The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-05-01
From the .Natehiioehes Herald
MEETING OF THE DEMOCRATIC MEMBERS
or THE IECIST

OF THE LEGISLATURE.
At meeting Of the Democratic members Of The
Legislature, held in New Orleans the Sd inst.
Hon. p. f. Bossier called to the chair, and
Messrs Fuker and O'Bryan appointed Secretaries. A
report and resolutions were subjoined and adopted.
The report thus speaks of the action of Virginia on
the Presidential question. "The Convention OF Viz
glnia decided on November, lS43 and while we ac-
knowledge the respect due to that distinguished COM
monwealth we are bound TO say that the reasons as
signed by her are altogether inconclusive Nor can
we forget that Virginia has been somewhat neglect
full Of that eminent courtesy which has heretofore
been to her great an ornament, in overlooking the
pursued by sister States, Mississippi and
Alabama, who have called their State Conventions
in December and January next, for the purpose OF
celebrating upon the proper time OF holding the Ma
tiona Convention, and this too, some time before the
meeting of the Virginia Convention. Apart from
other considerations, We think respect is due
to sister States and for all these and 9th
ers, are of opinion that the National Convention
Of the Democratic party should meet in May, 1874,
recommended by the States Of Massachusetts,
Mississippi, New Hampshire, Alabama, Michigan,
Mary land and South Carolina, and that any attempt
to assemble the Convention before that time, tends
to distract the deliberations of the Democratic party
OF the mode of electing members for the Conyen-
ton the report remarks: 'Can there be rational
doubt that the proper manner of selecting a candi-
date for the Pres dcncy is according TO the manner
fixed by the Constitution for electng the President
himself The spirit of the Constitution will thus be
preserved and II that peculiar in the election Of
President secured. The Convention should be the
aggregate of the electoral colleges. Each State
should choose her electoral college for the Con-
vention, she chooses her college to vote for
the President and each State should have the same
number of delegates in the Convention as she has
electors in the college. The number of electors to
which each State is entitled is the number Of her Sc
majors and Representatives in Congress. The number
Of delegates each State should send to the Conven-
ton should be the number Of her Representatives and
Senators in Congress, aud in the election of Pres-
dent by the electors the vote is per capita in the
election of candidate by the Convention, tie vote
should be per capita"
The following are the resolutions:
X soired, That a Democratic National Convention
should meet in the month Of May, 1874.
Re,oirtd, That the democratic party Of each State
should be represented in Convention by delegates
corresponding in numbers with the electors which
such State IS entitled in the Presidential election and
thst N the nomination of p. esident the del gates
should vote per capita
Resolted, That convention assembled at such
time, and constituted in such manner, will have the
confidence of the Democracy Of Louisiana and IFS
nominee for the Presidency, aud receive its undivided
support