The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1847-01-21

les nai contiguous - esrh nsheF. III.
Ehsl sItenl lien, does his 80 ol Coz
grsss isieafrir alih ihe raarr If a..
states o. The manner If hrldang fleraiaasl
Why ofeasisr. only H. The aisns 6 III. So
~ spssifsd IN lie aef-snd Ihas -. that
tie dss,r.sis .hali b. composed Of e,".
a'gnnss lrEsi oly, aud lhai DO one hisnirl
shaIl sisrI m0Er lhsn ane Representative. |
In essTy o'hfE par'iealar. The poser Of llr |
stale Legisiasaus over aL,s subj "a j. -
ample - teiors The aeI -. pssssd. t.
lhe extent mis- in'ealrEfnrs nnIy. n.,..sr
The set oI IL, Congress h.s s.samed The
p0wer With before telangedi {, lie Stats.
Win il Le denied ihsi Congress may. II /
HE very hsxl session, ues,ss tie shnle
plsn--asy II mol pro. iis lnr lie election |
~ gensrsl ticket IN Ill The stsses-nsy
il nni provide Tor danhle d's.sie' II
natrepesl the clsuss Of Tire set If ~ wlirh
ihsYs read. sndlesEs each state To at"pl il
own fst orite plsn-snI thus entirely dissr-
range this fanrilui Ides OF ten years dur.-
ton Of Interchangeable distinct! Will il be-
rnnlended lhsl Congress in passing ihs sci
ii - might nos have sssums the entire
rsgul.u 81 the state elections, n. 10 man
ner, time. and Ilsre-snd ti,us haze sc-
taslly arranged and set apsFi The districts
in The several states! II this had bssn
done. will IL be deniEd ihat Congress
might srll al the present Session, hsV"
charged those Gishicis. lift had supposed
the public good required il Ia any sisie!
Will IL lie d. MED that Congress may, II II
see proper, al the present session, 50 in-
t.TgeGe A. 10 change and resrTange the dis
uic,s in all The states, IS n ptsssni cnn'
. su,u,sd by their seversllrgislaurssl Fol
: pind yop, The constitution say i" the Gun
g'e.. may al aay time alter The ate re-
: gulattous, except IS u the places OF choos
e ing Sanstors." Congfess can. under III
y authority conferred by ihe cons,t"ton
: exercise such powers only in regard 10 re
gnIanng The manner Of elections, ss arr
!. isft 10 the states in the frs, Instancs--snt
no mere. Then il Congress can now re
u arrange tile districts. Of course the state
!" in the absence of any interference on th
r suhjecl by Congress can do lbe very same
i A Congress can do no more than th'
states could have done before lie act q
: ~ was psssed-snd as C"ngress has no
q in thai aci chosen to exercise any powe
= in regard TO The ietr.loSlsl elements Of IN
+ dIsuicls. except that requiring cont gni,l
c certainly the states can now do, wha
; Congress might have done, bu. has DO
l. done.
l. The uniform practice Of the states i
e she appointment of electors oil presiden
+ aud Wee President, sffsfJs and apl sn
IS forcible illustration al the positions har
i assumed. The second clause of the frs
i seciion of the second srtlcls oil the con
stiiution says that
each state shall appoint, in such manner q
the Legislature thereofmay direct, number
electors equal to the whole number of senator
; and representatives to which the state may be eli
e titled in the Congress"
I, Here The authority of the state in til,
manner Of appointment 10 left entirely
unttammelled. The only instruction n
"
ELI ctors to which state is enhlled. i
=, ss much dependent on every ten year
enumeration Of its Inhabitants. as tn
number of its representatives. in Con
gress. Both depend on the spportlou
ment by Congress, under the ennmera
. ZION. And il the first arrangement By
state, Of The districts for teprrsent
alives, after every appointment, mus
remain for ten years unaltered, so mus
! of course the arrangement of electoral dis
-. ,ricts-ior both depend on the operation
OF The same principle which is prac'icaIl,
felt in The renewal of us exercise only
: eace in ten years. II a state regulation
: in regard to the election of representa-
D tives, mus, have the binding operation o
1 Medo Persian law for ten years-so a'st
: anus, such regulation in regard 10 the sp
D pointnent of electors. And on The othe
G hand, If state rs regulation as to one, cal
: Re at any time altered, so can ii be as 10
{ the o,her. What has been the con-
slant practice of the states in regard Il
D he manner Of choosing electors! In tn!
n struggles of political pNwer, states haT'
u cons an,ly been altering the mode OF az
= poin,mert. The state Of New York JUS
e travious TO the Presidential election II
1928, altered their sys1em OF choos'n!
" electors by districts. and adopted that o
9 general ticket. O.her states from time II
:. time, have done the same. Our owl
u ST tie in 1903 passed an act LAYING oil tn
5 s,a,s into electoral districts. In 1911, De
If fore the appo,tionmen. bill under The cen
$ sas 81 1910 had gone into operation, TIN
nc, was repealed. and another act p'sse
d providing for the appointment OF cleo OF
% by the General Assembly. Aud ms Ia
P: ter act has since been repealed, and IN
a election by general ticket established
q Never have | heard this power oi III
n states to alter the regulations as to 'he maj
ner of appointing electors-defenulng 0
o the same principle as the manner OF e'e'
ting representatives. questioned III Oh
u