The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-02-24

"ai"S, o"c Nots fhlchaIu flush, DI p.
sylvania, one vote Erasi.s Root. of \
York, two Votes john Tod, Of Pom.
vau'a, one vote and Walter L..ura
p.misy yaIIia, one vote.
And, thrreupon, Mr.. Clark. Of A.
YORK, submitted the follow ins rrsoln,5..
to wit
Resofred, As the sehsc of this Mees.
that William ii. CraN ford of Gro,,,,
recommended to The people of the II
States rs Il proper Caad,iatr for The MI,
of President, and Albert Gallatin. of p%.
syl,anla. for the Office at Wee Prr.j,.,
Of the L. $. or four years groru The IN, 4
March. Ig2s.
Rcsotred, That in making the iors3.
rec"nhnrndalion, the Members If H. p
Meeting have acted in their iudn idul1
meters, AZ citizens that they have L.s
induced to Ills measure from d,
aud settled conviction of the importao,l
OF Union antons Republicans, through.
the on.ted States and, AS the best M,
oi collecting and concentrating the (peln.
and wishes of the people of the Union M
on this important SUBJECT
The question ~ ing mn IN since
lu'.ons, .Hey were unanimously agreed f.
Mr.. ii"'tines, "f Maine, then moved N.
the proceedings oftbr meeting he Sim,
by the Chairman and Secretary. and ~,
lished, together with an Address IN al
people OF the United states. Ia he ,,ooa
I'd by Il COMMITTEE To b, aeno,nt.d c.,r III
purpose.
On motion, il was ordered iha, tn. CorI
thlttee CONSISTS ufthe Chairman and Sr,X
tary of the Convention, together with III
gtntlcntn whose names were signed 10 Nj Il
notice cabling the Meeting.
On motion, it was further
ReS0tcea, That the Chairman and S,
cretary inform the gentlemen nomina,
for the Offices of President and Vice pn]
sidenf, of their nomination and learn d
them whether they are willing to serve \
fie said Offices, respectively.
BENJAMIN RUGGLES.
Chairman.
L. COLLINS, Secretary.
*The remarks which were made on III,
subject were taken down by The Reports d
the National Intellig.ncer, and were sui
staniially, rs follow
Mr. Narkley said, he was Induced 10 "a
fer this preamble and resolution, from M
desire which he felt that Congresslon
~ Convention 10 nominate eandIdatJ
should be as numerousFy attended as
was practicable that it could be; he
.lieving that ii would render more probabl
an union OF strength ~ the democrat
party of the country. Ahho' he WIS him
self satisfied, at any time, TO proceed to
nomrIaiion, yet With view that greatd
weight should be attached To thu nominI
ton which should be- maGse, and that ever.
opportunity should be aferd. 10 those I
come In, who, from mistak ken motives, did
not attend tins evening and also, from
beiIei that con, entIOn ogDelegates aboi
TO be held IN his native state tPrnns AMID
would recommend the course unlformI
pursued in regard To the nomination d
President and Vice President of the United
States and that Penns, lvania apprsciarr|
too much her vote and influence in I'D
unroh, To takt q course which would rel
duce her to the level of the smallest stateI
win the conviction of the CORRECTNESS a
these views, he submitted The preamble
and resolution.
The question having been stated from TN
char Cd agreeing to Mr.. Markiey's propo
sition,
Mr.. Van Buren, of New York, in opposj
ton 10 the resolution of MIR. Markley \
Penn. aud IN reply to his remark that
wished to wait until after The HarrisburI
conventions, said, that he respected yuI
highly the motives Of the honorable gtI
tlcman from Pennsylvania, ifthat could n
done without prejudice to the cause
wh1rh they were engaged. But heIieym
thai the adoption of the resolution wou
be injurious, he was constrained TO oppos
II. lie said, the meeting had already bee !
delayed To "A later period than had bee
usual on former occasions, and il was
some importance that our course confor
as nearly as might be to that which ha
been heretofore pursued, and which ha
led To such suspicious results. 1t h
been found difficult, he said, t. make IL
TIME acceptable to all. There were gsnd
men who thought, that the meeting ougt
to have been called at AN earlier period, an
there was certainly great anxiety throug
out the county on the part of those whI
were favorable tO the sy stem upon WbiC
we were acting, that the decision should
made, to the END. that the true state of3A
question might be before the people. Nd
thing certainly could be more desirable
more important than the approving VOC
OF the great and patriotic state of Pcons,
wanna, but thsm appreciation could be eS
pressed as well and as efficiently after
'1efo,e the meeting here. That such eS
preston would he made, he could NJ
d"nbt when he considered The Republics
character of the state, and the great AM
peculiar interest she had in theprcservatic
IF the unity of the purity. lie could no
think, that the Judgment on the q"es'',
they were about submitting 10 the peofi7
w aid or ought to be Influenced ma'era'
by the number of which this meeting wa
composed. IL a large msjerity OF the re
pubilcans of the United States were
favor Of the system Of nomination oil can
ditiates for Pr. sident and Vice President
by the republican members of 90 e;'
and that they were he could not doubt
was fully satisfied that they would, und