Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-09-22


$, found that he came to his death by his bro
Henry Jordan, who is now in Hcnrico jail to
his trial. 80
me ofthe Tronp editors in Georgia, arc trying
ke up the schism in the party, and propose to
The question, whether Crawford or elmer shah
party candidate TO Gov. Tronp for his dec;-
in the same manner as was lately done in Mis-.
when Col Bcntonwas tue umpire. 80.
Portland Argus (Nfuine) lately SO lon,l and
IN or eccting Jackson Governor, is now orv.
cccayi. No returns yet from the election.
National Observer, of Sept. IG, fAlbunv) is
ua SUIT OF mourning. That day was the third
Versary ofthe abduction. of Nor gan.
Id rHE EDiToas or THE VINO
n'icmcn: Have you ever observed the glarinu
s'stency al onr laws in Furnishing bribery in
WIS, OF partiality in the conducting officers.
az tue s"'nc time. by the general ticket system.
o'cvs oi Whole dist riots and powerful minorities
~, are suppressed, aud the majority ITSELF
W, pretending 10 enliehten it is oficn controuled,
'here rs any principle connected with our insti
MS which II Is agreed all hands both nv re-
fs and anti-rcformefs, ought not To be surren-
~ - .ne principle Of elections by tho people;
Notwithstanding the universality of consent to
Pioposltion, IT is undoubtedly true when the oeno-
~
cne' 10 the mode, that the people do not elect
cannot elect their representatives. Ii is true
may vote FOR piSee Of piper with long lis, of
"l'' ''' one iist OF names may have more votes
,han another, and may therefore, according TO
Dc invested with legal rights and official power.
ne people TO not elect it; they arc STRANGERS to
W ,hc narucsupon IT, d where there is no acouon-
- tncrc can be no election. Who, would ask
~ oico'ors VI our comprehensive ticket, coinpo-
OF names from tho counties Of Brooke Lee North
ton, aIid every county in the State. Tba, i,
es through the forms of election aud The pc,nle
ior It's Is true, but their vote is guided by ac
".ancc aho appreciation, for they are strangers 10
pst every name upon IL. The self. crented man,
who make up The ticket are the real electors. =
alone exercise the privilege of selection The
a'io Only rune consistent with the representation
cipie' IS To coDiine elections to counties rre
or districts within which the people may
'se their agents aud where they NAV he guided
leir Choice by appreciation resulting from their
acquaintance, In elections like these the peo
axe their representatives from amongst Them
esi they know them, they act upon their
lights, hey are their own Judges of their own
nus But under the general ticket system. tho
Die Know not the candidates. can iudpc neither of
quahncations or integrity, aud therefor. care
nt,'e about the result, and unless wrought into
aegree OF excitement by the factionis,s of the
|, but few of them attend elections nj nil Rc,no
out OF sight, and beyond tho acunain,ancc OF rho
Pc inc support OF an influential newspaper is
| N more to candidate than any aid he can nnssi
oo'aih from he votes in their individual separate
detefs--he therefore. who secures to his side the
ing presses OF lie state, ~ almost morally certain
Ps election. In this way, faction and ;5d;y;dnai
crest lakes the place of truth, and the peonle nrn
|oed oil the only attribute OF suyereionty which !,
Possoe Tor them TO perform; ana with all the ont
u SLOW OF original power, they become the mere
s OF faction. But IL is not nv pnrpose TO discuss
propositions. believe, before Republican pco-
u IL CROUCH 10 state it. Either the law which
ishes bribery IN elections and every other nd To
iound III our statute books against impure elections
wrong and mere farce, or the general ticket sys,cm
Whch Voies arc influenced or suppressed, is wrong
at the general ticket system brides nobody is true:
there can be difference either IN prnciple or Of
between mode of action by which votes arc
OPPRESSED and bribery itself
That the right of Suffrage will be extended nrc-
nc Is already settled by public opinion but unless
; Convention put down the general ticket systcml
extension OF suffrage, shall only increase The
Inoer OF victims Ia caucus coUbnations Firmly
hxedly as ain in favor Of extending the right OIL
irage, yet regard constitutional prohibition of
general ticket mode of election ms subject of SUI
rior mngnp ude even 10 that. By extension of sn-
&c, portion of the people admitted to the exer-
@ of rights long denied then-by means of the &C.
raj ticket, the rights of all the voters both freeho-
RS aud nou-frccholders, are usurscd by n combiua-
n OF men, with the aid Of an unprinciped press,
l,hcr known TO the law nor responsible to it,
am aware that some there are who esteem the
neral ticket rs ne1essaryt to concentrate majority
" prevent eicctloHs DclnS capfled 0y mere purall
of voters. There can he perhaps no proposition
on which there viii be universal consent. Ifthere
nld be, would presume proposition which has for
object to put down an engine by which faction not
ly bears down powerful mnorites. but actually
oulds the majority as osut It's own views ought
he every whore agreed 20. All therefore that
n ask, ~ To bring il fairly before the public and
at 1t be fairly and candidly considered; not that il
summarily disposed, as elections by general tick
Let euch member OF the community and the
say, whether he considers elections safer
the hands of sensible and patriotic people with all
G advantages of acquaintance with the candidates
IN the hands of caucus combinations; or wlich is
ost consistent with the elective principle, q caucus
ority forced by the of the general ticket or
pInrany of independent, nnettcred and honest free
~ fhere arc some too, who approve the general
kct from the particular reason, that by concentrn-
" tue vote ol Tic State. it increases our Importance
clecii'ns OF President and Vice President This
well enough &c the voters belong 10 caucus mana
RS; but IL They freemen; and have tho riubt of
mixing and acting for themselves, all power so pnn-
is at the expense Of principle. It is power gained
the only free elective government earth by for.
bly, shutting the mouths Of the voters. or part Of
ein. but who gains the power' That il passes TO
e credit Of the State is truc but the power gained
the peoples lnss, for il is gained not by the people,
1t over the people, ly caucus management. 10 cou-
" managers, and remains to be again excrted on
kc occasion.