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SBif 11 ALEIGH, I J. C. -THUXLSDA'S', "AUGUST 13, 1035 jMfZyortit-Curoluin Gazette, ' ancairTf JS tkree tlolUrt Mr ntitim one .xi in mlrit.' Subaurihm in other ,SlMe$ Laanni be ll.sd to runin In arrears lorrer (tinoiie)rir,iinl fM-raeitairailril without una Si.i. b mf K to tweome aubici itwri. i ill be airily requtS Juimiut ftnne r Ubi1Hiou aiuauce. ,vKTiiaT, cxeeeiiinK tiiiren unci, ,c. tril lhr- time (or one ilollxi-, anil lwep. v.ficnM for oh eontmiisnce. , rrrtm tl fcilnwa mail b xoit-pul. . -BKBATE T!ie Articles of anvendment in re ion tn tUe number of inembera of ,ich the Senate and House of Corn Inns, shall, consist, bein uniler con lieratton, Mr. risher moved to ull blank with the word "bienniul." t question laving been stated from : Chair '. .1 ..:'. Mn EDAV AUDS said; he did not e to detain the Convention; for, if sposed to d , he IVlt too unwell ta UJtb$Uttein pt-Bu t he 'tnreil "1 1 f.uJ 4. '.i.jI.U uCUrruig.iB.tU-. AFttehrs-BttaertotT ':rauon, so . lar .as. iue. numper ot ivbers in each lluusc was concernV l -il It f .1 A jet nc couiu 1101 vote lor inem it blink was filled with the word b't iaLl. JIeluilprauounc44-4v4U er day one of tbe ni08t' important stions tocotne before the Cony ej. ri, Ind" suTeiuen t reflect ion had lie to confiim the opinion. He could therefore vote tor any adjustment Representation which would author- rsr-THis- statement; was due to H,.lf due to caniTor and due to Convention. ' Anxious that evertr emUnent wade- to tlie Constitution uld .be" confirmed, he was sorry to W;t!hu..inaitej:..Aa:icr.liiuXojisljr4a tetLanf 4or m 4pmMHm t -adopt' tlie people would nject the Consti- f,on. 1 ney would not turl with the trol " over : their Reiiresentatives icli annual elections gave for the M of sjeculative notions oT ccono- For the whole matter was open rbnjeiTure, andllie experiihenTj' tetriett whefheifthWovnu ving or not He did not himself be- nritiere-woufdrtor theLiClsUture liuld sit t wire as long; -every two ars, and, in the end, the expeodi ire would be fully as trreaL VAC CAilSON.of Hutherford, re ii'rf, lhat he took part in the dis m-n with extreme reluctance, and It inach embanassirient iti rising to so., rhe manifestation of sentt- knV-'shibitvd the nther day was to te about to be taken on thia oues- Ji, that he should certainly not nave muled the Convention, but that he tit justify the vote he, should be unci to give. - w t Mr. C.' said, he believed the ereat jct which the people had in view in (fnnng the call ot a Convention, o correct the inequalities of our presentation. that point attained. most important and the one which Vt concerned them, they cared but pe about any other alterations. In discussions we have haa on this stion, fconomy and retrenchment e been assigned as primary , const ations why biennial sessions should weferred. In no oait of the State. nvhica he had personal knowledge, I this question been fairly put in all oeanns before the people and fe- , tlie lUore, be, heard it touched 'up the stronger was his convictions it better be left as if was.,There . said he, bat three or four States 'ions are' renuired by tlieir re.spec J6". Constitutions ' With" three - of Ise. to witjr Delaware," Mississippi m iunuouii, we nave no connexion P can Jiave no sr.t of. practical in- ourset but in those States border- .i '"asv 'wltfi "Which - infant bl nmed to have legislative inter- frw, as wall s in the Congress of United States, all have their annu. sions, and it miht often occur tin jfirirai nf -U fufiir imp. that ht fnu urgent matters might require -. 1 . i' e should have simultaneous ses ?' So far therefore, as this State et require a joint action with her jitienous sister States, il would be I -uvantage to have annual sessions. 'r. C. said, that since the discus ? the other day on this subject, at j'ch time he felt inclined to vote for , nn'ul sessions, he had bestowed c reflection on. the subject, and the f"qaence was, that his mind had I'pyme change -U begged leave (CU the attention of the Convention icrtain principles defined and laid wn in our Bill of Rights, and what ,re they? It is to be observed, that S the Bill ol Rights is declared to part of the State Constitution, yet niis no portion of the organic part rj oi our state Uovernmcnt, and ers nowhere into either the 'Legis e. Judicial or Executive Dcpart- , it g lherfrr nnthintr mnr. . less than the most solemn declara- 4 d those rights essential to the wvva .