Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1842-04-05
SPEECH OF VIZ. CALHOUN.
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own that The numerical malrit, Il the whole ar
prorate organ Of b., voice. aud that Whatever 3c gated
from H. % that extent dcparei iom tae genius II he Cow
eminent and up Will of The mnoi:ts against the
ior,tv We have hu presented ~ the very threshold OF
discussion question - the deepest import not only
regards the subject under nseraon. but the nature ani
ter If Goveuuen t and that question u.s. are these
argument against the vco would be conclusive
not however, for the reason assg 81 by him. that % " ull
make tie voice Of single functonay Of the Government
(he pre'eut equivalent 10 hat Of some senators and
forty members Of the other House but To- the flr e
not chosen D. the voice It DE numerical m7'y and doe
rof tefof according T. has iraclpe rei1e.cnt truly the
VIII Of the nation.
LISA great mistake 10 suppose That DC IS elected simply
principal his election; bot lot he exclusive
Zach State IS indeed, entitled @ MANY votes iu bis cleo
Federal population: bIt o. these, utr, ai4i
aviug reg 10 90 numbers Or their representation IN the
senate, which gteaty increases Tie eia'e influence Of ae
small state, conn AIRED 70 tie sc n ne ti'-'"' e'e
ton What effect this Liter element may have on The num-
bes necessary 10 elect President msy be DO dc apparently
a very short and simple caicll,tiou.
The population Of the Un,ei states. Federal numbers
- the ate census ID g0>310 Assuming that SIX ye-t
t6ouani the number rcorel Tie c,aatee IF . other
House will De- for the ratio Of representation there
81 viii give, according To tr cacui1ton oi tuc committee
ivo hundred 3ni twctt9ur member o. thc ohcr u r>e
Add hfy-tro the nuu,er Of The senators and the electoral
fhrse VII - i'''o ." e>i,' "i t'o iht' il ''Neh
tx of which huul, AMI ihirty-uue mli1rlty. II
nineteen u the smaller States 'Nriudlug Ma and be- iaSe
ae-tnnf- win ueifNs'e ani tn- WIN h'htucNN ueH-
hev VII Dc found - Re entitled 10 ono bundled AMI
MS ie lerl 10.
r n Of only 7227,s,; " IT, Inc sew tlcr Sat.>, .Dh
rru alton Of ESQ 5O7 would De- entitled 20 bit one hun.
dlcI and ihr y-six three les, than majority with
population II almost ID 90 1n and greater than the
e,hes or the one huf, ami f. y elect al votes Of The
ma g. States tartv-eitat u1ul De ou account of the al IL
-, f,,, 49, .lt, - e r-s.r h, Tim, hl,
while tie larger thcc would De bur fourteen that
count making difference oi twcuty-0ur votes on thar ac-
count being than She cute electoral woes ot ohi'
rae thiri State point of Numbers IN thc uion-
The senator Oh n Kentucky with these fcts ny acts
strict conformity theory GO the C5seIact ppOs-
ug HE limitation be has he veto power; hut much
cannot bc >ai 10 favor e the Su.t ric he has offered The
argument Is as conclusive the the other. any
other m, II tf. veto chat c.uii possibly Doc devised
COS farther. AMI conca-t against The Executive d.
par'mcnt itself 20, elected g. there be good
Offered why TIE viii o tie uaiu tofc Dc one. should
,,t te ~ A. ana reertl f,f-cntl m that depart uent.
- IN the Ies.sI,tile
pu, ls nj stop there D. would Dc ,tl more co.elu-
the senate. nam, Ifc totally >fc-lIel TIE
smallest STATE stands on fel,eot equality with tc res'
Delaware with t,r e,cutvscvcn ousaaa. with Ncw r
with her two mi ions and laf IIc.c Of Slt,s
control without ,sl 10 1tuatioa, aaI of The
SrnaIIest Sfe- win "a ta.1 puia5a e l4t fei t5l,
lt:e les, than fourth uf tie whore can % ucy unitc over
ruI. the others with population e - ieie w
rn1rc they virtuaiv d~ry Governments and ut
veto the whole system. iy refusing eject senators
and vet tins ,lnlfy among >4te without regard Oh NUM-
incl rl the rch ,she.e it ~ vails would T.
