While a just, proper, and watchful jealousy of executive power constantly prevails, as it ought ever to prevail, yet it is equally true that an efficient Executive is an indispensable security for tranquillity at home and peace, honor, and safety abroad.
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The danger of a defeat of the people's choice in an election by the House of Representatives remains unprovided for in the Constitution.
My object in this communication is to suggest certain defects in the Constitution which seem to me to require correction.
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.
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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