Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-04-06


| iican ranks, and to whom we are indebted for
he change by which the republican par,y
came INTO power those great :ncn are now
charged, by the gentleman from n. Y. with
oe'nS promoters OF d system which, in iIs CON
sequences, is 10 destroy The constitution. and
TO introduce all the plaques of Egypt. Well,
SIR, am not surprized at this charge, for the
honorable gentlemen was one of those who
lost the power, Losers will complain. and
we ought not 70 he surprized, that the gentle
man Is very willing Ia put down II system by
winch his party has lost their power it is ma
rural, and 1t Is as natural for me To wish Ia CON
'inue "a system by which |, las one of the
gamers have succeeded. 1 have said. that [
did not attend the first Caucus but. sir. AS
surTd those who did. that would act with
mem, ana dld, as the people of MARYLAND
know: used exerii"ns, that think should
n"', u the caucus had not been held It's
decision induced me, and Others in MARYLAND
L" unrXamrl'd rxrrtion much depended on
hs 'o'' Al mat time the state was dpeidrti-
~ In iaror OF Mr.. Adams. Ii WAS changed
ny the exeriions nade by the republicans.
winch, speak with condolences, would not
nave heen made, IL no Caucus had been held
n Chucus was held al The second election of
mr. jefferson, =; which almost e,eIy republic
can member did attend 1t WAS NOT then
'housht CRIME on the contrary, it was
GeMheu mtritorlous Ii had not attended IT,,
''h sure my constituents, II that time, would
nave oeen dlsrieased no one then talked uf
Naucus oe'ng an assumption Of power Il
mean ~ republican. believe The led, ralis,s b
o'u, ont II w's attributed 10 the iriiry the
system did TO them as a party sc did not
'Hihh thrm In earnest; we considered their
opposition as arising simply from opposition.
The next Caucas selected Mr. Madison. and
never heard that he thought their act other
tnan constitutional; he had attended the first,
oaticns IN Phadrphia, and y as Il principal
leader III it. He accepted the nomination
we ali know that he was opposed by MIR.
monroe. "A schi>m WAS threatened lhy that
"Pposit'"n) In the republican party: II was
snpporledby the federal party, and never was
the republican party in greater danger. What
prevented That great evil: The GAUGES uoni-
naiI"n NO other course could hayc succeed
td lhe people rallied around that nnmina-
'ion, ana schsin was thereby prevented.
Mr President: Some (now prcsenO know
nat sci'lsm in the republican party had near
~ taken place, on the election of the present
liner Magistrate. The opposition Ia him MAS
STRONG numbers and character and Ihrre was
every reason 10 believe ;hat the republican
party would he severed. How was il avoid
I me republicans met as brethren of the
same iamily. agreed on Dir Monroe and all
supported Kim. lie and the Vice President
were informed. by letters, signed by me and
the secretary of the caucus of the nomipa-
non, To which hey replied, by letters, which
nave been published Neither Showed any
reluctance al The mode of nomination. nei,hcr
objected 10 caucus power of nomination. thry
both seemed well sati. fed and aupearcd IN
acctpi WIN pleasure. The present President
expressed himself With strong appreciation. of
thc source al nomination. HIS words are
Drepiy penetrated by this distinguished
marx OF confidence, rmanaring from such a
source" What source ? The Caucus
have shrwn that the Caucus system has
been considered, by our three Repnblican
presidents AS not only constitutions, bur sx-
pedrnf. They have never said that il WAS
dangerous tn the liberties Of the country. II
mas existed Tor "a years, and the liberties of
ne people appfarJusl as safe, aud rather saf fer.
man some oins thought they were prior TO lis
being ado ted
NOW, sir, suppose that AL the republicans
mao met tngrceahy to open invitation) like
bittiren oil the same family as they did ON All
former occasions, ard have agreed las tbev
might have done on candidate. wha, would
nave b'fn The cohst queHce Ii might have
crn'inued the union Of the parIy. And of
"hai mighty consequence is II = hich Of the
candidates shall be successful Either of Them
wi'' d" iolrrably well. Cougrrs will take care
'haI n'''hcr shall do much harm. have NV
preference, admit hut, had another been
" "'h'u HdNt supported hiin tor,
my object is uni"uin the Republican party
Gentlemen, (many OF them my friends with
whom have acted through On, worst Of
times, declined tO attend: heir motives are
'n'r own. But what is the effect A com
pie te Gisuni"n of the republican, pnrty-di,id-
ed into al least four parties The whnIe in a
s,d'e ~ distraction Father against son, bro
lher against brother, all in state of complete
confusion; and what for? For principle
NO sr, there Is no principle inv@lycd. What
iheh IS all this nUisr about WHY. " neither
you shall choose, A, i, C., or ID and choose
"hirh you VIII ofIbe candidates, the nafaa
WIZ VI Tie people choose such Congresses as
me ihrre last move on maiestically to-
wards us great destiny. When lock around,
am surprised ut the excitement artiGcially
created. Now, Mr.. President. the difference
hrtwetn those VIII" attended the Caucus, and
those who did not, takr To- be this that those
wh" went, were anxious to unite ON some on,
republican randidIlr, and support him. he he
whom he m Shi, and thus preserve the union
nl the patty and those who did not attend
were willing Ia risk all, rather Than run thg
Tlsk of their candidate being i'm the mino,ifv.
From this last excerpt, OF course, the gentle.
man rom South Carolina and the conscier
tons.
Mr.. President I'm government ike onrs.
"hrre many Of nu great officers are elected.
theIc must bc some mode sdurtrd by vhicI,
To chncrnirat" the NOtps Of he people Thew
cannot scattered as they are,) know the can.
dihatPs-it Is morally impossible the voirrs
must therefore depend on snme person. sor,e
public h"des, or nn private meetings rrr ir.
lnImatinn,as To thc best character Tor the Of