American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1826-02-03

away and 10 the fact, that the number Of canddst,.
being reduced in the second contest the peeuia
causes of excitement arising from pc rsonal acaua
lance and local Interests, will also be reduced in ~
act proportion 10 this reduction in the lumber ii
candidates Instead Of violence, indifference ana
neglect oil the elective franchise is still more TO h.
dreaded in the second than 10 the first election.
The deiay Of second election, is the las, Of N.
objections which has come TO the knowledge Of you
Committee This, as involving question Of mere
detail may be passed with little more than,
statement and explanation OF the plan Of the Com
mtee on this point. 1t provides, that the first
election shall be held the first Thursday and Fri
day in August, 1928, and on the days in every
fourth year thereafter; that Congress shall be in
session on the second Monday in October OF Thea,
years, 10 receive and count the votes; and that IN,
second election when found to be necessary, shall
take place on the atst Thursday in December fol-
lowing. These provisions remove all objections re.
latng TO delay and want OF time The first election
will take place at the period when the people arc
least engaged al home, and will have the iurb,r
Recommendation OF taking place on The same dsy
on which several Of the States now hold their gene.
raj elections near the time at which maLy Others
hold them and the one to which all the 5 ales would
| in all probability, soon coniotm. An interval q
about SIXTY days would then remain Tor coleclDg
the votes in the different districts and certifying the
| results TO the President OF the Senate a period
amply sufficient to send in the returns from The
most remote S aes. A further interval oil about
sixty days would be allowed Tor giving notice Of
and holding the second election; a sufficient lime
Ia the opinion oil the committee, TO communicate to
the people the simple Tact that second election va,
OF dsred the day itself being fixed beforehand sn1
the minds OF the voters made up about the cant
dates, and the TACT itself unofhcislly knowaibeltle
the people would require no further notice, than
that which would enable them to 60 to the polls
For this purpose, the time allowed Will be twenty
days more than enough, in The remotest sec
tons of the Union. For collecting the votes in
the districts. and certifying The results a second
time to the President oil the Senate, three mouths
would still remain, as the new officers would not
wanted until the fourth of March. The tartlha
Congress would be in session two months Longer
than usual in every fourth year, is addunalrs'
commentator to the details OF this plan II being
now we'll known that the short SESSIONS (from The
great increase OF business aud OF members) hayeh
come too short Tor the accomplishment OF The b.
siness on hand, some Two hundred orders ot the day
usually remaining undecided at the last hour Of
these sessions, and all The time and labor los: which
had been expended upon them
The Resolution submitted by the Commute.
would, they confidently believe, entirely effect The
. great object OF an election by The QUALIFIED 70.
, TEHs OF the STATES, upon the md al al
t,ents, il not upon the FIRST trial. But, i Isl
within the range OF mere possibility that more than
two persons may have the TWO hights. Numbers
the first election. AID that Two or mere may have
the same, and the highest number in the second
was believed by some that the plan OF amendmtn
would not I've complete, unless some provision was
made for this rsmete contingency OF mere plss.
bilty the Committee have therefore agreed, 10
such Case 10 leave the decision TO The existing pro-
visions OF he Constitution considering it superHI
Gus trouble To write out any rev provision tor
case which will aimos, certainly never occur, ord
which may, therefore, safely undergo nominal ri,
erence to the same body which, cal electoral
college, has received their decided disapprobalon