Jenks' Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1803-1805, 1804-02-04

mao WHO had ooi tnc vote for p e.idcns lacs eds
IA ti6t 10 that Office. Thus the choice NAV be
virtually transferred f,om ,he popular to TIE iedc.
setve branch ct the government.
lie gentleman ffom fenneGee tells us that tbs
argument drawn from he or,R;on OF the houf.
- tlcii pFshtei impiies cor dption. ! hrs can
rni De acmHtsd. f.r 'a'n WA rA.u..y dfagIee in
the.I op'n'fns at cdndd @tes, AMI may very hon.
e;t!Y aJ- tie dictates OF ,heir ii.ian,ents and
so'i-e ces. Bat, fir, il IL did iuply coiruptiou,
it would nct dsisfdy the force o! tie argument.
With the ssowil, ani ru,nce Of our country We
s'nlt ssfst! eerrnp ion; wish the psogrefs Of our
government we nn,i calculate upon intrigue
10 ? event tie Giiiie u ts aad dangers Of a
coa'slsed esclon in the hou.e Of reprefs ltves,
Ne held onl by this am snent 10 The lar pc Rates
tie tlienled Inducements, We alrnoa compel then,
by ,he principles CT ilf ioterea 70 to combine that
ih- shr ii csiee lhll net deyol.e upon the houe
'sfepre.ea'agises. as a f3w Astes may 60 combine
to tesne tn I'll 20 irives the eetaoa Of p.eiderr
40 vie preGten: to the sctal excluon OF The 9TH
CT Gates the greassns evils are gcoeraily to be ap
pretended from iarh executive combinations
WHAT. let me ak, Or. are the evils, the great,
tie il, = Ing evils which viii lacuec US to brave
ALI the JaoSets OF this hazardous experiment? The
sso'lt that can be aPrrehend-d from the rrelcnt
1nodc OF c'ioite rs, that as two oe the fun citizens
IN the U.''tea States, each having majority of
oes-vo.ed for hy the fame electors, iii ihould
Happen that they have aa equal rumber Of votes,
t'c orc psefsrad by the majority Of electors for
ire'ldsnt my chance to ii The fecond ctire in the
;,osers merit, while The candidate Intended by
majority OF The electors for the iccoud Office my.,
BY the votes Ct majority Of BATES, be shoien Pre-
fi.'enl. a.
The ssnilemsu from TenrsTse conceyes tina,
sh. minority can have no ihare in the election. bvr
by ouneratiing the will Of the majority. Let It
b- Remembered, FIR, that i requires majority of
ths ELECTORS to mass choice. All thar IS left TO
the minority, under the preicnt m,dc OF election,
~hcn ihey have any ihare III be choice is, ~ vote
isr ems OF thu candidates clersd by the majority
Is these 70 be line Differentiation drawn between
rirt'ss iy the coaa nion ls.f, which will render
tie t.sf insgiilTa'e cf the union the mere nlru-
inens Of party 1sths calcnlAisd to e cure the
elaa. ria.i,s OF lie minority p
sIf. Seeker, lsveral gentlemen 10 i, c majority
hss. Us that tie people call for this " amend.
meet NY colleague (Mr. raggart) has been
aeeo'ed at sIcasing diiScf 2cafnlly Of th- pcope.
iunaertood him 70 fay, that public opinion is rnu-
tsbs, and iha: Tie opiaion # The people refpcaiog
tits . anendaeut" has not been acertained.
iiow hr, do gentlemen know the opinion of the
people upeE this quefsion? By what evidence
does it appear Il is lid tia, fpn,e of The Rate
i.g lA,rrss have exPrcE-d wiz, in favor of the
e'aenimcet." ! know that two or three tesf
Ia urls, u cif.Ienr times, have pAfcd vot. in
nro5,,;a-, - -. ares had expf.aed their a.,
eos''oa o; t'is feioiu,ion will pen,I.a..a
9a. 0ug.st 70 be obligatory upon ,be .y
:. :. ms monte We certainly a, pod.r II.
III. sa.'ons 20 give an Independent, vo,. urc,
o,r s'''on controuied only by the dfa ,ts. -
N WV sofie'e1ces. The conG;tu,;on h. = 80:
q =. ~ mace each honls Of con.reC. and ~.
,s; ~ as'useE' ehees upou each orb.r Fir.
- TWO 'h'fds OF TO honfes of M
s,i4'u,es OF thee fouyshs cfthc 6eyspal
r.sa,s ~ ne contribution to concur in an arr.nd
womb ,'ic oppolte dotsrine be correa. : !,
nc oeen bette. 90 have decided ou el;ons
-p1e'nS contributions sncndmen, 49,
'ssi;sures alone. than to have Red =, s"s n"te
p'le !" iuch apolical farce.
40 70: cousfe cf this debate. v,,;or.
~ ''''''ons nave been made to party d;ll;na;ns
.s-L : oei'eve, tor the GrR time in tb;s honc.
VIC 's'Ms federal and Republican anol;ea :,
OF this houf, ana con,r, d,;rr. I'D -
.M o'nsr. have long ieen theft dileisa;o on.
publications. but feel great Yecrs.
.n.y mould DC introduced here, more p,r,;.
"a - sr1.' que',ion which demands of us - r.
OF all paftial eoolidefafioos and - a
~ '.i's iooJss' with candor and With cool | q
'an senismen intend TO efFea by this n
s4as'&'s'" IS II in'endcd to can arenroarh -.
. 1ie name OF federaa? Do they reco,lcl, ~,p Is
oe'ssa The honorable 1;lainttion of tea.r,,h "
!. "iey noe Know that it is derived f,a,n n
- warm attachment 10 the federal eor3;r,;a, j.
ss,'emsn claim the title OF republicans let ~. 8
" sa',n q exciriiveiy. Let them rem.mh.r,ha, "
!. as ~ bound by oath to fupporr the iame fed e.
al republican contribution. ''s 'a"'e 'eo as
." ar. oPeaker' my mind is deeply imp,cg.d with to
s.is 81 re Watt importance OF re;etf;nr ,b;s be
~, !" are not difcufliog an ordinary. par. M
" losa fDeision, bur il Is propofed 70 aioa. :.
''a'ei'ai change in : fundamental prnr;n,. rf ca