The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1868-07-24
IMPORTANT CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MEATS PROPOSED BY PRESIDENT john
SON

WASHINGTON, July 1S.-Tn acommun-
ieation to-day. quoting General Jack
son i'll support his views, and arguing
that by the present system the will of
the majority of the people is liable to
be defeated in the choice of Presidents
arguing in favor OF the election of SEN
ators by the people instead of by the
State Legislatures and limited instead
oflife tenure of Supreme Judges, and
pointing out the interest the Chief Jut-
tlce and Vice President have in case OF
Presidential impeachment, the Presi-
dents closing argument is as follows
Time, observation and experience have
confirmed these convictions, and as Il
matter OF public duty, and with a deep.
sense of my constitutional obligation,
to recommend to the consideration OF
Congress, such measures rs deem nee
essafy and eXpedient, | submit the ae-
eompanying propositions and urge their
adoption and submission before the
Judgement of the people. He proposes
the following mendnlents to the Con-
stituti0n
The Presidential term, shall be six
years. The States shall be divided in
to equal districts, corresponding with
the number Representatives and Sem
ators In Congress, and each district
shall count as one vote for President
and Vice President, respectively. The
person in each district receiving the
highest number of votes from the voters
qualified to vote for this popular branch
of the State legislative within said dis
triet, receiving The vote of the district.
These votes should be certified to Gov
ernors of States, to the President of the
Senate or Speaker of House of Repre-
sentatives. The Federal Congress shall
De In session the second Monday IN Oc-
tober. eighteen hundred and ev-
cry sixth year thereafter, and the Pres
ldent of the Senate, both Houses pres
ent, shall open,and count the voices. -
The persons receiving the highest num-
bers shall be President, Vice. President
espectively, ii they have the majority
of the votes cast, otherwise second elec
ton occurs between the two highest
tor each office. II at the second cleo
ton. both receive a like number of dis
tricts, the candidate receiving the high
est number of votes in the largest NUM-
Der of States, shall be President. The
same rules apply to the vice. President
but in case a second election is necessa-
ry for vice-President but not for Pres
ident, then the Senate shall elect vice
President from the two candidates re-
| ceiving the highest number votes of the
districts. No President or Vice Presi-
| dent shall be eligible for second term.
In case of the Presidents removal by
| any cause, the Office devolves upon t ie
| Vice-President. And in case of the
| Vice-President's re noval the presiden-
tlal office devolves on the Secretary of
| State following whom as successors
come the secretaries of the Treasury,
War, Navy, Interior Post Master Gem
| eral and Attorney General, who shall
exercise the functions ofthe office until
the disability is removed, ora new cleo
ton held. The Senate of the United
States shall be composed of two Sena-
tors from each State chosen by electors
OF the State Legislatures and to hold
office six years, each Senator having one
vote.
The President, after the adoption of
the proposed amendment, shall divide
the judges into three classes, expiring
the fourth, sixth and twelfth year, SO
that one-thlrd may be chosen every
| fourth.