Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-11-09

o. Te publish the follonins-wi;h this re
mark only tIfat il is evidently drawn up by the
hit, enemies az w. II. Crawford and thai
ii is impossible from this statement 10 under
stand what will be the vote of New York
IL is also 4, ident, that the friends of Nlessr..
Clay ADD Adams broke 10 upon meeting, in
tended for the friends Of Mr.. Crawford aud
Dence the refusal Of Mr.. Root TO put TO tho vote
the resolution proposed by Mr.. Li,lngston-
and hence the attempt to Dust Mr.. II. from the
char. This seems to be the simple clue to
the whole proceeding.
Both the friends OF Clay and Of Adams had
held Caucusss Of their own I; aud they ought
TO have known that this was an adjourned
meeting Of Crawfsrd's friends, and respected
u accordingly What right, then, have Messrs.
Livingston and Wheaton to complain
Enquirer.
Office o The Albany Daily advertiser.
Thursday morning. .Nop. 4.
The proceedings in the Senate Chamber,
which led to the adoption Of the following
preamble and resolutions by the seeding
members, We're of the most disgIaceful kind.
Ii. Governor Root fully sustained the cha
racter which he won at the August session,
when deciding on questions of order, and ex-
hibited much more ofthe jacObin than the gen
tieman.
The notice for the meeting in the Senate
chamber was as follows:
=" An adjourned meeting Of the Republican
members ut the legislature, will he held in the
Senate chamber, this evening al z O'clock.
Wednesday, Nov. 0, 1924"
When ,he members began To assemble under
the general invitation, some of them were told
| ho' particular class only were intended. On
enquiting into the matter, it appeared that ON
Tuesday esening certain iavoured member
were Insiied by private bets and pi.at.
niessdgSs, to attend Il meeting in the Senate
| cna''sber which messages and invitations px-
| teoueu To bare majority, including ALL the
trieDds Of William II. Crawford, SO that ri,.y
bad tie controui of the proceedings, and who.
according 10 cUucus toic, intended 10 secure the
| apg"mtmert Uf Crawford electors bu, several
gentlemen revolted aud finally procured an
adjournment, which WAS acccded TO ON the
part OF the Ciawfordiies, lest they should
create 4 breach that could not be- repaired.
When the meeting assembled last night, pur-
suaDt To The noiice above quoted. Era,tu,
Root assumed the chair, when ,Er. Waiter q
Livingston, member from Columbia couuty.
moved That The sense of the meeting be taken
on WIN. Ii. Crawford, but the CHAIRMAN de
riued. that all motions were out of order be-
cause certain members were there who were
not invited, especially those members who re-
commended the Utica Convention.
| Mr.. l.. insisted OH his motion, aud another
member appealed from the decision uf the
| Chair, which appeal was seconded, hut th.
| chairman refused To put the motion on the ap-
peal, and directed the roll of selected mem.
hers to be called. A motion was then made ia
| appoint new chairman, and Mr.. Burt, from
Orange, was accordingly appointed by the
meeting; but Gen. Root refused to leave the
chair, aud then the members, opposed TO this
Dareiaced intrigue, Withdrew 10 the assembly
chamber and organized themselves in opposi-
ton to this system of management.
mus terminated the farce of all farces that
| have been acted in the capitol under the reign
of King Caucus. From all thai we have seen
and heard since the meeting Of the legislature.
| we confidently assure our readers that the
votes OF this state will not be given for Will
nam II. Crawford, and thus the Albany Re-
geney will be finally Frustrated.
There were about seventy members presec,
in the Assembly chamber, and several remain
ed IN the Senate room, who will act with
| them.
Proceedings IN he assembly ChamJer.
| Alta meeting OF the Republican, Members of
| the Legislature, held in the Assembly
Chamber on the evening of the Sd Of No.
vember, the Hon. James Burt of the Sc
nate was called to the chair, and Walter G..
Livingston, Esq. OF the Assembly, WAS ap-
pointed Secretary.
DIR. Ogden Of the Senate, and Messrs. Gard
ner and Thlotsen, Of the Assembly, were ap
pointed acommiitee to request the attendance
oil such members as Mere IN the Senate Cham
Der, who reported tina, they bad reformed
that duty, and BAD requested the attendance
IN the Assembly Chamber of such members
as remained IN the Senate Chamber
Mr.. Wheaton, ofthe Assembly, moved the
following preamble and resolutions, WHICH
were unanimously adopted by the meeting
Whereas the Republican members of The
legislature, agreeably TO a public notice given
tor that purpose, assembled this evening in
the Senate Chamber land whereas Efestus
Root, the Chairman Of the said meeting, di.
rected the secretary thereof to call partial
roll OF the members Of the two houses, fur
pished ny secret committee and whereas a
motion was made by MIR. Crolius, ofthe AS
sembly, that The written Notice by which mthe
Republican members Of the leeisleruren were
invited TO attend, should be first read, wbicl,
motion the said Erastus Root refused To pu. 10
the said injecting and whereas an appeal from
Inc SAID decision, vas made aud seconded. which
appeal was also refused To be put by the SAID
r.. Root, contrary tn the established usage
ID every deliberauve body and whereas
motion was made by Mr.. Livingston. of IN,
Assembly, in order 10 ascertain the opinions
of all the members present, that the meeting
should agree TO a resolution declaring the ex
pedency OF giving the electoral votes of this
state TO William Fl. Crawford, which motion
the said Erastus Root also refused to put To
SAID meeting, and otherwise conducted in
grossly violent and indecent manner.
Therefore, Resolved, As the sense of this
meeting, that the conduct of the said Erastus
Root, as chairman of Tho s.;d ,,,..,;,o l.;