Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-06-22
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The Convention at Charlottesville from which so much
was expected by those who contributed getting it up
have at length met and have given TO the world the history
oil ther proceedings IL most obvious that this me
not sustained by the opinion OF the friends of the Adj
Nuns % rom nine counties and three boroughs,
ABOUT thirty delegates assembled! 1t is well known in
those very counties, there is strong opposon and i'm
some majority agains, the Convention For purposes of
good then, tits clear nothing result from this meeting
But let us examine into their proceedings and let the
people Judge, whether they ought comply with their
recommendations From the time of the passage of the
general uckct law, just previous 10 Mr. Jcersons first
electo me UNIFORM usage has been, fix upon
by legislative caucus This has been found TO be safe
way TO concentrate the opinions of the republican party
and universal acquescence has sanctioned this mode of
ceedng, and individual predictions have been made 10
yieId 10 the sense OF majority. An effort get up new
caucus or convention subsequently that held in the lie.
gislatve hail. constitutes ara in the nj
the party in this State 1t calculated TO DESTROY ali ca
pacy Tor future concert and cooperaon and the prcce-
dent sanctioned by the appreciation of the people, will
justify hereafter every member of the party who is dis
satisfied with the result of the general Convention even
though he may have attended it himself in ondcavoring
10 get up new and separate Convention which may
hwart The proceedings OF the first That such would be
me elect oil the recommendations Of the Charlottesville
Convention 1t could have any, apparent 10 any
person who will consider the present posture of affairs in
relation 10 the Presidential election and who will advert
TO the proceedings OF the general Convention held i'm the
Capitol Ii will be rccolccted that that body seeing the
danger from tying do,cn the electors 10 cote for anu mar
ticudr candidate for Pice President of the election
being thrown INTO the Senate determined to leave the
.ors 70 gore az me tme tchen they should act, for that
person who would be likely secure majority of the
votes ms was decided by very large and
majority An attempt was at the time made in the
House OF Delegates 10 incorporate into the electoral law
provision that each person should be required TO lee-
nate his ticket the person whom he wished TO be Vice
freSiueh rms provision was plainly unconstitutional
1t went to compel the people do what the constitution
prohibited, namely, 10 vote for Vice Preslrn-It was
then proposed 10 insert clause permitting the people so
TO Designate but this clause also reiecte as all the
Legislature had right TO do prescribe the mode in
which the electors should be voted for had no right
TO make any Interior provision OF the kind described To
friendly Stratio lybr
had voted in Convention against trammeline the electors
as 10 the Vice Presidency there of course strong
objection TO any such clause in the law because il was
calculated TO produce the very effect which thew SO much
deprecated, viz: the binding The electors i'm such way
haI, Whatever might BIO their conviction that they
throwing away the vote of the State they might be COM
PEELED TO obey an instruction for particular candi-
date.
The recommendation no,c given by the charlottesville
ConVenon nothing than the second provision at
tempted to be engraed into the electoral law Every OBJ
lection which applied to that clause the law except on
inc score oil Legality, applies to the recommended
by the Convention Is it not obvious that if tits to have
any efficiency is 10 bind the electors pefemporIv 10
vote Tor particular candidate though should be
apparent al the Time, that by voting election by the
people would be defeated and the choice thrown on the
Senate Is not this consideration made much stronger
by circumstances developed since the Convention in the
capitol, which demonstrate Zone would suppose to the
most scepucal) that compliance with the recommends
ton oil the Charlottesville Convention by majority of the
voters, would eventuate i'm the loss the vote of virginia
as TO the second officer the governments Is il not bet
ter to leave this matter where it placed by the Con-
Charloes
vile Conven'n suggesting the course they did when
they demonstrated by their confidence in tc cleo
tors recommended by the General Conventions by adopt
ing them as their own nominees? Ii is far from my in
enton 10 mpue any improper motive or 10 question tho
patriotism OF The members Of the Charlottesville Conven
ton But with perfect personal respect for them and al
lowing them zeal in what they deem best for the country
II Is alr and proper TO siae that the only results from that
recommendation TO the voters designating Vice Pre-
sdeu on their tickets will he, TO produce excitement
amongst tue members OF the party which we all belong
q mean the friends Of the administrations and possibIv m
their advice be oowed TO defeat the vote Of The State as
TO Vice President The people themselves can prevent
these consequences, by maniiesing firm and de-
ermned resolution 10 adhere TO the plan they have pur.
sued ever since Mr. Jeerson first ceciion that is TO re-
gard the pointed out by their esentaves me,
in general conventions the only which can unite tho
party and give TO its efforts.
Nor is this the time TO be splitting amongst ourselves
The administration is assailed by numerous and active
opposition However discOrdant NAV be the materials
which compose il, they united in common hostility
to the President Ours should be united effort TO re.
SiSt these combined attempts If we pursue this course
tlere can be no possible danger FABRICIUS.
TO TIE EDITORS or THE ENQUIRER.
GENTLEMEN However laudabe the motive, and
PFaiseworhy tina object intended be effected nothing
IS perhaps more calculated produce erroneous impress
sion upon the public mind generally than many of the
meetings which have been held i'm various sections d the
relation to the election of Vice President of the United
States Iii well known fact that meetings of this char
acer are very rarely attended by any but those favourable
to their particular object while those entertaining differ
ent views and opinions, very seldom attend and if they
do, are generally spectators