Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-01-29

the year of our Lord, aud Saviour, 1894.
while all European Christendom bcheld with
cold aud unfeelng apathy, the unexamped
wrongs and nexpressible misery Of the
Christians IN Greece, proposition was made
in the Congress of the United States, almost
the sole, the last, the greatest depository Of
human hope aud of human freedom, the Re-
representatives. of nation capable of bringing
into the field million of bay onets, W lille The
freemen of that nation were spontaneously
expressing its deep-toned feeling, lis fervent
prayer for Grecian success, while the whole
continent was raising, by one simultaneous
emotion solemnly and anyiously supplicating
aud invoking the aid of heaven To spare Greece
and to in,igorae her arms, while temples
and senate houses were all resounding with
one burst of generous Neutrality-suspicious. may
call IT enthusiastic defamation if they please;
would to God we could hear such declama-
lion, and the utterance of such feeling from
them lin the year Of our Lord and Saviour.
that Saviour alike Of Christian Greece and
of us-a proposition was offered, in the
American Congress, 10 send Messenger TO
Greece, To inquire into her state and con-
dition, with an expression of our good wishes
and our sympathies-and it was rejected" Go
home, If you dare; go home, if you can, TO
your constituents, and tell them that YOU
voted It down-meet, if you dare, the appalling
countenances of those who sent your here, The
meant no deiiance,) and tell thera that Won
shrank from the declaration of your own sem
timents- that you cannot tell how, hut that
some unknown dread, some Understandable an
prehension, some indefnabe danger, aiTrighled
you-that the spectres of cmefars, and
crowns, and crescents, cleaned before YOU.
ana alarmed you and that you suppressed all
tne noble feelings prompted by religion, by
liberty, by national independence, and by
humanity. He could not bring himself 10
believe, Mr.. Z. said, that such would he the
feeling OF a majority of this House But. fur
himself, though every friend of the measure
should desert it, and he be left 10 stand alone.
with the gentleman Rom Massachusetts,, he
would give the resolution the poor sanction
of his unqualified appreciation.
Mr.. RANDOLPH moved, that the committee
rise, and slgnified that he should consider thrir
d"lnS so al this time, great accommodation
to him.
After some remarks between hIessrs. Cuth-
bert and Clay (Which We're in the last =" En-
quirer,''
Mr.. RANDOLPH renewed his motion. and
The committee rose, and having obtained leave
To sit again,
The House adjourned to Tomorrow.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 24, 1924.
The Senate did not sill to-day.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The SPEAKER laid before tin. House the
annual report of the tonnage, &C. of ihe Uni
ted States.
Mr.. LIVINGSTON submitted the foiIowinr
which he proposes, when The subject shall
come up, To offer rs amendment To- the pro-
posed amendment ofthe Constitution of the
United States:
THAT the following amendment Of the Constitution
OF The United States he proposed to the Legislatures
Of the several States which when tauf.d Nv ,h,ee
Up inf
That, for the purpose Of eicciins President and
Vice President, Of Tie United STATES each STATE shall
ne divided, by The legislature thereof nto number
OF districts equal To The whole number of Senators
and Representatives which such Stale NAV he
entitled IN The Congress of the United States Each
ostrlct snail be composed as Geaily may he, of
contiguous territory, shall contain n number of ner-
sons entitled 10 vote nearly equal as cjrcums
viii permit.
And on such days as Congress shalt determine,
&hich days shalfi'f tie same throughout the Uniied
States The rli'2eas Of each STATE who may ne uualif-
Ell 10 vote Ia Representative in Congress- sbnIi
meet III such places, within their respective districts
us Tie legislature OF each shall appoint and la
such manner as such legislature shn din ecti shall
vote Tor person TO be President and for another
persUH he Wee President and ALA FIR o,e o,bs,
10 he EecIor.
All The votes S given, in each district shall he
can'assed aud counted by such persons aud in such
Manners and al such place, the legislature OF the
state may direct. And The voIes given for each CALI
ddate shall he added together and the ersops bav-
ing severaily the greatest number of votes as Pres
dent, Vice President and EccIor shall he consider
ed as entitled 10 the Of such distinct for the said
Offices, respectively but if Two or more nersons
have an equal number of votes for The same Office
ihen The persons appointed count aud canvass
me sad votes, or The major part of such persons,
shall decide which of the persons haI inc such email.
" al votes shall he entliled The Office and shall
ceit'iy the same accordingly. Triplicaie certificates
~ '"e Whoie NUMBER 0l votes given for each Cand-
daie, shall be made out aud transmitted, ia such man
ner as Congress shall direct To the seal Of The en-
Ve1hmrnl OF nc United States, addressed to The PFC
sidenI of The Senate.
The Fl eside nj of the Senate in the presence of
NE House OF Representatives, shall open all The GER
thcaes, aud The voles shall then bc counted, each
district being entitled TO one vote and tbe person
having ihe greatest number Of such votes fuf Presi-
dent, shall I've the President, If such number be n
majority OF me whole number Of electoral districts
within the U1ej States aud il no person have suci,
majority, then The President Of the Senate shall by
proclamation, declare such 10 be the lac, aud shall
also uec'aie The names Of the two persons having
me sfeaies, numbrr OF votes FOR PRESIDENT and shall
ofder the electors, chosen aforesaid each sale
10 assemble, IN such state, M n time moi less Than
IhIry-hve, nor more than forty five DAYS after the
publication OF such Proclamation And the said T.
Ieclors shall on such day, meet ~ such place in
each sinte as shall have been previously designated
10y the legislature Of snCli- Stale and shall then by
ballot, choose one of the Two persons having the
greatest number OF district yoies 10 he President,
ana tbey shall make three lists of the ballots go Civ
en-, which lists they shall certify and sign and shall
transmit sealed TO The of The Government of the
UDued States, directed 10 the President of the Sc
nate and the President of the Senate shall, in the
presence OF the Sena'e and House Of Representa-
iives open all The certificates and tie votes shall then
be cOuated and the Of the Two persons mention
eu IN the proclamation Of The President of the Sc
maze as having The greatest number of voies Of the
electoral districts, who shall have the greatest num-
her OF votes of the electors so returned shall be
PRESIDENT but, ii Tie said two persons have an e.
quai number OF votes OF The electors then the one of
the Two who had the greaIesi number of yotes of
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