The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-01-21


There Is some curiosity to know 70
whom as Presiden, Of the Republic o.
Mexleo 'so-cslled, the newly-appoist.
ed Minister, Lewis D. Campbell i n
oe accredited A tiiular Presidspt
thefe Wlil be Of course. Mexico now
LACKS them She has had. on an avsr.
age nearly two a yesr since her polit;e,1
existence commenced Sometime
tnere nave been two or three a. once
win equal share Of title There Are
Two Claimants noW-Tuarer. whose con-
satauonal term Of service has exp;red
ana VINO has BY decree resppo.ntsd
himself, and General Orters, Who claims
the POSSESSION by virtue OF his pominal
position as Chief Justice Of the S,lDrg,,s =
Court -'''
The act BY which Juares prolonrs his
power Is IN direct violation Of the con
stitu;ion under which he assumes A.
act His term Of service expire8 \,
the last day Of November, and no sps.
cessor has been elected The provision
Of the Constitution saws
"lt from whatever reason, the eIe>
ton OF President shall not have been
made and published BY the lst Of De.
cember, upon which the change Is IN
take place, or II the newly elected i
NOS able TO enter promptly on the ais.
charge OF his functions, the term of tha
preceding President shall neveFthaless
cease and the supreme Executive now
- shah Be deposited "a iafs-iu in The
President Of ne supreme Court Of Jus.
Iais Is fatal 70 the title Of Iusrer n
be a constitutional President m Presi.
dent Al all, he is President e. f,-,s In
spite Of the Constitution therefore. !
usurper. II recognized as such. IL viii
oe an application Of the argument 4,
fseio' which may help to illustrate here.
after She views Of the State Department
on that much provoked topic. We
leave out the inquiry about the exist.
enoe Of Government in fact. Al All
The Republic Is 30 unsubstantial thai
It Is hardly worth while hunting M a
place OF Jurisdiction for a phantom
PRESIDENT In lsw, IL there be law, the
tie OF Ortega would seem 10 be perfect
u he be the President OF the Supreme
Court OF Justice, a. it appears. But
there Is = fatal haW in his title. A. We
gather from no less an authority than
that Of AIR. C0rWin, who was American
in Mexico at the time whe.
Jrtega was made Chief Justice, aud I
who desc Ibed the transaction in an of .
icial dispatch addressed % Secretary |
Seward, dated January %. 1851
General Ortega commands the lib !
srai forces here in the city. Two davs 1
go the Congress now In session elected /
lim Chief Judge Of the Supreme Court |
This was merely a Evolutionary move,
aent, as the C0nstitution gives no au-
hority Of the kind to that body. but
expressly provides that the Judges Of
hat court shall be elected by the peo-
lie This act was done, however. 10
ave the way 70 make Urtega President |
S it was supposed Juarez could be per
laaed % resign, sud Ina that event the
ewly elected Judge would by the Con.
take his place
Mr. Seward was thus advised bv Mr. [
.orwin iogr years ago. that Orteea's
lection as Chiet.iustica was a usurpa.
ION by Congress, IN violation OF ths
constitution, and was part OF plan 60
81 rad OF JusFe1 then newly eleetsdti
Juerez could not be- persuaded 30 re-
Ign then 70 enable Ortega TO come In |
nd seems 10 be equally intraciable
ow. IL does not however, appear that
rs title 70 bold on is any weaker than
hat OF Ortega 70 comein
To which Of them, IT 10 either. will |
ne new Minister be accredited 10 /
uarez, whose term Of office has expir-
d, and who reappointad himself in a.
ect contradiction OF the constitution |
Mexico, or General Ortega, who has
title 70 succession by virtue OF a simi
" violation Of another equally posiuve |
.ause of the same c1usfftution1