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SPEECH
Cf Mr Charles Pinckney,
on the puffing of • he hill prefcrib
iner the mode of deciding difputed
tit* ions of Pr fidtnt and Vice
pteftdent
(Continued from ovr laft )
Thefe being the avowed reafens far
jnfroduc ng this bll, 1 >n!wer them by
obfa* ng that ,he unon having
direfted that eleftori fh»'l be appointed
in the manner the leg nature of etch
ftstc (hall dir*ft it is to * e t ken as
grinted. that the fta’e leg (latores, will
perform their dot ca and make fuch dl*
regions »8 that onlv qna'ified men wih
be ic up ed as elefto a. The dilquali
flca inos agaioft any ciuzen being an
eleftor. are very few indeed. th<y are
on y two The if* ’hat no officer of
the Uo'fed Slate* (had be elector ; an
then.her tha* no number of congrcfs
(hall. The fi ft an ind fpeofaHc one,
becruff every officer of the Vj n ted Mates
is nominated by the prefidcot, and (e*
crpt the judges) t«rroveah!e a f his pica
fare. Tb" l»trc», tha* no member of
corgrefs (hall, is a provifion which goes
Dp>ti(w rab y 10 prove ti c (olid ty ot my
oljttbons to this bill, and to (hew how
extreni' y guarded the cooftitutmn is in
preveo ing the members of corgrcfe from
having any ageoev in the leftiun. cs
cep* rrc r c yir "ouoting ■he votes*
"They well knew, that to g ve to the
numbers of corgitfa a tight to give
tot sin fan elefti n or 10 decide upon
llrm when «ii to defttny the
in'rpmdencc of the iX'fUMve and to
nuke h m d c rreeture f the legifla u c.
1 hig h- re’ore they have guarded agau fl
and to ei.fure experience and attßchroeni
In the country, they have determnci
that no min who is not a na ural born
citizen, or ci; zen at the adopfi- d of
the conft; u ion of 14 y a r s »cfideocc,
led 35 years of age (ha Ihe e'giblr
Thefe are all the puv'fi rs >a the
conftitut on, and he ng fpecifr al y de
fined ard harly marked ou* is
the nec> (Try of this bill? Is not the
tortt ution the fuoreme l»w of the land,
led mull not the ftatc leg H tures con
form tbc.r dmft one in the apporntment
of deffera »o ihe dircftioLi ot he con
n» u* oc ? Have they not alwrys deter
cured that perlrr* qualified se the con*
“futon drefts (hail be chofeo si e’ee
,ot*; »nd in .the three eleftions which
taken p ace, hat'here been a fmgle
M ake < r enor in ft e vote ? Wap not
'■ f lift cleft ion as much contefted a* the
tcfuiDg, , ir any enc can be sod were
tof votes regularly given ?W ! y ’his
lr * "T why ihnfc unreerffarv rffoeti
! ske from the ftate legiflaruru' their
ufive and mo(f va'uab e igh ? Why
u d we be *fra d hai our rtf M
IJ d be fa fcrgc’ful of 'heir fafrty
** r *'*'* for tnm hod ng ffices Ot d r
, f Uoit-d '■Ts*e». or member* of c n
|* fa ’ men who are no* only difqual fi r d
Ui who mud trom their eouneftiona
J k the government be i'waya uofafe
tr K r fi srifa of 'his truft
' h °* when he reflrfta on ’he im
f f p' wer be pr (idem p flrffes c*n
J 1 moment fuppofe tha' s' y mao,
O’orihfy fehfted by hie fd'ow ci 'Zens
■ %ii" *‘^ or - cru'd he fr, if ft *0 1 fenfe
I j s own and his welfare, as
I t \'. J f >or • 111 osa the fuj rerm* eveu
Idrl k W ' c ‘ ,lZ * ip *r re fide' re were
■ , ‘ *t'd who was *or oh fuffic ent
■ 'cmen who fuppor the bill
■ bl** °'*'fTe'' they thi ught it >mpro’ »-
W j| * 1 *hai it p jo happen once n
E 0 *' y ; bu* ft !l they lay it is peffi-
Co tto he guarded apam'f. I
i tig' \ rf ° KBB cx,reme fT ’improbable
I ‘a ailocifhcd they ire nacDiio^d.
THE LOUISVILLE GAZETTE ;
AND
.REPUBLICAN trumpet. .
T U Fj S D A Y, September 2. 1800.
LIBERTY IS OUR MOTTO .ISO TRUTH OUR UUIDE.
