The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-12-28

Mr. EDl7oR-One Of the Pr rsonal rights
guaranteed to each citizen ny the consttu-
ton Of the United States is that he may do
anything that is not forbidden ty the letter
Q. s1,iri: o: the constitution or the laws
made in pursuance thereof Consequently
If man should write himself down an
ign"ramus, he is not indctah'e therefore
lut may se SUI "c'ed 70 criticism ty your
self, tor instance, AS you lave possession Of
one OF the levers that is said to be more
mighty than the sword.
There is good deal Of controversy
am.ng the p op'e regarding the manner OF
counting the electoral vote, and the pow.
ers OF each House, now will jot down \
few ideas of my own and if not correct
would like you to show wherein they are
not.
First 1.-THE President If the Senate
shall in the lresrnoe OF the Senate and
House Of Representatives open all the GER
tifcates, and the votes shall be counted"
query, by whom, and in what manner {!
there secuIs to me- hut one answer: by u
committee appointed y the joint action Of
both H,'usts. or in any other manner
which III y shnull see it to adopt, but il
no one has majority OF the whole rumb-r
Of Electors appointed what follows the
joint action Of the Hru.< on tn question
OF the election OF President and Vic-.Fres!-
dent must ccas", and the duty elec'ing a
President devo!v's on the House ct Repre-
sentatives ind pend ,nt Of the Senate who
shall Immediately proceed to choose =
Presid mt.
But in choosing the President, the vote
shall be taken by States, the representa-
ton from each State having one vote. A
quorum 70. this pu' pose shall consist Of .
member or members from two-thir'is OF
the States, and majority Of all the States
shall be necessary to a choice. Now is it
not a fac. that the Senate has no voice
whatever, in eleetirg President VIII n
there is 70 choice by the peoplr! and.
further. if it should so happen that there
are lr.sent in the House only one memb-r
from each Of two-thirds OF the states 1851
are they not = constitutional quorum for
the purpose Of electing President, and
would not (20) be a constitutional majority
aud II the House Of representatives shall
not choose President when ever the right
Of choice snail devo!ve upon them befor:
tie fourth day Of March next following,
aud it shall have been fonnd that one Of
the candidates for the Office Of Vice Pres
ideut has received a majority Of the whole
number Of Electors appointed, he would
have to be insngursted as Vice.President
and succeed to the Presidency the same Is
in the ;ase Of the death or other coustitu-
tional disability o! the President. then tn
Senate conli elect one Of their member.
Vice-Presilent.
But i, 10 candidate for the Office Of Vice
President should receive a majority Of thu
whole number Of Ele ct"rs appointed then
It devo!ves ct tn" Senate independent Of
House to choose from the two highest OH
the list III, Vice President who would
succeed {, the Office OF President 40 ab We
would he not and the Senate in this last
case would have the honor, Independent Of
the House. Of choosing both the President
and Vice. President.
But if Their should he no choice of eth
er President or Vice. President before the
fourth OF March, then il devo!ves on Con-
gress to provide for the case. by declaring
what officer shall act as President until /.
President shall lie elected.
II am not right, Mr.. Editor. am ready
to change my opinions a. Donnelly has
said that fool never does but wise IAN
often.
The same day that the above was given
Us, We received the communication from
Alfred Wallin Esq; found in another vol.
umn. 1t was happily opportun-, a. se
rious indisposition this week renders "us"
unit TO write anything: land We are graft.
fed to I'D that many Of the questions
asked above, are answered by Mr.. Wallin
pretty fully.-(Rd. 49,.