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REPUBLICAN CAUCUS.
The following account of (he Caucus for the
nomination of President and Vice President
is given by the Washington Republican.
About 8 o’clock, Mr. J. Barbour,one
of the Senators from Virginia, called
the members in attendance to order.
Mr. Barbour then moved that Mr. Bug
gies, cf Ohio, take the chair, which
was agreed to unanimously ; and Mr.
Rug glcs was conducted to the chair
by Mr. Lloyd of Maryland.
Mr. Barbour then moved that Mr.
Collins, of New-York, be appointed
Secretary, which was also agreed to
nem. dis.
Mr. Buggies briefly stated the ob
ject for which the meeting was con
vened.
Mr. Dickerson then moved that the
members present proceed to ballot for
proper persons to be recommended
to the people for the office of Presi
dent and V. President.
Mr. Mark ley ottered to the conside
ration of the meeting, a preamble and
resolutions, the object of which was to
adjourn the present meeting until Sa
turday the 20th March, to give an op
portunity for the other republican
members, who differed with those pre
sent, as to the expediency of the pre
sent measure, to consider the subject
more fully.
Before these resolutions were read
by Mr. Markley, a brief discussion
took place between Mr. A. Stevenson,
Mr. Holmes, and Mr. Van Buren, as
to the propriety of first callingover the
names of the members present. A
suggestion to this effect was with
drawn, and
Mr. Markley stated his object in
moving the resolution to be, to pro
mote union among the Democratic
party, and to give that influence to the
nomination, which would be derived
from an accession to their numbers.
Mr. Van Buren would have had
much pleasure in acceding to the mo
tion, but he thought it would be pro
ductive of injury rather than benefit,
ffe thought it would be inexpedient
to postpone the meeting at all. We
should now pursue the course which
had always been pursued. Many gen
tlemen thought with him, that the
meeting had already been too long de
layed. With respect to a call of mem
bers he thought it would be better for
the members from every state to give
in their names by states, as they came
up to ballot.
The question on Mr. Mark ley’s re
solution was then put: and'nega
tived. 6
Mr. Dickerson moved that the meet
ing now proceed to the ballot, which
was agreed to, and Mr. Bassett and
Mr. Cambreleng, were appointed tel
lers.
It was then ordered that the ballots
be for President first and afterwards
for V. President.
The Chairman then proceeded to call
the republican members from the states
in the following order:
•Maine. —Messrs. Chandler and
Holmes.
Connecticut .■ —Lanman, Barber, and
Stoddard.
Rhode Island. —Mr* Eddy.
New-I ‘oi'k. —H ogeboom, Dwin el 1,
Frost, Herkimer, Richards, Ten Eyck,
Day, Tyson, Jenkins, Clarke, Foote,
Van Buren, Litchfield, Eaton, Caui
breling, Collins.
*Vw Jersey. —Mr. Dickerson.
Pennsylvania. —Forward, Lowry,
Markley.
•Maryland. —Lloyd, Smith, Hay
ward.
Virginia .—J. Barbour,A. Stevenson
Rives, Loft witch, Tucker, Williams
M ’ Coy, If in. Smith, Archer; Floyd,
Arthur Smith, Alexander Smyth, P.
P. Barbour, Alexander, B. Bassett,
Ball, (by proxy of Mr. J. Barbour.)
North- Carolina. —Spaight, Ilall,
Will iams, Gatlin, Long, Saunders,
Burton, Hooks, Edwards.
South-Carolina. —Gist, Wilson.
Georgia. —Forsyth, Elliot, Ware,
Cobb, Carv, Abbott, Thompson, Cutli
bert, Tatnall, (by proxy of Mr. For
syth.)
Ohio. — Mr. Buggies.
Indiana. —Noble.
JHi a o i s . —Th o in as.
The Chairman began to call the de
legate* from the territories, but srfme
objections were made by Mr. J. Bar
bour, which were replied to by Mr.
Noble. The call was then proceeded
in, but no one answering, Air. J. Bar
bour again slated that these gentle
men, not understanding that they had
a right to vote ou the subject, were
not present; it was therefore unjust
to call-uver their names.
The tellers then proceeded to exa
mine the ballots, and declared the fol
lowing result:
Whole number 66
For \N no. H. Crawford 62
Proxies 2—64
J.Q. Adams 2
Andrew Jackson 1
N. Macon 1
Mr. Dickerson then moved to pro
ceed to ballot for V. President.
Air. Van Buren stated that the
Vice President had determined to re
tire.
‘l’he names of the members were
then called over in the same order as
before; and the ballots being examin
ed, the tellers declared the lollowing
result:
For A. Gallatin 57.
J. Q. Adams L
Erastus Root 2.
