Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-08-03

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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. July 81.
| JACKSON CONVENTION.
AT Convention of Delegates friendly TO the O.
lection oil Gen. ANDREW JACKSON, as President
and JOHN G. CALHOUN, as Vice Presid,n, of ,h,
United States, from number of the ElectoroI D;s
| irlcts of Virginia, held at The Town Hail i'm .I,e
| town of Fredericksburg, on "Wednesday the ostb o,
July, l824--the meeting being called to order and
delegates appearing from majority of the Electo-
RAJ Districts df the Commonwealth: On motion OF
Doct. John II. Wallace, Thomas l.. Moore, n dele
gate from the county of Fauqucr was called To- the
CHAIR, and John Mercer Garnett, a Delegate from
the county of ESSEX, was appointed Sec'ry.
The Meeting was addressed Mt considerable
length, by VIM. III. Fitzhugh, a delegate from the
county OF Fairfax, in support of the following reso-
i"tion which he offered for the adoption of the Con-
venton:
hes0tred, That n committee of five be appoiuted
| to confer this evening with the Frcdericksburg A.
dams committee. am! those favorable the e!ccti-
on OF Mr.. Clay, with a view In form, Is practical
Die, an Electoral Ticket that may unite tie pppo-
nents of the caucus recommendation.
Maj James Richards, delegate from the coun-
ty of Culpeper, addressed the Convention in rep,y
to Mr. Fitzhugh, and in opposition to the resoluti-
on ana the question being takcn upon the adoption
CT the said resolution, the same was rejected
a committee of five be appointed to prepare and re-
port to the Convention, an Electoral Ticket of TWEEN
ty-four Electors, favorable to the election of Gen
Andrew ackson, as President aud John c. c. calhoun,
rs Vice President of the United States-whercupon
The Chair appointed the five following members 10
compose the said committee, tn wit: JOHN H. Wal
lace, VIM. III. Fitzhugh, George Buckucr, Francis
w. Brooke and W. Strother Jones.
On motion of Doct. John III. Wallace it was Or
dered, That committee of FIVE be appointed to
prepare aud repor, to abe Convention an address to
the people of Virginia, recommending Andrew Jack
son, as President, and John G. Calhoun as Vice
President of the United Standardization the
| Char appointed the FIVE gentlemen hereinafter
named, TO compose the said committee, 10 wi.:
4 James Richards, George Buckner, WIN. Gordon
| VIM. IL. Fitzhugh and John III. Wallace
I On, motion of Mr. Francis W Brooke the Con-
| vention then adjourned till D o'clock.
| The Convention again met, pursuant to adjourn
| ment Doct. Wallace, from the committee al.
pointed to prepare Electoral Ticket, presented a
| Ticket follows:
TICKET.
Norfolk District, DR.. Robert b. Storke, of Nor
folk.
.Surry Capt John Wynn, of Petersburg
Dia.oiddie Capt. r.. III. P:gram, of Dinwiddie
Brunstcick, col. Erasmus Kcnnon, of Mecklen-
burg.
Charlotte, Col. Thomas Davenport, of Halifax.
.4n,slia, Lewellcn Jones, OF Nottoveay
B,ickingham, Maj. Nathan Reid, of Bedford
Franklin, Col. Geo. Hairston, of Henry.
.4Hemarle, Chisweil Dabney of Amherst.
Goochiand, Capt Geo. Vashon of Goochland.
.Spoitsylrania, Geo Buckner, of Caroline.
ESSEX, John Mercer Garnett, of Essex.
.Acc0mac, Capt. VIM. Benton. of Accomac.
.M,idleSer, Col. VIM. Henderson, of \ orthumber-
land.
Grunge, Jeremiah s'tyother. OF Culpeper.
Fduq,tier. Thomas l.. Moore, of Fauquier.
London, Joshua Osborne. of LnudOn.
Frederick, Judge Robert White. OF Winchester.
Rockingham, DR.. Peachy Harrison, of Rocking
ham.
Bofefouri, VIM. Langhornc, of Botctourt.
| Bath, Col. Walter Crockett, of Montgomery.
| Washington, Judge Peter Johnston, of Washing
F! ton.
| Harrison, Col. Lemuel f. DAWSON, of Harrison
| .Monongalia, Col Ralph Berkshire, of hIononga-
| liza.
| On motion of Mr.. Brooke, Ordered, That the
same be tenoinnated the Peoples Ticket.
Major Richards, from the committee appointed
to- prepare an address, reported an addresS,-and
upon motion of Mr.. Thomas +. FauDtlcroy, it was
ordered, That the same be laid upon the table,
On motion of Mr.. Fauntleroy, the convention
adjourned ill the next day at 10 o'clock.
Thursday, 10 o'clock.
The convention met according to n ourn nent.
Mr.. Fitzhugh presented substitute to- thu address
offered by Mr. Richards on behalf of iha committee.
Mr. Buckner of Caroline, offered resolution pro-
posing 10 refer the address first offered, and tn sub
sttute to the central committee appointed by the
| Fredericksburg Jackson meeting; which resolution
| was supported by Mr.. Brooke, who stated his OBJ
ieciohs to the original address and opposed by
! MIR. Steel, Of Rockingham, who defended the adj
dress, and replied to the objections of Mr.. Brooke
! and the question being taken upon the adoption OF
| the resolution, the Same was reiPcted.-Upon mo-
ton of Mai Richards, the address reported by the
committee, and the substitute offered by Mr.. Fitz-
| hugh, were referred TO select committee of five
members-whereupon the Chair appointed James
| Richards, John II. Wallace, VIM. ii. Filzhugh
| Francis w Brooke and Geo. Buckner, 10 compose
| the said committee.
| Upon motion of Mr.. VIM. Robinson, of Fairfax
the Convention adjourned till o'clock
The Convention met pursuant to the adjourn
inent.
Mai. Richards from the select committee L
whom was referred the address first submitad am
the substitute offered by Mr.. Fitzhugh, reported al
address as follows.T 5-Sec next column.
On motion Of Mr.. Fitzhugh, the following reSo
buttons were adopted.
. LIST, Resolued, That the Fredericksburg jackson
Committee be constituted the Central Committee
with full powers to fill up any vacancies that ma
occur in the electoral Ticket nd to take such oih
or steps as they may think necessary to insure tn
success of the ticket.
Oh. Rcsolred That they be requested TO cau5
1000 coDies of the Address to be published irnned
I ,telv and circulated through the state
: RI. Resotvsd, That they be requested to- hav
10000 tickets printed and distributed among the
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f*THis Ad1rc,, ,rjp Be published in mr. "e2F.j