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

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mend "a. boz without inpsirins me ilfs-
snee az he smaller states in The elsrlian.
Among these. rsrk myself. With ihsI
ohjsci. resoluiions ssre Introduced. In
ls2s. in tIie senass By Col. Benton. and
20 me House By Nc. MsDpfis. providing
Tor d'slrieting ne stairs. and Coz isftnIrg
The election bark 70 the people. in case
there should be no choice, 10 tl,ci one from
the tao highest raadldshs. The prinei-
PIE which The amendment proposed. was
20 give fair compensation % he smaller
states Tor the surrender Of then sdssn.
iags IN The evrhtnsl choice By The House,
aud al the sane tine % make The mole
Of elesiing she President more smietly N
conformity with the principles Of osr
popular Institutions. and 20 Be less liable
70 corruption Than the existing provision.
They rsesised The genera suppall Of The
patty. hu, acre objected 10 by lev. as
not being full equivalent % he sasller
states. The principle embraced 10 iden.
.tieal with that on which you proposed 10
constitute the Baltimore convention, bot
which hes bern 50 die,simi.lly ob;erisJ
10 by some. who ihen tsok 90 promineni
part in iis favor. n you have mol sac
eseded. there is 4 least same consolation
in rejecting lhst a Others have since
changed, you now stand where you then
did. 10 the putsr and better days Of The
parry. | sss in favor Of il then, a. an
n"w. not because consider The resolu-
tons ss perfect. theoretically. o. The ex
listing provisions Of the contribution, but
because | believe il would, In practice,
more eeriainly accomplish what The ia.
mers 0f the constitution intended. But
while the provision stand. 80 il does, 4
woUld rseafd myself a. Little short OF
traitor 10 that sacred instrument. should 4
give my assent. diiec,ly or indirectly. 10
any practice which soulJ havs the eject
Of divesting the smaller states cf The due
weighs Which IL secures 20 them 10 she
Presidential election whether designed or
not. And here let me add. that q. obiec-
noaable ss ,hink congressional caucus
Tor nomina'ing President, !, Is ia my o.
s,i,n,.d as is proposed. The f.rmet had
'nderd many th'ngslo rerummfnd il. I.s
members. consisting Of Senators and Rep
resent ti,es, were The lmmed,ats organs OF
The Sia'e Lsgi.lalurss. OF the people; w,re
responsible TO them respt cllyely, and
were i"r the most part. Of high character,
standing and talents. They voted pr
eapii', and shst is very important. they
rrptesenrd lsihy the relative strength Of
their Respective sites. In al ihe,e i'm
pmtani particulars. IL wa. Nil tina, could
be desired Tor nominating body, and
iofmed a striking contrast - The proposed
con, enuon; and yet. IL could moi be b,rne
By the people in the .hen purer DAYS Of
The Republic. !, acting wlth Gen. J,ck-
son and most Of the leaders Uf the party
at tie time. co"tibuted to put i, down,
cause we believed il 10 be liable I, bs
srted on aud influenced BY ihe p.ronsge
Di the gorernmt nt-an ohjscnun Ear more
applicable to a consen,inn constituted as
lhe one proposed, Than % a Congressional
rsucus. Far, however. was II ION my
intention. IN aiding 10 pu, ,hsi dosn, to
substitute in its place what ,egsr,l IS On
hundred tines more objectionable 10 eve
" poIft VI view. ladre,l, Il there must
be an intermediate body b. tween tho peo-
pie and the election. unknown 10 The con-
it may be well questioned
whether better than the old plan of
congressional caucus ean be devised.
In taking the ground have. in favor ~
main aiming The rgh, secured To he small.
u states BY The COMPROMISE of the con- ,
'iitut'on, l an actnat-d by ~ partisan
ceiling or desire 10 conciIlsle their good
'pInion. II The case was reversed. and
he rights Of tie larger, instead Of the
mailer were invaded. | would. with equal I
cad ness aud firnnsss, stand up IN their !
Ielence. an the partisan oi neither Z
me, Nor the other. but supply \ supportsr ,
y tie constitution. and what | believe 10 q
e just aDd fair. lreqsrd The rnn.ti utop, 4
: the only ak Of safety for al: and be.
ese that in defending il. deleud the IN 0
crest and safety vi each anil aII--,he |
re 't-r 40 well a, the smaler--ihe states n
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