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210 HUMAN RESPONSIBILITY.
the educated men here, that gave rise to numerous
conversations such as this now recorded, which is
rather an epitome of many, than an exact report of
one. Candour and courtesy uniformly prevailed in
these discussions.
November 14. Ther. 54 . The Elections.-The
elections for the city of Boston are now reported, and
in consequence of a split among the Whig party on
the question of the License-law, that party have, to a
considerable extent, lost ground. By law, a majority
of all the voters must concur, before an election can be
effected. Three lists of candidates, or " Tickets,"
were presented at the polling stations. One for the
Democratic candidates; one for Whigs who were
against the License-law, and one for Whigs without
regard to their opinions on this question. At least
this was the form of the division as I understood it.
Only those individuals whose names were in both of
the Whig " Tickets," had a majority of the whole
voters, and were elected. There must be a new
election for those who had less, and who are in consequence
not chosen.
It is confidently expected, that, as the Whig party
has triumphed in New York State, they will bring
in and pass a bill for establishing a registry of voters
in that State, in which at present, not only does universal
suffrage (excluding paupers and felons) prevail,
but the qualification is settled at the poll, a state of
the law which has led to great falsehood and many
shameful practices in the late election, particularly
in the city of New York.
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Combe, George, 1788-1858. Notes of the United States of North America, During a Phrenological Visit in 1898-9-40: Volume 1, book, 1841; Edinburgh, Scotland. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1028/m1/250/?q=%221838%3F%22: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.