The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-08-08
From iAs Chsrlsston Mercury
THE NATIONAL CONVENTION AGAIN
TUE SOuTH CAROLINA ADDRESS

TtlE SQuTH CAROLINA ADDRESS
We have waited for some time 10 hear oil the OBJ
| Ives,us which may 30 urged against repressn,s-
a. 81 bong rssson1 districts in the Democratic ~.
| ,ioGnI Convention snd we propose now 10 no''se
| hsm But before doing so, Il might be proper brieny
ssss's & ss"sa Il ''''' VINO ''
| They urge I'M there are but two forms OF repre-,
settation known under the Constitution oil the Unneo
| states and the Government IL establishes ], Inc
representation Of States, and this Is carried Out !"
the Senate OF the United States, where each Stae'
being equal IN sovereignty, is equal ~ representation
q The representation OF the peopie--and tn's "a
| ried out in tbs popular branch oi Consress-.'n..
| House OF Representatives generally oy dis.rc'
elections aud district representation. NOW chooso
ye Take the other form Of representation
| as the model for the National Convention II .nc
| former Is adopted ate content. lheh All INC
| States being equal, will give equal votcs-as was
practiced under the old confederation, and IN the
G INVENTION which framed The Constitution oil the
United States, and the Constitution itself provides
shall take place, when the Presidential election =
| thrown into the House of Representatives. Or II
the latter FORM the representation OF the people is
| adopted--we are more than content. Then every
congre ssonal district will send one representative
| and he in the Convention, in Congress, VIII re-
present and carry out the opinions and wishes Of the
| seventy thousand people the district contains. we
prefer the latter ioim OF representation, because we
desire the will of the people, aud not the will OF the
| States, 10 predominant in the Convention. We put
/ III
| er than these alternatyesi They rise up directly
from the face Of the Constitution-familiar 10 the
people in their daily practices under the Constitution
| Of The United States familiar to them in all their
| practices in the several States No State Legisla
| ture, no State Convention organized, but
| on the principle of district representation. Why
should IT not hold good for the organization OF Ma
| u6Ba Convenloni
| The answer is two fold. 1t is maintained, first
that NJ general system of representation in Nation
| al Convention ought be Attended il inter-
| ieres with the independent action Of The several
States, who have right to determine how they shall
there be represented and second--ttat each State
from an analogy TO the Electoral Colleges, should
have the same weight in the Convention in deternin.
ing the nomination. they may practically exercise in
selecting the President.
Tie first objection is liable to that flacy so com
mon with those who lack reasoning-of begging the
question. Has any State right to determine exclu-
sively for itself the manner in which il comes into
National Convention liz National Convention was
an oair of State only, then that State certainly
would have right to prescribe how she shall be re-
presented, and VOTE and act in Convention. State
Convention Tor any purpose whatever, just such
! Conven,ion,-when the will, wisdom, folly, of
State, may run riot and no other State would have
the right OF questioning or controlling her action
But National Convention is quite another thing 1t
| is neither New York nor Virginia Convention !;
but Convention Of the people of twenty-sx States,
in which State acts not fer on herself alone, but
controls, the hand, and is liable to be contro-
ed, on the other, by the action of the other States
10 say 'ha' IN such an assembly, there should NC no
UNIFORM sysehi " rcPresehtauon' ny "hicn 'ne ie'a
i've power oi all shouid DC larry delermiheo, W
outrage the most obvious sense of Justice for to
MAINTAIN mat uiose VINO are thee 10 DC eo'trhso ana
coheo,'eu nave no t'sh' 10 question INC power mie
coh'rois theH, - " ueiy inc nis' P'"c'Po "a out
system OF free Goyernmrnt,-that wherever there Is
/ power there must be responsibility to those on whom
II is exercised. Ii is clear, unless justice and free
Govcrhmeht Is .arce' !hat 10 al assemblies Vi
o'aes VI i'u' ,,uS' 'o ''e"' W ques',on' asse w.
OF resis' any 'nnue"ees u power winch oc'is uPo"
mem, unless previously conceded, Is ho' oh'y thei'
tigh' out their oouhoeh duty us proposed 20 oou.h
Carolha 10 go 'pto a'o.ubtary convention WIN 'ber
dear sister, virginia put South carolina Is TO nave
no right to question or Judge oil the manner IN which
Virginia comes into the Convention and arranges her
power to cont ol her!
Why-ii Souih CaroiIna mas no right 10 que uon
the manner IN which the power IS produced py winch
she to be influenced or governed IN the Convention
what fight mas she 10 question II, III any oeer ioh
oil action. why should mol her dear sister virginia
say choose to have one hundred votes to your nine
IN The Convention and snail therefore send one nun
| dred Delegates, and now they were elected or whom
they represent Is exclusively my afair; enter the
Convention as think proper, ana you nave no righ'
! TO NEEDLE or question IL aud moreover, look you
geniemen, virginia - ho' 10 DC oicta'eu TO- We
! reply, we nave rish' 10 question all power, wne
ther IN ts hrst organization OF IN us subsequent ,
acuoh-"hich Is 10 coh.rol OF govern US Inc
very ooJce' Vi sons h'o 'he Oon'cn'on y "
govern anu DC mus oo'a,,' uhani'n-
" IN the parry ine ieoP'e III many STATES, PCT
maps III ",'JoiIy VI uon composing u'o si'' a'
sla.es are 70 o'erruSu ana gosernso oy u'e oon
'en'ioh IN .ne cnooe OF tneir Ohei niagisuSe' ana
10 'o'e ACCORDING Us aeeisio' ior QUO ioi 's ns"
anu resPonsioio o,noe whom uiey 10 10.
ihey are 'herciore ~ Icay' ~ nuch interested 10
se lhouo VI III u'e iirs.
states, as uose S'a9s arc ,e'.se"es, unIes ,'ueeu
lreemen nave s''e, Interest III oe,ns ruied, 'nah
.iosc wno rue .''n oi - Vt oic
'a'oh 'or ue., " P,oPo'', MAJ .,e po"er "",e"
governs ~ oe sa' ve 'o Po"ei %, ',e
reoP'e o"eo.y 1,'u o's s Gu, .'1ir
WIZ. 10 p'eoluoe ., any oe'p ps Nna'eyer ,ro, 'le
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