Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1851-01-16

lowing novel proposition IN regar'
to the election of President and Vic
President. We doubt, however
whether it is sufficiently practica
for adoption, -lthough we should re
joics to see some better plan thar
the present adopted:
kIsesIoa q Pre.ide.s By the Pesple-N.
4 hAftenai Conventton.
/ 'All full insideP queried locker ia
at the door Of a London omnibus
"Can't say for the rest," responded
Charles Lamb from one Of the seats
shut that last piece Of oyster pie did
the business for me-" The last Whip
National Convention al Philadelphia
was equally efficacious in our case.
We had attended all the previous
Wing National Conventions since
1889; but from this we were, as John
Van Buren aptly expressed it, like a
cholera patient discharged cured.'-
We earnestly desire that there shall
never be another. We are satis-
fed that such, no matter of which
party, tend to limit the freedom OF
thought, to impede progress in the
discovery and establishment Of Po-
litical Truth-to enchain men 10 or
gauizatioDs, 10 catch words, TO dead
formulas, when their minds should
be left open to the ready reception
and assimilation Of moral truth. II
there could be some National process
akin to the reading Of the Riot Act,
whereby all subsisling parties could
be dispersed, and all party names
abolished every fourth year, the
Country and the cause Of Human
Progress would be immensely gain
erS; but, in default Of this, an utter
disuse Of National Conventions will
be Of vast benefit. And this, we trust,
may now be secured.
What! would you throw an
election Of President evermore into
the House of Representativesr-No,
Sir, nothing Of the sort, our idea is
TO keep il evermore out oil that House,
and have all future Presidents nom-
mated and chosen directly by the
people. Our plan is briefly as fol-
lows:
Have no National Convention, and
no exclusive candidates for Presi-
dent and Vice President on either
side; but let the claims and qualifica-
tions Of all our eminent citizens be
freely discussed through the journals
and in popular assemblages with an
eve to their possible elevation to the
Presidency. Let this discussion be-
gin as early as the public interest in
The subject shall suggest, and be con-
tinued up to the day of election,
which is now, throughout the entire
Union, the Tuesday following the
lst Monday in November. Mean
time let the State Conventions OF the
two great parties (and as many more
as shall see fit TOY assemble as usual,
and nominate Electoral Tickets TO be
by all who shall prefer at
the approaching election. Let these
tickets be printed with the names OF
The various candidates for President
At the head-thus: Over the Wing
Electoral Ticket, "For President,
Henry Clay; Vice President, Wash
ngton Hunt" others, "For Presi-
lent, Daniel Webster; Vice Presi-
lent, John J. Crittenden;" others,
For President, Winfield Scott;
Vice President, Edward Bates, OF
and so on. Those Of the
Opposition would in like manner
,ear the names Of Gen. Butler, Gen.
Houston, Gen. Cass, Col. Benton,
5ov. Mcdowell, Jefferson Davis,
md so on. Then each electo= COM
ng to the polls would vote the
Electoral ticket of the party prefer
ed by him, his ballot at the same
ime expressing his individual |
hoice for President and Vice Presi- S
lent. The ballots thus yoted-for
Instance: The State Canvassers de- !
lare that the vote of New York I
vas cast as follows:
FOR the Wing Electoral
Ticket, 250,000
Locofoco, 100000 !
Liberty, 5000 !
And that the Wing Electors are :
hosen. But they further report I
hat the Wing Electoral Ballots ,
1ere headed as follows:
For President-Henry Clay. l20,-
90; Winfield Scott, 10000; Daniel I
Webster, 10000; Horace Mann, TO- +
90; and that 10000 were voted T
,ithout designation Of Presidential
andidate. They in like manner d
late how the LocoIoco ballots werei r.
and so with regard to Vice b
resident. And so with other tick Il
Is that might be voted. 7
Within ten days after Presiden- II
al Election, it might by means Of h
10 Telegraph be known through III
,f the TTofon hon, tba oxaat bt,lk ofl e