, 1880-03-16
TlIIIlD-'TEIs1IlSN1
Historically Considercd---What the
Fathers Said and Thought.
Ex-senator Howe Reviewed and
Rettltcd. i

III Quo Of his later speeches In the Senate,
vigorously criticised tho forgetfmlness Of tho
people OF the United Sintes OF tile facts of
their own history.
Perhaps no moro conspicuous illustration
Of such for9ttfnlncss can TIC found thnn II
Afforded tn tlla article entitled ",rl,o Third
Term contributed by tho Hon. r. u. Howe
to the February number Of tho North 1l,ncr-
lean Iterfc.v.
In so far rs the caso mntlo hy Ntr. Howe
may be designed to promote tho reno,nina-
tton Of Gen. Grant It Is OF lItt'e Practical con.
sequence. For It Ia now clear that Gen.
Grant cannot carry New York, Ohio. or Wis
consln, and that his candidacy would not
only disrupt tho Republican party, hut would
prove to himself the great mistake Of his
life.
Upon reply To 50 much of tho argument
of Slr. Howe Us is founded upon tho history
and lnngunge OF the Constitution, It is not
my purpose now and ,tcre ut my length
to enter. It Is true TINT tho question Of
III tl,e Fc'ierai Convention, md proposition
Of Gcorge Mnson, OF Virginia, to make tie
term Of the Presidential! office seven years,
and the incumbent ineltglble TO n second
Sysa @ W sy We'll ss m s II SS liz p preseaeo esess
Of tha wise forecast OF Alaso,, 10 consider
whether llo YAs not right aftur nit. Some
t!!lnE wns said In tho Convention uf tho pos
the Presidential, of!icc second tlmc. No
member of TINT btHly, except Mason, nppculY
70 have unprecedented tic danger Of IN clec-
t'1n VI the SHINE person third Time.
,nn..rfn"t an.1 frn,sn,nntnrv rIIn,,so ~ ' tHa
work OF tho Convention. In n 1nrger sense
the Constitution was II compromise between
t:oits!,cting opinions. AttntI's was not 1nei!i-
less Influential tllNn II iie had shared It's lntois.
lio w,s Of oplh!nsl thnt the Office Of Sonator
f9 'aS es esfG'fS t 4 4bs o
should DO chosen for iife, Or during gmni Gc-
l,avtor:, My. tho question was n,lscti md ser
scntntiycs sllnut be elGElct directly by tho ilea-
pic: On tho other hand, Mason believed with
sIe 9s1sso I'll Il ae ,e % Of tho people, by tho
Tie republican principle prevailed. The Con-
stisatlon provided tint tl.e members Of tic
Ito Is core ~ nvery sccoa yr at GE elDse ~
shoui il chosen for six yc. hid tIe rrcsiicnt
ticn ic = VIVA 1 hns ,nne W is ri Tho a C"nstittlan II @
not the lif" business. hit u mere INCIDENT In tho
lte ol tho citizen lnt TINT pri,,nip!o was !Iot
sts5!as r ,S,,, t',s sFa': & l!!Fa,;s .s e
'%s s s @ e 'es 'ssiHE "rsse s'sr
nncl tint Il flnd no application. Accordingly,
The &C. Constt.ntLon xea The term Of tho Juscs
u
tn hnv3 nny application tu II ministerial nf,eo
rcl!lirtng sxrsriensr, uccurscy, ,u,1l Tho lonx
/. AsNble tsnurp. It wagrs N, conflict With Civil
snrv!cu reform. In the pol'unr pllsalse, ..rota.
tton in Office" It syulbollxcs tho faith Of JHtrcr-
nl!scS tnHts to bcgut cansptr.cits nutnst ,tle
iiie or tho Government tt*t:lf; Tint thero cu hu
ns sss ,ae psoe s s fs1
in , Wor TINT horc ,,I,on .hs Western Con.
trlHI. ''"'O :" A"''
Our own history supplies q warming which II
tlonnl Councils lays IL Tho fact tint It's members
ur Congress held office for long uerfotls, It3
Rtrengfh IN tho end ptuvctl It's we.lkncsa. Tho
attributes ~ this circumstance tho conspiracy
which pfnelpltatcd tl,e sn!th Into rebellion
hid bec,,n9 il compuet olfgurchy,- Stirring to pro.
test St. stronger t. ~ T. 'lGss,aUy: ,,u,,.o
'cns!ng 1t tbo rrtsGiity Of til, prcsitient," i II
wo sfln.l 10 well ~ recall whn fi1nrye Mnaon
man In ,lclto Tint ho hnt ever henrtl. ,nti jot-
fcrs, characterized him " as i,ll,n Of the first
theni 70 of tic itSvolutlon. Or oxp,,lsiyo m,ni
pn'fmI,d tndgm"nt.. eogcnt. III argument,
SMrnga i, tc i"rt, ct ct our former
el.nnge on lelnoer,.tsc principles Tho apl,ioils
Th1s h. slrs' e. @ ." i,,l lr y, ""r q tho e9
Fatton Of lnIapei,'itiicy. Mnd adapied, By lilo
wur!ls: " '~
'''rhat tho Legislative md executive powers OF
e Stats i,,aI soa @ r. n, separate an a,l'st from
rst tnny e restrained fr0nl ut,t,rcfstOj Dy feel
Ing uni participating Tho inlrienso of tho people,
!t!Hy stn!., ri txSa I'erMls, BIZ reduced 10 Il
which tlley wrrs originally taxen, an vneu,'cius
o'Sstl",'s:" a.,..-n, ''
Will mich revolving Scar 20 iong as tho Ronnblio
Hlnil endure.
Hut tho argument Of Atr, Howe, IN tts ohyIo.,s
imeaiion, illus i.t,t stop ii the eiooio1 nf tae
person tn tho Presidential ulliee Il third fsIlr
For II ",t Is n,tleh to be desired That tho world
nuy not ,isaln s,c tro lepn I!ic,.is acircl s,y Il
HeslscIcAs Glu,r fntn putting ijvhtWl Cun,ijrs
II tllelr ars inter tho ,nlaisor Il i'li1.crs, uli
nut i President Wills lilo foreil.nt maj, III his
t;e snnis u1,u,. tho n,untIi,l-top ni,nil wl,uin
low sl,aIl W. ct,cnsintor ills nrssltnent fSr II
fsrth tern, or nth ter9 ii iii si,is IL tr,,u.
j. to " fvi,red nut We si.all rclIzy tho plikht
Sslt uI,uu ha b,.ek Wu tt,NIl with fDIiti fncliify
tak0 in u burden which wo liny npypr f,n mi,is II
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