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LYNCHBURG. JAN. \. I'D.

| The impoiicy of that portion of the ,r.
tile Federal Constitution which preseriha.
mode Of eieeting the President and Vi. "'
dent. has been so strikingly exempli6.t
course ofthe Opposition party, duriy ~ y ne
rni"is,ra'io" of Mr.. Adams. that YER, ga. '
desire has beea expressed for its speedv
ment. II will be universally admitted '1'
instrument formed with so much care an., a"
GRAFTON as the national constitution md, 0''
men. more especially as IT has borne I'M ''a
phsn'ly through the violence Of party ,.u.
the dangers Of foreign war, should M,
revere"t'y or 'ncan'iousIy approached--,nd,.
no amendments should be made to il 49,.
demonstration of their necessity. or ~
tainty OF their being Productive of erea, a.1,
ting advantages, which might be o,herwi,oa.
! tainaole. We believe that no enr is di,Oos.a
coniroyert the position that, go loug a. TIN
vision OF the constitution 10 which wa b,..
luded, remains as il is, uncr asing STRIFE m,...
the conseque"ce--a6fs'ng. injuroudy, n,
great interests OF the nation, by retsrdiog RI.
perations ofthe government, or at last H..
ing obstacles in the way of an admi,;s,,.,.
which an ambitious association of asn;,;,
asogues may desire TO osarturn. Among o,h..
projets which have been thrown out. is tho :.
joined. offered TO the Consideration Of tbe H.
of Representatives on the 18th Of Decemta, J..
by Gen. Alex. Smyth. Va and suppor,ea J..
him in a speech of great length and Of con-.
able ingenuity
| Resoired, bs hr senae and Hons, of Psn..
tdtires Of he Uaitsd States of 1nerica ;n,'
gTsss dssembitd, fmo thirds of both Hons, ~.
curing, That the following amendments IN ~.
Constitution ofthe United States be pronos.d a =
| the Legislatures Of the several States ut'.s
/ when ratified ny ttreesfourths ihefeof sh.i'
be part of the said Constitution '''
l. After the third day of March, one rbops,,,
eight hundred and twenty nine. no person WIN
shall have bees elected President Of IN. II :
shall be again elgb 10 tina Office
H. The election for Pr sident aud Vice.p,...
den', by Electors appointed Nv the seye,,,
States. shall be held in the third year of ,rs
Presidential term. II, on counting the vo,os ~
The presence Of the Senate and II suse If Pan
sentatives, no person have msjori,, of IN.
whole number Of SIectby. appointed, thu, Gc,
shall be published by the President o, the Sena,
and n second election for President shall be held
| IN the fourth year OF The Presidential term. a,
follows. The voters in each State Qualified +,
vote In elections OF the most numerous branch
tof the State Legislature, shall assemble. in lhp
month OF November, Oh such days, aud AZ such
places, az the said Legislature shall appoint. and
vote Tor one of thr persons having the lso hsb.
est number Of votes given by The Electors iol
President and still living the officers conduct.
ing the elections shall meet ia each State or
such day, aud al suon place, as the Legislature
I thereof shall appoint, ascertain the nnmhrr oil
votes given therein Tor each person. ana certife
who has the greater number, which certificates
they shall sign. and transmit, sealed M 10 the
| Seat of Government OF the Uned State. d,recl.
| ed 10 tie President Of the Senate tho shall in
| the Presence Of the Senate aud House of Rrp
reseniaiives, open all the certificates and tls
States shallthen, be ascei tanned each Stale I'm,
| ing one vote, which shall he counted for ma
person hasihg the greater number of votes CIV.
ca therein, and majority Of all The States sha.i
he necessary to n choice. Should no uerson
have "a majority OF the States, then, from the
persons last voted for, having the two hiehe.t
numbers of States, The House OF Representative
snall, as here, oforr. choose immediately by bal.
lot the President the Rapiese ntation from each
State having one vote.
Ill. After the ihrt day of March, one thou
sand eishi hundred and twenty .nine. no Senator
or Representative shall, during the time ioi
which he W., elected, be appointed to any oficc
OF employment under the authority of the United
| States.
~, When the House of Representatives shali
] choose President, no person who shall have
"a .haS Mt h
King the choice, shall, during the continuance in
office OF the President 20 chosen, be appointed
o any office or employ Inent under the authority
of the L. States.
An amendment was afterwards proposed By
Gen. Snyth to the third clause SO as to make i,
read thus
30 Senator or Representative shall, duuiug
,he time Tor witch he Was elected and the con
hhaah'e IN ofce ola President IN apho@ term o
SsrV'cG ne Sf"t 6dfe acted, be appointed TO an,
1lnce or employment uuder the authority of the
Z. States
eeie can De no doubt of the propriety of the
GfSt section ofthe amendment PROMISED On,
reasons assigned by Gen. Smytt are. Isl ma
IN a population OF ie,o00.rso we shall ,,say.
have sufficient number of su;tab,. candidate.
'o' ''e oii'e' and Vtat as all our citizens have
a" Equality ofrv, hts guaran,sed to them, vi
'o oe wen TO selectiont. by NOR
f'"' '''tion i, Office, whereby the resuI
altait1ed--,Ye entirely concur witt
D IN 'nis view ofihe spbject--.he more 50
" every day tends. by the increase of our pop
i a'a'iIn, as well as hy the additional iacllnes
S Constantly accommodating, in stfl greater ratios
!, improving the natural faculties of The mind, t
: multiply the number of aspirants for the hs
n eihces of the country. But we marvel that ia
II necessity of" rotation in office" which sos,uAn
: gentlemen seem TO regard as of cardinal impo
lance IN representative government, shou
only present itself when it is calculated to afet
n ofhers--ihat they do not turn heir eyes inwar
+ for moment. and ask themselves whether, il
N gNF.tg a..,nn 1t unf