- K t , F I" -1 r l .. - p.vi..iiu ui ireeuom, anjyciiheiU-mM WTSUomroi our ancestors have mini ir Ancestors have made TV"?wt4W iwwi"Hanrwiii otate institutions, uemg 1 tutloii the nirinciiilcsJjihi:h-ar fai-fntint-Sriw?KS.;1 iu "0l n?w ?ui niM ?een laia duwn and, v .---- " " " . recognizeu noi xne immemorial. nc tow oecuvn ueciares rinax the people have a right to assemble ogeth-. er, to consult for the common good, to instruct their Representatives andjur ppty'tof tr -t.egTsiati e Tor. redress of grievances." He 0th Sectieajl&r-4o-th- State- more careful, and dares "that' for redress of grievances, better legislation. If there be bien and for amending and strengthening the nial sessions, there must " be biennial laws, elections ought to be often held." elections. When elections take I uu:d usedin a quaTTffelf senseT-and it might he thought the. people would bejitprj .b sail.4lMitR 'tQ-t-ro-teafriV 'oftenr'ptvAarWKii cbolcf 'tbtrniero.- wuiiiu me irue meaning 01 me mil 01 Rights. But he believed this con- struction to be inconsistent and un- reasonable, seeing the practical expo-, sition given of it by the framera of our , Constitution themselves, in fixing up- on annual sessions. There is another section, said Mr. C. to which he, woold call tlie atten tion of honorable gentlemen. . That is the 21st Section, which declares "thatjquency of ( elections. By having our a fr recurrence io f.inriamental priii cn iils bsoiutcty li e c e ssi ry 6 viib ii mem iB uie supervisory power the people have over their Representa tive, and may be found in the first Article of the Bill of Rights, which declares "that all; political . power is crlvabTe lroi and belongs to the peo ple.' So far as you postpone r put off the right f 8ti8rage,"sd you wealcen and cut up this most excellent princi ple of free Governments. ' This Con vention, I trust will not hastily repu- uiaie ana set inem at Uehance Tf,3ir. President,- the-people-who have this right to apply to the Legisla ture for a redress of their grievances are to be put off for two years, before they can beKeard;Tahd run alf tlie chances of disappointment in the end, finvuege, anu is 10 my mina, a mani est violation ot llielrue spirit of that clause, and can be no longer consider ed an axiom in tree Governments. Again sir, frequent elections give va lue to the right of suffrage, and secure a prompt Jnd- faithful -accountability J frointhe.Represeniati v jtos-liin stituent, and in the law making branch ought, not . toiie departed fronv His motto was annual elections and short sessions. By this means, we wouh have a national system of legislative economy and preserve our institutions in their happy and just proportions. To be - blotted out of political "exis tence for two years the very thought chilled his blood and made him feel for the. safety and prosperity of the 8tateiJlefure 4nauUiMdr- and-inhis boyish lays, he -was- lifted inJoyoUs transports, at each anniversary of this our political Jubilee. The spirit, the jovial animation with which the peo ie oi an ages ana conditions press brward to the polls, proving by the manner of its enjoyment, that they set a iiijjh vaiue upon mis privilege., Mv. C. said, that annually; In hb section of the State, when people have uuisiieu wording ineir crops, xney as semble at public places to bear politi cal discussions, then being" carried on bv those canvassing for their suffra ges; and many of these discussions are managed with great spirit and are of ten replete with instruction to those. no other wise conversant in political affairs; and of that class, are a large portion of their hearers. If it be true, that one of the best securities of the rights and privileges ofaia,fxes, people. Is asf to" enlighten thetn on these topics, 1 would say, in proportion as vou take awayiOr diinlnisn iheir eUctivelrights and prevent opportunities of mingling with-and bearing public men; and pro flting. by public -discussions, in the same degree, you weaken and detract irom me.siaoiNiy oi our tree lusiuu- tions. His own observation and ex perience warranted him in saying, that tk98..,.diBco88ions Jo'i po!.