The Morning herald., 1877-07-10
TEE NORFR AMERICAN REVIEW

rlK NORFR AMERICAN REVIEW.
JAS. 3. osGoop Co., BosToS.
In a former article. We noticed some o.
tie papers in the current number Of ts.
Review, and now propose to comment OIL
others. ... ...-. ...
The American Constitution. by S4nator
Morton, of Indiana, demands more than
passing no,ice. Senator Morton, and me'
Of his school If politics, aim at completely
overhrowing the entire form of our ev-
ernmen,, As not in accord with the views
Of thai pestilens jade progress. This is a
Republic of coordinate aud eo-eqaai S,ates.
confederated BY virtue of an irrevocabie
compact, for federal purposes.-governed
b. an executive, Judicial. and Legislative {
department, each one the creature of Or
ganie lav.
Under this form of Government, the
States preserve their autonomy, and are
Sovereigns for all purposes of domestic
rule. The dangers Of the past-the drear
days of the civil var, with its contempt Of
States rights, and its usurpasion Of their
powers, on part of the Federal authority
prove one thing, that were it not for the
resistance, the inertia Of the Democratic
States, it is exceedingly doubtful. whether
the Morton school of politicians would no,
have long since destroyed the constitution
Il risht, and powers of the different States.
and have given in their stead, the terror
ism shich denied the right to differ, On
ertain questions, during the war.
Iis very true that great danger men
aeed the republic in February last; but Ie-
gal provision may be made to stamp GU.
such frauds as taint the title Of our pres
ent Chief Magistrate. There is specious-
ne@ in -the following, which is to be
dreaded: ... ..a
'sIf in the state of New York, with pop
ulatiol of forty-fvs hundred thousand, the
electors on one side have msjoriry of one
hundred, they ges the whole vote of the
State, just ss If the people were unani-
nous, and the voice OF more than two mil
lions Of people Is siienced. The minority is
utterly subjected. Where parties are nearly
equally divided, successful fraud in one
precinct may determine the result in the
whole State. In New York, in 1883, there
was successful fraud perpetrated in the
election in the city, repeaters march ng
from poll to poll and voting through the
day, and this fraudulent vote carried the
state for . particular candidate whereas,
II the people had voted by districts, the
fraud would only have operated in the dis
tries where 1t occurred.
81 wish to show how far short the electo.
raj system falls of representing the sapti-
ment and views Of the people. In 1872 Gen
Grant received IS per cent. of 'he votes of
the people in tie electoral college be re-
eeivcd 81 per cent. of the votes-of the cleo
tors appointed. In 1858 General Gran, re-
ceived 50 per cent. of the popular vote, and
and 73 per cent of the electoral vote. In
1864 MIR. Lincoln received 55 per cent of the
popular vote, and 81 per cent. of the electo-
toral vote. In 1856 James Buchanan re-
c-ived IS per cent. of the popular vo-e, and
50 per cent, of the electoral vote. In ibis
election Mr.. Fill.ore receivel 25 per cent
OF the popular vote, and only Q per Cen. o,
the electoral vote. In 1852 Pierce received
81 per cent. OF the popular vote, and S. per
cent. of the electoral vote. In 1S4s Gen
Taylor recsived 46 per cent. of the popula'
vote, and 56 per Cent. of the electoral vote
At this election Mr.. Van Buren receiys d
about 10 per cent. Of the popular vote, and
no electoral vote. In 1S4S James L Polk
received 80 per cent. of the popular vote.
and So per cent. Of the electoral vote. So
that, While the electoral college has differed
forsy-tvo per cent. from the popular vo;e,
It has never come nearer to is than ten Der
cent
81 deDounce this clause in the Cons,i-u.
ton, first, because Of it's gross injustice
There can be Eo excuse made for il. IL il
simply Iampliog on rights when forty
thsusADd people in the State of Nevada bay.
the same power With forty-hve hunired
in the State of New York. There
b no justice, DO sense, Ia it.
"Bus, to take this matter still farther
from the people, when the election goes to
The House Of Representatives, it is to be
made by members of Congress who vert
elected nearly two years before. II the last
ele ction had gone to the House, the Presi.