The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1842-08-18

.I:swsd the same liberal interpretation
9hirh Is sought. Tor the purposes 81 this
argument. 20 b. given 10 the terms :. Peo-
pie liz The stssrsI Suites" Ihea me con
ledsrssed character Of the G0ssrnmens 10
gone. and u becomes me Gossfnmsnt "
The sggregsls mass Of The People 81 he
Un on.
Sir. will not venture % assert shsi
ether o. The q. drs Of elscueu nsw IN
question 10 unconstitutional. 80 isr -
ras perceive. in The discretion Of Ten
eress. o. 1! Congress deem n inexpeslent
d make regulations. In the discretion Of
The State Lrsi.laSurr, ether mode NAV be
adopted wishaul rpnn'ng eonnirr - any Of
The li,ersl inh,bi,ions nf ihe Constitution.
Bus. from some exsnins,ion Of The hisinfy
OF ihis suhiee,, inside daring The prngfsss
OF lhm discussions will sndsrisks 70
demnns,rale that the disrictsysiem efrsp-
fesentan0a wss The one contemplated and
expected by The trainers Of The constilu-
lion. Although The question 10 IN ~heFr
decided o. disnnchy made between those
twe systems. 10 The general convention
which prcpnsed, or 10 The Stale ronvsn-
tons which adopted, The consiituiion, 40
ss 10 indicate The one or The oshrr 40 The
only allowable mode. YET !, 10 maniissi
thai tie disirlci system was In The mind
Of every msn who thought upon The mai-
Ter or representation, as IL vas upon The
tongue 81 every one who spoke or wrote
10 relation 10 Il. during sha, anxious rsfI.
cd when the question Of adoption Vas
pending before the American People. In
lie 56,h number oi The Frdsralisi, Mr..
Madison. in treating Of The House o.
Representatives. ard ia combating ,he
objection Of the opponents Of ,le Cons.'tu-
lion. thai the members Of The House
would not have sufficient local informa
ton 10 be ft Representatives Of The Peo.
pie. EMPLOYS This language:
II Divide tie largest StaIs into ten or
twelve distress. and u will be found tia.
there will be no peculiar LEGAL interests
Ia either which w,ll mol be within The
knowledge % The Representative Of The
district"
In The succeeding number l57) OF that
! great commentary on The Constitution.
pursuing The same subject. he asserts. 70
, substances. thar. were The objections 81 10
; Opponents read by person who had not
isernP,,s provisions relative 70 reprsssn'
Than that The mode prescribed BY MI
, State constitutions was, IN some respect
! or other. very grossly departed rom
lie then,adds:
.Ths only difference discossrabls
between The irc easts is, Ina, each Re-
: preventative of The United States oil B,
: elected By five or six thousand citizens
/ wh,ls, in The individual Sales the electiof
/. Of a Representative 10 left 10 about u
many hundreds"
ri Again: in discussing the objection
!. that there could mol be adequate repre-
: senta,ion in The House. after drawing
| some arguments and illustrations iron
/ The BRUSH House Of Commons, he adds
1 But We need mt resort to toreigI
/. experience on this subject our own i
b explicit and decisive. The districts II
Il New Hampshire, in which The SENATOR
= are chosen Immediately BY The People
] are nearly ss large az will be necessary
III for Representatives. in Congress; hos
: Of Massachusetts are larger than will b
d necessary Tor that purPnse; and thnse
d New York sill more so. In the las
,f State the members af Assembly, for III,
Q clues aud cnun,ies Of New York an
Il Albany are elected by nearly as man
!. voters as will be entitled toa RePresen
y tatlve m Congress. calculating on N
. number sixty 1--WE Representatives only
If L. makes no difference that. IN thes
is senatorial districts aud counties. numoe
n of Representatives are voted Ter by eac
II electpr at the same time. IL the cam
- electors al the same time are capable
J. choosing four or five Representatives
e They rannot be incapable Of choosing ons
Il Pennsylvania 10 an additional example
o Some of her counties which elect he
10 State Representatives are almost as larg
Of az her districts will be by which he
e Federal Representatives will be elected
r. The city Of Philadelphia il supposed
10 contain between fifty and sky thnusan
nf souls: 1t wall therefore form nearly tw
o. districts for the choice Of Federal Rel
nj resentat,ves."
N Such was The view of The made
ID representation IN the ilouse held by u
Ne father Of the Consultation. when, almo
in with the wisdom: Of inspiration. he WI
IN urging i,s adop,ian upon his jealous az
n doubtful counuymtn rs necessary to Tue
"a, Itrsnquilitv. liberty. and happiness. N
e. only does he, in express terms, assnn
OF that The district system Of choosing lie
resentati.es is ~ be every where essa
ii lishsd az the na'ural one under The Co'
p .t,ution. and ,ha, cities phiiadetph
AZ being the examplel are TO be divided
ed ,ha, purpose; hut he alsn nnrqn.socal
p negatlves the ides Of elections by genei
.e. lcke'. by declaring that, unlike !,
j.. senatorial electlons ID the State Of No
OF York. where fnnt or five members W
re so,ed for al the same time by each elec.'
~ ,he chnice al Federal keDresentauy