The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-05-05

places bought from venal Legislature
Eliminates it's decree for, his doom
Tho impudcncc is sublime and ridicu
lous too.
In this programme is skctclicd til
natural elimination of tho Radical pol
LEY. Whittier could il lead but t
tllisY Under our system the test of tn
power of parties before tho people ha
been on one grand point, tho choice o
an Executive. Radicalisn could bn
hate this, for its purposes were not til,
purposes of tho people, and it couI.
never secure the Executive of it,
choice. Hence, sure that it can ncve
secure the Office, itdesircs to abolish it
Undcr our system tho Executive is di
rcctiy responsible! to the people, and
the Radicals. knowing well how little
their acts will bear scrutiny, have ever
desired to. sl,utup the Supreme Conri
rather than submit their laws to revi-
sion. From the day when we saw by
their reconstruction niger Legislation
that they did not respect humanity it.
self or the laws Of God; when these
were iiDimical to their schemes, we
could notsuppose that they would res
pect in the same contingency our forms
of government. From the first discov-
cry of their power in Congress these
inch have purposcd such "a change in
our government as would, give'tlem
power, though tho deluge came after;
and in tho enactment of the Tenure OF
Office law they maslo use of the, mis-
takes of a foolish Executive, using him
rs a cover, in laying tile foundation of
their plan. But how far can this go 2
What is tho point at which tho Prcsi-
dent is no longer bonnd to stand still z
At what exact point does the tentative
toward anarchy unite tho hands of the
pfficcr whose primary datyis to up
hold order? It has been accepted as {,
theory of our law that the Consultation
supposes it's own protection, and James
Buchanan is held as having hacn nlto-
gcthcr in tho wrong in that regard for
certain parts that would have sacrificed
tho whole. Tho Same is true of the
Executive. Regard to it's own exis-
fence and integrity is presumed as tho
irst of its duties, and it is in hands
hat will render up its powers as good
rs they were found, from an instinct
If natural honesty. Although tho pol
ticians have forced Grant iuto some
light places and bothered him with in :,
'rigue and bullying, it may not be un-
imoly to remind then, that When the
'lcmcnt Of force is introduced they will
mt him to power with whose use lie
s moro familiar.-[N. Y. Herald. so.i
An IMPERIAL RErUBi1c-P RoposITroN
OR AGRAND NATIONAL CoNvEsT1oS.-Th
inciDnati Commercial Of a recent date
doubleleaded article, in which
takes general view Of tho expansion of
ur territory. and having settled the
geographical points after an ancommonly
beral and patriotic fashion, it concludes
8 follows: us t..g.4a issii. aYesi isa,a
"Onc thing moro would be required to
ompfete this vast political autonomy at
,ast 'one-third Of the people Of the present
tates believe The Constitution TO have
cen so changed by continual tinkering,
nd to have lost SO much Of Its power by
Reconstruction, that it is no longer a. de-
irable organic law. Tho other two-thirds
&c inadaptation to tho exigencies Of our
me, and are continually suggesting amend
rents to it. '95 .s.t e s s's -, ~,
Whit, then, more proper and necessary
han tho calling ofa grand national Con-
ention, composed Of representatives not
My from the present States, but from the
tates carved out Of tho Dominion Of
,annda, British Columbia, she West India
slauds, aud such territories as have not
cen organized into States, to max Con
as did tho fathers, but with a
learcr definition Of powers, general and
peal, than that framed now nearly centu-
= ago-a Constitution which shall recogs
lie, beyond civil, tho, nationality of the
Republic. and declare tho supremacy ofthe
ational Government in all things that TO
itc TO the great and general rights OF man,
5 well,as to those interests which are The
ommon veal? This, at least, is tho pro-
ramme Of the future to which events points
nth unerring finger. 4 : 81 = -.
EV Tho Able Degucrry has been
reaching to fashionable Paris against
he fashions, during Lent. Here is a
from one of his diecollrscs:
oh, my sisters, what can be the mean
ne of the slight covering you.wear on
our shoulders What can, every
vening, be tho motive Of tito absercc
f sleeves toiyour drcsscs9 Witlrthese
yes havo / bcheid ladies Of tie most
rrcproachable character spending thcir
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