Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1860-12-28
JOhHsOn's Amendments 10 the Com
ssitutiOn of the United states.

On Thursday week, Mr.. johnston, Of FEN
nessee, read in the U. S. Senate resolution
proposing amendments TO the Constitution, and
stated bis intention to offer it at the proper
time. The following are the proposed amend
ments
Each State shall be divided into districts
equal 10 number to the whole number of Sem
atjrs and Representatives to which each may
be entitled.
On the first Thursday in August, 1864, aud
on the same day every fourth year thereafter,
the people shall vote iii their respective dis
trists for President aud Vice President The
candidate receiving the highest number of
votes ia any district shall be holden TO have
received ohe vote
Congress shall meet on the second Monday
of October, 1864, and on the same day every
fourth year thereafter; and the President Of
the Senate shall open the certificates Of altc-
ton returns, and the person having the great,
est rumber of votes for President, shall be
President, if such number be equal to a major
ity of the whole number of votes given. If
no person shall have such minority, second
election shall be held on the irst Thursday in
December, following, between the persons
having the two highest numbers at the first
election, and abe one receiving the greater
number shall be President. TThe election of
Vice President shall be effected in like man
ner.l
The President IL 1864 shall be chosen from
the slave States, aud the Vice President from
the free States. In 1868 the President shall
be chosen from the free States, and the Vice
President from the Slave States, aud so on,
alternately, every four years, during the con-
tnuance of the Government.
The United States Sena tors shall be elected
BY the people.
The terms of Supreme Judges shall be linn
tied to twelve years, one half or them to be
chosen from the slave States, and the other
ball from the free States.
We bad supposed that the .osest depth Of
human baseness had already been reached 10
aud about tde White House, BUT we were mis-
laker here II is at last! We quote from the
Washington correspondence of the Herald, but
not without having first made inquiry and been
satisfied that the paragraph is substantially
true:
s'ln every hotel and every street in this city,
We hear hardly anything but dennnclatlon Of
the President for his course in refusing 10
strengthen Major Anderson. Justice should
be done to the President by asserting the fact,
aud make the assertion upon good su;horiy
that the President stands an tear of aSsasSi-
nation if he attempts TO increase The force at
Fort .Houttrie. He has SO expressed himself
to distinguished Democratic member of the
Government, who / know would have deuounc-
ed him in the Seuate as traitor, had not the
acknowledgement referred 10 been made, which
enlisted for the President the sympathy of the
Senator, and induced him to withhold bis de-
nunciation.'
Is it possible that sixty brave and true meu
aSe doomed to wanton death by the base trem-
ST of single cowards Has it come to pass
that The place ol Washington, Jefferson and
Jackson has fallen into such trembling hands!
If so, was 1t not high time for an oveFturna--
". Y. Tribune