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

/ ETesees ana uemeRoEuee vie Win each othel
ln .ssaults upon him, but this is the Old story
and no IL secure, AZ no predecessor for forts
years mas been secure, asainst detraction and
Forty years ago, Senate and country rang
with : higher din than We hear, Then, az now
reelection was pssding, and the President
was the object o. attack. Then, A. now, both
parties furnished the assAilants, Then, as now
giants dealt the blows and stout WIRE ths
bosses Of his buokler who could stand igalnsl
Them. Then, as now, the waves Of party and Of
,aotion dashed against soldier and patriot
but the people believed In Jackson, and the
waves were shlvorod Into spray.
MT. Llncoln's standardization, also, met with
Ioul denunclation, and envenomed defeoiion.
and presses Who sssaii the President now but
people believed, and oditofs, politicians, and
Uo%ssr S' e. s ,srd year ot Mr. uOon
mlnistfatioa with the third year now compare
General Jackson's thir,i year with thlsi compare
the third year Of any administration since
In usefulness and good results, In Just deeerts'
and IN the certainty Of IL approval by tho ma.
ton, this century has seen no Naturalization ~
Yet this time L chosen 10 laun h an amend.
nent 70 hAndcuf the people In choosing whom
thoy pleaae for President
Lhsys been speaking q time and OCCASION, 4.
msSsars sisSous 4s.rsrd 60 nS ms Th 81 ny y
fDod nv tho,,sht a. gs1 d, or,,ts =. ,,,,sh =. ~
what u proposes. II IL not less suggestive where
M n schSm. ~ ,a,,ss ks ,,so,io ,.,r,.,.n,t,,
n their ffee choice Of single ouicer only, and
that ofnccr the only one, save the Vice Prosi.
dent, upon whose choice the whole people act.
nav be AID OF The ptoprie,v Of tjooSress snS,
gssting n ana .nrysssins cthinS mass 'Ns
ls not Pgopo.ed 70 ea{ Of senators or Repre-.
lima, On ma ,onfrarv sensiors AMI Rcnra.
senfatives whlis hoiain. ia, IL thaIr en- ~
oiiTIbility, sro 10 Invite ie people to dIsaualif
,vsH pi nS on ~, an .hs n, MnS
Scnators anil Rcnrssentaliyas nrn thonvhI M
aSpifes F' '''' = '-'~s"' "
fhs Awhwsrdpess Of this, II Il be awkward,
shoald nat Js,sr siong,.ss hon nroro.in,, = Z
amsndmant M tbsys Nrra no oahsr, ysS ~ gnt
n beiore ths country. hut theTs is anoth.r wsv
Two origins Tor ooniti,utIonai amendments arc
nrovideY Thev ma v he InitIatsd nv IYong go
ut shsx nsan ~. 70 Hsra 80 ~ .si, ~
sSticie Ave- N ths Con,titntinn ~ ths Tfni,sd
a,asss. NV w N"o NV"''u''O" VI 'no N"i'0u
.The Coparsss whenever two thirds Of both
uotises ehaIl DEAN n neceasaTv shall nronose
amsndmenta 10 thIs ConstiIutian.i' F'NP'''
Hrra n one Hsys mi th.Ss h anothsr AZ al,
DIR ON ths annilc,tiou nj An. \ .sisIa,ur,. Al
Two thlnis OF ihs state shaii esii = eanventIon
proposinT srnendmenfs. v
IN yiax N ma aitsrn.,iye urovIslon vosting
in the state IoTislatures' eIuaiiy with I,on.
ansI "A In hah 4
would seem that t,opgress 4 moi The appropriais
Inrn an al = ncn n1nsnI sna in, c,,a - ~
nrssD NJ I'M ht,SnP M SshS ana
Juch an atn.ndmsnt. pfoeesdins rom IN.
states, would hays 4 certain ntness and decn'
MN. when cannot be imnaTteJ 10 n Nv tbosc
who oiInu 10 their own pTIvileves 81 "a efoeilon.
and who NAV themselyes be PresIdentlsl amir,
ante
II We think the sub,ect Of second terms Of
once necsls oyerhauilns, IL We "deom il neces.
sary," In the words OF the Cons'Itutlon, 70 pro.
pose atnendmonts with that view, lot US turn
our st .aUsss,Ss n.sIdI Lot US try to 500 our
do not Senators as we'll AZ Presidents need
TO be delivered from temptationf MAY not
senators, a. we'll as Presidents, be tempted 70
schens, aud intrigue, and play the demaEogue,
and defame other department. Of tho Govern
nent, and neglect their duties, and employ
patronage, and even worse means, all TO secure !
reelection, OF a still higher plaCet -.
