This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1859 edition. Excerpt: ...upwards, were to be entitled to an equal vote. The first assembly was to consist of one hundred members, which were distributed among the states--the most populous state, Virginia, having sixteen, and the least populous, Delaware, having two representatives. The whole number was never to be less than one ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1859 edition. Excerpt: ...upwards, were to be entitled to an equal vote. The first assembly was to consist of one hundred members, which were distributed among the states--the most populous state, Virginia, having sixteen, and the least populous, Delaware, having two representatives. The whole number was never to be less than one hundred, nor more than a given number, which was not fixed, to be apportioned among the states by a decennial census of the whole number of free persons, except Indians not taxed, and three-fifths of all other persons: the term of service was to be determined by the legislature, but was not to exceed three years, and to commence and end the same day. It was to choose its own officers, to judge and decide on the qualifications and elections of its members, and to have the exclusive power of impeachment; but the concurrence of two-thirds was necessary to impeach a senator. hold it, however, unwise to change that form of government." Thus con. curring with the declaration previously more accurately given, in his own language, " that the republican theory ought to be adhered to in this country as long as there was any chance of its success; that the idea of a perfect equal, ity of all political rights among the citizens, exclusive of all permanent and hereditary distinctions, was of a nature to engage the good wishes of every good man, whatever might be his theoretic doubts; that it merited his best efforts to give success to it in practice; that hitherto, from an incompetent structure of the government, it had not had a fair trial; and that the endeavour ought then to be, to secure to it a better chance of success, by a government more capable of energy and order." No true friend of his fame can regret that he entertained, and, entertain, ing, ...
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