Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1868-07-31
WALHALLA, s. C, FRIDAY, july 81 1868

"uI SO un;;:!jweTablo ,lat tiey ncoii no. he
stated III ,!et:ssl It IL enough 10 state tha,
tley arc bot Interested in pvolucinga vacau.
cy, aud, according to tho provisions Of the
Conaituton, arc nomburg OF the tribunal by
whose decree va"aasy moy 10 produced. =
Under such circumstances, tho impropriety
OF designating either OF these officers to sue.
| cecd tue President 70 removed is palpable.
The ffan.cr: Of the Constitution, wien they
! Eof9ry"d y E9us:csa .io sottlcmcu, OF the
dNg'cSgton g tlic Office u President in the
"vn"i OF vacauJ IA he Oh rs OF both Pres.
idcat aud Vicc;'n$l,ieDt did not. ii my opin
lon, contemplate i.o ,cs: :sn..iou Of any other
,i'u AZ oiIiary .; tic hHcc;,tivo Department,
on whom, IN such . contingency, the powers
and duties Of the plcsidaA. should Icyol;c
Unt'I recently TIC cou.in,,ency has been re-
mote, aho scliom. at;on:loh has not been call.
ca to tho ;nl,:ic.: .nvop.,@iy oc,wccu the
pTovis'oh .: the Constitution On this subject,
and the Act Of Congress Of 1892. Having,
however, beer brought almost .,acc to face
WITH fsls 'Ap:r;ans question, i. secms M
cminehtiy rEor1r Zinc fos ~ TO make ;ho 2e:..
'a.at'on conioIls 70 thc !auguago, intent aud
theory of tho Constitution, and thus place tho
Executive Department: beyoni &c reach Of
usurr'..icn, .n.l remove from tie Legislative
aud tudcia! .>cpalimcl: every temptation to
combluc for The absorption Of al The no,yor,
of Government. Ii has occurred 10 nae, that
lp The oScns Of svch 4 vacancy, the duties of
| President would dcTolyc most appropriately
| n ~ H. l,,, H. T.
ecutvc Departments and undcr this oonyic.
ton, present for yous consideration, an
amendment 10 tho Constitution Oil this sub.
jcct, with the recommendation That it be sub
mittcd to the people Tor their action
! Experience seems to have established the
necessity OF an amendment Ct that clause Of
tho Constitution which provides for the elcc-
| tion OF Icnatola 20 Congress by ihn LeciaIa-
tu.es Of lie aevera! States. IL would be more
consistent with the genius Of our folm Of gov
ernmcns if tho Senators were chosen directly
by tho people Of the several States. The Oh.
jcctions to tho election OF Senntor, by the
Legislatures crc SO pa!pabic that deem i
unnecessary TO do more Ihan submit tho prop.
os:tior i2; such 20 anlcnamcnt, with tho rec
on -!end..2n .l."t it be opened to the uoplc
for their judgment.
Ii ia strongly Impressed oa my n..3 t..A,
tho tc.yuc Of oiico by t!.r jalicia.y o. .',a
| United als!oa daring good behavior, q lc
i!c, i. Incompatible win t!e sni.it of Manvb.
ican Co|.....lc.', al; il TIL. oY.D:on . .nl
! lp!ly so'.:s..rcl. hY 'ae ar.ic 80 D. y, g,..,
| juIamcut upo.: .'li, a;'!in,. j.. lie diM,.r.;
S3ta:%i d tic Un:aN
t!:.'yc:;o!c deem j, ,Ny Juty o rccommc.il
| nj! ah?at!I2yS 10 tlc Constitution, by w..;e.!
aI.c ;o.ma Q. .ao Ju,.;4i;l o@.:oo;s wou'd ie
| i.Mi.o.s 10 s !o,,ou o yga. o'l hAyoUi.a
prsseni i, 80 .opc :lJs .ol.; rcS, Wi Dub.
nit it to the people tor their DECISION.
Tho foregoing views have long been enter.
tanned by me- In 1916, in tho House of Rep
entatves, and afterwards, In 1860, in the
sonatc Of tho Uaitcd States, + sobmitted sub.
! .anHa!Iy shc same proportions Us ttoso 10
wi.ic! no a..cuticn Q; Cous..as - herein Ia.
vitc(!
lime, objoryat;oG sHl experience tayo
confirmed .hoan con7;otio.., Gnl IS q natter
Of public duty, ,nl With dcop sense Of my
constitutional obligation. "do recommend to
the consideration Of Congress s,ioh measures"
as may dcem "neccssary and cxpedient,"
J submit tho accompanying propositions, and
urge their adoption aud submission to tho
Judgment Of The pcop!c.
ANDREW JOHNSON
, WAsai%aY0H, i. G.; Jnly Is, 1868,
SElEar.JMG ron A N4wspAr:,,,. sMh??a;t
people th;nS the solco,oa Of suitable matter
for o newspaper tho easiest part oS the busi.
ness. How grent IN crror! 1t is The most
difficult 10 look over and over hunl:cls Of
exchange papers oveyy week, from which to
scicct enough ioc ORC, especially When tho
question is not wha. siiai, bu; Whist s.ai. not
be selected, IL 40 c;,sy t,e,. II every pcrsol
vino roads a uowspapcr could have edit d
it, we would hear less complaints. Not
unfro1uonty is it tho case that an editor
looks over all his exchange papers'for somo-
thing interesting, AID can iinG nothing, aid
yet something must be had--his paper must
conc out with something in it, rud ho docs
tho best no ca:l. 10 al editor who has caro-
about what ho selects, the writing lie hus to
do is tho lcast Of tho labor. Just az many
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