' . .a
SJLJTOJrMtpt? & c.a$e we Jiavc no participated Ji'.the f"K; tLt;tlioicc bf a ;,pmoD.tQ .;irhom 5cr4'mpoV toJtKat Spractieeurider' l.whtch 'c1 Veti -
ATTnREDOLtAiisPER ankumAYA- nation of the . electoril ticket w,hKh'yn- tant, 4 wa3 tb?W cOnfide ; n
f rtALr yearly advance ' . ;v 'urns; hii!nam fj'nd triayt :be-lteil, to-istfacvoTthe.lT S;' eodilt th'tesr we arc, willing tosuhmkiHr pla -
,vnicn we jue recommence UUc your1 a- -rr
'doption; asrtheecSs4r'.; rejrtedyrof :ome ' 1 (
nfiheeyils of a bad lawl'Vra 2t-.
itself ttM,V thrct of the clegi fta-
Who madeat;vTo defiat tiome of if
till -j.,v't,''Y '.,, , , v , t
abuses is etvyhninottr: pow.ervpuf . ..ff
OH that purpose wc.have aln'ap earned , c
intcfiect, Electing , two, deputies' to J ' $
meet; six wtfeisforclthe Snlichoicei of
electors; sucHfotneydepiidesisis.you jnav i T
rcperjtiarctcter to compose eurr electoral
ADVERTISEMENT, WIU' BE INSERTED
ATSSV-ENTY-riVE CENTS, A BQJJARE, THE
U,R5T WEEK, .AND THIRTY-fiyjE CENTS
KJOR EACH CONTINUATION
Lil'iljiJlJVnvl u.un.tuv t i ... v'
At a mbdtin of th' Freeholders of
1 n,.(lon County on Saturday the 22d inst.
i thr Court-Hoiise convened in, pursuance
0f public notice, tor tne, purpose oi, ap
pointing deputies to meet deputies from
Jthrf counties, in this. stateVat Stauntopu in
Augusta county on Monday thetf pf
Srt)L mber neptt, to form aticket of Elec
tors for" President and V; rresiden; t Maj.
j5rr Powcll being called to the chain and
V. Bradley Tyler K appointed Secretary
hot only withovit. " but?irj?direct obaositioin bel 4as wered bV rommittinir::the ruHit "ot
td;tho.Votei,'o,ralL tne frleeholdersiof- his ktn jtnarto any preestablisiiedbodyi
atstricr v caucus prtne. memoers oixiui sxqaiea pnoen'-ov uie pcopie ior ine
oarticula'r oartv in the"? Gnealssemblw
Uertake tbAde.termipe for wdQri vfe HaU J
yotevana ne wao.cepara irpm its noice
throws .'aWay his yotf altogeth? ri;? Instep)
of Electing the twenty, $ ve, wj elect . onei
A bare majority iOfthe' legisUture, which
mav represent, a ffwiai Jwiortfyjionlv off
ine irecnoiuers oi v irginiai-naweyen less
tjian thatr i majbr&yLof m party, it9efflihc
minority of that UpslatUre: mviyt .designate
who siiall bt: President ari yice'iFrtrsident
of the phited State-s ipH their) cdnflucl
we, have but! ope,, effectual cfeclc foj- it we
oee leave cojnvue vour solemn attention,
Mh following resolutions'were unanimous- fn4 us , appUcatiotti to solit jt youruiea.,
..i, a opted and ordered to be published in 1 Ious.co.pperatioij4 r The,.chec which, we
for 'VASHIVOTONIAN. . ' , ! ProP w SnJ?P f .DpUtks,f)
' ?'W, That Charles F. MerceV.and ' bt ftct from alt he Countiet of he,
Wm. NolancU Esqi: be appointed toner Commonwealtji ito ,tmeet; no the 2lst.ot
t,nn the duties of deputies from thii coun Septcmberat p wuhjon m. th County, of
v Augusta, JTor thff ole purpose, otj electing
'itesohet That the foljowmg peiions W! 5n conjformity: to la, and reepjum-ndint
resilient, to aid in the preparation of tick-, d Vice Predpt of the United gutes.
