Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-12-23


Jackson Vice President. F7r his vote avh'cd,
'.f sentiments which confogmod Ia ms own.
NJ" C,rTEr Of j. w, did not thu% it righ, fur
Frginit To originate the nomination of of her
own sons He earnestly begged the meeting 10
collect tho wise policy, well AS the silent dignity,
which she had always exhibited s;ch occasions.
1t had never been der course, to pronounce from
the house-tops, tina, her citizens qualified TO
hli tho hiah offices Of the government. But she
had calmly waited Toy such no,u-ations ~ come
from tho other Stn;cs-ond it was swcc! Cor her to
hear the praises ofothers and to second tie iny-
totions.-Bcsi,lcs, he begged Gentlemen 10 rccOcc,
that il they had made up their own minds about tine
Vice President, of them thc proxies Of
others, and ho WAS sure thoy had had no opportu-
nifty of consulting their principals.
Mr.. MILLER said that he himself was the proxy
far two gcnticmen; and he certain That neither
of them had calculated upon this meeting takiag W
the nomination of l Vice President.
! Mr.. WYATT thought the meeting bud fulfilled i,s
duty-and il was host Tor il 20 vdiourn. lie should
accordingly make that laot0H
Mr.. DRcNGccLW hopcd, THAT his friend from.
Charlotte would Withdraw tho mo,ion-;n order
that no might have opportunity Of moving that
tho nomination of Vice President 30 postponed to
TIE future meeting.
Mr. Wyatt conscntirg to Withdraw H. Mr. DRoY
GooLE then made the motion FOR poa,poncmen,.
! Mr.. PnrsroN said, that i; witt; great ombsr-
rasstnent he second time TO address the mco;
ing-thut those who knew him ut all, know that
he felt no inclination whatever 10 forco eithor
himself or his opinions this meeting again
That II was matter oil no moment whatever IN the
decision of tho question Of The Vice Presidency,
whether tine census of 1890 that of 1889. should
he tho standard of the electoral vote OF 1892
that it altogether indie Icndcrt of, and uncon-
:. nccted with, that question. Re believed that il
I would be much moro advantageous to Virginia to
vote under tho census of 1920, Than under that of
lSS0-that tho increase in population had bceu
comparatively triSng in proportion TO that of many
OF our sister States within the last Ton yearo-that
he had not felt the swelling lido with which thoy
had been so happily blessed. Tho gentleman from
Dinwiddie had mistaken him il he supposed thu.
no (Mr. Prcston) did not deem the election of Gen.
Jackson entirely surc-ho know il and felt it
That it was therefore he pressed the nomination
of 4 Vice President at this tno. That this hall
ana this assembly saYo conclusive proofs of his
strength i'll Virginia. No doubts but that !,
ticket formed by those who hero aascn,-
bied would fully meet the wishes OF the people O!
this Comma n ealth--Ihat u consciuu ei,-4s OF His
strength hud left hin, entire liberty to demand n
Vice President Of tic right principles. Tho time
was, lie said, when Virginia principles wore
known without being proclaimed from tho house
tops, when others antic Patcd thcm before they
were announced, they might sustain them the
more eifectnnlly and support them the moro cor
daily when they acre ann0unced Bat shat pc-io!
is gone by. From sad experience wo have loa cd
the ssson, that those times are no more. The
last summer has demonstrated the fact that Vir-
gmia finds herself on rolled with minority. Wo now
struggle for the bare existence Of those principles
winch were once 3" triumphant. II is 10
longer sufficient for her merely announce lhe m
it becomes her to sustain them.
Al such Il crisis what does il boho2o US 20
do7-Docs it not become us boldly to declare, and
firmly 10 sustain our causc?-No LEAD from Penn
sylranla, can come into hard-Ncnc can
como to us from the Soutll-No one looked 10 hat
one sPot-to ono r1an-fnown 10 us all-apprcca-
ted by us all-No one bat Virginian will SUIT us
at tins crisis. He prepared to sustain him and
HIM aionc-that lie would be restrained by 10 such
motives of dclicacy those alluded to by the
! gentleman from Prince William, in the course
winch he should pursue. He repeated that ho
would not whit for the lead, hut give it boldly
That he represented those who were the earliest
and warmest supporters Of General Jackson-and
tlIat he entitled for them 20 look FOR some def
ference to their opinions. He therefore, seconded
tho motion to nominate Vice President.
MIR. OriE, seeing benefit to arise from such
discussion, renewed the motion OF adjournment.
The questrn was accordingly put, and carried
without a diyision-And then tho Convention ud-
journcd.
I'VE have copied Mcssrs. Brodnax and Carriers
remarks from the Notwithstanding become ia.
tiGued with following notes. There was no di
vision, but the sRlaiority, from the imperfect light
seemed to rather doubtful