The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1844-02-08


.ouid hare Ihs atEsnisEs iniss6sd 10 y
ssrssed % them b. Ne enrFsht,an. ,.
hsisF plared o. - sasaliiy viii ~
larger.
Sueh being he inltnded okieei snd sf'
fsei. ! now submil 70 every eAndid nind
whelhsr lhs eaaEsnnsa osghg nos 10 b
% eoasItasd - 70 ranpenssls ia ths
nomlnslioa tnr lhs imroslsnt sdsanisg.
" The sise'ian. xhirh The saslisf sl.ir'
would surrender By gong mo ronssa.
Iions Nould u nsl be unfair. . alP.bls
~sni q good l.ilh aId ssb.eusiss Of Ihs
eempgomse q lie rnnsllisnoa % 1ish.
hold IL Or. IL dsRasdsd. sesld IL bs
sLori e an insult 10 refuse ~ Can u Be
lhoseht Ihal-lhe smaller states are 80 do.
ossed aud absorbed in The party politics
Of The day, az 70 permit lhsmsslsss "a be
indneeily sirirpsd II light. whieh Their
high-minded and patriotic ancestors held
40 dear. "a even 70 prefer The loss Of the
constitution i,s,lf, rather lLaa surrender
il.
lohjeri. ihsa. 10 The proposed eonyen
iion IN ,his connection. berause IL makes
no eempsnsslina 10 the smaller states, CT
ihe surrender VI This objectionable and
important constitutional right. Instead
al that. ils sdsaes,es pefemT tVrily and M
dignsnlly refuse any, end treat viii
secrn every attempt % secure u. Some
lave gone even 80 fsr. % To deny ,hal
the esenlusl choice Of the House consli.
tales any PARTON Of The else.inn. and 10
manifest open hostility against The pro-
vision Of the eonsii:uli which conisins
i il.
II there was no other objection. the
one under consideration woule be insu
ptrabIs with me. ! differ utterly from
the sdvocares u The proposed Conssn-
lion IN relerenre 10 this provision. re-
gard q a. one Of The 6rst importance. not
because cssite the elscton 20 60 into
the House, but because | bslie,e ID 90 be
an indispensable means, IN The hands III
the smaller Stairs, &c preserving ,heir
Just AID eon.tiIu ion,l weight in HE Pre-.
siieniial slccnnn. and through that. in
the executive department and the gov.
ernmen, itself, which believe 10 be es-
sen,ial 10 the preservation Of our sublime
fsder.i system. Iregard The adjustment
Of the relative weighi 81 The states IN the
governm,nl 20 be The fundamental eom-
promise 81 The constitution. and Ina, on
shleh onr whole polnicsl system de.
ponds. lie adjustment constituted ,he
great difficulty in turning The consiilu-
ton. The principle on which il was e.
nsily Effected was that. while due eonces-
sion should be made 10 population. pro-
yIsinn should DO slso made, in SINE
form. TO preserve the or,ginsl equality Of
'he a:es IN every department Of the 60.
seInmen,. The prlnclpls was easily
carried aul in constituting the legislative
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the states in one branch The SenaIs. and
and conesdine to popnlsilon us full pre-
ponderanre ~ the other. But The great
aud difficult task If reducing il % p ac,ire
was IN the executive department, a. the
head Of shish there 10 hut single officer.
81 great was u, that Il occupied the alien.
non uf the Convention. from time 10 time,
during the whole sessinn. and was very
near causing failure al last. Il would
have b, en- aD easy tssk to constitute that
drpar'nsn', either on The principle Of tie
equsli'y oi the states 10 The government,
or that OF popuI.non. To comblne The
two. in The ,leclion Of q single officer,
was qure different affair. but howeser
difficult. it had 10 be prrformed a. the
hazard f losing the constitution.
H. vas finally accom- plisheJ By giving
lathe larger stairs nearly the same pre-
ponderaace in h- electoral c1lIese, as
hey have 10 The House. and o the small
sr. IN The event oI choice BY the House,
he same equality they possess in the
senats; thus Iollosine closely the analogy
u The Legislative department.. To make
I as close as possible, IL was al first pro-
posed To give The eventual choice to The
ssnsie. insie-.d Of The House, but it vas
altered and the prrsen, provision. adopt.
%. i"r reasons which did uol affec. the
principle.
l. was believed by The trainers, the
PRACTICAL operation 81 the provision would
", that the electoral college in which the
influence OF the larger states ptepondsr-
ties, would nominate. and that the House
'oung by s,aes. where Their equ-luy i.
'reser'ed. would cleo, who should be the
'us'dent. 10 give it lba, operation in ,
'factce. the provision. as II origira ly
TODD in the constitution. was that each ,
lrclor should woe Tor two individuals
without discriminating which should be ,
or Wee President, and if no ,
ne had a majority OF The whole votes.
hen 90, Of Tho five highest lie lluuse W..
ing by sites. should elect Que. and the a
er<on ~. elected. having the highesl i
lumber OF votes. should be the Vice Pre-. /,
Ideni. II has been sInce sl,errd, 30 that .
,e electors should designate which should /
President. and which v CT President. 1
nd the selrclion OF the House was limit
70 tbe three highest. Il i. manifest, 4
lat IL It's provision OF The constitution A