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b \ bS >1 » C. . • V $j: O M V91 HI ♦ uurv.MV.r.i; m, l-ac I l>t* follow ii»i« the result ol tl.e ele, lion i !.' in t♦»i«• cnutitv v* rd.iv : BH'H AKD H WILDE 2*8 WILLIAM C. LYMAN l.VJ V,t suits of thr Presiilrntia 1 Elecfitui.—In M i-sni Iium its. iIn* Adamstic-I.rt had '.»0/.MK)i \v>iv*. m m *•«■ in round number*—the un-« pledged li .«t id 7*i0i). At tin* cDction t* r Governor in A, id Inst, T'd.t.tVi v'V.sl Win* polled. At the dcclio.i of Eh r;ors Ufi.OOO intui ff.d not v< te. Now pin.’ I the i Boston qvrssaw tint not a iir ii h' *^’! :s in favor of Adam*. 'I'll. • her j rt Med to the iiiiinher given to lh<‘ unph:- . ’ | ticket gives a total • f -13.3 •) • pposed t» Adame, while only 30,tKHlutc in lav or ofliD cUeti«*u! In lihuisiann, Clay has been treated as Crawford vv :o* treated in No\v-\ork He f#,s !»e.;ii dele.,ted by the combinasioH of the friend* of:: « ■ her Vail.lid.a ten. The Jack- 40Ti and Ad • in ti. kei I n*J M) votes— th. t tor Cla\ *d"fi The votes of the state arc 3 for Jack*"!! and 3 for Adams. L, Norlh-Ourolira, the result stands thus People's tieket, ‘A*.177 Craw ford tie 1 if, !•» Here iignin tliero wad n combination of| t vo a'miii't nn —.lao' *joii *Ni Adatns against' 4'raw ford. The friend* of Ad •in* otivo. thought of getting up a tick* t for tin niseives, 1 hot it was siir.i" *t« d that they might as well all roto i i the IN oplu a ti< k< t, and • n lot a j < u the ha k of it the imum of Jackson <r Ada ns, a ending tothmr preference. Thin <n h'Miie prevented a seperatioti amotigthoiii. and produced the defeat ot the Craw lord licKet. In t ftiio the rosuU is. For Clu\, 1!WT> JimUon, Ih.-DK Adams, IV .«£*() IT: t l tho frit'tids of Adams and Jack-on united In re ns in North-Car. In », they might iMi avo d< - I the < iy ticket. The following singular result of the election for elcetor* i- furnished hy the Mu* tv land paper*. Jnihrtstuto J U Adams had 14,r»‘.l*2 votes, whi' h gave him hut three electors, while Grn Jackson with 1 L-»V3 votes oUai. s term oloc tornl vote*—A hap py illustration of the equity of the district f Adrian, of niaU predict in office, to writ fir the cuuM/.zloincnt.»( , i .. y property accordingly , and for t' •• ultera-l tint of public • er « also. And vve do I dein arid, in the n i o c of the House of Re- pr. :•• illative- and of all the cili/ nf of this stale, tint the said John Loving, tannic) J.irl.'on, A«d r. V. \driun shall be sc Jills* li r* d fioin ! others and appointments un less duly d i’. rid hy judj:uer.t. film S - nut* , and ili.tt in dm i nr, th Senate sliall he tinnisiicd with nrlirb s m' imp«a'lmuut against t o said John, Aiiiiih I and Fleming l. A lid we are fmther directed to submit | to the \v‘>*.d<,in of the .S nnte win th m, *'ht no* he proper at lliis lone to take into . tody tii l ode ..,f tho * id .1 dm I. ring, I Sai.i «1 .! e-kson, and C. I* Adria f, h\ vir* | flic of w . i ants to la i--titled hy the President l i.C r’euat ■, hy the order or rcoolution of your lion ruble, body. Tt i n m 0i ■ 7 Mr. I't-zcmnn, from tin* < uni'Uit’i c on p inks, .. iilc die follow ;m: KLPOHT : That i do < appear to your lommitter tint tho .. fails of liie Phinicn P-aliU have I,, i n ah!v in inaL'.'d ami that the «xliihit shows the hank not only f•» he s. 1 v cut but in a V e y r **.peioil • comlitit ll. 'I lie*v • oii- d» r the poii *\ which lias he be intfrosiiug to tho world. To posterity, 1 asserted hy tho ndvoca ei the because tliu resims and opcntioiiB of this that it is a fun la omit:,I nrinnph *' 1 " governin' its, that tlie w i.*h -tini* ad >ptod h\ the State I sound one, and they helieec that th lion un l« r its present management merits the li II cutiiidi nc.e of tin* slain .—They would liow.t'e observe tint this and the I In .lets I’ntiL have failed to comply with .ha' part » f the resolution of the X!i»d Dee. k" }■ w hu ll terpiires that an exhibit of the It m y interest the vv .rld. be. . u e to t. « p run neney of the union of tlu s<* stat > tin nation 9 look fir tin estahlishnn nt ot th< doctrine that mankind is caj able M enjoy ing rational liberty ! For these considera tions this question demands of us a free and full ifjv. H'gation Mr. L. said there were two points in th • amendment or ratlwr suhstilnte, wdie'h jrai < in nokioB TI o first n jardi the constitn’ion.il power of the l.e"i>hime t‘» elect in the event of tlie* election reverting to this House according to the pr« \isi nm the h it. The exeicise of thisriglit ho*been broadly denied, it h is been asserted that the l.e;:isl.iture has no constituti-aial p we: to . Jett i.he »lectors, liccnu-e hy a fair coil* Mtruefion of the ( Oiistitution. it is cniitended. no pri vi ic ■ ho I. can < \* i isw th it pow - <r, and heemfso hy tlm conutitntion. tlm right is ve* .rd in the people. The Legis lature it is said is a pto-e\i>.ing body, and consequently it cannot elec t. 'Phis is tie argutm nt of the opponents of the substitute and to wlii. h lie would n ply—If he appre hended the eoiistiluthm correctly, the argu- ut let been eonfuncd and misapplied d and I The pr n isiori r»n which reliance is placed, ho conceived did not apply to the tippoin'- meiit of i.Ii ct.us, hut to the election of the Pr. sid.n1. f I he e< n-titnti. n )»TOV ides that the I*resident shall he elected hv the inler- vention of electors to be clios. n for that pur pose within thirtv-fouv■ davs previoti-* to tilt* first Wednesday in He. ember. Hence it is I the parties, turtle* rs. and endorsers I inferred, that sine.o hv tho constitution ie had paper lie annually made to his L\- pre-existing body can elect the President. the election of electors cannot d* pend on ?i pre existing body. Jstliisa legitimate in ft*fence * WIlUt W ere the reason* which induced the adoption of this feature of tho constitution ? It w it!; the v iew that tIk of lie should he lienril that tho nh-(ki 4 N nit I VV I ACF Old 1 ns (*. (‘ai m 'CN Vi< C-Pic .North Carolina ga.i her Ij \ .c hri side lit, t. fer the forW II Craw- fyrJ t VTIIA Ml I 'I’nc requii -meiits of the resolution ullu* Jed to, have been fully complied with by he Darien P ink. Your couimiUee are of opi i on that with proper munugeuieut tliis ..istii thni will he euahli d to sustain her credit ami to < xlubit u vvliulcsoiuc und sound con htioii. T'ley have exandm-d the exhibit of tl.o Aug • ia Bank, and take imi<*h pli n-.urc in slatin' th; t said exhibit presents n very on d and prosperous state of the atVuirs of said ank. uniDiillyeomj li<*swith thereqnisi- • ion-of the Resolution of the l;n.t Legisla tor *. Y car comniitteo would r« rotnmend tl.e ij’P imment of a com min ee w itli power lo vauiinc into tlio nil air* <-f the diimretil lank r in which iho state is a stockholder, o re ■ ,rt to the nest Lcgi I ifnr< 'i hey v ail I a) .o rceoinuiend'ihe ri peel of-. » much f ill * r -olu:i' a .f l‘ \M, as requires the lames uf imli\ii’ual.s whose debts muy ho •"|.si 1 i:xl a -had ordoiihtful. r l he t'r.widci'f appointed William Chris tian j. in n. i w ■ n. and J dm l. 15rown, na ,i ij.o rc. (ngrei ably to a rosohi- •\cCiito Ins wurrantH on the bodies Adrian, Joint Loving, and Samuel r iCl:-e of the people should lr i; g hefiii coin i <1 im uivr and improper t » place the el iident directly in tlm hands id—It fmv . nt, ditficult •lion of Prc- »f‘ tlm people, - !r jti'rf'i—Niuliaiucl Mae nn |ms bpen re el • -1*• , M e Le*» sh.tiire of Not th-C’arcdi p i i ’a* • • i i n of ilir* United Htatcs, for b \(j.o‘ f*oui• 4di March next. I tiUcl’iuH t» Hnrteu liHfthceaielected Gover nor I Norn*' Hrolimby its Legislature,hy the folioVr" vote: tun us (» Burton, 100 Mm it it ikes, *17 Alfred VtoO'P, 27 I meT Vv'.v, id Mr lim toil is one of tin* p*** - •» ihed and re- xil-d 05 .