The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1861-07-02

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NOT say thsi dere i no cooler ior he Oh.
ieesssa against tie Constitution. iliaeSi las
80 large a proportion of Arisiceraey in
Ia. Set there are two checks 70 ttek n
aic evidently Designed and prepars4tbc
+ House a Representatives on one side snd
ghe pfesiden, on Use other. Now The on.
y feasible remedy agains, this danger i
20 complete the equilibrium by making
the Executive power distinct from the
Legislative, and the President a. indie.
Iseudcu. Of the other Branches as they are
Of him. But the cry Of monarchy is kept
up, n order 10 deter the People from re-
curing 10 ibe true remedy, and 70 force
them into another hich would be worse
than the disease, ]. e., into an entire re.
lance on the popular Branch, and re-
lection Of the other two. A remarkable
instance Of this, | lately read with much
concern, il the message Of the Governor 10
the House. The attention and affections
Of the People are there turned TO their
Representatives only and very artlully ter
ri6cd with the phantoms Of Monarchy and
Despoiism. Does he mean 10 Intimate
that there is danger Of Dcspotism2 or Of
simple Monarchy In truth Mr. II.
fEIancock himself i limited monarch.
The Constitution Of Massachusetts, Is
limited monarchy So is The new Cous'i
tuition Of The United States Both have
very great monarelial powers, and the
real defects Of both are, that they have
no, enough TO make the first magistrate an
independent and eileclual balance 10 the
other Branches. But does Mr. II. mean
to confound these limited monarchical pow
ers with Despotism and simple Monarchy
which have no limits? Does he wish and
mean TO level all things and become the
rival Of General Shays? The idea Of an
equal distribution OF intelligence and prop
erty is as extrayagant as any that ever
was ayowed by the maddest Of the insur
gents. Another instance Of the false coin,
or rather paper money in circulation, is
the phrase " Confederatcd Republic " and
/" Con'ederatcd Commonwealth The
new Constitution might, in my opinion,
with as much propricty be dcnominatcd
Judicial Astrology. My old friend, your
Liutenant Governor, in his deyout ejacu-
lation for the new Government, very care
fully preserves the idea of confederated
Commonwealth, and the Independent States
that compose it, Either his ideas or mine
are totally wrong upon this subject In
short Mr.. A. Samuel Adams in his
prayer and Mr.. H. in his message, either
understood not the force of the words they
have used, or they haze made the most
insiduous attack on the new Constitution
that has yet appeared. With two such
popular characters at the head Of Massa
chusetts, so near TO Rhode Island with /
Governor Clinton at the head Of New
York and Governor Henry in Virginia,
so near to North Carolina, there il some
reason to be jealous. A eonvulsion with |
euch men chSaecd openly, or secretly, IN 4
favor Of il would be serious evil.
hope, however, that my fears are ground (
less, and have too much charity for all OF
them to imagine that they mean to dis
turb the peace of Israel.
With great regard,
am, Sir, your most obj.
john ADAMS.
General Lincoln.