M^r Gov^r Morris opposed the election of the President by the Legislature. He dwelt on the danger of rendering the Executive uninterested in maintaining the rights of his Station, as leading to Legislative tyranny. If the Legislature have the Executive dependent on them, they can perpetuate & support their usurpations by the influence of tax-gatherers & other officers, by fleets armies &c. Cabal & corruption are attached to that mode of election: so also is ineligibility a second time. Hence the Executive is interested in Courting popularity in the Legislature by sacrificing his Executive Rights; & then he can go into that Body, after the expiration of his Executive office, and enjoy there the fruits of his policy. To these considerations he added that rivals would be continually intriguing to oust the President from his place. To guard against all these evils he moved that the President "shall be chosen by Electors to be chosen by the People of the several States." M^r Carrol 2^{ded} him & on the question it passed in the negative N. H. no. Mass. no. C^t ay. N. J. ay. P^a ay. Del. ay. M^d no. V^a ay. N. C. no. S. C. no. Geo. no. M^r Dayton moved to postpone the consideration of the two last clauses of Sect. 1. art X. which was disagreed to without a count of the States. M^r Broome moved to refer the two clauses to a Committee of a member from each State, & on the question, it failed the States being equally divided. N. H. no. Mas. no. C^t div^d. N. J. ay. P^a ay. Del. ay. M^d ay. V^a ay. N. C. no. S. C. no. Geo. no. On the question taken on the first part of M^r Gov^r Morris's motion to wit "shall be chosen by electors" as an abstract question, it failed the States being equally divided, N. H. no. Mas. abs^t. C^t div^d. N. Jersey ay. P^a ay. Del. ay. M^d div^d. V^a ay. N. C. no. S. C. no. Geo. no. The consideration of the remaining clauses of Sect. 1. art. X. was then postponed till tomorrow at the instance of the Deputies of New Jersey. Sect. 2. Art: X being taken up, the word information was transposed & inserted after "Legislature." On motion of M^r Gov^r Morris, "he may" was struck out, & "and" inserted before "recommend" in the clause 2^d sect 2^d art: X. in order to make it the _duty_ of the President to recommend, & thence prevent umbrage or cavil at his doing it.