Alexandria Daily Gazette, Commercial & Political

GRAND CAUCUS.

The Freemen of America may now rest in peace: A chief Magistrate has been elected for them by a few "private citizens," and not one single cent,--no, not the tenth part of a mill,--was charged for the trouble. We are fearful that Col. Duane and Mr. Irvine may not approve of this measure: but every thing in our power shall be done to bring about an "union of honest men." For the present we have only time to extract the official account of this pretty little affair, from the National Intelligencer received by last evening's mail. "O sweet Anne Page."

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. H. Hall, Harper, Green, Seaver, Tuder, 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, Ormsbv, 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, and 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 United 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 the same 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 Tennessee 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. S. 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 New 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 the measure from a deep conviction of the importance of union to the republicans throughout all parts of the United States 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. Robinson of Vermont, Mr. Sage of N. Y. Mr. Howell of R. Island, 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 Tenn. 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, Sec'ry.

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.