Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-06-29

Electors II Prsfide1t and Vcs Prsadeii, aud Repre-.
ftDsa'ives 70 Cosgrels.
Lfgy24fars Of Coaneaieat--.IRzs 3.
Ills Ezcslency tie Governor having com
munieaied TO this aderloly iundry relolutions
Of the Legislature OF the Gate of Maryland a.
doPted il December, "A. ID. 1900, propoG0g
amendments To The Contribution at the United
States. by the eiah!i,hneu, Of az uuform mr-te
for the choice Of Electors Of Ptehden, aud Vice
Proficient, ot tie United States, and Repralcn
ta'iyes 10 Cangres; ard he laid Reiolltion
having been conf Tered
Relieved by hi, 1T mbly. That il Is NJ, ad
vaeAbIe no etP-dieDt hat iaii " utioH~ fhould
Be ADOPTED BY THIS Legislature Al amendments
70 tie ConGtulion Of tie Uajted States.
at u'e on CO, ld,iing The great dirpro
portion lich exits Getwten The f-veral Rats,
ID lh,ir parul4tion, eIient Of erriory and cum-
parstive Hreng n, and the dyeIiity Of their
coait,tuGnns, laws, lsntiments and cu6oms, We
cannot eoacS ~ expecting decided opinion,
tLst The eaablhmeut If any uniform mode
tQrt ehO &C e PrchJent and Viee-Pcefi6eat
and d Representatives "a Conglsls, would con
duce ~ The general hapPinel Of the citizens III
tie United States.
I'd. Bscaufe as The coutinu1 nce and eu2-an
te=, 70 every ate IN The Union, Of lis rrlpettyo
fovclecnty and Republican form III govern
menr, Is 40 oijed equally sH-rta with h@
P elerv on Of The individual ghts Of the citl-
zens as il is die duty Of the chef Executive
Mag HTat-. as we'll tu aid and prct>9 every
State aeain0 external inyaGon and domehic
yiolence, as o execute the laws Of the general
govenmept and a. the mutual indepencen0c
III tie ieyrral Rates forms the BATS Of our con
R.tUtona Union It appears to Us highly ne
ceBary and important, that tn. Legislature Of
the I-verai States III ,uid have 2 voice 10 The ap-
poin ment Of he Electors
Ell. Bscanle the power of appointing EIe9-
ors OF the Pref Dent and Wise Proficient is
right now vzlted il each R,Ie, 70 b. exercied
IN fuch manner, as The Leg l4ture thereof may
dired: yet lhould the re.oiutions now Iubnsit
ted 10 our corf Iteration, be adopted as amend
nents 10 the Contribution OF the United states,
every claim ald Title to the leaf degree al
power or agency, IN the choice OF Proficient ana
Vice Prehdeut, will be taken from The feverI
latss in their love-eign capacity,and from their
Legislatures, AID wholly abrogated and lott
excepting only the duty Of dividing each Ra'e
into number Of diarifs, eqSal to the number
of Electors 10 which luch tate fhalI be entitled,
and then dividing il fcconj time into diff.
Ferent number Of dderj6s, equal only to the
number of It's Representatives in Congress, and
of again altering and arranging theie feveral
digiGons, If they Judge neceG4ry or eEpedient,
whenever a new cealus Of the United States
ihal be obtained.
4th Becaule the adoption Of theGe refolutions,
As amendments 70 the Contribution IF thcI .lited
Staes, Is in our opinion wholly unneceG4ry.-
The Legislature of any Gate, who may approve
Of the propoled mode Of chooing Electors, and
Rep elentatlves By diarias, As beR fitted - its
particular ituation and cireumttnces, can by
their own ftparate act or refolve. Try the expe
rimeut of lis utility without Dwelling them
felves ofany conlitutionN right, or contribIt-
irg 60 abollh the rights Of any otis Gasr aatts,
who may eteem their own modes of election
under The exiting articles O. the Contribution,
a. better adapted 10 their Prelent circumstances.
Re(3lvcd, that bis Exceilensy the Governor
be reque&ed 70 tranfit copy Of the forego
ins reioution to the Supreme Executive Of the
aate ofMa yland, that il may be communicated
10 the Legislature Of that tate.
The foregoing anfaer was reported BY fe
lea committee, and accepted in the Houfe Of
Representatives., BY yeas and Gays, as follows
Yeas I43-NAys IS.