and invite the attendance of the Free- The present season of the vear;.ejng that
i .. 'r-'i' . tn our Biinnort. twntv fivi Buir-jrilf rhii
u r; nnHo rf tK innmarhinW P.lr': racters to serve as Electors, for Vifffinw;
ti n of Electors for. President and Vice in the approaching flection pfr President
ft
4 .
tiun
1 h
licev, Bur. Powel, Joseph Carr,! Sydoor , S; Piacef tf ' mting,
Bnlv, Taos. Grt-gg Wm- Bron:iugh, ' wuicn wmc iouuui cuxuuiaicu to a.r
Tho. H. Hereford, Israel Jahney, Ste-' accommodation ,W the .assembly, of
phen C. H:-25el, Ab.j ih Janhev. JalmesdePutle nd sufiiently central to ensure,
i Klome, ftubf. Braden.Vlsacc.HufF, Benu, to thm conveoiepce. and dispatch inor
'B'Mdkld, Shover, , Edmdr Jen warding ,the . general ticket,..-which thev
Ws, Jai!bb Wjlematf Siml. Clapham, may form, to e remp.test counties of the;
D.ml. Eaches, Kbn.. Urubb, Ahner iiib- i ; w ,u';'Fcu8t
acrs of ,tms county; at ine ensuingeiec- -' r rv , r v rrrv" v-
, viz- Arris uucKner. naries AtewiSv..,Ti;.":rf ..7 --.rrf. v' "7
,,r ricvancL I:idwll Lee. Israel ior raun. we nave qertaten to. point
ion, Noble Beveride, C. Selden,
Chas F." M erceir,- Wm. J Nolabd, W.
Br.idley Tvler, Sanil. 'Murrev, . ' EliaS
Thfrihcr, JameR'usAellr Benj, Grayson,
D ct. Uradv, P. M'Intvre, Mahloh Txy
election. With a vie w, to the latter obiect
we : have deemed it imprudent to defer the
meeting of the ; convention,.: to a latcrday,
than the 21st of September. V . 4:
v No commonr maiiniin politics, felfovt
Jw, G. W.Bair, Wm. ChUton,Jas. citizens, more .frequently verified, by ex
mu WrnTHolmes, Isaiah Whith,, Mah-'! Per,en.cc' than that one innovauon is sure
Jen Roach, James CopelandV Jonathan 1 to pwrise to another, --Th , chanter, of
AiCari'. Levcn Lucket. Jno. Cunndrd. ,ur modc of election, v V by districts1 to
. Resohed, ; That Charles F. Mercer,'"1 . c"c us given nse
Wm. Moland, -and VV. Bradlev Tyler, be !to x Previous nomination of ,the elec--
and to correspond with such other commit
tiesfas may be formed by the other coun
ties of this commonwealth.
BURH POWELL, Chairman,
a committee "toiprepare and publigh an d ' lof , bJ' our state lewluc- The cHeck
dress to the FreehnWer of this Stute ex. ! which we propose to this abuscof the.Con-
flanator- of the views of this meeting, ! ftitutjon. U ajso-an, innovation and; ha
its origin in uie, same source, yv auevcacn
electoral district of limited extent, chose
one elector, axoncert in theisupport; of a
Mnglexandidate,iwasinot necessarily ex
W Rll A D T FY FY i F R VprVu ' tended beyond the limits idf his particular
. , , v 'JJm-' ' - ;dbtrictivAt:But.. since revciyfrcehojdet'-.pf
rn&riijut.ur,ua ur; luuijj, i tit 1 v lrjnnia is required. to yoie -ior every-in
dividual of twenty nve candidates selected
from as many , districts; ,wi tho utj a"Y concferi
of views embracing maoyr iqttbrial, disi
trictstne. election br. general ticket,', which
ms. in.principleperversioniof.the . spirit,
wouka oe n practice nut a,mockery ot the
end of rfeprcsentaUyeNgoverncn
opinipri no 'method v seems (to us, so well
FRRF.HOLDRRS OF VIRGINIA.