■-Miiibn* who a leaded the Caucu Un vi . t Wt»hi v\ n. Tu la tature « t M'HMh-f'arohnn leave mad'* • h >ii c • ( 1 icli.ird I. Manning in he (Jo- vernnr, and William A. fiullto lit* Licuteu.mi- Govei nnr ut that state. I I e. Imve i'*-i lecld rdiii Ga'llmd to hen Svi.Mia in ike Couch * .d die I'lutctl States T » roiTeri nil erioe in die exliihil made • \ t c I »d» n P ink, of it - b id and ilmditlul dolils t i dm *.rtse»it Le-ud ilun , vve me rcqm-stei Vipiif'i‘ii toe fulkw.ing Mall* i rut : VV « .. ililv.ou min ..lien, that in th cm, ' did Him, ol W m I. M«1 n esldsd. hi lolhi Rank of Daiiin, dial the name o! .lain* Spak'ui», 1'. «j. * le aid lint Imivc been entcu ns imc ..( dm **i ’gin.d t*nd»N‘*ei >—ai| ike not. rml»>**sed h\ I ii'i were paid by h s Ullu 'I Loll,as hoalil.ii.'. F.mi. CtlARI.F.h \VF.ST. 'J .1 V>!f. D r NW CODY, | Commit l ICO VIKINSON, ( n if\it uni), j The F.diter of t’ e Siivrnimh Georgian nli.r .|u under* tuinl whut i.nin nut,in tlm i aunt i.vwnl suhmivt d to the le i latuie hv n , iveep* r of the Penitenti ii \, by iho ite 37 I •• lot build i ; u Via Shop. I wi uld h i\e us believe that lie thildis | si: * i is inti.n.led tin-1lie sale or didrihiilinu ef an inebri. uii! liquor culled (n't. May wo correct Iih i:iippreh'Mis..")- Py (.’/ . n is ia miiI a place wheru Colton (till* non) t of F. I JacltHj Wi i»n rsn \y. Dee H. i ill table iho follow mi Mr. lours laid mlntcm. licsohurf) That the In sectors of the Pe nitentiary shall not a- ns contractors for tlint iin billion. The hill to divide the < oi*nty of Appling was tnk n up, lead the third time »md pass ed—Y cob *l‘J, Nays 0 Trrt’nsn vv, Dec.!). Tho hill to ineorpnruto the Georgia Ca nal Company was tulu n ttji, read the tliir.l time an l passed. Mr. (. > rt hind, from tho joint committee on publi • ednealion and iVm.* schools, t«» wliomvv:- refered a resolution from Senate directing an enquiry into the propriety ot nnondin or explaining the several laws now in fife in relation to the Seiiatus Ara- drinieiis, and the uinieountabili'y of I'ouniy e. ademi 's to the same, and an uniform me thod of tiieir report*, made a report the es sence *f • Inch is embrut cd in the following CHoluti ik: lit sol ml, That hereafter it sliall ho the duty of ill academics in this slate which derive n part or tin* whole of their support 'rom tho state fund* lo make an annual re port to i ie Senators of the county in w 1 idi ■.iieh aea L*rjiv may he of the following form. I The number and salaries of iustrilctou'. y r riiu iimnlu r of scholar*. 3. The anuuul iiicoi’io. •I Brunches of learning taught in each, together with aiiv material ehaugcM whii h may have t* • n place since the last report. .run a li..* c.ilmi ug I r to Jmlgn Wo * > n politely ioinmnuieatid t’o, Moitlprl’tcr. Sipt. 1 DA, 1-‘J1 Dear''ii -I have rt eiv».1, and retnrnmy ilian'.s I . the priut'nl cuin.viini-nilion ac- eonq any ing y mr note of the !ih inst. To ;i| • h ■ rile your prop-a *1 expedient C-r a sl.uul;* «l of m* .-nrrs ic I weigh, would require more turn th in I rail ; pp!\, ..nd ni ne • ,alhcin itic .1 -icin e than I re tain. Just <• will doubtless h.* doneio it hv competent jndgv* 1 ave gi- cii a ha ty periU'd to th*' ole-er- vation* •• add • —I to tin i'.wliv * I" ,1 «*, y.en.” Allho J can n r ( incur in some of them, 1 ina' -rfr • f t!l. tlr Mb y nu it every praise, far tin* ; rrspi* uily , the pr, cisien. and tlm t'.c an w i n w hu ll tie y arepre t nti d to tin jmblir. all* ni'em. \ on have I’.d.. ti into u mi-take in asrrih- ing tin* Con si it u! in of Virginia lo Mr. J i lY.ioox ; wi'.l t>e inf. rr. d from tie' ini- •f.iadversion* o*t it. in h.s 4 ‘ *Jctrs on Yirgi- nil.’ li* i»rigm was with (i'koiu;; who I id before tin* c immitU c appointedt.« prepare a plan, a vi y iiroad outline ; w hich \v.,s print**.1 l> iL*• commilt* e tbr conside ration. and afti r being v:uie*l • u : »»me point-. and till* 1 up. was leporlod t<> the Cnnven- t nn ; wln-rv a •’* w further alt* r;iUon* gave it the form in xvlm h i\ n >w stands. '1 in* tt J nation of Uiyhis w ,< -ah-taiuially from tin Fa n ' li»i*'J. I'he Preamble to the Consti- -tmioii w::.< proluttdy derive I, in ; gr* i in. a- rure, <1 m»t wholly, troiu the tumls « i .Mr. . i i i i %<‘N ; the licliticts of which, . i such mate, .als, is s. en in the Detlaraiioii of lu- d«'peud' , u , 'e, .us vvr it ns tlsowlnuo. ’i’li*' p:.,u«»fMr. Ji»i i n -■•>. uniu-xed to*one of * editions of lu- " Notes of \ irginin.” was drawn up after the Kctolmionury War, with a view* to col reel the tauls of lilt exist ing Constitution ; us well »* i*» obtain the au- t •• ulic sum ti«*n of the people. Year I »ve of tm !i \\ ,!l t xcusc this little tr.b be l • it, or r ither would uot excuse its With estet m and g« J \Mt> Wood W a Kin i *1 wishes, M \DlrON A e...ivnitiec FcuttPi' • s < amp 1 .mnpkm, Leivi at the bti; - f b c:euva'7m;a :: ^ tzamature. IN t?!'.N A I E. Mo*nxY> Dee. t». in tin 1 louse of Keprc- I of Mewrs. Iloli, Law. el Hurtisule. lo impeaih > **. the Fiactimi Celling Coukmkho,appeared and dahvored ; follo w* : Jfr. Prts th nf tniff (icntlt m. r of A. nnti, W trt■ direct <1 tn th« !t„n« of R( prefcntativeg to impeach at the haY linle, .1 dm Lov.r *. .-.Ill I*. Adrian, roinmissim join, ballo' ofb >lh lira tm , f r n Uing tract er»u»‘v- and raiadc i> . .in, ti.« pubh of ttitenn. and obliterating p.dd.e Keeuri tins. An»l we do heichy, in tin- name * I all t ie ciliicim of tins slate. i*itpcu< h tie *&id John Loving,Samuel J ,e! • v, am! »’ inti Jackson, ers appoint!« ai d \ of d:ver> hi* tnors, t-» w it of et ii»<Li and nr inert,. m lit sol ml, That Ihil to m i .c such n laiil bofor*’ fh ^ ' uademy M;all he h* r aid from the *. may I, hers alb pose un il such r •udei shall port, in time f r it to he itu* Acadcmieiis such «!«!