American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-01-17
~ SENlTE-Januoyy 10.
AMENDMENT OF me CONSTITUTIONS.

| AMENDMENT OF me coHsrITuTloF.
MIR. Taylor, Of Virginia, rose to ask leave. q
winch he yesterday gave notice. TO int oduce reso
luton proposing amendment TO the Constitution
OF the United States. Mr.. +. prelaced his notion
with lew remarks. He adyerted 10 the ciicum.
stauces which led to the former amendment OF III,
constitution In relation TO the election oil Presiden,
ana vice President OF the United States, by which
i was required that the person should be designated
or each Office by the electors he described he evil
which that amendment was intended to cure, and
SAID that IL 1t had been foreseen tina, The evil could
occur IN different form, the remedy would have
oeen extended to meet il. MIR. r deprecated any
improper iastldlousness in recurring 10 the Const
usion either for instruction Or for its Improvement,
II ever The time should arrive when il would be con-
siaered as vain or ridiculous TO do So the powers Of
The Constitution would become RENTED, and rner,
Seu 10 legislation and PreCedents; and we should
graauaiy return 10 the spirit, the principles and
'nI Pracuce' OF inc British government, where pre-
eeuent and legislation controlled every thing Mr.
mculcated, impEssvely, a constant attention 10
me Constitution, the practice of testing every acd
legislation by It, and yigilant care not only that
powers should be vigorously exercised, but that II
should be repaired and improved whenever The Dub.
nc GOOD should require it to be DONE If an appro.
pr'auon OF money, he argued, were necessary 10
repair public road, it mig ht be said. Win cana
propriety, that an appropriation of attention and
cure were necessary 10 keep the Constitution inre-
par. inatlenlion to that be said would produce in
!, burrows and diapfdalon and would bring il into
he same dlsuse, that neglect would cause in pub
nc road. Mr. /. alter other remarks M H. same
enarac'er' ana to enforce the same general SENT.
ment' went on TO say that whenever any opinons or
wishes were demonstrated to be general with the
peoples they ought to be attended 10 and pu, in prac
nee' Il was manifest, he thought. that this was
NC case IN regard TO the present mode, in The las,
seso't' OF electing the President of the United
otates and that the people universally tleprecated
ne electonoi the President by the House al Repre.
'eh'anVes' linking so, he had sought to provide
remedy, and therefore asked leave 10 introduce
ne following joint resolution:
leso!r e 6y me Senate and House Of Representa-
g '1 re o"''ed States Of .inerica tuo thirds
0ot" Houses concurIlng, That the following
amendment of the Constton OF the IJni,sd STAIRS
ta,es: "a sue Se's'"'
ne electors OF President and Vice President
"aN meet on The - day oil - next preceding
~, c~P'H'ion OF the time for which the existing
eo'uei' may nave been appointed, vote for Pre-
ue' ana ice PRESIDENT according to the Consti-
lIoh' and make two lists Of all persons voted for,
DC s'gneu and certified by them; one to be deli
~ 'ea'ea 10 the President of the United States,
INN: INN - Gays lheleaiter, to be opened and exa.
l'lieu ny him; and if it shall appear that no per-
y mas received The votes of majority Of the cleo
10 appointed, The President OF The United States
oai forthwith, by proclamation, and also by noli-
osuons 10 the Executives of each stale, publish the
umoer OIL votes given TO each person as President,
nereupon 'he said electors shall again meet on
-, Gay OF - next succeeding their first
aiu vote Tor one OF the two persons as Pre-
ee". VINO shali have received, at their frs. meet
q ,ue greatest number OF votes for that office; or
iould have received the greatest number and also
equal humber of votes, the said electors shall