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GENERA L ASS F-MBT-
J)eiat$ jrntth
Convention Question
- : Mr. VaVCY sa!d;he agreed most hear
. filv in tto main proposition of the gentle.
' 1 . people or this State thepropriety of ealU
I & a Convention; for the purpose ofTia
i mending tne uonttiiuncn. vajvp!
hto hiffl, however, that the pinion of i the
of- the whole-wou!4 be ' more
v " accurately ascerjaineden the tnin qiies
" ion t)f:the) proposition; he ptoposrd i to
:! amend the' resclutionV so -as toenapie
1 1 themio expressan. pinion cn the epe-
i 'Alfru'v.nf amenciincr the Constitution: as
J Te&rds the : three great departments of
. tljcU0vernmeni---incri-c5i3iauvc,;
f'xirthre, and Judicial, r- " ., ,V'" :v'-j v-1
v ; . .Before hepToceededr'to that view: of
the subject which he intebded to ,take;
"be would submit to thd committee,., he
I amendment ; which, was to' strike uuthe
jrst: third, fth, sth; serenthelghth,
" 1 liinth, tenth and elerenth J?esolutiots, &
, : -: asi-rt -the following r 4 1 :'-' . v ;
; Rctolttd, TbttlhestKtCbnstitutionfUght
. 1 to be so amende4 tbattbe. repreientsjon of
! the pcopie in the Senate and House ofCom.
; : mons shall be establitbed uponthe prireiple
J of freepopaUtion and taxation, OTaceqrdinpT
to free population, including threff-fifjhs of
. All other persons. ' ' V K 1
.: ';$othat the'. Resolutions, iftheanend-
inent should be adopted, will then r,daJ :
'' f lReioived That thei Constitution of thi
6tate oughtJto be so amended, that'' the Co
: Temor or Chief Magistrate of th State; shall
,be elected by the fTemen;qualifiel to vote
?for members of thtfllouse. of Commons and
that he shall; at stated time?,' receive for hU
Cserriees, a eompensaiion, whirh, shall neither
' . c increased or dinmisnedtunnjf the time
. i tbi which he Is elected. V - t r j;;"
Jietohced, That he said Constitution rifht
to be so amended; that 'he Judires otthe Su
preme Courts and of theSupericr Courts : of j
v uw anu rjuji jt bujui dc rcmorea rrum mcr
..'ifor inchiKt? to perfornr tbeir duty, or oth er
Ttaxonable cause,- ,0ft-- the address of both
Homes- of the GeneraAssembly. for. that
. purpose, jtk
. RetoheiL That the said -constitution ajrht
-to be so amended that theitippTesentatVmof
v, the people in the Senate and Hcxue vf
mons, shall be established upon the pr rK-inle
of free population and taxation or aeenrr'1 iftg
Xo tree population, including" threeifihs of
all other persona, uj:l .?;: ,r N vi I "
iXesotved, That itbe, and hereby is recom
mended to the freemen of this State, that on
i Xhe 1 ays appointed by law.for tbe election ot
members to serve in the neat General f -As-sembly.lthat
tbey nigTvify. their assent ntfdis-
.cnx to cauing a cxmvemion ot AieiegTiir, io
be-ejectedby the freemen? for. the. purpose
- ,of rerisiijg and amending the Constitution. of
- this Statei by voting by ballot,' Convention,
; or no Cotitentioti'f t''' '4 tr, V'Hr:
.o 'ItisohixL That it shall be . the dufv of eve-
' iyheriff or other returning officer, ii the
close of the polls intbeir respective Ccwities,
f : o sura up-, aid certify : .,tb the'Govemor of
?'tbia State- the who?e nambcr of Vot tafa
3 V . TV ' I f 1 .1
, Convention,1 and no. Convent fonA? MTbe
. iaid snentfs, orotJjef returning officer, Pali
eliverA duplieatt nf such 'reVurns,to the'
, Senators of their respective Counties, ty: be !
Ay tben takeno the eatbf lvemnerjt" at
7?oZte4?Thatat.the. next raeetiitg 01 the
Oenerul Assembly, a joint select committee'
Cf both. Houses shall be appointed to rective,
count anureport inenumDerQ votes sot re
anrned 4o? and against calling a. Conyetition
rjjr.xhe purposes atoresail; ; , x c I .J-' .
