M^r Randolph urged strongly the inexpediency of M^r Gerry's mode of appointing the Nat^l Executive. The confidence of the people would not be secured by it to the Nat^l magistrate. The small States would lose all chance of an appointm^t from within themselves. Bad appointments would be made; the Executives of the States being little conversant with characters not within their own small spheres. The State Executives too notwithstanding their constitutional independence, being in fact dependent on the State Legislatures will generally be guided by the views of the latter, and prefer either favorites within the States, or such as it may be expected will be most partial to the interests of the State. A Nat^l Executive thus chosen will not be likely to defend with becoming vigilance & firmness the National rights ag^{st} State encroachments. Vacancies also must happen. How can these be filled? He could not suppose either that the Executives would feel the interest in supporting the Nat^l Executive which had been imagined. They will not cherish the great Oak which is to reduce them to paltry shrubs. On the question for referring the appointment of the Nat^l Executive to the State Executives as prop^d by M^r Gerry Mass^{ts} no. Con^t no. N. Y. no. N. J. no. P^a no. Del. div^d. M^d no. V^a no. S. C. no. Geo. no.[72] [72] "Carried against the motion, 10 noes, and Delaware divided."--Yates, _Secret Proceedings_, etc., 111. The Journal also includes North Carolina among the noes.--_Journal of the Federal Convention_, 110. M^r Patterson moves that the Committee resume the clause relating to the rule of suffrage in the Nat^l Legislature.