So far from having anv apprehenfion of
thi’e forr w- m*y be affured, rhatwli' C
the office of ia «ccompa r ied
by f»> much power and patronage ; while
it is fo honorable to its bolder, and io
flurnrial to b’a friends; 'here can be no
doubt hat only fuch men willrve* be
fpoken of or even thought of or nomi
nated as candidates. *a are of the moft
confpicuous talents, and whofe experi
ence of ou» pubh'c affa'ra ia geneta'ly
arknowledgcd. Nor need w* ever be
afr id that in this country too young
meo will be broui/h* forward as candi
dt'es. There i» a j slouly sgamft young
mm, or meo not rouvh advanc'd in
y are, which will forevc* forb d <hrir
brinp noroina’ed for this nffi e w ; *h much
h? pe of fucrefa Men d>' not hke to
fee their junicre or even thofc of ihe
fame ape, trk ; ng the lead or being
more confpicuous for talenta or know
ledge *han th mlclvea They erroneoufly
confidcr it aa « rcflcftion on their own
di fici n< iea » they wft there! >re invari
ably uni*e in prtferiog a man much ad
vanced in y. ara w ofe honor* will occa
fi"D them no invid'ous fmfationa. lad
whofc age and long employment in pub
lic 1 fe ha? accuftomed them to hi* ele
vation. Repardlefs of his errors, or
capacity ro govern, they will more cor
di?lly uni e in promoting him, than one
whole rife they will confider aa 'oo rrp<d,
ind whofe political exertions have given
them paw. Be affured, fir, »hcic *»n
never be any fear of oo young men being
promot dfo hua fi uanon. The danger
ia entirely on the o her fide of the quel
tioo • that none but meo too o d will
be brought forward > men whofe miud*
have loft their energy, and whofe age
and infirm tics render them mcppable o f
fuftai' ing the great and incrcafing weight
of ao impona'it, bu r arduous fi ua ion.
To prevent therefore candida'es of
doubtful refidsnee or citizec (h p or at de;
the rtqu.fite sge be ng eltftcd as pr»*fi
dco r , can never he fuflicient rcafonswith
the * oufe for adopt eg tha b li *n the
face of the conftuutiOD, even f they had
the porter. I fuppofe there rouft be
more wc’gl t in the other rcafon*. or
tb'y w« uld not agree to it
T> cf vrr, h»t fuppofe a ftvife legiT
lature (hru d fo far forget it* duty, ss
rot to pafi fome legifla’i?'” aft o* rcfolu
t'Dd, drifting the manner, 10 » hich,
within the proper rime ei?ftor» of s
prcfident ffiould he elefted, and the
people fhru'd hotw ’h.ftinding cit mblc
and clfft under a d fferent au’hotity ;
would the votes of the defter*, under
t v efc circumnanre* be receivable? Or
fuppof that two d.ffcrcnt fe so' eleft.ore
fhou d nfift that they were conftuutii n
ally d.fted, and hat douhlr tfturn*
ihou d be tranftaitted. one cer'ifi d by
thr governor of the fta*e, and theo'her
not. wb ch are to he r<ceivr , d, and who
8 to have he power to deed* to which
the p’efercnre is to he giver. >
Od tl a fubjeft I am to remark, that
ihe conft tu'ion fuppofes * mutual con
fidmee *0 eidt b'i we-n he federal and
ftatc governm n* ; that not only in in
formation, bu' in 'be ft* ft aud honor*
ble performance of their relative Junes,
there will be the gr atrft punftual* y «nd
exaftoefs: that ncglcft ao *■ particular y
refufai, on the part of cither, muft en
danger the e> iHence of both; and that
unlit the caf docs aftuaily arife it is
extremely in'pn’if c m either to fufpeft
ji. and part cu’ar’y to adopt rresfurea
in ant'c paticc, < r (ufpie o. e unfuppoit
ed by proofi ; to meet fi uatioos that
have never vet rucumd, or prohibly
never w i ; that it ought to be a fcccra!
