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Historical Incidsnts-PoliticaI aud Personal
Rot Generally Remembered at the Present
Day.
From he Richmand Cvs.l Exsminer1
The FIRST Jackson convention ever held in
Virginia put forth an sdlress 10 the people Of
the State recommending the Old Hero for Pres
ideut and Calhoun for Vice President. because
d" they were The tried and true friends Of a
protective tariff and Of liberal system Of na-
tional internal improvement" The address
called upon the Adams party to disbsnd their
I organization and unite with the friends Of
Jackson end Calhoun, IN order that they might
defeat the Crawford ticket, OF caucus ticket,
as it vas generally called. The convention
was held at Fredericksburg. IN the sumner Of
1924. Several of the gentlemen nominated as
1 still living; among whom we recollect the
| names Of Col. Hairston, the present worthy
| and respected Senator from the Henry district,
and Chiswell Dabnsy, Esq, now, and for
great while past, President Of the Virginia
Bank at Lynchburg.
The Adams convention Of 1924, which also
met at Fredericksburg, made no nomination for
Vice President, but it was stated 10 an Official
report Of its proceedings that a great majority
of the members decidedly preferred General
Jackson as the second to Mr.. Adams. This is
news to some Of the present generation, and
has passed out Of the recollection Of some Of
the surviving members Of the Adams conven-
ton.
But the Adams and jackson men Of 1924
were emphatic in their opposition to the eau
Gus system. Il was upon that issue tha. they
united in North Carolina aud carried their
ticket against Crawford, the nominee OF a Con-
gressiOaal csueus-the last csucss of the sort
that was ever held avoWedly for the purpose Of
nominating a President and Vice President Of
the United States
Il is obvious that the Presidential election
Of 1924 decided no principle at issue between
parties. All the candidates had long been
prominent members Of the old Republican
party, and had rendered important services to
their country. They differed, however, on
questions of public policy, Of no less impoT-
lance than the consatutionality and expedieDey
OF national bank, protective tariff, and a
system OF internal impT T.Vsment BY the Federal |
Government Mr.. Crawford, the most strict |
eonstTuctionist among them, was a strong |
friend to United States Bank, and 80 also /
was Nc. Gallatin, who was nominated to run /
with him on the ticket. Gen Jackson's opin- |
ion was not thea asked on the subject os |
bank, aad we are not aware that he expressed /
any upon it at that period. in relation to the /
tariff, his votes in Congress and bis letter TO |
DR.. Coleman showed that be was a protection /
ist. Air. Adams aud Mr. Clay were both un-
derstood to favor a protective tariff aud na-
tional internal improvements and yet they /
were all regarded as orthodox republicans BY /
The Jeffersonians and Madisonians Of 1924. /
All their names were before the republican /
caucus Of 1924 and the vote
would have been pretty fairly distributed /
among them but for the opposition started to
he caucus system By the friends of Jackson,
Adams, aad Clay, and their refusal to connect
heir Political fortunes with it.
It will thus be seen that thirty-odd years
ago the DsmOcrstic-pariy was less united on
eading measures than il is at present. UR-
luesiiOaablY, it displayed far more tolerance
md concilistion.