*;rr* -l from any for- thud-', vvJii' h now ur,‘ . set apart for that pur port sliall be made as herein con emplated. Fnmw, Dec. 10 Hill* vv-cre passed, to wit: 'I’o authorise l!i» volume *r eompaiiy in Glinton, call» , d the li.dep* ndoilt Itiues t*» receive uieuihers from ih 31st raiment—'To authoiise (i. A P.rown to keep a ferry a* ros* ; i,< O imdgee river—'Po appoint trimtd* of the Jasper '- unity n< admity. ..ml lo grunt a lottery fer th*’hem‘it thereof.- To compel excowtoi . administrator-. and MtiardumH t-« tweoimt for the iiiJe,est of mon;* s appropriated to then *»w n use. Mr (iambit' laid on the table the follow ing resolution : /»** solet tl y Tliat th* 1 frequency of visits to f h • IVniteiiti irv l**‘iii nrodurtive of insc ti- rity, enommu* waste of time, ami distraet- in:: tl* nttenti m ho , b » f keepers amt con victs, it is < f vital i .iportnm-e to the pun- pciity of that institution i!,at it should he r* tri' t- -1 a* far as pn- .ihlc. and the h-.ard of inspectors ore hi i t• \ :i;ilu.iised to adopt *1* * f-.l the ill, *lv in■; lluit inc< purp. of ting •anal inim It* :m& * tollnw I k to the . I) e. It «>n Internal ws, on cut* Altaiu.i- The contmitt e hnv e had th*■-ul»ie. t un- d.»r *‘ou u*h ruti »n, and am ,.f opinion that the plan U prael'c ihb . .ml when - .mini in- [•'effect might lu> e! henelil to the state. They do not think it advisable however to re* ninim nd the adoption of any measures relative tlicieto. As s-mu however as a boar I - f public vv,.rks !•*• es*a» li>h»*d, tin v would reroiiunend that the subj, ct he laid beloie them forthcii consideration at an ear ly period. 4 >n the subject'd* a canal from the Aba- mnh i to Hapcki river, Mr. Alien also re- jiorted ns folk-ws The eoiumitttfu have performed the dulv assigned them, and are of opinion that it would, at this time be ini'Xpclicni to adopt any specific course in relation tu such con templated canal inasuiu. h as no general svstetn of internal improvement has been adopted. The reports w ere agreed to. Mr Gamble'-, reviici. n of y t, nlay re lative to vibit* to the lk uilcotiaiy was taken up and agreed to. HOUSE or KEl’KEsi NT.VriVES. .Movn.w, Dec. t!. Dl'.BJTt: av THE Fl.r.CTOlUL unr, comm in n. Tim moti *n of Mr UK XNIIAM, tint the substitute offered by Mr. Holt he received in-loa*l of the original hill, living hell no tin IL»i**p. k. I WV s d he rose witli extienie reluctance to « pv r.'.ain the attention of lie House in i i Mttcr diseussi >n •»t this question. But be was deeply improved with the iuiportnnee of the subject and of the propriety ,d its lull and free investigation, .'•hu h au investiralion was vine to nurse vi * ns legislator*, and tv» the people of Georgia for whom vve legislate. 'Flu* act of our legislation will not be confined to the pres- it titng. i,or limited to a temporary pnr- mo^. It will extend to nistcrltv It ,v:;! the pow er was vested in a body i ateu and for the particular purpose . and such a body was suppo-ed most likely to understand the w ishes and v iews of the | o,,- plo. It is iiimiat, ii:il tlnu, whethir the p(*«»ph• immediately and dire, tly exercise the right of appointing tho elector* thcni- .v Ive*, or in,la, cilv through tlihir legnllv c uislitnti d u«i, nt :, the Legislature. The object to h.- attained in the uppointmeiit i.-> their trill . which may, f *r aught tliat appears (in the constitution, he express- ed hy any agent to whom the pow, r may he • lUllisted, W hetl.cr tl prev i*>us|y exisliiig body or not. But there aio other reasons v. Inch enter into this provision of the ,• »i s'itotir.il. It w a* conceiv ed proper that tl Executive, of li.i United Si rites, should Ini independent of any pre.-e.vi^ling and pcinm- n, ni body. The * lectors are dissolved as a body'as soon as their duty i* perlbrmed.— A newly created body w uld he less liable to he tampered with and corrupted ; and being small bodies voting d, taclu *1 in their separnto states, would ho ah-olvcd from the hazard of tumult and oonfu-dor,, and vvoitM he most likely to make a j ultcioiis bele, tion D * these oir« nmstnnc's and reason* npply t- the appointimiit of ill*, eh ,‘tors tin m adv-'S Flie pri in:ipal requisite in tin• el cn iic le r of the elector is that be dde to expresstho voice f, the people.and to transmit that voice to the sea toft no general gov ernnient— And tho elec tor* may he equal \ cnjiahleol expressing that voico whether their ' lection emanated from the hand* of the people cr their ii'tnil*. I: is a question whicli sieera clear of the con- siiuulon, only t" h*‘ regulated hv n sound disen lion as to its policy. And ti* th** mode of electing by the Legislature in tl.e first instance, were with reference to its policy e\on admitted (for argument sake) to bo in- defcnBjblc, limited as it is by the substitu on yodr table to tin* last resort, it is uppr • lictide l that it is not only defensible, hut highly politic. It lias again, been urged, that bv a fair in terpretation of tho constitution, the Legi.-la- tttru c titiot ever, i*u this power, it never ha ving la’i n int'Muled hy that article, that they should exercise it. since the power is directly gi\ en to the people, by intoi preting the term st.if to mean the people of the state. Al though ho had referred on a firmer occa sion for tho meaning of this word state, to its received acceptation tin* '.limit the country, and altlio’ lie believed this would furnish Hullicicut answer to the arguim'iit. Vet he would now state w hat he conceived it to mean—li did not mean people, nor government, nor t* rritorv ; hut it included them all. If ho might l/e perrnitti d tho * x- pressioii.it was a generictcrm, and included its species. It compioheuds every tiling eonneeled with a government, i;s power, its people, its territory mid resources. And the use of the term in the instance under consider:' ion, might he viewed as an illus tration of ike peculiar care and precision with which the frame,* of the con-titulion used the terms they had occasion for The gentk in .u w ho li. d preceded him had an».- • ipated bi n, he said, in tho illustration ol this positi a. by a reference t.* tho socond section of the first article of tho cunstitu* li"U—•• 'Flu* uieiiioers of tile House , f Re- presei,l:iliv,>‘ .-hall he chosen hy tlm proplt ol’ the ,-overal states." If the urm stute was intended to mean people, why did the fiameis "!’ the coiisiiiution ay the juoplt * I tho several slat, s ? Why did they not say simply •’shall he eh »*»cn hy the several states : These consideration*. Mr. L. said, were Millicicntto satisfy him. not only that the term state could n>»t nr all pcijde. hut also tint the terms arcubcd in contra-distinc tion to each other. Ti;» *J*M s. ctimi *if the constitution of the state ,d’ < tv orgia deelarcH, that the Legisl.a tore »hall haw power to make all laws and ordinan* s w Inch they shall deem i,cccs*ru v ami propel for tin' Rood of the state, win n .