The Enquirer

NEW-YORK POLITICS.

That the reader may understand the whole of the following resolutions, a few circumstances should be previously stated. A short time since, notice was given in the N. York Public Advertiser, that a meeting of the General Republican Committee appointed by the wards of that city, would be held on a stated Evening. It was understood that the object of this meeting was, to submit to them a proposition for calling a general meeting of the Republicans to take into consideration certain topics interesting to the republican party; among others, the selection of a Candidate for the next President of the U. States, and the late infamous conduct of James Cheetham Editor of the American Citizen. The committee met. James Townsend Esq. was ardent in favor of the proposition for calling a meeting of the Republicans. The committee however decided against it. For this conduct Mr. Townsend was rewarded by being denounced and proscribed by Cheetham as a quid and an apostate, as a politician who had formerly ranked with the Federalists, but had since deserted over to the Republican camp. To arrest the course of these unmerited and dangerous proscriptions, a meeting of the 2nd and 7th wards of the city of New-York was convened.

The 2d ward avers in its resolutions its abhorrence of these slanders. It asserts that Mr. T. has 'ever been a firm, able and undeviating republican,' and that his constituents therefore feel it a duty incumbent on them 'to vindicate the character of their worthy representative from these foul calumnies in as public a manner as it has been abused.'

The 7th ward goes farther in its resolutions. Not contented with abjuring the political heresies, and foul calumnies of Cheetham, it has proceeded to adopt the nomination at Washington. The following are these resolutions:

At a numerous and respectable meeting of the republicans of the Seventh Ward, convened agreeable to public notice, at the house of Reuben Brooks, No. 229, Cherry street, on Friday evening, the 1st of July, 1808. The following resolutions were passed without opposition.

SAMUEL TORBERT, Chairman.

Benjamin Prince, Secretary.

Whereas it is the opinion of this meeting, that harmony among republicans is at all times necessary and desirable, and particularly so at the present important crisis in our national affairs: therefore it has, for a number of years, been the uniform practice in this state, for the republican members of our legislature to nominate and recommend candidates for the office of Governor and lieutenant Governor. The same system was adopted in the year 1800 and 1804, by the republican members of Congress, nominating candidates for President and Vice-President of the United States; and whereas a large majority of the republican members of congress have recently, and in conformity with the usual practice, nominated and recommended James Madison for the office of president, and George Clinton for the office of vice-president; and we having full confidence in the integrity of the republican members of Congress, and having no reason to doubt, but in making said nomination, that they were actuated by the most laudable and patriotic motives; and we, knowing no mode better calculated to ascertain the sentiments of, give satisfaction to, and promote harmony among, the republicans throughout the United States: Therefore,

Resolved, That we do cordially acquiesce in the nomination of JAMES MADISON, for the office of PRESIDENT, and GEO. CLINTON for the office of VICE-PRESIDENT of the United States. But notwithstanding we acquiesce in the nomination of James Madison, for president, we do still entertain the highest regard for our venerable patriot, George Clinton, whom we consider eminently entitled to our esteem and respect.

And whereas James Cheetham, editor of the newspapers entitled the American Citizen and Republican Watch Tower, did, the early part of last winter, make a violent and outrageous attack on the present administration of our general government, alleging that it was doing deeds without a name, and acting under the influence of one of the belligerent powers; and whereas the publications in said newspapers, generally from that time to this, (with the exception of two or three weeks previous to our last spring election) have evinced a very hostile disposition to the general government, by propagating calumnies against the president, congress and heads of departments, calculated to destroy the confidence of the people in their administration, to excite local prejudices, to distract, divide and destroy the republican party, and that too, at a time when harmony and union was never more essentially necessary to promote the best interests of our country: And whereas the said James Cheetham does now, and seems determined to persist in the same line of conduct, contrary to, and in contempt of the sentiments of the republicans of this city: Therefore,

Resolved, As the sense of this meeting, that the said newspapers entitled the American Citizen and Republican Watch Tower, are not any longer considered by us as republican papers, and that they ought not to be any longer esteemed as organs of republican opinions.

Resolved, That we consider the privilege of individually, or collectively, expressing our opinions of public men, and public measures, as the inherent and indefeasible right of freemen, guaranteed by the constitution of our country, and therefore are determined not to be deterred therefrom by the contemptible menaces of any unprincipled and apostate editor.

Resolved, That we view the attempt made by the editor of the American Citizen, to injure the reputation of James Townsend, a firm and uniform republican, as wicked false and malicious— and the author, as a man of unblushing impudence, despicable to society, and notorious as a slanderer.

Resolved, That the proceedings of this meeting be signed by the chairman and secretary; and that they be published in the city republican papers printed in this city, for three weeks in succession, for information of our republican friends throughout the United States.

SAMUEL TORBERT, Chairman,

BENJAMIN PRINCE, Secretary.