Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1877-01-25
{ From The EUea,ng Bulietin.)
i- RECOGNITION.

Familiar as We have all been for some
years past with very astonishing ideas
concerning the Constitution of the Uni
ted States, the stock of novelties does
not appear to be a. all exhausted 1t
was only the other day that the New
York .Vation, In a deliberate article,
otherwise free from evidences of men
tal disturbance, undertook gravely 10
to suggest. that although the failure OF
the carpe'-bag ruiers in the South, with
all the powers of government in their
hands, to prevent the violence and an
archy romanticaliy depicted in Senator
Sherman's mshifesto, might be a very
bad reason for keeping the rascals in
power, it might stiIl be a very good rea-
son why the North should benevolent
" reduce The Southern States to sort
OF territorial guardianship and superin-
tendence. The learned and amiable
writer appeared 70 be of opinion, like
most of our Northern Radical phiioso-
piers, that the North Is ''the country, "
and that the rule for the government OF
''the States lately in rebellion" is 70 be
found in the convenience, and more es-
pecially in the sovereign viii and su-
preme interests, ofthe more enlightened
and governing section.
Rnt the constitutional crctchet whics
seems at this time to be most in vogue,
practically as well as Theoretically, is
one ct which, during the Administra-
ton OF "our own warrior President" fas
a Boston enthusiast calls him. we have
unh2ppilv had enough to take away
from IT, a. all events the attraction OF
novelty We refer 10 the recognition"
business, which appears, inst now, TO
monopohze and concentrate IN ;tsrf the
MAN constitutional duty and tsacfioa.
Of the Federal Executive. That Gene.
raj Grant proposes 10 recognize" as
President anybody whom the Senate or
ITS presiding officer NAV declare 10 be
elected, We have been asSs.red upon
the authority of an unbroken line of in
reviewers. That the person whom he
recognizes" is to be President, with
the pains and penalties of rebellion"
to ANYBODY who NAV pretend to ques-
tion his election or AUTHORITY, is also
among the things resolved on in the SOW
ereign mind. Blu; all that will come in
its own time. The "rccognition' lust
now in course OF application is that
which deals with the Governors of
States and Legislatures. II is the doc
trine ol the " hi;e House that all these
loCei tunctionaries have only an inch,sate
sort of existence, until the President iu-
vites them into official being They
are supposed 20 be a sort Of foreign con-
srls, who are incapable of acting until
they receive an sre7oqfur from Wash
inE,on. MIR. Cameron talks about the.
Presidents making I'D his mind as to
whether he will recognize Nichols or
Packard, precisely as Senator might
have announced his doubgs about CIV
ing his advice and consent" 10 the
nomination of Mr. Cameronl for the
place which he prostitutes. THE Pres
idcnt himself seems r. lean towards let
ting GeaeFsl iugor de termine whether
II Is worth while - recognize either Of
the Gaberaatorial rivals in New Or
leans, bat still iniorms him tha, If there
should BE "a necessity for the recogni-
ton or either, IL ssttst Be .tr. Pdckg,f -
II ail this audacious trash were not Of
too serious import, in such crisis as
,hSt thFoGsh " hich cur system Of gov
eInmeai as passing, It would have its
features Of intense comicaiity, 70 those
who know the sources from which it
comes and the people and tho ENDS it1is
proTaulgcd TO serve. The idea ef such
an Interpretation OF the Constitution rs
/; makes, coming from President whose
cnlv ideas OF government are tvpifea
BY au ORDERLY sergeant and coach
" nip, and whose constitutional Asivi-
>e'S are Chandler, Cameron and Nor
ton, has Something so iudicrouS inl its
suggestions as 10 be eaiv overcome ~
their gravity at moment oi anxietv
and peril. The solemni'v with Which
hts Exeellency telegraphs concernisS
Mr.. Packard '--as IL he were some
new eenigneat planet just "ss hesled
into his ken lis. a sore trial to the r;s-
iales Of aifwho ere awste how familiar
face is Packsrd's in toe fogues' saIle-
~, which IS adorned by so insnv 81 the
Presidents friends and CHERISHED com
panions. But. as we have said. this Is
no time TO 90 10 the hoese Of laa-hser.
Though the Constitution be made Sest
d. Il IS YET all in al 70 this peopie.-
Though the hands that are ioined III
overthrow il De ths meat ufworthv
there is none tue kss ruin 10 come iron
10 ses-nrtsoas Oar .ss5s-s nee no.,