Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-12-29
The Gold HIN Daily News has
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COUNTING THk VOTES.
On Wednesday the NKws called sttsn-
ton to the absolute necessity which has
arisen for the amendment. II not the en-
tire remodeling Of our National Consti-
tution. The subject was by no means
exhausted. as indeed IL could not DO in
the scope OF one newspaper article. The
points referred to are very important,
but there are others which will claim
the attention OF Congress and demand
recognition. aud which are perhaps Of
equal Importance with those presented.
In fact. the more thought the reader
gives to the subject. the more he will
become convinced that the entire theory
upon which this government has been
carried on for the last sighty.nins years
nssds revisiag; that what was . strong
and powerful document In the early days
Of the Rspublie. is nov too weak to bear
the harden which the nation casts upon
il in its hundrsdth year. aud that unls-s
some means to strengthen and prop It
up are speedily devised. 1t will erumbls
away. aud the country with II. before We
have completed another century 81 ma
tisnal existence.
One Of the more important defects in
the Constitution il the method pre-
scribed fer counting the electoral votes
by Congress. The system adopted for
sl.etin. the President and Vice Prsai-
dent is a psrnicious one. IS We have en-
dsavsrsd to show. From 10. all the
troubles which now threaten to stir up
the bitterest partisan passions. have
arisen. hut the system OF counting Is
' more psrnicious. Nobody -e''a.
to know precisely how n President Ia To
be elected /; and certainly nobody knows
how his election is to be decided and
declared. The provision on this point
is so utterly vague aud unsatisfactory.
that the politicians Of both parties have
-n
already seized upon il. aud are literally
tearing il to pieces. As the time for the
count grows near 'ns 'A'ue iAs'
iercely. and in all probability on the
10th OF February an angry squao
will arise III Congress ~hien VII. 10
disgrace INK 10 mai oo'' anu 'n' nA
hon'
Inc clause OF 'hs 'on''' "
i"s 10 the count 'r''S Us ''
Preaideht OF 'hs 'sna'' sIA Wv
lr'-ene' s' 'hs 'ena'e a"a
Representatives. open aii'he eef'nsa'e''
a"f mc ro'es S'da "e' % eOo""i : "s
person having the greatest nainosf OF
votes Tor President sna' 70 tue r'sA',
dent, u such number DE- u "Aj''"y "
the whole number oil e'sc'0's App'
and. " no person nave sasn "'J,""!'
then irom 'hs pe's0"s having Wv
est nuihoe'''
hst o' those 'o'sa 'o'
House OF i'sprsse",a"''s ' ~
immediately oy oai,o''
pu' III 'hoo''"s INC
sha'i % 'aNea oy -"
"on ITO" CSC"
ifouo's s'o"S ~"
tue very ou'se'. "",s
shAii DO oPen'"
Senate ana counted 'h 'no P''"
both houses OF Congress- nut u uoss ho'
specify Who shall do the counting nor
how it shall DO done. The arst I'M
preston On reading the provision would
b.. that the President OF the s'nais
WAS made the ole Judge OF tue 'ai''i'!
OF the returns that u was MS province
to u thehi' anu 'h'' .ops'sss "".
only present In the character Oh spsc''-
tors to add TO the dignity OF the OCCASION
THIS was undoubtedly the intention oil
the trainers Of tho Constitution. but
they put their intention into such clumsy
words that any shrewd lawyer can con-
s,ruet sn argument which would have .
fair show TO defeat It, They did not
foreses the p~ariisanship and acriinony
whi,b mr.. now such prominent elements
!. .,, .,..,;,n. mr. ,bsv voulJ certainly
ave worued 'u's clause !" su'a
ner that there could be no doubt oil is
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