IftheConstitution，asoriginallyproposed，hadcontainedadirectprovisionthatthepresidentandvicepresidentshouldbechosenbyamajorityofthetwohousesofcongress，itisnotprobablethatthispartofitwouldhavebeenadopted。
Thatthechiefexecutivemagistrateshouldbethecreatureofthelegislature；
thatbeshouldviewinthemthesourcefromwhichhesprung，andbywhichhewastobecontinued，wouldatoncedestroythedignityandindependenceofhisstation，andrenderhimnolongerwhattheConstitutionintended，animpartialandinflexibleadministratorofthepublicinterests。Tothepeoplealonehewouldnolongerconsiderhimselfresponsible，buthewouldbeledtorespect，andwouldbefearfultooffend，apowerhigherthanthepeople。
SuchprinciplescannotbefoundintheConstitution；anditiswhollyinconsistentwithitsspiritanditsessence，toeffectuateindirectly，thatwhichdirectlyisnotavowedorintended。TheseinstancesfullyprovethatthesafetyofthepeoplegreatlydependsonacloseadherencetotheletterandspiritoftheirexcellentConstitution；butitisprobablethatalatefailurewillpreventarenewalofthelastmentionedattempt。Andinreferencetotheelectionof1828，ithasnotbeenrenewed，but，withastrictadherencetotheformsprescribed，thevoiceofagreatmajorityofthepeoplehasdecidedthechoice。
Beforeweclosethesubject，itispropertoaddthat，inonerespect，thecautionoftheConstitutioncannotbeviolated?nosenatororrepresentativeorpersonholdinganofficeoftrustorprofitundertheUnitedStatescanbeanelector，andthereforethevoteofeverysuchpersonwouldbevoid。