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VwU-t'ij2. iby ia aWract ciY.t4u.ii, tie etpeodi Itsr. aadrrtKeUad o(CootiitBt tx iiRXERAL LACOCkVS LETTEH3. j peine, at a;iiri by accounts ari'.led and rtp"rU4 la Out lep-trtent, irons. lh first of Of tuber, lb-ii, to the SQt September. atno-.1a.ja3 lo 203.- ; ' The letters bar bern yven tor the p-arpoe proving Cut Mr. Crawford. ux 18l8.r.J really, and eol l.l Cesar. Eri aside the crown; out wnat r vie cU whkx these very letters discl-ose? Genera! Lacock mti to Mr. Brnna, : that he had an interne with Mi, Craw ford, and," beta prepared for if, etwld Hot bt much muUhon aa to the eow , venation hich paed, and which he rive ia the form of 1 dialogue. Mr. ' Crawfurd ia made to my" Yesterday Gettera! Root, from New-Wlc. called i Vpoa me. After Ktmi preliminary ob- crrationa, Mked me, if I would an , thorize tin to.aay I would aerve if elected? "t told him I would not. ; '." IVn letter was written on the 7th of : Tebrarv,'18l6V Mr. Binns repeats the declaration hi the Democratic Press f 67 0 dot lira and 59 cenu. - ',"' " JTiurtiay, January 8. ' The following rr3.ution,o.rered yes terdaxby Mr. Barbour, wa again read for ecnsiiieratiort. and ajretJ to. 'V " BthJ. That the Pre' - of the Cni. ted BtMes be requested to U Oe the See ate, (if, hi his opinion, it can be done vithovt injury to the public Uterco,) such kdurn-a. boo as will die U Mate of the relations be tweea Spun and the Untied Bute, from the ratification of the Florida Treaty, up to the present time, and the e fleet produced OO those rciatiuna, by the United state fearing estab lished dutomatc intercourse won tot govcra menu 01 South and North America.1' i Mr. Benton, frota the Select Commit' tee to whom was referred the several resolitiona proposing amendments .to the Constitution, ia resam to ine.eiec- tioa of President ana vice rresaem the 16th February, that Mr. Crawford X. . ir. ciu.,'...,! were read, and ordered t be prtntedi 1,117 uior MJr ' r ' Ttr WcTkat followfn, amend. (? Hale fby whom?! that the repreenu- Conftitutk,n y,, uoifed state. twn m tne ue nocrauc rre5io rc i.Vu propo:d to Ue LegHslatuK of tho featf oi: quarter aeclUw of land, tmbrao- to General Root and Mr. Crawford re I nj sute which, when ratified by the Legia- In th.;. fimA- aencei , Also. ' aftbcCreeV. bt iiabofcr t pmW. the Txvm ia fx tiif Dcpart.Mcatf. ewati' t-e ul" rr?ueci ty ih rrJ.o of Ce llw- JOO.V Qt tNCT ADAM4. The mrMie, ai ordered to lie - . -. rnday.JatuJU The Sneaaer laid before the I loose lttM- from the Secretary of Slate. retectii2 a wctore i Coiaiui, prr- arntrd be U. U.MMneii. iimct. rnul at M - Mr. Piinwu oreaenteU certain reo- lutiona from te Lrttulaturo of tt Mate f Suth Carolina. einreMire of their jmpathjr with the GtreVa in t!eir pre- aenl atmRle lor inai-pcn ieaco. In imttiitn at Mr. Dai'U. it H t. . Xftlvnt, That tho Couitiutlee on PubCc t Iva iixttMi-tM ta iaaoire inta tha el- pedieney of altering- and amendinj tha laml l.n . in feiror. aaaatO induce thOM WHO mire baaed under the., credit trrte to di- c1mut the aura yet anpaid, by caah adi ccd at diacouot. and by farther reluxjiuah- mant Alrv " , A - Retvtd, That "the Comeuttet o the Pub- lie Land be inroctedt inqwe into we i pediency of rranUnr U actual aetueri, piw to the 1 of July, loJU,i the itate of Alaba ma, the right pf purUtawiig-, By prempuon. rfrorlaf i.' port, bt atrUdn- all tUt f Itrd tiae i tKe ea c u.e cwr election f 4e UHaoo. bwivmtoto .dam, it ia duabitjl. I rem we Ant,, m he ou!J to Ue been KtumeU neatber to xhe present v .LjTaire, voiasusaiuncra. COhrreaatooal rino . JAa A. Ca aeraa, La. Us ' 1 , lected ld .te of PvUce of li,e Hie, for th preeat jeir; and C..: Ecdea, Jaaie.ClUker. Robert Do aoa, Henry W. Ajer, John Ikc'ft, I . rta I. Ti'liniiit, and fick Am " fowl to terre U Preiident, it wrfoimJ- ktiirei