&lc.!MWra-. tla,".thoiigJt tiior. were listened to, and were olten de livered in a style to make useful im pressions on the people, and served to put them in possession of the public topics which at the particular juncture were : of the greatest moment. It might be said, that- there are other sources of political information; for instance, the newspapers of the day. inis apecies oi.reatim i cucuuuig and becoming more diffused; but it is not eeneral. and it is not half so good ss a spirited discussion before the peo ple. In the Northern States, the peo ple have the advantage of tree ochonis, and education is more univer?al, Here, we are not cenerally educated. and therefore need alt the benefits Ttf knowledge derived from the5e and other sources. Collision of sentiment elicits the truth; and it is, said Mr. C. a sound, though a nacknicil expres sion, that when the people know the truth, they have no other interest than to do right in public affairs." Mr. C. said, he disliked this innovation ex tremely, and was sorry to see gentle men so pertinacious on 1 this point-- He was unwlllinjr-that a chasm should take place in our Legislative Councils I for so Inn? a time as two rears. It - - 0 . ' . '''. k wmii ti nnnn. rmm k. I,... r wean the people from the tmsong ofjh'e n.gJfrh " ' IVVUUII9 tail VJ DllUI V t iiort . sessions, he should vote against the -roendment which proposes elections! oiuy once in two tears. Mr. FISHER said, he was in favor of biennial sessions for a few reasons, whijcJvM first place, he thought they would in unm ocrs. i am in lavor ol frequent elections, sid Mr. F. but, there may be sueff a thin; as having them- too frequent. ' Whenever a thing becomes very common, it ceases to be much valued, and when we cease to prize it, we are careless how we use it. The elective franchise is the greatest politi cal privilege we enjoys and tue danger is, mat we : unaervaiue-ti ny trio Ire State'kctiotis only onee-4 twoycafl, mo -t n'gw yi.juif exereise'-tt-more Hticily;;.4t,B places . we see . mat me people . care but little about going to the polls, and oftentimes, give themselves but little trouble to enquire? into the Qualifies- Is only" lr tne year, .and if the elec tion jgotirmjatjietJUM correct. "Members of Canj-ress are chosen only once in two years, and has the country experienced any in- convenience or injury, iroin inisr -1 think fti I f itbe"prpt f"lo "elect memuers 0tCngres9, whose powers are so vitally connected with the prin ciples of liberty, only once in two years, can it be H-ss so to elecL-ini-the same manner members of the State Legislature, whose sphere of action is inbreliinitednd3ess dangerou s 4 the ni-hts of; the people? . In the new States, where there is a constant fill ing up ; ot the country, where new counties are every year springing into existence, and wheie new laws and regulations become necessary, it is cer ui niy-propeiMtiiat--t nereshoti ta bennnal scssinns- of ttie Legislatui'e j bat in an old btate, like Nortli Caro Una rwhere overy- thing -is settled,"! where the system ot laws is -estaulish ed, and all the institutions of the country fixed, no jiuch necessity can exist. -When there U nothing for tlie Legislature to do, -why bring at in ses sion? It is with Legislative bodies. as with every other mass of men, if they have nothing to do that ought to ba ilone, they will be very apt to set about doiny what they ouirfit not io'doT ror my pari, sam ijr. r. uiinK, at present, there is more danger to be apprehended to the institutions of the country from toi much, than from too little legislation. When we look around, and see the Legislatures of the several States,: and of the Federal Government, all in lull operation at the sumo time, .manufacturing laws at the rate ot nve thousand a year, it is a matter ot wonuer. that our politi cal institutions can remain permanent under mis annual noon oi