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Excerpt from Speech of Mr. Ingersoll, on the Proposition to Amend the Constitution of the United States, Respecting the Election of President and Vice President: Delivered in the House of Representatives, March 6, 1826 The amendment, which took place in the early part of Mr. J efferson's administration, in relation to the election of President and Vice President, did not materially change the federative features of the original article. The republican wisdomof 1804, left those features firm and prominent as they 'were introduced by the wise men of '87. But, sir, the amendment now proposed is aimed. At the root of the federative principle; and f it prevails, the small States, if they are not eventually crushed, will be reduced to mere dots, upon the political map of our country Sir, when I am called upon to revise the grave work of the fathers of this republic, and am reminded that my native State was represented in the Convention by the stern republican virtues of old Roger Sherman, aided by, the powerful eloquencex of William Samuel Johnson, I feel oppressed by the magnitude of the subject on which, I am to act; and cannot but regret that, on thfs occasion, my constituents have not an abler representative in the person of the humble individual who now addresses you. But, sir, I shall not shrink from my duty: for, I believe, if I could ask the People whom I have the honor to represent, what course I should here pursue, they would answer-whatever you may do, remember, Don't give up the ship. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.