pr m pi", and a rule with 'be govern
men mv-r »o drub* the attachment of
Ihr fta’ca, *n the performance of their
coQftuuuonai duties; that is thiy have
hitherio repuiarly appoin’ed e’eftors and
frnators.ind memher* of the o’her branch
tha? they wll c< ntirue t" do fo, and
cheerfully to contribu’e to the
rxpenres ; that in return rhey will ef peft
from the government complete »nd sdc
qua’C pr. trftion in thrir public and pri
va c rights and aco ftitu*uuia ancniion
to fu. h as are caphciVy refi rvcd to ’he
pec.p'e and ihe ftatc le iflj'ur-a : that
they will govern thrmfelves by ’be eon
(Elution, and fnffer no fufpicions, j a'ou
fiti or unfounded repora *o hurry tli’m
into afta invading the date tight : 'hat
as it is fo much the inter. ft of the dates
to ex p rdfc (heir r’gbt io 'h*- cleftion of
a prefident that it is to be prefumed eve*y
fts'C lcgiC«ture will feck, wth svidi y
each returning opportuniiy of doing fo
—that whatever they may fuuntfe nf
three -n. th»t whrn t me arrives no
fetu men <t nil to offofc a numerous
a i d im ortsnt ft te expreffi g their
opuuon, or giving their votes on fo m
ureft ng an tleftion , particularly wh'-re
the rp nion linn been fa recently and
decided y exprcff;d on queftiona of ’he
fame poluiral reodenry , hat there wss
00 d"Ubt af cvc r y ftafe fair’y a> d honor
thy vot ng, and of every executive con
ftitutionally d fcharging the d • • lea of hi#
nation : Ini we had no more rfahl to
fuppofe from what has hitherio happen
eft, that an t ecutive or date government
would break eonftitnrion than rbey
had to think that congrrfs and the pre
fidenl would do fo ; and thar it the
general gutter omen' wtn' imo meafu’ea
'O -eftram or controul the flares io the
exercife of their dun’et, might it not
uoncccffariiy g.vc nfc to t fpirit of dif
cnid, deltruftive of the ha'monv which
ought ever to e-ift be wren them ? Tbit
t every view -n wh.ch t* c fiftj-ft pre
fetiis .tb it, it io c< Mainly m .ft wTc to
fnfTct th tigs to remain aa <hey ere, «nd
to be content w .h the rcgulatir>DB of
the aft of 1752, which is far, and
p rhapa in one or two particulars n( no
important even further ihau the coulti
tution warrants.
I • (hew the extreme Impropriety of
adopting this bill, I will even far argu
ment fake fuppofe ihat there might be
feme Tregularit’es in the votra of the
eleftcrs or cv. n in the conduft of the
r ccuuve of a date on this ful jeft ; and
aflt, whe her even under thrfc c'tcum
diner* it would rot be fafer. and lefs
injurious to »hc intrrffte of the people,
that thi-f" few Irregular rot'-s, if »ranT
mined acd cer.ifird by an executive,
fiiould be rccciv d »nd coun'rd, than
that 2 n;w and unknown power like this
diou d be created, under whofr controul
not a fr w, but eve-y vote that ia given,
mud he revewed aud rcce fed or rtjefted
as they decree ?
If the bill i* net pided, we are to
depend, ss we have hitherto done on
the attachment of the (tafrs. and the
good fenfe and intrgiity of their execu
tiv"9 We have particu’ir'y on ihe
e eru* vr of a flare the ffrong hold of
pubhc o'inion He wi I recoilcft that
ti e cha*aftcr is at ftike, and that if he
fuffers party v ewa or private in'ereft or
rclcnimcot ro gov-rn his conduct, tha’
he ftar.ds aline and ii indivdus'ly ref
ponfiblc. That fa far as »efpefta hi
agency in the authcn'irati'.n of th"
cleftion of the eleftors, he htsn • body
of mm und'r the cover of whole advice
he can dueld himfeif ; hu’ 'hit in c«ft
cf mifbcr.aviou', he muft alone meet
the public rcofure—That io dtfctvc the
confidence ot his country, he ought
n ver to (übm t to temp rary expedients,
or court the fleeting breath of popuUr
app'aufe ; he muft recoilcft whit are h i
conftitutirnal du*iei. and to thofc and
thofc only- he muft conform. Tt at this
bis always been the conduft of the exc
fut ? b of the ftat'g, and uf'd'f that
conduH we have been (iff—. I’ha- flie
rnnttlmt on ni*krs this dependence no
*He Hares nec* sry, srH wp ’see
nc * er ft* bren d'fappo’n'rd, w are to
hope w- never (hall. But lure , it*
'r en'a r fvrf*ould lave onfiHere I'he
extent and d'tiger of j* n to »h s com
mi tree (f>en to nag f/} ♦he ri, l t TO
decide on dnublr rtturns or they malt
•turned a c'y «vr fe- the rsr» f enae inn
propriety of attempt n,> it. I is, in
ibort nothing lefs Hjd lin'd oat to
'be m I'.nfy ip a i 'hes'atrs a temp'*
non to ci'lpj e rry eletf- -o. and (o
always bring forward »’ou le returns.
