Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-06-09

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How CONGRESS- ELECTS H PREs1-
nnEhsr AND VICE PREslDENT.-lt may be
useful just about this time to reproduce
the statement the approach OF Pres'den-
tial election makes oppo',une every four
years. 1t is thus succinctly given by a
writer in the New York Iinaes:
The House Of Representatives has no
thing whatever to do with the election
Of a Vice President, nor the Senate with
the election of a President. The pow
ers of each body are distinct and srper-
ate and entirely Independent. Of each
other.
If no President be chosen by the cleo
tors, the House Of Reprcs4 ntatives may
choose the President, their choice being
restricted to those persons having the
highest numbers, not exceeding three
on the list of those vote. frr II President.
II no Vice President be chosen ty the
electors. the Senate shall choose tne Vice
President from the two highest numbers
on the lis; of those voted for Vice Pres
ident.
If the House fails 70 elect a President
before the Alb Of March text following,
then the Vice President - whether cleo
ted by the electors or by the Senate
shall act as President.
The rule or manner Of voting under
which the Senate %cl,oo>e- II Vice Presi-
dent is exactly the reverse Ut that which
governs the House III choosing a Presi-
dent-each beirg the reverse of the gen.
eral principle or basis npon which the
respective bodies are organized. The
House representing the people, and ordi-
na,ily voting per capita, vote for Plesi-
dent by States, the repr sen'a'ioh from
each State havi, g one vote, aud a maj
rity Of all the States being necessary to
choice. The Senate rep esen,ing the
States-in theory, at least, and in the
manner Of eli citing Senrtors votes for
President per capita, each Senator being
entitled to a vote, and II majority Of all
the Senators being necessary to a choice.
CORNELIUS WENDELL.-" Occasional
writes to the Philadelphia Press the fol-
lowing description Ut IL man who just
now has an unusually conspicuous place
before the public:
But probably the mos: ordinary Of all
the characters VIII" have figured before
these investigating committees, in both
branches. is Mr.. Cornelius Wendell -
He is, in fact, one Of The curiosi,ies Of
Ihe capital. | have heard it alleged that
he has appeared before every investigr
ting comm:ttee, except the judiciary, that
has been raised during the present and
last sessions. aud white nearly everybody
else gets iulo trouble, We.ueIl manages
to keep his head above water. Openly
against the Administration Of Mr.. Blu
channan. after having borne the mos,
confidential citations To it, He is still or
intimate terms with Mr.. Appleton aud
Others of the !. aIing spirits in that con
Germ. Denounced 10y Judge Douglas
from the stump during his him is CAM
paign, Wendell is al this o,.e
Of the Judges most ardent aud liberal
friends. a Democrat in :hl his feelings,
it is Interesting to see how many of the
Republicans are under his control. He
tells everybody that be is poor, and yet
seems ever ready t" assist the poor, and
it is told Of him us Il good joke. that he
borrows when l,eis rich, aud lends when
he is out of pocket. Apparently reckless
in tie management OF his own affairs,
his printing establishment is a model Of
regularity and completeness, and is con-
Quoted with order, a care AID economy
which have rendered it the wonder If all
observers. He seems to keep no secrets,
to tell all he knows whenever summoned
before ths investigating committees, and
yet contrives t." protect those with whom
he has certain mysterious dealings
Charitable and kind TO n fault, his appe-
tile for making money seems to increase
rs he grows older. Such is Cornelius
Wendell, a man more feared by the
and at the same time more
beloved by II host of friends, than al
most a,.y other | could name.
re- SAM said Bill, "Why is the
sun like Sayers?"
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