Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1804-04-26

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or THE
U NITED S z A ES.
or THE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
THURSDAY, December s.
Debate on the AluEMD NEWT to the CON
.STITUTI0N.
STITUTNN.
T mr.. Taeeart's speech continued. J

stand on such high ground IN the me-
thod proposed, as he does in the present
mode Of q double ballot, SO it's probable SO
great care will not be taken on3the selection
a character to fill that Office. Not stand
in on such high ground, the probability IS
that he will take the more humble station
Of the mere tool of the president. And
truly if the designating principle be once
introduced into the constitution, see not
what end Vice President can answer, un-
less it be to take pleasant journey TO the
seat of government once year, meet with
and preside in the senate for a few weeks,
possibly not more than three Or four IN a
session. receive five thousand dollars, and
90 home again. This to be sure is very
pretty douceur, and if he can by-the-bye,
lend hand to help forward the presidents
reelection, he may expect TO be assisted IN
securing his own IN return. Upon the
whole, can it be thought necessary, in or
der to avoid morn entary Inconvenience,
such as was supposed to be experienced at
the last Presidential election, and such as
willrarely happen more than once IN an age
IF so often, TO set a side an important
principle in the constitution, and thereby
subject our country to Inconvenience or
more serious nature.
fiji be said, that should these or any
other serious Inconvenience be experience
ed, the amendment Ray be dropped, or
new one iNroducedto guard against them.
Ireply in the words of the poet.
Faciks dsscensys Averni SEQ referYi grad,nn,
He Labor, Hoc obus.
The descent is easy, but to retrace the
step on an UP hillroad, this is thearduous
task, Ethis the painful labor.
But as view the proposed alteration in
every view Of it needless and as inluring
instead of amending the constitution of the
United States, so view the resolution
which has come from the Senate as still
much more exceptionable than the one
which originated in this House. [ agree
with gentlemen who cirque the proprlety or
paving a suitable defence to the opinions
Of the senate but as no member OF this
House is Obliged to give the sanction of
his vote to a measure, merely because. It IS
agreeable to the senate, So [ think this
House ought to pay some respect to their
own opinions. Topay AN implicit deter
ence to a resolution Of the Senate, which
have reason TO suppose the majority OF this
house, so far from considering as superior,
view as much more Objectionable than their
own merely from It's beinga supposed ex-
preston OF the opinion of tho Senate, Is q
degree Of Difference which can hardly sup
| pose due from one legislative BODY to ano-
thef.
The resolution It's present form, tends
ito plunge US completely back into all the
difficulties apprehcndea from the constitu-
ton as it now stands, which its advocates
proposed 10 avoid by the adoption of the
discriminating principle, by rendering it
/ possible that We may have an acting Presl-
dent OF The United States, who never was
contemplated and never had SO much as
| ons. vote for the oitice-a man who in all
| probability, viii not have that dignity, IN
dependence, ana responsibility of charac-
ter, which We would naturally expect would
he F0und1in one chosen by a JOINT ballot,
with some probability Of his becoming the
/ President. And indeed, whenever an e.
| lection Of President shall come into the
House of Representatives, there is the
greatest probability of the Vice Presi-
| dents succeeding to that Office. Surprising
that officer to be previously elected, either
by the electors or by the senate, and must
succeed Of course TO the presidency in case
Of the non-election Of president, as he
would have strong temptations; so the
nature of the resolution is calculated to IN
vie intrigue, in order to defeat the election
&c ,nras;danf A nd aItb0umb | have MIR.