The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1866-02-09

lOcte NuNe bcCn pIoIoSct eoInc blAlO O
moro AMENDMENTS 70 tie Constitution o
= aie thhted statcss Erswor those are good
rrd shout be adopted os speedily az pos
allie, csleis hre ol,jccdonable; ard som,
dangerous. OF tho latter class stand,
prominently the ono proposed Icy tho Rep
resoutatiyo of this District, and which W,
hero give entire. threads as follows:
E-,olrciJy Gc Sagir and H,pe ofR,prcsepip,io,
of he Uaitd States Of AMerici IL G,pyrc-s .l''.m
Hed, uwu-hrds of both Houses concuiring), That
in lien 0f clauses two three four, Hvc six md kcv.
on, pf article two, section one the lrwng be pro-
posed as an amandmsnt % said Constitution I;
which. whuu ratified by the Legislatures Ol three
four,hs If the several States, shall he valid tc all
intcnts ana purposes, as part Of said Constitution,
tn-wits
CLArsE 2. Tho nuallacd electors shall meet nt
tho usual places Of holding elections In their re.
spcctiye States on tho second Tues law of October,
Ammo Domiui eighteen hundred and sixty eight aud
on the second Tuesday " October every four years
thereafter under such rules aud regulations, IN rc-
gard to the tinc, place, aud manner Of holding
elections and the qualifications OF electors, the
Congress may prescribe, aud vote by balpt for
President apj Vice Pr3sidcut, one of whom shall
not be an inhabitant of the same State with them.
selves; they shall designate IN their ballot the
person voted for as President and the pctsun vutcd
for Vico President, and the result df stci cleo
lion in each State shall be certified and 'cRlud a
the Congress may by law provides which corlih-
Gates shall DO forwarded to the scat Of government
of the United States, directed tn the President Of
the Senate, and on the second Monday Of january,
after such election, tho Senators aud Representa-.
ivcs shall IN yet in Joint convention, and the Prcs
dent of tho Senate, in the presence Of tho Senators
AMI Representatives thus assembled shall open all
the rctlrus OF said election and declare the result
tc person having Che greatest number ct votes for
fresidvnk and tho greatest humber OF votes for
Vice President, shall be Hc President and Vice
President, il such number bc majority 0f the
whole number Of votes cast IL no person have
such majority, then from the persons having the
highest number, not exceeding tlrco ON the list 20.
ted for rs President, and ruc the list vutcd fT
- Vice President, the Senators and Rcproscnta-
svos in joint convention shall forthwith proceed to
select by ballnt the President and Vice President,
each Senator aud Representative having cue vote;
quorum Cor this purpose shall consist of q major.
ity of the Senators and majnrityu uf the Roprcscn-
tativcS duly elected and qualified. sud MINORITY
ut all the votes cast shall be necessary tn choice
of President an | Vice ircsllcnt. Aud if the
Senators and Representatives in Joint convention
shall fail Ms herein provided to choose President
or Y leo President, whenever the right Of choice
shall dcvolvc upon them, before tho fourth Of
March next following the election then the Chief
Justice nt the United States f there be one ANIL
not, then the ohlos Associate Justice of the Su.
prcmo Court shall act as the President until
fr'sidcn or Nico President shall be duly elected
aud qualified, aud the Congress shall provide by
INV fora special election to I'LL such vacancy.
CLAUSE 3. Mcpherson except a natural born cdi-
Snu of de United States shall bo eligible to the
office OF President or Vice President neither shall
any person be clgiblr Ia the office Of President
Vice President who shall not have attained the Sge
of thirty-tivc wears aud no person elected to the
office of President shall thereafter bo eligible to be
re elected. r.r .s.
This proposed amendment uced but be
real TO SEQ it's dangerous character, and
theu recall tho history ofnll great Republics
of ancient and modern times, and in their
their downfall, road our own history and
fate as they will be written and read by
those who will como after as, should the
above amendment be adopted,
II proposes
FirSt--'lhat the people shalt vote directly
for President and Vice President, and
that majority of all the votes case shall
be necessary TO choice.
Second That in tho event that no cand
dAto shalt receive majority Of all tho votes,
then that both Houses of Congress- shall
meet together, and from the three highest
Candidates for President, elect President;
anil $500. go.
Nird e. II Congress shall not elect Il Pres
ia1pt,, then. Tive Chief Justice of tho Supreme
Conrt OF Aho UMted States, aud if there
should be no Chief INstiec, then the oldest
Associate Judge of the same Court, shall be
the President until there shall bo ono elect
ell; and Congress shall provide for an elec
ton TO lill the vacancy.
We object to tho first proposition be.
cause wo think it would bo almost impos
sihlc for one man to receive majority q
AN the votes cast, if thoro should be- a,
there probably would, many candidates 70,
Presidential honors. ....
We object to the second proposition, be
cause il tho election should go imo Con
gress, and a majority of that body should
comprise corrupt members, and there shout
be corrupt candidates for President, ant
Vice President, Congress would be hObl,
for corrupt purposes, to dispose OF III,
Offices of President and Vice President I,
the candidates who would pay. the highOs
price, either in money or oaiee, and tn
wishes and best interests Of this nation, an,
the Jeffersonian requirement. Of honesty
ability and fidelity to tho Constitution
would be totally disrcgarded.
Sud wo nocd not SO Ear back in on
history as a nation, to provo Chat there ma.
lie corrupt Congress aud that thoro ma.
he eorrNpt candidates for tho Presidency
Tho Congress- that repealed the Missouri
Compromise win provo the ono, and III
history and treachCry ol jaws BucuANAS
JoHX q, BREcKINRInGE and JBFF. DAVIS Wi
prove the other, and to these nay well b
added AARON BrUR. While such mcr
may be candidates we are opposed to pa,
ing within their reach the immense patron
ago u this Government with which to bIib
consressrnen 10 vote for them for Pres
dent or Vice rresidsnt. 1t is tue, th'
under onr preseN, Constitution the electio
Of President and Vice President, may, in
given event, go, the one into tho senat
and the other Into tho House. But sue
contingencies seldom take place, for in o,
whole history as auailop, but two mstanc,
have occurred whcreinihcso elections la,
gone into Congress. hIhe frsteof these WI
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