enactments, changes and innovations. It looks like unsettling every thing. :..A second reason-i it favor of -bien nial sessions, is, that the Legislature itself being better selected, will be mnrecaTitious in its enactments.; The members will consider that the laws they make 'will have to stand for two yeitrsyaiMl wiereloro-they trrfl btr tnbfe careful -what they do. As it nov is, laws of doubtful, policy areienacted, because 4 1 they ua not ; work well, they can next session be repealed . . A;thml reasoaialhatltheraTjirte more steadiness and consistency iri our feegislat'ton,' It now often . hap pens, , that, laws are enacted atone session and arc repealed at the next. The session adjourns in January the AcKusuaHy. come outr4ft;;fayJI.pji. tfe'electilSM-tlkCaie 4 So that ... tlija . laws ; are scarcely pro mulgated, before the new members are elected. It often happens, said Mr. F. that an act is parsed at one session, is repealed at the next, and at the sue ceedin one re-enacted. This was the case .with that, important act abol ishing Imprisonment for Debt. Now, if there were, biennial . sessions,!. the people would Tiave . time to see the onerations of the law, and could de termine better, whether it ought to be repealed or continued. : "-' :':!. Mr. F. said, he was in favor of biennial sessions, on the score of EcoxVstr. : Economy is not less a virtue in Governments than in private ernment disresardinir ' the principles of economy, we may look out for abuses a e .: anil corruptions, li iiiereiurc, uicu hial sessions, in addition to-other sd vantages, will occasion a considerable saving in public expenditures, surely we ou-rht not to disregard this con sideration.: Will this be the case? Siime gentlemen say not, but, he was certain it would. We know that the annual expense of the Legislature has been, for a good while - past; about ISUO.000. At the last session, our : 1- i . u. n.i. -i, .1 . . JJ members in both Houses. For sever a-ial years past the Legislature has con tinued in session from 50 to 55 davs. or, from 100 to J 10 days in two years. If a' Legislature - consisting of 202 memberscould do the business of two iwi in luuur kiuaijr", sir. r. saui, he felt certain that t egisktjjre -ofLadjuiira themsel ves to any future day t m r I . - .. id t meiDuers, can - uo .the same amount of business in 75 days; for the reason that small bodies do business ne6traarel-aTitf"f eventy ;ttiethbefsT' witltiacideatal expenses, of 75 days, will cost ab fat' SessToii bout 840,000, w only one half what two sessions now cost. Is this sum worth saving? Certainly it was. . Mr. J, said he would very briefly notice one or two of the objections, ad vanced against biennial sessions. : It is contended that there oueht to be an nual sessions of the State Legislatures, in order that they may stand as guards came nere, ana iei(. us weight, lie believed iwith 4hos'whtt" opposed biennial sessions, that the State legis latures are the natural and legitimate guardians of the rights of the States and the people, and that it was not onlydrightv-ut-eijr-luty, to aeep a airici , waicn over tne conduct of . our. Fedetali Huli;ra.-.Thft..w4ter8 of th i Federalist, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay and Jamet Madiion, - take this view of the subject in the 26th No. of v that able work. Idflujiot oeTieve, however, said Mr. F. that the mere action of the Legislature, that is, the passing i)t a . resolution, is a rheck to usurpation; for, so far as his observation .had one, the Legislature as often decides in favor of the abuse of powerasagainst it.-It depends aUogeflieHiVw-tfiemaj state stana anectetl to the Administra tion. If. for example they are for the powers that be, then the Legisla ture will approve; if otherwise, will CBHsyae.