Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-09-06
THE NEXT, PRESJDEN.T-fNo

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we come forward TO redeem our promise We
endeavored i'm our last No to warn the people
against The piolIs efforts, that making i'm one
quarter, to "save them from their worst enemies
themselves, to take the election of President ont of
inc hands OF the People, and throw it into the H. of
Representatives. One press at least is now ayow-
ediy eHctIoneering on this very ground Ii remnds
ITS readers of Mr. Randopl's prediction, "tbat Gen.
Jackson was the last President who would ever be
elected 10y the Peoplc"-adopts his yatciuot;on no
sustained 10y every probabihty-predicts that "eve-
ry future election will, IN future be made by the II
OF Representatives, in the last rcsort-and declares
t'at ri The South unes upon him tone of the caud-
dates its vote will carry him one ofthe three before
the House, and there they are entitled TO have no
much confidence i'm the result, rs any other can
ieel. lie subsequently calls upon the South to
unite upon him, and in this way his success will be
certain. ~ ~
We acquit the Nominee of all LOT or port in tho
ioiiy OF his advocate. For, we are firmly pers,od
ed that he has kept aoof from the contestant tl,ot
lie would scorn to give any countenance to any such
speculation. we put aside, however, all the indis-
creuohs OF the Editor in question-and take the
matter up on much higher grounds Let ms saw
that IL was our intention to write the present article
before we ever saw these suggestions al alland the
only reference we saw in the public prints to the
,.lou1 y, me ERECTION was to the scheme of Ma
honal Convention. MANY OF the friends of another
OF the Candidates are said to be in favor of this
course.l- then pledged ourselves TO offer orr
own reflections upon the subject-and to bring for
"u'" PRIOR ProPostton We proceed to redeem
Inc pledge we have given.
Prior PRoPosITIoN.
we Jay down, therefore, this first Proposition that
tne hepuDlican Party ought not to permit the Flee
non OF the President to be thrown into the House or
Representatives. The objections 10 such n scbe,ne
are numerous and irresistible.
IN ne ISL place. every friend Of our liberties and
our CONSTITUTION must admit, that the trainers of the
government intended to the election ofthe Pre-
siuenf, as TAR as was possible, in the People-ond
her VIII IS to be carried into execution i'm the bes,
mode which the State Legislatures nipbt pleoee ~,
pressrIbc. This method is consonant TO renuhl;car
principles. P"''
Mme "a pace, who does not perceive the strong
onJectons, which exist the election of tho f,L;f
Executive Magistrate by one brancl, oc the T ead.
ature! Does IT not remove that officer rom
MS main responsibility and dependence ON the Peo
pre-! hnu docs II not violate the cardinal princiuIo
y. cPuoncs, which lnculcates the separation of The
uIneren' departments Of the government-and their
independence OF each other, one Of the greatest
guarantees oil liberty Once establish IL as N ruIe
!naI ihe II. of r. is the body, which is TO cast over
It's iaVorIte candidate the mantle Of Executive now
er, ana you immediately open the flood gates If cor
rupuon upon the Representatives of lie PeonIe
on convert the House into a sort of Polish De;t
an eiectoneerpg arena, for disposng Of the people
perhaps to the highest bidder. What becomes If tic
unsuliied and unsupported integrity of vour Rc,ro
Many may escape the co1,oa,or IT,
VIII al the distinguished leaders of the Uo1,seo The
AMBITIOUS asplrant directs his efforts to win te;r "a
Vor' hlch otces, fat jobs, and hundred other allure
menus may he held out to purchase their votes
hu now ong VIII It be before our Constitution n,ov
pO ,uPteu 10 It's very core We throw away aiI
nn,Ida; al refined reasoning all abstract by
po'heSIs-Du; we appeal to the too familiar opero
.'S"s oI PoIucal causes We appeal TO the history
VI V.heI countres-and unfortunately we rnov arr
Poa W our own American ADnals.--Snce this Con.