Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-10-12

] !.
could haseaany effect, aud yet MIR. Rtchi,
speaks much about candor and So forth.
'"I ask him, ifMr. GaUatia wonld have beer
accepted BY the legislative caucus of Virginia
but Tor the reason that he was ss,'egul1,i.n no
minated at Washington .sNO,N', however
| that all things have been dore that the caucns
could do, he says, that Mr.. G. must s's,and On
ms own innate recommendations. So lie ought
always To have stood--so ought every man ;
why then Nas he bulstcrcd by union of
tue New York and Virginia i,0fittcians at
Washington Why the necessity of !; .sconbi-
nation" in his behalf? The expression OF the
sentiment Just uttered by the friend of the ssEn-
q'iirer" would almost have passed rs'fo,,itisnu
AT Albany, when the legislature was recently
IN session, with those cooperating wifi, him
Then the nomination at Washington was eve
ry tlnns-it was the morning, noon aud mid
night n,ady no6dy of the regents and their .'rc-
Suiars'-'he "ipnate Recommendations ofithc
persons named were never spoken of! Rut The
'oorh' has been done--it was promised before
hand, that the vote oftiic state should not be
trusted with the people; this was effected on
the ostensible ground that the nomination must
be supported for the representation of the great
republican party" and 'sfao,c," Mr.. Rnchic
says That the prctcnlons of the persons recon-
inendcd cannot 'srcst'' on that nomination
HE address of the caucus 10 the republic
cans oi the United States, signed Benjamin Rug
giles chairman, and f. Collins secretary, offers
no reason why Mcssrs. Crawford and Galiatin
should be pretcrcd. 1t seemingly says 10 the
republicans, We hire nn0,ed, AND sou MUST
ELECT THEM. We are to the caucus \, hat the
Old French parliaments were To tI,e King
mere recorders of las tciH without right to in.
qurc why or wherefore, ii pleased ..is rn:iies-
~" To do this Oh that. The address is entirely
made up of rcasoniags in favor of the practice
OF caucuss,ng, and TO give effect to irregular no
ininatious"--''thci innate recommendations" of
the persons named arc only inst limited at-b,it
now" is the last aud not the first that is to
have WEIGHT, according TO the new doctrines of
the Richmond ''Enquirer" In the address
the propricty of holding caucus, and the au.
thority that il oughtto have, are regarded as
questions '.toaching the dsmenntcrnp.slt or pre-
se''cutton 81 the pnrfy;" and on this erour.d il
was that the majority in the senate of Ne,r oris
acted. But the proposition having gathered IL,
itself all the Violated rights Of the people thai j,
could, and used them to the utmost extent, is
TO he erpt'h"ed away as il i; had never been
assumed 1T puts me in mitid of the Scotcl,,nan,
WHO, wheridctcctcd IN creeping through hedge
10 rob an orchard, being asked by the owner
where he was gong replied, ss3oc1 a@en
sif. But the fact IS, IT Is the caucus i.aier.esi
and not.the climate recommendations of the
persons dp0Oif,fe6 to be president ana vice pre-
sidcnt by IL. that had influence in Virginia as
well as New York. On no other account
would the nomination of Mr.. Gaatin have
been ratified by the legislative Caucus of the
former, or the people OF the latter been disfran-
Chased and their power made .iun&j i1abfe, as if
they were herd of Russian slaves. Eht yet
there is a redccn!ing spirit able 10 defeat the
regency" and PROSTATE the s'combination' in
the dust, and am confident that il will be ex-
ered and have full effect.
*Th"se are his wortis-".fGer all arc cannot NOW
rest -Hr Crawlords preieasjo,s ul,on he ,,omina-
AOn al UaShi,gfon. lie must stand on his own
innate recoininenda'iohs-his own merits, his own
servi, es-WpoH he respect and lore Of Me oe0ple'
And yet ths people of the state of New York arc
DISTINGUISHED because of that very domination, II
is the only pretence otled for refusing to pass the
electoral law
pHn.ADELPiIIA, October 6.
Several Thousand children belonging to the diff
farent schools of the city and Liberties were s;-
hled i'll the State House Lawn yesterday morning by
their teachers, and formed in doublc flies on the
gravel walks for the purpose of being presented To
General La Fayette. About 10000 persons col
lscted IN thc lawn 10 behold his interesting special
Gle. The Generals arrival was announced by the
! music and reiterated shouts f,om an immense num-
her OF tive school children. The General was ac-
conpanied by John Quincy Adams, the members OF
| the committee of arrangement and other gentle.
men, who took their station the steps in the rear
If the State House. and all seemed gsatiicd By iht
| neat appearance OF the children. The females o
| each school were conducted separately TO the Ge
| neral, and afterwards the bows. The females be
longing to Of tine schools had their heads very
tastefuily decorated, and SORE of the boys bor
banners with suitable irscriptiOnS-hlr. TappaI
and Staples scholars each wore medallion like
ness of the y atoms Guest, suspended by greer
| aud red-rbbon.
| The General in the afternoon dincd with tn
French Gentlemen the Washington Hall, il
Third-stTcet, and in the evening about o'ciocl
left the city for Chester, in the Steam Boat Della
| ware, accompanied by the Governor of Pennsvl
vania AID suite, George Washington La Fayeit
and Monsieur La Vassicur, the Committee Of 4
rangemcnt, the La Fayette Grays, Capt. Billiugtou
I'd Company State Fcnciblcs, Cant. WcthcrilI, Phil
adelphia Cadets, Capt. Dubbs, & the Washington
Grays, Capt, Childs. The First City Troop unde
the command of Lieutenant Simmons left Ibis cit
yesterday and proceeded TO Chester, where the,
quasicred last night, and this MOI ming viii proceed
as an escort of honour With General La Fayctts 4
the State Lire. He dimes at Wilmington to-day
lands at Fayt M'HcnTy tonight. aud Tomorrow
mornin. viii enter Baltimore. where preparation
are made for his reception, suitable the occasion
American SeRtiHcl.
| The Philadelphia papers are filed with the
addresses delivered to General La Favctte b,
various associations, and with the particulars at
tending his visits TO different parts of the CITY
VIC give to-day for the following brief para
graphs -
General La Fayotte on Sunday morning ans
his son attended divine service at Christ Church
where a sermon was delivered BY the Veuera
bic Bishop White. The General occupjcd tbc
/ 10