The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1875-04-15
VOLUME X.---NO. 80.
/ New Plan Of Government.

A joint resolution has been introduced into
the Illinois Legislature by one of the members
(Ir. Herron,) instructing the Senators and
Representatives of that State in Congress to
propose as an amendment to the Constitution
that "the executive power shall be vested in
cabinet, the chief of which shall be styled an
executive, and shall be chosen by the House of
Representatives from among the members
thereof upon the nomination of the Speaker or
some other person designated by law He shall
retire from office and give place to his successor
on vote of non-confdence by both Houses Of
Congress, provided that upon such vote of non-
ton, to declare a dissolution of the House.
Thereupon new election for Representatives
will take place, but the Executive shall not dis
solve the House upon declaration of non con-
currence affirmed by the country in the return
of new House. The House shall consist of
members chosen by the people of the several
States, to serve for the term of three years un-
less the term be ended before the expiration of
three years by dissolution of the House by
the Executive" This resolution was, after de-
bate, referred to the committee of the whole by
large majority.
A late writer in the North American Revie,o
suggested something of the character of the
proposed amendment, and it was followed by
series of articles in a Chicago paper. The idea
is the substitution of system analogous to that
which obtains in England, minus the heredita-
ry monarch. The President or "the Execu-
tive" as he is called here, is member of the
House of Representatives, chosen by the major
ity, and as soon as he ceases to represent the
majority he has the privilege of appealing to
the country by dissolving the House, and, if
the people do not sustain him by electing
new House in accordance with his views, be is
to give way, and successor in harmony with
the new body is 10 be chosen.
1t is needless to point out low unsuited is
such theory to our country, and perhaps it
only deserves notice as indicating the recoil to
an opposite extreme which the third term pro-
ject has aroused in some minds. There are
those, no &c doubt. who are beginning to fear that
Mr.. Jefersons apprehensons in regard to the
re-eligibility. in the Presidency may prove true.
"Re eligibility" he said, "makes the President
an officer for life, and the disasters INSOFAR
able from an elective monarchy render it pre-
ferable if we cannot tread back that step that
we should 60 forward and take refuge in an
hereditary one Of the correction Of this arti-
Gle. however, entertain no present hope, be-
cause find it has scarcely excited an objection
in America And if it does not take place ere
long, it assuredly never will. The material
progress of things is for liberty to yield aud
government to gain ground"
The light which experience has lately thrown
on this truth, testified to by all history, is no
doubt having the effect of suggesting to- mems
minds experiments in an opposite direction,
such as invoked in an appeal as above de-
scribed to thecountry. Such an appeal as now,
in view of the defeat of the Republican party
last fall by5O0,O0O votes, and the majority of at
least sixty which the Democrats will havein the
next House of Representatives, will put differ
ent face on public affairs from that which excites
so much apprehension at present. A one term
amendment to the Constitution would, how
ever remedy most of the evils which seem to
be inseparable from re-eigibility. ty.-Baltinore
Sum-