Excerpt from Speech of the Hon. William a Graham, of Orange: On the Amendment of the Constitution, in the Senate, December 12th, 1854 May vote in the Senate, who now has the right to vote in the House of Commons, provided the Constitution be readjusted in other parts to suit the change thus made. But your sys tem is built upon the freehold qualification in electors for the Senate, as upon'a foundation stone. Taking for granted that that was to remain, other important provisions were en grafted into the Constitution, which would have found no place there, but for it to support them. Before, therefore, you prize out this part of the foundation of your edifice, it may be well to examine the condition in which it will be left af ter the operation has been performed. This will require some examination of the causes of the introduction of this feature into the Constitution, by. Our fathers, and its retention until now. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.