-linll not he repugn ,nt to tie constilutioii. By tlie term ordinance.le* meler-tooil a law , a rid*. or an appointment. The power Ii,• i*• - in granted embrace-, tlm power of legiidu. ing oil all sulijec;- not expressly prohibited Now, by the constitution <>f the U. States, the pow* r of regulating the mode of tin election ot v lectors is dch gated to ill • I .cgis- lature. In tlm cunstitu ion v f (ieorgia. no thing pr hibiis t he Legislature ti omnia .ing the election as well as regulating the manner of it, lor they me • «prcs*ly pv rini.tcd t*> make all laws and oid,nau,, that i-. hj>- pointment .not prohibited. Ur«im tliis view uf t!ie subject, it appeared t*‘ him the cmi stituhoiial o!)j, iinji to this f ature in tin suhstiiute must ihil to the ground And he lm e vl eou'.vl l»e mivtv'bswiilv sus li ned, one of th** e jii •positions must be made out— 1st. 'Flint tins power of elevti »ll is not giv en to the stat< -—Or 5id. That if given, it is so limited tvi the people that they alone can exercise it—Or 3d. That the people Invir.. the right, have inluhitcd theirrepresv utativ «•- in the state Legislature, hv their constiiu- ti-ni, from reprv renting t!»cm in tho, \. r. i-* of tins ught. Tho cv,averse of these propo sition* pi iiilv appears. ll.> would tin n assume it as a fa, t, tha: the le gislature nvit being const tuti *ul!v de barred. arc constitutionally ctiipoweicd t«* , ]ict. lie would repeat that this eon- hiscu* is fortified by the example of other state* lYr hav e heretofore elected cur electors m tliis way, from tile foundativ.n of our consti tution up to the pr, *• nt time. Seien oilier state* have adopi, d tho sumo plan.-—Yet now, f t the Inst time, w* are t ddthat i h it w c have i tU! w i mg ' And what i* more surpii-ing, this discovery is not founded oil a liberal onstrueti »n of th* of the constitution ret-ri*‘d to, but upon a criticalannly v8*>f the word • stat Thus then we dispose « f this branch of the mtlqcct—the election hy the Legislature 1’lie next point uiisos out of that feature ,» the suliBtitute which requires a majority o all the vc! * taken to eject. I’ hud been nh-t.tntc, if repuh- f the ma- only should go* ern ; and w hy is this princi ple so access. ! v alid peculiarly anplicahet to republics ? mid if admitted to the extent contended 1br> why not throw it into ai! ouv otl.tr doctions 3 tiro questions which have been pronound d, and which Mr. L. said he would attempt to answer. The most dangerous ene.ru > with which republics hav* had lo struggle has been fiction ; the moat alarming emi.s.men, * s to the existence and p* rma"cncy of tree institutions have spmn . r trom ti i* memoruhle cause—It has induced tin- idea on the other side of the water that man i* a being incapable of enjoying ration al and civil liin-ity—It has annihilated the existence of republics from the fire of Eu rope, and converted that portion of the globe into one wide extended scene o ‘ monarchy ;tud dor.io is i—whi h, us i!s chords arc tinlitcncrl, will ultima:, ly chain down the p vver* of the human intellect. This i* no ti« t.o.i-— 1 a»v»k to the republics of ancient Greece and modmn Italy. Their annnlfi : d sngured hy their dou.e^tie tumults ; and tho turbulence and usurpatioun of fa* tiom parties produced disaste r fatal to tho exis tenco of the g »vernment. Docs the Ame rican government possess the means ofcon trolling those ni’eets, fnrtho causes are com mon to man ' Agaiu.«t tlioir rceurrencr find in the principles of our u<’\eminent the safe guards. From the operation of th, presentativo piiucipln vve have much t»» cal eulute ; but wo must look further. If : factious minority attempts to disturb the so ciotv, or t*» interrupt the vvhe. Is of the gov ernnient, vve have only to apply the. whole 3otno jirimip'e of calling for the voice oftlu majority, and hv a regular vote putt.ng them down. And if ihispidbciple be not rev»»rt cd to, even a minority may have it iu th power essentially to distract the society well as to interrupt tho wholesome ndminis tratiota of »ho government. To illustrate this id'.sa with re!* reu* e to tho present qtic: tion—rfuppowe (ieorgia divided int parties ; and fir the sake of distinction In would designate them as the Uepuhlicfl and Federal piote s, the lbrnu r {laving decided in.'iioiity. This republican pail cotisei us „f their strength, are less ton r ions of their svi-t union, and yield in sonic instances to the operation of private feclin, nr local prodilc' lions This republic party have fifn eu candidatis run for th elector* of !*ii:.'i,l« :it —they are divided their votes, and sic <,, d iu elr* ting hut fiv The levk i.il puny, muled by tie n Weak ic .-s, rim their r, gnhir ticket of nine, and tour of their ti let obtain a pliircdii y over the remaining ten of the republicans.— Georgia would then have fiv • •Iot tors and f mr f» dcra!. The consequence would bo tliat the voice of the state would not have been fairly expressed, because f.’ie state was republican. The vote of the stute would bo incuicii.-nt, because divided, and instead of nine, sho would have hut one usepil vote. Jvurely sueh a result ought to lie avoided, and it can only 1m avoid' d l>\ the app icatioii of tho principle, th.it the and will „f the majority sliall he n> ertained s i it* ru! . It isfor the imerst of t!ie people ilieuii etvc.siiiat r i ha state of iliii.gs h!ic< i . Id bo r, sis'od It is by the application of this i rn:v. pie. ,r> this as well asin* v* n other case that the * tlbrts ot afactiottb minority can lie , ontroll* d. But shall the maj .ri.’V he can he permitted rudelv totra n; ! • on the muioritv. and to conduct t.henibelves jqircssiv* l\ , r on wrong principles/ Hudi Ins been tho faW of iniiioritie* in other icpubli s : hut il is otlierwiso with us Tho remedy s found in the Fedora! Union. It is scarcely to be >upp *st>vl that a system of improper politiea conduct, or of opprssir.n could huso dilfu- •cd throughout the several suites, as to tnk away the correcting iuflucn *• which is form d in tho tederul Union, Ti e. r“Miedy is perhaps as pntiect u* human interns could make it. Thus yon are surrounded on all sides hy checks and guards—Depart Ir an these, you introduce distra* ti hmee, in the oiidst ofvvhi* li, sooner •>. liter! civil liberty inav he offered up a fettered victim on the altar of tyranny—Preserve | them and the wtedc system of government goes on in harmony; pence and union at; home, respect and admiration from abroad Mr. E. said, lie would extend the range ofiileas within which he had been moving ; lie w. uld enlarge the view, and embrace the whole Uni w\ \w r*dvtionto thiseleetion T!ie period is probably not tar distant when the constitution of the. United States will he changed, and an uniform mode ot* appoint ing electors adopted throughout tlm Union. Suppose this uniform mode to be hv gene ral ticket of the people. Think von a pin* lulity of vote* would gov rn in iho several states ? \\ h it would Iu tho eoiiseqiieneo ? \ miserable lh* tion- -a pitiful faction-—an Imiiihle minorirv might, give a President Jo tltel.uion. r F,» deiuonslrate it—suppose (ieur pa has in all IFi.iHO vote* and H can did -'tes for el < tors - Tu six of them sin* gives ISJ/JOO v *:cs—to throe 10,000—and to nine she giv. ^ I 1,000. The nine c imlnlalcs having 13,000, that hi ing u pluraiity, would he elected in a giv mu )'i» v<*t, - — Now suppose, for 'he facility of iOus'rutnm, all the s!at*s liad the same number of vot- s, 3.»,0000—that lt»o nunilu r of candid itos for electors was l A ill each, and that they re ceived the < nuiiiluT of vote* us already mated—Tvventv-fhreestates wmild thongive an a. r gr*‘• •.'