The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1852-09-15

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The Fairfield Herald under this head,
makes some objections 70 giving the election
Of electors to the people. and suggests IN or
der 70 obviate the difficulty occasioned by
the necessity of calling an extra session eve
ry four years, to change the time of asseln-
bling the Legislature, to suit the election Of !.
electors.
AS we have before remarked, a great por-
ton of our people are content to rema;nas
they are, and when the question is made,
that thirty out of the thirty-one States Of
this confederacy, differ from us in the mode
of elections, they merely answer that we
prosper very well, and are therefore opposed
to so many changes. The Herald appears !
to entertain strong and virulent nntipathy
towards general elections-it apprehends
that the election of Governor viii also be )
given to the people. This pspcr and the
Laurensville Herald cry out INSoyArIoS.-
We wish to innovate-we require new
mode But we are anticipating.
We hold to the opinion, that elections
tenda much to onr benefit as injury, and
more So The time was, when elections
were productive of all the evil consequences
which can be conceived of, but such is not
the case now, and every year shows us more
conclusively the truth of this assertion.
We live in Republican country--one of
the distinguishing features of ofRepublcsnism
is, the giving elections to the people. The
President of the United States, like The sun
in the solar system, is the centre from which
our lights derived. The general effect aris-
ing from particular causes, constitute the
proficiency, or retrogressivencss of our
Country. The President is the chief feder-
al power-fromhi him and by him is exhibited
the characteristics of our political measures.
II the President be free-soiler for instance,
his Cabinet would be also, ard our
land is tainted with cursed abolition.
ism for four years The proper person to
NIL the executive department, of this Gov
ernment, is of as much, or more Importance
to the people, than the electing of State
officer That elections are prodcctive of
benefit to'the people, we know we cannot
be contradcted in so asserting. Numbers of
our people have an opportunity of hearing
OF politics, and of such matters in which our
Country, and more particularly our State is
interested. We do not wish to hold this
knowledge from our people, no, we wish
them to learn all they can. The weapon of
our warfare is knowledge-and with yirtne.
is the basis of our prosperity and advance
mcnt. We might in numerous instances
disclaim against innovation. The opponents
OF that odious measure, The Homestead law,
can with more grace inquire why such law
was adopted, and in the same manner in
which tie Herald disclaims against tho cleo
ton of electors by the people, say that be.
cause other States have adopted such laws,
is the very reason why we should not Bpt
IN this, the giving The election of electors TO
the people, We are only extending to the pec.
pie deprived right. The other Statos, we
nre sure did not adopt such n plan from
spirit of innovation, they were actuated bv
the principle of right. Ifthe people do not
desire 1t, why, then, that is sufficient. hut We
look upon it that it is hardly question for
the Legislature; the people have been de-
prived ola right, which they should demand.