American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1824-08-20

dent of the U. States by the members of Congress
assembled in caucus and of course another recog
nisng the nomination of William III. Crawford and
Albert Gallatin. The modus operand; in order to
|etect this patriotic election also arranged and
la few silly compliments were passed upon the citi
zens OF Harrisburg because they did not condesend
to mob and treat, these thirty fre gentlemen
who paid them foolish visit; and then the farce
ended, and the members Of this shadow of conyen
ton got 10 the stage and rode home again.
.Aurora.
We understand that the Crawford convention,
which was held at Harrisburg on Monday, the 9th
inst. adjourned on Tuesday. About so delegates
attended, of whom more than one.third were from
this district. About one-third of the counties 10
Pennsylvania were represented, or rather misrepre
scented, in the convention. Mr.. .MattheW Roberts,
brother of Jonathan Roberts, presided, and Mr.. E.
Penttand of Pittsburgh and Mr.. Darid f. Gordon
Iof Philadelphia acted secretaries. An electoral
ticket in favor Of William II. Crawford and Albert
Gattatin was nominated: And thus ended the
second act of the Radical Farce in Pennsylvania!
Franklin Gazette.
The little Crawford convention at Harrisburg, in
order to give respecabity to their electoral ticket
have placed Richard Rush, Esq. our minister at
London, at its head. We have reason to believe
lof Mr.. Rush. ib.
The little Crawford meeting at Harrisburg head
their proceedings as the national nomination"
| That must be very great nation which was repre-
sented by thirty very small men ID.
The thirty self nominated gentlemen who com
posed the laughable convention which formed the
National ticket, few days ago at Harrisburg, are
certainly much indebted to the opportune arrival OF
General La Fayette, for turning the public attention
from their ridiculous proceeding, to more worthy
Iobect. They deserve TO be ridicued and laughed
lat for the importance which they attach to their
Thirty roices. We have their proceedings headed
lin large capitals" The National Nomination"
Why this is even more barefaced than the conduct
lof the sixty members of Congress- who in all con-
science went far enough beyond the bounds OF pro-
lpriety.-But what to think Of the state of the
times, when thirty nnEnoWn citizens OF Pennsylva-
MIA, and nearly one half of that number from Pha-
ldepha, take ride Of hundred miles, and gravely
tell ten millions OF people, that they must choose
William II. Crawford to govern over them And
lit is thus the treasury ticket is formed in Pennsyl
vania .aurora.
From the Harrisburg Chronicle, .aug. 16.
Crawford Conuention.-We never knew an occa.
sion that excited so little interest as the meeting of
The delegates in this place, on Monday last, to Xix
upon an electoral ticket favorable to MT. crawford
On the morning of that day, it was subject of re-
mark-alter the storm of the night preceding had
been discussed-that there appeared to be several
strangers in town." but not in twenty knew
their business, nor was concerned about it, At me-
rdian when the bell was rung to collect the dele
gates into the court house, conjecture was started
as to the object Of the ringing unusual an hour
and this having been ascerained there was scarcely
any further manifestation Of curiosity, certainly none
of solictude, with regard to the good or evil doing
|of the convention. very small number OF the
citizens attended to witness the before dinner scene
"a few more attended at the q O'Clock session.
but even at s in the evening, when the business oil
the day was concluded, and nothing remained to in
terrup the passion for seeing strange sights, the
benches were not as well filled as when an ordinary
trial is going on in the Quarter Sessions. And in
deed, never was the public judgment more correct:
for in all our days we have not met with so " Hat
and Improbable" an assemblage There was no
argufying of the point. Why? Because the plan
of operations, to the most minute particular, was
previously 6xed-The form of public proceedings
was kept up but the whole business had been evil
IDENTITY made -" ready, cut and dry," in secret con-
,claye.
None of the delegates uttered single word in
relation to the merits Of the candidates for Presi
dent, or OF the measures proper TO be adopted, to
promote the success of the electoral ticket The
credentials of the delegates were referred to com
mittee the nomination of electors was submitted
to committee: and so with every other matter.