The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1852-10-05

Thomas III. BcIton of Missouri, made
u Report in thu Senate of the United
States similar n many Of its features,
to Mr.. .McDufie's. Gen. Robert Y.
Hayne had bed ut recently elect d
to succeed the iran Judge Smith
Gen. Haync member Of the
Committee of fch Col. Benton was
Chairman, andIo have seen no evil
dcncc that he not concur. Thus it
seems, that bd Gov. McDufiie and
Gov. lIayne ', in favor of giving
tho election residential Electors
directly to tho fople, and dispencing
with the ngcl of the Legislatures,
whether State } National.
We will nd close this article, by
giving an cx 1t from the speech of
Mr.. McDuh delivered in Congress
on the 18th Jld 10th of February,
1926. ltinlE lie borne in mind that
in 1926, otlE III Legislatures besides
that Of Soutl arolina, chose the Elec-
tors, but sin that time, all except
South Carol md have relinquished this
power to tho people. In the spcccll re-
terred to, MIR. McDuflie says:
AS to the power which the Lcgis-
lnturcs ofmos st Of the States have as
sumed, at one timc or another, of
choosing the Presidential Electors
themselves, feel assured that | shall
have tho concurrence of q large MAORI
ty OF those who hear INC, when | pro-
nouncc it a usurpation Yes, sir, the
very first atts OF the State Legislatures,
in relation to the election of tn. Presi.
dent, finnish the. best rcti,tation of the
doctrine held by some gentlemen, that
the State Legislatures ought to retain
an agency and control in the election
Of that 4tiicc. We sec that these
Legislatures can usurp power as well
rs ab!sc it, Sec miles Political
Register Scales 81 Scaton's Con-
:-rcssional Debates" and "Elo1ucncc
OF the ulfitcd States" complied by
f. B. Williston. Should We deem it
necessary. VIC may follow with otncr
extracts from the same ann other
sotlrccs.-+-l'aimefto .Smte Banner.
Curious Eccieai;aslic;si Trial.
Avery singular trial before the cld-
s,o,s'SsissR 'resby ytorian Church in Beaver
cosnS has just been concluded. To
giyeEaSull account of it.would make IA
long si;Ory, but we shall Gnucas0r 10
give the leading points.
Two farmers, members Of the same
Church., surrendered portions of their
lands flor the construction of the Ohio
and Pennsylvania Railroad. Mr.. A.
gave thc right of way for nothing, and
also glounds for station which was
needed on his farm. b. received five
thou sal nd dollars damages, and other
consultations. a. wen, into the busi.
ness of selling town lots around the
station, and is gradually making mo.
ney. Is. having received his damages
''in pale" after some time got tired
Of his iargain and entered suit against
the Railroad Company for having de-
traudcd him; and succeeded in working
himself into most hearty hatred oi
rails, locomotives, and everything con.
ncctcd tllcrewitl'; and when he saw
that y. was pleased with the Railroad
and was likely to make money out ol
the Improvement, included him in his
displca yurc. The suit against the Rail
Road has not progressed very rapidly
and in the meantime Mr.. B. thought
there was chance OF furnishing Mr.
a. and bringing the railroad into dis
grace, at q single stroke; so he accused
his neighbor and fellow member be
fore thcS Church of grossly immora
conduct.y a trial was granted, and be
fore the assembled elders Mr.. b. sol
cmnly accused Mr.. y. ofowning stock
in railroad that practiccd and Ell
couragcdi immortality; the Ohio ant
Pcmsy ylVania Railroad having, as h,
aIledgcd, broken the Sabbath by run
ming cars and making repairs; an,
having injured the cause of temper
ance, by carrying barrels Of whiske,
as freight,
1t wasI admitted that the cars hat
run on Sunday when the Saturda,
night train m,avoidably fell brhin,
time; tnat barrels of whiskev Nigh
have becp shipped on the freight train
II .as.ttIsi that Mr.. n. was stockhold
tsrssse & scarcely add, th'
TIED Mr.. A
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