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. PDBLISHED'WfiK'Y;;Bir' W I L 1 1 'A ; jf I W H u t X E IV EDITOR J1JVI) PROPRIETOR. j;;r.:"i;' a I- TE RMS . $ 7 THE NORTH CAllpLl SCPA THREE DOIXABaLFERATlNUaMprUfljaiCft. .5 Those persons who remit by,MU IP?TO Pi Dollars, will oe euuueuifKj, j:iT:a or tw vvo years suDscnpuoB , JTXT', , years, or UvocbpiesTDneear.4'- 1 ur copies, v two 0(M Torfour ten " l twenty" 5 : 33 i)A The ame rate for six months J " v ,5 V ' r Any person procuring and forwaraingfisurer ith the cash (15), will entiuea to me ptanaara revert free of charge. . nrrRTisEMENTS, ndt exceedingrf lHes;-f iM hp inserted one . iot .vaeoouar.na wearyrmtej cents for each subsequent insertion thosei pf greater J lenh, in proport.on. . uouri.uraera uajuciju ve,1isements will be charged vrentyifive: per cent, higher than the above rates. "A 3edUctr3B 6f S'S'lj ercent. will be made to those' hoaerfise by the vear (JCJ If the number of insertions ba .sotvtad-: n fhcm. they will be continued unui otuereu vm. . . -c muni nomo rV o" nastaere. or thev e:terslo me cunu -' : .Ti-r-. may not be attendedio - .- - - " From Kendall's Eipoito.' ' TO :' -V' '' -t The Democracy of the United States. A number 0? the friends of Mr. Van Bxtre," t T-k:-.: .("'fnlumWa ,vahn'ttr( still mrffe. in tne uisiiiti ut vwiumu.-, . - ... - the friends ot JJemocracy, in- view ui iuv.Aiiitais threaten their party .and their jirincjpje&r have caused the following temarks. to -be prepar-J p,1 which havinsr beerl'submiUea tolhem, aha approved, are now, by their direction, reeommtrid-' ed to the serious consideration 6F;theirjpolitical Drcinren. nr.MnnRATIC 'NATIdNAlT" CONVENE j--"- - . .... . . r'T10JX. - ' " WHY SHOULD ONE-BE HELD? There are several nrwnmentraen whoseirieBds present them to the people S suitable -candidates I hT the lresiaency 10 jpesupporieu oy me tiuw cratic party. It is Very probable that,- if they all -w-v "l m. j. . 1 I a m - run, none ot themvill De-etectea oyiuf n,ieciors, I T . I U7L: ...J;J.I.. J.'Mnl t3lf' k-zMm all and 11 luc lYUIJf -tauuiuaw uuvui mai mwu tne election will be throwa intq.lhi House of Roresentatives. To prevent eitheiuof these re sults, so fatal to good . government .artd spund prin ciples, the Democracy of the .several btates are williri'T to assemble" in p-enerat cbnven'tion,',,la com pare the strength of their particular favorite's-j 16 make a sacrifice of "persohal preferences nd ufijte io support of him who, professjng'their-princrpJeSjJ may appear tojfiave the best prospects ot success. The whole movement is based on a preference for principles over men. , it presupposes a apposition , in those who' participate in it, to saenhee all per- j OUS Khile Ml VaQ Buren.would have in-tbe sonal predilections as well as repugnances, for the State a majority of six hundred, and fifty popular purpose of securing the predominance of Demor j v0tes Mf Calhoun would geCthirty-fice votes to cratic counsels in the adminisUation.of the Selene in the nominating Convention! A moment's ernment. On this single object the eyes of every reflectfon wil4 satisfy-any Vnah, that,- if the phpvlar true Democrat ought to be fixed. If there be any tptf lhe . m vj-e the ,wayta who look upon the convention as a tribunal to de- Hye at u iSj tQ ujfe the enso,of ttlQ wholeJody,. cide between men merely upon the basis of locaf wilhoul any division or subdivision. . JusUin ro attachments or personal preferences,, or as a held j vortion as you divide adj Subdivide'. vbu increase for intrigue and management, they are unworthy to parucipaie in us proceeumgs. 11 1& vuiy muau who look to higher objeets and are actuated by nobler aims, that ought to unite in this grand council of the' American Democracy. Differen ces of opinion as to the strerrgthol candidates, frre to be expoctedj. but after expressing theu , fully and frankly, every honest Democrat will yielcl to an overruling- majority, and put forth ius best eh ersries to irive effect to their decrsion. " " HOW SHALL5 THE DELEGATES BE . CHOSEN?"' - ' ' HOW- SHALL THEY-vVGTE IN; CONH VENTIpN-?;; These points are. so intimately vconneptedv, io practical results, that they cannot be well sppara ted m argument. ' This convention,' - let' irbe lme1eed,-las6-, thing to do with fixing the principle.o pjrescrrb-4 ing the process by which th(i electionrot Jfresjdeut and Vice President is to- be conductedT .Alftbaf is already fixed, unalterably, so far'as the Cqri-: vention is coacerhed,L by the 'nstltutio pf the-U' States and the laws of "the -cv.ejal Suites.-. The. Convention mayor may not -approve- the p'rinci-; pies or the process ; the, one rmty 6e Unequal arid anti-democratic,, anj the "other inconvenient . and unsafe; yet, their sole duty and powerns,.