Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-10-31

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the Electoral corps of each province meets in the
capital of that province. and there chooses the
members of the three Legislative Chambers. They
also present, to the National Executive, candi
dates for the Preecorship Of the departments, for
| the Governorship If the provinces, and the Cor
| regidorship of cantons and towns. To the Prefecl
OF the department. they present candidates for the
offices alcslde, end justice of the peace. To the
Senate, candidates for in the primary aud is
,rct courts. And to the National Executive.
candida es for the situations OF Wears and curate.
For each office, they must nominate three candi-
dates
The Legislative power is divided among three
bodies, consisting OF thirty members each viz the
Iribunes who hold their Offices for four YEAR,,
the Senators who hold their office for eight years.
and the Censo,s who hold their office for life -
The power OF the three chambersis so far coorii-
nate, that an act passed by any two of them be-
comes a law, but an act which originates in one
OF the upper chambers, and il sanctioned by the
other, needs not 10 be 10 the Tribunes for APP
prevail.
The electors simply determine who shall be
members of the National Legislature. The men
thus returned, decide for hemselyes to which cham
Der each shall belong. In cases of Impeachment
'hey all sit together forming what is called
National JudicetOry.
The IrfbuneS have the initiative in all laws re
lains TO peace and war, finance, commerce, in
tefnai Improvements, and the pay of the army.
The church and the courts OF justice, fall proper
ly within the jurisdiction of the senator's. They
approve or disaTprove of the nomination of pre-
iect-, governors, and corregidors. made by the
Executive, from the candidates selec'ed by the
Flee ors. From the candidates nsmed by the cleo
tors, they choose the officers Of all the inferior
courts OF justice. To the chamber of Censors
they nominate candidates for Judeeshps in the
Supreme Court, Archblshopric Bishoprics, SC.
nominating three candidates for each office.
The Chamber OF CensOrs is to exercise poll
tical and moral power, similar 20 that of The Areo-
FsgItes OF Athens and the Censors of Rome. II j.
their special duty TO watch the conduct of the
Vice President and Secretaries of State and TO ac
cuse and impeach them whenever necessary. From
the nominations made by the Senators, hey select
the officers of the Supreme Court Archbshop,,
Bishops, and other ecclesiastical dignaries 1t il
also, heir business to protect and regulate the Ii
berty OF the press encourage the and SCIENCES
to confer honors and rewards on the meritorIous
and to consign evil doors to nfamy.
The Judiciary is to be independent of every thing
but the laws. In its organization there il nothing
peculiar.
The powers OF The PRESIDENT, resemble those
OF the Chief Mag Of our confederation though
more limited; hut The British principle '' that The
King can do no wrong appears to have been
adopted in it, full 1t is expressly declar ed
NC ieSiueIi ~ Tue CllltI OF administration
OF state todhom responsibility for the acts Of the
sam administration. The whole OF this re-
possibility rests upon the Vice Pres den and the
three Secretaries OF State.
The President commands the army and navy, ap-
points their officers and The officers of the treasury
furelgn ministers, consuls SC. commuies capital
punishment convenes special sessions of the Legis-
lature, Carries into execution the laws, and the de
cisions oil the courts of justice, receives foreign
has hIisb
military schools and, to confer military pen.i ns
He holds has office for life, and appoints his
successor, the Vice President nominated by him
and approved by the Congress, being the acknow-
lodged heir apparent. % The President OF the Re
public Is going TO be in this constitution" says
Bolivar, Z" as the Sun which, placed in the
centre, gives light TO the Universe. This supreme
authority ought to be perpetual; because in those
systems, which are without herArchies, there is
more necessity than in others. for fixed point,
around which magistrates and citizens persons and
things, may revolys GiUe me a fired point, said
| an ancient, and l will move the worid.''
lie then adduces the experience of Hayti. as
evidence OF the advantages that result from Pre-
sldent TOR ute, and supports his proposition that
the FTeStdenf shall haze potceT to appoint his
successor, by an allusion TO practice in this
respect The Government of the United States -
he says, " has lately observed the practice of APP
| pointing the Chief Minister 10 succeed the Pre-
sdent Nothing is so Convenient in a republic
"F"*The idea has powerfully possessed my mind.
and have established it as a Iaw''