Delaware journal. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1827-1832, 1828-12-26
DHEA WARE JOURNAL.
WILL .l!,I;NG Is0Ns
Friday, Dece snber 26, 1928.


q The election of electors take place in the third year Of
the Presidential term land neither of the candidates gets
majority the whole number, the people themselves shall
vote in November of the fourth year, such days each
State may appoint for the highest the list the cert-
cate election be returned to the President of the Sc
nate and counted presence Of both houses by States ac-
corng the majority in each Stae should one have
majority of States the candidates be balotted for as
heretofore, by the House ofRepresentatives.
g. No member of either branch of Congress to be appointed
to office under the General Government during the term for
which he may have been elected.
When the choice made by the House Of Representa-
tves member of the House to be appointed to Office during
the term of the Resdent so elected.
These amendments taken up in Committee OF the
whole on Thursday last end Mr. Smyhe supported them in
speech ogeat length The second amendment which IS the
important one in Mr. Smytes scheme is strange and Whns.
compound involving far as we can perceive all e evils
which are alleged to under the present SYSTEM and Great
ing an admirable and additional field for popular and political
excitement by its complicated array of electors popular and
state decision the House Representatives in the
last resort The great variety amendments proposed to the
CONSTITUTIONS this head, which scarcely please any body but
their authors will probably lead the people eventually to the
conclusion that the constitution very we'll it is and that
the sest mode ofpeseng and perpetuatng it, to be con-
tent with as il came from the hands of the great and patriotic
men who framed it.
Robert j. Crttenden Kentucky has been nominated to the
Senate by the President an Associate Judge of the su
preme Court oftne U. uice Judge Trimbe decreased
| ~. \. american.
Pittsburgh, (Pa.) Dec II.
Vters-hIr Barring the European Capitalist, and prn-
clpa PARTNER of rich house of Barring Co London visit
I'd our city last week He several days at the Hotel
of Mr. Griffith We also honoured at the same time
with another distinguished visite the Duke OF Monebeo
The u States sloop of war; st Louis, recently built at
w, cd hV CDnmanlant l..
soa dropped down Alexandria on Saturday last and
will sail in few days for the Pacific She carries twenty
four medium "a Founders. and IS described as one OF the
finest vessels OF her class in the Navy.
Mr. Ca houn the Vice President appeared and took the
Chair in the Senate, on Monday last
Mr. Cannng-The following piquant sketch Of Mr.
Cannngs parliamentary manner is from the pen OF John
Nea- gentleman who enjoyed every opportunity OF stu
dy,g it, and will be SEEM is not devoid OF the abby,
Of forcibly representing 1t. hsen'nona n.y.
CANNING IN PARLIAMENT.
. BY NEAL.
Nv .ue wac nm him when he rose--l had never
seen him before Il did not even imagine 1t to bt
Mr.. Canning, till he had nearly finished; but WA
immediately struck with what should describe a
:, plausible air. | watched him narrowly. Before
he had uttered five sentences. felt as if SHOULD
: like 10 saw TO my next neighbor, THAT is man +
: be afraid of-he is too courteous by half-to
smooth--too plausible. N OF that his manner partoo
at all of that kind Of professional suavty winch W
. meet with at the bar it was kind OF persuasive
e smoothed Tipped seli-possesslon' whlch wouia .
i sure TO lead YOU to the conclusion that the speake
was either the most direct, straight forward, hone:
+ creature alive or the most consummate player. II
= was opcn decided, manly and appeared to be Cal
ried away more than once by downright enthusiasm
. hit then If was we'll regulated, obedient enhus
Ia asm such as we see the stage, or discover IN tn
40 speeches of Greek orator. ! was not satisfied
=. remember, and yet could not tell why. his mannt
O. was dgnitied his age about nifty or hfty.hve 10 a
" rearance, it might be more' and prouaoy was Is
70 though made as thought large allowance at III
~ time for his bald head, believe him now TO ha'
-. been much older than then supposed him to b
a He spoke smoothly and very distinctly, hesatil
Int Two ar three times for word and always exit
ar eating himself with felicity and promptitude n
or or knew surpassed. Nothing otherwise remarkab
cb did observe in his manner, bearing OF speech
NJ. The most extraordinary popularity OF his mil
~ was that which enabled him to insult others, not Q
he ly with safety, but without being Suspected o, 'h
1c yility. Here lay his management here the adore
on | smoke of. have heard him say in language II
49, evarv hody was delighted with, what lft had be
he Fairly translated into the English of our fathers
nal the DAYS of Elizabeth, would have amounted to I
~ th;no more or less than charge of lnconcevat
Oh stupidtv and presumption, against member OF p
;na lament who was bowling to hlm and TO whom
ink was bowling al the time. Inc pialn Ensilsh
m the whole was exactly this: My dear Sir, you ha
MID been made fool of; you have put question VIII
fact YOU had no business to put as you It you hat
tumble full of brains, ought to know, and which
nan would have been highly improper Tor any minis
sh TO answer, far be it from me, however, to supp
lam that the honorable gentleman knew what he v
lists saying or the motive which actuated the party
e sos have made cats paw of him. Such was
mot true substance of what Mr.. Canning said to me
to Der of the opposition, who had troubled him
led repeated inquiries about something he had no bv
and ness with yet such was the manner OF saving
lodi. this, that the party, instead oumPng at the sPe
But er's throat, maze d 10" oo' ~ ,a,,;no .ho,t
ents ed up WIN sn'ie VI lump r.hor e. ,n;