On the recordFebruary 12, 1869
With these brief suggestions the bill is respectfully returned, and the consideration of Congress invited to the accompanying preamble and resolutions.
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presidency.ucsb.eduWith these brief suggestions the bill is respectfully returned, and the consideration of Congress invited to the accompanying preamble and resolutions.
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My object in this communication is to suggest certain defects in the Constitution which seem to me to require correction.
The danger of a defeat of the popular choice in an election by the House of Representatives is no greater than in an election made nominally by the people themselves.
The danger of a defeat of the people's choice in an election by the House of Representatives remains unprovided for in the Constitution.
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