Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-07-06
VlKGiNIAN
ln.. I'D Eiii. VII"
VOTERS n2 VIRGINIA..

In, ~ -'oH
caiiihs Your attention Z, vi. Joh,, o..
viii ". ~ ensuing Presidential cier,;on. ! Ia :,
49, m.s.e' reference To the miao.1yy in Co,,,os. -, y
Nominated MIR. Crawford. "ho
As l intend to be cau.iiL ,r,ro,
""cn l propose to address Z, van, nf """oe.>
ony '"'ehhed as n preface, / will here ,,.,;, ,,...
rro.. oPPoSe" 20 the Prti.iphc Of Cauct,s,xc 49,,
whrn e;,tn. j.. I'm opposed to the principle of Wnn.
lie GOOD h,, - Nv, become r-aessary for the pub
r n 80 OUT surely there ought TO h., Good -
~. Ii"ei. l am not opposed TO nnv HL,;,;I.s,
- =. " congress, nor, OF any t!:yidu;i,ci,;yc
VI 'e United States expressing his mr. fcronr. e..
~ Vi .e candidates for Presidency. Yic,d;,a
uiese points from princiOic, and nor ,,cro,u c,Nao
sunient sake, I proceed TO cnc,;r. 49, WI ."
ency oil the Caucus at Washington. 7, is con,cr,ad
y 10 present advocates that, it was in accordance
, 1000 es'"oiished usaSes of the Republicans sine,
.m, NV mat II gave us "a Jefferson, n Madison
a"' :. Nio"roe, and that it has been found sound l.,
practice, which settles the p,incin,c. vii 49,.
p"' w'i circumstances heretofore III. ,wo
$50, Partcs contendcd with each other, vim sbo,lt
oe ue astoTs, Elders aud Deacoas, in our rre,,
poitical Church, since which the F.,;,,yal .SEr,Snra,.
""'e oceh dismissed from public service. They b,,c
Z removed from every important post. ana d.,
~. possess numbers or political strength to =
gam 'hen. Many of the Fedcrali,,s prove TO ,,ayc
,%e pon"caiIy rcscncratcd and born again with
TIC SPIRIT OF Republicans. They have COME sscd
theif political sins, mndc profession of their n;,,
nave received the right hand Of fellowship, and bav
peeh received in our Republican Church. Th,.
~ NC scattered Ike the jews throughout The
on'.ea states, and are no longer led by their poljti-
c'i moses; ard will, l trust, be delivered from their
poiacai Judaism. Where. then, / ask, was the
necessity OF "aJeartess band Of patriots oyyembl,ny
III - dS"t'iSfon 10 make a nominations" They had
no e"ehy I" meet. Their object was to place be-
'oic you III inc most conspicuous manner, their ia
vofite candidate. II is here proper TO remark. tina,
III Po't1tcs us well as in rGr, people never feel more
courageous, than when they have no enemy IN con-
Dat. Consequently tl,a, g fearless band of mar, ;o,.,
Dill ltflP nIl fnr .r~..
very, IN certifying themselves in the Capitol. and 60.
iectins their General when they had no cnemy ,o
meet.
The several Candidates were BROUGHT ON, nv ,be;r
respective friends, and before the peoul.. vbo nrc
the sovere'gns, had time, by Il free ;ntercIianse OF
Opinions, 10 settle down their preference uoon onc
OF the Candidates presented to them; this g. fearless
udnuoI patriots, undertook To Sc tile the question: nr
tnem, and to concentrate their Ow7l opinions as the
opinions OF the people. Has the latter been ve,i6-
ed: l say not. IT is obvious, that if no choice Is
made by the people, that Mr.. Adams will 90 to the
House OF Representatives with a larger number Of
votes than any other Candidate. Admitting, Their,
the right OF Il minority OF Congress to nonstnofe, have
NOT the people n right to approve or disapprcve, Of
a nomination made by their representatives who
were not delegated for that purpose.
L VIII mere remark that the friends OF Mr.. CLAW
give MIR. Adams the votes of the six eastern states
5IifI am not mistaken, to these may be added, with
as much certainty l think) as any thing in politics,
WHICH mas not taken place, the votes of .New-York
and New-Jcrsey-thc account for Mr.. Adams will
then stand thus =
Six eastern states, si
NeW-York, DC