Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-03-23

o oneu Staes' aud not the people OF single State
interested in the election. In the language of the Fed
eras cit desirable that the sense Of the people should
operate in the choice OF person to whom important
trust is TO be confded" Ii is pri,nav poyon of the
Constitution. The Constitution desires and intends that
an election should be effected by the people the
pie unfortunately fail in the ecua exercise OF this right,
then to obvate the evils Of this failure the Constitution
provides secondary, and less avo,e mode of appoint
ment. IT.
The celebrated conflict in the House of
netween Jefferson and Burr, will never be forgoten.--
Both had received majority of votes but the Cons,u,iou
had not enabled the Electors designate for whom they
voted as President and for whom as Vice President For
this want OF certainty, the election ma, Inv Tho ,eonIe
was inconclusve, and carried into -e House Of Re-
pesentauves whore the known popular viii braved
ana nearly dsrcgarded and defeated One of the first and
most prominent measures effected bv the Republican par
ty, who had rumphed with Mr. Jefferson was an amend.
ment OF the mode oil eccing the President Vice Prc
aent Inc designating principle introduced. The
electors were required in voting distinctly and
TO declare the name OF the person voted Tor as President
anu tue name OF the person voted for as Vice
The object was to ensure election by the people The
Senate and House of Representatives were restricted n,
lever numoero the highest the list OF candidates. in
case the election should devolvc either This
was intended TO increase the probability of an election Inv
The people. These amendments were opposed by the
fcdoral party. Aud in the Senate of the u s il was
conended by Mr. Adams that they would secure n mar
tcular party the election of both officers He declared
una, they were calculated TO diminish the probability of
bringing the election into Congress- and to decrease the
chances of an election by the small States
AS aneans, too, OF concentrating the public voice and of
preventing arcsot to Congress, the Republican party had
RECOURSE toa Naonal Convention composed their
sentatves in Congress- This organization of National
Convention was admitted not TO be free from objection but
answercdhc purposes of its institution and was thought
to he the most practicable and expccnf
The general ticket system, sir, into Virp
ma by the Republican party II designed to prevent
disraconto enable us 10 present solid and undivided
PaanX and by the force of popular members 10 effect an
election IN The drorite mode proposed in the Constitution
With the aid Mr. Chairman, of constitutional
legislative enactments, and National Congressional Con-
venons, elections effected by the people until the
G,ose o r Monroes administration Sir. i, base been
ne effort oil the republicans in Virginia harmonze with
eir political brethren, and honestly to cndcavor TO fulfil
the high behess of the Constitution | will no detain
ms assembly, with the recital of the which il was
eaed would at the close OF Mr.. Monroe's administration
Destroy our harmony and prevent election by the
pie. The republicans in Virginia scnsiby alive to
our situation Before the nomination of eIec,ors a SO.
lminary Caucus held the 9Th January ls2i for the
aVowcd purpose oil recommending national concert and
preventing The election from being from before
he people 10 either branch OF Congress- To the
inss oil this Caucus, wish particularly TO call the aen
lon OF those now here assembled. In that Caucus vo,
r. Oharman' Presided there several present
VINO were members oil it, and sir wish that we were oil
(bu know that is vain wisl) now as then ac,ino in
concert AT that period my political comncnced
and feel soictde that NAV appoar sill IN aJhnra ~
The principles which then espoused Having nrocnreJ
VIII read extracts from the proceedings of this meeting
oil republican Members, held on the 9th January 1924
MIR. Dromgooe then read the following extracts
AZ meeting of number of Republican members. &c
held &c on the evening of Monday the 9th of January
1 W SC oil conerring on the subject of Congresso
al caucus The names of the members were called anil
10 Senators and III delegates appearedOn motion of
Mr. Tyler, ''0'''" VI
Resolved That committee be appointed IN prc,,r.
and report to this meeting, such resolutions as they NAV
consider proper 10 be adopted in relation TO the objects Of
MIS- committee was appointed consisting OF
Messs Tyler, Chairman the following members of The
Senatc-IIo (Speaker,) Cabell, Campbell Dade and
Johnson (oi Ches,ered) and of the House of Delegates
-kandolph, Bowyer, Gordon Thompson Garland laval
Rutherford, Winston, Graves and Colley
The committee reported the following preamble and re-
soutions:
$50 secure concert among the Republicans of the Union,
TO give to the majority OF the people of this nation their
due ascenancy by OF the Electoral votes and TO
AVOID resort TO the House of Representatives
"Resoired That approve the political sen,moo,.a.
clared by the Republican members of the State of New
York, at meeting held on the 22I av of Anil 1902 J
,na' we esteem The measure by them recommended un-
dent. Nf
''Resolred That the Republican members Of Coroross
from his State be recommended TO endeavor procure
nomination OF ut persons TO fill the Offices President aud
| wee President OF the United States.
"ReSoired, That these proceedings be signed and pub
| lished." ' rD"
II was then moved by Mr. Thompson (oFairiax that
the word unanimously be inserted. Chiffon Davis (of
Hanover) Raymond and Jones (of Pendeton) dissened
Mr. Dromgooe then read the following extracts from
inc proceedings OF the meeting in New York.
That the practice of making nominations for the Office
OF President by individual States has tendency TO disturb
me harmony oil the great Republican family, by creating
and strengthening individual predictions and local feel
ings, ana thereby prevent that concert of action which
has hitherto crowned their cxerions with success"
Alter recommending nomination by Congressional
.aucus, ana declaring that II is not entirely free from OBJ
lection the Meeting proceeds TO say That we fully he
lievc that Convention thus constituted will be L. It'll
TO be influenced by those sectional jealoisies agajns,
which The idther OF his country has socmnly and Justly
cautioned more likely TO cherish those purely national
feelings, which it is the interest," and should be The pride
oil every State TO protects and calculated 10
unbrokcn those political ties which bind togeher the no
pubIicans oil the North and the South the East and Tho
"es; and are consecraed by the recollection of times
ana events dear to the Democracy of the nation which
triumphed in the election, and prospered under the o
ministraiion, of the i!lustrious Jefferson
Virginia has pnsuedth policy developed in these resol
IONS from the days OF Jefferson present time Trum
petongned and from the house top she has proc aed
doctrines TO all her sister States Will she embrace This
poicrcd opportunity of departing from the principle Of
ton which has hitherto regulated her conduct VIII Viz
gnia renowned for her devotion the Union famed for
her honest and hearty exerions give success and eff
cacy to this popular feature in Federal Government
anu or eF cautious avoidance of every act calculated IN
remove The election from the people Congress will She
emphaucaly ask, eagerly seize this occasion TO prove
reccant 10 hcr own cherished doctrine? Will This
va DOMINION become prominent in exhibiting the example
OF separate nomination by individual State and i'm
ncuicang the prOpriey of and nlexibe adherence o
unuer all circumstances? Shall utterly spnrn all ro
positions Tor comparison opinion and for union of action
ana proudly claim the right 10 dictate Vice President to
the Union! Such our course i'm the bct,er lilo
more vIruous days of the republic Then sir both virtue
and moiesy characterized political dcportment-y
gina dld not In those times dsdan all communion xvi
her sister soVereignes, and aousy oltrude the
claims oil her own sons TO the exclusion OF the consider
uon oil inc just professions of others She
conbded,siIe consultcd-and she anJ 60 90
councils OF mighty naton--not al her own bidding or
uic'ao' put ny The willing voice of tohDIe peoplc
H. sr each Safe makes its own separate nomination and
WIN uncompromsng obsiinacy adheres TO it, discord
distFacon-defcat will be the inevitable consequence
he PrGy and hvoriie mode ofelection by the people