The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-02-11

IL has been suggested IN the judiciary Gem
mittso OF the Louise OF representatives,
where the subject OK limiting the Presidential
term Co eiE years, and making the President
Ineligible 70 become his own successor has been
Gnder conaideraton-to make ex-Presidents
United States Senators for life. We sre not
inclined 20, uor 10 We think the people will,
,avcr ihis proposition Tor converting ez-presi-
derts into permanent Senators. The reasons
advanced n support Of this proposition do not
aneea, 60 be very weIghty. 1t is urged that
10 experience acquired durIug q Presidential
term would De valuable in the senate. The
same argument would apply TO all similar cases
with equal force II il is desirable in the case
of Presidents why not IN the case Of ex.Gov-
,encra? Why not make Governors Of states
permanent members of the state senates on
The expiration o: their terms of Office?
The Benators regularly elected 10 term Of
six years, ought to aggregate enoEgh Of talent
erd'expetience to enable that body TO take care
afethe business OF the Senate without calling
nthe ex-Presideats for help. 1t is very doubt
ful.whether the experience of an executive
Office bae any peculiar value IL q legislative
would not be likely to add much to the assem-
blediwisdom OF the Senate.
Those who favor the measure, urge that the
dignity OF the Presidency is so great that it
SeaVes q man on retiring from the Presidency,
lonesome and without occupation; and there
fore no ought to be sent into the Senate to
Keep al work and from becoming lonesome
This oeems TO be without point or good reason,
An eX-Presdent is nc more bound to remain
IDLE tho rest Of ais life than auy other ex-Offi-
ciaJ II Fillmore had gone 10 work at his pro-
fession ,nstead OF spending bis days playing
whist, Che act would have comported with our
Amencan ideas OF Office holding and his own
dignity would not have in the least been com
promised Ohm Quincy Adams thought it
quite consistent with hls dignity to accept a
seal IN Che House Of Representatives. Gen.
Grant can 90 into the tannery business again
on retiring from Office. o. engage in stock rals-
ing without mptomisIng his dignity in the
least partcu.a- The Roman General returned
TO hia pl1v VIXEN ne laid eeiSe tic robes OF Of
ace, and the 7E.Presldeut can return to his
legal status O.. an american citizen, without
the least in'ungmeut gu be dignity la fact,
tins 10 lust what nc should do, and is in accord
with the sp.r: OF our republican institutions.
There are grave objections to creating nit
ed States : euators out Of Presidential mater
ial. The Senatorial term s quite long enough,
and the power Of the Senate is greater in some
respects than it ought to be. To create life
tenure 20 Seuatorship, for aRy person, is re-
pugpant TO The American idee Of legislative
duty aud responsibility Why should a man be
puehcd into a life Office because he once hap
,pened TO have been President:
Again. whom would such perpetually holding
Senator'S represent! They would not repre-
resent eny State. because each State would
hayotwo Senators. He would have no oonstit-
-aency. because 40 body would eject him. IL
he represented anything, 1t would be the ideas
P0Icy end measures he had himself advocated
whlc President. What would the Senate have
gs,nod If James Buchanan had stepped from
the Presidential Chair into the Senate aud re-
. NAMED there during the rebellion2 Let the
President be content with his term OF Office
and the dignity and honor it eonfers and after
having performed his duties WELL go quietly
back 10 private life and any honest employment
that Tay suit his taste, and enjoy whatever
homo end praise IT NAV have been his fortune
TO WA