Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-01-12

disbolieVlng the capacity Of the people for self
government, they naturally sought 70 clog popa
lar action, and 70 hamper nee agency;
sbt 70 T. elect Presis nts Or not, K hey please
htly became oorner.stones In such structure.
The Montsomery constitution, so-ealled, had
"krticis IL Sec. /. The executive power shall
BE- vested 10 q President Of the Confederate
States OF America. lie and the Vice President
shall hold their ofices for the term Of sir years.
but the President shall not DO re.ellgiblo."-
Confederate Statutes. a. Large, 1881. p. II.
The nrst and last ofisprlng o. this clause was
Jefferson Davis. He va. the only type and fore.
runner We have had Of the constitutional single
blesscdness or single cursedness now urged upon
usi be was our only approach to ioreordaincd
The Judgment and action Of tho nation con.
arm the wisdom Of the bullders Of our Constitu.
| tion. The question OF eligibility 70 successive
terms was fully argued In the CONSTITUTIONAL
experience, but little reason Is likely 70 be added
70 tho discussions then. IL H. not too much 10
say that the "Ono.term principle" with term
| Of four years, and an election by the people,
would have comma udod almost no support IN
tho Constitutional Convention.
Tho opposition 10 Tc.ellglblllty showed itsell
oycS 20 y. ho Election o 10
the term was shortened and tho election was
nSS Is. sS D Essp nf @
/ nishnd M s,,,nmen,s s,rsInsI rrsiigihiii1v
hisneu 10 htkumehls ag ehgt ensiVlly
strong enough % convince majority, % 70 con- con,
~ s sn1 1s,H sne ws. Az
with force which could not be gainsald, that
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W " i iii ~ ,.,
mi Ihni bs 10 SyoniJ In ~ i,,ansnt sna ~
creature Of Congress literally.
,nsV nets notc5 o. ueostes W ,no vonNentoh
So, ~ ~ a. ,.n,,rs ~ H. pa
% tou,9n ~ Wy w wy ~
unonI ieonhonu tho'p 70 tho a''enNoh VI tho
oenn.o. a. A.. ,,..,.,t. ,..,.-
,naaS MISUNDERSTANDING =" '"o lA00u''0 'o'ns
unueI eons i,,eiI,, a..
lanes Wilson, Pa, moved that nc blank
~, ~ tno teIn q uu,auon snouM oe niien WIN sl
.nIsc yeeet. oDseiNlhg ny we SANG VINE tnat ne
that a = r9,sliglblllty would Be provided for.
Ell, in S,y no,eu 'Os so, ,g yoais. -,
,paS u, pl,,ni w VI uree YEAS anI
o. Once the men best GSSiinsi TO execute It's is
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Sreno.sd tsTmiI p ''"'0' l'O'en '0A'' '0inH 'no
P'uvP1sVp a, Sim' q, /, , -, -, A..
| ,MI' ho"S'oh' W. De- "o'ou W sUko CUT ui5
0'rd Is shsru., .o,oDd, Ala. r,,,,oD
"eogyerneuT Morris Pa, espgusei the mo.
wv; lhy inenslY9I ~, p,oposeu " the elauso
~ stpSa se1oou " bsssIoy she kIea. nvtHg
- 49, s Ugmvi, 'nn nopo ol uoik H., ~
Nv ~ ~ s,,n .h,usu sA''"s "n'"i pn"Ao
HAtr W.s,y, s,,s,.oh y, ~. ,.,, a.,
MI MsItin moved " Ielnstate the "Orus 10
W .lonysrne,,, NALL Whst .a.., viii mi.
| h.,s ~ ~. a., ,,i.. a. iii 4. s,s,,,, az
gSns, IncI,.msr, ~ mai, .n XII 1880 Inv nv
tSin, n.sr ~ ho,,. ~ hs,pp,, 49, H.
res n,o,ntmSn, IL msy ylyc sinngero,,s tyrn
10 one Of lie strongest passions Ia The human
vnhis ard Iliv,t,inus ac,ion. sshnt ,ba Siy,i
poad 10 ylory' ami ia NAV 10 conpsiied 10 sew
| Il by Inc swuri' In the second Mace. II viii
| iennt him 10 mako Tho most on ND Short nace
Of Gme allotted 10 him 10 aceomu,ats wealth
and provide Tor hIs friends In Inc third place,
i ii viii proiuce violation, Of the yery Constitu.
| Inn II Y mcant 10 secnyc In nnments III nraSs
inv danscs' ira trird abilliiss and estSblishel
chsrsstss ~ O,,,nri,. maais,.s,n .siii nr.yaIi
aver rcSnect for tbo t,pms ~ the Cons,itution.
Sian5is iDn W.sa ~, 4 na' III IN tncIi,,i
hui,x ,hn,,,ht 49, w. ~, ,as,1 ILL., ~ ~
i rcms,k ~ Mr Shasman ,hat 10 Who has nroyaI
himssf III mat ~ ~ az o,se nnsht MI ~ Ss
s.o,iI e nN e,a rVI ~. M
piSa that eould be sa6stItaiei' lie was mucI
i diSposed 10 think thnt in such oases the people
| MI pstis,s,n's IN Ltoas n.a,lv c,tp.
cIdoi, he snId, with those OF Mr.. King,
| UNr SpraI1ht and MIR WIlliamson moyeJ "a
az ia prssili.nd VI 'Ou' '0A's' WI wv WI"
M. tf.tn,,ahi,. ,,,,,tDi. AMI Nash ,,.n,
lima voisJ I've. MaSsssh1setIs, IionneetIeut
New Jersey, Pennsyiyania, DelaNSre, Mary.
