The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-08-24

trrity.
gndly. They will render the Executive
branch of our government dependent On
the Legislative aud By thus destroying the
happy balance of our constitution, lead 10
tyranny, fJr we know that the presefsa-
tun of liberty depend, on keeping the TX
scuii,e, the Legislature and the judiciary
as separate aud independent ON each other
as possible. i'hey violate the spirit u not
the letter Of our constitution for tins de
clares that the people shah first IN Their az
gregate capacity vote for President, and
that If no one should have Il ma lority, that
then the States in their moral or federal
capacity shall select the President from a
mnng~t the three highest returned hy the
people. Now II cancus nomination IS 10
secure the election of nominated indltI-
dual, is it not putting the election virtually
into the hands Of Congress is ii not Civ
ing 10 the Senate Ia coordinate branch OF
the Exccutive) an influence and partlcipa
! ton in the choice of President from which
. they were excluded by the lIamers oil our
constitution il ii not giving 10 the mem
5crs of Congress twho are the only citizens
of The United States forbidden by the Con
stitulion from bring Elcctors) the power of
controlling the election as nomlnator5 =
is il not a violation Of state rlghts slnce II
rubs the smaller states of the nights secur
ed To them by the CONSTITUTIONS OF voting III
the second instance as electors as strongly
as the large states aud whilst this is the
Iaw of the land, is it jusiliabe to eyade II
by subtcriuSc? Are not the people ofthe
States sufficiently enlightened To select
their own candidates either directly or by
conventions Of Delegates for that purpose
Is it worthy the fraukness ofrepublirans To
attempt To distinguish between their pubic
and private capacities when they know
they are summoned rs Members Of Goa
gross" To mret.-ihat their influence is de
rived from that source,and that the chang
ing the naire of Il cup of icmiock docs not
neuiralize lis poison.
We do not mean To lmpnnge the motives
of the gentlemen who went Into caucus al
Washington, because we know many OF
them 10 he excellent citizens and actnated
by good-motics, but we also know that
good motives hasr paved many DANCE
raus road In republics we shontd look To
consequences, and not suffer the adoption
of Il mlschieSous custom beCause it may
happen 10 have been exercised IN one or
tw" occasions vita IMMUNITY. The same
SYSTEM which invested INA Augustus and IA
Iralan with power Transmitted II to IA NJ
ro and Dumtian.
We are constantly told il is true; hat the
people are not Obliged TO submit. No,
fellow citizens, nor were the people ot
France obliged to submit 70 the legislative
tyrannIes vii Ii nomnated ther Robes
picrres. But the force Of example aud the
dread nj Recommendation rutpI ii,ppl as ahsn.
|utrIy as the bayonets Of an army; 4 we all
know that many, very many olour citizens,
have submitted against Their Judgments to
the Caucus. 1t might be well therefore iorali
of us 10 mark the gradual march of Presi-
dcntiai Caucuscs from humble suggestion
To prescripiiyc dictalion. At first the,
were the modest meetings Of the whole
republican party To cOuuloract the influence
ot the iedcralsls. Now when all the can
,idatcs are rcpublicans, they are The p rita
meetings of II minority to force ma arity
Into acqucscence with their desires aud
what is more strange, already have former
example talthough cnlr, ~ dissjn.jlar been
appealed to as prccedrUts To sanction this :!
II is always thus in cncroachmeu;s ON the
pure administration of government. The
first step is seemingly equitable and unalar-
y
fy second. The Stamp act and Tea Tax
were not very important in Themselves, but
had they been acguiscd in, where would
have been the liberties of America 20 day ]:
For these reasons, fellow citlZrus,w we hum
bly, conceive the purity al future elections,
aud the continuance of the union of thcs,
states, to depend on the ultimate decision
0f this question; fer if the p,o.le now
submit, they may he considered hereaf-
ter, as having abdicated the right OF free
! choice.
We have already suggested that present
appearances justify the belief that the FINAL
contest for the Presidency will be between
MIR. Adams and Gen Jackson, aud that il
You pefsevere in supporting MIR. Crawford,
vou will carry the .lcciion IL the House of
Representatives. OF the 81 votes which
must there decide the cIectinn, between the
three highest candidates, the most sanauiuc
friends of Mr.. Crawford can only calculate
on five, Viz Georgia, North Carolina, Yir-
ginia. Delaware aud New York. II should
be remembered that d majority Of the Re
personalities OF bal three states attended the
Caucus, and that il is therefore roncrdng
a moot point To- allow him the vote OF Del
aware and New York, since it is general,
believed the former viii in the electoral
college vote for Mr.. Adams, aud the latter
likewise, in the event of the elrt ton being
given to the people of the State. What
chanr" er probabillt! then is there Of Mr.
Crawtord'a getting - states in the House
of Representatives, Aud il il not admit.
ted by even the widest cor "ctures, that he
has u" chance OF being elected by the eiec-
toral colleges : One hundred aud thitty
one votes are there necessary to rIcc;, and
the votes ofthc only three certain states for
Mr.. Crawford only amount IL A, so that
giving him the doubtful SO votes of New
! cork he would have lat %, which is 40
less than IA bare ma ,rity Ii what section
ut ihe union We would ask Gan his nost