- to pre-! sent candidates to be voted for upon those jrind' p'.esand that process," leaving if to the' legiti--mate authorities," by -ajrriendmg'the' Consniuiran altering the laws' to change4he,dhje 0 lhe other TRUE POINT' "OF INQIRXvU To ascertain which of the. De,rnoeratic -candidates is likely to concentrate the most totes in 4he election, is the obvious pathv"by wh'ich "the Cpn- vention must approach its obje'et.' v'i' It will be of no.use to inquire "in whose -iawj. are a majority of th&people of the-Unrted-Staiea men, women and children", black, white ahdmd latto for five.-sixths. of them have n6 vicejn.the election of President or Vice President. Noi wUl it be of any use to inquire, which candidate is preV ferred by a majority of the voters who elecU The true point of inquiry is, which candidate can most probably secure a majority- of the elector pi votes? HOW TO BE ARRIVED AT., r? By what means are the Conventions most likely to come at a correct solution of this , question Obviously,' by a corjfse analagdus fothat' pursued in the election. ' - - "Each State shall appoint," says the ConstituV lion, " in such manner as the Legislature tkejeof may direct, a number oj, JbUctors -equal fq Jhf whole number of Senators and TlepresenlativePto which the State may be 'entitled in Congress? &c. " The Electors shall fkeetHn" their ' respect ive States,- and vote ' by iallel -for President arid Vice President" &c And ,a. majqrjty of the votes so given, if ,ih,fajror oone.cfUi4i4ae elects the President and Vice Pfesideht. . ' r The States, in the exercise o'f'lhe pbwef here conferred upon them, have, we believe without re ception, provided- for the election o :Etectoiiby General Ticket.. The necessary oonsr-qiu nee. is, that the Electors in eacL State, Seing; already elected by the same jarfy, af6"all of the: sam po litical faith,' and being pledged "beforehand, all vote for the same candidates. - v - i" . Hence, each and every Elector.speak5Tthe voice, not of a majority of a District but oiAanajarty of the whole State. JNow, what is the best way to ascertain lor whom the electoral vote of any State is likely to J J not th.e mdiorilv wliich is to' yu'e t?.' best anStoer ihp ftajofityrf 9ckDis,fiQt iiitfr4i4ft pff$etW wouwjneu answer bo 95 ytilii Jrj 1 ascertaj, J ng whom majority of (he State preferthat J nnaffiritVHvhfcfi'ls w-ffiWth vof 'WBvliotl ask that rtajfrritf at onc lhStea offfee niajbrlti standing by. feadyJaaiiswei.fo; himself. .. u ' . 'As "wise,1' thouffrT not s&, ridiculous : and not so ridiculous, because it not only-fray not prdip.bte bukmay ettsaHy tfefea&fory-vkjttt for-wfirch agpn.yenuoo.w tfttbelrejld. . JYatkJias t&rtyr s;Tcotes ia; the election, of PreideRjfpd-'Vice President, apoSoiah GaVolfnanine: to be given by a majoritj of each' Slate?' ""Ask a. triajdrky of me view iurtc iemocracy, wnom aotyoupjeier t Th.9 answer i-Mr. itfarxBareri-i i.jAanajbtity of the SouthXIarolioa Democracy, whoui-do X-OU nrefer? 'The answer is. Mr. Cfalhoun ''The!! ConTenoiitbusTaspiftans tTatt;h.tfiosewo Siatesl Mf-Va BitTea1' would probably receive thirty-eiii votes, ami SMr. Ualhpun? time. But cut up! the tatesJnjLoajimanv Districts a& thev Jhave electors, and. ask a majority of. each District whom they prefr Twenty Districts in:. New .Ifork , rrjav answer, Mr. v an Uuren, and sjxteea in IN. York' and' nine ' m-"South Carolina, mav ' answer,' Ir. Ca4houik. Thus, in' these "two States, -Mr. Van Bujren jroujd get wcy votes and :Mt., Calhovm , twenty jpe when those who. are ta. give the votes declare tnat. no possibiUty,"ih a contest for the Presjehy'betweiprl thie iw6 hould Mr. Calhoun command iwbre than nine vdtes ; out of th -forty- fivflj ...Is, it ,by- profess like this; that the .-Con- vqntiQnqan arrve at tha- telatFje effective, strength of the candidates 1' J . .J- , "TTeTstit'b fs' the'prwtical'chajacter'of tb plan ofKirnmatioTt proposed 'SRd-urged by the South" Garolintt JDcmvenrior and-those ivha- adopt ' its viev& .: Whjlei byhe C.o"ostitrtieBiand'laws, thei majorities .q jSoijcontjol th entire vote of the States, thev Brooose to vest the nomination in ma- joriths'of bisTrict& tiiey propose to place the power U nominate in the hands of those who hava not the power toehct, . ' . "...t"! -- . -THK .MAJORITY, PRINCIPLE. Ho w p this incongruity Justified ? Onearguj; menf m its favof is, that the representation by Drstricts Is 'm6T6 likr to eTici? tha will o'f the" majority f the party, thaBe representation by States... . i--r.-r.-r: r . v c?t .T.