Editing Langdon Cheves (section)

===1808 presidential election===
In the wake of the [[Chesapeake–Leopard affair]], Cheves served with Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, [[Thomas Pinckney]], and William Washington on a non-partisan committee enforcing Charleston resolutions requiring ten days' mourning and barring assistance to British ships. Cheves also anonymously (as "[[Aristides]]") wrote editorials in support of President [[Thomas Jefferson]] and the [[Embargo of 1807]].{{sfn|Huff|1977|pp=41–43}}

He endorsed [[James Madison]] over Charles Pinckney, urged the election of pro-Madison Representatives, and stood for re-election as one such Representative. He was elected by the legislature to head the electoral ticket and cast his vote for Madison.{{sfn|Huff|1977|pp=41–43}}