New-York daily tribune., 1859-07-01

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iige ard de-. sDin9 n.s. that tbsy yOsh gsoersily
vote for sOms man IN tber 0Nu os'','
tLst the largsst States vO1ld have TIE
bet cbspce for the sppOirtm-nt; snd tat TIE
mo-, p .puou. s'a'e,, b. combining, wouh b. ssis
y, decide The cbeice-sD O'jectOa, BY the 1.y,
which If valid ~ aht BIZ urged sfai1st the op4rstlon
u TIE eIi.ling letLcd The e.eeiiOn directly b. TIE
people fourd very few supportsr The e're'
ton BY TIE Legi,lstore, DOtSib,tantfng tLe pfees
dent IN iis favor in The Ine'bod q chaOsng thei'
Gay.rnorp, sdop,sd BY mo.t of the State,, wa- s.1
sbsndoned IL was susges,ed 70 sl'e ths
choice Of the President 70 the Governor, N the
State; slso, 10 .nsll c"mui''ee, 70 be choseb
BY lot from the Natlobsl Legislature eIpre.g for
that purpose. But The method finally sd0p'ed
va. choice By slector. specially appointed ior that
purpose. II whs a long tine k0~rver before TIE
Convention could agree upon the metbod of seiect-
ing the electors. II we propo.ed ~ have them
appointed by the State EIe-utiyes, 20 have them
selected by the State Legsl,ture', 70 have them
chosen BY the people The particular method d
choosing The electors va. fpslly len 10 be decided
BY each State for itself The pl,n Of sOtiog for two
candidates, one for the Pre.idsDcy and the othe,
for tie Vice. Pfe.iderey, without designating the
Cfice intended for either though made part OF
tbe CoL.-itutiOn was found h. work 90 badly ~ 70
bece.si,sre speedy amendment. TIE idea also Of
spy actual power of choice 10 be eIercned BY the
electors proved to be l.hcious as II Has speedily
found thu, those sho chose the electors would sote
for tobojy sho would not expressly pledge himself
to vote for certain candidates.
Practically, too, the National Legislature, or the
III. III ben Of IT, regaioed under the Conzress0nal
caucu. ,y,rem a great part Of that influence over
the sel,ction Of Presideut, which the Convention
lad declined to htru.t to it. The members Of
CoDgres,, if they could not choose the Pre.ideat
directly q. least assumed 10 Themselves The selec-
ton Of candidates Thatsystem bas, indeed, been
broken up; but the selection u Pnsdenlia cspd-
dates By National Conventions ~ called, While II IL
liabe to oil the objections which exist against Con
gressionsl Interference, ia eIpoted n other very
serious ones growing out Of the constitution of
tbose Conventions, and the character OF many Of
those who find seats in them.
In fact, the method m choosing a President,
~ % 10 secure c0mpttent ability and honesty,
snd TO avoid b,rean, intrigue, and corruption,
is quite b. much q problem for Us Us il was for
the trainers Of the Constitution. Experience has
indeed ceveloped one most serious esil, which they
do not appear to base foreseen, namely that the
question oftbe Pre,deLti,l ,ucc. ssorshp constantly
oveudes all others, and that Members Of Congress,
and persons generally filling public .tatons instead
Of having their thoughts sDd energies directed to
the pfsen, interests and immediate Sahts Of the
country, are very largelJ-almost e1clu,sely--eh-
grossed in the business of forwarding the interests
Of this or that Presidential csndidste.