Ip every state where an el«-d on is strong
ly M-n vi-e \ the e will f cou fr be •
mioon-y, t’ Wll be rsfi y known by
the m -fores of rongrris owr ich i«n
.ids' fh M rpnjonty of >iia body i dints,
and whole f'lenda will rompr ft <hr com
mt ee tha l are to he 'bus pa< ked and
.'cleMed It a minor ty n<♦ particular
• <atc fmd that he c'ndtda e•• cy have
unfucfclsfully fupp rt•-<J IS tire favnntC
ore with the major i*y of or
thc;r committee, they #ill eaft'y d foover
the means of raifjng ohj-rt-ons o 'he
ity of the return of -he dcAtvs,
li fts' 'hat liny arc I cmftlvc- c fded*
proceed lo the leti ih of mce.mg acj
votitg,. stud iianftnil to congd fa a doit
ble mum
It wII oot be t* fTv n t for them to
aeiompanv th- r r'lnro m h panlihe
rcafo s, a 1 d perhaps «Mh fuc u found
ed n/Tc ions and fpecous al I ough
faife dofumcii i as ;o give t'j rhe c m
mit’cef me colorable re*( o« f r ij*diirg
the remrn of the rj e et m-f.rd by
the governor, and a mining ibe other.
Knowing rhr ft ~aoon <-f i c uni'’n ;
hnrv d Herently form sib s 'h i.fc from
others on political quernon* , ho* divj
ded congrefs have been ( or form- yesrs,
on certain gnat and try n/ fobjefts j
woo chat is a friend ’0 harmony >[)t J
rbe f ongt ut on, and to ihar eafy sud
ira'qi* mo eof deciding .Kef- c!cdi»n*
whien boa hitherto pri vailed, can wlh
to go into a mcafure f calculate to
produce unccsfjog d fpu eg, and to ihmv
almost ev ry »ut< n o feeurs, which
can qi ver anfe but hum this bill !
C*n there hr any o. e ..hi would thus
hn '.ird (be refer v«u rights ol lie (ts e e
g natures end the people, *n»t commit
them to n bodv nnkn w> t<* and nnau ho
rized by the couftmr.io > Wh> IhonM wc
<:i ppofe that tha congrrffVt which ba-c
preceded ns did not ut.drrl’anH th i InLjtft
4> well -• wc do, or any that may
furevad us >
ia 1792, being the firfl rime rhe cxercifr
of this power wii necei'ar», C o grrfj ~a ( T;d
» law « Mt ltd, “An at r t rel ut v r -o the
eledioti o! j and vice-u'i tlidrn ”
be. «Ji r amg ho -a h'ftaiei fhpuld s’pw
po 01 elector* for the elect, on, whr they
fhould meet and v te, that they
b« n 'hree cenifirares » f all >he voter giv«
«u, <ii.citing how rhe vo ei fhould b’
pmed O', detailing the dutT o» rhe e»<cu«
live r.f each <\at« in cerrif>j he hdi of
elector* chofcn, of rhe fecret’ar i Date
nih* non.recnpt of v tei, rha' r rtgref*
fliall a 1 w■» /» he in fcfHon na rhe leconr!
W ednefd y Pc ruarv in ' % '■r f > rrh
* thr fiwfift cf op'*mf and t',untt g tie
vott>, < in Jenr'ngthc jlrr/idiil uud v.te-prtkm
dent el tled ugruably t'j tht e’.ejUtuti.n ; aKrr-
lie du ■'■j il fi t »c* , and pt
ia tii on pe fors feut with the votes;
■i d inilcing provilion in c,fe of the death
■f prefidftit and vicc >/rclident, or their
rctu.al to ferve, and firing the ti re whsn
tiieir coximanrer.
It is very •mporiarn in deciding on the
b f before you, to penile shit alt w:ih
gr*at attention; to resolleft by whom,
ami when, «i>d under **hnt cir• ainflarees
jt war made- Thi 1 law wai p».(Tec* in 1741,
when a number of ab'e and «tl|*i '• tred
men, w!io have been lirce app w i»d to
fnm? of your mod refpclf ile lit aliens
at hone and ab-oad, and many -*h< h ive
voluntarily rcire.i with drier *0 I( fi
earned h' nor to ; nvjtf ,fc fil ed
the fea’s of h iih h ufes t f congrci*. Ahea
tn« s»c olive au’horitv wai held br ge
neral Waihington, lor wtura your wlioi9
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