of three foonha of the 9UUs, ahU4f J "Hnilvtltt Tll,t u Committee on Public jjn -;... .j Japart of the taidConoUtutioftr land be instructed to Lquire into the expe- .1 -,. . m,i.... I For the Durnoae ot caooaoK nepresenia ia a letter to, Mr. Binna, (which mij De each ,1,. iu Lejature, be diei- aen m me vlj uaeivc m uic jrd inta a numoerot outneu, equaiio uta March.) that the publication in the City number of Bepreaentatieei to which tuchi Oaritte waa tmaulhoriieJJ and that in State may be entitled. Taeae diatncta suau , Ec u be Mmcted to inquire into the e dieiKy of grantine the riifat of pre-emption, to aU peraons to mUPleats on ruDuc lanoa, when the same hare beea actually improved, at Mich, by them. Also, JtetolveJ, Tbat ta committee on xne 1110- tliA IWotratic PreM of the,16tli M ' - mfiiunJeJ.n ! never ouf, (aara he.) V fa q-jettion tar Mr. Crawfori,-eitMr ii ' reedy or. indirectly, whether he'uxnild Mtani oj a emliJate for the PetUency, -if nominated, nor did any .one 'else in ' f tny' hearing of courie, have1 heard no anrjoer from him. either eomplaiiant or inJinaU, upon that subject" - , Now. that there i a cross and palpa- A . . a I t a Die laUehood aoinewnere. is uemoosira- ted. The question-is, whether Mr. Crawford told it, or General Lacock, or general Uoot.v vTo 'make; the question wore plain, the aimpte facta "are, that rinnnril l.amrk wrhtA tft" Rintla. 'tht Mr. Crawford said, " General Root had "Tasked him, if he would authorise htm to aay; he would serve it elected," and - that he ' (Mr. Crawford) had told - General Rooi . he woald . not;' and - General Root says, that he , never put sach a question to Mr. Crawford, either y directly or indirectly' " f ' ' , t f Now, it so happens, tliat General La cock.'Mr, Binns, and General Root, are .all ii favor of Mr. Crawford; will they, - 1 or either of thera. be eood enough to , tell U3, upon whom the talsehOOtl must be alterej until another; census tball hare be formed of contiguous territory, and coo-1 pediencyof granting to each county, in each tain, as nearly as may be, an equal number of j ute whcre tt)ePe m public lands, the right of penona cauueu -py iao vwuiuu.i I preemption to one quarter section ot una, tot represented. In e.ch of these districts, the I pUrpOM; &f Erecting and locating public persoM qualified to vote for the most numer- i county buildings. ' ous uranca vi uw nais icj(umu c, vuw one represemative. , ' " ' r. : f .Vot the. purpose' of choosing electors of President and Vice President of the United States, each state shall, 'by fa Legislature, be divided into a number of districts, equal to the whole number of Senators and Representa tives to which such state rosy be "entitled in the Congress of the United States; which dis tricts shall be formed of contiguous territory, and contain, as nearly as may be, an equal number of persons entitled by the Constitu tion to be represented. The persons qualified to vote for the most numerous brancii of the state legislature, in each of these districts, shall choose one elector. - 1 "The electors, when convened on the day and at the place prescribed by law for the purpose ototinfftorjresiaentana.vice-rTe. sklent shall have power, in case any of them shall fail to attend before noon of such day, to Choose" an elector or electors in place 01 him or them so failing to attend. ' '"' " The derision of states into districts, as hereby provided for, shall take place immedi itelv after tliis amendment shall have been a. dopted, and immediately after every future census, and apportionment of representatives under the same. And sucK districts shall npt . But, further, T should be glad to know - -what pwaed after General Root's letter " cave the lie direct to General LacQck's f tetter," ana ine puuiicauun vif mum been taken, and ah apportionment of repre sentatives under