New-York tribune., 1871-09-12

n the frst ste s let ween the two highest eal.'u c,n
econnrection with such an W. ha CHIEF Magistrate 10
advisable 80 ~ i either four AK Years H.
ssd not lie ADOPTED, II Is WH,io WotH the represent
sbouiu sbo,~ mr. yis on dsquai,ing for oV IN ' naI have
whether s,lny,cs> on " hom euch all eecu"h i''
SSsvoyed vou'd not he proper. -, 49,, evred
n, l. pcro. ra' he eTr"'uTe' 20 @ na ,o,es the
Il, l,, sul o,l'r Re 'S1A.Sss ~ ,c5 rene
~ w. Ian ,acy a. ftr'N't' ;o- Mr. Jese .ep ID
TT ar Easr / s;o 49, V''rs w. W" ,fe positions
,9GA ~ ,,, srpa tex b7 mIcTt'r 'hd 0o be said
In his next Annual Message. Dec g TO- -, the Con
loading object with the framnei franz scon Of the
sttuou /" keel =, .cbes ~ OF the Goyeibin ibDn TO
",,r, I'M, oincct nAIg Is NOR, OF private IN
preservc frrurr rom the net The PATRONAGE
5rtt am MOI 20 y, INIT such that every pTecau
EXperence abundant! "eivsh,c saiceuaIC ~ onr
d nc winch nv reflect iS be made still strnhg''
svstem incline mt T." thnt In enunection " I'm a.
cs was df iV -" r5esta:a rrrTpsidest recommended
sSency in the OF M ine reeiontyo OF hat ole@I
na mon the OF I'm recommendation with an m
Iii exists md renew renew rs adoption vii Etrcnstnen
hss Is Dy Which dg each d, ,parmout of govern
cure the indepti s hraltb'u and c4.aU' IT, ant
% az 81 All the trusts var ,iis design Of the Constitu.
mort lkcy 10 Wsrisrate In order M "a I've. M
anpontmeni may ',",rrnl~r Influences in order that
ynnd The reach OF nc ', mn "nsh'itics o the hlth
M msy PtSe 81 Of fee pe,ls rn".,"ua duty
;her course ID D,iirs for tins independence may no
and thS % strong tho naturc o. PoWer anu tr t
rende, "a a. nosse,sor will admit, canhot zoe thrnI
ness Of m Gt~nton the pr"prFty ~ promoting surh
nniyneni Of thc toI>;l u''"i "s WI" i'-' MN '"'''
,,iple after one term "' Nr'' WV = ,oo,,
he SAID ,,,,.,,.s ., enc
ed Con.;ituoi rl>Is the election OF president ahI
10 th" People, and limiting the serve , vi
we ,irn,r 20 s.Hre lciu. :" III portdnt dol CONSIDER
,ns.e charge our funCamcntal Jaw, thh ca,3, & III
cc"rdarcr with my 'lc Of duty. onlt to pres INN
. neN.
upon u mo- Al icr as wcl in relation L. these points
the decentralization o. Mcmbcrs OF Congress 10 re-
n.yS had an Official accrt which proposed as SUD
Il tuta, refer you to NY ioimer Messages
The XXIu Cu.lr,ss having convened. Dec dh'
1<a the speaker appointed the following Select I'ih
nttee under the resolve of Nh MoDui-lc relative 10
.be elections and QUALIFICATIONS OF President ol the
United States;
Messr.. McInfte Of : c. HAYNES Of Ga. Carson Of "
IT.. I'.L. M.. l....., u y y stephens Of Pa
4nd Hurhcs Of y ].