Mr. y. said it was proper he' sbcuid
- ineet the
v .with some
sembly have not a n.cht
, .question contained in these resoluiioni;itd.
the people, and recommend to them Jthe
i expediency, of callinn a ton ventio'n, to
amend their form bCvQoveniment. jR -.
i !5ir, it is laid dow in that. Instrarnent.
from which J have drawn manv.' of mv
.. political tenets, that all men ,are born
Equally free ; that they ebjoy certain:fjtP
-jaiienaDie ngnts, 'Bestowed by Uodand
nature, and that of these, are life, liberty;
ndthe pursuit of h'appiness7;rhat po
. veraraent is formed for the equal distri
bution pi rights, -'the protection of life lit
bertand property and the primotloo hf
. human bappiuess, and that wheneverjit
foil. ... CT I I . . t . 1,. I I
ht to amend, to change or to abolbk. i
fcU "uru iucsc, tue people cavp a
nic uuv:ciii provisions oz-xne
, etlaratiohj Of Independence, bat t&y
objection, which lie had hnl Mvin31c fPT7'.,c Vlrulct - -
Lsurpns that the GeheraUAsM r".6"
cn of the union", and received aapolitKl hve been met, as .aUjpthe? great qUesti
truths in every cntiy wrre civaahd ohs bf ,fofm in Goyernrnent should.be
prlitital liberty have been Established-. I
The pecDle of this State therefnr
1 a tightio.) amend their Constitution,1 and I
' io ,t"nnnn, f- i : "t 1 1
fjvk powers of goyersrnent, aa hey now ex
5fT btisusceptible of amendment tThe saii
4'Y: f'..r'. ,"vi"1 tt loe grtai
f,tght which authorises the people of if 3
1 5 W Tatc Attire int.q their gtievancesJH
:rnmeot, to a certain extent, beloW
J " tvim J
0t j 1sa members of the community ; d
;-V ;,s.kf.utiTes,Jf we believe their Rights
- . f.be Jbetter sf cufecf; and public liberty b
' ,.. t ter protected, to recommend tp tbeia v
'.. V Alteration;-r -r'' '."- t
lii
n
5. - A;; pursuing this course.we havi an B.l
toloset us, by ttoi Illustrious stated"
r .-'f,
the independence of these States.
peonle of tblJnitedtates in forming a
General Government, first aereedpon
Articles oCouTederation ; and thisifqrnl
of:GoverumenVnoi,answcr"tngAnhfe4
puioses-for which' it was intendeth
neoDle. thfoueh the legislative bodiea if
the Statei.. tenmnriVriVlprt fin C alteraiion
in that Compact; arid for tt ijot
amePdihg ther government.iand,;
ing to thft people those jreat ODjects ior
which alVgovernmentsare ifts6tatedAhey
called a: Convention; who - framedLthe.
Constitution of the United Btateff.:.'
, Those who assisted in this .grea' ..wprk
were' then denounced as innayators.i the,
charge( against them, howveiv was not
sustained, and .they: are' now csidered
the benefactors of; j tnanitina, m navmg
presented tothe States, the. most perfect
modelof goverpment whichtne worta
ever saw: MayVthej same Vipiritr preside
over those who may;hereafte$ be called
to amend our Constitution i).ir: ; -:
We have not orilythe example of the
United States but of seveni of the States
whose Constitutions! have; been amended.
Nine, out of the thirteen Of the old US.
have revised their onstitntions ; and he
would ask gentlemen, to pointfqutvanv
injurious effects whicrt, haveioeen expe
rietveed from such amendments? So far.
from; having sustained an ? injury, . great
litjpivcrucms ts.- inivv 4 -.
connlitiition' which has-been altered.
And why, sir. are the-penple of this State
not to be trusted in Convention, as well
as these of other States Are they .more
corrupt, or do they know less how t.o. ap
preciate thebleteings of Republican Go
vernment? -i-, ? ' v ' 1' "
The States Mr. Y. observed,whtchad
not - amended theirs constitutions, wre,
Hhode -Island, New Jersey, Virginia ana
North-Carolina : "and no doubt the same
reason which has ibre vented this State
from actiriir unon the aobie'tt, has hIsq
prevented theothersCyIa' WRS set"
jtled much like ibis State, first on the At -
laptic,. and gradually to tne westwaro.;
iand the people to theeastr Ha-4ngK 4nia
jority of counties not of pojjnltidn, have
constantly - refused to meet the reasonable
wishesf thospHin ;thei bpper country. -Posstissihgt
a Tnajority in the legisla
ture. thtfjr ?r(ppwef ar& forget right. s.
