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

dslihsrssed On sbe reception ef sls Feds-
fal Conssliusinn. Iwsli dslsia yea By |
referring 70 he spls nosiee 81 he suhlecs
whlch | End IN he dsbaixs 81 lie eps-
ssntion Of l76e, 10 North Csrnlins. ~hieh
REJECTED shs Censliiuaiop. Mr.. Oslo
ssy. strenuous opponent 81 shs Gem
slllusion. saased. by was Of ahjseiion 70
q. shss 81 The members 81 Congress
would probably be taken lrum the sea.
bosri; 10 which Mr.. Steele immediately
replied. that this shjeelioa wss srsand.
less. % ibs Sale wuuld pEobsbly be laid
If into districts. There wss narfspanss
10 shis latter allegation. and nuaald seem
10 have met with general seqaieseenes.
Bot. sir. we have more subsssnlisl ess-
dsnce Of the expectation. not ~ say M
irn,ion, Of The founders Of ihr Cnnsiiif-
lion. than that embodied in their eonlrm-
porsnsous speeches and writings. Their
.slsiih" as shown also BY their 30 sofks. "
Ia Virgins. ~hers lived Washington. shs
President Of that illuslrions assembly
which pfnducsd The Constitution. and
M sdison, 10 chief suihnr, adsocs'e. and
expounder. in New York. Ms,ssehusetis.
ihs Csrolinss, every where excerpt IN
Georgia and conpectieni, The district
made ol elections was established siih The
very beginning Of The Government; and 10
nearly 81 oil. The original S.ales itrsmsins
70 this dav. To question i,s eon.liiu
lionslily nov, 10 10 question The validity
Of .hs whole body Of laws snarifd since
the frat slscl,sns 10 Congress IN l7So
ID 10 said, however. BY The Sesslofs
from New York and Prnnsylssnia.
(Mrssrs Wngh, and Buchansn.) iha, the
bill proposes On innovation mol desired o.
solicilsd from any source. trust that |
have already shown. IL hissoiirsl ssi.
.dence can prove any thing. iha, The district
system Of slecusns 10 not, Of itself. an iano-
vsiioa of shlch The trainers OF The Govern
meni (wers they llvlngl would complain;
aad 10 tolers,ian Tor fifty eight years. al
most with unaniml,y 10 the old States, snd
iu adoption IN nsarly three fouslhs Of the
new. sfFurds somewha. decisive preoi
that il calncides with The general wish u
The American People. Ihsve moreover,
sams evidence 10 show that their appro-
val OF u has gone beyond mere tolefstlnn
that, such layorite has il been ~ .helI
/. atr.c,ion., ,hcy hsverepea,sdly demanded
: that i. should be established and secures
/ Stsss kno;ss sffsiRt'i'Shs. hai'6ssn 90 dhs
!, .ose,lly attached 10 ths dis,rie, mode Of 70
presentation thai when her Legislature re
peslsd thai system Of chasing Electors o
) President and Vice President, and estat
: .lshed the General Ticket. though deei
. siye msinsi,y of The People. in tho psriie
|, Of that day, ~els with The Legislature u
4 genersl poliiics, yet this change produces
. no liule excitement; and il could cnl.
be excused aud The rspesl prevented. %
n on The ground that similar changes 7
!. other States had rendered il . necesssr,
. aci OF self defence--an argument whic
i eur subsrquen. history has shown !
i: have been but TOO true; since now, in eve
n nv Stale, The electors are chosen by &c
Q neral Ticket, sxcep. in one. where The.
n are elected. moi BY the People, hubby III
. Legislature. Forsseeiug tha, like sl,ers
!, lion migltbe generally made in The manne
y OF electlns members Of The House o. Re
e presenta ives. and deprecaling such a
q innovation, her servants hero, as veil a
II her General Assembly. raised their vol
), ces a. once IN favor Of the district sys
e ten; and TO render il permanent az We
d as uniform throughout The Union, boil
y in the chnics OF Representatives in Con
J. gress and Presidential electors. they q,
% manded an amendmsn, Of the Consiii.
!. uon. As early as The sessios OF 1915
,e Mr.. Pickens. highly intelligent and q
r. spscisble member &C our Delegation
n The House, an old associate and friend !
ia the Sena,ur from Alabama. Mr.. KIM
If TMr. X. nodded assent, Uttered resolu
:. nons of smeu,lment 10 tho Constitution
:. tina. effect. 1.-The succeeding Session
?. The Legislature, resolutions on the sam
pr snhiec, sppesr TO have been passed by bot
- Huusss, and transmit ted TO the oiht
r. S,at,s OF The Uuian. Here let me r.
/. mark 10 the honorable Senator from VI
10 pinia tMr. R.ses from whom regrr
ID led 10 hear that he would so,e again
10 this section OF the bill. although he col
n CURED with Us in believing that the dl
,ric, mode of. representation was WISE
of and bs.l, les, its establishment By Ia
he nov night, ia The c"n'est of parties. lea
q, 10 The General Ticket system hereais'
AZ that, in his Site as well as my owl
ID manifestations Of public opinion ha'
,is been strong IN The preferences If The d.
O, ,ric, system. On the 9Th OF April, ISL
ne in the House Of Representatives. NJ
% Pleassnts, of Virginia. land before u
b. House a communication from the Leg
n ls,ure NJ tha, STATE. reclting that
ia .rhe Legislature &C North Caroi'
or having proposed The following as
Nv ams n,lmsnt 10 The Constitution oil he v
ral lied States: Tha'. Tor the purpose
he choosing Representatives IN The Congo
NV uf the Uni,ed States, each State shall.
IRE is Legislature, be d'siiedinto nomosr
or, districts equsl 10 The number OIL keprss'
YES ,a,ives 10 which each State my % en-