Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1842-07-07
From the Richmond W'hig. }
MOB LAW.

The lower House of the New Iampsbir,
Legislature has determined, by vote OF 16(
to oS-not 10 divide that State into Congress.
ional districts, III pursuance of the act of Con
gress. The Senate, of the same politics, it is
supposed will concur with the House.
The effect of this will be, that Congress will
have 10 District the State-and in the mean
time the State will have no Representatives i'm
the popular branch of The National Legislature
II others are elected, they will be entitled to
no seats-because they will not have been
elected according to law, made in pursuance of
the Constitution. The absence of representa-
ton on the part of New Hampshire will, to be
sure, he no great public loss-unless the ma
terlals mt home are better than those-which
have been seen at Washington. But it is the
spirit, In which this proceeding is conducted,
winch merits all manner of condemnation. It
is an ebuliition of that same mobish and des-
tructive spirit, which Loco Focoism has foster
ed, 1t 1t did not engender. II inculcates re-
sistance to the constituted authorities and dis
regard OF law. All, who have read history or
studied the nature of man, must know that re-
Verence and observance OF the Law is the
man stay of free institutions and no more
eiiectual means can be devised for subverting
them, than by substituting the voice of the
he hrst effect is anarchy and the tyranny of
inc moo-the next Is the despotism of the
autocrat
The numerous and fragrant assaults which
the Loco!ocos have made of late wears unop
The laws, would seem 10 denote a settled deter
mination TO bring Republican institutions into
disrepute, and ultimately to subvert them.
he removal OF the depostes from the custody
Oh t"e law was the beginning of this system of
violence against law. 1t was persisted i'm in the
memorable New Jersey case, when the rights
oil sovereign State were set at naught. to
subserve the ends of faction. The "l9 Revo-
lutlonists" i'll Maryland furnished another in
stance, which is now being re-enacted by the
Dorrtes in Rhode Island, and by the plunder-
ers oil flour stores in New York, i'm respect to
the municipal elections in that CITY. NTissis-
slppi. acting out kindred principle, has repu
dated her solemn Northumberland the
want OF the lowest degree of honesty, which is
respected even among thieves.-We are far
from suPPosing that these acts and others like
them have received, or ever can receive. the
full appreciation of large portion of the Lo-
coioco party. But they were urged with
great zeal by one and the leading portion, and
tolerated by the other, and the responsibility
oi them therefore rests upon the whole.
- NS"lo W uic proposed actlOn on the part
OF New Hampshire, it is to be observed, tina,
If Congress has any power under the Consti-
tuition, 1t certainly has that of making every
provision respecting the election of Federal
oificers-save one touching the Senate. If
did not possess this power, the Government
might be dissolved at any time. But it does
possess lt-because it is expressly delegated
and Congress has, according to our iudg
ment, very wisely exercised it. uniform
D'strlct system is that which is most conso-
nant to the genius of our institutions, and
which ought to have been IN force in every
olale III the Union since the foundation of the
Government. There ismore justice in lit
leaves smaller minority of the people unrep-
resented-and 1t brings the Representative in
closer contact with his constituents.
Ill the Locos are bent on making this issue,
we are ready for them, What says old Vir-
gina to the General Ticket System