Fellow Citizens ,
ON thtt first. JVlonday; in November,
tie soUm dcitV' Will devolve on you in com
tnrn with ourselves, ;of choosinsft Efectors
cf President -'and .''.Vice' President of thel
United States. Ther4 ws " a',time, Twhen
it exercised this branch of our , elective
franchise with. an alacrity qui clcedt by an
5' timate knowledge of the onlv person for
hom it r rquirerj .us fco vote r He wW.nl
V vs an inhabitant of our pectoral district,
iten our acquaintance, sometimes v'Qdr
t"ij5hbour4ri& not unlrequendvour friend.
In private; Ijle, we had found him prudent,
decreet,' 'w ise, jttst and; honorable V; and
political principles, ? wc , -both :knew add
JPproved Hencejarose ourvCvictiorrof
iiii Ability to serve' us, ranrf our willintjuess
to, coriftde in ;hiM'Widmntavfr
tried bv: mferior triists thhisapacity
and his' fidelity, . 'aicF ourc)ulfidence had
jwn wnn our experience. ;jLof;tne eiep
touAlcollesre1,' ftbV which Ve depbte&Hipu
s" our represetitati v'eothe ctnstitiitionc:ave
the powcxoThoviiide m:''. the whole' po
JuIatiirforerUnitedjata;
tirttiaus :nd cabablfe citiiea'tri filVthJ&bich-
est station in "Arnerica
fieve; jn'the wpfidi ihcefiMadfsfraSif
free peopled - ffa T
t hose times, fellow citi2erlVj are oast,
The legislature tn bur 'state X&s? sdfater
ur former I aw'ano usage aswith th?' k'6
pearance -qf (incieasmgjpur , influence, flyer'
the I?Tesid"t
iflf irj facr ( all contro'uilover the ; ' choice
tl that high'joficeT.f -Each of us hasnoySj
J right tnyoie (or :twntv; BVe;Electqrs,
ur and twenty of' wb m resicfc oufof our
ws'ncCand'arC vbdnsequt ntlv bnlcpowit
ckltblated v6r, so. cop genial t the spirit of
our Federal Constitution, as .an-assemblv,
oi aeputies eiececl and convened, for thtt
sole object, , as speedily ; as ; .possible after
tberVrcction (ixtic people; and asshort
a time as Dossftlebefore .tne. choice of a
Presidents r "Ai k , -' . :
v A nomination of candidates for, our sui-
,frages; b v such .a:-f cpnventioiai J wiUlndeeil
e au innyyiuiui ;.upon our5 ancient usage,
anda far reseinihle trj at nomination which
has been made ?by a caucus of the Mem-r
bers46f the ."General. AssemblyJbut rested
7vneonstuqpn oi yie unitea states,
thMr tfimt itnn will rwiep - : . v ..' . .
? -'Th'e , great object pr the founders tf our
cpn'stltUtipiiV in cohstructint: that part 6f
u wnicn, relates ?io ine cnoiceypiii niet.
Mastrate,Vs toVccurp ,at ?thVheai of
' the, executive department of the; govern-
.menu ta -ciuzen oxnej u., Dtaies,vpre
Wint'Ybf c . v J r?
J ,Hpw; they, endeavoured ;: to1' accontnlish
this"6f)ie
$vork cotemporancous ;with i the. adoption
v vuc vwusiuuwu'j, auu wnuca in coniunc,
iti2en of the United States two of trhom
assisted formings hcbnstitution and
one oi wnom is now rresiaent, oi tne u
States; we .have theV following exposition
pecial purport-? imd t.the particular con- J tawj
miicture.; a nvV v. -Uc ".svjiwlture.
