The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-07-21
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The President's Message.
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from Gen. Jackson in support OF, his
views. and arguing that by the pre-
seTtsystem the will of the majority
ogthe people is liable TO- be defeated
in their choice. the President ergued
in favor of the election: of State
Senator by the people instead of by
Legislatures, and limited instead of
life tenure, OF. Supreme judges, and
pointing out the interest the Chief
Justice and Vice President have in
cases of Presidential impeachment.
the President closes his argument as
follows: f"Iime, observation and ex-
perience have confirmed these convic-
tio11s, and as a matter of public duty.
and with o deep sense of our consti-
tutional obligations, to recommend
to the cphsid deration. of CONGRESS-
such measures as I deem necessary
and expedient, T submit the accom-
panying propositions, end urge their
adoption and submission to the iudp.
ment Of the people" He proposes
the following amendments to the
Constitution: The Presidential term
shall be six years. States shall be
divided into equal districts, CORES
ponding with the number of Repre-
sentatlyes and Senators in Congress,
and each district shall cnnnt as one
vote for President and Vice. -Presi-
dent respectively; persons in each
district receiving the highest num-
Der OF votes from voters qualified to
vote for the popular branch of the
State Legislature, within said dis
trlct, receiving the vote of the
district; these facts shall be certi-
fed to. by the Governors of the
States to Senators in Congress from
such States, to the President of the
Senate and Speaker of the House.
The Federal Congress shall be in
session on the second Monday in
October, 1S-, and every sixth year
thereafter. and the President of the
Senate, both Houses being present,
shall open and count the votes, and
the persons receiving the highest
number of votes shall be President
and Vice-President, respectively. if
they have o majority of the votes
cast, otherwise q second election will
occur between, the two highest for
each Office. If, at the second cleo
tion, both should receive like num-
Der of votes of districts, the candi-
date receiving the highest number of
votes In the largest number of States.
shall be. President, and the same
rules apply to the Vice-President.
But in case second election shall be
necessary for Vice-President, but
not for President. then the Senate
shall elect a Vice-President from the
two candidates receiving the highest
number of votes of districts., No
President or Vice-President shall be
eligible fora second term. In case
OF the Presidents removal, by any
causes, the Office devolves on the
Vice-President; and in case of the
Vice-Presidents removal, the Presi-
dental Office dovolves on the Secre-
tary of State, following whom as
successors come the Secretary of the
Treasury, War, Navy, Interior, Post
master General and Gene
raj, who shall exercise the functions
OF the office, until his disabilities are
removed, or o new election. The Sc
nate OF the United States shall be
composed of two Senators from each
State, chosen by the electors of the
State Legislatures, to hold for six
years each, Senators having one vote.
Judges of the Supreme and Inferior
Courts shall have twelve years. The
PRESIDENT, after the adoption of the
proposed amendment, shall divide
the Judges into three classes, expir-
ing tho fourth, sixth and twelfth
year, so thatone-third may be chosen
every fourth year.
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