Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-26
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has all the seeds Of dissolution, with which the old United
Safes Government tesmed. With respect to that i'm.
po-,ant brAnch-the Eleeudve-we have copied the U.
s Constitution word for word, with the exception Of
prolongnS The term and thereby, fear aggravated
Instead Of diminishing, the vices Of its Orgmiz ton
The provisions OF the Constitution OF ss relating this
department Of the Government according to the tes,i
rnony of Mr. Madison we're hurried over and less con.
iered and less satisfactory than any other. II the
as to be taken up members tired and anxious TO
return home ald permitted to pass with slight de-
liberation l. singular that these provisions 10
the Confederate Constitution adopted uuder almost
ienucI circumstances. They put CT to the last;
hastily considered, and future amendments being con
sisred easy adopted in the lump. It is some apology
for his inCcrderate action that the vices of the ole
sstem had not at tha: ti1e eliminated into the dee
potsn We now behold LircoIu had not then claimed
tie righ, under toe Constitution Of making war, Of or
gAnzog armies and raising money, suspeuding the writ
Of habsaI corpus, and darnng and ssizug citizens a
pleasure. That the development Of the subsequent
sky days This arbitrary proceeding thought took
portion Of tie Continent by surprise hailed with
rapture by the mtny-hes6ed monster Of the Northern
Sates. J. eonsummated the alliance between the 0ue
sld the Many; and insuguratsd the despotsm, which
never fails to attend that alliance.
With ike causes operating here ike results will sooner
or later follow. Il Is only question Of time. The One
hln-PeWer welding from fifty TO one hundred millions
OfpsrOnage viii inevitably engander troop of mercer
aries, who wi undermine the public virtue and subver
the public liberty In view of the disgusting greediness
for the the spO which has exhibited itself among US
already t Is our conviction, that the system cannot
l4g. hirty years, but will break down Of ia own
TuPaon Ike that a; Washington, and overWhslm some
Of Us wi despO,sm and coerce another secession. We
hope to live TO that secession, and it speed
y We DO lot conform system to the spri: Of gen.
une freedom.
The Executive Department, with Its vast patronage,
scattering corruption broadcast through the land In
spite Of the integrity Of ia chiefs the source of dan
GER. We have heretofore adverted to the natural ten
dsncy to a union between the oae and the Many with
slch system ours inviting and coerciug it, that al
lance Is Inevitable In the to the extract which
we elsewhere copy from Mr. Ryes Lite Of Madison is
remark Of the saglcOul despol OF France literature
Of Dsaaocracy IS to psrso,,ify isslf IN One MdH"-
Aud agaia: D,nosrdsy IS The government of one By
he oiH Of ne sIols Francs IS Dsrzoera.io-no, Re
Pal!isgrl' Ths i'st Napoleon made r'.msrk some
what similar: "FrdRes loyss sgaahty-t ares nothing
ab7U! liberty" This Il true of Democracy everywhere
and always. eve have reference to the word in It.
party sepsa Aud it springs from that spirit of envy
which more or less pervsdes the whole human race
Superiority is hateful to the mass Of mankind They
may endure single man, raised above all composition,
their patron and their idol whom they can adore, and
from whom receive boUn,es bu. they prefer the dead
level Of servude TO the social aud political inequalities
which to raise their neighbors above them though
they encourage and sustain general freedom. II Is the
part Of wise ner in framing organic laws provide
far possible against this vicious tendency of our
tures To that end, power shoui be so distributed so
checked and balanced render IL impossible by any
human legitimate oontrvancas for two men to Cypress
third Tas strong take OF themselves: lei the
weak who need the yes OF law and without that there
& no real liberty.
Our Executive IN is present FORM Is the great vice OF
system. Elective and dispensing millions it organ
IL parties in every constables beat IN the aud eager
Tor public puuder Fnis be corrected for the sake
Of public economy public morals and the salvation Of
ss dom. We have suggested two sIps dents either Of
which will tend to mitigate the evil l. President with
out patronage aud without pOwer-ths cioe beirg de-
signed a mark of distinction for the most ilustrOus
and mertorious citizen. .. An accidental President
popular election ard b. some contingency ndep nient
Of human agency. such for instance, a. the cd $,
Senator for two years. We are indebted to the most
eminent OF living statesmen for this suggesion-Es-
Peosd mt Tyler Il has great merit 1t gets rid Of the
dshauehng Effects Of general election it will render
the States more cHutous in the selection OF their Sierra
tors and it reduces the within Republican limits
and to plFaphrase TibSrus famous phrase il will pre-
vent one magistrate from swelling with the pride Of six
Another mode Of Obtaining an accidental Presden.
has been reported to US BY NJ Rvss Toe scheme OIL
kinated wish Judge Nichols OF Louisville, the son Of
Geo. Niehols famous from bis conae1On with the Ken.
tucky Resolutions Of 9s According to this plan, the
filurs and unknown President "a in the body of the
Electors and he ia thus evolved: All the States eec..
say, IS Electors. When they meet, they divide them
ssve, alphabetically into sK clIses each consisting Of
eight. Each elas then selects the man Il prefers ard
tho SIX thus selected determine BY lot who shall be
President. A; 6s bush the scheme may not be favor
ed but the more il considered the more Il will com.
mend Itself . the thoughtful statesman With popular
election h escapes all the evils Of that mode Of proceed.
Ing Il prevents the formation Of sectional plrties or
OF meresnsTy parties looking 70 the spos These ad san
tages are Of ineslmabe value Il aets by ot-a very
favorlie mode Of election In the Grecan Republic and
Sae we ;tDk possessing great virtue in free govern
nsnt We hear tina. Judge Nicholas has, In letter or
pamphlet elaborated the scheme; If any of readers
have copy, We shall be greatly obliged for the psrusa
- OF t.
The Virginia and North Carolina Conventions are both
nov in session. and we do hope they viii no. ad ourn
without suggesting 10 our sister States such uodihea-
TORS Of present 'yssu viii freedom for
ali time.
ll'es en- OF Goysrnor.