Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-10-09

for the oioo of Vice President had been selected
by the friends of the present administration any
where and when il was positively declared nv tho
presses supposed TO bc IN the immediate confidence
of Mr.. Van Buren,, that he would not bc a cahdi.
date, and that 'they would not support hin"--the
eyes of the public were attracted Judge Bar
hour, by those virtues and Abilities for which AS a
citizen and statesman, he has been so Justly dis
Hnguishcd. His friends felt constrained On the
important occasion OF the pending election of Vice
President, to act iii strict conformity with those
| principles, which they, in common with majority
of their fellow citizens in Virginia had always pro.
| fessed. From the beginning, they at,cnpted--
lthey dosrCH no more, than that tlo people should
DO left free to declare their own wishes as TO his
success or defeat While Judge Barbour has been
and still is, identified with that party, (once known
as the republican, who have 0t,oays striven to per-
petuatc the liberties and the Union of the States
by preserving the constitution-his friends wcro
content to rest his claims TO the confidence of his
country. unaded by the arts of systematic elect.
ionouring, the power of the press, on the simple
| force of truth. They asked for nothing but fair
play. They asked this, not for themselves but for
| the peoplc. How have they received it,
| When the Legislative Caucus was about to PRO
| coed during the last winter at the usual time to
nominate candidates for the Offices of President;
| and Vice President, the claims of Judge Barbour
were brought TO their consideration by n nomina
ton which he had received from the Legislature of
Alabama. While he was thus publicly announced
as candidate for this station by tho citizens of
another State and while he was identified with
the recorded principles of that body to whom he
came thus rccommended-they only protested a
cold desire to see him electcdwhile he was turn
ed adri!t (wthout the compliment of u recommend
atom to the fillmore Convention. rho Legisla-
tUres of New York and Pennsylvania, had Lom
mated Mr.. Van Buren, and Mr.. Wikins-while il
was deemed inerpedient for the Legislature of Viz
ginia to second the nomination which had been
made by another State, of her own favorite son.
Though under these circumstances no nomina-
ton of n Vice President was made by the Leyisla
two Caucus, ticket of electors was formed, which
was declared and believed to be unpledged To any
candidate for that office. The Baltimore Conven-
ton (wiih tho aid of many members of the IIegisa-
tive Caucus) nominated Mr.. Van Buren,. The
Charlottesville Convention nominated Judge Bar
bour, and adopting the electors who had been re-
commended by the Caucus, only desired that they
would obey the will of a majority of the people of
Virginia, it should be- unequvocaly expressed at
the polls. The prctexts under which this request
has been declined, are already before the public.
They take refuge under cover of some implied un-
derstandng IN the caucus (whether at Baltimore
or Richmond docs not appear imposing obligations
Oh these unpledged and unpledging electors, which
the people cannot coptroul.
Tbs friends of Judge Barbour have been actuated
throughout by desire TO promote his election
without hazarding the reelection of General jack
son They have practised no disguise Their ub-
Jects have been honestly avowed and openly pursu-
ed They did conceive that those cleo, ors who
had been recommended to the confidence OF an in
tciligent and patriotic people, as free and unbas-
sed, would glory in doing the will of that people
INDUCING confidence which seemed warranted
by the uncontradicted experience of all civilized
rcpuh'es, and which was peculiarly challenged on
this occasion, they united in Recommending this
ticket, to avoid division amongthe friends Of tho
administration in Virginia. They fear, however
that the election of Mr.. Van Buren, is REGARDED
by many of his friends, of more consequence
than the reelection of the President, or the purity
OF those principles, which till now have been rogard-
ed as cardinal by men of all parties, in all free
countries.
This COmnittaa would loo tbo;r
against the daring inroads upon the rights and lbor-
tics oil the people, which have been boldly proclaim
cd on thus OCCASION. Amid the darkest vicisstudes
OF party strife, there arc dangers, sNobvious and
alarming, 10 the CANNON veal, destructive of
human rights as to merge the angry excitements
OF the moment in one general burst of indignant
PATRIOTISM The triumphs and defeats of party
will soon cease TO be remembered eScept as thew
shall live the faithful page of history--whiie
tho foundations of the Republic should be laid
broad and deep in principles of eternal truth and
Justice.
AS this Committee reluctantly constrained
to believe that the voice of the sovereign people oil
Virginia cannot be fairly expressed by those who |
VIII not acknowledge their obligations to do So |
they have no Alternative left but TO discharge the
trust which has been confded to them by the Char
lotesvile Convention. The 18th resolution of that
Convention is as follows
"Resolved, That should any of the electors de- |
cline or refuse to obey the will of majority of
the people of the State, who may vote IN the elect
ION, as fairly expressed the polls, the Central
Committee be authorized to nominate and substi
tnte some other in the stead of such elector or
electors"
Observation-Disclosures, That as only three of the
electors nominated by the Legislative Caucus
have consented TO ''obey the will of majority of
the people OF the State who may vote in the eoct
ion, as fairly expressed at tho polls'-and as four
OF those electors have declined to say whether |
they would would not obey such wi-the fol-
lowing ticket of electors be recommended to the |
trends Of Jackson and Barbour in the State of
Virginia.
The ticket was not presented in time for this |
days paper, it will be published on Monday
EDS. Adv.
Resolved, That the friends of Jackson and Bar
bour throughout the commonw ealth, be reques cd !
to organize committees of vigilance for their re.
sPectiyo counties, towns and boroughs and to for
ward lists of the same to tho Central Committee
Resolved, That copy of these proceedings be
furnished to Judge Barbour.
THO w. GILMER, Chm'n.
JAS. w. SAUNDERS, Sec'y.