J. Todd L
W. Lowrie L
Samuel Smith L
■William King L
W. Kustis L
R. Rush L
Mr. Clarke then moved some reso
lutions, expressive ol the sense of the
meeting, as shewn by the ballots ; and
also stating that the members attended
in the character of private citizens.
Mr. Holmes proposed that the Com
mittee which called the meeting, with
the President and Secretary, he ap
pointed to prepare a report ot the pro
ceedings ; and to address a letter to
the persons nominated, to inform them
of the fact, and to request their con
currence.
The meeting then adjourned.
jFovdjjH *ntclUotncr.
Extract of letter from Paris.
The papers have furnished you
with the details of the entry of the
Duke d’Angouleme, it was certain
ly imposing from the immense
number of troops present, and the
great concourse of people that fil
led the side avenues of the Champs
Elysees, but still it had not by any
means the air of a triumph. The
day was cold and lowering, the peo
ple did not show the slightest signs
of joy or enthusiasm ; even the
soldiers sent forth no cries ("it is
said their orders were not to an d
so;) even the usual chattering and i
hubbub of a Parisian multitude
was hushed, and the whole might
have passed off in solemn silence,
were it not for the bands and trum
pets of the various regiments that
from time to time interrupted the
calm. I was opposite to the bal
cony of the Tuileries (where were
placed the King and the Royal fain-;
ily)during the last half hour of the j
defiling of the troops. The king j
was seated in an arm chair and seem
ed to be during the greater part of
the time, in a state of torpor, his
head hanging listlessly down on his
breast. He seemed either not wil
ling or incapable of keeping up con
versation, as it was only at very
long intervals that the other mem
bers of the Royal Family turned
towards him, and said a few words
at which he half raised his head,
but let it soon drop again. -The
Duke d’ Angouleme, with his father
Monsieur, was at a short distance
on the right of the king, he appear
ed to be in good health and spirits
and seemed conversing with con
siderable animation with his father.
As the last of the troops passed, the j
king took the hand of the Duke
d’Angouleme, and motioned to the
people, as if expressing his satis
faction with him. The Duke un
covered, and kissed the Royal hand
upon which aery of Vivent les Bour
bons ! was heared, but it was nei
ther very long nor very loud, and
certainly hy no means enthusiastic.
In half an hour after, the triumphal
j entry, and its et ceteras. seemed to
I have been forgotton, and nothing
was talked of but the death of the
I young man shot by the sentinel
from the terrace of the Tuilleries.—
j Various versions of this event have
i been given ; the following I am as
sured is conformable to the truth.
A man having attempted to get in
to the gardens by climbing the
wall of the terrace was pushed off
and thrown upon the pavement hy
the sentinel. This brutal treat
ment excited the indignation of the
by-standers, one of whom, a young
man of nineteen or twenty, repro
bated the sentinel. The soldier
threatened to fire upon him if he
did not move off. The young man
unfortunately persisted in staving,
when the soldier levelled his piece
at him, and shot him and ad. For
this atrocious act of violence there
was no excuse whatever, as the sen
tinel could have been in no imme
diate danger of attack, he being on
the terrace, which is tenor twelve
feet above the road where his ill
fated victim was standing. On the
event being made known the Cha
teau an officer of the Etat Major
was despatched to the spot to as
sure the irritated multitude that the
most prompt measures should be
taken to bring the soldier to capi
tal punishment, but it is very un-,
likely that this promise will be ob
served. Another circumstance has
taken place, calculated to exaspe
rate still further the people, andi
breed bad blood between them and
the soldiery. The evening before
last, a number of the officers of the
Royal Guard, who have just return
ed from Spain, entered the Case
Lemblin, in the Palais Royal, (a
Case mostly frequented by the
Liberal party,) seated themselves
atatable in the middle of the room
called for various bowls ol punch,
and drank, ‘ Long live the absolute
King,’ and ‘ Heath to the Liberals
of all countries.’ These were fol
lowed with 4 Down with the Canail
le of Liberals, they are a set of
brigands that must be annihilated.’
It fortunately happened that there
were but e w other persons in the
Case. An old gentleman who was
present was forced to drink a glass
of punch, and cry Vive le Roi. The
same proposition was made to a
young man, who thanked them
for their offer, but said he had no
inclination to drink ; they, howe
ver, insisted upon his complying,
and were proceeding to maltreat
him, when the waiters contrived to
let him escape by a back door. T he
officers, on finding their hospitable
offer thus evaded, became furious,
and rushed into the place behind
the Case, where the refreshments
are prepared ; there they found the
proprietor, M. Lemblin, whom thev
fell upon, beat, knocked down, and
trampled under foot. The waiters
who sought to save their master
came in for a share of the blows
that were 60 loyally dealt about. At
length dreading the arrival of the
gaurd, they departed, at the same
time menacing to return and re
peat the same pranks until the
young man who refused to drink,
and cry Vive le Roi , was given up
to them. M. Lemblin received
several wounds and contusions, but
not of so serious a nature as to pre
vent him from repairing the next
day, in a coach to ihe Coutard, the
Gov ernor of Paris, for tbe purpose
of laying a complaint before him.
