Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-11-09
ALBANY pRoCEEpINCs

ALBANY PROCEEDINGS.
Ihe following strange proceedings of. the men,
oe's oil the New YORK Legislature, from an Al
oany paper. Gen. Roots conduct in this ASSEM-
ofy, Is novel, and altogether eccentric The Gem
eia, tnoush man of talents, is violent, and adj
dictedto miemperance. His bcha viour has recalled
I'D memory toast drank OH the last 4th July at AL
bany.
"Erastus Root--Drunk or soJer--a rum cb,r,c-
Ter, and man of spiriis-his integrity is fourth
prog, and ms patriotism sfdgsers belief"
From The New- York american of Noren,Ley :.
The transactions detailed i'm tile following ex.
tract from the Albany Daily Advertiser, must we
would fam hope even shock the fair men, who adj
here to the Caucus system. They amount TO no.
thing more or less than this, that Mr.. Root (hap-
pity after the thifyiirst proxmo--no Longer Lieu
tenant Oovernor) assumes to himself the right of
determining absolutely and without appeal the man
ner as well as the matter, of all caucus proceedings
he will admit ouly such he sefects-be will put
only snch questions, as he pleascs-and when by
vote he Is desired To leave the chair efses so TO do
titus imposing upon those who dissent from his
dtcfd the necessity "a submitting his insolen sway
or OF departing from the assembly. One thing, how
ever, such indecent and outrageous conduct clearly
proves-and thai is the despair of those who resort
to it-nothiug could be more fair or reasonable
than Mr. Livihgsons proposition, that n question
should be taken as To WIN. II. Crawford Cor Pres-
cent. IL there was majority as has been vaunt-
en Tor ihis candidates. why shrink from the scrutiny?
Inc OBJECT SO much desired by hes ardent yotaries.
II they believe half of the fond tales they have
IendeaEoufcd TO make the public believe, was then
within their reach; apd in assembly of the whole
| Legislature, they could have nominated MN H.
Crawiord-if (amd there lies all the ti.Icultv) they
had, as they have protested aud declared, n maio-
rity. This firocceding we consider as decisive nj
VII. Crawi"rds late III this state; and the loss of
this State excludes him from the House, and from
| all chance, therefore, of the Presidency
c0'ce Of ne albany Daiiy .4d.erfiser,
Thursday morning, Nor. L.
The proceedings IN the Senate Chamber,
which led TO the adoption of the following nre-
! aTnbie and resolutions by the seeding mem
bers, were of the most disgracefu kind. LIT.
Governor Root fully sustained The character
which he won at the August session, when de-
Gliding on questions of order and exhibited nucb
more OF the jacobn than the gentleman
The notice for the meeting in the Senate
chamber was as follows:
1 IAN ADJOURNED meeting of the Republican
members OF the legislature, will be held IN the
Senate chamber, this evening at o'clock.
CIV eincsday, Nov. 3, 1894"
When the members began To assemble un,,er
the general invitation, some of them were told
: that particular class only were intended. On
enamrmg INTO the matter ii appeared that on
TUESDAY evening certain favoured member.
were invited by private bicts and private ,ncs-
. sages, to attend a meeting in the Senate cham
ber which message and invitations extending
: 10 pare majority, Including ally. the friends OF
William H. Crawford: that they had the con
trout of the proceedings, and who, according ia
caucus taW, intended tn secure the appointment
OF Crawford electors but several gentlemen
reFoited and finally procured an adjournment
| winch was acceded to on the part of the Cray-
tordItcs, least they should create breach tina
could not be repaired.
When the meeting assembled last nirht. Dur
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assumed tie chair, when Nr, Walter C.. Living
sion, menber from Columbia county rnovee,j
that the sense OF tie meeting be taken on VIM
H. Crawford, but the chairman decided, that
all motions were out O! order, because certain
members were there who were not invited, es-
PecIaily those members who recommended tbc
Utica Convention.
Mr.. l.. insisted on his motion, and another
member appealed from the decision OF the chair
winch was seconded, but the chairman refused
TO put the motion on the appeal, and directed the
rob OF selected members to be callcd.-A mo-
ton was then made 10 appoint new chairman,
and Mr.. Burt, from Orange, was accordingly
appointed by the meeting; but Gen. Root re-
fused 10 leave the chair, and then the members
opposed to this barefaced intrigue, withdrew TO
the assembly chamber and organised themselves
IN opposition to this system of management.
f Thus terminated the farce of all farces that
have been acted in the capitol under the reign
OF hIng caucus. From all that have seen
: and heard since the meeting of the legislature
we confidently assure our readers that the votes
, of this state toW not he giyen fo,; Wliiian. H.
Crawford, and thus the Albany Regency will
be finally Frustrated.
There were about serenity members present
in tic Assembly chamber and several remained
, IN the Senate room, who will act with them.
! Proceedings in tie assembly chamber.
AT a meeting of the Republican Members of
the Legislature. held i'll the Assembly Chamber
on the evening of the Sd of II vember, the Hon.
JAMES BURT OF the Senate was called to the
chair, and WAITER G.. LIVINGSTON, Esq. of
the Assembly, was appointed Secretary.
Mr.. OGDEN of the Senate, and Messrs. GARD
. sER and TILLoTsON, of the Assembly, were APP
pointed committee to request the attendance
fsuch members as were in the Senate Chamber,
who reported that they bad performed that duty,
and had requested the attendance in the As.
sembly Chamber Of such members as remained
in the Senate Chamber.
MIR. WHEATON, Of the Assembly, moved the
following preamble and resolutions, which were
unanimously adopted by the meeting.
Whereas the Republican members of the le-
gislature, agreeably to public notice given for
that purpose, assembled this evening in the Sc
nate Chamber; and whereas ERAsTUs RooT, the
s chairman of the said meeting, directed the Sc.
cretary thereof TO call pa,tini roll Of the mem
bers Of the two houses furnished By secret com
mittee and whereas motion was made by Mr..
CRoLrUs, of the Assembly, that tie written No
lice by which 'tbe Republican members Of the
legislature" were invited TO attend, should be
first read which motion lie said En- Asrt1s RooT