Jenks' Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1803-1805, 1804-06-25
HONORABLE GENTLEMEN,

HONORABLE GENTLEMEN,
At the requcn Of the honorable Pierce But
Ter, eiq one of the ienators Of this Rate in the
Congrefs of the United States, have the hon.
or 10 LAP befo.e YOU two letters which have re-
ceived from him. feel it my duty to comply
with his requet thus early, as they contain fen
tments respecting the refolution Of conerefs
upon the propoied an1endrnent Of the conffitu-
ton of the u. States, which have ;ua eauicd
to be laid before you.
Nave the honor to te,
with high refpef,
your mott obedient
JAMES B. RICHARDSON.
Cslsn'5ic, May II, 1904.
Federal City, December 8, ,8os
SRA refolution pafled The ier.a,e on Friday
latt, which will be fent to the feveral ftates for
their appreciation the Object Of it is to author
ize the electors to .dehgna:c in voting for a,
Prehden, and Vice Preiidcn, to this refou-
ton have been orpoied; it becomes my duty
to fate why am oppoied to it.-Firit, like
the contribution as it ifands, much better than
the propoisd alteration. The convention in
fixing on two names to be unfortunately voted
FOR, felt an anxiety to guard againt the evils at
tending an elective chief n1agiitracy, as have
been felt in Poland.--While two diftinguifhed
citizens are unfortunately voted for, party
heat will not be 70 great as BY having fmge op-
petition champions running in direct oppoiition
to each other the attachment to an individual
gives birth to heat and turbulent paffions, which
are in degree checked BY an ndiferimnate
vote for two pr.ions, each party having this
Ill, boe %b,t ~. l<a
fuccced TO the chief naagiltracy, he will by be-
ing vice PRECEDENT, be in the road to it. If the
alteration is agreed 10, The flnall ftates, in which
| number South Carolina is ranked, never will
give either PRECEDENT or vice prefdcnt to the
union. Large ftates can then combine fecretly
and give a prelident and vice PRECEDENT forever
Four Rates fend feventy four members to the
houfe OF representatives the whole number of
Representatives is one hundred and forty-three.
In the mode pointed out by the contribution,
there can be no combination as to a vice pref
dent, for in that cafe, the choice of the fmaller
ltates might nep in and give PRECEDENT. The
cftenGble reafon aligned BY the advocates of
the propelled alteration, is to prevent repeti-
ton of the difgraceful fcene, 70 degrading to re-
pull ican government, that took place at the lalt
election there is no honeH man whole pull fe
did not beat high on that occaGon; but the pro-
liability of there ever again being two nam es
equal on the higheR number, is 70 remote as
not to juftify an alteration, 70 materially afea-
ing the fovcreignty OF the ftates 70 remote is
it that if doctor Price who was fad to be better
read in doctrine Of chances than any other man
in Europe, could rife from his grave, he would
probably tell us that it is the nearclf to impotE-
bility its ever taking place again. We all rec
ollett the oourie Of the extraordinary circum-
fance too we'll to need my detailing it it is
much to be apprehended that in a paroxy YIN
of difcontent or recruitment, fome Of the hates
may be hurried into an appreciation of meat
ure, without allowing time to view it in all its
hearings, when in the end, they may have caufe
to regret.
I have another reafon which had influence
on me in oppoGng the contemplated alteration,
and which my duty obliges me, however I'M
pleafant, to make known to the legi0 ature, the
more 70 as the guardiapfhip in fenate, Of the
fovereign rights of South Carolina is foley in
my hands I bad not long been in the /suatf E,see
my LAT eef7ion. before 1 pereeivrd confirmation
among certain LAaGs STATES, Unfair in u/SJ, and
dsagsyous in its e0gsqaenees to Tie rights Of cihr
Ratss they hold svenng meetings 10 decide 4uba.
@aA take place or prevail in Jenate Into this COM
bisation they havs dason favO three Of the jmaA
Rates, ard b. this continuation nahmg is uttered to
come fairly tyore The jennts, thai is not either
brought to,quaydty one q thsp -,ty, or has nat their
pr.uioms hnf7ien to fuch fate of things /
could mott cannot--Iwill NOT fubmit--without
expecting both my concern and difapprobation
concern, becauie expe6teda different con-
duct from gentlemen with whom hoped to
have been in neutrality-suspicious. at find
ing thefe'mcn, who, before revolution in the
public mind took place, pofiefed jealous re-
gard for equal right, NOW IN POWER, THE
FIRST TO sUBvERT THE PRINCIPLES which
they wiihed to- be though, the advocates Of
reGuet. Cir, you will lay this letter and