Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1844-02-06

conformity wlh tbs iaaaauen''. afite.e
ofHhe Repubbcaa creed. The llc'' t'e*
: e 4 ~ be appointed ffam come =. -
States. mol boy The people M ilf% .|s
bal. IS mas been stated. ~ STATE
teuHoHs en niassc. rsfl|sas @ l''.'
appointed in a# r4~es. as faf '' an
- I4zmed. hf County - laIsfcl lonfea.
#asS and IN some eases. b o'l misia-
.40.5 i. these AGAIN supposed oi llele. +
oates appointed bs 81 smaller divisions +
80 Is interested individuals lusiesl
~ r. ~ directly. ct fresh from ihe .
people tbe DE cgafes 70 fao BALTIMORE !
Convention w,'l be the delegates 81 he'
eaafss-an1 OF course removed ln a
cases. Al lest three. ii not four degrees
lfonI ne people. Afeach successive re-
move. i1a so. cc OF The people wili become
les fa|i aa1 distinct, an'3. II last, 1t W
be 50 laat and iarefleel. a. not 20 be
audible. To drop metaphor, ! hold Il
impossible Io Goa o - tme more per
iee. : ea'edla'ej 10 ann.hllaie the contfo.
- IRE people over he Presidential eiee
ian. AMI vest u m those Who make
poI1es trade, AM who i've or expect
+ 10 i've o. tho t'uYefnmeh
In ;hIs connection. ! ctr 81 no less
strongly 10 The inale IA which Virginia
ms resolved hc. Delegates shall vote -
With al due respect. ! must say. ] can
inse ne nothing more Dire 8 10 conflict
Al ii The principles 81 cut federal sYs:em
nf government, or. IA usc n broader eK>
p eaon. ihc principles on which all con
federated communities have ever been
united. hazard nothing IA saving, thai
There Is not an instance 10 oar political
history, from the meeting Of the first
keto.Uhouary Congress 10 the present
iag, al The Delegates fany State voting
b. majority aud caaaiing per coPiia-
not do believe an instance of the kind
IA be found Ia The history oC any con
lelefah d community There IS indeed
sanc' hing tu.u tf#u, IA iie idea oi CIV
nag The m1pufy lie righl or mprcs>iae
fae sole OF The minority into e. ecrslcr.
aa4 counting hem as lis own The pam
fsie-1aai whioh has ever prevailed All
winch eualorms 'hedieialcsof common
sease IS. lhat where State votes as Il
State, bY mnlorty Of us Delegates.
ne votes count ono. he they leA or
many, or The STATE large ar small ia
Tie contrary, where the votes OF all he
Delegates are counted. they vote lndlyid
ually. each for himsei eouniing one -
And II is 10 lie noted thai wherever TINS
later mode Of voting exists among
conlederaied States, il Is, in all cases
founded on compact 10 which the con
cni Of each State Is required In The
absence q. compact, the inyariabc node
u voting IN such States Is, IN an "a e.
~ The majority, heir vote counting one
i The course which Virginia has resolved
I I iake. Is 80 violation OF the plan aad
fundamental rIie, and II Il should be
come seu'el practice. would be de-
sifacuve OF the foundation on which the
whole structure OF The State Right doc
true is reared
hold IT, in the nexi place. 10 b, m
indispensable principle. That the Conyen
ton should be So constituted as TO give
le each S.ato. 10 the nomination Of a
candidate, The same relative weight
which the Constitution secures 10 il IN
The election OF the Prcsideai, making due
allowance for Ills relative party strength
By the election, mean the whole he
eventual choice when II goes into the
House Of Representatives. as we'll as the
primary vote 10 the electoral college.
he one IS a. much part of the election
rs the other. The two make The whole
The adoption Of The one. IN the Conven
ton which framed the Constitution.
depended on the adoption ofthe other.
Neither could possibly be adopted alone
. he two were the result OF COMPROMISE
between the larger and smaller States
alter long and doubtful struggle which
threatened loss Of the constitution Itself
he object OF giving 10 the smaller states
an equality with the larger in the even
iual choice by the House. was 10 conn
ierpoise the preponderance eflhe larger
IN the electoral College WIthol,rh,.
the smaller would have voted AGAINST
the whole provision, and its rejection
would have been the con sequcnce Even
as II stands, Delaware voted AGAINST ~
lnconiifmation Of what siaie. / refer r.
Nr AaJison's report on the proceedings
o. the Convention.
hs'thg sailed whist mean hy The election. II vii
t"t' "'' ie" words 10 explain my reason. f,f
'i't ',.f' ave lad down. They are fea and
'''ai7e. and rest on The ground tint ~, nam,nai,.n
: 10 feaHy The rlecllun. II cupcurreB d, a. e..
ne pitis Is concerned. lti.so intended !, he
ias 5's3ing fe'son assigned lar making H. sts
i'tN@" diFis'un of HE party and fhcfehy pre,ont
''' esiaa ifofA gong lalo he Ilousc. where "a, T
'''a''st states would have tie advantage inlepsed
,'f'1 to them by Tho Constitution by beng
p','fi ',' an equality With the larger
''h pe'hs The ip'ended ohlee, AMI effect. nos
'''ei' o'Hl'd mind.NhelAef the q 81, eni,t,
- h'' 70 Dc constituted. ss Ia ru,nren.,ie IN ths