The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1875-03-04
HAS THE STATE "a REPURIIcAy
FORM OF GOVERNMENTS,
Question Submitted to the Press and the
Taxpayers of Mississippi.

Inc constitution provides that the Tn
tea states shall guarantee to every Stat
a"Republican form of government. ]
Is becoming a serious question whethe
Mississippi has such government. Th
safety of liberty is in the equal distribution
OF governmental powers. Ia this State
these powers are unequally divided, and
are dangerously blended in the Execu.
tive. Under the Constitution, he ap-
points the Chancellors and the. Circuit
and Supreme Judges. That instrument
requires that the Senate shall participate
IN the selection Of these officers; and it
also provides that they shall not be re-
moved except by action of the Legisla-
ture. But the precedent established by
the present~tJoverno and consented TO
by the Legislature has virtually abro-
gated these saving clauses. Within this
orlet term, Judges have been both ap-
pointed and removed by the Governor
without consulting the Legislative de-
oartment. The majority of the Senate
lave slavishly acquiesced in the Governors
Iecrees and surrendered the trust con-
ded to that body by the Constitution.
Ames has never denied, and it can be q
rSoved if he should deny, the charge of l.
avlng corruptly endeavored to control &
le Judiciary. When rebuked for his u
'nduct, he has put in the pitiful plea 81
at he was emo lawyer" or in other "
'rds, that he was ignorant of the sacred
aracter of the Judiciary. 1t might w
We been answered that he ought not to III
We been ignorant of the Constitution. ll
lch he had taken an oath to support ca
which declares that the powers of vo
Government shall be divided into INC
ee distinct departments, and that no va
son being one of these departments POI
IL exercise any power properly belong the
to either of the others. bel
'hese pretensions of the Executive, the qua
lslature, by its failure to notice mel
practically endorsed and approved: lzed
under this construction the division Ties
overs essential to the preservation of deci
ty and Republican government, no and
er exists. Fed
e Standing Army bill places the both
III the hands of the Executive and
entire military system which it will ques
into activity is to be the crootnro issue
will. OF this Army, two regiments tried
antry and company of artillery -
with Gatlin guns, are to lie held
Tor service at moments call. LIZA
tn the principle recognized that the ~ ~ GO T.,
tive shall be the master of the in oiVii
y and with the latter subject to his 0ooAe
Itment and ro,ooo1 =, their
my selected with reference to its pii'a'
nd partisan affiliations, ready to choose
is DEGREES notb;ro ~ feel til
innate the overthrow of the "repub- 'ion ol
'rm guaranteed by the constitu- ~ 'ne
- - ~, " Tue purse to Cot
le control. This has been done &C ~
Dill taking from the several conn
election of tax collectors and 81
the appointment in the Governor n, AZ
IS point 1t becomes the solemn ~,
The people to call HALT. There Of tho Q
lagatlon resting upon them to pay occurre
+ taxes for the maintenance of ken of
urpations. 1t has become CO. OF rain
sstlon with tie taxpayers whetb
NE has not come-not for dis
OF the peace or violent resistan 90
lorm-6ot for cutting off the sun 49,,
hat say the press which renra LII
tax-paying interests of the
F" hat say the tax paying PEG WAS
u sessions of the Legislature are p''''' y
want; and If an amendment -