, 1864-11-22
Chicago Gribnne.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER %. 1854.
THE ELEfTORAL C0LLEGES-A
ERATE QUESTION.

GRAVE QGESGaUNs
The electors Of President ana '1ce-fresa-
dent arc REQUIRED by Law to meet In each state
on The f,rat "wednesday In December next, at
sc,, ~ ~ n,.ce - rs shall hare bcen designated by
t,,. 1rcfsfaturc thereof. The seat Of the
a1a4c roycrnment has been designated BY the
1cci.lat urc Of Illinois rs the place Of meet
fpr. and VIC believe the like practice exists In
ali the States. Having assembled On the day
prescribed, they arc required to vote by bal
lot. first for President and then for Vice-Presi-
dent. and mike three certificates of all per-
sons voted for for President and V1ce-Fresl-
dent one of which ehnll be forwarded By
1,erson In he chosen by the electors, to the
President of the United States Senate, one to
1,c transmitted to the same officer by mail,
and The third To be deposited with the
Judge of the district in which the electors as-
scnIlc. II there be any vacancy In the elec-
toral college Of any State, it may be filed in
such manner as the State may direct. In ILL
nois it isprovidcd thar the electors may choose
the person or persons to fill the vacancy.
Tie person designated to carry the electoral
rote 10 Washington is. entitled to twenty-five
cents per mile, going and returning, to be
paid from the Federal Treasury. The electors
in this State urc entitled to three dollars for
every twenty miles Of necessary travel going
10 and returning from the scat Of government.
Having signed, sealed and delivered
the three certificates above mentioned.
tho functions Of the electors are
discharged. On the second Wednesday
in February the two houses Of Congress meet
for the purpose Of having the result declared.
rff fhn a<o+ +-st
NIL the certificates and count the votes. The
Constitution declares that "the person re-
ceiving the greatest number Of votes for
President shall be the President, If such mum
bcr be minority Of all the electors appoint.
cd.f
We perceive that the Legislature" Of
Louisiana has gone through the forms Of ap-
pointing seven Presidential electors, having
previously enacted law to enable themselves
to choose them, instead Of having them voted
for by the people. Probably the method
adopted Ia as good as any other which could
be devised in the present state Of affairs in
Louisians, besides being more. convenient
' than the customary form, OF popular
vote, and, for all practical purposes, We
take 1t that 1t makes no difference whether
these seven electors are appointed by the
body calling itself The Legislature Of Louisi-
ana, OF by any other debating society. The
inherent. absurdity Of an election in that
sta+e or ory t,,ca ,s IN Moi. ~ s..'
ooe,t3ou T. "a snf,c;o1+ - ~ ,no.s ~ -. ..at -. ~
ioro.r ,,o,4;o, - .1,o cta.s ls",'., a' '.'o
,,o1so1 a,,,tas ~ ,.o,,a, ,.,o..,,.s =. ~
sonoa ~ 49, .o..,oastes ~. a.nae, ~ - tne -
49, - 49, 49, sa-s.a sss cpens1 =, lus lles'-
se.,.sa arUaS~as. ~ - 49, ~ aseeu " tne t"o
...s.s t.,s.,ss .i'sS S1.1lS 'ue.s . coAsuta-
s snes ou ..'.s suea. .oois'ana tne1e Is no
sA- ~euot."e,' tAua e4te 1act tnat Inc elece
W, "oso e.os<.u ~ 1ne Legislature instead
Pe'Fe, 20 oae u 'ne nlany eustfng
es1nenees u 1ne lach o. Young population.
wnu0 tm perfectly oo'aons 1nat there
nenass,,. nela ~ noa can oe any Electors
-. .unI ss,aE.aa .!ta sse lles'oent from Louis.
-. 49, 49, f.a,aas. s - ~ .nS contemplated
41, ~ Aao eo"e4'u''on' tnere Is,
oni~' 'sA1c4y, i" 1netnou pointed ont tfor
o'spos'ng o' Inc votc Of The State, though
ever ooay may Know IL TO be fraudulent.
Win senators and Representatives coming
from ooens constituency, the case Is differ
cut ane consuinsaon makes Congress the
Jaose OF Inc elecuons, returns andi qualifca-
llonsoi lte own members It does not in
e1press terms confer upon Congress the right
70 80 behind the certificates Of Presidential
ELECTORS. The case Which exists Was not an-
t1cipated, nnd 1t therefore dcvolvcs upon Con-
gress 70 meet the contingency eithorby enact
1ng 1a* pfaoF 10 1he second Wednesday