Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-05-08

contemplate the wicked course Of Burr and Tho Federal
Wing party without feeling deeply, and lamen,inp--
all! weeping, for the inhrmites of nature and the
dangers to which free Government is always exposed
BY this Congressional Caucus, perhaps, alone the
eopc of the United States cmancipated from the
misruc of the old Federal party Again, in 1904, Mr.
Jeerson received the votes of Virginia, under Caucus
ticket, with George Clinton for Vice Prcsidcnt-1he
Federal party from the beginning used every cxcrton
bring te ca"eas system as they called IT, into dsrcpnie
On the 2Id day Of January, lS03. cighfyinc Rcpub-
can members of Congress met, and James Madison
nominated by eighty three votes for President, and
George Clinton II New York, nominated for Vice
Presidents The Fed ral party their great scheme
OF conquest ('dieiGc and conquer, } took up George
Clinton Tor President and G.. c. Pinckn.v for Vice
President. Thus to unite the Republicans oil n. York
with the Fedcrasts of South Carolina and carry off these
two States that ticket: While in Massachusetts, ~
Hampsne, II Island, Connecticut Delaware Maryland,
and North Carolina, their ticket, (ndccd, their rral
ticket9 was C. c. Pnckncy for President, and Rufus
States, procured for these gentlemen forty-Scrcm
electoral votes. In Virginia, the scheme was a
little curious. n Committee of Federal gentlemen,
OF Staunon, formed ticket for G. G. Pnckney which
received in the whole State less than four hundred
votes Another ticket, which promised success,
was formed on the UhiteDhg plan, under Republican
auspices, for james Monroe which supported by the
personal friends of Nj Monroe. and the great body of
the Federal party. But this scheme faled.-Nlr Ma
olson ticket in Virginia recciveda majority both the
others of 6S47 votes. The .iurora, October $685. de-
scrIbcs this canvass as follows
They say they Federalists, and advocate u sepa-
ration OF the Union
They say they Federalsts, and support and nd
vocate and apologize for the outrages nation
In Massachusetts, and Connecticut they for maxi
ing Rufus King President and Timothy Pickering his
" In New York, they assert to be friends of George
Clinton as President, and G. 9. Pinekney his Vice
any body his Vice
In $. Carolina they for C. c. Pinckney as Pre-
sident, and King his Vice.
% This is Federalism in its true character"
In New York the electors appointed by the Lee
gsaturc and the Federal party managed as to
Tor Clinton sir votes, while Madison received thirteen
and Clinton thirteen, for Vice President. The whole
vote was, for Madison l22, Pinckney a. az, Clinton
% -, Langdon 81 Monroe g. and Madison g. Here il
is obvious the scheme OF The Federal party was to ret
Madison, Clinton, and Pinckney, before the House of
On the 1871, dry Of May, 1872 sehlytwo Repablican
emoers Of S9nESss nSmnq,ed A. Madam. for re-
Uhue-bhig plan Was again adopted y tho Fcetral par
~ n ~ 1grS hey {oiaea peft 81 the Jiepnnlicap
lngefsol Of Pernsylsania, Cor Vice President All
Tue Federal states to the Ne'ss joined IN the scheme,
and althar4rt cNt Clinton had been faithful TO the
principles df the Republicans, he made an instru
mcnt Tor tlle defeat OF his own party. In Virginia,
aud some ot the other Soohern States, il was thought
better to take federalism OH i'll footing and ticket
for itufus King The UIr Panic il thought
had prostra ted the principles of Jefferson and Madison
The schem1 did not take well in Va although lnany Of
theFedeal ouniies gave the King ticketajorites But
MIR. MADISON received the of the STATE by about
10000 of Anajory. In New York, the schee took
well as to cary off the whole vote, (as the Mite scheme
may IN Ienbessee) but the people Of n. York Nav
ing the vote IN thelr own hands, was not much test o.
their feeling
The final result was, fe- Madison I2S votes Dewitt
Clinton 80 foE President For Vice President Gerry 49,
Ingerso So,
To the Republicans have only TO add that syJojted
Stand, dirgded acc faH" Those who have bcen en-
gagged since l5OO to resist and put down all Republican
Caucusses, Cf'nventions &c, have many of their own
as they desire to promote their These istt
tons arc Tie rry elements Of pOicr and safety to the Re
Pn6e6" e0"S and oihoat heR the aciy schemes Of the
Uhtg P0ty 'ot BRING buck upon tic old Federal par
7otM al ITS pTtde ami 0ppreSSOnI therefore hope that
the Republicans will adhere to the doctrines of their
fathers, of Ljcrty and of SecuTitY
A few words hereafter! REPUBLICAN,