The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1867-01-10
f21oN j 1zEU1RY 10. $50

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cur EoyefnmenNg 1Eohn psneE elt 1csss
~ H. d
- II ~ ~ precise HIM
~ ~. A9ae9I lcilIty mask lIIi-
ss'.u aullScs measures tho
49, CIV q hlcAl ~ llillkes on the cO0Ful
ns,ee Nepatenents. IN che other side, the
power being restrained N1thIn q
.a com pass and being more simple in
l ], nature ana the judiciary being described
py lana marks still less uncertain oieets Of
usurpatlon by either Of these departments
would petray and deleat themselves
MOI Is TINS al. AS the Legislative depart
iaaeps SIS to the p0akcts.0ftil ne
people anu mas II = q 1T tlftiOfls Szs.Ii
lhescreti0n andNn all q pfeE ssssts.Q i nence
over Inc Pecunlary rewards 0t th0ee aeil0
NIL the other departments q dependency Is
thus created IN the latter which gives tlll
greater facility to encroachments pf the
former We have seen that the tendency Of
republican governments Is 20 an aggHanulze-
ment OF the legislative end expense to tue
other asEartments.
hr. JefIsrsoll ~ referring 70 the early con-
sJlthtIon o. virginia, olJeeped tnat ~ ITS
ploy,slons, FL tle poNeSsso. ggyeInmehs,
| cgislat,Ve. eAecutlye anu JuNlclaL fesuited
20 the Legislative body holding that the
concentrating these n the Same hands =
pIeclseiy Ine aennltlon q despotic govern
nienD. ~ VIII DC no aileVlatlon gilat Inese
Po"eIs Will ue exercised Dy pluTailIy Oh
lay anu = noC Dy 2 siasslo ohe.1 0ne HuH-
ae.a anu -ehfee uespots Wou,d surrey
% ~ ~ 80 ons ilo.io WI -
asaai 10 ellaG enoy alo cioSen " ourselves
,ant wa fo hn Tao on shJ g,I
not only be founded on free principles but
In which the powers OF government should
be SO divided and balapced among several
bodies OF magistracy as that no one could
transcend their loyal limits without being
4 effectually checked and restrained by the
others. For this reason, that convention
which passed the ordinance of government,
iala Jus foundation on TINS basis that the
leglsiatlve, executive ana JUDICIARY depart
menus suouio DO separaoe anu uistinct, SO
tsa1 no person shouid exercise the powers
u o.. more Inan one OF then at Inc same time.
Due ny Dallier was ~, PROVIDED DebWeen these
e eos oiai pomois Inc JsuIGlafy ana e1een-
tive Sas n1as uepeneent On 1ne
~, loi cnoit st'ooiSeance III oIce ana
sDne ei Cnenl ZOE tnelr conUinuancel IN IT, Ii.
oneie :n. tne leglslatlVe assumes executive
anu Juulciary powers 10 oppOslti0n is likely
" 10 ii.au 70 nor II MADE can DC eHectual, be-
c'suse. III Ihat case. they may put their pro-
cee ' inIo inc loriner' an act OF assembly
mnion VII Ienuer Ihem oDngatoFy on the
oener branches. 1hey nave, accordingly,
III niahy instances, decided rights which
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soley anu lLe ulIectlon OF the executive
uuling Tue Wnole Glme OF Inelr session is be-
S So ns ~! anu tainlllar. MT. Justice
91oly III ms commentaries on the Constltu-
t iayg reviews tne same shDJect and says -
4 ., ne E&Ihnn 49, mat the legislative power.is
2fpanwer III every free
Soo,,ia viii watch With ;aalo,,S, -
eroaeRment of the executive ,nag;s 9s e fnr
- tre,scl,eS n,or +Lo;r o., no. ,oI
who shall watch tbe a,,oroa rent y: DuI
Irenresentatiyes themseIves9 Viii ~ tba Sn5 Ie
/ os ;ao1ouS IF tbo oxoroiaa f $3.50. ~, NY oo
salyes os Nv otbers rar, 80 =. ~ ohoillr
sons which NAV La ass;anaI far les-
;no, ;nAronoo~ce AZ II 49, ny ioso
IN ta f;rst ,,Iaeo to uelaremeht.
are more extensive and Iess canab1dp "e %,
;nr, Lro,Lt ,;+L; 1910 a,n VI pe-
- ;tIas &c al 4 btooASe tanaes elah bn0se
ho,,n5s ~ tha os.,,+;y.o 70. Inc
.,a-1a5 -, ~ - - "IIi1oAUy are easiiy
;aa+s a,, S1y .o ~ reaches IeWob
1911 -, ;t,-,.4 ~ ctsnnoC trah-
soo4 yHI 4I. oe,ng brought IN con-
,9a, o,aoI a, n5 roSt ueparInents Laws
n:ss oAiS I'M anu eoUlaln anu Douhd IFS exer-
Uses. Z r ne same remarKs apply with still
S;o,a - -. " ~ onT Inc Jurlsdlc-
-. - - 70 lew oDlecIs
- poi =. SenSisei anu unnm1red
70 !. aio necessarily conHned TO the
No. r. =. prlvaEe ana public
J us.lce. ~ c''llnuC PUNISH Wltnout law. 1t
oies''e Controversies 10 act upon. 1t
e I'm ueciuo oniy upon rlgnts ana cases as
Siles ale oIosgne ~ oV4ers before IT, IL can
eo no o,s iUt i1sen Al must 90 everything
~. oIheIs. ~ must oDey tue laws, and IT
~ ~ Is cofrectiy adn hlstered IL Is subjected to
sne power u lmpeacnmeht. on the other
nand, The legislative power, except in the
lew cases Oh constltutlonal prohibition, is
u.,la III ~ = loFeYer varying IFS means
ssu9 i1s enus ~ governs the institutions
anu 81 iIms anu PUBIC Pollcy OF the country. /
~ lsnle ~ :, g.: Ns vast interests. 1t dis
poSeu " al tsS property IL leVieS all taxes
leuirects ana approprlates all supplies; it
gives bne ruIes Ior bne descent, distribution
anu oey.ces OF all property held by indiyid-
FuslS. II ~ coiiSIuls Inc sources ana the re-
sefVoirs Oh WeaiIn, IL changes at Its will the
Wnoie itpric OF tne laws; 1t mounts at its
pressure almost al, the institutions which
give stfgngLn anu comIert ana dignity to So
I IA .ne neA1 pace zee. IL IS the direct, Vlsi-
to VI the VIII OF the people
LII ~ ~ sil9 cil,snges u LINES ana clTcum-
ssa..ees e..., mas .nc p.lue as We'll as the
lp..ns;l,. Z. T. ~ - eariy moved and
stoauIiy Hoseu ny the SCrong impulses of
popular Ieeiing anu popular odlum. 1t obeys
Witnout reluctance the wishes and the viii
OF me majority Tor the time being The
pain 10 pubnc Iavor lies open by such ODE
dience and IL tlnds not only support open by
such obedience and If funds not only sup
port Dut llnPunity IN whatever measures the
majority adylses-even though they tran
Scend the constitutional limits If hos mo