Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-06-11

troiuccd into ue honorable tsie Assembly, aui
passed by an almost unanimous vote, .ivng u
the people the right OF choosing the said cleo,
tors of Prcsilen; and Vice Presileut OF the u
rited States, anil upon being sent 10 The Senate,
a select committee of that honorable body, in
conclu lin, their report, did express an opinion,
g that it would not be cxpcdent to pass the bill
fro;n the Assembly, or any other bill changing
the present mo lie of appointing electors of Presi-
dent and Vice President to the United States,
or Mt least until the c,fOrts w;:ici, were then ST.
riousiy making in Congress, to establish an uni
iornrule disappointment, by an amendment of the
constitution of the Unitcl states, by which the
people could elect by districts, had either ter
minated in the adoption or rejection of such IL
menjncnt bv that body" Nhcrcupon ma
jority OF the non orabIc the Scnate of this state
dill resolve rs follows 10 wit: THAT il Is cx-
pclcat to pass law at the present session Of the
legislature, giving II TIC people of this state the
choice Of electors of President a1l Vice Prcs:-
dent, aud by general ticket, And Afterwards
resolve that g the further consideration of the
said bill be postponed until the first Nonlay OF
November next" Aud whereas, at the time the
said bill was postponed by the Senate of this
state, the subject of Amending the Constitution
" the United States wa, still pending before
Congress: .1n9 ,ohrrcas, since the postpone
| incnt of the said subject by one branch OF the
Legislature OF this state, aul the i;ileinitc post
fouCiNcut tncrSOi DV ; senate Oh INC ODiicN
States, the people of this state appear to be
much excited and alarmed, that their uuIoubtcd
night to choose electors of President and Vice
President OF the United States is still TO be
withheld from them. .1la tphcrcrs, since the
Adjournment OF CoHgrcss without having re-
commended any amen i;ncnt 10 the Constitution
III TIC United States in relation TO TIC premises
AM from the facts above specially received il Is
deemed necessary and proper tu convene the Lee
gisiature at an earlier period than tue day 10
which they stand Adjourned, to consider this
highly important subject, ami 10 quiet the mind,
ofthe people fthis state.
.No,o Therefore, by virtue of the authority
vested in me by the fourth section Of the third
article of the constitution, authorizing the Go
vernon to convene Tire Legislature N extra
ordinary occasions, | 10 by t!lismy proclamation
require the members uf Inc Senate ana Assem-
bly, Of this state, to conv1 enc Is Legislature il
their respective chambers al the Capitol III the
city of Albany, ON MONDAY THE SECOND
,'tYOF UGUSTNE Z AT NOON, instead
ofthe day towhich they now stand adjourned, then
and there 10 consider the important subject re-
crrcd to in this proclamation, aud 10 transact all
sucl, other business as TO the said Legislature
shall appcrtain, and by ticm shall be deemed OK
pcdicnt to be done.
IS WITNESS wuEHEot have hcrcun-
to subscribed my name, and affixed
the L ivy Seal of the State, at the
e.. 81 city Of Albany, the soc md day of
Juuc, in the year of or Lord one
thousand eight hundred and twenty
four.
JOSEPH c. YATES.
Bv tho Governor.