Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1848-08-05

sir. No man win undertake that task -
The manner of providing electors is left to
the Legislatures of the several states. They
may authorize their election upon general
ticket; or they may district the State for that
purpose; or the Legislature may elect such
electors. Ii is unnecessary to comment up
on the numerous methods by which Presi-
Dental Electors might he constituionally
created. Sufficient for me is it, tc have as
certaned that method, which is the most
coniormable TO Repuhlicanism, and at the
same time free from constitutional objection.
That method is the single District system,
by which the person elected is brought home
into the neighborhood of his constituents.
II is Obvious, that where large extent of
country is suhdivided, each subdivision
electing their elector or other officer, to
which they are entitled, every party in the
nation would stand a fair chance of being
represented, or in other words mnorties
would he regarded as having rights. The
principle of delegating authority to Presi-
dental elector, to act for majority Of those
selecting him, is no different from the prin-
ciple OF authority delegated to u represent
tative, whose duty it is TO act for bis con-
sttuen;. 1t is the same in both case.
Some have got the false notion into their
heads, that all of the electors of any one
state are bound by law To vote for the same
man. That they are usually bound by par
IN d39V, under the old system of electlug
them upon general ticket, is not denied
Bur that there is any thing in the constitu-
ton or laws requiring this To be- the case,
is most positively and unequiyocally denied.
That being the c" in all practice, by force
Of party drill, c ,therwiSe, any state in
which they are elected upon general ticket,
might just as well elect but one eIector, and
tell him To east as many votes for his candi-
date, rs the state is entitled 10 electors
This would save the trouble and expense of
having II Supernhundance of clowns, all of
whom are to make the same grimaces, whis-
/ tie the same comic song, and so through
with the same evoutions. This old federal
doctrine that the seli,styled democracy have
seemed to take for granted, that in voting
for President, the Electors must vote by
States, has no foundation in argument, or
reason. Suppose il were admissible, aud
would that il were, for every legal voter in
the nation 10 step up to the ballot box aud
cas-, his vote directly for President and Vice
president--in that event would not every
free and independent man vote for the can
Ididate Of his choiceS And would there be
any voting by states, under such plnns--
This would be very Republican Cor whig-
gsh if you please) method of making a
president. The single district system APP
proximates that plan, and in proportion rs
it does so, Is liberal, democratic.
This sy stem, in its application, to the
election Of members Of the Legislature, bad
strong opponents in the last constitutional
convention, among those who mrkc high
pretensions to democracy. Persons having
any curiosity upon that subject can gratify
the same, by referring to The volume of
" Journal and debates" and here, upon this
floor, ! arm determined to apply drop OF
aquae .fnrtis to the current democracy Of the
day, to test genuineness of The coin.