it. shall have oeen made. ' - - When the lists of U persons voted for as President and Vice-President, and the num. ber of votes for each, shall have been siimed, certified, and transmitted, sealed, to the Seat Did BtnbS not call upon Gen. Lacock tor of Government, as required by the Constitu further authority?, And did Gen. La- tion, the Senate and House pf Kepresenta- xock submit quietly to lie under the 1m putation of writing thus deliberately a froas falsehood to his friend Binns? id he not re-visit Mr. Crawford, and .demand further authority to establish his 'r bwn ' VeraciW,; and contradict General Root? A.nd what sort t answer a tives shall form a joint meeting, in which the President of the senate shau presiae, .wno shall open Q certificates, and the votes shall then bd counted. The person , having- the neatest number of votes for President shall be President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of electors appointed, end if no person have such majority, then, from Mr; Crawford We on this second visit? W JJTS i -Was it oDen. olam. ana tranK. in corro t,.;n, w.hni, .ti immdiatf'lv. bv ballot. boration of the rst declaration to himr I choose the President. 7 A majority, of the votes Or ub it n'nlr.t with dunlicit V. finesse, of all the members present, shall be necessary : .l a'km: .vrWad Opnprnl Ta. td a choice on the first ballot, after which a cock'aSbilMd olent expressions of indignaUon, at be b of vice pje,, gnaU be the , ing made a Uupe of, and exposed to. the yice President, 'it such number be a majority 'ilirpct imputation of bavins written, to of the whole number of electors appointed. - Binns a cross falsehood? -Did General If no person have that majority, then he shall Lacock conceal this indignant feelin? JtoKtbyih Senate, a. ducted by the - 1 t (:.j!ii Constitution, r iront hs ieiiow-Doaraers oruiuuemni , ...... .. v.:n k impress them all With a belief that JWr twice elected to the office of president of the Crawford had basely cajoled him? And, United States, shall again be eligible to that moreover what answer did, lie. give .to the demand, of his friend Binns, for fur ther authority to support his statements? And,; lastly,; wbit impression, did this transaction make upon Binns? Per haps the! numbers of the Democratic . Jresl 6ubsequcntlx" published, can best . -anwer all thesequestiona if. neither Mr. Binns nor his friend General La rnrt hniill ha inclined to do it. ' It must le a barren waste, indeed, bill for that purpose; which Wasrcad ' that could be decorated by such laurels ana pussea to a secona reaaing . . ' ..-'.-.v'-. , - 1 v- . y : ':----i-. ., v ' - -.-1 V as grow qui 91 tnese eveiiia, office" v4 Mr.' , Benton cave notice that , he should , call ,up the preceding resolu tions, fur-consideration, a week from the nextMonday - ' ' - ' 7 . . ' tnaay, Jan. v. v Mr. Johnsonof Kentucky, from the select committee to which was referred a resolution concerning the abolishing The Speaker laid before the House the An nual Report of the Secretary of the Treasuryj which was referred to the Committee of Ways and Means, and 6,000 copies ordered to be printed. ; t - Tuesday, Jan. 6. A messaie from the President of the United States Received yesterday, was read, communicating a Report from the Department of War, on certain. con K f tracts ... for cannon and cannon shot; which report had been called for, by a vote ot the House, some uays since which, on motion of JVIr. Cocke, was ordered to lie on the table. Mr. Hemphill, from the Committee on Roads and Canals, reported a bill, with the amendment yesterday ordered bv the House, for constructing a road from Memphii, in Tennestce, to JLittle rt ... ... m ... . V .1 . 1 . KOUi, n we jerruory vj siriiuitaux, which was ordered to be engrossed for a third readme viV "M- Mr, Sloane moved to postpone ail tne orders 6f the day previous to "the report of the Committee ,of Elections, on the claim of Partnenio Adams, to the seat in ttiis House of Isaac Wilson.