Nj. WSSIson eomnenis an tb,S proceedluu IN
a Sn,. as t,iin,, Su'"'' y" '"'o P'NN0'"s ~
"An ineiigibility would have followed (thOugl
| Of ain ,his nToionEatIon Of Tho term.
neppesI' irOn inc p9 h' sos sh az PSps, rn
eieeuoh, any .eIi " w ,s,h yeai,rIhtItv
kaIued ~ tng p IoNis'SSn ~, ~ n,,s,,r nI
and mat an elecuiVn ny tnn sIaIithii,,y a Nv
u ,sp, Tb.so sers tbe aitspnatiye propo
sUYonu tsI,' hos9 a. .onIa wi1h M
sIIons, hnd Sny ~, NV Padi"I.,,,c s,.cIIn,
term was suu''htutea W ,,tia ~ sse,.h
Win slnke .ons .otu s,.atIan - ~ "e .,ssI
Was ataoheu W hny Onlse, .n -. .1ns.
sganst aomS tns pn eiTPiso o,,r 20 xa r''
This may eS soon IRON ne - i ,n extract
HVm M, M -, ~ ssssn ,sas. =, Is.., .ry
"Mr Mason we os sdSGn yva ~ hes, my my
S, ~ pSSn a,h ~ preyenti5S tbs eaeet Of AZ
Somn,Sisance On he sI1e Of Inc LegIslatur
toward uniit characters, aud a temptation Of
iSyi,Is,yre ' FOR a ISSppcintmsnt' WV" ""
MI Bed ng,s,,Y os amer neriad e az uia
nex W ~" " ~
SVaMr asrrx Iftho Executive "A 10 bo .leo,e,
III lei tue ho AMY onsht MI ~ N
s LS This would make him absolutei
usps I VII I, .ssmsto la tbe pnaniuous sons
,hs, ~ " u',L,,iSs shoSid moi bc annaint.J n
bs IsSIsIstnse miles no be rendered. IneIiaibi
nv - ,,,ne IL nsrcaiycJ Win nisaspra IN
IIn uiV ..ining Sropnd N Al SlectJon mo
Wy HoS W. - "a ! Nv ths noonie INV
o' MSayi Sr san,smhay q i5EI. I'M Committee !,
eIeyeh rpoltSu u ,,on ,hSnvsh i.e,ot. ~
lent ey popular SleSSn 20 ~ sI T, ~
.Saa o, ,eh WI esn D nSovoscd. And maEinS 9h
atu i ~ , nsu wv" P'OPO'''' ""' VI"
"thl iovi ,Id ,bs ohoct NJ tbIa cIaus. n
ha .n,otf Vac 10 Set nj of The ineli.ibiI n,
nH tsIV, ~ .,,schSd1n ths ,node AZ aIer7inn h,
which was esIaehsG 70 one Sn amGs1 ho acI,p
wy Leglss it ~ 10 T.,sis,aInre Wv
haspenueh ~ nIn,i III ~ ySo,td gty. IN. "a,
"toye.houL a',,I,,s nJ NJ nlh T,,s Ne
sous ~ nv ~ t,si,,a ma os,,in, a. ~. = Z
Wa uo f,,h ha vssJs NV bhs TasisIsin,e
Si I sn yhS Decentralization nj inciigihiIit,
Lno heA' w., maI nj unnia n nrier 10 iesssn N
Iebulfea ny 'n1' "i'N' :" ''NN' w N'''" "
emI -. ,A..o In o,r arn.I. B., f.ls,ey ,hos,
MhAt ~ 'n s .u o'h.sss vhy shnSIt nv w
lHlkemehts ~ oat Was.,hn sIn.anH 800
pi0M w ou naSsI ~ ~ as ~, ~,
Of Preslaents NY MOnss Suu h 49, nS
wrought, the crimes sgains' mgeIy na ,tn,
they nave uoneI oevu i,, 1872 shun.l
second terms hNS nlH ls actions Snl w
| terlled those Shoi MABbtreV0s aiono VIM ho'
ONCE bnt onoeT ,,-,,. ,..,S,..
4 radiant constellatlon Of uea'hleS nAneshI
pears 70 answer tho inquiry, .- A., ,..,,.
President usuIpel inc PoMeI " s ,,.al
/ war. A President planned anu mAge1 ML wy
weak and wrotched people. hfresfIsht nelIc
} y enact the lugauNe siano nv q leoO' anu .
5 | Presldent signed " fIesioent eonhN0I :
, | the overthrow 81 the MissouIi oompIoniise, ~
sought 70 pihnttiAsery in u e,ons ' ~, reIo w
1 PIesident tren 70 Gluten o ipy ~ ioISe ~
j / rAud, ana MS MINISTERS Iknou ue Osteuu inhn