The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-08-08

and denuncia.ioH, however, does show What the real
question Is In spite Of disclaimers subterfuges IS
issue bei.oeea The larger and the smaller STATES. The
larger States that In the natural course Of
the Constitution, the election must be thrown in
TO the House Of Representatives. They urge ii
as the grand purpose OF National Conyenion-to
prevent this result, ia which New York aud South
Carolina Ohio and rksnsas will be equal their pow
err They not content with the concessions OF the
smaller States on this point but insist that the con
ventlon shall be SO organized, as TO enable them to
crush the minority within their own limits, who may
be with the smaller States-to LII the nomination
above the people into the hands of ambitious poti-
clans Interested ohice-hoders that by consolida-
ton Of their power, and BY combinations amongst
few the presidential purple may forever be at their
dication II this Is not the design IL is the effect Of
their policy. We do not believe il will prevail
Such Is contrary 10 the interests OF the peo-
ple-adyerse 10 the design Of the constitution-and
fatal 10 The influence Of the smaller States OF the CON
isderacy. Once predomiDatIng part Of our sys-
iem and falling into contact with the influence and
patronage Of the General Government, and we may
have Ia chief magisiraey merely the forms OF an
elective monarchy.
The Indiana State Committee, has proposed as-the
best method Of settling the time hen the Convention
shall meet, that each State in the Union should eX-
press through the Globe and Richmond Enquirer their
judgment upon the question, and the Democratic
party should be bound by the majority. The sug-
gesIon wise--but why should not the questions
affecting the Convention be determined in the same
manneri Let some State m the Union, by some call
as authoritative as that Of the State Of Indiana,
quest each Of the States TO signify to those dstin
gushed papers, its opinion as To the mode Of electng
the Delegates to the Convention, and the form of
voting in the Convention. These points may thus
within two montbs-long before the Convention
meets, be amicably and rightly settled. At all events
the People In every Congressional District in the
Union, have it in their power, despite all arrange
ments for the -, 10 send their Delegates TO the Con-
vention Let those who are IN Japorof District Re-
presentation proclaim their design 10 send Deiegate
inpie their political associates 10 cooperate trih them
and appeal II necessary 10 the ballot boz voluntarily
opened, 10 carry out Jairiy their design This
firmly but temperately pursued will prevail amongst
the People--and must be successful.
One word more before draw this article TO a
close. The Richmond Enquirer, which affects al
ways TO speak " as one having authority and not as
the scrb,s," has thought proper lately to put the
Charleston Mercury and Columbia Caronian upon
the confessional as to what this State means to do, in
case her views, how the National Convention
should be constituted and conducted be oyerrued by
majority of the party The putting such question
was at once improper and nusatory-improper be-
cause IT implied suspicion and looked very like the
threat OF alternative nugato,y, because the Enqu
itself well knows any other two persons
able and as authorized to expound the language of
the people Of South Carolina for them, the editors
Of these highly respectable journals. We do not
mean to express a word Of dissent to the
turned,-the views Of the Mercury and Carolinian
strike US in the main, sound,-but wish only 10
remind friends in Virginia, most respectfully, that
the South Carolina address speaks for itself And as it
has become fashionable TO put questions, shall
not be pardoned for offering TO the conseienecs of
the authorities at Richmond Will the Richmond
Enquirer tell us-whether if the objections, which
the South Carolina Convention has taken 10 the plan
il opposes, be well founded, L. c. that such plan in
wolves principles unknown to the Constitution and
calculated to destroy the balance which its
promises rested the Executive Department of the
Government, to extnguish the just influence Of the
smaller States, and give political managers undue
troll over The voice Of the people,-South Carolina
ard the other States holding The view, ought for The
sake Of party harmony, to yield them, and aid in
tablishing a precedent open TO such objections
theses
In the meantime, without protesting to speak er
caitedra, but believing know almost as much of
the designs OF the South Carolina Convention As
some others, undertake to say-that the whole
object Of the Address thus put forth, Gas clear
from every par graph) 10 assign the for max
ing the Recommendation it did, both in respect TO
the candidate nominated, and the time and consttu-
ton of the National Convention. This it has done,
in the most respectful manner, but with that candur
| and explicitness which is always due from por
ton of the party TO another, in celebrating on a
matter of common concernment-the way to pre-
serve and give success to lis principles Its object
was unite friendly and free discussion on all the
points OF difference, IN order that the course 10 be
finally taken, might be chosen with all the lights be-
fore the party, that could be shed upon lis counseis.
The grounds brought iorwrrd agaIGst the plan TO
which 1t objects, are, if true, OF deep import-they
90 TO the very yitals OF our political system, and
touch on constitutional questions of the first mag
nitude That they true the Convention had not
itself doubt, and nothing has transpired since in the
slightest degree to shake such fiction but was
reasonable and proper lis final determination them
should be suspended till they have been fully we ghed
and dseussed-resolyed South Carolina IS 10 give
the candid consideration always 10 the reasons
of others that she might presume to expect TO her
own. The Convention took this course under the
belief that the republican party had solid basis Of
union but truth, justice and the Constitution and that
what these demanded could be asccrtaDed only by
free, fair and fearless discussion. II this course bo
adopted by those States which differ from US and the
Others concurrng in the Maryland plan, the end will
be either that the opposite reasons shall override
ours and convince Of error or that our arpll-
ment will overrule their and convince them
I on Of sentiment would be brought about as will
finally produce universal acquiescence in a common
result Bot il in this reasonable expectation We
shall be disappointed; IL instead Of free and fair
discussion there should be deDuncialion and attack,
and purposed suppression Of the truth, and no dcc.
sion can be come To, not involving abandonment Of
pr ncipe--H will then be time enough for MS 10 de-
eide how far II becomes patriotic people give up
principles TO party, and In the eagerness for power
throw behind them all those rules Of constitutional
obligation and public good faith, by which alone
power when obtained, can ever be made available
an useful end. SouTu CARoLISA.
z THI CuoIcE.-A Quaker, residing at Paris was
waited on by four workmep, IN order 10 make their
compliments, and ask for their usual new years
gifts.
Well, my FRIEND" said the Quaker, " here are
xour off hoCs he