(! of r’lkYOOO votes, and the nin*‘ «:;iiidid;it,H , |c * • d n »«t‘ !, would reeoivo an aggregate of •J*'*,00). Two hundred and iiin, l\ -nine thou-, nd votes would thus elect a President, to whom tl * remaining f»0,!,0d0 would he Opjmscd. The good sense, the candor ol* eve; v rational man would res pond, would not this be muik, I with injus- ti'’« ■ nil I indignantly respond, that one-tii rd or one foiuth of the people should n<»t have the power of electing the President. Tho ennsequi*;,. rs ofso* h a stateof tilings would he most sc,ions. Tie- jveople ol*tliis country , mt, lligent and jealous of their "glits as th. \ ..;«■. would never-ubmit to if ly unnecessary, Mr L. said, forth# purpo se* of this discussion to enter into the con sideration of tho objects intend d to be at tained by the framers of the constitution by the creation and establishment of this bran ; of the general government. For if the ar gument were apphe. ble, it was only so far as this aristocratic character of the H-natc was dedueible from the mode of its appoint ment. The argument then, as he understood it was, the constitution intended there should ic, shoi he two democratic or republican bodies. 'Flic Executive and the House of Hep- nlatives, and one intermediate nrist**- ratie body the Senate, deriving these res- hnract» Ts fioin the mode of their app«'intmcnt. Mr. L. said whilst tin' Hen- n tho very nature of its constitution ind its powers was intended to exercise a controlling influence over the ebullitions of the more popular branch, the true reason *»r i 8 app intnicnf by the state Legislatures van ‘ ! to give to the state government such n agency in the foimatioii of the. federal :«»veminent as would secure the authority »f the former and form a convenient link between the two systems.” Thorn is tin tinnlogy hetvveon these two branches—and the sourc* from which the executive power is derived is equally dill’, rent fr, in, and can not be assimilated t<> either—and whether tho selection o. electors he made by the people or tho Legislature the immediate lection rests upon tlm state* in their politi- 11 characters. But whether this argument m viewed vvilli r» fer,Mice to the operation and extent of the powers of the dilferent branches of tho government, or to the sour- s from vv hu ll those powers are derived, it must ho rejected—and with refer, nee to its applicability to tho present qnc? tion is disi.i.ssed a* liuving little to do with it. Mr. L. said the sin (ns il hud boon term ed) of bringing this question before iho people, had been Did at the door of lhut party whose political sen:intents be profess ed to hold. If it were Important to reply to this charge, lie would ask gentlemen 1 who made this assertion, from what side of' tin* House fiie hill originated at the last ses sion / lie knew the recollection of gentle men was two good to permit them to deny that it had its -rigiu with them. We felt no eeessity for tho proposed change ; no consciousness 0 f the people’s wish—We re sisted I lie effort. A resolution was adop ted embracing the views of his party, and intended to ascertain the wishes ,»f the peo ple ; Imt no positive pledge could have been inf* rretl from tlmnco of the course which vv mid be pursued. Y t as he believed it a matter of inconsiderable moment through what medium the voire of t.'io state were expressed the great and only object be ing* that her voice should be fiirlv exjiress- C«I und the vote >.f the state efficiently se cured, (imperfectly as the peojile’s wishes had been pscerfuttird,) he would say, as the people so willed it, let it he so. But in giving it to the people we were charged hy our duty mid our fidelity to their interests, religiously to adhere to the provision* con tained iu the suhs'it ite—He would seal hi* political deHtruet.on before In: would coil sent to the passage of the original hill <>n the Janie : a lull tending to destroy the first and most in,jr.riant rii’lrs of the people them elves, fie felt tlm: in giving it hi* sup, he. vvoul \ \i date the solemn oldip ti *n of the oalfi he had taken; anon j whi. li called for the exercise of his best I judgment in rue pn.,pie's inter and which oound c in*' ionee to the throne of hi* [ maker. j When cnik'incn urge the diverse inter- t est betvv. * ij.* L ; islature and the people I In would ie nark, that he felt hitM*elf t*» In | mm -‘l \!i»' t>o,)p|e ; and the in :* linitv and j s ijiliis’ry of those who pretended to think ot.nervvise r.mid not convince him of the outrary. He felt that I, I security vvete intirnatel v ' and depended on th • i. j curity of the whole pc cepted the trust rep sod . and turlm- j st'tuents and ndde I the. Legislator, lm did o r the character They W„ul« u itli one vn such a law. •iinal hiil o. the people » will deni HU dm-trme. so Tho a-gi and tie IL.iio 1 ii-*' up in their majesty and ice d'Minnd the repeal of such And. •*.. . if you p-ss the ,„i. your talde. tin* in l.inr tion of f this state will he roused—they ! < 1’ vmt the abandonment of a *trm of the gentleman frou u ceded upon the red*-r • ie analf gv between th' ot’ the meniher* of t ■ , nfatives of tie n .ti nnv distinct inrere Li;n incapable ( people. G'*n‘!on sit ion which cl.iii prove* too iiiiii'Ii happiuc • mneeted with •i.u’83 and s ’Vh' ii he ac nn: y his con barn er of ill >1 thereby div s' himse! t' the citizen —m,r vva id. re reated wlii truly repres'uuing tin •» have - .•: that '.be po tliis affiii'.ty of interest For why not then, it i Lid* is determined by a p!;:- )°1 intcuf : .'in renlv to r!i» •he cm**''tution '■diicli oxpr vihei ill he llu.s cted hv from the st. »grant toiht cunstan :isl.iture ! people taking . utionallv i • •naioritv in * f.iif ili* > rc| rr’!;i, ■ election would, in t!; •b ain sttrli majority i i- rib Die recommitment of i* • • »l: prr • 'tilioll of the ^ • t ' •* ■ I ■ ;n in determining upon ;',e soiection other popular e!e*uiiui niDbt caus to he unrepresented. An arguui'Mit has been al- • whicli, with ref. rence to any v said that lie had been able to constitution of the r nited State itself with some peeuln.fi»v. The Senate w.i* .