Speech Of Mr Archer On The Proposition To Amend The Constitution Of The United States

Author : Romulus Mitchell Saunders
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780267291298
Total Pages : 20 pages
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Download or read book Speech of Mr. Saunders, on the Proposition to Amend the Constitution of the United States, Respecting the Election of President and Vice President: De written by Romulus Mitchell Saunders and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-30 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Speech of Mr. Saunders, on the Proposition to Amend the Constitution of the United States, Respecting the Election of President and Vice President: Delivered in the House of Representatives, February 24, 1826 In other countries, sir, it may be difficult for the histo lian to trace the originof their Governments to their true foundation, as they have most usually sprung from f1aud, corruption, or-vi'olence, in which the object has been a change of one dynasty for another. But with us, ever.ything is easily traced to its source. We know ours is a writ ten compact, ente1ed into by the agents of the People, ratified and confirmed by their assent. That the Revo lotion which gave bi1th to this government, was coma menced, prosecuted, and terminated, by the People. That the g1 eat object of this government is what is merely professed by the governments of the old world the political happiness of its People. For, whilst they profess the same object, the real problem 'with them is, what form of goveinment will most effectually enslave the subject, without disclosing the chains that bind, or the hands which impose them. These are Cardinal truths in our political faith, which should be borne in mind, whenever we approach that instrument, which secures and pei petuates their enjoyment. In examining this particular provision of the Consstitus tion, it may not be amiss to turn to the records of that convention which gave it birth, and though composed of some of the purest spirits of our Revolutionary l'athers, with the Father of his Country at their head, we shall find, that, upon this subject, involved 111 mazes, and perpled with doubts-there existed great division of sentiment. For on this point alone, there were eight or or ten distinct propositions. It originated with the ces lebrated resolutions of a member from Virginia, (gov. Randolph) declaring in favor of a National Exec'utivei its prog1ess was, that he should be chosen by the National Legislature, and its termination 1n favor of the choice by the People, through the agency of electors. The division of opinion, was as to the 'time of his sere vice, whether for the term of good behavior, for a great er or less number of years; and as to the manner of electe ing him, whether by the National Legislature, 011 the People. Fortunately for the country, the democratic principle prevailed in both cases; the 'term of service was fixed at four years, and the election was intended to bathe been given to the People. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.