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CONVENTION in Vl6JiNlA.


n, r,,i,e and 10 organize On opposition TO re Fec
finn of Andrem .ju kson. Of Tennessee, 10 Me pre-
s;fe,rv of The United States Il
II 10 knswn that the constitution of the United
States directs the appointment ol President once
in fur wears for which purpose Electors are to o.
.nnointed nv each state, in such manner az the lie
pislature thereof may direct. 1t also known that
fhe Legislature of Virginia has. by existing law d.
reried these electors to be chosen by the feople o
The State. in the form Of a General llcket To pe
eonpnscd of an elector resident IN each electoral
district within the State. And whereas it has been
+he practce of the members Of our General Assem-
by without express or implied, authority from
their constituents to that end, mt only to form an
Electoral Ticket, but to dictate its acceptance by
inposny combinations for its support at kirhmnnu'
and in every county in the state. Aud whereas ths
nr,ctice Of unauthorized dctation and the exercise
Of an influence conded BY the People for other pur-
n,ses il calculated to deprive the People of their CON
stitutional right oeect president, without intrigue
or corrption And especially asl is believed that
many members Of our present General assembly
who are friendly to the election OF Andrew Jackson
will not. in that respect, promote the wishes ol tne
constituents For the purpose OF countervaliihg
these abuses. and in lieu thereof to afford the voers
of Virginia. for the first time, an opportunity TO form
their ovn Ticket. and thus rraciicaNyio vote i'r
the President Of their choice, it is designed to invite
the voters of each county in the State opposed 10
the election of Andrew jackson, to attend at their
respectiye Court Houses, on the first day OF the
Court to be held for November next for the pur-
pose of appointing Delegates to form Convention
to convene in the City Of Richmond OIL the hlst
Tuesday in January next, whose duty IT shall be 10
nrenare an Electoral Ticket cnnsonant with the wish
es Of those whom they represent to be denonnated
the Peoples Tickets and to make every arrange
,nen necessary to give effect to the object OF their
meeting. Believing that better .lan than the
one above indicated, cannot be devised as the Con
stituton now is, to secure to the People full and
free expression of their opinions IN the choice OF
Presidents the voters in the county of hinE George
who are opposed to the election of Andrew Jackson.
to the Presidency. are most respectfully and earn
esty solicited to attend the first day OF their mex
November Court, at the Court House, for the pur
pose of appointing suitable Delegates to the aore
said Convention.


MANY OF YOUR FELLOW CITIZENS.
King George County, 1sth September 1927.


GEN JAcKsoSANDrHE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY
The correspondence between these eminent citizen
has not vet been brought TO light, thong from oc
casina hints in the public papers. we perceive tina
tle is vet possibility of the public's being layo
ed with it. writer in the National journal, wf
seems to knew very we'll whathe is about, saws th
copy of this correspondence was sent by Gener
Ja kson. as long ago as in April last, to support
OF his at Fredericksburg, and is read to individua
occasionally. accompanied BY oral commentaries
their own A narrative is g ven Of the crcumsta
ces which led to this correspondence. which were.
sav the least of it. extraordinary 1t seems that
originated in conversation at a private table.
which Mr.. Southard had the temerity to express
doubt of the exclusive agency Of Gen. Jackson
bringing about the repuse Of the British at Me-
Orleans. Mr.. Southard it seems. retained snr
feeling Of respect for the services Of Mr.. Monrc
(the late Psesidenn who. a. acting Secretary
War. had an efficient agency in preparing the mea
by which that result was brought about : and We
naturally he expressed this sentiment. The rept
of this tahle-talk being carried to the Hermitae
drew forth demand from Gen. Jackson for exp
nations which brought on the correspondence
This curious correspondence, though it terminal
IN April. last, has not been published BY either p
ty With due Difference to both parties we thi
i, belongs TO the political history Of the day. as W
rs the military history of l8l4-l5. too materially
he withheld from the public eye. 4Vat. Atell


From the AleranIri0 Gazette


1t never has been seriously donhted that a lar
majority Of the People of New Y ork arc in favor
che National Administration, hut the first open
acknowledgement of this fact by the CoNBrN.rIoy,
find in the Philadelphia Sentinel of Tuesday--a


