Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-02-27

hOol that the vote for the Vice President shall
be thrown away, more than the vote nominating
tue President. You have no certainty rs to the
course which may ultimately be taken as to the
Presldency.-We are now all a1oat on that SUBJ
ICELAND let me suggest that the difficulties in
the way of the election OF a Vice President of
the U. States, provided we remain firm and deci-
ded on this point are insufficient This meeting
must pardon me if shall be plain, candid all O.
pen on this subject.
The friends of Mr.. Crawford i'm Washington,
have nominated Albert Gailatin, a distinguished
citizen OF Pennsy lvania, to be the Vice president
aud that nomination will render his election
CERTAIN. On Pennsylvania in the main depends
the election of President, and the friends of
the other candidates will not be so blind as not
10 follow suit to the play which has been led.
They viii not turn their backs on PENNSYLVANIA,
for they will thereby incur the risque of causing
pennsylvania to turn her back on them.-I do
rot wish to be understood as ntimating that MI.
Ga!iatin, has been nominated with any view of
counting Pennsylvania. His own merits fur
ni,h his best recommendation consider him as
an ornament to our country. In point CT actual
sagacity, he has but few equals.
1t Is not necessary to discuss thedifferent SER
vices which he has rendered 1T is sufficient to
say that in the hour of difficulty he merited and
obtained the mead of Democratic confidence
the proud buthigh encomium of being C the
darling of philosophy and the child of liberty.n
have expressed for w. III. Crawford my de-
cided approval, and which now heartily reiter-
ate for Albert Gal!atin, as Vice President
.ur. Chapman Jotnson--T hedifficulties which
have presented themselves to MI on this subject,
nave not been removed by the genteman's obser-
vations. 1t is no answer to the objections which
nave presented, that the vote of Virginia will
be given to w. III. Crawford, or Virginia may
not be disposed to have her votes i'm regard to the
Vice President thrown away. We are come
here, in regard to this election, for the express
purpose of promoting the public good and the
general welfare of the Republican cause. There
IS no man present that can feel that that object
is to be obtained by the election of the Vice Pre-
sIcnt. The spirit which moved us to come here
was desire to promote an harmonious nomina-
ton of a Chief Magistrate of the Union. In
consequence, nothing ought to be done which
would obstruct or trammel our object. Let the
facts be attended to. There has been public dis
cusson respecting the presidency. 1t has been
before the public for years. 1t has been exam
med in the different public prints. The minds
Of men have been made up on this subject. But
as regards the opinions of our constituents res
pecting the Vice President, we know no more
than concerning the individual who shall be the
successor of the Emperor Alexander. l could
not youch for the opinion of five men. on this
subject, as respects the election of Vice Presi-
dent. There has scarcely appeared paragraph
in any newspaper concerning this question
There is total want of public information re-
riding the merits of the case. The difficulty
of selecting proper person must necessarily
arise III consequence of our ignorance Of the
sentiments OF those of our constituents which
ought to be known to us. 1t is evident that
wise policy requires us to say that we shall act
independently and for ourselves. Although the
meeting at Washington sought to ingratiate it.
self with Pennsylvania, yet we ought not to court
that state. Yet, though it is sad that the friends
of the other candidates may endeavour to OBJ
tain its favor.-Yet it is sufficiently indicated by
the position that we have assumed and are assuIm-
ing, that we ought not to cringe. do not look
% Pennsylvania in the light that is nsinuated
do not believe that she can be battered by
designing intrigue. The men of Pennsylvania
are made of more sterling stuI-They are made
of more stubborn and correct materials. They
are made of something more substantial than
.Ioh {. supposition would insnuate them to be-
Permit me Sir, five are to play our cards, to
say that whilst others affirm that Virginia is
to court Pennsylvania, Virginia wishes to
have the name of this Gala as given by her
self. Sir, these things operate strongly with
me to act against the measures that have
a single eye to the honour of our country, and
not leave it to others to declare that we are COM
PEELED to adopt measures to sustain our favorite
candidate by tlattering and by counting another
state.
Mr.. Tylcr-I would spurn with the most in
dignant feelings, much as the gentleman who
last addressed you, any measure that would car
ry with it the idea of degrading and huckster-
ing procedure. With regard to his remarks on
the nomination of Albert Gallatin, and the game
which we have to play against, L expressly
ayow my preference, my individual preference
for this man above every other candidate. Are
then the other members prepared to express
their opinions, and as individual citizens to de-
clare who is the man of their choice.
did not come here to express the opinions of
my constituents 81 did not come here to re-
present them--and it is sufficient to satsfy nv
mind on the subject if l have come here & made
u ntYopinionrespectingt the man ofmy choice
Should the ideas of some gentlemen for post
ponement prevail, we will then take the chan
ces that are against you, and lose the strength
of the Republican cause. Thus then, the sim
gle question recurs-do we feel ourselves pre-
pared to act--do we feel that we are ready IF
we hesitate, it may be said we are playing a dead
game. Let us proceed determinately on this
subject, and there can be means of misun-
derstanding. As an individual, have given
my opinion, and am ready to act-and the only
question with others ought to be, ftheir opinions
are matured, whether they can also decide.
Mr.. Watkins of Goochland, observed, the
difficulties were not such as might not be obvia-
ted and removed, without being detrimental to
the Republican cause. am prepared, he OBJ
served, tovote for the man who has been selec-
ted-for Mr.. Gallatin.
MIR. Thompson, of Fairfax have listened