The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1868-07-24

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prcmc 'Adges, and points on n, ' y
interest the Chief Justice and va 'as
President have in cases oS D. zee
dental impeachment. Th,, p req
dent closes his argumen, !, s,, 's'''
Time, observation and ' s,.
cnce have confirmed ,be. fsn'
victions, and as a matter of ,e usa'
duty, and with = deep sense r # a
constitutional obligations to ,s. a, ny
mcnd to the consideration ofC
gress such measures as deem us ssa'
sary and cxpcdient, submit ,bs y
eompanying propositions, and N.Y..
their adoption and submission "a f'
judgment Of the people" He NJ, ~'
poses the following amendment r
the Constitution Presidential ~,
shall be six years States sb,ns'
divided into equal districts eo,,
| pending viii, the number Of r,,.s
scntativcs and Senators in CoDg.'.
and such district shall eoun. 4, ".
vote for President aud Vice p,.';
dent respectively; the person in .,,.
district receiving the higLes, numts,
Of votes from the voters qualihed, =
vote for the popular branch If 4.
State Legislature, within said A.
trics, receiving the vote of the 6,
tric,. These facts shall be ccrtis.i
to by the Governors Of STATE. /.
Senators in Congress from .rl
State, to the President of the Sem,
and speaker Of the House. rede,,l
Congress shall be in session a.
second Monday in October. and
every sixth year thereafter, and h.
President Of the Senate, both house,
present, shall open and count A,
votes, and the persons receiving Il.
highest number shall be presid.,,
and Vice President rcspectively 4
they have majority Of the vo,.,
cast; otherwise second eecdo,
occurs between the two highes, b,
each Office; If at second clec,io,
both receive like number of vote. 4
districts, the candidate receiving u,
highest number Of votes in IL,
largest number Of States shall h
President. Same rule to apply to
Vice President, but in case d,
second election being Necessary "a
Vice President, bat not for pr.a.
dent, then tho Senate shall elect,
Vice President from the two caadi.
dates receiving tho highest numb,
of votes OF districts. No Prcsidss
or Vice President shall be eligibs
for second term. In case Of d,
Presidents removal by any cius,
tho Office devolves on the Vice Prs.
ident, and in case Of the Vice Prs
dents removal, the President,
Office devolves on the Secretary d |
State. Following as successor
comes, the Secretary Of the Trasa
ry, Of War, Of Navy, Of Interior,
Postmaster General and Attorney
General, who shall exercise the fuu,.
tons Of the office until the disability
is removed or new election hsG
lhs Senate Sc .a OF ,n' &c United INIT s.s s,a
r n"" w '' ~. - ~ ~ =. sIa.,ss
- os S,. . r.";. I' ssu - " hold
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: y'',s, o"o" 0o"..o. "A," nl W; 49, y.
: 'u's's " 'HP.n ""a '"e ~
LUIS p s""'' no.a Nv. 80 , ,, =, a.
, ,res'uoa'' al'cr sna a'oI h.I, n J;.;l
p'oPose I 'n :. .s ' ",a... WV :,
'"o J'.so' my ;. va ,r.lM
! wear. 40 TIM, ono NAV be choa
very fourth wear,
-fosh;nc,on July 1s-sep,.s-
South CoroI;na's ratification Of III
! fnurtcentb article presented A.
. nl;cat;ons of Georp;a and Missl,sr
con gen,ion. for loans indehnipH
pos,poped Bill authorizing COPS.
atoms created by Federal authors
, To bring suits in Federal cosn
passed
uonsoN ;,c,v d,vs worc ,ll,i
p. ~ cs..,..:.,,s !. ;.,~sGs,
: dis'oyalty in tho Missouri conles
9 election. Louisiana Reprcscniats
arc vidal, Sypher, Newsham u
5 blackburn. from South Caroha
; representatives ufoss and W hitrs
seated Iarih bill rccommlited
, ways ana Means Committee, via
! WIS 1t Tor this session. funfs
: oi'' resumed and discussed 70 y
Journmcnt'
, Washington, ID, e., July 20
Vetoing the electoral college III
! the President maintains the Soul
orn States were never out Of III
Union, and asserts that they ru
practically and constitutionally 4.
stored previous to March, 49,
Nnrrating provisions Of the Constr
ton, the President says the jas
resolution, by implication at ls'
comedies that these States were sas
by virtue Of their organization pna
to the 18th Of March, 1867, but y
MED to them the right to vote in b
election Of President and Vice ps
idcnt of the United States. ha
lows either that the assumption
power rs wholly unauthorized, or 's'
the States so excluded from voas
were out Of the Union by reason
the rebellion, and have never bee
lcgitimately restored. Being iaI1
satisfied that they were never out y
the Union, aud that their relates
thereto have been legally and eouss
tutionaIly resumed, am forced .
the conclusion that the joint re'ss
ton which deprivss them OF sssa
right to have their vote for frs
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