f ; It .'yas equally desirable;' that'the
eiateelecUdoshVu be,-mad0;bip : men
rmrstjC4pable.of analysing theuatipasa
niopted .'toftKc station,' acting tiridericiraim-;
sjUQavQuible)' to:4Hibtradoan(dt6
a judidPus combination of 11 ihe. Vcasons
in'd inducements that ferq proper to
vrn, their cho!ceV,c A);small numbr;df pt
persons! ;seucted: bvtheir fellow -cuizeds
irom ine; -genen
topossessiie in
rett tisite to .so complicated an investigai ' hivepowerto deliberate and iwliciouslit tQ
gifttrate,. who was to have so imoortant' an
agency m the ap mibistratiGti of the govera
rmtiat. . But , Ihr prt cautions which , have
lbecn so .happilv cdncertpd iu" the -svstr m
.curitv ipinst thinnischief-fTbei cbpice
ooay
: con
anv extraorm
ntry or violent movements, f thai the
choice of xone whoywasliiimself to be the
filial bbjeft of thapabliq wishesf And as
thcielectors chosen in eachstate,v are toW'-
sf.mble and vote in jtheustate in wftith they
at chosen this, detachedanciijdivide si
tuation! will - .ezpoaei tHem much less ; to
.hcats and ferments,1 that inight be commuj
nicated .frPm thera to ;the i people than if
ithev were all to -be convened at one time
in oneplace..? .1-. xw,
Y Nothing was more to be deired that
every practicable obsta del should be : oppo
fjed tOL cabal,, intrigue; , 'and corruption
tnc3c uioai u-iKikv auversanesui-rcDOOit-'
can goYcrnmentmhttnaturally Vave been
expected.tov mate pieir . approached frbm
more than o'eaair,v)iux:cbiflfroni:
thedesire in -foreign powers to gain an im
proper ascendant ;n:Ourlcouncils,u. How
could they better gratify tiiis, thn; "oy. ran
aing acreature ol -tb: own to thfe chief
magistracy of the vUnion But theonHn
jtion'haye guarded. against kll .danger of this
sort,' 4with the mbsf provident ; and judici -ouiitu'ntion.
;;TheK have not. made the
I appointment of the, pre$ident.to:jdepnd Op
pre existing uouie ot ,mep, iW;no ni'.gnto
tampered withii beforehand to?; prostitute
theit votes; but theyv haye - referred, .it in
the first instance4o; an immediate act!of the
people or Amenca,rto oc exerted jtn the
choice oi persons fdrthe itemporirvand
sole
purpose, ojmviupg the .appointment
And .they,1iave; exclude frprn cligibiljiy,
fto this trust; i all thosewhdi from situatipu
might be .suspected pjttoo; great devotibn;
to tuc. president in omceiN o senator, re
presentative Jpr other person hoMfrig 4
place vof trust ort profit under jHe- United
tate,svan be.of tie-num
kcors. Thus,V' 'itnoutcprruptidgV tbe, ,
body of jne people; the immedatd gentaj
inj. theeleptipnt will at leasUentt upn the,
taskf jfeerrom, spV sintste bia'r xirHeif
transient existence anldlheijt detaenrd rsit
Ration,; already; jttCKic?d
tory prQspect'of 4her cbntiniiinj "sp tohe
conclusion ot iti-Th: business of rbrrup
f5
v.
i: : . ,'!. (
the members Who tomp$sir we hve that
exclusively in viseV t cannot be 'preten, LVjl
dedthai,; thet'jast general4assemblv, waa -choien.Yotthat
purpcrsc.;r:Tjimembera '
wrKSt concurred ia lit forminTailelectorUl '
ticket, confessed, by dbin ' itib: Caucus i -that
tjiev did.nbjracijtfeir :v
cv u 7i?uicynaoour oviXffz
;.fw;..wastiie pperauomoj- tmtgniin "ira -
XPing la ws;, . they assemble . jai , tfo represen- .
fatives of tfie whole ! oydiiargoHni
cf by a majority of tbe whole ssembly.-i,
n the nomination oectora7tK?3cooVnrr -as
a partui -xad their accisldu ii'bv a ma . y '-
jonty;ottnatpartyt..t. . v
- ,yur oeputtes wm bctcnossn only & fex
weeks or) days before they;t are conventtd- ,
their session Will occupy JessManJat ivet&i
and i the. ticket w.iph they forta will- be
published v arnMitforVpu
final choice ofv electoral The characters,
whom'theyjiecommend as the afc denos
I itorie$of pur, confidencev wrill: ubltcl
cnown uutr: snoriimDeioiieLjtmsirteiec
ton t ? and as their choice a" Pr et ident
will ipeedily 1 folloVjU
theemptatiop jabuse ;ttr
gether: expire, ooVafter iWhayearisenJ
t; On the other- hand, -themembers of thi
state, legislature are' elected ,bearligKt.