We have thwVaidhe, power to adopt
the br6tkisiti6n?whch-nas been presented.
& if we deernlt 'nrdnerilo alter the Consti-
tntion, atis the.DouifaeniGuiyvoi ini x--gislature
to send -thfc ; auetp xp the'eo-J s
pie,1 and let them decide upbn it 'they
mflv Inrfp exnerlieht. i - :f..
fcut it is said there does ribt exTst suuH
cient, necesity.for thi& measure; becati(sr
all the purposes of repreentatiou are at
present-, answered ; and the gentleman
from. Craven has submitted to thVxom
mittee a statement which said 'Mr Y.
I must admit was made with great ; abili
ty but witir muclvmore addrSsThe
argument which the gentleman drew frorr
this "statement was one deserving the c.a
racter, of that wjiich .makes th , worse
appeaf.the better came.-Tke gentleman
will excuse pie, for saying the argument
He trusted he ch.ou!J be ale mivince
.the" torn mittWJf not theivntlemfth jiini;
or an ,o.Qvocate. ratner tnar . u 3tnrt,.n
se
iit,, tpat tne pnncijpre ue oau w-iv(w,w"
k the basts of representation was founded.
as, the
m prrnr;
The fcentlcman laid dawn- as a, correct
! principle of Representative Governmen. f,J
that.reprcsentation.t; should oe lormea on
(the mixed phticiple of population and
Lwealthi and 'the .'better to establish: his
founded on free population, ai dangerous
!n -,! .vfam4 i-' Vi: :v i -
114 ft Alt fciliba
I maintain, sir. said .Ml, that in inosc
freeoverriments, the rui&bf represent
ation according tfcee-pppulalinrfisCDr-rect
V But the rp'etulaar circumstance of
f"at? maV such l5-aJ a Pnnc,T
PIe populaUon,:and (taxaUon :may
more correct ; Scperhaps our own State"
mav be one 6f this description. But. said
he. let us examine the doctrine laid down
bv the rentleman from Cfavcn. . He has
drawn a' line from Virginia on the north,
thror;Granville,Wake and Bladen to the
Southparbllna linei on thje south,neving
these couhties entirely out of his! calcula
tion, I had hoped; said he tfi.at In this
discussion, gentlemen .would not have
brought to itheirassbtanceiXastern ' and
western interest; toai me quesuonwouia
roet D argument ana reason, rner wan
feeline and intefest , Bur,; sir, we know
questions' hich cannot be supported
K.r fti-mittn-nK am tptQ I often carried . bv
by argument, are too often carried bM
souhdine the tocsin of alarm. Eastern tCi
vyestern iniuencci ucci niwu
word' of desiemihe and intriguing politici
am acnongtJs. fpr years past, from whomL
hw.v.r said he. I owe It to candor, to
declare,- should; bejexclnaedrthe'genae-
i lf t aid Mr. Yt we are hoover to dt&n
Jjnea cJdisunciion,ocvwcu .ua
the -westi?. let us draw; those that exist in
point.bf 'tfact and tmot according to the
whe$ of Qentlemes, to anstet their own
';.(.& make more sompU.te theif-caU
culationake, forfexamplw'tM most
roen; roanv of whom assisted in ach
:tiK;f II Pie oi assuming a Dasis w,rcwrwenuuw
vuivw--- - ii;J tioia.ic, iiiu ik wii. ye? luuuuii-v i-tcic-ttrc
ievinir ;th cohgresifc
The j ibe section of -coury estof this place.
containing 25 ; counties,- six memoers
pf Congress, antd tthe.eCticin of countr
U
Wino
5 tient and the loavesd fislies knows
not to wHati party 6etbnlgs,V and the
calculation wifl produce. ,very different
result from! the one, presentea oy- tne
Cientleman from craven. put, sir, nis
statement ?ii wrong in-principle . and in
f calcuUtionl TUf wiong n principle, be
rcause.it would be highly apstocratic and
dangerous to public liberty, that the se
veral: counties of the State should be re
presented' according to the valuation of
real and personal property, oienacu wun
frele Domdatibh.t It would give to wealth
art ascendeWy unfavorable to jcivil liber
tvJand no wherelolerated in a) free co
:vefnment. i-Tlie calculation ot tne Gen
tleman, said he, is equally erroneous.
