Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-09-09
FRIpaY MORNING, SEPTEMBER o.
Shall The Anti-DemOcratic States Override the De-
mocraac Sites at Charleston!

Of the Democratic party from the dictaton of
a minority, and especially, on sectional issue,
to protec; n majority OF Democrats at the
South from being overrulcd 10y minority at
the North
Take a few prominent examples 10 show how
njuriously the present rule works. In the
last Presidential contest, Virginia gave De-
mocratic majority amounting to nearly three
fifths of the vote Of the State-.and in the cleo
torsl college the uni. vote Of Virginia was cast
e.. the Democratic candidate.
New York ga'c an opposition majority Of
more than two thirds, and cast unit vote for
the Black Republican candidate.
Virginia aided the Democratic cause with
her whole strength, OF 10 electoral votes, and
New York damaged the Democratic cause with
her whole strength Of 30 electoral votes. Yet,
can cast, in the Democratic Convention at
Charleston, 81 votes against the Is votes Of
Virginia In other words, if the result de-
pended on these two States under the two
thirds rule, the State Of New York could
nominate squa!ter sovereignty candidate, over
the conservative candidate of Virginia'S choice
Notwithstanding tic fact that the Demo
cratic vote of New York in the electoral col.
lege counts 80 votes below 80" while in the
same electoral college, Virginia casts 10 Demo-
cratic votes.
Take another example In the last Prcsi-
Dental election every individual vote polcd in
the State Of South Carolina was cas-; for the
Democratic candidate; and in the electoral col
lege the entire vote Of the State was Demo-
cratic vote In every sense Of the word, the
vote Of South Carolina was Democratic unit
The Stale Of Florida also gave 4 Democratic
majority: and cas-, her uEit vote in the electoral
college for the Democratic candidate.
On the other hand. Ohio gave an Opposition
majority Of thrcc.tiiths; and cast unit vote for
the Black Republican candidate.
South Carolina and florida aided the Demo
cratic cause with their whole strength. Of II
votes; and Ohio damaged the Democratic cause
with her whole strength Of 90 votes.
Yet, under the two-tlirdS rule. as hitherto
observed If the result depended ON these three
States, the State of Ohio could nominate q
sQuatter sovereignty candidate over the con-
servative candidate Of South Carolina and Flor-
da, notwithstanding the fact that the Dcmocra-
tic vote of Ohio. in the electoral college, counts
% votes below ~" while in the same electoral
college South Carolina and Florida cast II De-
mocratic votes.
In the same manner, the two States of Maine
and Massachusetts, could nominate a candidate
over the candidate OF Louisiana and Texas
Maine and Massachusetts, counting Democra-
tic vote IN the electoral college Of 81 votes less
than 20 while Louisiana and Texas cast
Democratic vote Of 10 in the came electoral
college.
The sane relation would exist between the
Opposition State OF Maryland and the Demo
cratic State Of Arkansas; and between the two
Opposition States Of Michigan and Iowa. and
the Democratic State Of California.
Or if the result depended on II States. and
Carolina, Florida, Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas,
California and Delaware, should vote for the
nomination OF conservative candidate; and the
six nti-Democratic States, New York. Ohio.
Massachusetts, Maryland Maine, and Mich
igan, should vote for the nomination OF squat
ter sovereignty candidate; the two-thirds rule
prevailing the SGultter sovereignty man would
be noninated->inply because the anti
Democratic States cas-; - electoral votes against
the Democratic party, while the $ Demo
cratic States cast Il votcs far the Democratic
ticket
Or take the majority rule, which now applies
in the formation of platform, and suppose the
result TO depend OH twenty States. Suppose
tie thirteen Democratic States, Virginia, South
Carolina, Florida, Louisiana, Texas Arkansas,
California Delaware, North Carolina, Georgia,
Alabama, Mississippi aud Tennessee, should
vote against the Squattcr Sovereignty inter-
probation Of the PLATFORM; and that the seven
nti-Democratic States, New York, Ohio, Maine,
Massachusetts,, Maryland, Michigan and Iowa,
should vote for q Squatter-sovereisnty plat
lorm-the Squattcr sovcreignty platform would
be adopted; simply because the seven anti
Democratic States cast % votes in the electoral
college against the Democratic party, while the
t.rtccn Democratic States cast 80 votes fer
the Democratic ticket.
We cannot now pursue this subject We
reserve for another article further comment on
the insuiiic'cncy and injustice of the rule which
has hitherto existed, Is well as suggestions for
its remedy
THE FALL TRADE.
In the representatives Of many and various in
dividual houses, either by advertisement. circu.
lar or in the person Of u drummer" each city
North of Richmond has presented its claims
TO tho country merchant rs he city in which
he will find it to his interest to make purchases.
While the wholesale merchants of Rich