It is said he was very well received
by the Governor, and this morning
some of the officers have been ar
rested.
The follow in g is contradictory to most of the
accounts \vc receive from that quarter, \\ c
hope and believe it is not entitled to full
credit.
Translations from a Smyrna paper of IS'ov.
21, 1823.
Napoli I)i llmnani, Oct. 20th.
The utmost bad disposition reigns
in this peninsula— the common and
radical vice inherent in the charac
ter of the Greeks, when their af
fairs are prosperous. What will
they do when the l urks attack them
seriously : One of our great res
ources, and nearly the principal one
is the fleet of the Islanders.—But
this resource is about to fail us, as
we cannot support it much longer.
The little money we have we want
for our own exigencies ; and it
will be impossible for us to furnish
what the Hydriotos, Spezziotes
ar.d Ipsariots expect. We have
failed in obtaining a loan from one
of the richest nations in the world;
and the generous emotions of the
Helenians must yield to the times,
as all other passions do. The de
cline of the Marine alluded to, is
sensible.—ln the first year of the
revolt they mustered 150 sail ; in
the second they had but 100 ; and
in the third they have been enabled
with difficulty to equip fifty sail.—
Such are the facts, and any one can
draw the inference. The Ottoman
fleet has frequently traversed the
Archipelago, without having stop
ped at a single island—Happily for
the islands the powerful spares the
weak, but it is unfortunate for us,
that there is another active power,
secretly destructive—it is, the time
which is wasted in this inaction,
which increases insensibly the
abyss of our misery. The Islands
are nominally independent. But
they are so in name only ; —for if
the Turks do not acknowledge
their Independence, they can never
have it acknowledged. Without
the Islands, Turkey can remain
strong and flourishing ; but the Is
lands can never flourish without an
intimate and cordial connexion
with Turkey. The Turks perfect
ly know the extent of their position
as it relates to the Islands, and act
accordingly. Unfortunately for
us, by losing the Islands we lose
all ; while the Islands in attaching
themselves to the Porte, gain every
thing in the end. We have noth
ing to rejoice in the past, must be
content or satisfied with the pres
ent, and hope for the future. The
insurrections in the European na
tions have issued unfavorably. All
our hopes from that quarter have
vanished. Our attentive and se
duced ears have been opened to
hear the thunder of cannon from
the North But there also a de
ceptive calm continues. Abandon
ed to our resources, vve are always
on the tjuivive, at every little speck
of war which occurs. But weak
ard divided as we are, what can vve
expect from contending with an
Empire in perfect harmony with
every other State ; connected by
treaties with all the Sovereigns of
Europe ; who breath nothing but
peace, the preservation of good or
der,and the establishment ofsettled
principles of society. Ihe more
one thinks of it, the more he must
recognize the lolly ol our enter
prize, and be more affrighted at the
end which appears to await us.
On the 26th of January, Mr.
Cambreleng presented the memo
rial ot Jared Pick, Charles Wright,
and others, citizens of New-York,
interested in the manufacture ot
window-glass, praying that an addi
tional duty of two dollars and fifty
cents per hundred feet may he laid
upon glass imported from abroad
into the U. States. The memorial
ists set forth, that they are exten
sively engaged in the manufacture
of window glass; that they have
erected extensive establishments
at a great expense ; that they were
induced to embark in this underta
king with the expectation of being
able to manufacture and furnish to
the citizens of the United States
this article at as cheap a rate and
of as good a quality, as that of fo
reign importation, and with the
hope of its yielding a reasonable
profit; that in consequence of erect
ing such establishments and enga
ging in these extensive manufacto
ries, they have sustained heavy
losses and endured great sacrifices,
but by their perseverance have been
able to produce and bring into mar
ket, glass of as good quality and as
cheap as that of foreign produc
tion i that foreign manufactures
having discovered that glass of
American manufacture would ne
cessarily be brought into competi
tion with their own, have solicited
their governments to afford them
protection and support, that there
by they might be able to supply the
American market with glass at a
reduced price ; that those govern
ments, and especially that of Great
Britain, whence the greatest quan
tities of glass are expoited, approv
ed and adopted the policy of ex
tending protection to their own ma
nufactures by allowing the import
ers a sufficient sum (to be paid by
the government) for glass export
ed to the United States, to reduce
the price in this country considera
bly below what it had hitherto been
sold at; that in consequence of
these regulations by foreign go
vernments, the memorialists find
difficulty in vending their glass
without sustaining heavy losses ;
that having received a share of tne
protection of the government of
the United States they would have
been content to struggle with fo
reign competition, had they not to
contend against the resources of a
great and wealthy nation whose
protection is extended to its own
manufactures, and did they not
foresee the ruinous consequences
which must ensue, if this system
of foreign policy is not indue time
counteracted, and the blow averted
which has been aimed at these es
tablishments.
