Andrew Johnson: “I do hereby appoint William Marvin provisional governor of the State of Florida”

The danger of a defeat of the people's choice in an election by the House of Representatives remains unprovided for in the Constitution.

With these brief suggestions the bill is respectfully returned, and the consideration of Congress invited to the accompanying preamble and resolutions.

Strongly impressed with the truth of these views, I feel called upon by an imperative sense of duty to revive substantially the recommendation so often and so earnestly made by President Jackson.

My object in this communication is to suggest certain defects in the Constitution which seem to me to require correction.