Re the fatuuc with Ihc Constitution. u cannot De- ~ ed
,;ttn tb r,.e,t If ev.v state lfl iii. br uch tn.
Government prevails The only one That p 20
p4es the powers Of 80 hr others AS pant OF "e Le-
gisisve Department has fu participant with Inc other,
=
vhe 10 PARTICIPATES with the Executive m two" us "-'e'l
fructlonS ttt tputint ard making tcah, aa 3
~ ,bat ~ ,ie y, lam, f.. ea Inc hi.. utt before yvn.ch
an inI fchrncut> are tsiri
But we have not vel t1 tie end o the consequences
The aftl,n would lie A. usve a54iu>t the Juicily
- s. - ~. E,.cut,ve tr1 IA. veto The
ti,c reee,v th,r = from the Executive AMI the
Sr-e The ono and The Other conserving 10 aud
tvi,n. the appointment: neither Of Whh iepafm MS
h,s te shown. Is cao>cn by the numerical mJorW- In
aldfl.p fev ia Their Office dining good tChltll, a4d can
only turned by impeachment and ye' 'ey he 4e
rowe I'M an cases ian Law if e. uv u-h beo.e them u
,vhirb an act ~ Cong o.. 10 ece rs cou>t-
tnonalit,-,hat ta e.cc g. pronounce absolute veto
them Senator's theory poo correct it> ear a. 81 ce-
tam result II -ted m nm ptlctt,c would sweep
rot oiv the ve b d the IN,cut G. tho Senate an the Ju
irlrv a. n ~ e n -itlte = AMI nothuE tui- On
tho mi sf OF the riia hrt Re, alive
where u n the y hole range Of the Government, numbers
ex,l,,, i ,cv,I R,t e-otirr a. vvoi be IL, weep
iu Owe tie e. yerrn,eni ~ would On des
i've In rs ,h over the -t.ut.on Therr would ADJ
letve f-,,ucnt STANDING ,naff.t tho rpn I'm S rear
In anpfo,rhn tis tonic let me pe-ni,c. all WI
readily admit tht # the voice Of the people may be- Sou5
Tor any where with c1udtncc. Be The ms u In
,ybirb is cc M bv m e. BE- he fun i,ucutal md dam1un
NV f The Ird II then the people States 81 tea
constitute ION a, the senator suppose, If tine nation Ia
wlcf II. o,r and II the numerical maoIy at tine " s
= the e,i, s-ro,,fe and true prr,n of that will
f,Iv v-,r ~ fu hat viii rfou1uecr thr1u-u the aoo
lutte u'io.itv rerya e,ev p,rt Of that instrument am
,.o,,, s ,,,fbr,tv "a the hole l. such the IN
,r rcverc Tbrn-bost the VIII e. from MT last Oh
lcr,,,r, - .r4 w ~. .ru.t4 n. al lrtin. and .ntn
,l.o sI,,,t..f s,,I,rr, trace az .esit.c ,
80, go. ,,cf tho senator, the D., tc-ts
Nl, 1900. - :. w. 80 - - 80 , ~ the r..,t.iIla. s..
49,, ~ ,be ,t,. - ~ .-,, A. shall t,.Nt pr. ceea
IN .,,,,e,t, Which fr-,oI r. was called by a portion
The >ta'e; is members were a aPqoin'e py 'ae Nti,'
receis "a their an horn from thci. ,es ale St4'e Ns
States forming
~ "a" . - h- 49,. ,,...I .
Ht''e' ! = '"e" 49, l,'' -, - - ,.- +, ~,
-, - - :, - 49,, -, .,.es+,n ana i.y ,ztte.
proyi>i was not - into 0peTu0n 90 less ne out