Essay Page and the House a security against an improper exercise of this authority,.............No. LIX. 417 iv. there can be no conceivable motive for such an attempt on the part of Congress,. v. inquiry concerning the relative weight of influ- vi. the qualifications, both of the electors and the ....... 418 419 421 • objection, that this provision should have been ac- i. such a provision would be harmless,. 422 .LX. 423 ...... 423 423 ii. it would afford no security from the danger appre- ....... ii. defects in the State constitutions no apology for f. the probability that such authority in the Congress, 424 425 426 .... i. the want of any provision in the proposed Consti- 427 B. "the appointment of senators by the State legislatures" considered, 429 C. "the equality of representation in the Senate considered,.... " a. the mixed character of the Federal government re- 429 b. the equal representation in the Senate a recognition of sovereignty in the States,... 480 Essay. Page c. it furnishes a security against improper acts of legis lation,....... .No. LXI. 430 D. "the number of senators, and the term for which they are to be elected," considered,..... 431 the inconveniences which a republic must suffer 431 i. the security which it furnishes against improper 431 ii. there will be less security against the "infirmity i. the importance of a knowledge of the proper 432 .... 432 433 ii. the little attention paid thereto in America,.... 432 iv. mutability in its councils from frequent changes in its members,...... 433 i. the mischievous effects of such mutability, 433 A. it forfeits the respect and confidence of other nations, 434 B. by multiplying laws "it poisons the blessings 434 ..... 435 D. it checks extended improvements and enter- 4კა E. it diminishes the attachment and reverence 435 "the want of a due sense of National character," LXII. 436 vi. "the want of a due responsibility in the govern- 437 vii. the want of a defence to the People against their own temporary errors and delusions,........... 438 i. objection, that a widely spread People is not subject to such errors and delusions, answered,... 439 b. "history informs us of no long-lived republic which had not a senate,". 439 i. the difference between the ancient republics and v. Crete referred to,.... Essay. Page .No. LXII. 442 c. objection, that the Senate will "gradually acquire a dangerous preeminence in the government and finally transform it into a tyrannical aristocracy," considered,.... 442 i. the impossibility of such a result averred and dis 443 ii. the organization of the Senate of Maryland re- 443 iii. the organization of the two Houses of the British Parliament,.. 444 iv. the examples of the ancient repubiles referred to,. 444 v. the controlling influence of the House of Repre ii. the authority to exercise it vested in those who 447 i. an intimate acquaintance with public affairs ne- 447 ii. secrecy and despatch are often required,....... 449 iv. objections to this part of the proposed Constitution considered,.. ..... i. that the treaty-making power has not been dele- 450 450 ii. that treaties so entered into are to be of supreme 451 iii. that treaties so entered into are not repealable 451 v. that proper guards against corruption are wanting, 452 A. the responsibility of senators considered,.... 452 v. concluding remarks,..... 453 b. the appointing of public officers, ..LXIV. 453 c. its authority as a court for the trial of impeach ments,..... 453 i. the difficulty in forming such a court, in an elective government,.. 458 ii. the subjects of its jurisdiction render the trust a delicate one,.. ii. the Senate the most fit depositary of that trust,.. 454 that court will not possess the fortitude, credit, and authority requisite to the execution of the iii. as the punishment inflicted by the Court of Im- peachment will not terminate the proceedings, ▾ the propriety of a junction of the Supreme Court with the Senate in this trust, considered and de- vi. the propriety of delegating this authority to those who are wholly disconnected with other depart- ments of the government, considered and denied, 458 vii. the proposed Constitution should not be rejected for that cause, even if this feature is not the A. the inconsistency of those who raise the ob- jection while they admire the constitution of New York, in which similar provisions i. it contributes to an undue accumulation of pow- iii. as an appointing power, the Senate will be too lenient judges of the conduct of those whom they shall have appointed to office,.... ..... 463 iv. as a treaty-making power, the Senate may be A. the misrepresentations of this subject considered, . 467 B. the mode of electing the President considered,... LXVII. 472 b. "it is pretty well guarded,”. ...... Essay Page .No. LXVII. 473 c. “it was desirable that the sense of the People should operate in the choice,". 473 d. it was desirable that the choice should be made by competent persons,. 473 e. it was desirable to avoid tumult and disorder,. 473 474 9. it was desirable to maintain the independence of the President on all but the People themselves,....... 475 h. "all these advantages will happily combine" in the proposed Constitution,. 475 1. the choice will eldom fall on one who will not be qualified,... 475 C the choice of a Vice-President by the People considered and approved,.. 476 D. "the real characters of the proposed Executive" considered generally,..... ....LXVIII. 477 a. the executive authority is delegated, generally, to one person,... 477 i. compared with King of Great Britain,... 478 478 b. he is elected for four years, and is reëligible,... 478 i. compared with King of Great Britain,... 478 478 c. he is liable to impeachment, trial, removal from office, and subsequent punishment by the civil law,....... d. he has the power of vetoing any measure passed by Congress, 479 i. his authority in this case compared with that of ....... the King of Great Britain,... 479 ii. his authority in this case compared with that of the Council of Revision in New York,......... 479 iii. his authority in this case compared with that of the Governor of New York,..... 479 iv. his authority in this case compared with that of .... 479 e. he is commander-in-chief of the militia, when in the Fœderal service,...... i. his authority in this case compared with that of 480 |