Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-09-24

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AID that, therefore, Che peorle have a pretty ff
icpportuuity of speaking their sentinenfs. thro
tne'r representatives. and the result vii! orx,rr
ally be the same If they themselves d;rnc,l,
voted for said electors; whereas the r,,e,,.hcrs =
the Legislature ot New York are elected tw,tv,
months IN advance OF the period referred To. anf
DO not come fresh from The people Tn ,.rr,r
their willard are subject 20 that in, -;ar,, -
| management, which, the Constitution of tho r.
n'ted states was wisely f,r.nal 10 prevo,, !,
pror''inssthat the electors of President sl,'n,,
be elected So nearly ut the same time. ,b,t ,.,
Sb'has'ohs AMI bargains could not easily no mad
i'eSiucs, and no dou5t for the reason ahoy,
s"o"n' 90 not know that the people of any o.
! te States 50 circumstances, desiring. the ms.
suge Of m eiectoruF lao, cxccpt New Ynr,. !;
winch II Is made the question IL, the ,,ho;cc -,
assembly nCu and senator's. And il l. c,s;,,
proved thu. they of New York desired sp.h !.
law rom the iact--fhat every member Of the as
semhly, four ar FIVE excepted, voted c,r II 7,
tins Is not accepted rs evidence, of what &c ,s
serted, we must reach the conclusions that the
vast inalorltv grossly misunderstood th, will -.
their constituents and wrre set .,r hlockhca5s
or acted hyPocritica!ly, depending on the senate
to mfcrpoce iseJ. and save them from the i,,d;r-
nation of their abused and their iusulted con-
| st'tu''nts They are thus placed on the horns O.
a dilemma and they NAV elect either that tbcy
| please. And the result showed fiat any ,piSj,;
rely on the senate, to reject what thew on their
obligations. bad said ought tn be passef--f,r
that body, by vote of u 20 81 followed the
example Of the 'tSpatan band" in Pennsylya
MA lii 1000. that the vote of New York, ON the
Presidency shoulInot be according to the will
OF the people They did this, as beard some
ofthe say, stint The greot ,efwt,HeGn pq,i,
D"shf he p,eserced''-that is. that then the Gin.
mortar seventeen" were the republican party,
and mol The fic'men of'L;e State. This language
mate @! the star chamber, or from the lips Of
holy ingusitor when speaking of the ulercies Of
''op, while he was tearing Off the flesh of VIC
tim with red hot pinccrs-hu is abusive of com
Itnon sense. And re must re.olicct that MIR.
Noah twhoSc frequent location close To tlc
speaker and infront of the house Of assembly
I.dur'ng the late session, showed his Importance
II, that body,) the chief public organ of what is
termed ''the regency" bodily declared in his
rarcr, the ''Naiional Atvocate - when spen>ioo
OF the electoral law, that che ives HE ,couid
! not eire Me PEOPLE all that Mey as1eI.n So
with the senate. lean majority of that BODY.
That Mr.. Noah and others, have virtually de-
Cifrcd ii3f they possess some ss,liyiuc rirht., mr.
heavenly inspiration, by which they can sspre-
serve the people from thcmselves:,, all beino
''hrst conscls for life, with liberty to name their
successors" The most serviln of Spariar,ls or
degraded of Frc'r:inuen, would not have Claim
ed more for Ferdinand the d1cred. or I,nus the
"@S'Fet. must dismiss the subject for The pre-
sent. but much more may be said about it.
Ihe great matter at issue before the pcoplp
OF tho Uuited States now * whether secret fcv
or the public ranv sIal! make or elect, Pre-
sidcnt of the United States. Lake nv stand
with the latter through evil repor: and good re-
port. twas once my lot 10 give some little aid
I'd break down one stjunto, y aiming at ,nonopoly
u power, III The days Of my vouta, and il is nv
fortune hadvanccd life, to feel M self in like
manner compelled To contend against the same
principle cXcrtcd III another quarter 70 effect
the &fmc purpose. For the FIRST I was prescribe.
and parseCutcd '.iacohiti,' y and do moi ex
poet to fare anT he;tcr now, though tel!at will he
done Unite me Cannu tell: perhaps be CONSIGNED
90 TIE gnllci,ne, after the tii;.nner in which
things wer: managed in France when oovsro-
cd by a cancns. But believe that am viii,
the people; and ifso, they shall not want a press
while have one, tl,at Will dare, to EXPRESS :,
doubt eie1 of the Infaiih!c discretion and ON
nipotei:t right of some dozen or two persons NJ
iecl"nond or Albany, to hold and dispose OF the
rol;tica! power and direct the policy of these
United states. Further remarks on s.the partyD
with some political "reminiscences, shall he made
hereafter, for this article is already longer thac
wished it to be.
rcreat it my beef-ndeed, il seems a
tact almost palpable, and surely is capable of
demonstration, which shall attempt that,soIne
SUI ga 81 tidS teei FORMED between
certain leading moII in this country TO carr,
their points against the wishes of The people, and
elect president and rice yo,fsidgn!, if they can
in spite of the public viii. No ot!,er than such
body of men could have Thought of Mr.. Latiq-
t"i for t.le second Office of the governments II
IS notorious, that he vas nominated as bail 10
catch PcnDs yvania but that state was nat mute
SO great gndgeon as some folks supposed and |
1t w:is bitter pill for "tle Virgnan cautsis' to
swallow when called upon to r;.t;fv It's nominal |
ton Nothing but the neccssit3J of ''gOing the |
Whole" caused u TO pass down | do not speak !
thus To assail Mr. Gallatin--t,e readers of this !
payer know that j have recently defended him /
against impuiations which regarded as illiber- |
al and unjust; but ibis may safely he said that
the people of the United States had no more |
thought of that gentleman for the vice prcs,lcp !
cv, though he obtained the regular no |
for the presidency in 1916, when he nearly
obtained such nominations but while shall cx- |
clusvcIy oppose the caucus e. it principles, suE- |
ferng the character and capacity of the pcrssns
named 20 be canvassed by others, may ask |
'ohcther The people ere prcprred TO see in Mr.. |
Gd!fnfiH The dctiug president cf The u. States ?
for this is event that, i'll ofhis election to
the vice presidency ought to- be calculated on
by all nnd HMM That some If the cnucus-,te,
do c1ic,e'0fc upon IT, bave heard a great mar
say that he would serve their purposes as well
Is Mr.. Crawford.
Il IS not my design 10 support either Messrs
Adams or Clay. Of Jackson. TIE gcoy'e have
moved more or less il thrir behalf, witlouf eau