-Agreed to: and -fe - ': The House went into Committee ot the Vyholc, Mr. Bassett in the Chair, on that report n-a. a 4 a a .1 H he tacts ot this contested flection. condensed trom a pretty long fteportoi the Committee of Elections, are as fol low: In the coauty of Genesee, form inrr fli OOlh P.nnrrp's!nnal Tlisfrirt fif "a " New-York, Iaav Wilson and Parmeoto Adams?were opposing candidates tori Congress. " The former , was returned as having received 2093 votes, whilst Partnenio Adams had 077 votes. The petitioner,' Mr. Adams, claims the seat to which Mr. .Wilson was returned, on the ground that," in thV town of China, 67 votes were returned fcr the sitting member, whereas the' cue 'number gi. ven in for him was 45 vols. ; The sit ting; member as a set-off for this error (which is fully made out) offers proof of 12 votes which either the petitioner re ceived more than he was entitled to, or the returned member was not allowed credit for on his aide. The committee of elections report that five votes should be deducted for ernwr from the number of votes returned for the petitioner from the town of Attica. This deduction, however, still leaves him a majority af ter the error on the opposite side is de ducted ot one vote over the sitting mem ber. T The committee therefore recorii- r ,k ootk .4 - T . ... t - state of New-, ork. and. tlut nl man aught ta exercise the r.isa and hooorable sUtion of Representative r.k. t, rinse of a vote mi i4 a clear maionty of those given at the psdUr and beliem-, ajso. that the pe ple f that district are competent, and ought, ofight, to judge of and correct the return . ,. -Tierr, rrei. That the seat of In rdoo, the membee returned from the ' -I - ! rwirl -tfr, That s writ of elccuoa do fcjrth vith iu e, tu supply the aforesaid vacaacy, occasioned by the Improper return of Isaac Wdaon to a seat in this Mouse." - , - T nue&tion beiu taken on this amendment, it was decided ia tha be ga Mr Little then moved to amend me second resolution, by inserting the word " not. ' Before the quesUoa was Mr. Foot moved to postpone the de- ,-.11 r llnur time for further reflection; which! was carried. ayes 92, noes 87. . . : nVednet'lay. Jan, 7. , The House took - un tho unfinished Imi Mines of ve3terdav. which was. the motion ofMr. Little "to Insert the word " not" iu the aecond resolution reported bV the Committee of Elections, so as to make it read. " rarmeno Aoams is vi entitled to aaeat in this nome.?. v - The dphatein thiiNuUiect was con tinued till nearly 'three o'clock, when the question being taicen on tneiameuu ment, it j'as deckled in tlxe negative ayes b j, noes ii. ' ,4- ; The question then recurring on agree inir with the rrrtnrt of the committee (wliich admits -Mr.' Adams to a seat,) was decided in the affirmative- Yeas 116. Navs 85. Mr. Adams then appeared, was qual lfied, and took his seat in the House. (- . . .t. Thursday, Jan. 8. Mr. McLane. from the Committee oi Ways and Means, reported bilf of thorizinT the Commxisionen of the Sink ing Fund to purchase the 7 per eerU.' sloclc of the Vnittil States n tne year 1824; which was committed to a Committee of the Whole House on the State of the U Dion.?; ' . 