Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1826-03-24

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t'e'an from New York, who spoke first on this subject
III ca'ng IT i usLrpaon
Let us pass to the considerable Of tue General Ticl.
ct system.
gentleman urged, was, that had the effect OF crushing
me minority; aud he drew distinction between that
SUBMISSION OF the minority 10 the majority, which is
necesSary IN all governments and 10 total aunhila
non and prostration of the minority. | must saw sir
WIN great deerencc, that this seemed me d,stinc
uoh without differences because the choice is TO result
III AN individual Suppose the President Ia be chosen
10y nS'ricta-h are two hundred and sixty votes:
he mag be chosen by one hundred and lhuty two
" nal VIII become OF tie remaining hundred and
twesty nine IN the minority? Are they not aunihlaed,
are they not crushed Are they net prostratcd?-
where are they represented: Where is their voice?
" no KNOWS or cares what they ;hink' The President
Is CHOSEN by the constitutional majority of districts
lhfs Is result from which, the pripcples of the
honorable gentleman YOU cannot escape. Tho same
hods IN our state ceconsin the election of Govern
or, which Is the election which calls the hoartiest
Zea' OF the peap!e IN ,he state in part represent
,nat Tor very good reasons. There have been great
heats III these elections they have been very closely
contested and in the vote Of eighty niuety thousand
crtzons, the successful candidate has sometimes been
CHOSEN by a majority Of t'vo three hundred; vet
have never heard it limited that, even in that extrc-
NIFTY, The minority was not fairly and fully repre-.
sented
But the view Of this subject, en- which the gentleman
seemed most to rely, TO demonstrate the unfair opera
ton OF the General Ticket system the case of two
States, one of which should be unanimous in its prafe
should be almost equally divided. v the operation OF
the Geuera Ticket system, it might happen, that the
1avore oil the majority in the large State though the
choice of but about quarter part of the M
rniaon OF the two States, would still be Chosen
w ny sir that Is one possible result of the General
ctst system, as considered between two States. But
VIII show you another result, not only equally posi-
etc out tar more probable. Take the case of Penn
syiYania and New York. PENNSYLVANIA being unani.
NOUS ana giving twentv-eght votes TO her candidate:
view fo'h, not being gate unanimous, but giving thr
tV-On VH tn hnr ~.
contest between these rival States, their candidates are
eaoh aiming, and their States for them at the BRIGHTEST
the tF1 GoTious prize in the wor and YOU cali in The
small, disconnected, factious minority of New York
hve votes only out OF thirty siX and say to this rnnor
ty you shall be the umpircs in this great question; we
VIII leave 1t to iou, impartial, appropriated mcn 10
assign TINS most precious prize Sir to whom viii they
assign IT. tndcr tie influence OF those feelings which
cannst but actaate small minority in so great
strgglt' Unquest,onabiy, TO the PENNSYLVANIA cand
cate, unGucsFonabIy against the majority in their oN
state Is this result which could tend to harrnonize
our Republic: No, sir, 1t would tend TO civil war as
much as any ground of contention between two pow
ertu and neghbourng States, i'll this Onion on the
subject of this election.
But have better answer TO tt, case NJ t,e howe
rabe gentleman II is case which, en- lis pruciples
cannot happen The remedy he proyi les is predoaed
an the non existence of the disease. If his promises
are true Will not his conclusions do not follow
say they cannot follow. What is his general sunnosi
'ioh! hat States are not unaitnous-tha States have
ihhor'ues and the evil is that those mnorities should
&c uufcpesente!. " nat Is the gentlcman'S particular
case! ny, that out of two States, one is unanimous
and ono Is not whereas the first supposition is fiat lhe
states are not unanimous. Now if out Of two STATES
one is unanimous, out of twenty four States twelve will
De unanimous. The probability that States " II not
be unanimous; the probability is, that the minority in
one State will be balanced b. the minority in another.
The further probability is that if there be an unanimous
state III one part of the Union on one side of the oues
non There VIII be an unanimous State in another ma
Oh The Uuon, on the other side OF the question In
contradiction to these premises, the gentleman ,r,s ,
case amounting to this that ont of any two states one
WIN DE uhanIHious and that one will be neatly equally
dVided he suppostion therefore is contrary 10 lis
own premises.
This leads me TO remark that the fair protection oc
me minority IN the majority of the other States and
IL Is no. necessary to make any further constitutional
provision for It, The gentleman from South CaroIna
seems 10 De as was very torcibiy shown by the gentle
Gah rom Virginia Alr. Archery in the error in con-
FOUNDING the CHOICE OF an Executive ofiicer-whois =
Representative Of pant Of the People NOT oven of
those who choose him-with the constitution Of \ renro
sentative body like this for which it is necessary that
Tie country should be divided into the smallest nrc,i
caoie sections and that each section should have lis rc
preventative, IN order that its local pecuarities and in
'eress should be attended TO. But far different is the
case OF the President; he is an executive officer he
must carry the laws into execution coualIy for ill
Iros $utuusvehe is mt the President of This mr. FIN,
party. lie cannot say, if he would, this law which
pears hard on my friends shall not go into execution
against theh but for those Others nv opnoDents Gill
grind them TO powder whit Ii the REPRESENTATIVE Of
any lac representative of all and this by the peces
SHY OF ms office; it is not matter of choice with him
now IN creating this President the constitution PRO
vdes two hundred and sixty one moments of no,yer
o New ork 1t gives thirty six Of them and how shall
ne" YORK exercise this, her share of that power. In
Stc way certainly as TO CRAFTY The greatest portion
o her citizens; and, to obtain that result tho ,,os,
must De pat to vote of the pc le as the people Of
!Fcw York. No, says the gentleman if New Yorl,
"pPc"9 10 ne dVmed as nineteen to seventcen will
take away thirty four thirty sixths of her noyy,r It
10 proportion az her citizens deviate from unaninity
VIII inuict them in thirty sixth of their voice in ,}o
election OF the President, and when iiey are oo,oiI
divided, they shall have ~ power at all Tho c,an,i
ran WIZ contend that this evil will fad retnedv IN
"'her states, where similar result will be prodrcoJ
another. That, sir, grant tie practical one1,tio
nave allowed; have urged that this very princinIe
OF compensation, there is between the general tic
aid tue district system, very little practical difference
iu III the one sys EN- IT is a stipulated provision II; 10
o'ner IT IS practical effect The majority. NOT th
minority, are entitled to the stipulated provision that
'hcF WIZ Shall prevail; and it is enough, to console u
minority. That in the practical opcration yb,, ~,