*od. idered hv the gen- tletnan ns a kind of aristocratk branch ot the c-»veminent placed 'diat* Iv he- t’vceii tile two bodies the executive und ti e House cf Representatives- It was certain- •dt in i; and the o hold au- $c the state pr^senird, . w Mr. L. akc of the ' exhibited asked, giv e all tho elections to the I^**gisk tmo? The cii'iuiry find* it* its answer in moments ictlectiou \\ iy one election should he given to one ortho other body depends upon the poeul inrand intrinsic circumstances of the th n itself, hy whicli its p da y and propriety nr, marked. Why th*- President of the United States should lie elected by * lectors and not the people depends upon a variety , sons applicable only to this particular elec tion. Why the. Legislature slmuM elect the Judges of vour Superior courts and why the people should elect tho Governor of the state ?—are questions renting on rea sons equally Found and applicable to each respectively. In truth the argument ,fix's n* t prove too mui h for us, but it docs prove. to » mu* li fir the gentleman on the other side of the House and the vis.uiiary doc trine* he holds. \\ e have been referred to the experience of other states. Virginia and Pennsylva nia, vve tire told elect on the, principle of a plurality, and that tin* successful ticket ha- aLvays obtained a majority. Take the re sult. If experience show* that k uc!i bus always been the < as . why are the friends of the hill so tenn. i nis fir a plurality 3 Whv (bead that feature of the substitute which re'iuigcs a majority? If this experience L i > he made the test, where is the danger, us has hr, n rep atedly asked, tlut this election will ever revert to this Legislature r—t) tins Leg *];’! ire so monsimu* in tlic appre- tieiihiun ofg* nllcment—his fiend so violative of the people s right* and destructive «>f their inter sts. The expeiicnce of the p st is a good and vvlmlesome. g ii fi—but the justice of the proposition, which main tains.tliat because evils have not occurred, they may imt o cur, lie denied. Oil a sub ject like .os, lie would disregard the expe rience ,*t tile piiht, vvln n opposed hy tin plain dictates of reason When the mind is •uitisiied that evils may arise from the ml n of the principle, shall wo say vve v '• ward against them. In cause they t oecurred ? But sir,the experi- country, upon tliis subject, is not entitle its imposing sanction. It re mains tub, sted. Mr. Ill U.v-'iDE observed, tliat ho had il: .n to trouble tin) committee • fi* loro it, but the many re- t • - .‘iis rgunients on this occasion, made tiv tient.oiueu vvlu, arc opposed to the original bill, rendered it in some degree nu- ecssarv tliat lie should make a few brief ob servations, to correct some inisfone.cj lions of In* former remarks. Tfie geiiileman from Clark (Mr. Dough erty) had commenced his argument bv sav ing that lie Would haw :iv« n a silent vote, but tnai ho and all those who supported tin | >ub*titutc were detioaneed as tiuilors to tle ir eoiistfiucuts. This, said Mr B. is a eliurgO wliieii lie nor any other person on this Hour, i" hi* knowledge, bad made. For the cor rectness of this assertion lie appealed to the recollect..,n . f every niemoor of this II ju*e. * p*»n wh.it Ii,*• g“lit!# man founded himself alien he mu le tfi.:s expression he km vv not. Hie same geiitleinan o!*serves, that this is an age of wonderful improvement, when per- sons just mi thetlirt -hold of their political ex- isten, • , have mage such gre’iit discoveries u relation to the constitutionality of un elect ton of electors by tlm dilferent state Legislature*. To whom the g, mle.nan al luded, ho could not determine. He (said Mi B ) had never pretended to he the disco verer of this doctrine ; though his mind had given its assent toil, li is adoctrmo tliat has recently been much discussed in the U. '-taos. und has received the sanction of men whose wisdom U equally mutured a* that oi that gomUnnan, however gteat his may be und is supported by the earliest and ablest commentators on the constitution. That he charged any of those who put a different construction on the constitution with a wan ton violation of it, ho denied There al ways ha* been and always will be a variety of opinions on this siihjec* ; hut he believed the doctrine he advocated calculated to bring us nearer the original purity of our institutions. But while gentlemen are speaking of new discoveries, he hoped they would not forget one that the gentleman from Clarke nad made, when he insinuates that there is a covert aristocratic principle involved in the original bill. Do gentle men reflect that every one of the whole igiiteen states who now elect hy the peo ple, recognise the principle contained in th, original hill. Yes, even the state of Virgin ia herself, who-e law on tliis subject, as hr was informed and Imlicved, was drawn up by Madison himself—There, Sir, a plurality ol vote* gov erns; and not only there, hut iu our own state, in all popular elections, u plurali ty of votes governs, except tlm Governor’ election. The very electu-n by which eve. ry member of this Households his seat, eonducted on tho same plan. Then,Mr. B paid he would retort the gentleman’s expre sion, wonderful a^rc of improvement! w hen (not mere hoys) but gentlemen of great mutu rity of wisdom, have discovered that the vvlu do, or nearly so, of tho popular election of the Union are conducted in an aristocra tic manner. This doctrine was so extraor dinary, that ho should not waste much time iu discussing it. If,- would merely say fur ther, that there is but one way by vv hid you could, in his opinion, properly roqnire any thing more than a plurality, and that ‘ hy referring the election again to the people and let vllisui ballot until some one enudi ,1ato receives a majority of all the vote But this is attended with great inconveni , lice, and more especially in this election r, ndered impossible hy the want of time. The vote must be given in thiity-four days fir-r the election of the electors, and there ore a second election cannot take plac \tuI this is the more immaterial, since it found by experience that it seldom ever hap tens hut that the successful candidates have decided majority of all the votes. The gentleman from Uhatliain, whom mild not pretend .at this late stage of debate to folio vv tltfough all his arguments, had made a calculation to show that, by the pi proposed in the original hill, a minority may loot a President The gentleman might xtend his calculations further, and show by th* 1 same course of reasoning, that a minrri- ty of this state might elect the members of this House, because a majority of all the votes of a count v is not required to electa member, but only that ho should get more than hi* opponent. This calculation he might make vv itli equal propriety because those elections and thq elections contempla ted by tho bill are governed by exactly the rules. But who would bo alarmed by Kiicli a calculation ? Nobody, In; would 'iituro to to say, fiut the pen*’Oman him If. ft may ho within -the limits ot pos sibility, but it is altogether out of the range of all probability that such a thing should happen as tho election of many of the mem bers of our Legislature in this way. Now and then, hv reason of a great many candi dates being brought before the pooplo :l sin gle individual may succeed in his election in this wav, but this happens rarely, and no man ever thought of founding nn objection to that principle «>f our popular election! that allows a plurality of votes to elect.