Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1875-06-02


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identnl - q 1872 the press. .
poFtion I'LL 70 the RePubhe.n
party an nr1isnlaxly % to the Ad-
ministers !. senxtod the cry o. Cesar-
ism and - Third Term, calling
Justify t41no - deLne my position ON
the lAtts{1Aieek ] believed Il 70 be-
nea&h G. d3gnity q The once which
I have ~ tutps Gid upon % m 70
answer = : Qns1eiOn bsfoee the sub
ject sho1 - Isssanted b competent
authority unko = nomination, or By
body G - dignity and authority
. noete - : ssPly-a fair subject
Of ridicu1 - ] have been sur.
prised q - unny sensible persons
IN the y ~ enn party should permit
their 81 - feece upon them and
their p - Esns which cannot add
stxen9fh - pasty no matter how
~ 10y q The dignity and
- = eonvsution TO make
no1nin6 HI Tor The Slate o@cers Of the
second STE IN the Union having con.
Gdered ts question. ! deem it not i'm
proper Il ] should now speak.
In the t4t place, l never sought the
Office for . becond nor even for . first
nomina6oL To the first I was called
from I'D position. one created BY
Congret expressly for me, for supposed
servicesrendeFed TO the Republic. The
position vacated I liked. It would
have ben most agreeable to me to have
retained II until such time as Congress
might hve consented to my retirement,
with TIL rank and portion Of the
emolunSnts which I 90 much needed,
to hone where the balance Of my
days mitht be spent in peace, and the
enioymNt of domestic quiet, relieved
from tb cares which have oppressed
me so constantly now for fourteen
years. But I was made to believe that
the pubic good called me to make the
sacrifice Without seeking the Office
for the second term" the nomination
was rendered to me by . unanimous
vote of The delegates of all the States
and Territories, selected by the Repub-
licans d each, to represent their whole
numbe, for the purpose of making
their nsmination. I connot say that ]
was moi pleased at this, and at the over
whelmhg Enforcement which their &C
ton received at the election following.
But it must be remembered that all
the sacrifice except that Of comfort
had ben made in accepting the First
term Then, TOO, such q fire OF person
al abu,e and Islander had been kept up
for foar years, notwithstanding the
conscientious performance OF my du'
ties tgthe' best OF my nnderstand'ng-
though l admit in the hight OF suose'
quert events many times subject to
fair crit'cism-that an endorsement
from the people, VINO alone govern re-
publics, was grat'ncation that II !;
Only human To nave appfeciAIed. s"o
enjoyed:
Now Tor the third Term: 90 mo-
want 4 any more than did the nrss
would not write or u'.et "cIo "
change the wiii OF the FeoP'e I'D eA'
pressing and having their cnoice. Ine
question OF the number OF terms a.
lowed p any one Executive can only
come p fairly IN the shape OF ProPo'
sition p amend the constitution, .
shape p which all political parties car
participate. h.'ng the Length OF time Of
the number OF terms Tor wnicn any one
personshail be eligible Tor the once Of
President. Until such IN amendment
10 adofed the people cannot be restric'
ted in their choice by resolution FUR
Their tlRn they are now restricted a.
to age, nativity, &c. 1t may happen in
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