Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-04-06

Knowing the character and taleuts of the SIEVE |
rhi candidates, than those who ha,e never seen I
them, and never acted with them. However, |
the Caucus mnie is denounced, and now let /
rs srr what is To he substituted, for there will
pa a Substitute. Ii is in the nature uf our Gu
,ern;u"nt. IL cannot he avnid-u. Wr,l, sir,
on" state by nm act Gifts legislature, nominatrs
It's f,'nritr, that is, thu E,yoritc OF il majority
Of tn" body; another Legislature, in ihrir pri-
waite capacity, nominate their candidate, and
forbid their Members nf Congress, chosen, as
they are, Ivy the people, from recommending
Il candid ate. Now, Sir, would ask, how
may of tina, Legislature knew any nfthc 9th
er candidates except the one recommended by
them perhaps three ur four, who may have
hcen IN Congress. Other States have pursu-
Ell "A similar course, with rs li,;ie knowledge
oi the candidates Each State has lis "a, oritc
candidate ufhim they may know something's
Bat how they can he capable Of forming Il
Judgment hrtwrrn him and those who are u,,-
posed To him, know not. Many State Lee
gis'atures have undertaken Ia recommend
whist they rerrnbatr the caucus nomination.
Another inodr has been adopted: by Cunvcn-
zion. should like to- know how the delegates
10 IN" convention are chosen are they by the
people briie,e not. few people meet ::
their numbers may be ten, fifty. ar any other
number, ami they appoint The delegates ; aud,
thus chosen they meet in c0nyen;iun. and Sc
iect their candidates. Now, Mr.. President.
whether either nflhnsc modes is preferable TO
caucus, or whether any ofthrm are equal to
It, IS I" he drtermnrd. For my part,
Thought the OLD mode was the best and have
adopted II. have exercised my own opn-
ION. have given mysrlfuo uncasness ahout
that nr Others. And | must think, an inter
ference with the opinion of ,husc who attend
ed the caucus, WAS wholly irrelevant 10 tn.
subject mlt,rr before the Senate
MT. EArnH, ofT.nnrssec, said, he consider
ed thIs sdhl"ci "r discussion as altogether i'm
proper and Thought il ought not To he permit
trd To remain aay !nnger before the Senate
The Senate has NOW spent two days in de-
haf'n% tn" qresii"n, whether it il proper fur
members ofC"sSrrss Ia go into Caucus. lie
sincerely believed that such subject was un
becoming the dignity Of the body, and that i,
would place the mrm'ers in no very elevated
view before the public. His object was, to
pat 'n end Ia the discussion. He suggested
~ the consideration of the Senate. whether
~ was not better Ia let it end here, He NOV
ed that the resolutions be ordered to lie ON
tn" tIhip.
The question on Mr.. Els motion, was pvt,
and passed in the negative The question then
REQUIRED, on ndefni'" postponemrnt
Mr. MACON, of n. G. next addressed the
Chair He Said that these resolutions had
been referred toa select committee they had
hern matuiely considered and rcpuried upon
ny that Committee and now, because GER
tain other subject not connected with them
had aeen introduced. no vote was to be taken
upon them. What is the question before the
Senate 1t is upon the Indefinite postpone
nfni oi the resolutions and not upon their
suhlrCt matter. Why should not a fair vote
he taken on them? Genilemen who are not
entirely decided on business before the Senate,
generally vote for a postponement. He thought
no proposition to amend the constitutions that
had ever been before the Senate, had so much
IN favor of ii, IA the one that had been report
ed by this Committee. 1t had, FIRST or last,
been recommended by almost every one of
the States. And now, after all the time that
had been spent about it, after one Of the pro-
positions had been discussed at full length
thry are All To BE- thrown by. He well knew,
that nen would do, in relation tn these things,
~ they thought right. He considered it an
extremely unfortunate circumstance, that a
subject which had nothing To do with the real
question before the Senate had been mirodu-
ced, and was about to destroy all chance OF
considering the amendments to the Consttu-
lIOa.
Mr.. Nj. said, h" kneyr that no amendment
could now be made Ia affect The next election.
lnere must he a concession Of opinion some
wberc-every body feels the embarrassments
we are inboring under and yet we are not
permitted 10 90 on, and discuss the amend
rUrnts by which thu So evils might be remedi-
Ell. THIS amendment, he thought, would en-
sure an election, without going 10 The House
at Reprcse nati'es; and he hoped il would
net be postponed. II is time enough 10 posi-
pone them, when we fnd that NE cannn' make
one that Is lit to b" adopted. We shall, then,
pave done our duty tn Our constituents, az
faithful men. BIT, now, we are abUu; TO pl ST.
P"oe Them, at the very thrt8hhOld If there
ever was a time when the subirct could be met
grd"fly, II ~ The present. What was the
condition Oh the country, at the time of the
dthrulty Ia he election OF jefferson and Burr !:
Greaf anxiety was spread from one end ofihe
courtiy To The other. The House of Repre-
Sentait'es was voting thirty times, without
coming to y decision the most eerinus alarm
Pervadfd the country. And yet, with this
knowledge before H., we arc not willing 10
max provision 4inst similar occurrences
III re was charge Of foreign partaIity. on
each sidr ~ the great parties existing ut that
ti'' Onr was accused Of fondnpss for The
British The other, for the French. There
10 no Deposition OF that kind now. We have
Pc 'ce, and Ne have plenty TO eat and. thank
Haven, the Tariff bill has not set passpd.-
Some think that the amrrdn.nt will
produce c0nipidIion of The government.
aud that the State lines viii be lost. Bat, ri
most all the State have agreed 10 it-alrnost
all Of them have called for the dstriclins sys-
ten. Mr. VI. said, he did not believe thai il
would destroy the Constitution. Hp had
heard 50 much, and 50 often, Of the dcsiruc-
uoD 81 the Constitution, that he had almost
become an inidcl, IN respect 10 il. We have
stood q SPdI'iUn law. and an alien lazy and