It is well known that in therfeastern part
of the State, there are many more slaves
than 5nUhec west; The numbers which
theentleman has made use of as xhi
bitirg thepopUlationpf the different parts
bf thev State, were (not founded cu the
free population alone, but include also,
th ree-ftfth& of the black population ; so
that he ha?s taken into his estimate.not nn :
i.Iy the value of ,the alaves as property, bu
he ha4 arfrieil in numbers, three iitths of
them to thdlwhite population, i5c thereby
nas constaereo: mem in nisi xitiuuiauuu
both as to numbers and property. .This
plan of representation; given Us by the
Gentleman,) and twhchot ailt others,. ia
pnint of calculation, best suits the mterejit
of the eastern Miction ofthetStatef.l still
.gives to the west more, representatives
man tnev now nave, uut, -sir,- now, as
the, Gentleman disposed nt the counties
of Granxille, Vake and Bladen. They
enter xt6t ih to ; the scope of his policy :
they are left outlof the! calculation-though
in point of faV, all of them are d5rjsider-
etl .'as belencinr to ,the . eastern interest :
Uladeii hafclie-retoforbeeri Considered as
decidfdlyf eastern p Granville, wavering
sometimes 'on'ne S'def sonietimes cn the
other, though I h ipe sir, said he, that oh
this occasion, her i worthy repreientaJLive
will bie 'found Isubport -n e the cause, of
eual repi-eseptation;) In the calculation
( which I intend -subVaitting, said he, Wake
will he given " to those who have never
commanded h'r .votes.he has ; never
supported fe westi; tUre , poj tipn.
tAVhp Cnmni'ittWe: that-the theorV of Re-
presentatiotiV assumed by the gentleman
from CrAVens wrorig both-in principle
and calculation . I -'noV proceed ,t6 shew
the great inequality of the present repre
sentation, supposing the b.asis f represen
tation to.be fouhdedn taxation atone. By
looking; a the ReportTo the- Cbtnptrnller
of taxes 'paid Into fhe. Public . Trcesur)
for the year i8lfir,it ; wdl -be fctimT, , tliat
35.Counties to theiEastJof Raleigh paid
R38,Il$i and-that twejityTseve tb the
West,! InciuHing; Walce ' paid i JS5l,183,
t vrlVjiVfi rif th fiavrrTw'ft fro!h Clerks
on account of Licences and Auctioneers,)
Lftrisiature -if; . -A
The 23 Western Counties send: to' this
sHure
84
This cakMltlon including the Borough
! i iLA '. jrr - .....
ra?mytrj, ij.Kys a runercner-. oi
Accordivgi. to taxation alone, the 35
i Ji'.astern Counties would ;.re- entitled
M-io about Iff rri embers more than the
v 27 Counties to the WttA Jt V.: -
25
is
Giving to the Vstr thei principl ojf A
. ; . taxat ion. alone; 7, n; embers more than '; !',
1 thv nnw have-'ift-vf v'-;X' -f' t. ''
$ Let us next, sir, consider the represen
tation of the. State, ac'coriling to numbers,
ti ot forgetting': that 'the numbers. i m ade.
use of in calculatioare the free,.white po
pulation,4 including three -fifths pf Fallot nef
lii'i.' ill r ul
calculatjph tothe Eastern section of : the
Str..
1 i
ebntaiij 6 C6gre9ionaV-Disicts;'A':tA
and have i federal, pooulation W ; : 224'84l
27;C6iintief: to the westi containing A 'Av
;t federal poduution of a A Aii-265,174
,mm
Making ;a dinence!ri favor of 27
ACourmeWj
A The avera; popnlationl of the a,st
ern Counties is about 6,424, and considcrT
ing this number aa Sending -3 members to4
ine ierisiaiure; wouia eive. to tne;. vv es
tern, vounueg ; apcut 20 members more
than the v now have : ahd it would there -
fbrecessarily follow that uesuming as
the correct basis of representation;in this
StateJiqicaand ta iip)?, thepowef'
of theast would be greatly diminished
whilst that Of the West would be increase
Ifci In the teUit&lB4.
