The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1824-07-23

! Warrington IS acknow lodged 10 have
consisted OF zone fourth OF the whole
number comprising the two houses and
the Richmond caucus consisted OF about
three'fourths OF the republicans who
make about four fif Of the two houses:
whilst the meeting al Fairfax &. II. con
sisted OF twelve or fifteen only. out of
largely upwards Of three hundred being
about ope.tenth only of the freehoiders
OF the county. Though the caucus at
washington airs Richmond charged in all
PROBABILITY with the sentiments Of their
constituents and the Fairfax meeting
were certainly charged with none but
their o~n-yct this meeting boldly pro.
nounces the Washington and Richmond
caucus,guilty of'acts ofusurpation sgains,
the rights Of tho people, and steps side
from lis ostensible object and from the
current OF Its diction (the censure be
ing embraced in brackets) to embrace
within the scope OF its dcpuncistioD the
two late delegates from this coun,y.'-
| The public will determine at whose door
| the SIN OF usurpstion lies. Nor can the
meeting be defended upon the ground of
the acknowledged right OF every Ameri-
can citizen, to 81, in Judgment upon the
conduct OF HE public servants and award
1t with his censure or his praise, since i, is
not as 80 many cilizcns as they were that
they have proceeded but as meeting of
me ireeholders which they were BOZ, /, for
the meaning OF the expression the free.
holders viii be admitted by all to be,
the ireeholders generally, at the least. if
not all. Moreover OF these twelve or
hiieen there were several who were no,
freeholders. Besides, upon hearing from
one OF the gentlemen his intention to
invite meeting proposed to him TO
make II general expressing my readiness
20 unite with him IN the end-avor 10 take
'ne sense OF the people fairly on the
merits OF the candidates and the caucus,
and Pieds:nG tnyselfto appear and defend
my iavoTite candidates. and tho course 1
had taken m support of him, and nv pro.
posal had been rejected.
ihe moe'ing condemned tho Rich.
mond caucus 'and among others the two
late delegates from this Comfy for endea.
voring to give efficacy 10 a nomination
made 10y a very small minority of these
members (members OF congress) who
they acknowledge were zone fourth of
the whole number comprising the two
houses. Yet the meeting has endeayor.
cd 10 give efficacy TO the designs of still
smaller minority themselves being about
one tenth only of The freeholders of the
county, by sending two delegates from
fNeir ozcn body to represent the COUNTY of
Fatrfdc in the conventions promised IN
DC heio at Fredericksburg and at Char.
'o.esSiile. Let me moi be supposed to
'n'innste any thing to the prejudice ofthe
meetings. disln'erestedness for, in truth,
couot very much whether any other two
gentlemen could have been induced to.
undertake the embassy Bot whv did
shey tnllow the example sci them in Lou.
ooun'in FRINGE William, and the adjoining
couh'ies, but short time before. where
mere was lew similarly disposed, and
ABANDON Their own particular views to the
rnaniestiy contrary wishes of the great
oody OF The people Was il that the
mighy design which had been conceived
must be delivered, OF that sthe two late
delegates from this county must be held
up TO the world as subjects upon whom
inc maledictiuDs of tie freehoiders had
been showered?
HE meeting moreover declared the
conduct OF these caucusses to be "offi
claI." With what consistency the meet.
ing can call an act official which thew
say themselves was an act s'of no, more
than one fourth of The whole number
composing the two house, to which il
IS not pretended the sanction of the pre-.
sident was given, that binds no one and
depends altogether for its authority upon
the will Of those upon whom tits 70 one.
rate, leave it to the writer of the publ
cation to explain. The legislature of
Virginia, of which was member, il is
so tar from being guilty "of interfering
officially in the presidential election"
that il rejected tho resolutions of Mr.. w.
Ter upon the express ground that il had
no right officially to act upon the subject
OF the presidential election, though the
resolutions contained the views Of thai
subJec, entertained by vast majority of
the members Of tina, body, and had been
presented to their consideration in conse-
queDce only of on official communication
from tho state Of Tennessee of the sep,i.
ments OF that state upon the subject of
the presidential election, and when the
caucuc OF members assembled for the
purpose OF expressing their sentiments
upon the same subject, the question
whether the art .Daa .sCc