Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1824-01-06
SENATE.
Thursday, Uecem6er IL.

AMENDMENTS OF THE coNsIl1U TioN.
MIR Eayne oil SQUIRT roina gave
notlCe that he should ask leave, OF Aldn-
DAY next, TO nnodoce loin, resoiu ION,
proposing 10 the 1t glsiatuIes tie Sc
Ireral states, so to amend The Cohslltu-
ton oil the Uenod S ates, as 10 seeu C
the election of Frestdent aid V.ee IreSt-
deqt Blythe electors, anato ErereM thoSe
elections from deuotr1ng in any q ent,
on HE Senate Or House Of helrtoeHta-
tiveS.
MIR. Beaton, agreably to notice given
yesterday, asked and obtained leave 10 IN
, ,rodute the follow lpg resoiriof, pro-
posiag an amendment 10 thu Consutu-
ton OF tie United States, 10 give the
choice OF President directly to the peo-
| pie, without the intervention OF elect is:
Re8otDcd, By the Senate and House
Of Repfesentaives OF the Cnileo states
OF America, in Congress assembled, Two
thirds OF both Houses concurrlnl, That
the following amendmenl 10 The Consii-
tuition OF the United States, be prop sed
to the legislatures OF the several States;
which, when ratified b. The Lcfls atuies
oil three-iourths ot the whole nuutbsr of
states, shall be valid, to all inlenls and
purpos IS pant OF The Constitution:
That, tor tie purpose OF eiecling n
President and Wee President oi the
Unied States, each state shall be divid-
CT, by the Legislature thereof mio
nunlDer OF OsNfIcis, eqdal 10 The wnolc
humber OF Senators and Represcntair
TO which such such state may be cniilled
in The Congress Each DisJricl sAali bc
+ composed OF contiguous territory, aid
shall contain a. nearly as NAY be, all
equal number al persons enutitu hy the
CONSTITUTION, 10 be represented; and ON
such day, IS Congress shall determine,
which days shsi! br the saute through
out the UDlisd States; the oiiiZeas of
each stole, " no may be qnalitlcu 10 vo c
iog Representa- I've in Congress, snail
meet al soCn places within ther respec-
live districts as the Legislature OF each
state shall appoint, ana each, n his pro-
per person, shall vote for President and
Vice President, orc OF whom, al the
least, Shall mol be an inhabi'ant ot tho
| same state with himself and separate
triplicates shall be kept Of all the votes,
and OF all the woes given tor each person
as President, and Tor each person az
Wee President. Al The votes, So given
10 each district, shall be collected forth.
win, III such manner as The Legislature
OF The Safe may direct. at some one con.
venlent place WITHIN the district; d
the votes gwen Tor each candidate shall
be added together, aud the parsons haV~
ing the greatest nnmoeroi votes Tor Pre-
siden and Wee President shall be cer-
tined as duiy preferred in said district,
and Shall he entitled to one vote each, for
the respective Offices tor which they arc
candidates; but II TWO, OF more persons
shall have an equal nnnber OF votes in
each district election, for The same Office,
tben The returning officers snail decide
hetwsen them, aud cefniy accordingly.
irp'icate certiticaies Of the Whole num-
Der OF votes, given Tor each candi.a ate,
shall be made out. and transmitted in
such manner, as Congress may direct, 10
States, addressed 10 he Presiden, Of the
SENATE: l he President Of the Senate