-The guardianship, there- over the rights ot the people against thfflually, if the people st) will it If it encroachments of the Federal Govern- H found thatnniiatWsslonlifjj menirT1us was not a newjdejLlo. osmtial' sMbewiMa no- lim?4ir"ftattfToiTsTtTered it before he Utical ri-rhtsrtheircnDlr-wili wiHtn fore,- does not consist in the jtotb offgenta, and mttach '-greater yaltte.ta.ihe inv xrgisiaTurcDui in iuo-opporiuiuiy a..i r if i: h i it aftird-for public-discussronr-The rederal Uovernment is far off from the CcppteastTieriSTate tiOVern menfTs close y. The; people of North Carolina, send to Congress 13 members! they send to the Legislature 202. They therefore have belter -means of know iog whatxtakes place Hn-the -State legislature., than in Congress. The friends of liberty can , speak to them with more effect from Raleigh, than from Washington, and the people will tlTsSttSrtKe rarzu'ineats of the- minori ty as well as of the majority. As a S roof of the correctness of this view, . I r. F. said, he would remind the Committee, that , tho Legislature, in 1798, refused to condemn the Alien and Sedition Acts, but the agitation of the subject awakened the attention of the people to it, and the State was soon revolutionized in politics. ' So, also, in 1 822, ; the Legislature of North Carolina-approved Congression al Laucusses by refusings to censure them; but the arguments went out among the people, and they declared aga in st Cau cu ssesvj t.waa .xhe-dis-cussions then,' that took place, arid not the vote, that made the .Legislature the guardian of the people's rights, against: federal encroachments. But the question is, will a change to bien nial sessions make the Legislature less flf check" against enlcroachmentsniiaa at present? Mr. F. said, at first, he thought it would, but further reflection brought him to a different Conclusion. It is only in elections that. the discus siohs ,'1'n ; the Legislature can act, and eTections""f ar roe mbersf Congress take place but once in ' two years. If therefore, our sessions can be held during the winter," before the elections take place, then the people will have ihfrfmation;-that; wefis-r during the preceding session. Anoth er advantage of these biennial ejec tions wilt be, that it can be so arrang ed that our State elections, and our Congressional elections shall not come on in the same year. As it -now is, both come on together, and the con sequence is, that very often, the State elections influence the Congress elec tion, and iee vena, ' But to bring them on at different times, the minds of ..the people being less - distracted with conflicting claims, will be able to make better and more disinterested selections. When the Congressional election is pending. Federal Politics will be mostly discussed, and when the Stale elections are pending, State and local matters will engross atten tion; so that each will stand fairly before the people, and candidates will lave less chance of combining to aid each other in their schemes of ambi tion, n'-'r - Z'.. ri,:;' '"' Mr. F. said, for these reasons, to which he might add others if time allowed,-he would vote for biennial ses- gions.of the Legislature. T Judge TOOMER rose to make .but a remark or two. This Convention, he said, was authorized to provide for bi- i.:.i :... JV ...:.' r 'tfrr,GcaWat"AsMiu -fc-""- aumoi uy to uepnve that body- ol any other poVer.conlerred upon it by the Constitution. That instrument . does not declare that the Legislature thall meet annually, but certain duties are prescribed in it, which are to be annu aJly. pexfdtiMcd. But it contains-also a provision that the Legislature may so that if the amendment prevails; and we declare the Legislature shall meet biennially, yet it will be perfectly com- to adjourn tq uiec. annually, semi-annually, or sooner, if the public good may seem to require it. The argu ment therefore, that biennial session's or the Legislature will be productive of gieat evils, has no force; for if the people are in favor of more frequent meetings, public jentiment will co erce that body to adjourn, to meet a- gam in twelve months. We do not then, as has been argued, deprive our selves of the privilege of meeting an- incur the expenditure necessary fori.be :" J udge T. said, we did "not trow ex ercise the privilege of convening the legislature so ireqnentiy as our an cestors did. Why was this?4 One reason-perkapwaatherxprnse. but another w that the frequency of enivymnt had flftUcd upon-tW" i fine"- me. -tic uviievcu in. w imeriv oi the people depended upon the purity of the elective franchise, and he was .11-. t..i: I al... ai. i:t ... . r' therefore. 