Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-11-07
From the National Int eiligeneer.
HaNpDEN-No XII.

..r,;.s of G,p Jackson, is neither founded IN
Ihs RI orv of The Constitution or lhr pracuce
Of n. Government. Il, is neither in conform
~ with democratic .principle or Republican u
..ye It's wre,chrd paradox, which con
POUNDS all distinctions. liza plurality, which
j. in all cases, less than majority, confers
he right to he preferred, and, consequently TO
be el c,ed, it renders plurality, not only G.
qu Il TO majority, but greater 1t Counter,
Wis the majority Thus plurality, when
exceeds third of the whole votes, VIII p'svsh
Over the Remainder; and, when there are lou
candidates, little more than fourth Will pre-
vail over two thirds; which is absurd. IL the
principle was true, there mus be correia''vt
obligation on the part of the excluded candl-
date, and his friends, TO vote Tor the person
having the grel,est number. What then De-
comes Of the higher d.tty which they owe to
their constituents, of representing their will,
and of he higher obligation of pursuing 'heir,
nt;ncinle,. and consulting tleir interests
Those State, that become he umpire on 'hs
floor If Congress, brtwecn Conffl ting parties,
owe no resp visibility to The other sta es OF the
Union The obligation exists between the
Represenistiye and the immediate consu'u-
tnt.
Upon the theory of our Constitution, the
principe might be pressed further The mo-
men, the p, opIe have failed To tlect P'esiden,,
it passes from the people to the otaes; anu
and ,bey are no ionger bourd to resp CT even
majority, as ertainrd and settled. 1t /, ten
question b,twe II twenty four Sovereign, In
dependen ), and quail Stat S, forming Union;
and AN attempt T., impose the Puar Will
upon the determination Of he small States, Is
a iola,inn Of heir rights, which tends t" SUD-
v.ri III, States, to destroy tie Chnied ration
4, al IN
he States and fatal TO the Union. Upon the ar
tifcial ARA cement of the elem hts that COM
pose the Cenirderacy, there are eight States,
me bird # the whole number, with only thirty
| one electoral votes, Of which six cen are Fedc-
r,i and 6f;rcn are popular votes; less than one
Efteenlh of the Who'll nun Der.
A msiori,y Of tn small States have but Sc
! ,.ntv one ote., # whio h twenty six a'e Fede-
a aui forty five founded on pn;'ulation, IS
than one -hfn Of The whole population But this
al, " has. IN certain contingency, under the
Const tuition right 10 MAKE the Presidents;
and they are equal "hile acting on laws. trea'
ties and IN appointment $, to oil he Other States,
with near SIX times their population
When thrs e,eot occurs, it is the impera-
i've duty of every patrio' 10 acqui' see, othcr-
" Use the Constitution is a dead letter, and the
righ's # thr States out name. The mall
States must exercise an nndue influence in eve
~ e,ction by the House, IS they do in every
nrb,c act. How DANCE; Gus hen To disturb
this D iuciple; how wicked to attemp, 10 in
flame tie passions, or fla ter the prejudiccs OF
the p, opls; to foment rrivate feuds; 10 stir up
The deadly elemen,, of psrty rage; and, in the
midst of The ruriolI and confusion OF public
disorder, to p rsua!e he People that their
tights have been disrrgardcd; that public men
IL.
lie Ii nerGy.
VIVA, shall we think Of those who have i'm
posed Gen Jacks n upon tn good Pc pie OF
inc country, as The candidate of ne People, and
nave from th,nc. ex it'd tni, NAL gnant spir-
il. agains, all who do not vi ID themselves 10
that alarming if tuaion and d-lu.i,n, which
has swt RI his countr,?
! General Jackson never had ma jority of he
Poop e and he fail % obta n majority If
Sta es. Il is therefore, false hat he as, in any
! sense, the can idJt of h, People. If he ever
was, WHY is he not now de, isiveiy the ,opn ar
candidate? He has acquired, since the last e.
| l. ion Virginia and Geo gia. (t"en most stea-
| Oily opposed to him) bat these So votes will
not &c, him-he will require great portion
| e New-York that voted for Mr.. Adams l. is
clear, hat, with the gre ! acce>sions, by poll
tic | combination md transfer Of these two
| states, tOOut W lHt ItODlf. Hc "
MT b. able TO command ma iority, without,
by similar transferby political leaders, subs
tracing iargr portion of the State of Ntw
York from Mr. Adams. But what is Il that
constitutes him the favorite and popular
ddae Of the sou h IN st ties? Neneratior for
mis- Charac'sr and ad nirati,n Of his talents?
No! til y-have b en- unjust to both. Do hey
p,of s. to respect lint qua tiles pers nal to-
| HIMSELF No!-they diSav anv personal pre-
d lee oE for him i'hev de Ire t'ey take him
rom necessity, and to effect particul r OBJECT
| Is this ne boast d popularity, of which great
man should be proud? Is il tn, which consti-
tutes him a favorite Of the people?
But let Us test the sin, Gritty of these protrs-
ta'ions Of respect for the ri hts of he People
Let US see h W far their acts correspond with
their ;rincipl S, If the rights Of the people
are to prevail how you justify minority
of the people in the Senate, acting IT, their Fe :
erative character; counteractirg the m asures
pres rbed by the wi oil majority of thePeo
pie in h. House Of Repres natives.
St,yp al h, lis of lie