Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-03-13
saturday Ecesstng, March 10.
THE LATE CAUCUS.

| 80, liz bAI IL CAUCUS.
Inc New York Courier & Enquirer of Monday
contains letter which we extract for the curiost,
OF those concerned.
Eu,,c, Of VIRGINIA.
fA''c. OF letter to Of the Editors of the Cor
Ter ~ Enquirer, from leading member of In.
| Legislature of Virginia, dated
| RICHMOND, Feb. 29th, 1889.
Doar Sir-Our Jackson Republican Legislative
omo "sS'n'oicd last evening according to notice
| nu'cu anu thirty one membors present. AT
| wi t;o "oe"ng was organized, a motion was mad,
W auJoo'h until some future day, or until tho an
Poruonment bill shall be passed by Congress. Or
n,r, ~ ,I Iho Cathountes jumped up in over,
POI, y. '"e nal foaming and frotbing like dogs
uhaer the influence of Hydrophobia, and declared
.ma. tney would not acccdc to an adjournment nm.
III 1. BARBOUR should be nominate ted for Vice Pre-
s,uen.' we protested against any nomination by
~ no osueus' and expressed determination to
al y any nomination which may be made by
.ne Daiue'ore Convention in May next; and Sir
take my word for it, if VIC had been pushed to a
h1ninaton last evening. or if we should DO push.
Gu 10 II when we next meet, Mr.. Van Buren, will
DO nominated by majority of more than f,oo to One
oUeT Mr.. Bur6our ~ '' ~ WIZ
majority. y s
we had some eight nno Clay men in the
meeting W. represent Jackson counties but "a bo
were pledged to their constituents to attend the
jackson Caucus. You will not DO surprised that
az OF these were in favor of nominating Mr.. p. p.
BARBOUR for Vice President, not that they arc any
way certain of Mr. Barbour's being in favor ~
Caihonn' but that they hoped to throw away tho
electoral vote of Virginia, and thereby send the
election OF Vice President to the Senate and sub
lact 1t to the Vaccinations of the new triumyrate
hessrs. Webster, Clay and Calhoun.
COMMENT. Who were the members that
"foamcd and frothed, like mad.dogsl" We were
present and saw none of these evidences of hydro
Phobia. Was it declared by any member, that he
would not consent to adjourn until Mr.. Barbour
was nominated? We enquire for information.
our memory is, that the argument against adjourn
ing was that part if not all the business of the
caucus, could be then disposed of; that President
and Vice President, Central and County Com
m'ttecs' could be appointed, before the Apportion
ment Bill passed. We do not remember having
heard the ground taken by any member, that he
would not accede to an ad iournment, before Mr.
Barbour was nominated. The fact is material.
z. by whom was the determination expressed, to
abide by any nomination made by the Baltimore
Convention! Such was doubt the purpose of
some' perhaps many, ut the Caucus, but it was
Kept IN reserve; 1t was not expressed as we think
NO ailusIon we believe, was made by that side of
the Caucus to the Baltimore Convention, and for
obvious reasons.
). VIII Mr.. Van Buren,, if his friends be "pusl
ed" to 1t, DO nominated over Mr.. Barbour two to
onef Nous oerrons. 1t may BIO SO.
d. Has the author of the letter dealt literally. or
justly, by those Clay men who attended tho eau.
Gus in obedience to pledges TO their Jackson con-
stituents! Were they all for MIR. Barbour, If
they 'Oere has he tho authority say, that their
constituents do not prefer Mr. Barbour TO Mr.. Van
Buren,! Has he the right to say, that they betray
ed the trust rePosed in thcm7 That they acted
with view, not to promote, but to defeat. the
wishes of those who confded in them? That thew
stcd the iiehonorabls part, of seeking to advance
She purposes OF their own party, undor cover of
furtherng those Of the Jackson party, which their
duty called upon them to sustain for the time, as
tives, though as individuals they were
hostile to theml This is a grave charge, impin-
ging the good faith and integrity of those agains,
whom it is addressed, and our private acquaintance
with each and all of these gentlemen, enables and
commands us, to repel it as libellous.
Lastly. Who is the author Of this letter, thus
gifted to enter the minds of men, and scan the Sc
crets eff the hearth So sagacious, SO knowing,
and SO liberal7