'li'-1- Mr. McLane from the same . Com mitteCTrepiirted a biU mtthorising the creation, of a stock not exceeding five mil lions of (b'lars, to provide for the award of the commissioners under the Treaty wiA Spain oj z'za reo. ity. taoVter Frtsilentia! XmLu3dr The Lefi!alure of Ala'aauia hive pt... ed a Resolution, recomiunJInx C Andrew Jackwn as a suitaltle pen;B t, Hit the ' IVeaidr ctial Chair. In t . Ios of Repreacntatif es.lt wn tarH, by a "vote of 3G ta 18; nnJ in lie San-:- Uy U lot, -.. " ; T1e EJUor of Uie Charlestaa Coari,r is tnisukeo as to Uic rlice from whence the pamphlet, underline signature tf - CAaouxa,' addressed to the citiicr.! of this Stale, on the subject of the Pre sidency, issuevi. . It wav published fc thil office, and not at Washington. ' : KORTn-CABOUNA CAUCUS. ; " Who shall decide when 1'rinnn Il greej The Editors of the Raleigh Re,;,; , and Star, are at diggers' points ia relation o Hie number otmeinbersot the n.c. Lcr ,' ture, who at'ended the prcsidentiai Ciaco , , ItaUigh the tTsek before last.- The tie;- . contends that there were upwards of on ' dred sresentj while the tar maintains it, n ginal ground, that those who attended, did tic. constitute a majority of the Legislature. r ( gentleman who acted as secretary to meeting, should atplam the matter, and save the Editors the disagreeable taak of contra dicting each other so pointedly J?, Jirjt, i. TJe made, suggested by the RspuWi- can, of ascertaining the number that iU tended ( tlie Caucus t atour Capitol lajt I month, is- -,very judictouj one,' tuJ 1 would,' to- os,; be quite satisfactory, we have the utmost confidence in the r veracity" of thi? Secretary of that meet ing; but it is not probable that inch a plan vi'tll be adopted; for the friends of tne tjaucuaj are luiiy aware ot their be-1 tng a minority of our, Legislature.' Nn ( stronger proof could be-Tfequired to es. tablish the fact, than the care they hav taken to conceal the names and number of those who attended Ed Stari ; Caucus.--Vfe are indebted to the p liteness of a friend in Congress for the following Circular addressed bya nunv! ber of the Members of Congress from Pennsylvania, f o their constituents: FRIDAY' MORNING, JANUARY 16, 18J4, "CIRCULAR, t- QUERIST , CONG K ESS.' ;r,7 ' SENATES $i?Xl r Mn Dickerson presented the petition of a great number of the citizens of the stVes of Pennsylvania and New-Jersey, , Tkravins? an increase of the Tariff. Re- I'crred to the Committee on Commerce ;and Manufactures. .' - ' "" - fitlnunnt rentii4i(h aitKmilfpfl - yestcrtlay iy Mr. King, of Alabama, was read for consideration ' ' 'I ; JieolvfJ, Tbat the Committee on Public " Indsba instructed to inquire into the ex ' tjeiliencr of extendinjr the provisions of the 1st mild 4th sections of an act, passed 2d March, 1821, for the relief of purchasers of public lands, prior to the 1st of July, 182u, - so as to enable the holders of certificates, (on f Wliich an extended credit has been allowed) Mlmntikh the same. Or bv makiner cash . payments to receive a deduction of 3? pir tent, ont' e amount so paid." v . ; " ; After a Uw remarks from Mr. K. Statins: the ' provuions of the sections of the act proposed . to be catenae, toe rcsoiuuon was agrcea to. . , ffieitnesday, JaiuT. ' A communication was received from '; the Secretary oi the Navy, accompanied of imprisonment for debt, reported, a. mend to the House, to eject Isaac Wil son anu aaouc rarmenio Auams to a seat in the House as the Representa tive from the 29th District betore men tioned. ')'$, ..' vThe report pf the committee, toge ther. with the .-whole of the testimony, was read, and the" question beinz on concurring with the bntt resolution -of the committee, vizi ".that Isaac "Wil sou is, not entitled to a seat in : this House," it was carried in the affirmative Ayes ' 1S9.' '- .v . -; . he question being on the second re solution, viz: 'J.That Parmenio Adams is entitled to a seatia-this House" f Mn Thompson, of Kentucky, moved to amend the resolution by inserting the word, '. not.M-'yvv;cv;-'1 .?';:-.; The question being taken on the a- menument, which declares that Parme nio Adams is not entitled to a seat.) it was oeciuea in the negative Ayes 70, noes lui.- ; ; ;: --, v-?-.';'s.-w.