the. question of Tepreieb tat ion geographi
cally, which he must acknawledcre'was a
flatty yvzy? only,, and in to wtfich iie . h ad
been driven by; those who bad, preceded
mm. 7;JueAisnowi saia iic, consiucToe;
subject aa it will affect every part of the
J, 1 . ...lit J V -. .
of the wejifernpefpleja'r-eiire
ai the seat -of aheii government., , 1
Havimr. as I trust, 'sir. said he, shewn
makinga difierence ofg"-?. , i
Te.3.5 Easttrn'.CountieB; rtd::. thi;' r
-7-. ina
and Soufequally interested in amercing
llfc. vnsiuuuoa as regards tne .present
tlh; the: first Corieressional tMstrtct'eom
posed of contiguous Counties, as4' are all
tne oiner fistncts in. tne. State 1
latioa-;j?;;,V, ;; 6,773 Vv, '
Chowan has , ,; Z&SZ Ml'h:-
2d BistrictfV Halifax haa V 19 on , . s,
I'.'' -
xi iiistriCJt j ffiagecomb ; IDSV
Vy!.. .' !.".. .., ' .. 'WW-' v
waabinrtoa W350
: . i - " ' . ' ' 1 'V,-: - a- -V , - 'f'". W""'T
4in iiistrxt ; Uraven - s
J h Lenoir ' ; y-
5th District! Granville
, , - fr
12 478
6.UCT 1
bth Dlstriot
I New-Hanover
Columbus. ,
'0:: r''h
y Cumberland ,
-Moore
7th District
5.990
8th District Orange
Jfersoifcv
VjVJU
Sth-District r Stokes
1049
2omt
Huckinghim
::i tl 'A -V;-. " " ;.4"v- - ";
10th District i Rowan A A
' i '"" V KanUoIph
r -v,. A--' A ; -;
11th District t Rutherford
9,793
12,811
: V..-. i ilr.uwnncl '
2.712
4 i.
,4... ..ln-QQq
12 th District'; Iwcoln
15,364 AA:'-;i
4 Cafourrua
5,6S5.
1.
13th District i Iredell
.. : J '-
Aahe'
The ipequality ib taxation in the
i i wunuca ot ipp mate, u aooai
tasweii paid in the sameyear
Asne pa, , the same year JTg 97
Haywood paii m same year ' .: 26 89 :
IAtheEaernvpart of the Stkte, the ?
ftjUowirtgACourtties paid for, the same
yeur the following amount of taxes Aj
lalifax papd t -.k"' , v'. v-::24
Oranvaie.paid t , V- A ' 2,169i 82 ;
Carteret DkidiA-. v 00 . A
3 10 ' 9 A
Thus it will be &eenslr;hhat ereat ih
equalitv exists ihyeryAection cf the
Stateth in the population & taxation of i
iac .iccj counties, ? antr yet, according; 1 1
.tied to three Members in the tegislature,
-7 t.. r - vwvpov v.i
though one coo tains a population bf20.041, if
, - j -i 1 r
nnu uavs it utx into tne i reasury, ot the
RtftM . fc'2 ATi 1 .itih;1c 1. 1' l -
Mr. YA'said ;f he ' would next consider
! the resolution j jjroppsingrlhat the Consti
tution -siiouidAtre so .amended, 'that the
Chiet-Magistrate or the Stsim should !l
ctctici uy tue people
lablished, that as re&ai
.tation of the; State, ther6
P?e m. J? estSft PH ot the State, the f ment of their government, aAd - with the, ' d -,
h-ountie?,?r 1L ? ; ; 4- A twoiiew States about.tohe admitted tai l-A. ,
Kowan paid xa 18X8 into jht Trea A-i 4 1 the Union, the'rill-r seventeen whic"hV '-Av f V A
suy A.' AlV: ! .. A-:v, ,:. v 553.415 ? 3 elect their Gavp fb- fh n.i " A A
popmanofi or r7iy andi pays imp : the F others butt am equally, I hopef . attached" y
Treasury S267 89, VNo man. uniuflnen- to all. If. hnvpr. thht &A
ced by' partv feelmg, said he, after itaii perhapsnrthabit andprofesorf it isia;, i v
lhg-thi view of ;ihe subject, can saytha favbiv ofi the udicTaryATi should isbw." '" A ?
