Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-07-17

oyerwheIm the liberties Of the country ask for that
high and honorable of duty which would at all times
turn with loathng and adherence from any compromise
with fraud and speculation. We ask in vain.
We do therefore, in the most solemn manner protest
against the proceedings of the meeting held in the Senate
Chamber the twenty day of January last because
we consider them
AS being in direct hostility to the principles of the
Constitution:
Asa gross assumption of power not delegated by the
people, and not justified extenuated by any ac-
tual necessity:
As an attempt to produce undue bias in the ensuing
election of President and Vice President and vrtu-
ally to transfer the appointment of those officers
from the people to majority Of the two Houses Of
Congress. a
And we do in the protest against the
mination of James Madison believe him to be unfit
to fill the Office of President in the present ncture Of
our affairs
Joseph Clay, "a W. Hoge,
Abram Irigg, Samuel Smith,
Jno Russell Dani. Montgomery,
Josiah Masters John Harris,
George Clinton, Dr. Sanl Maclay,
Gurdon s. Mumtord, Daud r. VILLAINS,
. John Thompson, James NJ. Garnet,
Peter Spart, John Randolph.
Edicin Gray,
Cry OF WASHINGTON, DECEMBER ~, 1908.
We put it to the reader, whether, if case could
ever occur in which, with large and powerful add
versary in 'front.' body of ambitious or disconnected
men might, by going over to the adversary party,
with arms in their hands, effect the demolition Of
their own party, here would not have been such
case, had the venom of the assault been tempered
by the exercise of even the smallest particle of
discretion?
Now, even after such an abandonment as this of a
candidate so nominated as Mr.. MADISON was, how
did the People, the Republican People, reply to this
persecution? Let the return of the Electoral votes
answer the question. The whole number of Elec-
tors was IT'S:
For JAMES MADISON there were 122 votes
For G. G. PINcKNEY Al votes.
For GEORGE CLINTON (Dissentient) votes.
BY considerably more than two votes to one the
PEOPLE sustained the Republican ticket; and we
appeal to the page Of history and the verdict of pos
terity already rendered. whether the People did not
do right in sustaining this pure and spotess states
man against those who undertook to prescribe him !?
When the first term of President MADISON was
about expiring, Con the 18th of May, 1872 at the
very critical moment which preceded the War with
Great Britain in pursuance of notice given to the
Republican Members of Congress generally, Meet
ing was held in the Senate Chamber, and, being or
ganized, proceeded to nominate candidate to be
voted for as President of the United States at the
election then ensuing. Mr.. MADISON received the
votes of all the members present The malcontents
at the preceding election Gin 1909 refused to attend
this meeting But they held on to their animosty to
Mr. MADISON. The Republicans of New York were
State nomination of DE WITT CLINTON, they might,
by the aid of other disaHected Republicans else
where, be enabled to elect him. A meeting of the
Republican members of the New York Legislature
was accordingly held on the 10Th of May, and DE
WITT CLINTON was nominated, by pretty unani-
nous vote, as the candidate of the New York di-
vision of the Republican party for the Presidency,
in opposition to Mr.. MADISON. Beside the Wings
disaffected to Mr. MADISON, (the true representa-
tive of the Republican principle in the Government,
the Federal party in mass voted for Mr.. CLINTON
The PEOPLE again sustained the ilustrious MADISON
against the Federal party and their allies from the
Republican ranks, having re-chosen Mr. MADISON
to the Presidency BY large majority of the Elec-
toral votes.
We had got thus far in our historical notice of
Nominating Conventions of the old Republican and
present Wing parties, and were obliged to stop,
without having filed up the half of the outline
which we had in mind. At some future day we may
perhaps resume and conclude the sketch.
We learn that Gen. ScoTT has already declined