The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-04-11
Anew Plan Of Government.

n lOlDC RESOLUTION occu
into the Illiaois Legislature by one OF the
members (Mr HerroD), instructing the
Senators and Representatives OF thai state
in Congress to propose as an amend ment 10
the constitution that 1.-THE executive power
shall be vested in a cabinet, the chlel OF
which shali be styled an executive, aho
shall be chosen by the Houee of Represen-
tatives from among the members thereof,
upon the nomination of the Speaker or
some other person designa att by law. he
shall retire from Office and give place TO
his successor upon a vote OF non confidence
by both Houses of Congress, provided that
upon such vote of ron confidence he shall
have power, In his discretion, to declare
dissolution of the House. Thereupon new
election for Representatives will take place,
but the Executive shall not dissolve the
House ppon declaration of nom concur
renee tfirmed by the country in the return
of a new House. The House shall consist
of members chosen by the people of the
several States, to serve for the term OF
three years, unless the term be ended be-
fore the expiration of three years by dis
solution of the House by the Executive"
This resolution was, after debate referred
to the committee of the whole by large
majority
a late writer in the North American Re
rietc suggested something of the character
OF the proposed amendment, and it was fol-
paper. The idea is the substitution OF a
system analogous to that which obtains in
Eugland, minus the hereditary monarch.
The president, or "the executive as he Is
called here, is a mem Der OF the House OF Re
representatives., chosen by the majority, and
as soon as he ceases torepresent the msjor-
ity he has the privilege of appealing to the
country 10y dissolving tbe4House, and, il
the people Go not sustain him by electin 6
a new House in accordance with his view
be is to give way, and a. SUCCESSOR In har-
mony with the new body is to be chosen.
1t is needless to point out how uusuited
is such a theory to our country, and per
haps it only deserves notice as Indicating
the Iecoil to an opposite extreme " hlch the
third term project has aroused in some
ninds. There are those, no doubt, no ase
beginning to fear that Mr.. Jeffersons ap-
prehepsions in regard TO the re eligibility
| 10 the Presidency may prove true. Re
eligibility" be said, "makes the president
an officer for life, aud the disasters INSOFAR
able from an elective monarchy render it
preferable if We cannot tread back that ste p
that we should go forward and take refuge
in an hereditary one. OF the correction of
this article, however, entertain DO pres
EFT hope, because ! find it has scarcely .x
cited objection in America. Aud if 1t
does not take place ere long, it assuredly
never will. TIE material progress OF
things is for liberty to yield aud govern
ment to gain ground."
| The light which experience has lately
thrown ON this truth, testified to by all his
tory, is no doubt having the effect of eug
gestiug to mems minds experiments in al
| opposite direction such as is invoked in AT
! appeal ss above described TO the country
Such an appeal now, in view of the defea
of the Republican party last fall by 500, O0t
votes and the majority of least sixty which
the Democrats will have in the next HOus
of Representatives, will put a very differ
ent face on public affairs from that whic'
excites 80 much apprehension at present
a one term amendment to the Constitution
would, however, remedy most of the evil
which seem to be ioseparable from re eligi
bility.-Bdlhn,ore Sun.