months before r;tneir .annual session com
mncesthe duration. pf; which raj ways ,t-xrf
ceeds-two, :wjiiic any nomination of elector r
within that ; period, will 'be foundap pre
cede their linal election. bVtlie.' people and . !
be universally knowtrat least nine montha:w
W, .- V' 'V ' ' ,': ' i '"' ' jt i f . v r r" "V '-4''-'
electoral itcket,. have teell actuated by fac
tiouS rA iews;orrjcprrupted. bvherts of, . " l
l. . '
V
h -
4
mi
4 V
4.
f VI.
either hvebeenr are; - now, swayed bjg -r f
thVinflufcrtcfebf cieeutivc favour, or inspii, J -It
red bynne hope or the, assurance of, execu A'
tive .re,war;yrpight aa;weire4nsinua; -iedit
thichVcJts.and balances f our adv ':') fl'
mirahle constitution; ar a libel oft tneicV,rK J,t'S
ncter.oi, the .AmeacaU.pe.ople. are: v -;. f
not relating a;histpfy of.ci,but guardrnrtVs fc,
as bur, fdffcfkthersi saughti;ga.irist;. future s 1 hi-
corruption, bv the same- means too, wHidla? '
inev,
libn-
thaV employed :t;by ieaviiiEr oiit of tezhptim. ' ? .
tion tllos,c whom hecpnstithUO ' I-'.
ting, when it is to cmbracef.doccfnsid-rra'
pie vaT ' number . ; or 4 men,reqtiirs - ti m e, . as
Vetasmeans;: Norwould it be fodnd e'a
as ' the v 1 would' be;: over" thirteen sbteWin
any combination ffqundepi jupon ; mouyes;
whichV thy ugh they could;pot properly' be
denomuiaiedcoipti nugnyet be of a ni
ture to niyeaclHhemm tw
V Another -?md f no less r i mportanae
Siderafumwas that tpe executive, should
l fje. mi&ht 1 otKerwisV be;.' tempted' iosacri-
L
j&ce:hiadutyt6'D4aIomplaisanceJfQrtHos'
wnose iavour was necessary, to me a uration
ot hisomcaal . (Jonsfepxience This ndvan
tag will'alsb .be secured,' by , makincf JHis
re-election, to, depend on a special body of
the smgle purpose, pi making tto jmipomht
cfipice;' V';-V5Si':y 1)2-.
SucHfello'w-Jcitizeps, (jrenbr'thevisi
tendrd to? bring Within its seductive inflik; Yt
ence.v - -yrf" "; t-rvrV P',
i oere is. ienov? citizens, anainer comt' -r '1
matinrt. tA ihirh wprrantinf tnmMr r htm- . t
inff your "most Xsolejgn temipnyoni' J
n tye seen mat ,a. perioa oi ejgnteen monthch 4 ; J,
iiiv. ZMWJt wt inn pii -1 iiiiiKi riiiLVf f iprnrprt r nt vv fc .
election 'of ihe members oi 'tHat assemikir '
which, wsumes - the power of forminK an C ;4
r
cr cei au uic 4;uoice oi a convenf - v 7
Mod of deputies fot Uat?! special purpose. 7, K : r,
of r.tne v iSpropcr -xoni uncture. , . jWouH i VV
you.bf disposed jn eye' Jhstancei tp de ;H
pu'te to j siicn a cOpventionV ths!sam4 i per-v f v '
sonS'Whoinrvou jelected, to ;thcle0;3laturc;r6Jt-U f
eighteerimothsi may ieebb pne branch .V 'f l
4f tfet; leislatarr,: tworrlllifee years be-n -i
fore f:Wpuld: die maegisla'tureivhd '?t
sat: last Winter, "jaow cpnyened in-order-a 0 !if
t'pTorm a general "electorjal ticker place od2 '5 ,r f
it. the samevnamer whjcb e,' tq.be found t ,
(thatioir. extant rAiWhere such a 1 ticket ;
is unebni tuttonallv made. wiflha Viev iiotf ; t
toi the iritegrity and'abiht oi the, electbn
al college, but to secure' the choice of d par
ticuiarcandidatefpr tHe presi ? i