Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-02-10
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TUESDAY MORNING., FEBRUAHy I,

SlAirS.-ln Alabama law has passed, a
doping the general ticket system In the election O
Electors for President and Vice-President of th,
United States.
In Maryland an Intellectual attempt has beer
made 10 introduce the same system of election.
The Republican members of the Legislature o
Maine, after recommending Mr. Adams as the mex
President, have also recommended to Congress tc
make Caucus nomination of suitable individual
| for that station, and have promised I'm good faiH
IRE hope) to abide by the sama. They are much
| more cunning than this in Virginia, for whilst on,
| caucus pledged the faith of the state TO Congress
to abide by their nomination, it pledged ITSELF to
dse.f to do so only upon the condition that Mr.
Crawford received the nomination. Yet we have
heard much of Yankee trick and duplicity, and o;
Virginia honor and fair dealing. In Maine thew
honestly recommend a national Caucus, when they
can expect that event to be productive of 10 SER
vice to their candidate in Virginia, they honestly
recommend one, from the opposite conclusion. In
Maine, the Legislature has manifested a laudable
moderation, and patriotic resolution to sacrifice
their preference to any course which may promote
national harnony-but in Virginia, the Legislature
has resolved. under no circumstances to rena uish
their choice protesting at the same time the utmost
desire to heal the schisms' of the country, and
their readiness to sacrifice their wishes and their
preferences, on the altar of their countrys good"
Such the language of Mr.. Tyler, the great pat
ron Of the little Caucus we had in Richmond, and
the orator of the occasion. The many friends we
have in the Legislature, and our unwillingness TO
remind them OF an event. for their agency in which,
they have already become ashamed, has restrained
us from reporting faiHftnarrative of that affair.
1t is already in great degree forgotten by every
body, and for the honor of the old Dominion"
we will not attempt to revive its recollection. 1t
must be sufficient modification to the actors of
that farce, to- know that it excited the ridicule of
all impartial spectators who witnessed it, and tina
it has failed of producing the extensive consequent
cess that they vain enough to expect from
its example. They have dishonorcd Virginia.
without gaining additional vote for MIR. Craw-
ford, and exposed their own insncerity, without
receiving the thanks of any body. Pennsylvania,
who was expected to change her settled and de-
clared opinions, to adopt the opinions and course
Of Virginia, has steadily adhered to her original
opposition to Mr.. Crawford, and to a Caucus; and
throughout the union the Richmond Caucus or
Contention, as Mr. Richie aectedly styled it, has
been treated with contemptuous nattention g. in
difference. more Notifying & vexatious, thandirect
Il unqualified censure. Declaring Legslativey, but
Il few days previously, their uuwillingness to re-
cogDlze the abstract propriety of a Caucus, they
Immediately adopted the resolutions of another
sratc, which in the fullest extent, approve of that
measure under all circumstances; virtually pledg-
ing themselves, by the adoption ofthese resolutions
TO support the nomination of Congressional eau
Gus, they annexed secret reservation, that they
would do so on the single condition, that Mr. Craw-
ford received that nomination; and affecting an inn
partial determination to leave the choice of Con-
gross unshackled, they had not the independence to
express their preference for that Candidate 1t is
seldom that many base ingredients are found uni
ted in one action, as presumption, inconsistency,
insincerity, timidity and indecency for to crown
the cdifying exhibition. the freedom of debate was
denied to those members, who were DESTROYS Of de-
claring their disapprobation Of the proceedings, and
the whole affair hurried to conclusion with au
supplementary and indecorous haste. These are
facts that will not be denied by the majority Of the
Contention for many of them have acknowledged
their truth, and regretted their participation in
transaction which was discreditab1e to Virginia
it was ridiculous to those who witnessed it. The
report which Mr.. Gooch gave in the Enquirer, ma
pass current at distance, but in the neighborhooc
of the scene, it is taken fabulous and apocrypbal
and we cannot refrain from complimenting that gen.
teman on the address with which he dressed up the
mcagre and barren incidents of the evening, into
something worthy of the honor and character o
| Virginia. But what Virginian but must regret
that this measure, let it be esteemed as it may by
the public whether under the circumstances Of th'
country it was judcious or otherwise, and whethe
| its consequences are TO be injurious or beneficial