Virginia Argus

Washington City, May 19.

City of Washington, May 18.

In pursuance of a notice given to the Republican Members of Congress generally, eighty two Members of Congress convened in the Senate Chamber at the Capitol, viz:

SENATORS.--Messrs. Anderson, Brent, G. W. Campbell, Condit, Crawford, Cutts, Gregg, Howell, Leib, Pope, Robinson, Smith of N. Y. Tait, Taylor, Turner, Varnum, Worthington--17.

REPRESENTATIVES--Messrs. Bartlett, O. Hall, Harper, Green, Seaver, Turner, Fisk, Shaw, Mitchell, Sage, Sammons, Boyd, Condit, Morgan, Richardson, Hyneman, Anderson, Bard, Brown, Crawford, Davis, Findley, Lacock, Lyle, Piper, Smilie, G. Smith, Ringgold, Wright, Bassett, Burwell, M. Clay, Dawson, Gholson, Goodwyn, Hawes, Taliaferro, M'Coy, Nelson, Newton, Pleasants, Alston, Cochran, King, Pickens, Butler, Calhoun, Earle, Moore, Winn, Bibb, B Hall, Troup, H. Clay, Desha, Johnson, M'Kee, Ormsby, New, Grundy, Rhea, Morrow, Poindexter, Jennings, Sevier--65.

Total 82

The meeting was opened at seven o'clock.

On motion of Mr Smilie, the Hon. J. B. Varnum was appointed Chairman, & R. M. Johnson Secretary of the meeting.

Mr. Findley having briefly explained the object of the meeting--

On motion of Mr. Anderson of Tennessee, it was

Resolved, That the meeting do now proceed to recommend proper persons as candidates to fill the offices of President and Vice-President of the U. States, for the term of four years from the 3d day of March next.

The meeting first proceeded, on motion of Mr. Anderson, to ballot for the candidate for the Presidency: and Messrs. Mitchill & Tate being appointed Tellers, it appeared, on counting the ballots, that the votes were as follow:

For JAMES MADISON, 82.

No other person being voted for.

The meeting then proceeded, in like manner, to ballot for a suitable person to be supported for the office of Vice President for a like term. On counting the ballots, it appeared that there were

For JOHN LANGDON 64

ELBRIDGE GERRY 16

Scattering 2

On motion of Mr. Campbell of Ten. it was then

Resolved, As the sense of this Meeting, that JAMES MADISON, of the state of Virginia, be recommended to the people of the U. States as a proper person to fill the office of PRESIDENT, for four years, from the 3d day of March next: And that JOHN LANGDON, of the state of N. Hampshire, be recommended as a proper person to fill the office of Vice PRESIDENT for the same term.

Resolved, That in making the foregoing recommendation, the members of this meeting have acted only in their individual characters, as citizens; and that they have been induced to adopt the measure from a deep conviction of the importance of union to the republicans, throughout all parts of the U. S. in the present crisis of our public affairs.

On motion of Mr. Findley, the following gentlemen were appointed a committee of correspondence and arrangement, viz:

Mr Cutts of N Hampshire, Mr Varnum of Massachusetts, Mr. Howell of R Island, Mr. Robinson of Vermont, Mr. Sage of N. York, Mr. Condit of N. Jersey, Mr. Smilie of Penn. Mr Ringgold of Maryland, Mr Burwell of Virginia, Mr. Pickens of N. Carolina, Mr. Taylor of S. Carolina, Mr. Crawford of Georgia, Mr. Anderson of Tennessee, Mr Pope of Kentucky, Mr. Morrow of Ohio, Mr. Fromentin of Louisiana, Mr. Poindexter of Mississippi, Mr. Jennings of Indiana.

And the meeting adjourned.

J. B. VARNUM, Chairman.

R. M. JOHNSON, Secry.

A letter was received from Mr. Blackledge, of the House of Representatives, expressive of his regret at being confined by indisposition, and asking to be permitted to vote by proxy for James Madison. The vote by proxy was not deemed admissible.