Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1832-10-29
CONlNiuJNICAT7ON.
JACKSON MEETING

of len Jackson he'd al inc Ila'A'i" iA"'N'i ~
I.ynchburg, on Thursday the 18th OF oe'o'ef'
do32:
q, motion Of VIM. NJ Rves, Esq. it was re-
soynd unanimously tlut MIR William Morgan Sr.
le resu,~,ed TO preside us Chairman OF the meeting
and on motion Of Maj. Thomas Rudi, II was, III
1;hc manner, resolved that DR.. Warner Jones DC
un,oj, te Secretary After the meeting was thus
or,,niycd il was. on motion Of Mr.. Rlyes,
Rcsoircd That the Chairman appoint conl-
n;ttee of twelve 10 take the Objects u this meeting
in,o consideration, and report an appropriate pre-
ambe and resolutions.
Wherou,,oa The chair appointed VIM. H. Riyes,
A r. North IT, .,lcCraw Thomas Rudd, VIM.
White, Smi,hson II. Davis J. A. Rowan, Rev.
Thomas Jones, O. G. Clay, K. L. Coleman James
Bullock and H. NJ Didlake on said committee
sho having retired, after short interval returned,
and presented the following report
The practice Of recommending Electors for fre-
sJentia candidates by the Republican members OF
Assembly had its origin in the great political strus-
gle between Jefferson and the elder Adams II
owes its introduction to the firm hearts and pure
minds Of The devoted phaanx Of PATRIOTS Who stead
ly bu, peaceably and constitutonaly, resisted The
storms OF Federal misrule in 81 and 99.
This usage Of the Republican party has been IN
y,riubly pursued at each successive Presidential
election from that TO the present time aAd 60
fallhtul has been The representation oil the wishes
anI principles Of political party, to which they
belonged, TINT every ticket recommended by them,
mas, wi,hou, any exception, been sanctioned bya
majority Of The votes Of The people OF Virginia.
In Obedience to this custom o. tbe'r party, the re-
PUBLICAN me nbcrs OF Assembly, assisted BY special
Delegates from several COUNTIES twhose nlcn!bcfs
belonged to different political party, met IN Con
vention during the last session, and reconnlfilueo
II ticket OF Republican Electors In that hepaoIi-
can Conventions the greatest unaniInity prevailed
10 regard to the suppor. ofGen. Jackson Bnsa'
uuiority Of its me nbrrs, percc,ying that divisions
had already arisen among our political brethren in
o.br states, in regard " the Vice Presidency
tina, some had nominated Col Johnson OF ke..tac-
Ky; others nominated Judge Wilkins Of Pennsy!-
,aniu others wero in favor Of Judge Barbour OF
this State and others in favor OF MIR. Van Buren,
of New Ycrt-aud percelvlDS also that a (onVen-
ton of the friends OF Jackson lhroughou, the u
n;oa h1d been invited 10 assemble IN BALTIMORE 70
coasuit together and select suitable candidate
on hon the votes fihe Republican party of the
United States might be coneentgated--a majority OF
o.,r Conv.niion seeing these hnss, and dreadlng
5i> consequences of division, the danger oil defca.
party, aud the possibility of the election be
ing thrown on the Senate. deemed it advisable 10
recommen, no particular candidate for the Vice
Presidency.
BY their cccptance Of this nomination, the gen
,lenien recommended rs Electors directly
,edged To Cor Andrew Jackson for the Pres,-
Jfncy and virtually pledged to vote for such CAP
ddate for the Vice Presidency shol!d DO gene
rally supported by the Democratic Juckson party
thfoHg hout the Union and should prevent the cleo
ton beng thrown in the cnale. And they could
not afterwards, consistently, give different pledge
TO another party: Yet We doubt 10. the purity OF
motive which governs those Of them who differ
with on this last point.
With these preliminary remarks, we proceed TO
tl consideration of the different tickets of Electors
(hrec in number) now before tho people Of Vmg
nia The FIRST is the one, just spoken Of rcconruen
Died BY the Legislative republican convention
which is pledged to vote for Andrew Jackson for
President, and for such candidate for Vice pies
dent as may be generally supported by the Jackson
party over the Union and to keep the election from
the Senate. The second ticket was nominated
oy the Convention at the toWn of Staunton, and is
pledged to vote for Henry Clay for President and
John Sergeant for Vice President. And the third
ticket nominated by "A committee Of the Churottes-
vile Convrnton, is pledged to vote for Andrew
jackson for President and for Philip p. Barbour
for Vice President.
1t is thus perceived that the Clay party has but
one ticket whilst the Jackson party has two
Aud it becomes US to consider which of these two
we should support in order 10 eject the candidate
OF our choice For -four votes be divided between
both Of our tickets, it is not only possible but highly
probable, and indeed almost certain, that party
will be defeated, and the vote of Virginia he given
iof Clay and Sergeant, against the ascertalncd
wish o; a majority ofthe people. five have no,
already seen how this will happen, it is because we
nave been mslcd by the names at the head of the
tickets, AMI have forgotten that we vote for the
ftek of Electors and not for the candidates directly
According to the constitution and laws, the voters
cannot vote directly for the candidates but mast
vote for Electors, who meet in Richmond in De
cember nextand besow the vote of Virginia on the
candidates for whom they nominated pledg-
ed. II is to be lamented that the constitution does
no, admit ofthu people voting directly for the per-
sons of their choice it will probably be SO amend
ed as to allow this but until the amendment be
made, our conduct must be regulated by its present
provisions. And the success of our party, tho
ma'ltestly the strongest, will be jeoDardIzed by
oar divisions unless we all remember that we vote
zoe tickets of Electors, and not for the candidates
by aames
10 illustrate the disastrous consequences Of d.
Son, look at the following calculations. Sup
ose that one hundred thousand votes are given III
'"snia at this election--that forty thousand Of
."se votes be given to the Clay and Sergeant
,Thet-that thirty thousand votes he given to the
.NNson and Barbour ticket-apd the other thirty
'"asand votes TO the Jackson ticket, which is not
= Tagged for any particular person for the Vice
AIeSlenfN- b., AVID Van