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Constitutional Code.

1829. Nov. 17. T 31

Here then to this body of men who are wise by creation in addition to the just mentioned share in
Legislative power is given a corresponding share of
administrative power: in the power of location — in the power
of patronage: the President being endowed with the
remainder. Behold now what follows the consequence.

Number of members in this body, 40: majority requisite
and sufficient for this purpose. How then is in the instance of
each location is the matter to be settled? Discussing
toties quoties as between President and Senate as between
each of these 40 Senators and every other would be a most
tedious process: in the Senate more particularly
scarcely might the whole of the Official time suffice for it.
Incomparably shorter and more convenient would will have been the
dividing the patronage between the two authorities: As to the mino- majo-
rity, to wit 19, they having no power, the trouble of consideration
and discussion is a trouble from of which they may be
relieved. spared. Remain the majority, 21: should it happen
that in a collision of wills, owing to any difference of force
as between will and will, a number more or less
exceeding that of the bare majority have been let into a share
in the mass of good things, the difference in ultimate effect
cannot be very considerable. Patronage, to be worth any thing must
have at least an office for the subject matter of it. Here
then on is the supposition subject of an equitable and mutually commodious
plan of partition — here we have for each one of the
majority of the Senate (say 21) one officer together 21 Offices:
number remaining remains for the President — (this number must unavoidably
be left in blank): the number that may actually
have been agreed upon and acted upon bids defiance
to conjecture: it will have depended upon comparative
strength of will as between one side and the other.

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Date_1	1829-11-17	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	044	Main Headings	constitutional code
Folio number	105	Info in main headings field	constitutional code
Image	001	Titles
Category	copy/fair copy sheet	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	f31
Penner		Watermarks	b&m 1829
Marginals		Paper Producer	arthur moore; richard doane
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year	1829
Notes public		ID Number	13890
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