-i- v Thisjs bV no, means a necessary consequence. On th'e' contrary, jt is riot so "lively to elicit the wiA of the majority iri'ahy Slate,' as a Stale vote. D1-' vide iNew York into thirtix-pisjjicts suppose one District to have'a majority of" one thousand for Mr: 'Van Burerr, and the otherHhirty-fiv'e'ian average majority of ten each for Mr, Cathounv m'mrr three hundred and fiftv-in all : it is obvi the danger of throwing jpopcjtnto the hands oj a I minorilv. It Jias- sometimes happened- Jn pur cdufitrythat a majority of our Suite'LegislaturesJ th beinp; electe'd by majorities "of crjunties of towns, th 'was of onepolitfctfi party,' when the OVsvernors elected by majorities of Statesj- composed ot pre cisely the .same voters, were of .another. A few larjje maiorities overbalance many small ones. a,nd make a District representation a very unsafe guide in arrivfrtg'at the"wttr bf the rhajorftyr "The en-S ttre Democracy ajiflJm6n,"vonnr as one rjoayx would afford the onrr conclusive? testirrjdftyof its own preferences. Bat this mode is'6t?vr9asly' im-j practicable. Tfieneirsmtsf guide is, vote Dy States. By this mode, the true majority Aeiec' State is ascertaTned.V.py a4lv-i9n of'States into -Districts, you hazard that result and majf e the evtdTicirlumilhed inconclustve And it is ab surd" fo cnairirain, thai -a p recess -wbictr, hvfwemy-j six States., confer ls,cettatnty i nto- dou&L- fcnordsn more reliable. testimony, of tha will of jhermajori- ty.' " Vo'u.might as rationally say, that twenty-six J - aouois are Dene- eviaence oi trutn man twenty-six j --.Hpnce, 'the 'position? that -representation by Districts, jafibrd aj JbetteT evideocjj. of the will of, the "majority tharia representation by . States. is; palpably'mdefclismle. Bdf wlat if it were riot ? However sound -lhe geneTarprinfiple thit a rria iority should -gofSerB? such is not the fart, "either ptacticaliy.or theoretically,, in the government of the, United States.., It .was. not theimajorUxow cons'oHcCated people whiG "gave .vitality t? our oonsiuuiion, uui ; majvr iij,ts uj outes. imici thre ' ijeVislalive ndr Ecutive brahcrTes Trhe GQveTmivent -is-based uporiVthe-vconsolidated ruft-. jeroty pLrmciple-f .vv c -Z-t-- MThe Jipuf?, 9 Kepre.septatives isjorganise up-, on fn approximation to that 'principle- but the Seriate-' has nd'gard-'tefacTi Brate'rravinV thrt-cin an equal repitsfenfa'tion with'all the itsC and ibes. together toostitute-the Legislative potr er..; .The Electors pLPjettdehUand yicePresv deht are not ehosen by S majority of the people of the Unitea estates, npr Dy a majoruy onne voiers n"rir Vet b-ra'maidnty- -of the SVcrfeSr The Const? tutibn -.gives' to- eachSratrtwoEiectcrri'to rep5- sent its Senators, and, tohenddsiisany. ntor as it haj? ReyresenttiyesJu Congress. vTTJae,ele$; tiob of President,'tberefof eTapprgaches neater the maprfty principlethOTlhrf nbt"so hear a the House of Reprefitati'ves.'" The votes are not dssignedV to :a majority of the people, -.but aro aDrjorlioned out .to, the, Slates.: Tha Electors-, do not represent the pegpleo'f the nited States but the people of ihe seve fat States. The election is, in fict ah election'-byz-t T Stale's; O'ustltage which may resplt ,. On thft .cqntjary, it is in iaxi, an election -oy muiu-n,u.c vj oiii uu as the Constitution was adepted,)nd i based nei ther o:;jvj-W.eauality noi .Slate .equality .but on a compromise,. and cornpptind pftbeftwo fin piples!"1 An attempUo maketh,e ejection conform tff onenifriciDl! or theblher by aaopfing il in rrdm1natiftgahdidate8.is,h?reTore,uutterly versivjs oxuheincipteS'and eomproTOises-oi iae Censlitptiarii anddanerpspdeB.,, -a Bufwhy do.not.tlie advocates ,pf the.rn.ajority principie carry Xoutt' Th'e-afoKrja Conyen tiorrch'bsb 1fo Delegates to 'the'tJatronal "Con ven tion, and lecemtrfended- theTfestto be Chosen bjt Congressional Districts.. s. Those. twd, standiag in the place pfenatprSj.hvo nothing to;dq,witji the popular or majority principle : Why do tH not discard ifiein Wh choose tne-T)etegateSto the1 Goriventidri,'Avhten that ririftciple Vould erithrei her to but seven ? Why not reduce Rhode Island to WtJelpeHnsterf-oT ur?r a-AtkansaarW.oWahViasfeaofre - n 2 iwijui itv prtaKiiuu.wooia reqmmii.;- J 9 08 tSjiWOTJtoWejjsa fo, f ana cniiaren, black and; .white r? Are women, chaa-W and sfcveS lii TjeIonuItia-'Bltf-',wlir1r tfev vrefrr. As JPreiid e&i$ tWelbTTOe-nbt. Th majority apw ei a a&ziT f:'ihflvM(f& i PresldeisL' bvxdurtuflgIve'sidves' as edual to' three vofefsrBy The thajority pfinci'pley"theev sb6uidib struck ofif&Noc is this ll.?MTh right ofr-sua rage-is f jrec y difjrent m difleent. States, Takinef- the samanumber of white rjeonle in Penn sylvania aftd Virgihia,ih,ejnumbef of Voters'amclrig therrf in "the "'forme?! "'"is believed lo'be hfnoretha'ri twice asIarge'.a3 in-theatter. -f By the majority 4 principle, lVjBtejrs jsljould hava.. ,powert whereas the.Virffiniaj voteThasJ.wic.,as.much as tire' Pennsylvania voter. If South Carolina. Would adopt' the pure' mhjofityprihclplCIeliff'Strikel off the two. Delegates she ha ecteoWfl plariof iier, SenatQrial Electors);ne or..