{"character_count": 6279, "word_count": 1123, "ccnet_language_score": [0.9592999815940857], "ccnet_perplexity": [2105.699951171875], "fasttext_language": ["en"]}
greater that Of political intriguerS. The most e


tectual check to their control, and means OF CIV


ing the appointment in reality to the people, is for


each district to appoint 6sle delegate. where one


only is 10 be appointed II the district Is diyl-


ded in reference to the Presidential candidates, the


usual course will be- that some one prominent IN


dyiiual on the side Of each Of the two most pop1-


lar canIiates shall offer for the place of delegate,


rn1 will canvass the district in behalf of his par


tcular favorte: than which no conceivable mode


is better calculated to make known the qualifica-


tons of candidates, and thereby enable the people


to come to an enlightened selection.


Having now stated frankly and fairly, though


not as fully as might objections to the plan


of the Richmond Convention, it remains to set


forth the reasons for our preference of the Mary


land plan It will not be necessary 10 be verge


laborate as the reasons against the former are In


fact the great and conclusive reasons in favor of


the latter so striking is the contrast between the


two


We, then are in favor of the Maryland plan,


because the time it fixes en- TO hold the General


Convention affords ample opportunity for the peo-


pie to make up and develop their opinion in refer
ence to the respective candidates. and enables them
to mark the conduct of the prominent friends of
the several candidates in the new Congress to be


assembled in December next on questions Of vi


tai importance and strong bearing on the future


course of the Government. We add that we
are in its favor because it is a convenient and
pleasant season of the year. which will be Eavora-
bic to full attendance of delegates, especially
from the distant States.


But we are especially in It's favor, because its
recommendations conform, as near as may be, to
the great fundamental principles by which all
propositions connected with the Convention ought
to be tested. Taken whole, we are of opinion
it has adopted the most efficient means that can be
devised, in order that the voice of the Convention
shall be the voice Of the people in contradistinc
tion to the voice of politicians, and of preserving
the relative weight Of the States in the Presiden-
tial election, as fixed by the Constitution. 1t Sc
cures compensation, at least in a great degree,
BY the appointment Of the delegates by districts,
AMI voting per capita, for the surrender, which
tho Smaller States and less populous portions oflhe
Union make, by going into Convention, of their
contingent advantage in case OF the election devol
wing the House. 1t is here proper to remark,
in order to avoid misconstruction. that in insisting
on preserving the relative weight Of the smaller
States, we are not actuated by the slightest feeling
of opposition to the larger. We would not if we
oould subtract grain from the relative weight
assigned them by the Constitution. We hold
:hat the interest and the prosperity and happiness
Of each and all are best promoted by a rigid con-
fornity in all things TO the provisions of the Con-
s:itation, more especially that which touches its
great compromises, and on which the balance of
the Government depends; and it is principally be-
sanSe we believe it does that that we give our ad
hesion to the Maryland plan.


We have now declared our views explicitly |
aad frankly. on the points in relation to the Con-
VeD;ion which, as we believe, remain unsettled by
he public VOICE. Our object is not to throw
iiTcillties in the way Of General Convention,
ioT to distract or divide our common party. 1t is
he reverse, to harmonic AMI unite which, ac-
f0 o11, bo H.,
aim, manly appeal TO reason, justice. cqnity, pat
iotism, and the Constitution. These are, we
hlnk, the only foundation on which the Republic
n party can ought to stand; and strict con-
ormlty to them IN practice, the only means by
which union and harmony can be preserved in I
ur ranks. Il


The objections we have stated against the plan
} which we are opposed, AMI the reasons given in
i"or OF The one we support, are of grave char T
cter, going to the principles of the Constitution
nd some of its most sacred compromises and +
hich touch in their bearings, the very vitsls of
nr political system. Ifthey are true, they must,
the opinion Of all who value the Government i
1d the Constitution, settle the points Of difference


favor ofthat which we, in common with so many b
her States, recommend. The question then is, f
they tvuc2 That they are, is our solemn con- d
Iciion. and all we ask is, that the reasons we
ave advanced in their favor should be carefully, 6
lpaFtla!Y ana dlSpaSSionately weighed II not p
sented TO- the opposing reasons presented IN the ii
me spirit of truth and frankness, in which ours
we been advanced. five are wrong, we shall 4 IL


happy TO be pu. right Truth is our first OBJ
ct. Rlt as long as convinced that we are right f
cannot be expected, we shall surrender the E
eund on which they place us To do so would E
an abandonment OF principle. and with us princi-
es are of more Importance than the Presidency
d we feel assured that Virginia herself the C
IN of whose Convention we have been constrain- r
II oppose, would be the last to expect US to sur
lier our ground, unless convinced that it is er-
aeous. It is according to our view, the old
ound on which she has made 50 many glori-
5 battles for liberty, and on maintaining which,
r influence and respectabilty State depend
Il happy shall we be at this critical and danger
period of our political history to find her stand
: side by side with us, in her old position, on


raFnparts of the Constitution, rcadyto repcl all
auitS, from whatever quarter, on its sacred pro-
ions, whether by open and direct attack, or by


still more dangerous hostility of covert un-
mining.


On motion of Mr. JOHN BUCHANAN, the Re- tic
t of the Committee of Is was taken up; and tn
IN being read and considered, paragraph by G.
agraph, was unnnim0usly adapted, as follows fol
The Committee of Fifteen, to whom it was re- m;
ed TO report a plan for the representation of II
people Of this State in the General Convention
he Democratic Republican Party, and also to So
ort upon all such matters in connexion with Pc