Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-09-09
CASDiDATES.
WIN. &. Ran'iuIph,
Saml Cottrel,
Charles Il. Hyde.
CANDID ATE.
John NJ. Bolts.
TH'utcrs here follow.
| | Voters here follow

The WING candidate, Mr. BoIIs, is put at the head OF
enc colnnn as candidate and William Beverley Ran.
dnlph Samuel Collre Charles Ii. Hyde at the head OF
the other candidate It is true ihfle is some mere
vc,biage about the name. and cnrporea EeRg
r,.,resented on the POLL than Oh the Wing ticket for
HUH Lawson White William Henry Harrison, which
is one canddatc but there are nothing Ike as many po-
llical principles involved or represented lie law, using
the pronoun "hs might 10 indicate that one can
dIdate could only consist Of pcrs"nj but, by liberal
constructions do not know but that II might mean, mat
the rocr should only have OF Tie th'ef persons al the
head Of the poll, in his '"tnd ut the instant OF 'ons
Certainly If the sheriff thinks this construction right,
and the voters ws vote the poll think so, snS 1gM
as to vote tie Wing ticket for the Presidency, having
two persons the head, and not knowing Which Is to
receive The votes Of the Electors
The law providing Tor The election OF Electors seems
throughout TO recognise nothing but honesty and lar
dcaing-and that the greatest number OF votes given
the Electors shall determine the votes OF The Stale Tor
President and Vice President. OF the electors Is de-
cl,cd that IF two or persons Shall be OF The
tweny.ihyrc first the po no shall reside in the same
district he who shall The greatest number Of votes
only, shall he duly elected" The commissioners who
hold the elections at the conrhouses shall ascertain
p number Of, votes given Tor each person who shall
have been voted for as Eeclor and return the same
TO the Executives and the Governor shall proceed 10
ascertain from the said returns, the greatest number Of
vote. within the whole State. and immediately there
after notify the persons i'll writing OF their eI"cti3n
Again: ihe twenty three persons having the greatest
number Of under this act shall be Electors oil lTcs
dent and Vice President Of The United Stars Tor and
on behalfnf this State. Thus the power Of the Electors
is vested by virtue Of the grtc number of votes gwen
which power is nothing than the legal right OF his
oreacSt number 90 confer tie votes Of the Stale upon
The man Of their choice. # is precisely the same lrgat
right which the greatest Hum6rT oil voters nave ID 'e
election and service of Delegates Senators and Members
of Conrress Thus the will and choice of the grclfS
uJ,r OF voters constitute the cgal 1c and ehbtc 81 INC
county, or district in the election of Delegates Sehttofs
and Members of Congress- And it by any freh or 3re
lesser number of voters shall succeed III procuring Inc
return of a Delegate. Senator or Member oil congress,
the offence is not merely ideal and regarded as Il
moral wrong, but is of legat c0gni=ancs and may DC
set aside as fraud against common right, ahe
as an oppression not to he borne by honest men -
If it were not for the dyisiby of the eectnrs Inc
odiousncss Of the Wing nposture would be The more
obvious Suppose there was but one eccor Tor the la'e
with authority TO give the twenyhrce votes tor iFes
dent and Vice President and I've should undertake 10
wings of the Wing party, 10 give all to one! wouio
the Injustice andi Inconsistency be less, than in man
who would undertake to represent the Administration
party and the Wing party bath at once in Congress OF
The Legislature: Or would it be less contemplate anu
ridiculous: cn
BY this plan person may get the whole vote u Tue
State when upon single ticket he could not receive one
fourth Of the People vnes But suppose the White ana
Harrison parties have agreed to divide the Electoiu'
votes equally in proportion 10 their supposed
it possible that each of these may get hall Inc e.
tora votes of the State, with very little more lhan one
fourth of the Peoples votes in favour OF either. ,
Could grosser system of fraud AND oppression i ns
practised upon The freedom and rights Of election by the
s,"md;mr ,lmvs FAIR PLAY.
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