Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-09-23

upon any proposition of importance. Hut i should
have Deem speaking 10 e tchoie country instead Of
writing To one thousandh part of il: IL IL mpossi-
bic that tho truths stated in the Register during the
three years, should not have preven, the execution
or tho Sms-no,c Bill, unaeconpanfed by great re-
Pe0f Of t9rss. Let take, Tor fsance the debate
ut last year on the effects of this very Bill. GouL-
nuhS sadt that as there were rerv Jec small notes
in comparison with the whole OIL the money IN cir
cuiatioii, the withdrawing OF them would haze HHie
or no effect upon prizes upon trade; and that when
the ones are gone, the bankers would be enabled 10
make an addition To their iives, so that the measure
would produce no distress at all. j answered this
statement, which was repeated by the DUKE OF VEL
LiSGroN himself; showed the gross faacy of il, |
proved that the contrary would be the fact; and Lett
doubt IN the mind OF no intelligent rcader that nv
view was the correct one. But, in the fire, place. il
was ten days before The nature of my publication
would permit the answer tn appear at ALL and in the
next place, that answer could be read but by CON-
parativcy fen PERSONS; that, 10 effect in pre-
venting the measure, produced none at all. Grant
ed, that of the X hundred and iitty-esht members
of the Flower Collective SIX hundred and fifty odd
at least, would have eXecrated mo and nv prophe-
ces and wished us both at the devil but by an an
swer TO GouLBURN, which would have been read i'm
all parts OF the kingdom the course OF ory-eiuht
hours from the time i. delivered, and by other
speeches made upon the same subject, aud by true
and clear Statements relative the state of the coun-
try and by making tte country the foolish figure
that those made who attempted To support the con-
trary opinions; by these means should hive excl
ted spirit OF nqury the whole of tho people would
have seen the true of the gradual decline of
trade and agriculture; they would have anticpat ed
that which is now come, and that worse which is vet
10 come; and the Government would have been COM
PEELED TO desist from it's fatal measure or to lessen
the taxes Here. then, my Lord, is inst ance OF
the effect OF the want OF ballot To be sure the
l"Collcctive" had to enightcn and To guide it. STAN
ley and WooD, two statesmen, with whose counsels
ut command 1t seems strange that the notion should
he IN state of suffering: the Collective conrratuIa
ted itself and so did the big manufacturers; and so
did the far greater part of the landlords and the far
ers, the merchants, and the traders: they conuro,u
lated themselves that there ballot at Preston
ana they are now most justly tasting the effects
Let us leave them, if it so please your Lordshp to
enjoy those effects without alloy; and let me come To
the conclusion of my subject
The voting in America is carried on thus: there is
an election IN every township of county. and in ey
cry considerable division of town. or city, If either
be very large. Previous to the day OF election
three persons are chosen at each place as Judges of
the election: at The time appointed these meet sit at
u table in a room, the lower sash of the wIndo,v
thrown up, with ballot box before them and with
book containing an Alphabetical list of the names of
the voters which in fact, that of all the males in
the township, infants insane persons and criminals
cXcludcd for they not unjust as to shut out the
poor "because he is poor. The electors come nm tn
the window, and when recognised by the election
Judges, they put their ballots into the box Ii han
pens IN numerous that Jealous persons of the
two contendng parties, active, near the window
to give the electors as they up ballots reaa,
prepared, eShortng them put those into the hoy
and, IN such places Philadelphia the artisans
and abourcrs generally put in ballots prepared in this
way, to save themselves the trouble of WRITING or
IRON not being able to write: but, if they can read
they look at the ballot first, and not thew get some
one to look at 1t whom they can trust unless they
well know the man who gave il to them. When
the voter has put his ballot into the box. away he
goes ana therels seldom any thing worthy of being
called croud collected the occasion; and never
IN my life hea rd of single breach of the peace com
mltted at any one of these thousands of elections
wh'cn all take place on one and the same day. When
the election is over, the Judges take out the ballots
count the numbers, and make their return TO the
sherltf and they pack up, the same time the ball
lots themselves they sign and seal their return they
seal up the packet Of BALLOTS and that verv nipbt
transmit them to the sheriff by special messenger
The sheriff being joined by others, whom the law
associates with him for the purpose perifes the re-
turn; and then transmits 1t to the proper officer nm
der the governor Here review ofthe whole takos
places and after this, the result is officially and nuh
hcly declared, the documents being all safely filed
and preserved. '''0'
Now my Lord, what "di6rcujtg" is there in all
hs: now Is IL possible, my Lord, that it can tend
70 "u'oeTsdt confusion" The passions are a. warm
~ at work IN America they were here Eve
ny soul is interested in the CONCERN but the strife l.
not concentrated: the passion is difused over yidc
space and eXhausts itself III writing and sneakino no
fO'e the election comes on The candidates No..
appear IN person at the place Of election: thew can
not, indeed, unless they were made into a great ma
ny pieces, They do not even QGcr themselves in
PRINT; but are proposed by their friends and
and thor merits dement's are most atnnlv discnv
cd long before the day of elections if they have anv
lauts they are well known before the day when thoy
are 10 oe voted Tor or against TO me, it appears
me most surprising thing in the world that any bo
ny should see cause of confusion in PROCEEDING
IKE this; and especially after has been tried for 81
ty-three years, and has been productive of peace I'M
eXamPled, and more especially still, when VIC know
that tue country in which il is in practice j. ,,,
only singuary blessed by the freedom, the hnnn
ness and prosperity of its people; but that il has
carried on two Perilous wars, and has defended Il,
sell against two perilous invasone, without evcy
having suspended the Act Of IIabcas Corpus for n
single hour, and without any law of treason excen,
as applicable to persons actually coming forth in 1r,p
ior the ayowed purpose ofattacking the government
Seh BESIDES tins we sec how greut this nation has
3ecome how surprisingly greoi: how WISE how pr,,
dent It's government, in oil It's affairs with FOREIGN
nations; how able It's chief magistrates; how able iiq
dlPlomatistsi how moderate The views Of the Preg;
dents; now modest, and, at the same time how dig
Mined ~ every step they take, how conentodlv fbo
retire from power, and with what exemplary aIab;I,
" they return to mix among their fellow citizans
., lnese, my LORD BLANDFOnD, have been the result
vi uD1'eISa Suffrage and voting by ballots and when
your LoTOSlip considers t1aee fbit,s ,,.,t