— But from the cry raised about a minority ru ling and all this, if the original hill pr,sses ; one. vvon’d almost he induced to think that there was an express provision to that effect in the hill; hut vvliat will lie tho astonish ment nf.my man who has listened to this rieDitc, and should then examine the hill and see that it proposes tm le, t those electors on tin: very principle on which till their ii nurttint elections are conducted, such members to Congress, members of tho I ••islaturn ; about which vve never hrter and never will hear a complaint. The tact is, that a plurality of votes must govern,or there must he election after election, if no candi date has n majority ef all the votes given in; or sumo other tribunal must step in and make a decision. Now as this an happen but rar •- j upon all occasion Iv, that tho su eessful candidate* will not ould dread that fentorl: of the substitute which requires a majority, when it see.ns that in those state* where a plurality govern* majority is almost a way* obtained. Th® mswer is plain, that requiring a ma jority of^ all the votes to elect, will oiler ail opportu nity for those vvhe have greater hopes be fore the Legislature than the people, to start a number of tickets and so divide the vote* that there will be no election, and thus throw the election into the Legislature.— But let a plurality govern, and every ono will then give his undivided support to hi* favorite ticket, and thereby the successful ticket will almost in every instance liuvt* a majority of all the votes. He bad thus gone through those argu ments of gentlemen that he believed re quired answer. He should now leave it in the hands of the committee to do with it as they may think riglit. believing lie had fully discharged his duty in advocating the prin ciples which he sincerely believed should govern and influence this election. Mr. THOMAS, of Warren said, when this hill was before the House the other day his remarks were principally direM^d to that feature of tho proposed substitute, which requires a majority of the votes given in by the people le constitute the ch« ice of elec tors. And in recommending tliis principle substitute. Ii> finned lie then autiutin. of the substitute, h^ hoped lie thou satisfied the House, that it snould not be disp, used v itli in so important an election a* this.— liis observations, at this time would be iu tended to do away tho objections, which some gentlemen seem to have to another feature of the substitute, which throws tlm election back upon the Legislature, incasu the requisite number of electors voted for, have not such majority of the votes given, at least, to the extent of the deficiency As for himself, lie thought, there was no necessity of legislating at all upon tliis subject, at this time. Congress may, with in the four years, which are to tdapfifbreforc another election of this kind, pas* sourc uni form law upon the subject; which wilf se cure the harmony and confidence of the Union. Yet the subject is presspd upon th • House. There seems to he a natural pro pensity in man to versatility. This anxiety for innovation, often prompt* him to sacri fice at the shrine of experimental legislation, the well earned fruits of wisdom ind virtue. Hence, the statesmen should pause, and sut- vev with nn eagle's eye, the proffered glo ries of a change, before ho slioul J consent to relinquish die permanent security of a well-tried system, lor the golden dream* ot* a new one. No positive evils have been pointed out as incident to tho inode herctofbrc pursued by this stale in choosing (doctors. It is not denied that tho state has in every instance, been trulv represented* Will any other mode he likely to bo inoro successful, or more satisfactory, or more certainly secure tho correct vote uf the statu ? It is to las uppr'ch.-Tided it will not. In his opinion, ho said, the indignation of tlm people would ho justly roused against m*, if we should so fur rompromit their rights as to reject tho sub stitute ; and thus give the election to tiro minonty iu many instances. An alteration of the constitution of this state was made some years ago, so ns to* give the election of the justices of tho Infe rior comt, and *»f the peace to tho people. This desirable change as it was then suppo se,], was effect'?,! by tl.e political ascendants of the ,lny, and was thought to he an acqui sition of lung usurped power in favor of their constituents, so deservedly popular that no monument rrf marble, , r pyramid of IDv pt, would more prouldly tell to this fleeting, transient world,that the memory of man, of mortal man, should never fade away! Mistaken sycophants ! Experience has shown, that il only operated ns u pow* erful opiate to full to sleep the hitherto most watchful vigil of the people’s rights—the domestic justice of the country. The-truo inteic.-t of the community, nut the popular opinion of the times, should guide and go vern politicians. If they desert this priori- : pie, they become mere lanes, fix' d up on nigh to indicate the f.