-two.m jvhiph she gets by her slave represetatiorv,and;Qrie or. two inore, to reduce her, voters to "a, level in power wim inose or Pennsylvania, iew 1 wuih, Kentucky and many other States; and then may' she stand .tread yy,n aU fairness to go .into - Con-, vention with her sister -States upon that,,prin cfplel . . What is the effect of her plan as proposed; Tfttsandnothing'more or less : To retain, in the nomination and election, all the advantages which the Constituiiou 7t-M'HER, and require dSew York, jPennsvlvania, and other States, similarly situated', to surrender all the advantages the Con stitution gives THEM. The two Electorsand the slave vote Tare held Jy. virtue of the compromi ses of the Constitution, and so is the powet of oth er Slates to concentrate their votes ia the choicspf; President. She pjroposes to retain .in the pornina lion ner two extra JLeiegaies ana siaye reprr st-iuu.-u'bh-and at 4hemenime ; claims fromthrri a surrender of the pjiwer of conoentratioiK- -And-this, a. most waivable departure from.theyiaioriUL priiiciple. she'endeavors to maintain by an apjieal to that very principle : very pnncipu ' - STATE' EQUALITY. Another Jeading -argument in -favor -bf tJie.Sv Carolina Alan is, in substance, thathy gpipg.ipia Convention and. thus concentratuig, XaeolfS ot the party upon a single candidatelthe small tale lose usb cnancexney nave or giving an equai.voie with th lar?e States; in 1 the1- fectioif of a Presi dent, by.th .Houseiof Representativesand that fop this: sacrifice they ought to be. compensated by aH ' ' 1 V ' 1 I vantages in the. nominating Cenveption. ' Surelythose who press "this1 argument,' have not Well-considered Ihe inference's which if neces sarily authorizes. " t ---i rJ. IuaUotally iBconsrstent wua theroaiorjtY principle which is so eajousjy, p'ressed by thel same politicians. In one breathy they tell us tne Delegates ought to be elected by Districts more truly to arrive atihe will of the popular majority; in ihe next, they give .as a reason for pressing the same plan," that .it Js a concession to the sniaU States iri derogation of the popular'principle f So little, after afl, da tbey'. regard the trojoVity prin ciple, that thrty-are ."-"content'5 to abrmdort'-it alto- gtther, and give lhe. Stales art equal .".voje-in the Convention, i.9Wvome JpitaS gam Kepfe,sentatures .noon-gress-and consequently Electors orPresidenf an3 Vice tion. 5 Content " was the wojrd usjL by J co-opergibp or personal ' support It is opt by, th Carolina Conventionland " content" iseA "means; iHat' the 'Deroticy is tfl'be-tept'to- the Sou e wera aooptea oy tnose wno aavocate tneir plan. They prefer, however an intermediate course bufWfllirt su1versi6n of tnernajbnty prin cipjeand seeding, adyantages to the)smaU States beyon thoe secured, to .jjiern. by .the Qonstitu. tion. ' "l . " "An argurhertt Irkfe thii; imrines an'ovcfsigbr of the" great object -?hkh Hhe" Defriocratfcarty have, in iew;.. lv has ttefereBce-eoley to heal power ox.. indivjduQlafertry.Qp) np.t 4o.any question of practical -adrninistf atjqn. Not o se:. (fu'r any principle' or promote "any jjicasurc, out to -obtain a'7 local -or Individual auvantageri the' eleotion,vis: the sole basis on "Whichi it:rsu?Vl'h'e, ConvenUon, we trast js-.BOt.td j,yaet jtSwjae.rgie: lor local. g. This arrtoentJf'-iac'6fernfffi-ibf the)jincipal objects in holdings -Natron al Cerv- ventio?. .-That-, object nsJq, v&vent theiectoni from, devolving upon t$ House qj J&i&Fesenta,-; llveSyW'ueTS.ti iras iieycr .cuieiru winmui uisuu ihgUhe-fouriains of both patron a ger and xegisla1 tkmv i -Oughr DFmocratsSO : asit ii .fcompensatio forgiving up. juch acbeuueX.4AiJusz iHas.it been .of any use to lhejsraall Siatespracticlly.?. Is it of service to them, that their members of Cohoress shall nave a "tKdnc' to s'eHltheirotes rbrefSce or rtibney fls'lhri Raric"eu how id be made a cwtsidef fttion 1q seJBtebcatadnnfagf8ji the )orrAiBa.t4gjConynliprvK CnnlhPe.mj-a cy gv,e . A-iimrNClPLEVTNVOLVED' wTAere is.' arf-.obiectiJri7 pon.prirtetpl to wvr pjp-fprpjnise of this sprtj ,-Xhje- eiwJuott-QW?resU as means ftf srottrwe,??ovthe, codhtrVa Chief Ala grarater'.jhilujem-Zi-te to elect, one .by,,Electojs.;i Itis e,.duty oC-eifery citizen in every StatpJ by all J) roper mean?, to prp: rnot6"an elecfidh;'Uy ETefitorg.' No pan,jarid no State," has a-righfto defeat she han elect XottfoWhe purpose 'txP Ihrowiryg it-into. Gongrtsss-. -'To'db'd, ijin aggravated -abuse. -.Natioiial. Contntions are means.4o effect .such an.selectiop. .Arethey proper means ? Iftot, Democracy shouldhay nothing to do with them. Tf they rh no portion of.the Democracy can hoaestly defeatnheir tfbject in eonsideratiop of anvindividuAk or iaread'ah the duty of all to un,iteln them and promote theii success uy uii jjiuyct niuuo. t ' To ask aohsMeratioa'-fdr 'fifing' fniHe prop ef means to secure-at selection bythe'Elecfors implies a clebimf sisht ,io prevent such -an lccm Hop. , fi7 implies tbat: Ipse.whp claim, iteit.her f do not.consiaer it tneir auiy to promote sijcn.an etetriori,;6fSA';t3 1&paib fiSiibing their duly. Far rarfrcmvl&s to-'imjW6haole to thdse w.ho-nd vanceb'jwgueht TThfey.haye ndt- well considered. iVand ejjr.jecQs4o.eaJ.l teir.iuifipds directly and dlsUnctly, to the principles anit'infer en'cei Whicht if involves. We repeat, that a Nai tkra'al XJonventibii ft anobious and jftoper'metbns to socure an electioaof prasidenttind Viee-'Pfesi-dentiy the Elector and . give: effect to Democrat; ic principles in the administratippiot the iATern: ment ; that it is the duty ofevery Democrat, who in.su-u2files.