Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-03-14
CONGRESSIONAL.
m SENATE OF THE U. STATES.
MARCH |, 1926.

MIX. AhCfiEH' y SPEECH oNCLuDFn
The supn essicn OF minorities is right, because
Incident to the social lay by which ininoriies are
subjected TO uIajortes. Caucus is right, because
ncsden. to the best mode of collecting the public
VIII. II Is Inevitable in the operations of the
Generai and State Governments; and he had AZ
.yet, Wherever the future might exhibit, seen no
good results from its abandonment. That which
- relative good, is right in the view of a wise
man. The general ticket system is the best mode
OF collecting public will, in relation TO the election
of President. as Attending more efficient, as we'll
as more depuratej expression OF public opinion.
why not, then, have a general ticket system
throughout the Union? There are two reasons
against this system. No proposition being true.
universally, this OF the superiority Of the general
Icket system, has Qualification. Ist II is true
only Of an Executive office. "a. 1t is true only
TO certain extent. Where there is general
affinity OF interests there can be no Injustice from
Overriding minority. Where very eonsdera-
bic discrepancy ismade, there might be Injustice.
out there Is no Injustice in suppres.ng minor DIFF
ieEences. There is this affinity of Interests be-
tween tire parts ola State a State population
must be IN manner homogeneous ANY differ
ences, therefore, subsisting between portions OF
tiat population, are not very important. Between
diherent States, however, discrepancies of greater
usSaaude may arise, so that, although the general
tickct system may be considered good in its bear
ing on the different parts OF State il would moi
De good IN its extension to different States Thu.
there IS lmr Ia the mode of election bv general
TICKET system.
But the great consideration is derived from the
sederaiive view OF the subject and this would sIf
lice, exclusive OF any other. We live under an
excellent ioim Of Government, which is mixed in
its constituent principle. 1t was at first purely
ieieIadve. This is merely a graft on the first
sock. ihe mode oil Ratification was purely fede-
raj hA fho id
The representatives ofStates, sent by the States;
and the instrument itself ratified by the State,
separately and sertaftm. Politicians may deny
this isiermixtare Of federal character, but such
was not the opinion of the trainers who handed IL
down 10 US. The government would be one of the
worst, If It were 10 lose this character. IL would
De detective In every requisite OF knowledge. of
sefs>e, and OF affinity OF interest among the several
pats. 1t would be unable to govern the whole Of
this vast continent. Situated here il could not
Ioyide for ell ts wants. 1t would resemble celes
tia bodies OF large orbits, and long periodical re-
yoi1lions, scorclhng in some places by its approx
Haifon, and. in other parts, cold and langud II
could not have an equal affinity TO the People
every where. Are there not DISCREPANCIES in dif
JsFent States, wide as those between different
nations! The interests of Maize ana Massachusetts
are essentially different from those of Missouri.
What srt OF Government then should we have /,
rPler-
fnce to Iarticulsr interests and party eonsidera
IONS only. II would be Government destitute of
al Garment control. What information would a
member rom Mspe or Massachusetts possess NJ
the interests Of Missouri He would necessarily
-sysservs party views lie must obtain his i'm
press'ons som Representative from that peculiar
section OF the Union, who will be more DESTROYS
70 obtain his cooperation, than to communicate
cissr AID correct expositions OF fact Thus would
Regulation be converted into something yorss
than a s5sIsm Of juggling system Of party ma.
coinery, coniriyance, and jobs.
Our representative state systems involve the fed
eral principles. What are the true principles o
FEDERATION Local interests managed by Iocs
fgenis managed by those who have interests il
10 State, and who act under responsibility. On
Subdivisions OF police are founded on these al
Hafabe principles Or counties are federation,
OF townships; our States Of counties. The recon
mendatisns TO this principle are that il gives tn
exercise OF authority to those who are to feel it,
that il gives the supervision Of interests 10 thos
Wig r2nss NM II givo aaowlsgs from lOes