Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-12-01

| adjourn yourselves over toiE day-H
not, I'd. Whelheryou havef authority
to provide for the assembliit the newly
elected members, and if ither, Sd.
Whether the Executive has,nder the
Constitution, authority TO conhe them. l
do not, myself, entertain al doubt on
either of these questions. Iii } menlora'
BILE session of November, lSd specially
called to provide against the Serallon OF
the obnoxious tariff laws ole United
States, the newly elected m9bers were
convened before The time applied by The
Constitution, by the proclam9n oil Gov
ernor Hamilton, upon Dthessadfe al least
of the Judges Of the CouffoftpPeals, oil
which was then membeY,ai it is little
remarkable that irreconcilabl divided as
we were upon the political aslions that
agitaled tho whole State, wei without
concert, came to the conclu|n that the
newly elected members cohiluted the
Ftrus Legislature, and SO adyi9 him. The
Econclusion al which L them skived, was
ISnot without due dsliberaiionii lid / believe
it has been sanctioned by neral public
opinion. have certainlysot changed
my own.i II lollowslhat sthit legislature
has no aulhorilytlo adjonrasiAf oyer'to a
time beyondsiheInext eleciA Of mem
bers, and think there is assAtle doubt
that yaa. have no authority iNrescribe a
time ortheir meeting. .Hyol may, there
is nothing to restrain youffoI Prescribing
rules Go3Iils government, aid Direct lis
course Of legislation, aud .so.okany subse-
quen. Legislature. TheS;quitlon is re-
solved BY The familiar rule--til an agent
or representative canuotsbyye appoinl'
meni ofa substitute, exlend h authority
under which he acts.
Has ihe Executive the 'aulbrily to con-
vene The newly to be eIecte members
His power in this respect is Iiafed by The
Constitution 10 neutrality-suspicious.. "
Is this one of that character :! III may be
said that it is NOT, because.lI:I occasion is
forcknown. Now, if the pa,age Of the
act had been delayed unIil' aler the next
session of the Legislature, lean hardly
suppose that even this objeclin would be
raised, and yet this Leeislutue5is as i'm
spolont to provide for thezoccsiou, unless
by changing the mnnner;of appointing The
electors, as would be the individual mem
sbersih March next, disPersee throug ghouI
5the Stale, and The "occasion'ss the more
"extfao oEiinalS," as there is nosther means
ofProading for it, unless the Legislature
shall seesfttpProvide anothe manner o
appointmeRt.e M.
The only alternative isiio give ,h'
ssIsctij,n 10 the people, The7pesent system
,as sbrked we'll heretofore, add am upol
l,silcihIe Opposed to any charges, unles
sceIsHf aHd practical advantages are Il
rssl Hem. This: certainly has on
adGsn iesmembers OF the Legis
atuss Eisge ea,erfacilities ofascerlainin
the qdRiiEE eatipn and claims ol lathe candi
dates lhani6e great mass of the people
and are therefore less liable TO, be impose
on by the arfll misrepresentation OF de
signing men. If you should,lbiuk ohc'
wise. il will be for you 10 determin
whether to elect them by districts or
general ticket. |, is obviouslhat il lh
general ticket system is adopted the u
,ceun,sy a. account of1thesgreats
rs1Jat We Lie -esas.;sa sccnnIr!
ssft'r ton sffhfso0f Eafe Legislature is appo
toned generally amongst the districts o
the basis Of taxation and population, vii
some concessions 10 the Parishes Of III
low country, on accoun, OF their peculIs
territorial divisions, the result Of con
promise between the up and low countrie
with a view to establish something like
balance of power, if by any possi''ilil
conflicting interests should arise-lhe nnl
value of written constitution being
protectlhe weak against the strong. TT
principIe5oflhis compromise has general
governed in the election of Senator'S
Congress, by selecting one from eac
sectionof The State, aud good faith require
that il should he carried out in The electio
of electors.
FeleraL Relations. transmit herewi,
certain resolutions of the Legislature
the State of Virginia, which am ri
quested by the Governor of that Stale
lay before you. They are directed again
that proviso of the bill then under cor
sidcraIion in Congress, approprialins mi
ney to prosecute the war or negotiate
peace with the Republic Of Mexico, usual
called The Wimot Proviso, and affirm
amongs, others things, that The passae
of that Proviso would make "il the dut
of every slave holding State, and of tn
citizens thereof. as they value their dea
est privileges, heir sovereignty, their it
dependence. their right of property,
take firm, united and concerted action
this emergency"
am also requested 10 lay before yo'
and herewith transmit, Certain resolution
of the Legislature of Connecticut. upo
tho same subject, approving aud aflirmin
the principles of the WilInot Proviso.
have also received from the Governor
Rhode Island certain resolutions Of lhi
Legislature of that Stale, of the SAN
import, which also herewith transmit
These conflicting resolutions raised II
question whether Congress had or had n
the constitutional right 10 prohibit SLAYER
in the States admitted into the Unio