there is n,ot 2a, i;ic7f :,:ne!tessity iot- j satd;helf toV ponsidec 'teni; :alf -'tiecessary ' ' i A ' :
mending the Constitution;; AA for the pmtec- ' v
ea necessity4, tor amending the Conituf mtatedmire such Ivirtue and firmness -U011,,
Uie friend of ' CcwiyentioW have 1 though they ; might differ In opinion with;
uum6 cn i.i4w ?uumu uc vuii cu 01 mem 3
a luoumuanon 01 ine constitution, now- n
government, has heenl brpuglit ictd dis
cussion, u necomes us. saia he, to mam
tain the Ophdon; wh(A we' have of them
also j on pfinciplei aid he, the 'election,
of the Eecutiye,! shoiiid tie by he peo
ple V Thfe -freedom and;safey of every
State, ponsists in a proper distribution of
its tExecutiv Lejslative : and: Judicial
powers. One should? not be dep!endant
on the! other, , but :co-orlainateig ih:' their
powers;, and whenevec, you Wake, the
election j of one. depend upon Vthe pill oS
the other, you so'lar Impair the freedom
and safety, of . the Sute.; The principle 1
aiu uown py me genueman num u range
is correct one; that the vereign au
thptyjshuld rest ith the peoleaad
thatbubl.cA,A atit should rberade; tie-
sponsible ibr W?oti' 6y elections; atitatect) )
aaoXconYeui periods
iwasistrate ot beat by.tne JUegulatur
ana opi majte; hint Uependaxtt oji them
lor.is.reppomtment ; tne nai
.more' &.4bltoJse4ureha election
a Jtmeernhfr pc4iCv
patwnage, to secure a majority in the X-t
uw uw ui uicdurc .1 ojutc causp nKn are seiectea xcr tnis depart
ever, aa respects, other great powers fof 1 Jxome infallible ?:
Squire, ana aii wm pe weii. irivejto I cen?f; the Uovernof shall , remove any pf .
Pflft;'ClT?tion of Governor4n4;'ou the.iddreaa';lof: th'ree-foUrthi off
no mancahjbe eltedix
frbni his''talen't."id-nhhl-.ve. h -ixTAetA:- hnNp. th I t'm- '
shewn hins?lfw6ipthxjf tbePutt?onftJcau isuch' removal may ; be " ?- v0 ; , i
dehce- A "piiUnty reoulreiiL.shalE be stated Var lenth In ititS. V- V ,-;a
Mflnl ft m;..,Hr:J t i'.flU.-. f U1!
mahd a majorityApf the suffraeei of rthell
people I of ids; Ahohiitat inust eohei
tounue upon pubiiceryices; high charA your
racteranttiuffici tjfie p-blic rjr.d shr!:i re ;A J
wSh honor ahd,iQsefulue ct thi carnV7.'i
Chief-Magistrate of a .great an respec-j Kume against the feeK53 andpitslc. ' 'i' .Vr--,
table Stated Mfthe Governor .wereto, be tj monienW 'The majority which U ri ' : - f
elected by tne p):ople,he.ouldinddc t edand the cause ofremy-lr-which u t-.'nv
1 zl fib appoiritfcient tor ohger period if pe statedi will be a EcXTicient gusrr.: ' .' J
i..:. nztjjexd adoifsuca.-c (i fprcv fcs rj kuJ Cppaxtir 1 . . . v?
course, be more sVstematic and , rWular
But the gentleman. frif Craven had ob-
jected for this mode reelecting the Govern
.1 becaiise jt ;was.pfpbable if. adopted v
the Jylemhers or Assemhtv wnnlrl -inffa-1 1
ence tfie election, by Caticus, Jn the samoi
way as Members of Congress injlucir
the election of the President of the ,Uni- s a
ted States, $ said hej It will le fourid. '
in Npracticei' that this 1 obiect has no-'Ki
Weight, no matter hatconscauence -irt -
the9rygentlemea;maygJye. It. - He had ;
himself been in a Congressional Caucus ' :
4n6Vif he should ever again be irj Conf..?4
gress.at a time! wheri it became neciwiarvu ' A
heshpuld notnty nnsider It i right,' but
a nnty, ; Wheneirer a President was to be
recommended to- bring beforcthe people
aman Calculated for th exalted pfRce.
