Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-01-26

h1. anu' IA an ne may disregard them. II, then,
IS I p "ese OF Young Tor President, in the House
member as an eiecfor under he Consf;f,,fion.
anu not as representative from his State; If the
Wemoef, and not the State exercises voIition
upon h's point; II he denies the right Of the Sfofe
70 sncc' ms vote, or admits the right and ay ods
tue oongauon; and, If the State has neither time
no' means 20 manifest her will. or power to en-.
-. VI ''e !'eht oil vacating the vote after il is
gwen; then, this boosted privilege NAV far,v hs
sci down as belonging, practically, to the member
anu n'' 10 the State from which he comes. The
question waich then presents itself. il one of con.
nic'ing claims to power, between an ;nd;p;d,,oI
on one side, and the Stufe which he represents. on
"e o"er' between member Of Congress. in his
seat anu the iorty thousand persons who placed
MIN there. Holding ths to be the only question
presented by the objection under consid.ni;on ,h.
committee feel no difficulty in assigning the pr;y;-
.ese 20 the party which, from it's own position.
% 'ai'hes' removed from undue influence ito
NUMBERS IS most difficult to be corrupted: which
INDIVIDUALITY has as much, and, agereeately. in
ihney more mIfreSt in thswefare of their country
ana whose iacK OF information, if any, il amplv
compensated BY the disn, erestedne,. Of ,ss. r,n
tives and, in this transfer of power from the man
pers OF Congrsfs al Washington; to the Who'll.
ooay OF Their cYnstituents at homs il is the on;n
ION oil Tie committee that the 8 would bs
gamer. Instead Of a loser. III, this cont;neen,
vote Tor fresidsnt, in the House of Renressn
""'e IS 'he cherished form OF lost substance
..a', ,he smaller States, and although now
reduced TO nothing but an idea. ,hcv nav ~.
inviting 10 give it up, without RECEIVING ~.
e OF some concession from the larger ones
f'e'e u'eh, Is room for COMPROMISE The doc,
opens ior one OF those mutually adyantaeeoo. "a
Jus'"ents. by help of which the Constitution ,,as
,,,aoe' ana without which it cannot be amendes
~ '5e ,'acs overwheiin the small ones, s. ith
nj be-.
small States balance the great ones. with the s;nI
,Spre'entative IN the House of Representatives.
Now u has been shewn that this apparen, no,ve-
:" ne great states TO consolidate their vo,e 10 :,
reality the usurped power of some indiv;d',is os
e o'a'e Legislatures; yet, TO the small States H.,
~, JUST me s7me as If the real sovereignty Of
we state had dire1te its force against ,ber, =,
has also been shown that this supposed mower ~
inc q small States To balance the great ores in Tho
0, Representatives, is, in fact, the bower of
Tue members IN Congress from such S,ates W.,
~ 'ie large ones, ,e effect is just the same as II
was the power OF the States. Here, then. il
grievance on each side, and, to get rid of il. and
,an.,. IN return, great, substantial, and ar
Sen'iy desired concession from the other the ,,a,
States have nothing to do but 10 give nm an .h',I
anu VIE small ones to surrender an idea
lne only direct objections to the second
s"a ny tne Feopie, (supposng the first 10
nave been adopted, which have come to the know
ledse OF The Committee, are few in number and
easy Vi answer. The apprehension OF violence in .
h,' .a.e ana Irotrarted contest, is expressed
ny some But IT the Committee have besn snc
eesslui In showing thatnohing of this kind is 20 b
dreaded In the FIRST election, The ONLY ,ronsr l.,
qa"y now IS, whether the second can ,uoduce ,ba,
enee' "hieh The JifSf could not. The Commit,.o
H'H' the negative OF this proposition, and anne,I
~ 'ial wen known law in physiology which makes
p':J succeed 10 violence the moment the crisis os
excitement al
The number of candidates beino re3,ooJ =; ~ ~
coma contest, the peculiar causes of exc;,emen,
'iising rom personal acquaintance and local ;n,er
cs.s' WIZ also be reduced in exact prouor,;oo q,
inns reduction In the number of candidates IT,
s,eaa OF violence, Indifference and neglect Of the
e'ec've franchise is still more 10 be dreaded in The
second Than IN the first election.
The delay of second election 10 ,b.,.s
eDecuons which haSJ,ome 10 the kno,,,s,I,.,
yoor COMMITTEE THIS. as involving oue,,;on of
mere aetaii, may be passed over with liuIe ,na,s
W - 'a ement and explanation of The MAN ,,f the
6 onin'uee on this Ebirt. 1t provides. that The
III. erection shall be held The first Tbrslav am,
a 10y ~ august, 1923, and on the same days in
every fourth year thereafter; iha, Coneres. I'LL.
IN session on the second AIondav in Oo,oba. 20
,te cars 10 receive and count the votes. and
me SECOND election when found TO be nece,-
Da,n,',, ' s .sse place ION the first Thursday in
ali oh;no,;o'.s o~inS. ihese provisions remove
frb g. i'i"'hs p delay and want OF time
,,ben a.. $3.50, oh Wal take place at the period
will 49,. P". are iefst engaged at home and
rlao. :, iuheI accommodations Of taking
So. . =" ~. SAME dayt on which several of the
,;,. II o'1 'i'eH general elections, near the
~ - many o'tiers hold them, and the one
co.,, -, "e states would, In all probability.
-, an interval OF about sixty DAYS
lie, -, ieaih LOT collecting The votes in the
''e",cls, ana certifying the results TO the
tn ssr,, - ~ 'e oeha,e period amply sufficient
4, -, e 'e'u.hs iroSn the most remote States
allo,ro.j G. ."' oi aoYnt sixty days would be
81 49,: giving no,'cf OF, and holding the SEE
,b .-s-.. '"i"cienp lime, In the opinion Of
s;nn,. CO. ~ ~ eoiimpnicate to the people the
,l, second election was ordered the
,J,o ,,o,..s iiAe' beforehand. and the minds os
Co., ;,.,.,S a er Up aoout The candidates, and the
,vonid u;c'ai'y kno"n before, the people
,yon,d 81. ,i's Her Touce, than that which
purnose tie ,;r'oa,, W 80 10 me polls. For this
enough, IN the remotest stI.tions M ,ly1 NJ NAN
collecting the votes In til lis,r;c,s 49,, i'. . VI
lhe results a second time 10 tho Pal s9"o
Senate, three months woull] s,;I ros; VI ING
officers would not be want 81 % 'ne new
The fact that Congress ,yluld no :; ''n =. "iaIcb'
months longer than usual lin ever, 60, TWO
,lan /, ba;n,, s..'s, t'oh 70 the details Of this
,ors Co., .io S.,. ~ to"n That the short res
,srsS t ,he srea. increase OF business & ofmern-
nent oe Oh. b,'-';. 'oo sn1f' Tor the accomplish
,r5c,s az a. 1n.s'.' vi pfhu' some two hundred
he lac, ~ eay usually remaining undecided at
abor ios, ~ NEE sessions, and all the time and
III posa, ,.n mao oeen expended upon them
= ould, they confidently believe sn,is., oirml'tec
great object of an election bv ,ha ~ eueo' me
.oIsHs OF STATES, upon the second. At al,
vents u not upon the first trial But. a, !, -
snin the range Of mere possibility, that more han