New Sloops of War. —The Secre
tary of the Navy has reported an
estimate furnished by the Navy
Commissioners,of the cost of build
ing a sloop of war of the first class
amounting to g 45,000 for the ship,
837,088 lor the equipment, and
5t,395 tor the contingencies—ma
king the gross sum of 85,000 doll
ars. The annual expenses of such
a ship are estimated at $31,393 for
pay and subsistence—ls,69s for
provisions, and 14,000 for repairs
and hospital stores, amounting to
61,086 dollars. There are now but
four sloops of war in our navy.
Mayor of Albany.— On Monday
evening, the 26th of January, the
Common Council of Albany as
sembled again to make another tri
e.l for the choice of Mayor v
Dudley, the old Mayor,
to vote, and the votes stood i,
11. ‘I hey continued to ballot
make appointments of city oflir
and discuss the subject of the
tion, and make different pro!"'’
tions, until 6 o’clock next m ori ,;° Sl ',
as the family of one of the
bers was sick, an adjournment j!’
strongly urged by several
bers, and motions made to that V
feet, which were lost. One pa !*
expected that the rcgUrd of !
man for his family would indu'!
him to retire. But neither reita ■
for their families nor the demand
of nature for refreshment and re -
would induce one of them to q UIt ’
The next morning they separated
having unsuccessfully ballotted 21
times. These men are all rising
the public estimation; however
they may differ in political scniil
ments, they are all good
they will stick by their standard,”
Small Pox. —We regret to l earn
that the small pox has made it* a ?
pearance on board the U. S. s j£
Franklin, at Valparaiso. A l C ; tCr
from on board that ship, dated the
Ist of October,and received at Phil,
adelphia, says— 44 A lew days p rt !
viously to our leaving Callao, out
of the young gentlemen (Mr. Kel.
t) 0 “ as seized with the small p oj
Thecontagion is spreadingthrongh!
ou the ship. We have now tvim.
ty two cases , and thus far, previous
vacillation appears to be no pro.
tect ion. The gentleman who bro’t
the disease on board had been vac.
cinated, and his arm exhibited
(so says our intelligent Surgeon,)
a well formed eschar. Midship’,
man Wordsworth, and the Como
dore’s children,are now convaits.
cent from this loathsome disease.
Our Surgeon, (Dr. Salter.) is unre
mitting in his attention, and has
thus far lost but two patients. We
are fortunate in having a fine, large
airy ship by which the men can be
well accomodated.”
UPPER CANADA
Both Houses of the Legislate
of Upper Canada, have unanimous
ly resolved to address his Majes’
ty on the subject of navigation o
the St. Lawrence, and implore him
to take into his most gracious con
sideration the unhappy situation ij
which his Majesty’s faithful sub
jects in Upper Canada have beei
placed by the unfortunate deter
minationof the Commission under
the Treaty of Ghent respecting tilt
bonndary line on the St. Lawrence;
as well as the certain ruin which
must ensue to British interests
within the Provinces, if the claims
of the government of the United
States to the free navigation of the
St. Lawrence to the Ocean shall he
recognized.” These resolutions
set forth that Barnhart’s Island,
which has always been owned and
occupied by British subjects, as a
part of the king’s dominions, is
declared by the late award of the
Commissioners to be within the
territory of the United States,
as forming a part of the State of
New-York, which state has recent!)’
granted Letters Patent for the
same, and excercised jurisdiction
by executing legal process thereia
—'l hat this Island extends within
130 yards of the British shore—
the main channel for navigation's
on the south side of this Isl rai *
that rafts of lumber, which is we
principle article of export from If’
pei Canada, cannot pass the shallot
channel on the north side of
Island, and that they must p ssS
through the waters of a fore’£ n
state, or he deprived of their nn' 1 *
gation—that the whole Island 15
much nearer the Canadian that
American shore, and naturally sl,
of right belongs to Canada--' 1 _
his Majesty’s Commissioner 1111151
have been unacquainted with
situation of the Island, “ or u"j
wisely considered the
U. Canada too unimportant
tify him in insisting on its r ein *! *
ing under his Majesty’s don' 111
ions.” And, 2dly, That it PP ea
by President Monroe’s
Congress that a negociation b nn _
pending with his Majesty *
ernment for the free navigati° n
the St. Lawrence to the
American subjects—that and , {
is yielded, it would destroy
revenue of the Colonies, au ■
admitting a direct trade
foreign flag not allowed to
subjects, would facilitate 1 e r .
cit introduction of foreig ll
chandize, Jkc. &c.