Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1850-06-03
F.. j. ALFRED, EDITOR.
ST AU NJ ON
DISCUSSION ON SATURDAY.

N'i~S''"N'S'A
ed by A. II. H. STUART, ESD, who stated that
ne preferred being Il silent spectator; during the
present canvass, but he had been appealed TO by
many persons who told him when you asked OF
lice at our hands the appeal Was responded to by
as. and now when We ask your services With
what propriety can you refuse and but tor the
imputation of untairnes5 that was thrown out on
Monday, he would have addressed the people on
that day-as an honorable man, with the charge
of untairness made, he could not engage in the
discussion on hat day, he hoped his motives were
properly appreciated; and though reports had
been industriously circulated that he wished TO
avoid discussion, such reports had no foundation
in trnlh-he shrank from no discussion and had
no desire to conceal his opinions. lie did not
desire to be considered candidate Tor the Con-
1ention--he held the opinion that office should
not be sought or declined, and il the people tho't
proper to confer this upon him, he would not re-
fuse he stood in no mans way, he stood as one
of the people aud to assert his rights as tree
gnan-he had no concealments and no DISPOSE
ton to conceal. He had voted tor the Conven
ton Bill because he thought the present Const-
tuition detective in the Legislative. Executive and
judicial branches-in its basis of representation,
and the Right Of Suffrage. His opposition was
no new born sentiment. bat co-esai Wlth the a.
doption of the present Constitution; at which
time in a series OF numbers, published III the
Spectator, he had expressed his opposition to ii,
and gave his reasons therefor.
Mr.. STUART said the science of government
was difficult and complex science, and the
trainers of the organic law should be men OF high
intellectual endowments, wilhminds disciplined
by experience--they should have wide range
and possess thorough knowledge OF CoRsliu-
,ional law, and be deeply Impressed with the
sentiment that History was Philosophy teaching
by example1-they should have sagacity to pei
ceive and should sytnpathlle with the people
they should be men OF mead aud heart-ot lofty
moral courage, resisting every pressure from
within or from without, and whose zeal should
be tempered by discretion. They should pos
sess confidence chastened by prudence-a puri-
tv OF purpose and compre henslve patriotism.
The making OF The organic law was not like ord-
nary legislation hedged i'll and checked BY a
Constitution the object was to lay the iounda-
ton and build up the walls OF the social eddee,
and TO say ':thus far shalt thou 90 and arher;'
it was TO prescribe limits toihe powero the pee
pie to do and not to do specific things and Oh the
delegate rested great responsibility,
Mr.. STUART SAID 10 man was Tree In the un-
qualified sense OF that word; there must be some
sacrifice every government whether free ordes-
potic, exercised power over the life, liberty and
property OF the citizen, he alludedo tie various
forms of government, monarchical; oli9archical.
and democratic or republican, showing that each
Of these exercised this power-but that the great
security fer the liberty of the people Ill Repub-
lic was in division Of the powers OF the govern
rnent, viz: the Legislative, Executive, and Ju-
.dicial each being confined TO its legitimate sphere
AMI kept separate, and that every man who per-
formed his duty to his country, in military and
civil capacity-was entitled to the Right of SUI
frage.
Mr. STUART then took up The various branch
es into which the powers of the government are
divided and discussed each separately. And
first as regards the Executive he said the Gov
'ernor ought to be elected by the people and to
prevent him from interfering with matters not
pertaining to the proper aud faithful discharge
ofhs duty, he would make that officer ineligible
to any office while acting as Governor, and thus
strip fronl him all power which he might use to
enable him to get better and higher office dl,-
ring his term Of service. Ee would give to the
Governor not an absolute veto, but vest him with
the power of sWpanling the operation OF the law,
and compelling him to assign his reaslus there
for [Ths use of the veto is not exactly the doc
trine that was taught by the Wings in the Pres
dental Canvass, but Mr.. STUART said he never
Was in favor of striking that power from the Con-
stitution. BY giving the Governor this power,
it would prevent much fraudulent legislation
because he knew that members of the Lesisla-
tire often took advantage, and in the absence of
some who opposed the passage OF a bill, would
move a Reconsideration of the vote, and thus oct
u bill which had been rejected passed into a
law.
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