Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-10-19

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unequal 10 the transfer of the States which
supported him to the west to Crawford. whilst !,
was believed that the same difficulty did mn, ex.
ist III relation to the States which support Mr..
crawford on the Atlantic, at last settled the
controversy. II the strength of the Caucus is
| adequate To the design, Henry CLAY is TO ms
PhEsipENr,--ei,hcrb y<rccciving directly the
votes intended by the people for MIR. Crawford
or indirectly, by being elected in the first place
VICE President, and MIR. Crawford,s retirino
| IN consequences of i'll health.
| whichever arrangement shall be ultimatclv
determined upon, the people in either event,
"oe cheated. Those gentlemen who have al.
| ready with so much oiliciOus kindness stcpned
INTO shew them who ought To be President, will
not leave the work half done. The dcSion ;s
wen natnred, and can scarcely fail TO succeed.
we have not exposed it with a hope of preyen-
| ting MS contamination. Neither the ci,cu,,.
ton OF our paper, or the interval before the cleo
.'on VIII admit Of its general diffusion. Butwe
know That the people of Virginia have no pur-
pose oi contributing to the election of Henry
ci'y, ana we Shall not spare our poor cxcrtions
| 10 apprze them of the intention of the Caucus
| party, and to save the agricultural and CONNER
ciai classes OF the United States from the great
est calamity which can beial tiIeln-the cleo
''''' o, Il cnic magistrate whose whole personal
ana olhcial influence, will be directed to ami,
| By the following quotation from the Frede
ricksourg Herald, it appears that the cxtraor-
uihary lormufd OF the Caucus Ticket, issued bv
thc committee IN Richmond, has excited inli,r
nation with all who respect canIor am, fair deal
ing. Their usurpation of the term Republican,
IS 'ticK 10 catch the vulgar and the ,s,irpaton
may oe forgiven Tor ITS experimentation omis-
sion OF Mr.. Galatians name ON the ticket when
| 4,
under whose authority they act, is a iinessc TO
disenthrall the Electoral College from The ne
cessity OF voting for him as Vice President. If
tie ticket be elected without his name, they will
nave preteXt for sanctionirC the proposed
| change, by the authority of the people. Is il
not strange, that the Caucus gentlemen do not
even pretend To consult the people in what i,
oohe! proposition Is made i'm Albany and
| adopted IN Richmond, changing essentially the
ticket which the Congressional Caucus recon
'nended, without one word Conformation or adj
vice 10 The people, whose affairs are thus mani
age AT the discretion of a Junta of self consitu-
teu pohtical manager The Caucus doctrine
IS oia' Iaucus nominations are binding on the
nei'uoi'can party--yet part of that nomina-
ton has been altered, and the whole will be re-
Verscd, by a few independent gentlemen i'm
hic"ihohd and Albany, acting without the in
revocation OF the Caucus power or any other
but Their own sovereign pleasure! Ii is impos
sibie that the intelligent freel5ldcrs of Virginia
much as they put up with, can submit TO swal.
| low this last, and most degrading pill of all.
Not 10 give them the right to vote for Vice
resident or even TO let them know who he is,
''Tis too bad.
Ii IS but justice 20 the Editor of the Herald to
say that hepromptly and ingennously disclaimed
all agency in shaping the ticket lie published
1T, as lie received it from Others
SIR In tJ,, JI,r,Il ,,r ,I,;
publish the three electoral Tickets now before the
people of Virginia. The title that Won have piven
10 one OF them, caught my attention, and think de-
iiihnis some explanation.
fernht me, SIR, 10 ask, by what authority, and
with what propriety, you denominate the yicke,
promulgated by the Ritimond Caucus, the RI
PUBLICAN TICKET - IT, sir you look to the oyjoju
OF this Iicket-the individuals whose elevation il
Is intended to promote--the heterogcous character
oil the parties, and the corrupt MEANS by which
ih;'y arc supported, think your good sense and
caniour will cause you to admit thar i, ca
yours OF something differing from our former notions
oil fepublicanism And yet, you, sir, who profess
TO lake no part i'll the Presidential election hut ms
az fdfof to hold line prctcnsionS of all the cand-
nates III equal pnisc, the first editor who has
presumed to announce this ticket in this manner
at least in Virginia. What is the Inference obvi
ousy TO be drawn from it WHY, thai this is H..
efcl"stre!y Republican Iickef-that Tim. H.
tFd'riord IS the 0niy Republican Candidate, and
,ha' Adams and acEson are MT republicans =!
Surely Sill, you do not to attempt so gross an
imposition upon the understanding of your readers
There Is another feature in your anniInc;ation of
the Republican Caucus Iicket. For Wn. IT
Crawford say you What has brcomc Of Mr.
..hiiatn: If my recollection serves me right the
Washington caucus mominatcd VIM. H. Crawford
i"r President and Albert Gallatin for Vice Presi-
dent and the Richmond Caucus, REGISTERED me q
atcf his Ticket was then and there created tn
support 'hat nomination., and has been annou,rc-
Ell rom authority that the persons named thereon
had given their separate pledgcs to vote as the
caucus directed. How comes it then that the for
n'"ia Is changed: Has MIR. Gallatin been with
Drawn IL so, hy whom-whcn and where has it
ocen done or Is this trick of yours, SIT, to keep
the name of that individual out of sight, that TIE
simple people, many of whom entertain honest and
wen grounded preiudiccs against him, not seeing
ms name on the Ticket, and not knowing all the
complicated machinery of the caucus and General
Iir"H system, ('obiic p0rS fufr,1) might be gull
cd into voting this Ticket, surprising that it was
| for Crawford alone,
keally' sir, there appears to be something more
III ms IMAM meets the eye and a number of vour
suoscrberS and friends would like to be cnlipbten-
ed Oh me subject If MIR. Gallatin be really and
Oo"d nae Withdrawn. it ought to be distinctly and
officially announced and if he be not il remains
for you to explain why you show false colous. upeT
the Caucus Ticket
SpoSylvania, Oct. 10.
.'e'o- York P0ltics--CoL. SAMUEL YoI,xa.
The domestic politics of New York. are as in
teresting, as they arc intricate and inscrutabIe
| Her great and increasing population, vast com
Incrcial and agricultural wealth and resources
the number OF men of talents who adorn her
COUNCILS, the turbulent ambifiop of bor sf,to.