Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1805-05-17
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CumstanCts Of the elt ton. of 1901, and
| TWO candidates will not dpa;n rrr,.;v. m
equal n"ln"er Ct >UArAgcs from any par
N.' lttn"t 'mp"rtant election is to be
Invested Of all part, considerations if.
another Washington is to unite all hearts.
there can be no possible danger of an e.
quality OF votes. 1t has also been said
that the double ballot is favodtal3le to in.
triGue. Nd it certainly appears so to a
Superhctf observer; but it is extremely
questionable whether the general uncer.
laIntS otFhe result Of the election does
noth2 ". intrigue less probable Than q
| mode Of election, which enables the as.
p'r'ng demag"gUe to march directly to-
wards the object OF his ambition.
In iorminC' The constitution, immense
SacIlh,es OF wei ht ami powt were made
Hy the small states, anAnone at alb, the
Large states :; this important fact has me-
yer been attended to by the PEI pie. BY
The original principles OF our Conicdera.
ton, as well as br the uniform practice
OF all similar associations. in ant !, Mt and
modern times, the small st,t,s were rn-
"t'ed t" equal political rights, of every
possible 4, ,urIptIOn, with the large Ones.
without retert 1a>c tutcrritorv, wealth or
population. i hr duuhl, ballot l4r Pre-.
Nldcm seemed an important prev il, re 10
the small states. No possible conbin,-
ton OF lhse states could preclude the
small ones from either clccting a Vice
President of their own, or lr,idinr =.
wh',h "tthe two candidates pr, scented Nv
the Large states shall be the President.
! he privilege is now abandoned, and
I've or six larger states NAV forever
namc.both President and Vice President,
and exclude the small states from any
agency in the election. The relative
weight of the small states is not only i'm.
paired as it respects the election by t.
lectors in the FIRST instance, but it is les
Sened, in a still more alarming degree.
when the election come to the House Of
Representatives. The constitution pros
vides that it 10 election should be IN ade
by electors, he House of Representa-
tlves should, voting by states, from the
hive highest o. the list OF candidates elect
the President 1t is certain that the mar
rover the range allowed to the small
states in the dection of President from
the electoral candidates, the smaller is
the degree other weight in the electi-
On. They are now restricted to the three
highest cantt' lates. Tits calculabl. then
with mathematical certainty, that they
have made the cnormC us sacrifice oItwo
ht'hs of Their weight in the election.
his Cannot DC denied. AS well might
t he asserted that two and two do not
make four, or that tbs sun does not shine
1t noon day.
he alarming event which occurred at
he first election Of Mr.. JEFFERSON, when,
n consequence OF an equal number Of
'otes between him and MIR. Burr, and
he Per,inaci,,ttr adj eranee of the federal,
'artv in the House OF Representative to
he latler gcnlIt man, the election was
For some DAYS, hats been re-
presented as impel Iously dc demanding the
iteration OF the constitution, and un-
lue stionahlv tended to make that al,rra-
ion very popular. That event, howe-
'er, Instead OF display ing the Weakness
'roved the strength of the constitution.
he m, mh' rs OF the House OF Represen-
a'iHcs had then an awful responsibility
'>''ng uron them, the responsibility
, hi,h would haze resulted from LEAVING
he Union without President, and pro-
'AhlN without a constitution, had no e.
cotton bccn.made bv the.4,h of March,
rom that rrsponsibilitN they are release
ID bN that part OF the Late amendment,
20 Pccuh"rl' objectionable to m, sell and
others, which authorizes them to make
10 choice, and to dcvol>c the Presidsn-
y for four wears upon the Vice Prcsi-~
lent. Nor is 1t probable, although tits
ndecdPoss'ble, that an equality otvotes
two candidates " ould occur a.
gain in III age ;-ard it is as probable
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