Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1842-05-04

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gise az ID snenlsass Ts debate ssas
Continued i grss Issi.sil, y ben she Eomrniilec
proceeded so 4es6! n sfs9A yesterday
moved 10 safike est Sc III Fssio Fixed 10
the bin, and insert 5 iilesetl
10 amend lie smentiuesJ Eus jtasssiEs so
i79. The iirss queSiionsas y Or
ment TO the amendment, and yseesi tats-.
ayes 50, noes 72. The amen5 - zssiaslt-
ed was then adop;sd-ayes 90T aazlt sss gsssq
the very decided majority by mliset y e
adopted. there Is not much pruhsstiiy
will be changed IN the House and d tho Sc,
nate concur, the ratio Of representatives Tor tise
next ten years will be one !of every 5D, IN
habiianls. which will give Maine. 10; Ne"
Hampshire. 5; Massachusetts,, ~; Rhode ~
land, =: Connecticut. 6; Vermont, 5; n. York
81: New jersey, Z; Pennsyivania. u Dell
ware. ]: Maryland. g; Virginia 81 North
Carolina II: South Carolina. 9; Georgia. ii
Aabuma 9: Kentucky. -; Missouri, Z; Ten
ness-. ID; Mississippi. 5; Louisiana. >; Ohio
30: Indiana. IS: Illinois, g.; Aichigan 4; Ar
kansas, !; total ;506. THIS ratio will not re-
duce the pre-eDt number Of representative:
from any al TN. States.
MIR. Halsead from The committee Of elections
to " hich was referred resolution submitted By
Nr. Campbell 10 inquire into the expedlency oI
providing by law for uniform mode OF elect
Ing represc natives submitted an amendment
ic the bill. directing The Legislatures Of snc'l
States rs now elect by general ticket. to prnvide
Tor un cIec,ion by districts Mr.. Coiquni hop
ed tire amendment would not be pressed. bui
that The principle would be Incorporated in a
separate bill. when they could atfix Il penalty
III case Stale should GnI think proper 10 take
any nouce OF the law he would ike 10 see
that cisuse cfihe Constitution which gave Con-
gress any power 10 direct the Stale Legislatures
wha, they should DO and what they should not
do.
"Mr. Campbell Of 5. c. supported the prir-
ciple of the amendment at SOME length. The
Legislative department. OF oGr Government
was complete IN IL, character. the Senate repre-
schtn. the States and the House the Demo
cratic psiucipe. 20 far as the members oG the
House were elected by general ticket they re-
presented he STATES. and asslmllatCd this body
10 The Senate. The true principle of our Go
vernmenI was Inai the minority should be re-
presented ~ well - the majority, but the gene
raj ticket system destroyed that principle. He
alluded To 1t, eli, CT IN the legislature OF that
House. New jersey clectins by general ticket
gives her six votes eIiher for or against mea-
sure. While New York. sleciing by districts
eau give but "A majority Of two votes Tor the
same measure. her delegation being 10 Demo-
crdts to u WhIgs Ii this system was perse-
vered in lie feared the large States. seeing the
great prrpomderaucc II you'd give. will follow
the example. and New York. Pennsylvania.
Ohn and Virginia. elec,iug in thus way. would
have II IN their power 10 lesi.late for the whole
Union. \ majoriiy Of one vote in the State Of
New York nigh, send delegation TO Congress,
equal TO one sixth the representation olthe whole
Union. SIR. L. adduced other arguments in
favor OF the amendment. which be earnestly
hoped "onld prevail.
MIR Gamble opposed the nmcndmen, at
some length. and at the conclusion Of his re-
uaiks. without taking any question the House
adjourned"