Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-02-12

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SMALL of The Seoaie, Chairman, and Mr.. NHirE,
o the House, Secretary
NJ WiLKiSs of the Senate rose, and after staring
what he consider -J To b- the object oi the meeting
offered the preamble aud resolutions inserted above
Tor The consiei alton Of the couy en,on Alter the,
had been twice read, motion made that they he
| accepted.
! Mr.. AMEs, President of the Senate, hoped the
! ques'ion w"uld not he taken Immediately II was
nv accident that he had heard Of The mce ling he
had but just GONE IN, aud he rlieved a was hard
| ~ seven O'Clock, and IA others were expected IN
soon, he hoped the resolutions might be suffered TO
l'e On the table "a, least for the space OF fifteen mi
nues.
| MIR. ANDERSON made handsome reply, in which
he stated explicitly the objects of the meeting, that it
was 'nendcd exclusively for the republican n,bers
OF the Legislature, OF which they had hee duly no
uhsd aud were there present. aud he belle we'd rea-
DIV To act u" the resolutions. He referred the dis
,racied stale nj parties the subject of the presden
cy and spoke ola congressional caucus rs the only
practicable mode OF concentrating public sentiment
| On any indi, ulual.
Mr.. DUNLAP called Tor the question. The repub-
ican MIXERS preuy generally present. The
hall was engaged for them exclusively, and As no
others had any right to take part in the
! WHY should they wait for Others come in
| MIR. AmEs wished 10 know hnw II was TO he as.
cerialned who were the republican members OF The
| Legislature and had therefore right to act. By
what c'''er.on were the sentiments OF the members
Ia he tried ! Were the ienets OF Mr. Dunlap on
some other man. tn he the standard And If they
were TO take MIR. Dunlap the standard, he would
inquire whether they were to he stiua ed by his
- "a
the present time
| Mr.. DUNLAP snid, il the gentleman WAS dismissed
| 10 'hrow shot, he was ready tn meet him on that
ground. And he would inquire il they wore I'm 20
'o h1t gentleman Tor "a standard of political pruci-
pies, whether they should seek for his sentiments al
me present 'ime ar Tor those he evinced during the
''e war, when he carried provisions 10 Bermuda,
aud other places, Ia traffic with the enemies Of his
connry---(t Here - Simultaneous and hearty ciappnp
went hrisk'v round the Hall)
| Mr. HUTCHINSON of Hartford, said he understood
| hal FIR ia nj
we've particularly invited To attend They had come
mere Tor tue purpose OF consulting together, they
had right 10 do and o expressing their putim euts
on an important subject and he conceive ed that no
one had right To nirude upon them and interrupt
their proceedings. They lived in u land of liberty
where the press is free and where and tIough,
are Tree, and he rrJoced at ii. thiry or foriy or
MY members OF tile Legislature saw f TO meet 10
express iheir own views and sentiments on any sub
lee OF public interest, they had perfect right do
anu 10 pui hrir names To their sentiments If they
p'e"Sed, and 1t they could get printer to publish
hen, 'hey had right TO do that too, and no one had
anv right tn say why do We so
MIR. GREEN, Speaker Of the House wished to
Know who were consider ed rs having right TO act
| ~ the meeting II was true rs minated bv
me gentleman last up, that the hall had been engas-
c" Tor select Few who had heen specially invited TO
a'ieni there, and who wished meet ia order To
nave 'Hue sweet communion together, lie was
nc nad no business there, and Heaven forbid thar
ne snou'u stay To interrupt them But &c, MS others
"'u animated, THIS WAS meeting for the republican
memhers oil the Legislature attend he then had a
r'gh, here, Tor he had always professed TO he
puh'ican democrat. He had accidentally heard of
| Tue meeting, and believing there were many who
were h" prepared To act on the subject the present
''me, and that the members had not been sufficiently
Hohrd oi The meeting II he were allowed act az
All, ne should move that the meeting he adjourned
uh Monday evening, that there might he time To
G"sher ihe SUBJECT as ITS Importance required, and
mat there might he more general attendance OF the
| mem hers. 49,
Mr. AnEs, in some further remarks, referred to the
select few VIII" had been packed loi The m ens ac-
/ uIrec ..f
, MT. DUNN oi the Senate repealed The insnuation
ne s"iu me meeting was agreed upon by genei sl
consultation among the republican members, more
/ 'han one hundred OF whom invited To attend
| MIR. ANDERSON moved thar the names of those who
wtre 'h'"ed 10 attend he read over, and that would
de,ermne who,lisd II right TO &C, in the meeting.
! Mr.. NITHAN hoped the names would not lie read
| lie believed II would cause much mischief il would
create breach that would be healed for a great
while To come.
MIR USHER also hoped that no names would be
| read. lie hoped that every member of the Le..sis-
| '"'', VINO claimed To tie "A republican,, would take a
| part IN the proceedings of the evening And he
would not even exclude the federal gentlemen from
The hall, though lac hoped they would lake no part in
| the proceedings.
| drawn. 49,
| Mr. CHANDLER, of the Senate, made some OBJ
sr'a'iuns on the merits of The proposed resolutions
tie spoke OF the propiety of congre ssonaI caucus
~ WAS such caucus that gave a Jefferson "a Ma
| olson, and a Monroe. And why should we now Tor
sake system that has been the strength and support
\ w ''puulCau cause Tor more Than /?
oh" We unite with the other states IN support OF the
Candidate who shall receive a national nomination
or shall we at all events stick man ? Shall we
say thti MIR .5ddaS and else is fit for pTesi-
uehi oil these United States, and that will have
MN or none Where IS your faction, said Mr. C.
where is your faction, thai dares avow this
Inc question on the motion for adjourDme till
Th"nuay evening was called for. Several gentlemen
male observations, some calling for adjournment
and some speaking against IL. The meeting became
al times considerably confused and turbulent.
| not inl n, Il
J"urn was M order. IL gentlemen who there
wnhou' invitation insisted upon Adjournment
those FOR whom the hail specially provided must
| take II Ia themselves. IL must come 20 that and IL
was their righf. lie wished to put his signature TO
| The resolutions which, had been read and he WAS
wiling TO have his name 20 abroad for what /, was
worth. Md he wished Others who thong IN az he
did 10 have the same lihcrly
vote was finally passed. that a list of the repuh-
iIchh members of The Legislature should he called
over, aud that such as approved of the resolutions
should come forward and sigu them. Several of she
iends O the resolutions, wearied with the noise and
cohdson, OccasiOned by The unexpected sion of
"a missed company, had retired from the hail As the
names called however, upwards of sirfu OF the
! republican membefs came forward and signed the
Resolutions, and vote passed that those iepub-
'ican members who were not present should he in
Vitrd Ia sign them.
| The signing soon put an md to the opposiiion I,
was ~ vain TO contend against facts which were in
black and white, aud those who had evidently come
~ to disturb, aud possible TO break up the
having been perfectly defeated, began 10 Withdraw
VT. AMEs before he LEFT tie hail, rose aud gave
hts reasDds Tor signing the resolutions. He would
not say ilrii he either approved disapptoyed of
'"e sentiments contained ~ the resolutions but as
ihes related TO the subject of Congressional caucos
aud that subject before a committee of the
Legislature 10 whom had been referred The Tonnes
nee resolutions, aud as The members would shortly be
called upon Ia act on the subject ~ their legislative
C"p"cny, lie thought II improper at the present time
4 TO express OpiutOu.