-of this. sorLendausewrrsr,, andpersonat'pbjects, j&e great measureswhihit is called "to secured v ' ' ' ." guy cowidezabJiTi kr,.it jcht.ncjtubs. tb the same faint, and liable to the same dent.by tne. House pt lenresiavesvc.iiy, States? "is' "it Txh vrded for by the Constitution, simply byicll norjble.exeTlicg ions : mat, ror woingL- xrrs puiy -"i inia-respcrtr ami no rigu ra ciwi or leVitly el?criOT;by6ha tHosfc givertlrf 'the Coi lstitmir WddeTohidanof cdstltulidh'al rigrAs'Shd :owe? bfrotKef in6vi6ruils',arjmdates;j or "States V:ui w 5.wscJ le ccessrorcpf cTairfl", If1 sel-p in p6rsyieor1h,1tc? vi"& ffi&BdFhmemmcrtf uon I Nk'tinf CrTnviPhtibu 'feuorht' te0" erlrisiderVoyar the e'tecWph Ke if etfj fend, tfnlfat giouridhaH wDuW-be'trie" praciical tffeci'Wfhe aflHvbiah- uiai nominat- with a cpmprpmisei WhicfctBemailer States shall jpracticafly1 bki(??mbr 'fotej?,1 itrid the larger less than thev have'ihtiie"elCti6n:bf Electors. Con- J. .1 .L.'lJ..'..il.! 4. li'L 1.1 l. wtujffbS btJtt&atltvlngn e(juai-Tofe tm the Natibhal yofiVfitionaJqe:ieorsbW be but instrutnrrls,timVHrfe irive le- would be - virtually suprcededpatfdtheTrrocrss provided by thafy'rilimrf?aiuhe fast desperate rfsott-to'snvethe xwu1ryffB-thaoarhynhS)eh miirht-snrino- frofrLh&ioo-ra-iLhouU aXliief JVlairis- trate. would Jbecomeih ordinary mode of ejection, rr--: ?.'v-?rr-1 s.'i-; 'fori 111 ti,- Li is not mis, out avoweyiy un apprpxymanon 10 if 1 fhaf ; the- Solifh' Crbtfha -ConVenlidh prd$6se? 'Phrough theiPhiodebf-Tofganirina the .Conven tion, ajvi voting! therpirvlhey prppqse- to dHsuhfc lager. Statesof ;a, portjgn. of .he weight vhjcji the.C-orrstitutipn. gives therh in 1 the' election' by Tt.---:- .Lk.'J- ' u i . Xli . .iJVcii.Li .1 T.7U? qwdTTty of -votesv"without!-gai-d lttflhx?irpoptfla' tiba. 'VV'dcrubt dirtherhe-.-Dert6cracy o the United Stales, wou$.brvojughV-to.-be QonLentA to have f .heir , President elcceja nal Incases by -an eauallvote 01 States! or'1 more than content ' vith" ahyjiea rer apprbx irxatiorrvt':tlffit principle fha i rnnv provided for irt the Uonsnteudnv - WeTlouo also, .whether they wiUi pf fought fo7'assfntol. . i r . 1 W mTm a- ... 1 pi actical am endment ov CAfijutum by;a process so illegitimate, so irresponsible ana so dangerous. t- - - - -r- TheDemocfacy cherish' Slale Rights," as jn this country the suresrsafeguarJ'r7wSa' rights. To ioncentrateits votes' irr the treetron dfP fesi de ntt and- Vice . PreSidentr; is as nauchr; 3 Saie Right as Xo give Uyo.votespn accpunt of it Sena-d tors. ,Botp shouk be cherished and naarntained, as We wouloT cherish and 'mainfaih the Constitu tion. - Nominating Conventions ere" nop races ten discuss or re-adjust constitutional. principles or compromises; much les. ought sacrifices of con stituionatighta pndppwer? tqhe.aijkeoVorrnadf, as consideratien fojrivioir or receiving. ppUtieal gether,Jra on to victory ana-estawsnea in last- inffTW minion. . ,; -1 - i -.1 ARCSXIA1EJNTS. Of, SOUH JAROL.IAv Although wd nave elucidated we hopevv;tp clearness the, general "pVirif'ip'fcS' involved in the subject, vweeem-ift'JoTrstf5fr frtypoTtabcifas to rer quire 'a m6re'i5artte6larcilicti "the leadingar- gtlmetits hddutedlrsupfiorbf the SrgftH" CarolfiiaJ pian nry-ajejuuni-vjiup m ma iyuyiutgx- tract J rem- ao auuipritaiive- -aEuoiai recrmiycuxu I 1 I .1. 1 . 1 . i-. f r CT 1-L. bk.L': IHJu. lateo witn ia'th'ej renreserii t here a r b m. t wp J 0 rtn s j 1 wwCTi.aUcaitkiwsvn under-ticcHiswtUoflXii Lh Unitttt aiatsaoitle GovcrrKnnrit"B6taWi9bsi lf The trepreseBtation4 of -rawhami tbisnw carrrpu ut rr in!"eeiare ot rive ArtedtBte W'ere rtciStirtfrbeTrequat reDreseoiifOa out in.iae pu cRrt-snta4ivet?efallbywlist ad LL6trior teprfseAWWon NgWt. ckutis e4--- Tke DevV 4.WtUje.ierun.ef represhot1'a5H the model for lhe JNational L.oaveniKffr-.if-je form! r"rswadwd,lwe-fomntl vhh,rHh e. Uuited Btates f and as ihe ConsliuyioneJlprpJ viejjsUaHaSerpia? vnen;iBf jryewenuai elec tion is thrown into the House .of RpresetaCivs. Or. if. the .latter Jjorm, .the representaiion of the people Aopte we, are Qrhanxount. Then. eVev Xjongressidnal distrjct. wilLs.ena one rwHfrVev; andhf itee Cdnveptiitffa io CnrMrre4nHn rtfwtese 1 ta.d .ea o taheooin teas a.ndwjs.bes of a, 5 w thanipopVil Dtstricr cOdtain-. We iW'efer the laltet toT4rt ot repreeeAMlioo, oeraus wo oesiTCHiie witt onne P Plt-"11- P -thtwjltof the wesjvUT yretiom-. inate lp the conventios. IVeput jt.iijariyfajr. and cand"i(f mfnd!; eah ahytnirig be fairer than' "these al- I iernatttfeV?iv-bJHr risk bpdirtc frtn fatfeot be yxsiHicqmiiiai).xo.iD. Betem tneir daily practice-a,undec, the Qoosiituiion of . ihejLT. Sftleifamirrirr 4b'lhem r? allmeirrpracficeiAiri ihetiverBi5ait4. 