The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1854-11-29
direct, a number of Electors"

pointment Of the Electors to the pco
pie, aud the discretion of the manner
of the appointment to the Legislature.
1t the trainers of the Constitution had
i tended to give the election to the
Legislature they would have expressed
themselves as they did hi relation to
the election Of Senators. They would
have said, chosen by the Leg stature,
and not appointed by the State, in such
manner as the Legislature thereof NAV
direct.
The people therefore, have the con,
stitutional right to elect the Electors.
But they have also the right to dele.
gate it to their State Legislature, and
it seems that iii the first instance all
the States suffered their Legislatures
to make the apioin,mcnt, aud the
people of South Carolina have con,in-
ued to do SO until this time. But The
people Ct liio~. of The 9th States ~,
s,lned their right at time wher men
who were the trainers Of the C,,ns,itu.
tion, and who therefore understood
the true meaning Of the, phrase, each
State shall appoint, were members of
Congress, without opposition from the
general government, and this is plain
proof that they had tic right to do soi
But I"nnundo tells you, contrary
to HE Judgment of our fathers met ut
sunJry times in Convention, that the
moral ami intellectual Improvement
Of tile masses is nol sufficient to rnttlc
them to elect Who are The masses /?
According to his view OF things, and
you arc the MASSES. Does he display
much wisdom by saying that our NOR.
al and intellectual Improvement is not
sufficient! l}r theirs ale the na,sc,
compete to elect their representa-
| tivcS III their State Legislature aud in
| Congress. II they are, why are ti:cy
not competent To elect The Elcc;nrs !
hey would not be cIcc,ing the prcsi.
cnt and Vice President themselves.
OF whose ciaract J. they must nccessari
! IS he more or less ignnran' IN, urIl
Who 1--we among them, lo elect the
| President aud Vice President. and
ll'ry merely have the same opp"rluni
y OF Il"nriny in,o the characters of
these men that they have of imuui
ring into The character OF any other
representative. cmnunIiu, therefore.
is not wise i'll saying, contrary t.
me Judgment OF our fathers, that
the masses are Incompetent to elect.
Neither is he wise i'll saying that the
! people of other talcs llav. ben led
lo walk l!r AL noid in the folly or
| thslr "wn hearts, 10y rc>uming their
primitive and constitutional right. 1t
IS not fair, manly, courteous, nor wise
IN o,nundIu to talk III tiis manner
OF our fathers, whose sayacity, he
SAYS, he vcncralcS.
Brothers, listen to my talk. Truly
1t is II fatal error to follow the devices
| ui Il drunken ambition. For whilst i,
babblcs in tho iu!lics of its own Lcvi
ces it lrads to political darkness and
destruction. Let IL, therefore, lahor
i'll the spirit of ;7t to prtrc,uato thu
| primitive principles OF II government
So dearly bou ght. |, VA, for the rirh,
at Il free voluntary representation ,na,
our fathers SO nobl. fought. This 4
! The principl:-llc trust committed /.
uIr care. ! ct thrn each warrior. s.,n
o. citizen, know that ambition, ik,
The serpent: lies hid under many dc>i
ceS. 1t is your duty, it is v"nr pro
vince to guard with scrutiny The u,!su
committed To your care, AMI TO rrsis
with tlrnncss the V ry beginning, G.
evil. Each separate department. u
your government requires. alike, yuu,
walchfu!ncss aad care that it does no,
encr nch upon your rights. Snlcl
them to deprive you Of the freedom o
cho'cc-'hey become irresponsible ant
your freedom is gone. Hold lhcl
your right to elect the Electors il
yor own hands. 1t will be the mani
IcStation OF u true spirit of love t,
each other and of rcvercl rccolIcc
ton OF our dcpa,lc iathrrs-ota a hiul
and lofty aspira ion to preserve thci
ancient landmark, ard The trust com
m'lted 10 our care, when We strcni
ously maintain the right for whicI
they fought and shed their blood t,
secure to us. 1t will be TO follow th
advice Of the father of our country. :
Wherefore rally around ill.,, standart
of truth, and let qonnondio know tha
the great waters have not OVERFLOW
The Scnacas, Cayngas, Onondaga>
Oncidas and 'obrocks, and that tn
light Of the same Great Spirit tha
stood with Nose, OH Mount Neb,
aud showed to him the land of Canaan
shines upon their path and shows t.
them the devices OF tho enemy of lib
city.
GASASGULA, a Son OF TIE OSoNp,
GA Tribe.
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a BRIEF ARGUMENT.--Bad men q
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