And3dly。Ithasoccurredtotheimaginationsofsome，thattherewouldbenosmalldangerthatthegreatpowersofEurope，beinginterestedinhavingafriendinthepresidentoftheUnitedStates，wouldinterposeinhiselection，andthedangersandmisfortunesofPolandberenewedinAmerica。4Inanswertotheseobjections，ithasbeensaidwithgreattruthandforce:
1st。Thatoneilleffectoftheexclusionwouldbeadiminutionoftheinducementstogoodbehaviour。Lesszealwouldbefeltinthedischargeofaduty，whentheadvantageofthestationmustberelinquishedatadeterminateperiod。Thedesireofrewardisoneofthestrongestincentivesofhumanconduct，andthebestsecurityforfidelity，istomakeinterestcoincidewithduty。Eventheloveoffame，therulingpassionofnobleminds，promptingamantoplanandundertakearduousenterprisesforthepublicbenefit，whichmightrequiretimetoperfectthem，woulddeterhimfromtheundertaking，ifheforesawthathemustquitthescenebeforehecouldaccomplishthework，andcommitit，togetherwithhisownreputation，tobandsthatmightbeunequalorunfriendlytothetask。
2dly。Experienceistheparentofwisdom，andhighlydesirableinthefirstmagistrateofanation。Itwouldbeinjuriousandabsurdtodeclare，thatassoonasitisacquired，itspossessorshallbecompelledtoabandonthestationinwhichheacquiredit，andtowhichitisadapted。
3dly。Athirdilleffectoftheexclusionwouldbe，thebanishingmenfromstationsinwhichtheirpresencemightbeofthegreatestmomenttothepublicinterestonparticularemergencies。Anordinancewhichpreventsanationfrommakinguseofitsowncitizens，inthemannerbestsuitedtopeculiarexigenciesandcircumstances，mustbeunwise。Suppose，forinstance，awartoexist，andthepresidenttheninplace，peculiarlyfittedbyhismilitarytalentsandexperiencetoconductittoadvantage:tobeobligedtoexcludehimfromoffice，perhapstosubstituteinexperienceforexperience，andtherebyunhingeandsetafloatthesettledtrainofadministration，mightbeofthegreatest，detriment。5
Theapprehensionoftheinterferenceofforeignnationsinregardtotheofficeofpresident，unlesshewasatfirstelectedforlife，seemstobewithoutfoundation。Whileheiselectedonlyforfouryearsatatime，itisevidentthatitwouldbeofnousetoforeignpowerstocorrupthim，unlesstheycanintimidateorcorruptthosewhoelecthim；butbytheguardedprovisionsoftheConstitution，itisimpossibletoknowforalongtimebeforehand，whothoseelectorswillbe。As，however，thismodeofelectionhasnowbecometheactofthepeople，andtheelectorsaremerelynominal，thewholebodyofthepeople，oratleastamajorityofthem，mustbecorruptedorintimidated，beforesuchaschemecansucceed；