4ipo9e4imkeHt 5rsh higlily appreciated. Would the sparks' k oriiberty glow with less intensity if uie legislature met every two years, than they do now when it meets every year? Why- is itj-lhat the -Congressional elections excite more interest than the elrctionsf jnembera ,.of..thela!l.. this, . tliat.see.ks -t -4l.efra4T tii& - II.." w . - ' -' 1 . .-- ... 1 I" . I Legislature? tlsbecau of one station are more important than those of the other it is because the people, exercising the right of suffrage but once in two years, are more cir- Lcuinspeet Ait the -selection of their a- pnv 'Coming events," It was said.-f 'cast their shadows before,? and jhoagh; pp-.' Stil,Jogre1nBTrk(T.Ii was ne vertheless true- For years, there haveldenaunce them with an intention to lieen r.nmnlmnla Ihaf tho I ..iul nr . : r was. too Irenuently assembled at-gpeat expense-.vithout any currespondin public benefit." "The people liave foundjU f i correct, it fault, because so often called from cannot loose its influence bi bving sub- ault, because so often called from tlieir farms to vote they have com plained that their young men met too oftAttat election grounds,, for. purposes ei intemperance ana mssipation eve ry class of the community has com plained on this score. It was expect ed, on every hand, that if a Conven tion, were ever called, this" tubject would be examined and revised, and therefore, there could be no surprize aoout the matter, lie hoped the a mendment would prevail.- . , - Gov. SWAIN said, he should vote to till the blank with' the word biennial. with a view to press the amendment he had aliuded to in his remarks. Judge GASTON said, that the a- mendment of the gentleman from Buncombe,- lie thought was wholly unne cessary, , In proposing amendments here, gentlemen did not always ad vert to the provisions of the existing Constitution. The 10th section of that instroment'tivcrto the'LegisIa turetthe,powfir i'adjtturning.ttietnr selves to any future day and place, M That part of it which authorizes the adjournment to any other placecwas annulled ty tniTGrdinance fixing the permanent seat of Government at Ra leigh but the power to a'diourn to any Murfi.dayjjjJUe.maijsin De lound, that the people desire more frequent meetings of the Legislature, the General Assembly is competent so io proviue. on trie question Shall the blank be filled with the word . biennial?" and decided in the affirmative. The People against tbe Cnucns. ' If any event can be indicative of good to this country, it is tlie nomina tion of Judge White as the., people's candidate for" the next Presidency.- it is a tair illustration or Republican principles, and will afford the real de mocracy of the nation an opportunity of asserting their rights, and of estab lishing them upon a permanent basis, against the dictation of a party, and the arts, intrigues and frauds of a convocation of office-holders, office seekers, and, interested partisans, if the people have only virtue enough left to improve it for their own adr vantage,aiul Jn vindication of their own insulted honor.' i . Judge White is now a proper rally ing point in every portion of the coun try, not excepting even New York, for til true-hearted Republicans, how ever they may have been heretofore divided, on which . they can unite with honor to themselves, and tEeir principles; and by doing so, promote the highest interest of their common country. If they - understand their triiainterest,they5wilf db'soTThey' ' wuu uy aside alt pettyainerencts of opinion, all minor considerations of policy, and carrying him by loud, ' triumphant acclamations into . the Presidency, 1 .That Judge White is the man whom . : the holiest, -independent yeomanrv of the eottntry treght tOTrupport,Ve 'think no dispassionate, unprejudiced ptan-. who-willTTefleTifcopny and candidly upon the condition of the country, at the present crisis, will deny. He has been presented to the peonle br ..,- tamftl?ftet$ ican - citixens, who have-selectcd him for ' his personal worth knd peculiar quali fications for the station. ,5 He has had no agency in his own nomination. He has neither sought nor intrigued for it He has violated no duty, sacrificed no Erinciples -to obtain it. Solicited to ' '' ecome a candidate; he, like every true patriot, and upright, consistent republican, says, "he submits himself to the will of the people.'" This is open, frank, modest and proper." His own unprcsuming worth, acknowledg- - e)Ljaiejils;r.aft4.