-. ,TIe question' then recurrihi on. a greeing to the second resolution, as re ported by the Committee "of Elections, ii passeu in we amrmauve. ; ' j, ' On which the committeo of the whole rose .and reported accordins:lrt 5 r "The Erst resolution was concurred in by the House. ' I1 . - The question being on the second re solution, . .. Mr, White -novrd to amend the re- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. ' -"iwA -S'wT'i', IVedntsday, i)ec, SI. Tlie bill from the Senate, concerning discriminatyntr duties and imposts, for reviving the laws suspending them on : of Europe, which expire on the 1st Jan. lS44, was taken up ior . consideration, read the first, second and third times, passed, afid returned to the Senate ?- The following message, from the Pre sident of the United States, was receiv ed: r:t li'''X ''h'ff-''"':'', i-i'.'ia'ir'-';1 "To lit Ifttu Itepmentative tf th Urn- - - - tea atauii a " I transmit to the House of Representa tives, a Report from the Secretary of State, with accompanying documents, containing the information requested by the resolution ot the House, ot the iyth instant, relating to the condition and tulure prospects. of the Greeks. y--- '. . -J.U1CS MONROE. , Wsshington, 51st Dee. 182 j," ; : , 1 i "DiesM-MST or STTK, ' :f "Wathingttn," tie. 1823; Tie Secretary of State, to whom has been referred the resolution of the House of 1- presentativesof the United Mate of the l&tu instant, requt.Abj the President of the Uni ted fctotes, to lay before the Hou -,e any infer, mation he may have received, and Which he mar not deem it improper to communicate. relating to the condition Rtdfuture jrospects PEOPLE'S TICKET. B We arc authorised to announce that Josiafi Crudujp, Esq. o'f Wake county, James Aefarie,E9q. of Orange, and Gen. William A. Blount, of Beaufort, ai-p candidates, on the People's Ticket, for Electors, of their respective Dis tricts, and will, if elected, support Mr, Calhoun ' ; , ' We have received no certain informa- tion from Other districts; but we shall doubtless be able, in due time, to grati fy the PsopL&in publishing their Ticket complete. ' .. : .t , ' '- . -S. .v't -f' THE PEOPLE'S TICKET. - , . .. .. . At a numerous and respectable meet ine of. the Citizens of the Town of Washington, Beaufort county, held in the Court-House; "on . Thursday - the 8th instant, John Gray Blount, Esq. was called to the Chair, and Mr. Joseph Potts appointed Secretarv.?'v' ; li - I,' On motion of Jos. II. Hinton, Esq. it was unanimously Resolved, that the tried patri otism, superior talents, unquestionable repub licanism, and pre-eminent services of JOHN CALDWELL CALHOUN, fully merit, and in the opinion of this meeting, entitle him to" the general and undivided support of the free; men of these United States, as the successor of the venerable Monroe. ; , - 2. On motion of Jonathan Havens; Esq. h ls nnanimously Resolved, that a Committee of Correspondence consisting of five persons. oe appointed 10 corresponu witn our tellow citizens thoughout the State, and to devise measures to promote the success of the 'Peo ple's Ticket. ' vv y.-.-sf I'-r-: q -.-v-.-; J On motion of Jonathan Havens, Eso. " it wa unanimously . resolved, that said Conv nutice consisi me iouowinj; persons, Wm. n. sui uui.1. tiiuiuu teiiair, josepn 1 Hinton, Allen Grist, and AVm. W; Rodman. 4. On motion of Wro. R. 8wifU,"K-9a. it was unanimously ' Resolved, that . propositions be Diaac Dy uu vomininee xo sucn persons in the other counties ' of this idistocV as they may deem proper, and who are known to be favorable to the election of John C. Calhoun. ...a . . . was. ney recommenato toem mc appoint mentof Committees in their respective Coun- ties, to co-operate -w ith the Committee of this County, in promoting the success of the Peo ple's iicket, in opposition to the CAUCUS ' un motion ot m. ic switt, tsq. it was Resolved that we recommend te our fellow Citizens to support General WfLtLix Accos tosBlocitt; as