tront - hlsr bblitiditl .' standing J talent and
pubiic.eharacter., . It, is not because th'e' VS
members of Congress-recommend .manr AA
thatAhe.is chosen x6 tha office; -but beA 3;
cause his eminent services and talents en- I
title him toi the station A and this' is thej r A-
means by which toublic opihien is conceifi
trated.on ne individual, when there a
many who havii pretensiont toiti y--J :
iut tnejrentieman fjcortt Hertford oih
1243 1 jected to this mode because it wouldvjj --
r 1 t0 the people of the Western part of the j
Pjate, the power to-elect -a Governorv
JThisrwith vthat ; gentleman niay coitsttV
tute asufBciept objection ; He must;:
however, know that it is not a irood oi--
IPltAn wirk iU-'. k4 tZ .. t I..
hot VOttr (mvrftirnont hnnti tneK.- onri .
sonable princiDlesid this State: will nt
er be governed bV Ipcal parties ; bnt
Trrr; i it otner should be, oygreat-poii. . .
! -:63S : jhe moie electinthChlffig ,
- ; ' -- .. .v- v. uiaic nr. inr nriiiitrr. ih nil ir.' . . . t
seve-; j novation upon our aystera of government! -.";' 1
m tne , Many ot the Mates, whch compose this
trim.! i'tTnfnn ha tra w4lA U ",flM i .'
method, has thought proper to change iti.: VAV
my opnioft Mr if you wifht
bring to this department of the Govern- : l 1 ;
ment the .first talents and virtue , of thvi
country, gtvetolt more patronage assig ' A ;il
H more duti'ahd' mate itthevgift cfi ' ;i
a free and enlightened people:. !. : vAv. 7 -A A
ivMr. VL saM: that thpnKnn'neiftnN tti V A
mlttine tb the rieonle; the ntiestinn wh
ttherthev Would reAlt W ? Cnnvenimn AiX
t not necessarily involve a discussion of: fe
vpropet organisation of theJudidary. But,
since it has been brought into discussion
an'6fret(e'd upop aa one of the host pqweki
. n
propetythat the objection should be fflet
iui a.rguuieiu3 against tpe measure, .it ts
1 nave, said he..
no attachment for Aoife
i - llu
crapen otthe torernment more: than' arf-
1 1 '
4111U.. - xw- sir ioei u touow,, tnat oe
ment ntrthe AvomAiiM hnf. Vitr hi
That vtfae;v 1 can t3o crX
i rtion of lifeA liberty and Droneirtvi;; 2 ami ' I A
-11 friendly ta a proper Independencebf tbb " r
Tudiciary;? ?! admire the public omcen dr :1
5e man,vivho will j give fii opidioif frankly A 11
i .wc nave vesi oc tirmry.oc who will meet every question! A A
ds the repreiieri-1 j officiallv. submitted to hint: 'with rriah!tr ; A A".?
exists aiwj- iimdependenCa'' Sjiv the oeonle rof thf ' " 'u.t
1 wrongs for which; a piiblic(Bcerst theA A
Lphohld 6e;menableriexcept ; It be by y t
w.iiw,fiiuriWBicp xncy.are impeacnavie r r
Is such a tenure of ofSce necessarv. ti "
ke proper exercise of that Independenctj 't X
good f A? I apprehencf noVirj and the ex A 5a
penence lot ; mahy :cf ' cur sistejf'i StateA A , :
confirmt-tse'lt... ihi$ opinldaVf A: ;H .-: V;'A
to the establishment of thU depatmetfts '
of the Government, tiki etfenr hthr. all r A ?
you have to guard aait)Vt,fort the proper " ,V;: 7
exercise of the functiortsassiMed to it. W . t s C
arbitrary- powerAchllhe one: hand,' and A
iicapncouf faction bnUheotherA If thlsA v
IjahalU' be donevjthe y incjependenceof tho Hi A A
dudidaryWill be maintained, r ;Upon thi 'v';.
frcm:.tbj$..'ccn$Ut ot ; Louisiana thes A ; fil
of the mds' v ' .')
.afd and accurate character T have tvet
anvWa)riahbs'eiuk&
shall not be sufficient ground fpr impeach- ;VA;! I
addrts randinsertelcri'thff journal kia'A-; ;
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