Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-10-18

electing them by the Legislature
The popular will of the State, as re-
Elected through the ballot box, has
twice in succession demonstrated
most conclpsively that the Legisla-I
ture does not reflect the will of the
people in the election of Senators,
but, on the contrary, has elected Sem
ators to the Senate of the United
States who stand opposed to the pub
lie judgment as twice recorded by
the sovereign people Of this State.
The great Importance of amending
the Constitution of the United States,
so as to bring the election Of Pres
ident and Vice President Of the
United States directly before the
people, as proposed in the amendment
as hereuDto appended, is becoming
more and more manifest by every
days experience. In the next cleo
/ ton Of President and Vice President,
it is highly probable that there will
be three or more candidates, and in
that event, the chances are, that the
people Of the several States will not
have the privilege Of choosing the
Presidentand Vice President through
the electoral Colleges, no one of the
candidates receiving a majority of
all the electoral votes, which will cause
the election to be transferred from
the electoral College to the United
States House of Representatives,
where the choice will be made by
States, without regard to the electoral
vote; which, in all probability, will re-
suit as it did 1924. by foisting men in
to Office in utter disregard of the pop
ular will. The proposed amendment
to the Constitution would remove
all apprehension and difficulty
on this account, and cause the
election to be made by the electoral
College-some one of the candidates
receiving majority of all the electo'
raj votes.
Joint Resolution proposing amendments to tht
Constitution of the United States.
CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES
: ARTICLE 9Th.
Fl Of amendments Congress, when.
ever two-thirds of both Houses shall
deemitnecessary shall propose amend
ments to this Constitution, or on the
application of the Legislatures of two
thirds of the several States shall cal
la convention for proposing amend
ments, which. 10 either case, shall be
valid to all intents and purposes, as
part Of this Constitution, when rati.
fed by the Legislatures Of three
fourths Of the several States, or by
conventions in three-fourths thereof
as the one or the other mode o1
ratification may be proposed by Con
gress; provided that no amendment
which may be made prior to the veal
one thousand eight hundred and eight
shall in any manner affect the first
and fourth clauses in the ninth sec
tion of The first article; and that nc
State, without its consent, shall be
T deprived Of its equal suffrage in the
Senate"
Joint Resolution, proposing Amendments to tn
Constitution Of the United States.
"Resolved by the Senate and HOas.
Of Representatives of the United States
of america in Congress assembled
two-thirds Of both Houses concu7ang
That the following amendments te
the Constitution of the United States
be proposed to the Legislatures o.
the several States which, when rati.
fed by the Legislatures of three.
fourtbs of the States, shall be valid
to all intents and purposes as part Of
the Constitution:
That hereafter, the President and
Vice President of the United States
shall be chosen by the people Of the
respective States, 10 the manner fol.
lowing; Each State shall be divided
by the Legislature thereof, into dis.
tricts, equal in number to the whole
number of Senators and Representa-.
to which such State may be entitled
in the Congress of the United States;
the said district to be composed Of
contiguous territory, and to contain
as nearly as may be, an equal mum.
Der of persons entitled to be repre-
sented under the Constitution, and
to be laid off for the time, imme-
0iafoIv offor fho ratification sc kb;c