, 1860-09-18
Aas mlsfoftane OF an Election Of Pree.

The Misfortune OF an Election or prea.
1dent In the House.
lhf7a1 1f7fo aoa. 1oha shernxas Phu4dsphs scx.h.
10 you wish your represent 4tire, to deyo,a
~ o. next winter Ia an sG3rt 10 trste aud bar.
ier aud fuse aod combine. to make Pres dsnt,
20 you wish them to neglect Ill Of the material
snterests of the country at d tina when mea4
nres OF the greatest l.. poEtauce are awaiting
the,r acsion! Snail tbey resolve themselve1
into continual caucus TO struggle to nuke yor,
Frendentf DOES the remote possibility that,
~ some uoforseen como,nation, Dou gIaa Of
breekiaridge or Bell may be elected .nd L,n-
CON defeated. compensate or The scenes which
yoo Know will tEsnspire in the H,use2 1need
wv 10 recall to your reco1ec ion what occurred
out!aE lae attempt last eession to eiec. IN eli
ees ioh a'tel7 io:erior in dignity an Importance
70 "h: toe PRESIDENT Yen know very we'll that
fausSa'nR ont The ezt7cuo u1ode asion, prudent
lo1oeAraace, aud good temper Of the kepubli-
can party sared the country from scears that
woald not onlJ have been dsgracelul. but
Mnien would have endangered the ex,.,rnr- ~
me government itself. ii such scenes ,honld
.s % renewed during the approaching winter. Ind
fne,iaep a ipaoesn party should feel tnAt all shese
eaoice Of tho peopts BY tho elee,icn cf .',hae
o. toer candidates for the Presidency. aun.al
70 you "he!her they would have the .uunr 11o'
yves tor calmneaa, discretion and reserIe .hst
.aeJ exhibited last winter, ~hsa they preserved
ING character an4 dignity Of ,he Houaet
Ill IL IL Hei! knoxn. II they had joined in the
nua soniuslon and the vio!ent ia: yuage o: lie
democratic members Of tia House. thn nnhi;c
msSht have been startled By III. crs,k If tbe
Ps.d! ana the gIe: m OF the bowie knlle. which
would havs been In. the prelude 10 scenes If
1aue' II anarchy aud disorder all over the land.
~ pafaan euta:y nanEnvres, By d.latofv mn
noa., ana tue various lac:ics Of delay = mi.
atsnJ aHMJ ot tae Hou;e may nat only prevent the
a "a .FMr kI.f
vote tor President, oy continuing them IN to
;he 4an Of Atreh, when the sess,ou ex2i,ea b1
hn!sasfon OF the Constitution. You know v.ry
wen That It will be the lcterest Of ihe Uemoersi.
1e ieaders-~Who have heretofore ahoxn thew
sei!es reckless of the restraints Of lan-to Il.
teas an election BY tbs House, AZ it vii to d.
1eas an election by the people. I. H. cont;r-
Renoy one that any psi.iot can de.irr, NJ
Jou whether it is no: one that errrv ns.r;nt
should keek 10 avert? f"''o'
zaEzIEc11as 1T TIE SENATE.
~ oupPoses-4ha thlak It entire = probable
that The House should tail to e:eet aad the elee.
!! ION Of the Prssldert saoull devo..e upon The
senate il provided for by the Coastiu,i N ase
aern!tr rtso,t- 1t Is the last mreic,na seain,;
Inevitable diso!gsn:z.tlsn- II is ami Rs2u5,i.
Gao, because it removes the elec1ioa Ia INN,
toe people. 1t IS rather like corclave of ear
olnaa or Polish diet than a popular e,sc,inn.
II Is unequal btcauseit gires the citizens Of onc
s'a1s more poilileal power than the cit:zeos oj
tlon Of States in the Senate acts with prcss in.
equality when Senators from th. SUI aler SAT-,
containing the merest minority Of or n.o,Ir
cla e'ces l'res1dent for the whole peooole. Il
. :patt1otlc, oecaase it ignores our National
eAmteaee ahd our conman citizenship in q prest
1a'son, aao lEeatd the go.esrmgn. siop,v M n
league OF separate States, Hrd The S.n.,o-, q.
~ s.
Tolerated army. An election by ths S.nste
a1l' II raise great constitutional qur.,tons "A IN
me daratloa IN ofi:e of tie rselt::t "a etr., I
%; ana hare the authority Of Mr, JeGsrsoa
cr SAVING that it would bs stretch ~ 10
Any election By the Senate
49,. .a'a Ioulnae Tue aaffoT, sectional and c3r-
'upt policy Of thu Aim nistraton.
Even it the discred,lab{e bar.una v.wy,~l
'aiH e'tns could de'eat en- election b. III ueo-
nc, aud tue names OF Iaa,lio and Ey~f.,, ant3
70 ea1f1ea to the Senate aa The two hi.,hr>t
Aaotoa:es Totsd fer ~ Wee Fres,d .n,, r. "a
It the Senate wcu'd not d daregar.l its
..Asa outy ot choos'ng te!weea them. IL it
bat! choose from The two hishes. On ths i;.t
ut 1t a1sc provides that qao,uaa for ihe mr.
ote: shall consist Of two birds Of The vhoie
lumber OF Senators- 4 maj,ri.y Of ,he whoie
um6:r shall be necessary to 4 c:,oice I, ia
adgtng hArsh'y Of some of those S.nstor. ~
. "o tuAt: "haeF pfe'enes Ct The wan; OF
uu1un' ot 1-e requisite Ct etns,i,u:iona! rnaiori-
+: they will eirega:d OF cr4d= thsir pia,n con.
duties, and tlsen, 10 sryiia c,mris.e
as's ~ % Of the government, impose
oon The people their preelu,uk oiI:c.r a, isrea-
lent OF the United Ssasshr
We nuss not f1Get sha: ttese Senators haye
oeaa5 a. e1eteed hs poHec Of +lecug senators
w sae sovereign otate Of Indiana exc ud,u,.
'ose roo were cu'y elected by tae / r;.i:'tmrs
ne State: Would isb, any worse tar tLtm
d1ssegatd their rlAia duty, ara ,hen resol1s
ssses ,ans t.s !nlo eonc!Ave Of cardinals, to
m President? l submit to the ,rtead. cf
ous sl's aad Bell, wh=ther lhev csa safely trust
e Present msjority Of tie Seaate to seect
ther Everett or johnson, .h-n the same ma.
f'sy, p.rt'zA IN and unxcru pu!ou., NAV acc .n,-
isa me e1ect'o7 OF Eeeckiarluge by simply
!, !1,uestng to discharge l's Constitutional du;v3
hlls my Douklasaad n'!I friends are ba-..in.
and c'nnlr'og and tratlickins to t:s,e.i tbs
party. let ne remind thea, taa. iii
~ csn accomplish will be to continue in
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