'So? &tarW'laiii weeirxj Siae CpQVfqpnwas ewefraiJjOjihe principle et'districf" representation. vVhy should irt TdigSddTot?iihegabjzifio 2 There is a fatal defectnhyndatjon of Jths imposing supeistrucUue-!j.t3 if true-lhat there are iJmt iTJWQpttl ufder the cpnslitutionf ifye Seha(e. a the Jlouaf RefresenfativefJ There'is "a third, "rising tip d-Trectly r?brrrthe! fare -of ' tJiBorjrrH6Tr, rrfcorrp. poand'f bothfneithter rprsritngHheStateS ai tavjereignsy nda yei-ihepeoplejof 4he United StJdej asegupis -jn. pobticaj ppwer buj occupying an, in? termediate' groOnd. J Wgmea$ the Efectori President and V&F President. " "'Each' State lias uirttitfi itsBp&atibnr':-n?hy aW ertala1v a trtprwntaiion&BLiyii practically, a jmueirtfrawva faithful on,e than J.heJSjnjjeior Houp pf iReprer sehtati ves. Cnqose yt between these two, says South (rolmii7 ofher. Now,'' we will chdose neither, n6r Willwebe con tent" WrthbWnot "more 'than' c6ment,l;with Vfie other, for the very obvious-reasonfthlt theyhave nothing t(j;dp.Awttthe matter i Ov hand U..il laws and making Presidents, are erydifferent operations 3 the bodies which make theiaws"and - -f- - n c j r- 1 1 1 irrsfst,-lrrat ' iraf rAnWnffiabif -Br 1 iucy (jripusq ,ucy y-jff. f c tuuicui the States nhall hare ajrj tnual-vote in the inor CotrvehiipWjbui are; ''mpre.ttiaTa content" ceae to inem mat wiin uicn inrv wouiu ue "on- . i 1 tenf (allowing Vseeual vote in the Convention",) artdihlahinompSdnon is tobe con sidered as the eleFpSvhat.ijfduid be tBe-practi-cal result? . MbJoHssfpt electing the President 'arid fpfesfdjv?8 prescribed by the.Cpnstitu'9a, tyfrtt'infafed, and its main provision Tor XppQpcBvtrte and nullified. Instead of anCre'ctlon' bytawseach giving an- ediiaT? bTSeriMmfef'wtrTttt otfoun.n.c: constitutional enect to trreir decision, TKetJnUit&cibnTitvt& attoa auQ.d he.pef .eapuajvoU'liV-uf &, LbaJ Stares brogtq)d itijTfe eqnat'yoiresu-'srs was-practis-ediind'eV the oldtfifdra't?QnV;lnii Couvfeftrtoa Vfcith framed (he ; ta'B.siifutijSo of '.ihe two by virtuVofifs fovre1gnlyZ'&nd as many more-as 4 if lfa Represemati-S'rldgres's? tb6iesrchwrni ffil isldeEl $pt6ge0irat StatWWWie 1 J nhcuM nXbCufefce to sa.Or sole object if; ?5 .T'SC cs.??ixVf5frV i?'Pwuenls. byjeandi arumentvi wthdut.drnancwdbn' ioon? etf e1 3' 78ffwnrliQ6sek6eV vmce SoiitKLCarblina thaVshe isron in askm' twen -thh-i&c preserirT-if convemldtt fnhe Derhttratfnmof he Derhbl- ratfdWmrjr M the a convention of theDemocrats of the District, or, if the'tkifefioti'beiy en"etaHiik;'or-tKe whole Legislature Wafch to electKrm,n'6MHevho if tbetotfefentlklafJai&l lfVeivSri? aM4. Stete-rto wyw gtftflenhe ctrndidate?WefCbn vepiioq. .rSufficient to the dav is the ejrif there;; 1 wotrld.not clKasroh-fcrticjD: tdoriSiflatelofj'antht day, 'we devoutly 'We;and . CpnEv caad idtites-to-be elected rjryDfiM7j,noir -JHitncl conventions to li6minarJibr aFtf?eV6tec;5 bal if LL-.m j. 1.. -i .t-. i.-if . ... we.swameufi oomir jiae, to ascertain ine' strongest ntan with the view of xfivfnar "urj 'personal DfeTer- enoes for"the"Sake-bour -principles,1 -wfe Would askia-tRjmiaatiorff the haiSdsi;6f thbse, all those and thdse' ttoljfiyrh? have; -aVbiCe:4nFthe tfectidn: ls-ndMhle- souhd inprihipfe and safe' in pfa'etice 1 Irisrthe dictate of cbmmbh serine ahdThb'univer sal prafticecf-Thconnrry. Why depaWfroW it 111 itf; iiuioiuaiiuu ui-n cat u uuteioi-iiie A'resraen- ii,.i;wi; ioi.i..'j. it-ii.-:wi. tibrV-irrtheJHeiiiafo-r fo.ttod&&&ortMtbfci in thA lfetfrfcWrl uMyLrA in the eleettr;xatt1y irvlitd fd'ywr puVpbseT " ttMeZies J f -P . A 'gen !-lyi rifk imxjSMM&'i. p erracriyj aoTBe weje-cnosen' py ristricis. sompi bfr-'prenAftJ -fir.lfHnrl -s'niin"4vtf iTtt liifcb!fi5triri; 1 iAkif., J-4it.;x.k tf. J-2iDMCOU'uce. Becomes an exenser ior anotner more fori SWrftrinrf. lhtSTI?"? ' bhad: Wfldewnrtett lead v ,K.-Tw,Wi k f iJK--t.i x;.k'iUi..ll-wuwiJWHB-.-.Boi near ana unoiasseo percep- u zJZ.i 1 j -.' ?J?t-t j the-rewiinwIieTStatesrthal she.rnilrf-ffralth& e4.".AUrttffi& adWedGe."aTTW1Pr'P1& Wcre (fety require td Nf-r?-.! i-; ttxkiU ' refetarft tatferMhe-advarrtifge sfteb 1?mg enjoy rd through - ccctratterf''and Sdelay,vby giving up thiireTative onstitoiioTiastrnHthVn the nom q -J " tvifvif Ntt UJltlU IJU1V UCUO lllCUI IV I ination Whwh she-.itdmix"8 "Would befgiving it up in the election i - C - ; f m anner i? Voting; nt A,r--se k- ?,i:. I k fkJobwLu. r' k.MJr'undjving.doeyMr fhaf as- thefegWsajnvmkin. " This fr'plantfljUS? hSldekiSive. -Cdrrv-tT armte-thror Vfid4 GeneraKFkfcet-and voTe peVapua EteWDeV SSeflei edKi-iA theyliMltpet tifiU. ieriWbuld-tiier 19 n.,tDfa - r, .i -.l .