Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-08-22

thueaNored 10 establish.
Cot. Taylor's amendment refers ,he election
second line the electoral colleges, If no person
obtained a majority Mt the fest nieeung A. the
ond meeting, the electors select the President from
the two highest numbers, irom all the highest
(when more than iwo) having equal numbers. Their
decision i hnal in favor Of the person having the
greatest number (though not maioriy) of votes
" here the result of second election IS an cquniity
OF votes, the election Is permitted 10 take its
! in the House OF Repi eseniatiyes
To this plan there two objections The FIRST
IS that it sill leaves an opening Tor AN election by
the House OF Representatives. Ii dmniuishes, II A.
true, The chances iOr such election, but il does
uo eNIinguish them.
! The second objection will come from q different
quarter, and will lac urged with mon, zeal. The
smaller States will say, in the ssl>uuie they have
already said this amendment 1oes not suit II
carefully preserves the electoral force Of the great
STATES IL depriVes of a great portion OF our
electoral influence, hy keeping the election almost
entirely FROM The House OF Representatives.. where
cur strength lies and ~ gives nothing in return
| The amendment Of the Senate departs from the
original and requires majority of the electoral
votes IL departs again from the original IN referring
the election 10 Congress, voting per capita nnd ther
departs from itself IN dispensing, the second bal
! lot, with Congressional majority.
This amendment -, IN some respects, Improve
uieut Of The original hut it will be more srenuously
opposed, because IT takes from the smaller States
{ the le remnant which the original had left. aud Is
! equally guarded IN giving nothing in return. (2)
MIR. DickerSon's substitute is an evidence at once
! Of the Iuih of this remark. While it surrcnders on
me part OF the Snltller states chance Ot
election 10y the House Of Rep, cscniitiyes ii claims
/ IA return, the establishment throushuu the United
States, of the D,sirlct system
iu relation 10 this substitute, IL be farther re
marked, that, unlike the original amendments it re-
/ quues majority of votes IN the electoral assembly,
but dispenSrS with that mnjnri'y, aud is content nh
the greater number OF Congressional votes after the
! first ballot
,rn.o .,,..o. oe ,,-.,s ! willmake one more re-.
| seeking ap,cndmrni>: It, mark oulv this subject
Mon reconmendedl IL - apparent that thete
classes Of politicians in the United STATES anxious for
different n,eudmeuis OF the constitution. Both have
ftilr and they viii continue To- fast, oue rs they
/ keep apart. One pafiv WISHES the district
~ stem universally established All the efforts made
To accomplish thts object though often repeated ard
vigorously conducted, have proved dhortivo All
that ihe election Of President ought not Ia de
( v"lve on the House of Representative This point
the smaller States will not suItrndcr without an g.
I Equivalent aud, although amendment might be
consliiulionally made, without the consenI OF e
STATE, which should deprive It of us egrai sp6rage IN
ne House of Representatives.. the p-ituirn guard
ug equal suffrage ia thc Senate out } We; tins
/ Is pant OF the constitution which savars more oi
contract ihau OF general principle, M which all are
equally Interested, they ought 10 be pressed To
yield bot upon Terms which they themselves. being
the smaller States shall deem entirely satisfactory.
But forget There is no nee essty for any union,
Tor my concert. for any concession The great
otaes can retain all their electoral strength and bv
70 um"ly exercise of u, III a caucus nomination, can
render ineri and harmless the contingent power OF
7
One more remdrk.-I
New test OF repubcanism has heeu minated, thai
'o"oemhed' appreciation Of the caucus
! system, will he regarded
as a of test ofrepuhlicanjsm. hrd this idea in
derIsion and utel reprobation. The FIRST dhiy of a
republican, according the school he which have
been, from March, 1894, until the present day either
npIl or usher, Is to MAINTAIN the Constitution Of the
United States, ia all lis parts, until changed by the
authority which made il. Nor, the test Of repuh
caniNm, IS 10 he, adhesion voluntary association
founded on the supposIJiOn, that part OF This Com
Nituuon IS too b'd 10 he relied on, AID thai the peo
pie are too stupid tn amend II thus making, in ruth
aud in fact, anii-rcpuhcansn, in its most insoleni
| aud odiouS form, test of Tcpublicanism.
THIS doctrine Is not only anti-repubicau, hut Of
! the most demoralising and injurious tendency II
] 'epublcauIsm can he taken ftum its real and only
/ basis devotion 10 An equality of rights, under u go
yerumrnt of laws made hy tho people and conf.
government and possess of course that intelligence
and spirit which will resort 90 all the means necesst-
ny 10 preserve order AT home and peace abroad II
/ thls great and eternal pTucIpie Of humanity and
truth can he removed from its foundation, or hid
ifum the pEbc eye: and adh cj ence to a mere prop
/ osiiiOn of temporary expedicncc, matter wha
may he its object, can be substituted in IFS place
I az 10 he denounced apostHtes, then indeed IL may
/ he said that rPpublicaRIsm means any thing and
! then we shall have dIsgraCed and ruined cause,
which, in The present condition Of the world, IS in
! my estimation, more dear, more sacred moie glori.
Gus Than ever
~ lie who shnll discover after three readings ony the
meaning of that part amendment which begins in
Tie 53i line with the words and if it shall appear &c.
aud ends in the 33th line, the words he shall he Pre-
! than ordinary share ofacuteiiess and penetration
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