Prssiishcy been fruitful sources q mischief a
other stages in our hlstOry1
Have not passionate discords, unseenily con
tsntions cruel enmities, pernlolous disturbances
Of members Of one % the other House Of Con
Kress
The worst brOlls In our politics have fesloTet
Ia Congress, and who does not know their cause
Think Of the wrong, the injustice, the falls,
Accusations and susplclOns the bad passions
the abuse Of public interest, the needl ess hurt
ful agitatIons, which would not have been |
been candidates Tor the Presidency or candidate
for reelection,
History speaks no uncertain voice In this TO
and y. the s sSa b., been 9 sS ;Sl
hopes. Hssatombs Of candidates have beer
offered up here, but none have gone hence u
tho Presidential chair. I call tho attention o
friends around me 10 this fact,
ID Is long since a man who SAID "nixRer'
could Ia el,oled prssIiNnt, N IL much ioove
since Senator could be elected President o
ali Who have iIisd 4, think not one ever y
| Der 10 the chair Of STATE. Men have achieve
| nominations while In tho Senate, like ClAy
| Cass, and Douglas, but never an election. Til
| Contribution las not been I'M the way; ID
| troubI. has been with The power behind an
| aboye the Contribution, the people. warn m
| friends from Nevada, Vermont and Rhod
Island that they must renounoo the senate an
Thoir stnyinR will not prejudice them with m
| Il shsil yots for them XII The same, hut ther
| Is a hot. house air in the senate which breed
candidates fOI the Presidency, but makes thsr
| their EroTti'
The senate breeds unhealthy candidates 20
| the Precedence, nut IL breeds many iusty sue
| Tjnlsss ve amend lie Co1SlItutIon and proven
/ ID, The time NAV come, when schemIna candI
dldstes will be breodsd, candidate who Soui
and stlck Al nothing, 70 ro-eiect themseiyes. ~
M Law th.se thin9s 10 heart and not foiWet our
saiys, Shso nastfns shont .mong ths nesI ~ :
sscond farm. Thatsrm ~ senatsrs IL az war
| shs1 ~ ne prs"iisnI mi snnr ss1yS Ia
.nV' .s,,a, ~ IN. ~ y .rtsIa;i, - ~ ~, I
sin..In CO... ~ rssstisn, s..ssss ~ ~. ~
srs ~ a,,,i. 49, 49, ~, ~ - ~. ~,
scppHShsp ysoaieI no experIspce remains tker
70 AZ me new conner; Inc sShats, On thS ot d
,hil us isaa mi M. asn III ~, W.
ars - ,h,r.s ~ ~ e'I, y.rssd a, N
MAR N N be al tSsi senatoy, Snd Rsnts
/ hhaun " W ~ saes Syhssote suo R'PIt
,eatlnves nay, s,n no. ahs ,ppdElnuphg peweL az
I".s u.ss ,h.i ~. Ji.,in.,inn y oi,he, IN
d,Tss.nsa IA ssnsIo,s a., nnn, nou,tnoaion ~
tha pr".ld.ns Ana ssnstors and Rsnssssnt,
,ivs. ~ ,ssnnc, ~ ths,r SAL, ar aI.,ects nv
n direot psrt Ia selsctions for once nav
ThSss eonsiderstions dnd no place in the rcs,
unGn nov osOr TS w. o ~ " ~ rhaS aoes M
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~ e.,.sa, ~ 49,. u s,n.st,,, ~,
r.asISnl s,o' M ~, sS1ainS' sha..
IT, ...nnaa A. H. 800 ~ sisnt. ~,
~, s,,I ~, hnsa ~, 1,hias A.
NS 4. p,o,,es.b ~ 1870 ,eya H. ~ ..
oI,a... ,ht,, ,,,l sht.h ,ha peasids,,, n,sn
% INV ~ w ~, 4. \, ,,,a,s,as - ..,iLs nTy
| I'm ~ ip I'M, 49, ~ h ~ 4, I
PIGlpV'I a ~ W. ,,ns .o "nv, L III !, y
,,,th feysisn poWeSs or pubIIa enemI.s. won,
a,'a,son tha fyrsldanrv nr endanver tba co,,
i'm Nm Al an IT'D were ~ nrnnossd ~ II II
| mSa mra voaia hs Al lead harmless M M lgh
l sa n. snYr ~ desm,l a rei,ectIan on noni,i,
l vt,t1a ana Inteiii~ene. 10 nrca,ms XII NJ
maior,tv would aver plck ont for chief rnI.r
MAJ ~ SneSn srasf IN nine.s m misht
| ssiJ 10 maj ifthe ruia oss ,s.,o,itx ~ ~.