Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-06-25
DO sESIIC.
TIOW NC Enquirer.
TO THE PEOPLE OF VIRGINIA.
Friends and Fciio,c Citizens
From the ENQUIRE,

Friends and Fciio,c Citizens!
A numerous meeting of the members OF your
Legislature was held within the walls of your
Capitol i'll February last. The friends Of all the
Presidential Candidates were indiscriminatcly
invited for the ayowcd purpose of harlnoniziIg
together, and sacrificing all personal prcdiIcc-
tons, to the will of the majority. \ poll was
fairly opened for each of tie candidates. The
name Of every member was publicly registered.
The result was, that most decided majority of
your Representatives determined to recommend
to their fellow citizens, WM. III. CRAwroRp, of
Georgia, as President, and ALBERT GALA
TIN, of Pennsylvania, rs Vice President of the
United States. They also framed an Electoral
Ticket, composed ola citizen from each OF your
Electoral Districts, You will find no man up
on this list who does net deserve your conf
dencc. Most oil them have already acted as
your Electors. All of them have fought the
good fight in the republican ranks.
We submit the complete List of Electors.
With the exceptions of two gentlemen ZONE OF
whom was a member of the last Legislature.
and decided friend TO w. Fl. Crawford, the
other, understood also to be his friend, i've
have heard from all the persons nominated.
They have all expressed their determination TO
support the candidates recommended by the
last Legislature.
This mode of selection has been sanctioned BY
the long established usages of the Republican
Party, as well as by the advantages it has Sc
cured to us. It's first result was the triumphant
election of the man of the People, Thomas JEF-
PERSON. From that day to the present no bet
ter expcdlent has been adopted. Legislative
nominations have the effect of concentrating the
scattered strength of the Republican Party.
so long as the present mode of electinr ,our
President prevails, whilst there is such a diver
sity in the manner of election in the different
states, it is important for to adopt .cne course
which is calculated to give its full force to the
vote Of the state. TWAS natural and proper that
the members Of your last Legislature should
have adhered TO the old forms of nomination.
Few can dlsapproyc of it, but those politicians,
who unable TO give their favorite candidate the
effect of such recommendation, have refused
either to concur in IL or to sacrifice their per-
sonal partialities. II is for you to saw i'm No
veInber next, how far the strength of the Re-
publican party is to be broken up by minor-
tics and fragments of rninDritics. Wcbcg leave
also, TO remind you, that legislative nominations
are now zealously advocated in many of those
states whose Congressional Representative re-
fused to attend the caucus at Washugton.-
You see other large states concerning mca sIlres
to give an undivided vote at the approaching
election. You sec the State of Massachusetts
exchanging her district system for General
Ticket. Why then should Virginia depart from
this course? Why should she dcspisc lceisla-
tive nominations, either of her own Delegates
at Richmond or the Republican Represents
tivcs at Washington Is the union of the pub
lie sentiment of less consequence on this than
any former OCCASION You see the citizens
Of these states distracted by variety of candi-
dates, each of whom has his jealous and devo-
ted partisans. Shall ,ce make no effort to con-
centratc orr votes? No effort 10 prevent an
election by the House of Representatives. No
effort TO 10 the large states their due as
ccndancy in The Union, No effort to prevent
the minority of votes from debating to the ma
iorty?
Surely at such a crises il bebooves us to use
every excrtion 10 give 10 our beloved state the
Just weight TO which she is eDtitled-and also to-
cooperate with other states in securing choice
~ the Electors Of the people. Can it be wise or
patriotic to distract our citizens at this moment
when they should be united tits, foranothcrrea-
son, highly important, that we should have con-
cert at home. This ancient commonwealth has
been, fer many years one Of the most jealous
we viii not say able) supporters Of republican !