M report appears to have been made til next
year when the Committee was reconstructed as
follows
Mr.srs McDufHe. Coke % Va. Sanford ~ y Ip
slpheus hughes Green of Pa. and Ecnc1ei oi n
Dec. - lS;u Nj McDulhe from the aforesaid
Committee reported the following joint resolution:
4R,sorcd Tina, the following amendment of the Con,
,tui.o United Nidc- Ice proposed to the seVcId
safes a. IN. valid to all tents aud purposes, part OF
,ad Constitution when r.utcd 10y the Legislatures OF
tlree-iourtns OF The ssid Stdcs, VIZ;
prssd,n of the United Aths rho shGH hare been pre-
Ousp t,ed 10 the sad o1ice and rhO shall hare dc-
e,pted Dt sant ereTciS'd the pOrfrs hereor
March5 1881: Mr.. Mcpuffie moved suspension
Il the rule to enable him that the House do
now 90 into Committee of the Whole ton the resolve
10 amerd the Constitution relative to elections OF
President, it was understood says Niles Hes's'T J;
hut there not two-thrds i'll the affirmative; 50
the motion did not prevail
AHALT followed RY NEW EFFORT.
Did not because the reform proposed had struck
a sunken rock WI lie under fun headway, and been
brought 70 a dead halt Jacksonism-then at the
zenith of its power-had discovered that the PROPOSE
non reported by Mr. McI)ntiie would. if seasonabiy
adopted and ratified. forbid the reelection of its
ehief-would if in full progress toward adoption
.lrnish at least moral argument against that
ehiefs reelection. Hence. The Globe (which had
superseded Duff Green's Telegraph as the metropoli-
IAN ORGAN of the dominant party denounced 1t We
hemeptlv az All attempt 10 give retrospective opera
ion to the reform proposed. and called on all SID
re Jarksouians 10 oppose aud defeat IT. 80 e! du
Gen. Jackson having been reelected the swiftly
succeeding agitation caused by South Caroilnas at
tempt to nulify the existing Tariff followed by that
caused by the Prtsidelts removal Of the Public De-
posts from the United States Bank, absorbed for
or three years the public interest Ill pohilcs
That agitation having mcasuraby subsided. the
amendment Of the Federal Constitution with refer
to the election # PIc>den again claimed the
attention Of the House which referred ii 10 Select
Committee whereof the Hon. Geo. r. Gilmer of
Georgia was Chairman Jan. 81, 1875, Mr.. Glmer
from THU Committee reported proposition OF Con
stltutOnai Amendment, whereof the hrst section is
as follows:
NJ hoo OF
the United states shall be again eligible to that Office
contemplate, eboo President BY direct yo.- Of the
wber-tO shall be without the
y+ % sn rsc hens re.trced to The two candates having the
aebes and highest vote 90 the ormer ,.,
sSers for witch he eecec n o
sie'i expiration.
After few approving remarks from the Hon.
Jesse Speight Of North Carolina this proposition Of
amendment was. on NJ. Gilmers motion, referred to
Committee OF the Whole on the State of the Jnion
which seems never TO have found time 10 consider it,
OErEAIe CONSEQUENT UPON ATTEMPTING TO RE-
ELECT PRESIDENTS.
The Wings in due time took up the One-Term
principle and Mr. Clay expressly gave il his power
'ul support. He failed 10 achieve the Presidency
and did not succeed in engTafting that principle on
he Federal Constitution but Van Buren, who was
inst chosen Ill 1896 by decided majority, was left
Ii meager minority at the close of his canvass for
second term. He tired again i'll le44, and was
1adly beaten Ill the National Convention of bis
party by James K. Polk Of Tennessee, who though
then elected, declined even 10 seek second term
''en. Taylor. who succeeded him. died early III the
second year of his term; and Milard Fillinorr.
who being Vice-President, succeeded him. was
'ea'en by Gen Scott III The Wing National Conven-
'iOn OF 1852 Gen. Franklin Pierce whom the Demo
fat Then elected tired 10 be renominated in 1916,
'u' was beaten IN Convention by James Buchanan.
VINO did not seek denomination, knowing well that
'uch quest would be vain. Mr.. Lincoln. who was
'nen oAosea by the Republicans, uas reelected by
lleln ~ lS4 the civil war then in nrnrr.s. in