Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-07-31

arrangement, than Miyy.sr 1t may thus happen that
less than forty members of this body will elect the Pres
Said Mr. McDuilie.
win New York. and Pennsylvania, and Virginia
submit 10 the OF contingency that viii re-
souri, 2"
The inerrogatcry was put ia ls26. Ch,ngcs have
case The election ct President should be taken from
The people, and de carried Tie House of Rcpresen
tativcs.
The whole nunb,r of electoral votes which can now
be given for President is 2e3 In election by the
people 40 votes are necessary To choice But Il the
erection shall be carried into the House of Representa-
yves thirteen States, civ ing but al electoral votes viz
Name = Indiana ., Connecticut g, Vermont a. Lou
isiapa, o. Illinois q, Rhode Island T. Mssissipp a
Missouri 4, Delaware 3, would have the power Of
eecung the President, against twelve States giving
~ electoral votes viz: New York ~, Pennsy lvania
81, Virginia %, Ohio 81, North Carolina To- Kentucky
10, Tennessee 10. Massachusetts IL South Carolina ii
Georgia 1 Maryland 10. Yet, says Mr. Walsh. his
'ooafa 90 right because 10 IS Constitutional The oc
curTence OF such circumstance unless by accident
cooiu never have entered into the contemplation of the
,aneIs OF .le Constitution il never intended by
thcm tlat such thing should occur il avoidaLle We'll
might MIR McDuic excaim will The larger Suites submit
TO the occurrence OF contingency which will reduce
them TO level with the smaller States in the election of
Prcsidenp And this, too while the smallest State in
the Union stands upon equality with the largest in
the Senate and his cqua in thas bod
Delaware, with her three electoral votes has her two
Senators; while New York, with her fortytwoeec,oral
votes, has bat two
the danger OF corruption, by carrying the election of
PRESIDENT TO the House, he says
But SIR we apt To treat the idea Of our own cor
rnPuoty as utterly visionary, and ask with grave
anectatou Of dignity what, do you think member of
congress can be corrupted! Sir, speak wha, have
long and deliberately considered VIXEN say that since
man was created there has been elitscal bo.v
on The face OF the GARTH tina, would not be corrupted UNI
der the same circumstances Corruption steals mon ms
IN thousand insidous forms when we are least aware
OF It's approaches OF all the forms i'm which \, "a ,rc
sentitsef the bribery of Office is the most no
Of 4
fatal sorcery.
Sir, it is innocence that temptation conquers If our
hrs parent pare rs she from the hand of God was
overcome by this seductive power let us not initiate her
fatal rashncss by seeking temptation when il is in our
power 20 AVOID a. Let as not yalnly eandc in
CoRRGPTE6 10 an ambitious man m bo NO. bE
oihce VIII appear as beautiful and fascinating The apple
With all these evils attending carrying the election to
the House and the occasions which are offered t,ron1h
it, tor bribery and corruption practsed is resort
cd to by the opponents of democracy as their last hone
~ is only by the power TO corrupt which they possess
mat they expect 60 succeed. The Bank to be EN-.
pioyed IL has been and still engaged in endeaYour
Ing TO effect change of administration dts ONLY homo
OF renewed existence is in efecting such 4 change
The funds of the Bank will be laished in mHous To
secure inc election oil MS man to the PRESIDENCY From
this power, and its ability corrupt much is Justly to
pe appeShended Nothing can be penned more applca-
ole TO Tie Bank thaa the following declaratioa OF Me
McDuffie. SAYS he -
The danger of corruption is in proportion to the mag
nitude of the power welded and the sallness of ,6.
number who WELD IT, -
in the Bank we have to contend against a eowcr''
of neatly ONE HUNDRED MILLIONS. Of loans
and circulation, welded by ONE MAN II il rni
versaay known that Nicholas Bddle alone vvields The
whole power OF the Bank and there abundan. proofs
drawn from the Bank and laid before vhe public that he
stops at nothing matter how deeply il may be steesed
IN corruption, to effect his purposes
MT ilcDuiiie has, for many seasons past Lccn an
associate oil those who seeking TO carry Tie
election to the House. He has acted with the,1--he
acts Math them now. Tie has for time past been
UNIFORM supporter of the Bank-the advocate of its
power-the warm euogist of MIR Bddle. How. aifFer-
ent these acts from the language which he gave ttr
ancc which we have quoted Well might lie exclon,
'''ce are liable TO be corrupted."
ssr McDaiic during his speech, made the following
dennncaiion and promise
with such perfect akhorrence do looL ,non H.. t.;
teference OF this House ia the election of the President
chat, If the small States pertiEacousIy adhere 10 The
peseHt systeHs and prevent the amendment Of the Con
sntunon IN time for the next election, ! will myself
sh"uid 40 otner person do IL, propose Convention OF
popular delegates from the whole Union, to nominate a
Why Mr. McDufiio did not fulfil the pledge here made
we leave etkcrs to determine
He, who then locke to &C on vention or ,os,- Ill
gates from the whole Union to nominate President
as the only means of PREVENTING the election from heinz
carried TO the House of REPRESENTATIVES. yvbcb he 90
much deprecated is of the idols of those who
conacE'R t1c C13vcnt;on W Popaar deicgates and are
seeking ,sg TO carry the elcctioa 10 the House.
with the people il is Eoey, Mr. McDafie stated il
was then, when he said:
q With the People, the question is, whether they will
give uF tcSs Influence the election of President ato
gehcr or establish some central power clothed with au
thority TO combine and arrange and concentrate their
common efforts for common object"
III Is impossible to depict the cyoonsequences which
sc grow out of the election of President being carried
anto the 9onse of Representatives stronger terms or
distinctly, than is doee in these extracts ,bic ~
have made from the speech of Mr.. McDrfie 1t be-
hooves the People to be upon the alert combine ANIL
arrange and concentrate TIER efoyts for com.
mon OBJECT, and thus defeat the Vaccinations of those
whose only hope of success against ahea is Through AN
IEiCCE, and the iRGecmcc 0f CORRIPTION lis
the old scheme of '.bargan sale and corruption reyfy
ed. ''' '
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