Contrary to all usage or precedent, and without any direct sanction in the Constitution or statutes of New Jersey, the Legislature has undertaken in joint meeting, not only to choose a Senator, but also to prescribe the manner of choosing him.
Sumner criticizes the Legislature for choosing a Senator in joint meeting without proper constitutional authority.
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