The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-04-08

From the (ya.) Examiner.
HISTORICAL INCIDENTS POLITICAL AND PEliSO-
NAL-NOT GENERALLY REMEMBERED AT THE
PRESENT DAY

NAL-NoT GENERALLY REMEMBERED AT THE
PRESENT DAY.
The first Jackson convention ever held in Virginia put
forth address To the people OF the State rccommendng
the Old Hero President and Calhoun for vice fies
dent because they the tried and true friends OF
protective tariff and of liberal system OF national inter-
nal improvement The address called upon the Adams
party disband their organization and unite WITH the
friends of jackson and Calhoun in order that they might
defeat the Crawford ticket, Caucus ticket, as 1t was
generally called The convention held at Fredcrcks
burg in the summer OF 1924 Several OF inc geh'emen
nominated electors for the Jackson and calhoun uckct
are still living among whom recoect the names OF
Col Haston the present worthy and respected sch'of
from the Henry district, and Chs~ell Dabney, esd, now
and for great while past president OF the Virginia bank
at Iynchburg.
The Adams convention of 1924, which also met ut
Fredericksburg made nominationltor Wee Presidents
but it stated in official report OF its proceedings
that great majority Of the members decidedly preferred
General jackson the second to Mr. Adams. inns is
to OF the present generation and has passed
out Of the recollection OF of the surviving mempcS
Of the Adams convention
Both the Adams and jackson of 1924 were en-
phatc in their opposition to- the system IT was
upon that issue that they united IN North Carolina and
carried their ticket against Crawford, the nominee OF
congressional caucustht, last caucus ct he sort at
held avowedly for the purpose of nominating
President and Vice President of the United States.
1t is obvious that the presidential election of liza de-
cided principle at issue between parties All the an
ddates had long been prominent members of the old
publican party and had rendered important services to
their country They differed, however questions of
public policy, of no less Importance than the consu
tionalty and expediency of national bank, protective
tariff and system of internal improvement by the fed
eal government MIR. Crawford, the most strict con-
sructionist among them, strong friend to United
States Bank, and also Mr Gallatn, who
mated to with him the ticket. Gen jackson .
opinion not then asked the subject of bank and
not That he expressed any upon it at that
period In relation to the tariff, his votes in Congress
and his letter to Dr. Coleman showed that he pro-
tectionist Mr.. Adams and Mr. Clay both under
stood to favor protective tariff and national internal Inn
provcmets and yet they all regarded orthodox
republicans by the ciersonas and Madisonas of 1924
All their before the republican congressional
caucus of 1924, and the vote would have been pretty
fairly distributed among them but for the opposition
started the system by the friends of Jackson
Adams and Clay and their refusal to connect their po
| litical fortunes with it,
1t will thus be that thirty odd years ago the dem
ocratic party less united leading than it
is at present Unquestionably it displayed far more to
erance and Cancellation.