Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1844-04-25

ular nominations" Experience has shewr
TO her that these might be corrupt or per
niciOus. and she rejected the system a.
pra ctsed by members of congress in theil
individual capacities and, venture &c
say. that the last caucus will ever be the
last, until principles and not persons shall
direct the holding Of meeting to produce
unity of action in the support of measures
that there will be no more buyings ard
settings on account of men. In New.
York, iand speak from much personal
observation and mixture with citizens from
most parts of the state,) | have no hest
tation IN saying, that the said caucus has
not many more supporters than il Penn.
l have heard that meeliug,& the obedient
proceedings Of the legislature. spoken oil
in many numerous co npanies, accidental.
ly assembled, and never but once witness
ed that boath did not meet with unquoli-
fed and uncoatradicted reprobation, unless
when these measures were sustained by
some of the "immortal seventeen" or bv
the members Of the other house, who act
ed 10 unison with them. These things
appear as hateful to the real republicans
of New York, as the abominable attempt
to deprive the people Of the U. States of
their will, by placing Aron Burr in the
seat of the President, was to them in
1901. And well may it be. for the prin-
ciple of boath is the seme-5uih on a
possession ofporer and a disregard for
right. Il the king" says the alusfrious
Ferdinand in his DEGREES" We have
the power. says faction. What differ
ence is there between the two-king
Ferdinand and king Caucus? The one
is as Legitimate" as the other, ard they
are first cousins in principle and prac-
lice.
As it is in New. York, in violently re-
fusing Of the people the rights and suf.
frage in the election of a president and
vice president of the United States, III at
'ihe party" has decidedly shown itself,
il may be well to examine the proceedings
a little, 10 drive the enemy from what is
10 be his strong hold. They
shield themselves mainly under the plea,
hat, 10 some other of the states. the cleo
ors of president are appointed instead of
being elected as they generally are-but
hey take care TO keep in the back ground
he different circumstances in which the
people Of those states were placed. 1t
rue, in Vermont, Delaware, Georgia,
South Carolina, and Louisiania,as well as
q New York, the electors are appointed,
nd, as believe, contrary to the constItu-
ion but the fact is, hat,ia all these states,
he members of The legislature are elected
ally a uery short time before the period
hen electors Of president must be APP
ointed, and that, therefore, the people
are pretty full opportunity Of speaking
leir sentiments, through their representa-
res, and The result wiH generally be the
me as fthey themselves voted directly
IT said electors scheresa the members of {
e legislstre of N. York are elected t,celrc {
onths an Advance ofthe period referred i
, and do not come fresh from the people a
perform their sciN-and are subject to i
G intrigue and management, schich the
a'stitutiOn Of TIE United States scas S
isely framed 10 prerent, in rrooiding il
at the electors of president should be a
'cted so nearly at the same time, combi- b
tions and bargains could not easily be n
1de. Besides, and no doubt for the a
ason above shewn, | do not know that e
3 people of any of the states SO circum- Il
lnced, desired the passage of an electo- ot
IL lar, except New-York, in which it h
IS made the question in the choice OF OIL
semblymen and senator's. And it is TO
silly proved that they of New--York CT
sired such law from the fact-that nj
cry member of the assembly, four or 81
al
e excepted, voted for it. lfihis is not -
cepted as evidence of what is asserted ie
must reach the conclusion, that the IN
IT majority grossly misunderstood the ca
Il of their constituents and we were a tn
of blockheads, hypocriticalIy depend of
on the senate to interpose itself and &c
re them from the Indignation of their ia
ise and insulted constituents, They un
thus placed on the horns of a dilema tn
t i Hd