Elector for this1 instrict. Of President and Vice-President of the United sates. r - , - - k ; J. G. BLOUNT, Prcsdcnt. losirn Potts, Secretarj-. -- ' V -: ''" " To the pocrcaic ' Repuliccax Czii( Fattow-Cmasns: The relation which sub-f sists between the constituent and the represen- tative must always be a sufficient apology is any communication upon, matters, ot'piibji: ? . i . i. ... j . . inieiesi wiiicii. eiwer may. oeem proper w make to the other; and it is at all times desi- rable, in the exercise y of functions grow np out of these relations, that a free interchang-c of opinion, and tun opportunity of examining the whole ground, should be had previously to a decision upon any question of magni tude and difficulty; Influenced by these con. siderationa, we beg leave to invite your at tention to some important facts and circum stances, as well as principles involved in the proposition to nominate a Candidate for the n .1 . f . . l . . 1 ri . . . ... . ' rresiacncy oi uie wnneu ouiies, w. succc';u the venerable patriot who now fills that fa tinguished station, v You are no doubt, aware, that from the period of the second election - . a . . ft . 1 a .1 .' . . ' . . . oi iur. jenerson, aovn to uie nm eiecuun m Mr. Monroe in 1816, the nomination of the successful candidates for this high office ha; been made by what is called a Congresion-! al Caucus, composed of the Republican mem- j cn in lAmresft, ana in;i inese noininaiium ( were made by the. renerat content of the Re publican Party throughout the nations but the i events waicl) took place in 1816, at the m caucu nomination.' together with the subse quent discussions, have exe'teda 'strong sp prehension, amonx. 'the Republican party in a majority of the S tates; that the voice of th People rosy be miarepresentcdiii, ?uch meet. we do not propose to inquire waetnc: that appf ehens.o;r is so Well founded as to ids- j tify, on that ground, an abandonment of this mode ot nomination at the present time. is sufficient, far us to understand that the " of tha people it the highest political authority, ana tnat this tna.vun applies in its full lortx, as well to the organiaation of party associa tions hecesssary to the public welfare; as t the estalilishmeni of general political com- fore, receives the eneral aesent and appro bation of. a party tlirougho.it the nation, al thoutrh there mav be smni obvious defect its forrasj py properly he regitnled as l'le utt-iariiiiuu ui ;w popular wm oi -and entitled to be respected as such; but when any mode of nomination ceases not on ly to meet the general approbation of those who' of right may participate in it, but c'. becomes unacceptable to a majority of the, it would be contrary,, to every principle of Bo publican policy to maintain the practice; R would be nothing less tlian permitting a mi nority, to- make a nomination which was b bind a majority, who had . no participation it.' Such a procedure is so far from being titled to the appellation of a Republican mc aurevthatit paitakes of all the essential en ractc ristics of aristocracy, i Guided by these viewaj which we have no doubt are in perfe accordance with your political principles, have carefully inquired into, and deliberate. considered, as far as we, are able, all the cir cumstances that ought to govern our conduct in relation to the nomination, at this time, o Candidates for the presidency and Vice Pre sidency of the United States by a Conn sional Caucus. vi .. ; v kin the fio-st place; wt have reason to bt lievc, tht owing to the mil leuce of public o pinion in a majorty of the States, winch g" a majority of electoral votes, t!ic rep-Vac.0 tves In Congress from tUo.e states consiai- . . - v." -vfe .'. '. ; '-, ' Ci. :' ;..' V:-:: '-. 4 V-
The North-Carolina Star (Raleigh, N.C.)
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