-i -t spike oar own artiJlerv Tr.;. w, w K;-sTi:i'i.. ' t-ti J foirowAe-ahnl.VaV Bt; tel anrr an-rTt indptous, unjust ormrageous towards the mart thevther: Y$u iTarwhsHairHaff mbd of dtftKnCm adhere' Wthe thode '"bf voting v-v jnisi luaiyoa crtaae -wezricr or change. both.' 'We care norlbrnfffrOTf ; we'1' look" onIytd 5 results. Elecf ifelegnfes dy VeneTa- Conventions, wbich-'wHF f make-them TqiiaTly-'a representatiort of the Stale7 majorhyvapd 'w?f 'afe '0ntcVN'that 4riey sbH ote per caSijtk "Or: ft ytm elect by Distrietsf tfeparrmfromnrTe rartj -jr .. 'j.. Ai nf ,1.'. Tl: J. lr-5 t hat -uoi.iifl H DtnWiWA Fr,, Tfhl- tfir rAtf focby'oIlewHngla of The LJgatos rrbm eachPStatenoispose of itseJ"nlirej vote. iVo xhooseyyi? IthViigli1 hDisfriit represerrtatioftyrowthdrjb'Wer of the :SMe; into fhe " hands oY'aJnineffty, a danger no! ihrbly ed-in n 5ic'rerJrrtehfeti6n;ypt.-w,eiii'e cohfent' forthe.sake of hartnemy, to kif ur that Vange'rJ "Jl Tvmie vnungTHg mo- ukuut vj- representation, yoji will make 4benirMrI' voting: ' Brit ;e-rettmre? than epntent":t6:ta&e iheeonstitutiorpor but ardeTand, so' far its results aTeiconceirrft'c?; basis, as josr-andarm' asr the principles oTihrf51 cohsti- tdtinnwIiictiVif .notin everv-fespeVf ' alliKai. thV ealhtfsivDerpbcrat "-woirfdf aerffcJ'iVthllesfr 1 Him. mei that: lin reasnWy -hdp'fofottrFtrma'y'ftst1 nnuijiiyiBu sdiciy. tncr, ityiroiu air Jrn pregna1le forrress''e maycarfy dTftheWaf with out? riolitlesl avTfifthoiVre3r -6f drsasr orrfeatr-andtJdceaively -pla rft bp r sTanaararf evesy -Depatrrlf4toVlrnmrntr ''tBdt if tfe and cempromTses' bf ine consiiiuiion, reiusmgio unuein proper rn.ea- sutestb scuarthaepirdaf:y bf bur pSr.tjrwhh. oM cnceSsiortsorbver to Stales dr'rhdif iduats Mchre'onkirror3Hb tfKrfcfesdmVbt-bri4trT ihe practice unakig it," -hatted do'tfli btir bw-riw-irfls, ahd'seflcpdse a Qimalrarrion-tG'thfefury' 'oran' unlr, pefsevfeFrrrg ana rAerrtleSserferty. iWhaiS have wetoe5cr)eet1n-T sbch ah vent,""-hut ;Stfdderf and iastrrrg dainessver gloTiouS yptt&djifhneis thai 'reilf bi felt tT -VV!srhfte our efercnmonthef Dembt?r?t tk candidate 'or the- -Presidejicy--a" -pfefeiripnee' decided nusoAgruti'f tv'e tiridefsbfn'dur: 0 wnni vesjhSt riothin to do; witb;thvv Hveierr subject. "f he suewssf themoatiVpartyahd ttre -triumph ef 'its prftfclpies, w.e-ohaVr a -thouandtTmesr morirmtaritihia the'tlectjbn eT bur 'man.--' Tbattnatf, aUyymyiirseivei, tve'aV&Hvill-r?rg-te sctifieeltltfeAllytesecrV'tht 'jaslm'g asadrtchcee Bnii1s thVduty ofiimy Deoaoc raVflMlefnpf to brrsideV, -WrVf-ther' cOipronfee-?ofrle Coihlitutivd thfuffhcrtheT a proiHictii ojswipwaiict! hhu re-ajusimern orTne Lmeans than a regular amendment, giving to som ouxico, jmsiFiKjteasfc jjuic srruegreeAOJ-..pow-et ihey.do. not now, possess. is,an ,aDBfoiiate.ror that result. It is impossible, in the. nature man FthaJUheoejopjf jny.tate caeconteiUP"fcsee nstituticrpwvgr-ii rightfajly .png Sjatemiaqritiesui txe nomiQatiojs'hear-ishoy: have jiana jV.liatevex. 10 -the lectiniH lone nsattite nominateiwnen ancwiertTooiwJipjta of the State maiorities .wluchareoeontrol ihepsnit pPPW.-itwegir AM M. Wn Ia1 ' HAM H M.a.HAk. A . 11 sarilv tends to such aresulLtas jn.mrtti il-k nmyj nqijn "VjSa.OPWj at PDe; praUc of nominating candid.tes. forjgesideut :andEicel getoer. 'TorendeihecrsbnafQth even-worthy of respecttbey musV-io!thejr tien ipatio striQtly.cpofprnithe. phnciplea, of the election, conceingaphtate; the same relatire poer,4houai5Bjiti9ii o.irMmjnntioar.-n jc- l What sacrifices the Democratic party in the rreejpew.Dyauon of. which raust, sooner prJaUer.hreaL4t-rv,h(i of"bther'StaVssur7cnder bl any portion of iheir. consiiiutionai ppwejry)i aQoptjeg tnatj on aue con- votlohUo the Constitutiori- "and 'State 'Uiffhts. -to- consider wEai Twill be the "duty of theDemocracy of Other StatPS. if sh'er should'- rifrsist 11 "it iKa opiy 'condition. uiprt. Which she .wiJf meet" them in. Ljat day trust, ., win ufVMarnYeft;-.,,vt, ttefeW f , f MR, VAN. :BURENt U In avowing our preference fot Mn Vaii-Bu rn' as the Democratic candidate for the Presidency ,! we shall notipresent him in copiparison orirr iu trast vith any of his Democratic eoirTpe'iftdrsT To disparage him or them 'As the necessary effect of ' such a proceeding, and that eamothe'done.,'ivjth''' outproducing retaliation,' ill Woodand1 alienation. IfiWeompare Mr? Van BufenV Lvirtue Wiihr- tneirs, loprove-hrt-supenoruy, ot ifvSsdadeT" uikc ia contrast in-metic wnn tneir 'deheiencies. lbvexfetj-bnto their friends sheuKf- mutate our; example? i With whatever good feel: mmtnes!t mtenuon such aproceediHg' may ?esinit-wii, iinMhe end, be " productive of misT: chief:; ascertain I y as rror ; wrists inr the llDmal . .. -.,1 .. ., ... . . f . iiuuu aiiu-qjabsioH qwcus in 'tne". tinman oreast. . 