The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-10-27
From the Louisville Courier
Voting by Ballot.

among tne measures suggested by the friends
Oh constitutional reform, TO the members of the
convention, now engaged in rsmodeling the or.
sanic law OF our good Commonwealth, we know
OF none OF more rltal importance. none the ado,-
ton of which would be hailed with more pleasnrs
oy the friends Of reform, than the proposed at.ra
ton OF our present mode Of voting, viz: from that
OF oiDd poee, 10 that Of ballot. The very end and
ann OF republican government is, that the will %
The mslority rhall be the law of the land. Fla,
tons are means resorted to, to ascertain what ,b,,
Will If. Its apparent then, that we capuo; eua,s
100 seduousiy the integrity of the medium. through
winch we obtain knowledge of what the will q,
'he people Is. Certainly then no man who A.
sires to see the popular will upon all oeessiop.
great and small, properly reflected throusb The
oSiio''ooi' can object TO our modas operqndi of
Young oeng chansed-if we can devise plan bet.
yer calculated than the present, to obtain sueb n
desirable end. The most Objectionable fea,pr. q,
tne present mode. In, that from its very nstnr. !;
Is calculated 10 encourage fraud and co,,nn,ia' !"
IL Is well known at every hour during fbs 81.
uon, which candidate is ahead--ve srss - =.
local elections. Each candidates pro,nec,s -
success oelng known during the election. his
friends exert themselves lust as the sms,.., w
the case requires. In heated and deonsrs, my OF
tests both parties resort TO every species os
ootn far and foul, TO carry Their favorite measnre
and iavorte men. These erertions are srsJnstes
iieaI'eiy 10 the prospect OF success on The ON
nano, ana the danger of defeat on the other I, i
10 contests OF this nature, that the tens,,s 20
wealthy land holders and The employees of AZ.
.enene manufacturers are often shamefuIIv a.
PtiVeo OF the inestimable privilege and rob5ad =,
me sacred right OF suffrage The moor lsse..oi
however sacred may be his right of snfSsaea'
would rather sacrifice il, than the daily brssd -,
winch ms family liz dependant for a sunnoTt 10
lne proposed mode Of voting, these eyila Will all
ooViated, as there will be no incentive IN 49,. o
oinafy eIertion, owing TO the Ignorance OF sT ~.
yes 10 now the vote stands" pending the L.
uon. Under the present system, we thini i, : sss.
cacuIauon 10 estimate the number of yoters nh
are governed oy ertrinsic influences. Al leas, ~ |
.weny per cent. Neither lie the evil confined s1'
c.usiseiy 70 the laoorlng class. We have seen IN.
p.oaa owner OF "a thousand broad acres" votins
sans. MS conscience, to pay for past fayors o1
suose expectancy, and with him his long line ~
tetainers. Certainly no friend of untrsnrn ~
freedom of the mind csn nh;n.o 4
AID In remedying 80 alarming an evi,Wone IT,,
undermining the very foundations of rsnobI; Me-
sm, and communicating the balIot-borE,bs ,,,,I.
'ae'd OF our institutions with fraud and corrnn,.s
~ every species. We use strony lansuassi hn,
We are speaking of great evil, not such as so,os
u!es tetrines the Imagination of the poI,tcsi a,n
P1, az We have seen Il In ali Tia prac,;csl
.na psneiui operations. Az long az human ns,n,a
p, xnss 70, there will be hundreds ana thon.
.e.es W men 70 every community who from ,hs |
,ev mature OF the thousand ten which $500 .n
ntousn society, will BE- required 10 vofs cons.a.y
!" VIM Aer Judgments diotare ana fhair oon.cis-