*hionahlo changes of ! the day ; or perhaps more fitly compared to 1 of wood thrown upon the water to point I log to spectators the current of the stream! Arc we not to exercise our host judgment 1 * Is not this a d, liheru- , live body, responsible fur the > ores we give have a majority, it is better oil every account both to the country and to our God ! that this third party should not in'.erfi re he- j Ho was decidedly in favor of popular cDc- tween the jHmple and their candidate*, more | tiuiis as a general principle, lie rejoiced espe. iully upon the principle contemplated ' that most of our elections are of that sort, li}’ tin- substitute-; by which tlio Legislature Yet liu h:ul not been convinced of the ik . is authorised to rl«;c. without any limitation j cessity of chan-jins this election, especially to ils powor whatc\cr. j when no mischief hud citHUod lie w; s lint tlio (rcnlloman from Chatham has I happy that the Imimrdhlo county ofWairm, raid a (treat deal about tlm danpor tn be op- j wiiir Ii Inis stand iirui like a pillar amid the prdicnded from minorities in a republican political U tnpust, had expressed n voice so government. Allcr solemnly entering n much in umsun with hi* own ut the lute protest against the doctrine that the accidental election, upon tliis subject The people of ircmnstMirp of any imiiiorsct of men, think ing differently from a majority of any legis lative body, is an argument that those mea sures arc dangerous to tfie community, he would r.sk whether this is a measure of the minority? Ti., re.urns of the Inst election show th it 30,000 of the citizens of this coun try arc in favor of it, which eoietitute a large majority »f all the votes of tie state given in at Ih hist election, and more than two-thirds of all who voted on this subject. Then this i- imt a measure of a minority, hut a in- asure sustained hy a majority of all tho voters of ibis country, who came to the polls iit the late election. l!ut, says the gentleman, pass the original bill and flu* people will seethe inconvenience and ris. up in their majesty and cause i:s re peal. He, formic, wmild take the rir-k, on tin- original lull ; lie believed that the people had approved . f it and would do so again. But pits* the substitute, and the people will s.iv to you, we required at your hand* the fr, o and unlimited exercise of tliis right, and you have given it to us so limited tliat it is scarce worth the lowing Tin*gentleman from Chatham had obser ved that the view that was taken of the Se nate uf the United Mat's was an extraordin ary one. That the Senate had been repre sented as the aristocratic branch of the go vernment of tlie Union, pi iced between t wo other bran -lies, deriving their authority im mediately from the people. Mr. B. ohserved that the gentleman had mistaken the term used hy him. lie hud not said that tlio Se nate was the aristocratic brunch of the go vernment, hut the federal brunch, in which the states were represented, and that the other two branches derived their power ini-, mediately from the people in the first in stance, or as nearly so as is consistent with the nature of our population. And the gen tleman will see hv reference to the commen taries of the framers of the federal constitu tion. tliat this term is used as applicable to the Senate of the Union. There is another observation of the gen tleman from Chatham, that demanded at tention. 11.) observed that the sin, ns it fiu<) been termed, ot urging the subject of the elec tion of electors on the people, had been at tributed *.o his politi' id friends. Here again the gentleman had mistaken him. He (Mr. B.) had observ ed th.it the sin, if it were a bin, of calling oil the people to say by their votes what their wishes were, was not attributable to the friends of the electoral law at the las; session. They were w illing to act on the law u» on all other laws which came before them ; but those who were against the law at the last session, required that the people should b,'Consulted before tlio law was pass ed For this roolutinn, lie ullowcd that many of the friend* of the electoral law vo ted, when they found that the law could not pass at tliat st ssion, and the result has prov ed that they were right in their opinion in relation to the public sentiment. He had never denied that the law originated will. ,l»o-e who now support tin* original bill, mu' lie for one, felt any thiug else r.itlier than a disposition to deny hD agency in it. But the gentleman has ®flked, why we that county say, that if tlu v vote upon thi subject, they inu-t vote from information ; and tfiey would thus give tho control of the. election to those who had no resp, liability. Beth agency and accountability are happily blended inth 3 representative ehnra< ter. But it is said, the people have called for it in a voice of thunder not Jo be resisted ! This is mi appeal to our feelings, not to our judg ment!. Arowoto prostrate ourselves be fore tho might v power of public opinion, an! act tho pint of more machines to move n vve are operated on ? Certainly not. The dignity and independence ot tfie legislative character—-theoai.fi whicli binds iis "«'• the throne of the Eternal, r,spi re sonn.ti.lies a a different course «»f conduct. * A very absurd distinct on is now attempt ed to bo dravvu, for the first lime, between the Legislature and tho people, as though thev had separate and distinct interest* au^ feelings, j-fir, said Mr. T. tin? strong am! sympathetic cord which bind* ifie true* re presentative to his coiiMitlimits, m fiko tfie nuptial bond, strong and powerful. iW doubt that these puliiimil imposters, who sirs at war with the most beautiful feature of the federal constitution, have a design in putting afloat tliis hum-bug throughout the Union,- to bring tfie representative branch of tin; government into disrepute wi h the people. Those *• people's inert," a* they are pleated to cull themselves, frequently carry their purpose* by commencing demagogues and ending tyrants. When this principle is des troyed. which happily preserves ttfe equili brium of our political system, farewell to our country ! The gentleman from Columbia wishes to prove that vve (the Legislature) cannot le gally and constitutionally exercise this right, it' the elcctioy should come into the House, because lie says vve arc expressly inhibited by that article, of the constitution of the U. Mates which says •* Each slate shall appoint in such manner ns the Legislature thereof may direct, a number of electors, cnuul to the whole number of Senators and Repre sentatives to which the state may be enti tied in the Congress.’’ Mr. T. said lie presumed whatever the State could do ill the exercise of this vested power, the Legislature could do; for thev are synonymous term*. When we say the Stall of Georgia has a passed a particular law, do we not mean the Legis lature of the state ? If therefore, the State can appoint the electors, may not tJie Legis lature also appoint. Tin* legislative pow , r is the supreme power of the state. !l* the Legislature shall appoint the manner of electing, and can give ibis right to any cor porutc hodv, can she m t with equal justic exercise it herself J Is the creature greater than the creator ? That the constitution r! tfie United States might recommend itsel! iw the respect and adoption of the several states, it was thought hot to leave tills elec tion entire];, optioiiul with the state., either to choose the electors by a general ticket, o; to elect them hy the Legislature* of the states, us it might best comport with tho .v Dims uf the respective states The gentleman from Columbia says wi*k grout emphasis, tho people have damaLdv!