unnecessary,
becatise they could have no effect on any
ether people than our own representatives
and If a caucus could possibly be gotten
up at Washington, they were fully prepai :
| ed for it--and having made up their opin-
! ions, instruction ar iutimatlOn was unneees-
sary as To them. The committee had made
II great display ofthc east against the west,
the north against the south, and Injured
up frightfu picture df discord and disn
Mon, merely because there were six candi-
dates considered worthy to serve the pco.
pie So far from being alarmed 1T this, he
thought If there was q fayorte candidate
in each state, ii would but add to our secu-
rty. THERE'S onty'Onc candidate north ot
the Potomac, aud the south and west are
divided so that we haze aa array of sec
ton against SEXTON. There was another
sort of an array which he dreaded still
more. II was the holders OF one species
of property against another. Bnt no such
array exists new. Illinois and Indiana
| support Mr.. Clay, who comes from slave
holding state, and Maryland supports n
gentleman who comes from q state whore
no such property exists. ANhy then, lie
asked, fear any disturbance /? why be
| aPprehensive Of our unieB, safety or harmp-
lpy ? The very number of candidates he
thought prevented the strife and conten-
ton which would result from there brins
but two candidates, of .diflrcht political
;,,t
might deplofe that such is not now the
ease; that the demon of party feeling
which hud SO long 'convused the country
and driven somany worthy men from the
councils of the nation, had been lalled into
rcpose. lie did not deplore, but rcjoieed
AT il, az a blessing.
To the two objections already mention
ed, he added another. Congressional no
limitations had alway been by unauthorized
meetings, and had expressed nothing but
an opinion or recommendation, entitled To
some weight among the people, though by
no meanS'ohliBatory and he thousltthey
should still continue 10 be so. Cau-
cusses shouldnot be lcgalized. If the pre-
amble and resolutions be adopted, it would
be giving 10 caucusscs IA power ard effect
which did not belong to them, and transfer
the right from thepeople. He had no idea
OF engratting anew practice and principle
thus INDUSTRIOUS, on otr institutions. II
the members OF the Legislature choose To
meet IN their individual capacities, and re-
commend our members of Congress to gn
into caucus let il be he had no objection.
But the legislature, in theirtegisiatiye capa
city, had no authOrltyto actouthe suhcc.t.
The resolutions pledge the state TO swpport
the caucus candidate. He was not prepa-
red, nor did he come here to do this. He
had no power 10 barter away the rights OF
E the people~-thc constitution Of the u. S.
had prohibited him. How could the Le-
Sislature promise that the .realle should
vote for a person whom they might net
think qualified, Siw'hy enter Into Intellectual
pledges-pltdges which you cannot re-
deem ! tt the resolutions had iecn strong
against, as they IRE for, Il c;fecus, he should
still have voted against them. He hoped
the motion to postpone would prevail.
MI. Mallory regretted that he was com
RELIED to vote against the resolutions. lie
had hoped To see them laid on the table
not with a view 10 their reference to a com
mitlte OF the whole. Ills idea was, moi 10
leg'Stdte at oil on the subject, and that the
House should at once go into caucus, aud
there give an answer TO Tennessee.
Mr.. Tyler said he had not anticipated an
objection f'Um that quarter, MIR. Mallory
ana ifhe must say it, he must say to that
gentleman FL III Brute. He congratulated
his friend from Berkeley (Mr. Colston) on
ms change of opinion The other day, the
subject was one of so little importance,
that he cared absolutely nothing about il
how 1t is viewed in different light
The gentleman had said, that the resolu.
tons Introduce neO practices and princi-
pies. But is it true, Mr.. r. asked, that
they introduce any novelty into the land !?
lie begged leave to call the gentleman's
recollection back to the history of his own
party he would call it back to the history
OF the government from the CONNIE nccment
and asked II congressional recommenda.