Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-12-03
LIFE SENATOR'S.

The proposition TO make our cx.
presidents senator's for life is a some
what novel project, and affects oul
constitutional basis Of Legislation
more seriously than was probably
anticipated by the author of the
proposition. The ratio Of rcprcScn,
tation apportioned to each State is
fixed by our fundamental law upon
the theory that representation should
he equal, and should be fixed ana
certain and not dependent upon
chance. Illinois has now a Just rep
resentation based upon Il rule apple,
able to all the States while under
this proposal she would have one
senator more than she would be en-.
titled to under n fair apportionment
We are not one of those who believe
that if Gen. Grant was added to the
Senate it would iniurc the country
out many believe that to bring him
and the influences Of his late admin.
i$tration to bear upon that body
would be unwise. And if he were
to be put into the Senate the same
rule would admit q second Andrew
johnson. Such q system would bring
all the influences Of a bad admins
tration fresh from the White House
into the Senate as well as those of q
GOOD one. Besides, personal pride
and a patornal feeling, for the acts
and theories inauguratcd by presi.
dent would render him partisan ii
respect to those matters when they
should come up in the Senate to be
corrected by the light Of experience
If the history Of Virginia Shoald re
peat itself and some Western State
should have four, FIVE or six live cX
presidents all coming into the Senate
together bearing with them the add
ed influence they would have obtain
ed from having been president, thai
State would possess al advantage
over the others which It ought not t.
be permitted to exercise. It woul;
bring an accession Of power to tht
strong and influential States an5
probably never to the small aMC
weaker ones. Vermont, &ithoug!
possessing the best man Tor presi
dent, is morally sure tonoypr furniSi
one. AS punishment for her loyalt,
to the Union and because Of the it'll
need there is of perSuadinG her to b.
true to the country by any such in
ducement she will be forever cx
rlud"d from the privilege Of furnish
ing candidates to the Office Of Pres
dent of the United States. We 50,
this in no complaining spirit but onl,
to illustrate how the influences WhicI
would run the country under such
system would be uniuatly and IN
equally applied. Bat what shall wed
with our eX-presidents Shall the
return to the drudgery Of cyeryda
life? Shall Grant no longer continl
II represent the country's great hero
i age and keep alive by his presenc
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