1 . j ,3 11 .. 1 Afie ArststTi retaliated by Ernnsr a little further: 4L' il 1 i 1 .' ftioncaa safely tread: passion- enterr; and thrust reason aside; d1SCussion degewratcs mto - rfwimi. J . J 1 . ... apd relentless opposition divide those4 whom every1 progress, and we. shall be in no daneer-from' the I "4 t ' r . . Independent of other coRsiderafiona,. is k wise t indicate-to tbe enemy in a war among ouTselvey, our -assanawe;: points ana Jurmsh nis ' mofirn- 7ine with 'weapons? ' If -Democrats exhaiistHht rr industry and taIntTn huntmfr nBi and record m? ail we-auuticea re prove tneir canawaui 11 .1 . V JJ J . .L ... .J!i. . V?' -w,u taKeup tne weapons inns -mrmshta def !Y Ct " and-W batlfo7 Andl aB! 8fsemons? Letnsnot fabricate and sharpen -Be the condactsf others What K may. however whom We prefer, we shall entirely refrain from a ' course so dangerous and so" suicidal. Others" may murder with, malice prepense, or kill in mad dening eeitement but our hands shall never bo redVrth-theblood of civil wari- Unstained will we lift them,-if it most be so, over the grave ef Democracy, etain by its own children, as we raise them now to adjure our friends .of every class -and clan7-to idesist from ihe" course''' of discussion already vbegon, and reserve their stnngth and their ammunition for the common enemy. Be as-; sured, -wearer not-to have an uncontt-sted field. A cowrpact host,-well appointed,- well disciplined, AvaJlarmedajkl well paid, is alreadv Wieefing its -fo rmidajb 1 e q tiadrone- into t h e fit- kl- upon which more than kingdoms ate: to- be- fought for,and shaJ I ise meethem with an array 'as com pact and aformidi'ble as- theirs rownorin eparafe clans, semvlingat each, other; wilh. halting chiefs and bfoktn Aveapnns -, w - ; We?are m no danger from the selection of our candidate, if it be dispassionately mad. Whom-' soever ojj Convention shall deliberately nominate weqea triumphantJy elect. But if tne riomina tionsbernade -in a storm, desolation will follow? What'pvailft-Uier.ali-rTourishing rain,' if it Come .4.- A. ...u:.t...- l Jt .1.... Wfl,tBir "w cralyjwbo regards'-measuTceorenhan men, tb"in tacposf for:tbepurpose'of arresting the "hot blood wlio arealreatfymiming: at eaeh other tlieir -fra Lrierdalspears. Leit ' to. the- Whigs to provdc thatoar-.lendetsiTe inconsistent br unpopular, pet to be relied on, or not available: Jr wlimihei Convention hjis-spoJi-enlhe'fwicjjpi of the'noni irtefe shall be. Worse than Whrismf let those; whc think-sorge,ropehly and" manfully, for MrClayt But. let therni-not tab -Demopracy through tho bosoms of its chiefs, and then hypocritically fsay its dettth w& not rhyfault' - '. s-u-i-i In thetspirit we recommend to others,: we pro ceed to give the reasons why, in wropinionMr. Van Buren ought to be nbminated as the Dtimo cratic candidate for the Presidency. A .! UlS PRIVATE CHARACTER. "In fidelity to moral' obIigati9ns,Mr.Van Burcn fias ng superior; '". "trt the " uniform integrity tot aj life some v hat gxtfpded, he affords security more, friable than, bonds" or liathsfor a faithfu . adtpih ist rat ion of the goverhraenL "He" has oorte' set ofrnorals forprivate lifearier forpubjio' life. He "regards i his official acts as trans;icliqnS between map apd'man, tpe suJ&jecttathe' same inpral te'sandoverriejajiyrtie sameT'ptincjples. ' "Tpo .fitt te are- gTDoq morals regarded n oaf se lections tbr public stations. ".'Agamtrer in, private who does not hesitate" to clieat lus rleTffhbdr. wberi- iiic, will uc a gaiiiqirr-ni puuiic wic, , X no mui 1 1 . 1 At zil 'i I l.- fever anc will ce 'pp tpprtunitieso pjieat tfife.pupnc.;: tje'.who disturbs soaaireiatipnsanqreaKS pn lamnies to, grainy hlsV appetifei and lusts, is'doi asae - guar'diari ot iue iavs htki insutuiions wnicn iorm- tuetr wusi. rinking,";' makes, him usted withhelaflarrs o jneu. . W-T ' Ti - 2. l jL L. JmJ- ' wer, - Fxom4iiajoj4th. up. in ..peace n4 m A!fn ofhj.jBtSt1I- tl erA? IckedVpn Jarty merely as.oieans. to aavanc iaft happihe5 pt nw'o and &m$fi rosnetitj. freedonvahd. glpryM Jo fiy that Mt ha nerer beinistaken, or .has neyer rbapged his opinions, if to say wjat prqhaby canjioj be said with, truth, in relation to any honest man: -who has attained the age of fifty years. If Mr. Van Burcn" bis siuejatiqnj snewiu rcceae irom. tne aemana..v rve have. too. much" conudence ia her - tustice vaad; de- 4hd3'4' wlib, 15 fating, of d 7?her prwat 4114 ananrJupigiue,.Bi 'Ar,.T1" rAdTstmmiTsrjenTbr devofidrL-tothettue intweatj I' is I 1 H 4i ?; li (I
The Weekly Standard (Raleigh, N.C.)
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Sept. 27, 1843, edition 1
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