Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-06-12
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A SUGGESTION.
IRON rHE LOUISVILLE PUBLIC ADVERTISER


Would it not be well in future for each Wing
National Convention to adopt the plan of appointing
the time and place at which the next Wing Nation
al Convention shall assemble? And would it not
be well in future for each Convention either to fix
for the assembling Of the next day prior to the
meeting Of Congress, to designate place quite
distant from Washington We dare that both par
ties are willing to relieve Congress entirely far
possible from the trouble it takes upon itself in regard to
the Presidential nominations Candidates for the Presi
dency should be nominated by the People, rather by
delegates Immediately from the People, and the influence
that Congress exerts those nominations should
ifpossble be brought end. As things at pre-
sent Congress, during the session Immediately preceding
the Presidential election, itself far more about
making the President than does about the business
proessedy assemblies at Washington to attend TO- Now
hold that Congress has nothing the world to do le
ultimately with the question who shall be next Pre-
sident, who shall be the nominees for that Office and
that whenever it itself about these things it is
transcendng its duty ave. its privilege The people
quite able to elect their President without Con-
gressiona aid and the two parties quite able select
their candidates without the interference advice Of
Congress Congress body appointed for specific pur
poses and among these is not included the duty Of Pres
dent making If it would attend exclusively to its
sttuonal duties, and leave to the people the rights
served to themselves, without consuming the public time
and money in attempting ocontro them in the exercise
of those rights the business Of the country entrusted to
its hands would be far faithfully performed than it
now is To prevent Congressional interference much
possible with this exclusive right Of the people to make
their President and their nominations for Presi
dent let them withdraw all the temptations that
held out to Congress induce it to this interference let
them appoint their times and places for holding their
National Conventions and them select such times and
places will least subject their Conventions to Congress
sonal Influences For convenience sake the COMPRESSION
al members Of the respective parties have usually hereto
fore appointed these times and places and, in
quence the selections have been made with view to the
convenience of the members themselves point within
couple of hours ride Of Washington, and the middle of
the session. the place and time selected for the ap
preaching Conventions. How much better for the peace
of the country and the harmony Of the parties the place
thousand miles from the national capital the
time when Congress would be in session. The vast
difference between entrusting members Congress the
settlement of the Presidential question and the
ton by the people to themselves Of the right to settle it
grows out of the difference in the motives that operate
upon the and upon the other. The members of Con-
gess have usually personal ends attain and personal
interests to take Of and these generally quite at
variance with the good of the country and the public in
terests which alone the considerations that weigh
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with the people At any rate, the delegates in the Ma
ton Conventions are it is to be presumed comparative
free from those embittered feelings which large
y engendered at Washington, and therefore able to
do their work dispassionately than if their minds
filed with subjects of irritation by members of Co.'S
gess who attend upon and take part in their proceedings
We think it would be well If member of Congress
allowed to within weeks distance by telegraph of
the National Conventions during their stngs. They
decided nusances in the Conventions and should be
excluded such. They like to prove particularly
at Baltimore. Mark, kind reader, prediction! All
the serious difficulties that the approaching June Conven
tons will have to encounter viii have their origin in
Washington; will be traceable directly indirectly but
Enthusiastically to members of Congress- viii be started
suggested by the political wire workers at the Capital If
these same troublesome noisy busy kept at
distance from the Conventions, peace and harmony
may be expected; but fear precious little viii be
realized otherwise