Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-10-11

nomination which hau Oeen uaue " ""o>'s'
State, Of her owa favorite son.
Though under these circumstances no nomlua'
ton Of Vice President was made ey tne Legs
lafive Caucus, ticket OF electors was 'ormed'
which was declared and believed TO De unP,eag'
ed to any candidate for that Office. Inc ba'u'
more Convention with the aid OF many members
Of the Legislative Caucus) nominated Mr.. va.
Buren,. The Charlottesville Convention nom''
mated Judge Barbour. and adopting the electors
who had been recommended by the Oaucus' on'y
desired that they would obey the VIII o, mao
rty of the people Of Virginia, az 1t should oe I'M
equivocsliy expressed at the polls. Inc pre'eAts
under which this request has been declined, are
already before the public. They take refuge IN
der cover of some implied understanding 10 the
caucus whether at Baltimore or Richmond does
not appear) imposing obligations on these u's-
piedped and unpiedgmg electors, which the peo.
pie cannot control.
The friends of Judge Barbour have been &c.
tuated throughout BY desire to promote his cleo.
tion. without hazarding the reelection OF Gen.
Jackson. They have practised no disguise. -
Their objects have been honestly avowed and
openly pursued, They did conceive that those
electors who had been recommended TO the con.
fdence Of an intelligent and patriotic people, as
free and unbiased. would glory IN doing the will
uf that people. INDUCING a confidence which
seemed warranted by the uncontradicted expert
ence of all civilized republics, and which wa:
peculiarly challenged on this occasion, they uni
ted in recommending this ticket, to avoid d
vision among the friends Of the administration IL
Virginia They fear, however, that the election
of Mr.. Van Buren, is regarded by many OF hi:
friends, as of more consequence than the re-elec
ton of the President, or the purity oil those
principles, which ill now have been regarded a.
cardinal by men of all parties, in all free cbun
tries.
This Committee would raise their feeble voic.
against the daring inroads upon the rights ant
liberties of the people. which have been boldly
proclaimed on this occasion. Amid the darkes
vicissiludes of part, strife. there are dangers Sc
obvious and alarming, to the common veal, Sc
destructive Of human rights as to merge the an
grv excitements Of the moment in one genera
burst of indignant patriotism. The triumph!
and defeats of party will soon cease to be re
membered. except as they shall live on the faith
full page of hlstnry-while the foundations OF the
Republic should he laid broad and deep in prn
ciples Of eternal truth and justice.
As this Committee are reluctantly constrained
to believe that the voice Of the sovereign people
of Virginia cannot be fairly expressed by those
who will not acknowledge their obligations to de
so they have no alternative left but TO discharge
the trust which has been confded to them by the
CharlOf e,vilIe Convention. The 9TH resolution
Of that Convention is as follows:
"Resolved, That should any Of the electors
decline or refuse to obey the will Of majority Of
the people OF the State. who may vote in the
election, as fairly expressed at the polls. The
Central Committee be authorized to nominate
and substitute some other in the stead OF such
elector or electors"
Wherefore-Reso'vsd,T That az only three o
the electors nominated by the Legislative Caucus
have consented to obey the will of majority
of the people of the Safe who may vote in
the election, as fairly expressed at the polls"-
and as four Of those electors have declined tt
say whether they would or would not obey such
wil--the following ticket Of electors be recon-
mended to the friends of Jackson and Barbour
in the State of Virginia.
GThe ticket was not presented in time for this
days paper, 1t will be published on Monday.
EDS. Adv
Resolved, That the friends of Jackson and
Barbour throughout the commonwealth, be re
quested TO organize committees OF vigilance FOL
their respective counties, towns and boroughs,
and to forward lists of the same to the Central
Committee.
Resolved. That a copy OF these proceeding
be furnished to Judge Barbour.
THO w. GlLMER, Chm'n.
JAS w. SAUNDERS, Sec'y.
MR.VAN BUREN's MODE OF DECIDING PRINCIPLE
ToMe Editors THE Viginia .4dvOcafe.
Conference.-The Address of the Charlottes
Vile Convention contained an allusion to Mr.
Van Buren's opinions on the subject OF the Vet'
Of the Maysvile Road Bill, which Il understand
has BEEN impugnrd bv the Washington Globe OF
its correspondents 1t is due, therefore, to truth
as well as to the parties concerned. that the un
questionable authority on which that alluslon wa'
| founded, should be land before the public. The
accompanying communication from Col, Carson
OF North Carolina. was written in answer to ar
inquiry which rropoanded to hum, previous t.
the meeting Of the Charlottesville Convention.
deem it proper. also. to state that copy o.
Col. Carsnn's communication was furnished al
his request to the Editors Of the Globe, in Au
gust last: and as that press has since taken nc
notice of the subject, am authorised to publish
Col. Carson's statement, which you are request.
ed to do aCcOrdinply,