Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-11-10

10y may rear his lntenuons and bis hands have
oeen tied, that he may do harm to nobody.
The President of Bolivia par,akes of the ia
cui'les OF the American Executive. but with res
Usctlons favourable TO the people His term of
ONCE 1t that of the President of Hayti. have
taken Tor Bolivia, the Executive Of the most de-
mocrattc republic IN tie poyld
ihe Isle OF Hayti, (sulfer this dgression) found
Hssi IN permanent Instruction after having iri-
ed the forms OF empire, kingdom, republic, all the
governments known and some others besides it
saw Itself forced TO have recourse the illustrous
fehon that ne might save it. They confded in
MIN, and the destn les of Hayt vacillated no lon
ger. Ihey named Potion president for life with
po"sr TO elect his successor neither the death of
this great man, nor the succession of the new
President, caused the smallest danger to the state
| every thing has proceeded under the worthy Boy
| er, In the calm o: legitimate kingdom. Tri-
umphani proof that President for life suith
poI1er to elect hrs Successor, is the most sublime
inspiration In republican order.
The President OF Bolivia Will be less danger
Gus Than that OF Hayti, the mode of succession
oelng more certain for the gosd of the state
Besides the President of Bolivia is deprived of all
| influence; he does not name the Magistrates, the
Judges, nor the Ecclesiastical Dignitaries, how
small soever they may be- This dimnution Of
power, no well constituted Government has yet
suffered 1t adds trammels upon iramInes to the
authority of chief, who will always find the peo-
pie under the sway OF those who exercise the
most important functions OF society. The Priests
nave the rule IN matters OF conscience, the Judges
In matters OF property, honor, and life; and the
Magistrates in all public affairs Owing their dig
mites, their honors, and their fortune to the peo-
| pie alone, the President cannot hope to involve
them in his ambitious views. If TO this conside-
ration are added those which naturally arise from
the general opposilons, which Democratic Go
vernment encounters In all the movements of its adj
ministratioa, It appears that there is be
certain that the usurpation OF public power is
further from this COVE nment than from any other.
| Legislators Liberty from to-day henceforth
wi! be indes,ructIble In America. Look at the
savage, nature OF this continent, which bv itself
/ eXps!s The monarcncal order: the deserts invite
! to independence Here are no great mobiles or
! great ecclesiastlcs. Our riches were almost null;
now, however, they are something. Although
the Ch'Uch enjoys influence, it is far from aspiring
to dominion, satisfied with lis own preservation
| Without those supports, tSrant. are not perma-
ent; aud if some ambitious men, engage in raising
up EmperoTs, Dessallnes, Christophe, Iturbide
tell them what they have to expect. There is no
power difiicalt to maintain than that OF new
Prince. Bionaparte, the vanquisher of all the ar
mics, could not triumph over this rule stronger
than empires. And if the great Napoleon could
not successfully support himself against the league
OF republicans and arisocrats who will succeed in
founding nonhrches Ia America, in soil fired with
the brilliant flames OF liberty and which will de-
vour the materials collected for erecting royal
scatolding! No, Lesislators fear not preienders
to crowns; they will be for their heads what the
sword was suspended over the head of Donysius
Ihe flaming principles which they profess to res
Pect IN order to con uuct thrones over the ruins
OF liberty, will tombs their ashes. which
VIII say 10 future ages h0lo they preferred their
foolish ambition, to liberty and TO glory
The constitutional limits of the President OF
Bolivia, the narrowest known; M only names
the officers of the treasury, and peace and war,
and commands the army. Here his functions
The administration belongs entirely to the Min
isiy, responsible to, the Censors; and subject to
the jealous vigilance OF all the Legislators, Mags-
trates, Judges, and Citizens. The officers of the
custom house, and The soldiers. the sole agents of
this ministry ,are not the best adapted for catching
popular favor. Thus the influence of the ministry
viii be null.
The Vice President is the magistrate The moe,
trammeled, tina, exercised command he obevs
jointly the Legislature and the Executive of a
republican government. From the first he receives
the Laws, from the second orders and between
these two barriers, he has to marchby way narrow
and banked by precip;ces. Notwithstanding so
many inconv enences, it is better to govern in
this manner, by absolute power. Constitutional
barriers disenchsin political conscience, and give
1t firm hope OF meeting the light which NAV
guide II among the rocks which surround il; thev
serve as support against the impulses of passion.
united with foreign interests.
/ In the government of the United States the
/ practice has finally been observed, of naming the
chief minister TO succeed the President Nothinp
Is 50 convenient in Republic as this method il
unltes the Advantage Of placing an erpe,ienced
person az the management OF the state. When
he enters upon the discharge OF his functions he
comes ready prepared, and brings with him the
gale Of popularity and consumm0te prqctice
This idea has possessed my mind, and have esla
blished it a law
The President Of the Republic dominates the
wee President, that he may admin lister the affairs
/ of state, and succeed him in the command BY
! TINS provision, elections avoided which pro-
duce the great bane Of ep1blics--anarchy, which
Is the morning OF tyranny, and the danger the most
Immediate and most terrible TO popular governs
mens. See in what manaer happens as In legiti-
I mate mOnsrchies, the Tremendous crisis of repub-
lies.
| The Vice President must be man Of consun-
mate integrity for, il the FIRST Magistrate does
not select upright citizen, he must fear him as
/ bis most dangerous enemy, and be in constant gus
picion Of his ambitious designs. The Vice Prssi-
dent must endsavour to deserve by his services
/ that confidence which is necessary 10 enable him
u carry into effect the duties of hs high Office aud
TO hope 10 obtain bis great reward from The nation
and the people will exact capacity and talents
from this magisrs,ei and will require his blind ODE
| dience to the laws OF liberty.
! Hereditary succession what principally tends
TO eTpeluate monarchica institutions, and makes
them 80 general throughout the world, how much
more advantageous Is the order Of succession
have proposed for the V. Presidents the heirs of
princes were chosen by their me its s. oil by chance
ana instead OF remaining in inactivity and gnor-