-triew snnntaneouslv attracted thv. aitentinn of: A Mrgc and highly- respectable- port rorr" of fhe'repubtican pirty, thiwe who have " aahered to tneir principle through all ; changes and circumstances, without a "shadow of turning," have called ' . upon him to serve thein in the highest.. station withwthr gift and in- ac-- cofdance with every upright and strictlyrTepulican "principle, "lie has modestly' consented to place himself at their disposal, and has Tileilfed Kim. j self to abide the result, The pled ' I ktrp. Is there any thing in all this . ' which is not decidedly. rennMirani in accordance with - every thing the . ' republican party have, from itj ear liest infancy, advocated, as correct - and , proper. Is there' any thinsr in - people of their right of a free and voluntary choice, by the influence of intrigue, the practice of art, or covert management, like, the Baltimore Ned Rucker Caucus, and the course nd declarations ' of ; its T nominees? Th? jj) s y said. 1 e t u s decide u pmi thoiodiilalesrrWe understand --t1iia in atterhettert!aa,-. tit peplef a nl -bomeTjer.tMrecj . ouhf aud will support, or we will "aiflite ft nnrtit. , "divide ihe parh.'K Now let us look at this matter calm ly, for a few moments, and see how cannot loose its influence by bving sub mitted ' to the cool investigation of reason; to the test of. principle, and of "r-.Wy should ItkeaUiineCftucus or any other self-created body, be called on to ' decitla fur the people, whom they shall elect to govern them v to--: be their next President the "successor of General Jackson." Is it because the people are so ignorant of the characters . and qiiauncations ol the great men or the nation, that they are incompetent to make a wise and discreet choice? Or is it because they are so regardless of tlieir rights, and so indifferent - about their exercise, or so vicious, tliat they are not t a be ' trusted, to manage their-own- affairs? - ' for, that it h, after all, the business of the people, no one will venture to -deny. Even Ned Rucker's Caucus is daily calling upon the people to ratify and confirro jheir acts, and give them full force and effect, .stamped . with fraud as it'is, from' "Its Tuceptiuii 7 " to its'dissolution. ,'piere are reasons, however, such . as Jhey ore.ljteasons . that are call fed republican, though thus calling' them, -is a libel- -upon the " name of republicanism, or jf Democracy." " , .X...fir4.ji of oiace noiiKTS, amomous aspirants lor -power, and sycophantic, timeserving, unprincipled political partisans, could not retain their,'.;pla.cf,s c pme,. into ., : ;pner:id;ilaw;by iX their- own merits, and the free- and -voluntary suffrages of the ! people. Hence, ' the Caucus is their fit agent to delude the people. . The Baltimore Convention is sn apt instrument to speak forth their wishes, ,, and obey their - commands. The-4rue to- the faith f the party de votees, the humble slaves of others' wills, can possibly be moved and governed by its influence,.and become the supple convenient tools to aid its plans. .Will any, one deny tiat the dictation of this Convention is ex- pected to be obeyed, by those who , ' planned it, and gave being and instruc tions to it? Will any one deny th t it i any, thing, more r less than the ' mouth piece of the office holding aris-. tocracy? Is there any 'thing Demo cratic in such a nomination? Is it not, on . the contrary, the very "soul and essence of aristocracy? An aris tocracy ot power, that is brought ta bear against the people, -and intended " to govern ana control- nieir political conduct. If the few managing politi cians, who got up this infamous hum bug, bad the interest of the people alont at heart, why did they not call upon the people to elect candidates to it? If their ohject was to select