Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-12-18
The UitrGism at IVdshingfOn-The Debate thereon,
EyptagiDs m, R,ooyf, Nr

Never could mankind better see the danger of ntrstiDs
Loco focoisfn with power than IN the transactions
o the House of Representatives! Never there bet.
Ter ILLUSTRATION OF what extreme men will
tnke when the least nfamed 10y party ZEAL IL is time
doed To be mp and be- doing when of ultra Jacobins
have as IN the French Revolution, got possession Of the
lower branch Of the Government there TO subyer law order
principles and precedents, and the Constitution
country We cannot IN adequate language sufficiently
press The contempt feel when such upstairs Mr..
Hannibal Hamln from Maine, a Mr.. Thompson-from
the Lord knows where-speak cArHrpRA OF the Consti
tuition, and forth their ignorance and Jacobnisn
IN the very face of the records and the egacies that the
Partners Of the Constitution have left IL
really that the House OF Representatives, which has been
erogrsding now some fifteen years, has got down
level OF such little men, that CONFUSION OF earth
ar, or sea, can throw mp meaner These remarks
forced by the debate upon the record
oi the House, and OF inscng the Clerk Of the House
10 Keep of the record all protests efforts on the part of
the minority signify their disapprObaton of the manner
IA which the Representatives OF States have been
brought into tie House in violation of the Constitution and
LAW.
Perhaps there never atrociDus parliamentary
act Than tins forced introduction OF the members Of four
States into the House contrary Lal1. The Purge Of
Cromwell and the bayonets OF Napoleon violent
ercses OF mere brute force. Their very violence however
corrected the dangerous consequences resulting from them
The moral atrOciy of this consists in the ope paIp1
ble violation Of the Constitution only without remose
but with specis OF cunning darng that at all laws
and all constitutions. The consequences of .ubnittcd
iowI bring laws into dsespec aud by showing one sue
cessul violation Of un OF Congress- make future viola
lions and plausible. 1t however harmless in
itself from the overwhelming predomnancv of the
House, uuSt and
dangerous predominant which should therefore be
resisted, and protested against the Funniest verge of ro
prieiy, and OF law. IL s outrage then a most fragrant
character, 10 attempt keep the record te Protest Of
The minoniy-douby aggravated when cxpungcd us it has
been-Hnd becoming ntrocious, It the resolution Of Mr..
DromgoOle Is adopted.
Weeei shame for this Vireinon,-this Mr.. Dromgooe,
breathing as he must in the atmosphere constitutional law
We feel shame for cOunuyman IT Mndson's when we
see hun dey and disown the precepts and the Of
tat great man II there be pocept clear that the Viz.
gina ishers OF the constitution have left US il IS this that
Congress has the right and the power to make provision Tor
the election Of members by Districts Thus in tho debates
IN the Federal Convention, Mr.. Madison said
1.-THE necessity Of a General Government s1pposes that
we o'ae Legislatures will sometimes foil refuse 70 con-
suit the common interest the expense of their local con-
Venenee or Prudces The policy Of referring the appoint
ment OF the House Of Representatives to Tie Peope and
not TO the Legislatures Of the States supposcs that the re-
suit Will be somewhat Influenced by the mode This yie
Of the question seems decide that the Legislatures of the
states ought have the uncontrolled rgb az rc,,,
the hmes places and manner Of holding elections These
were words Of great latitude. IL impossible 10 Corescc
a the abuses that might be made Of the discretionary pe
o whether the electors should by ballot or vivo v
assemble at this place or that pacehoud be di.
vdcd into districts, all place-should all vote
Tor al The Representative. al IN district vote for rfp
Der allotted 10 that distrc-icse and many other points.
would depend on the legislature and might materially A.
feet the appointments. Whenever the state Iegsotrrc
had iavonte measure carry they would take care 90
mould lher feguauons o. 90 favor the candidate they wish
I'd 10 succced. Besides the inequality Of the
~ The Legislatures Of particular States would produce m
inequality M their representation the National Ifpi.Io
Was ptfuIihuie tut TIE counties
~ n the former would 1t 10 tems,Iyc IN the
latter " "
10 tie debates in the Virginia Convention Mr. Madison
ssid.
"I was thought that the regulation Of time place and
manner 81 eectnR the Representative should be- UNIFORM
throughout the continent Some States ngl regulate the
elections the principle of equality and others MIGHT Do
Fulae them Otherwise This diversity would be- oytaly
unjust Elections regulated now unoqually boz some
particularly South Carolina with respect % Char
lenton, which - represented by thirty MEMBER Should
the people Of any State by any means be- deprived o ts
right II suffrage H was thought proper should be- rene
died BY the General Government II found mp1rai.
bic O. Tx the Tine place, and manner Of the election nf Re
prescntatfcs n The Constitution II was found u.cs.sy
% leave Che regulation Of these the flint piece O., te
State Government as being The best acquainted with tl,,
situation II the people subject the control Of hr Gene
rt Government in order enable produce uniformity
and prevent dissolution And considering The STATE
Government and General Governments a. distinct bodies
setting IN different and independent cspacues for lie pep
pie, We thought Tho PARTICULAR regulations should BE-
uted % the former and general reuat0ns The latter
Wefe isy ercosvey unde hs control u the State tov.
'fansns che General Government might easily BE- disov-
Cd" "'Tho povyef of regulating lie
ae place snd oi elections must BE- vested some
vhsrs IL cgad not ~ hsej 10 The Constitution without