Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-10-24

say Out Wtlu tOT Il CAUCUS, liey nave no
| right To say Que word against il.
| Again, lift were right To make this compro-
mise, what shall debar her from the benefit of
II Mr. n. himself does no, presume to ques-
ton the right oft p by what obligation. then,
IS she bound 10 give up her unquestionable
right Shall the 100000 free men uf Virginia
| have more shar. in the election of Pre-
sidrnt than the 10000 citizens of Delaware?
| But if Virginia has forfeited this right, how
nave the other populous states of n. York,
Pennsylvania and Ohio forfeited theirs Are
they 10 lose both ways both in relation to
| the Stare STATES ard then in relation to the
small states ? Is N. York then to he silent p
Is Pennsylvania all the populous free
States Ia sink quis'ly to the level of The
small ones in the election of President Is
| Virginia not to put in one word for them, lest
| she might he suspected of speaking for her
self? Yet Mr.. N. himself conresses that h" il
may be The right of n. York and Pennsylva.
MIA tbeiDg among the original states, and tuge-
ther containing between n third and fourth
| part OF the treemen Of the u. States,l to ex-
press their dissatisfaction at the comparative
| w increasing weight of the small states hut
| Vmginia'' she is again To be I" BUNDLED
| IN dust and ashes."-She is to see President
imposed upon her by Delaware and the other
small stntes," even without the pri, ilege of
| complaint
| Yet the confession in favor of New York
and Pennsylvania is unavailing in the present IN
stance. For, Mr.. n. perrmptory denies 10 their
representatives the right to go into a caucus.
The moment the attempt is made to take the
| election from the House of Representatives
he raises the war-whoop in favor of the small
states he declares the compromise is yiolat-
ed; and the constitution is Frustrated in the
dust.
This argument has already received so hap
by reply from ThemistocIes, that we beg
leave once more to submit il To our readers
According Ia the Constitution, every appoints
| number OF Electors equal thai OF its Senators
and Representatives., and consequently proportionale
10 us populston. The votes of - majority Of these
elect President. But ir candidate receives a.
majority, the choice is then made by the House of
Neprese" atives, whose members do not give their
suirages individually, hui by each great
or small having vote. In fine the fist mode
gives choice 10 the majoriiy OF the people the
Their leaves il in the power of minority II is
tended ilaf the i'tter provision 90 icdrrave
gredien,' Of the Constitution which ought 10 he res
nec'ed and therefore no particular exeron should
he made 10 prevent IT from operating. Wuhout DIS
cussing al present the Intrinsic merits of tins edera-
ave ingredient, we admit what nobody denies, thar
being part of the supreme law, ii be obe, ed
however Objectionable. But tho the trainers of the
Co"si tuition allowed The Chief Magistrate TO be
chosen by maJornv Of states in particular conlin-
sency dni they not uneqnivocally marx their pre-
terence of popular ciion, by resurtng 10 IL in
we nist instance And are we not truly coniorni-
ing to the spirit of the government, when adopt
measures 10 make that mnde operative, which the
ConstiuIion SO clearly has indicated preicIa-
bile ? Yet there is Glamour that tins fcder.iive
pr'ncipi" viii never be brought into action, and is
therefore virtually abolished, If we always e,upIuy
means OF securing popular ,iuiIy rffecrual, as
That OF general nomination W. arr bound Ihen in
me sprn OF his objection, To let provisional
article of The laws have actual cffscri Because =
substitute has been provided for those eases in which
the hest means may happen Ia fail, must rot IN
every Instance prevent the hest FROM failing
lestihe substitute should never lac eu,po, ed a man
II Is true can lawfully defend himself bul he should
sometimes submit 10 = beSiiDg that The remedial
ION at Assault aud Battery may have entire feet -
| The inventors ni the argument certainly blush
when they consider its real scope for at
all legal provisions are evidently conrived for those
vury occurrences, which the Iaw-gvcr is anxinuS TO
prevent. pubic spirited person Iesolmlrly rter-
mined 10 bring all The laws of the land inn arlusl
ore'ai'on, would run singular of ine, i'm
prisonment and stocks aud end by a caiasirophp
winch conOt he wished To any patriot.
these oi,Iertors not satisfied with Specializing
on ne h"oTy oil government hat stigmntze genera
n'miu,iio" aS AN absolute wrong They leli ~ Tia
the hrs' election taiIs, the power OF choosing he
longs TO the minority, aud tliat any ex'raordinar
care To prevent the i,u,e must of course he regard
ed rs virtual robbery Of This contingent ri. -
Surely the gentlemen would be fsceiiou,, aud onl,
intend to m Ike 'he pleasantly exquisite by Ih
so'emnv Of iiieir manner. Suppose thai on some rAu
oiF az washington" (where there i often cnngres
OF clouds rs well as of SidIesnirn) Me- Tonpkins q,
seeing Mr.. Monroe carefully hmtioued to the chin
1t - ''''"
should "xci"",-'' NY dear SIR, that is neither gene
r""s nor iar--yom know that according law # 70,
drop oil take your piace--be iibn a-leave voui
great coat and overshors al honie like gnu ri'izcn
md run the constitutional risk OF pleurisy and CO..
tarrh. Could the Presidential gravity itself with
stand so pathetic appeal ~
In truth, where Will Mr.. ". stop VIVA
arrangements will he permit To be made p
May The people of different states by deputa
ton select candidate for the chair MAY
they organize any scheme for the concpnfra
ton of the public sentiment ? May they have
public meetings, public dinners, corrrspon
dence, the use of The press, to produce co.
operation ? Must they all be set aside, because
iorsooth, IL may conducc Ia the consuinmatior
of a choice by the electors ? hrcause it MAY
deprive The small states of their provisions
remedy Or, is il denied 10 the members
nf congress alone 10 meet together? TO mer
who Mr.. Niles declared in 1919, meet merel,
IN their indtridu0t capacities" ? In short, j
Isa refinement of principle, which we are at
loss 10 understand ar fn limit
/ We wish the will Of the majority To 20 int,
eliect. We wish To see il accomplished a
nearly as the plan ofonr cons ,itutiun presrrib.s
or the claims ofthe candidates permit In TN
wor ds of Mr. Madison, Z" the choice ofthe PEG
pie ought 10 hc attended To. have no bette
, way of selecting the man in whom they plac,
the highest confidence than that dtInPatpd i,
= the plaa of the convention" But that pl,r
must have fair trial. Amid the " FIVE Rich
monds in the field" some one must be selectet
n who commands Z" thr highest conlidence."-
: There IL no other mode now practicable, a
far AS We are advised, hut Caucus at Wash
Ingt"n De, se some better scheme, Of no
animation. and we will cherrfuIy adopt it,
9 We are h ppy on every subject to pay trbnf
4 t0 the intelligence of Mr.. Niles but on fhi
e suhlectof = Caucus, wr cannot exactly agre
viih him. With him. indeed, we would dis