, 1880-03-16
II at Variance with, tho Ma
'A tional Precetlcnts,
as.dss Being Distasteful to the Popu-
lar Sentiment.
s,,ther, the People Arc Tired Of MILL
tnry Methods.
:. Party Gan Survive Endorsement Of
Grants Second Term.
,,.,orical Parallels - Prccedents OF the
Bonaparscs.

sr. LOUIS, NO., March IA great
.rd,ence OF Republicans assembled at Mer-
.su su,s Library Hall last evening To listen to
mech from Gen. JOHN B. Henderson, tho
mt ' influential Republican Of Missouri, Of.
ssa a' subject Of n Third Term.
M. Henderson catne forward to the front
Il he platform, bowed to tho audience. ald
noke IS follows:
THE spEEc11.
1haye been requested TO spenk to YOU yu, upon M
SS,i CANVASS. Although tic question OF Ex.
aa.a,i~n nOwer scct,lH to hare boon tlle most
GSifaauit problem submitted to the Federal
Tf00nyention, It Is now quite certain TINT our
fSfeiathers had not the most dlsinilI cencep-
tisa Hsa natronngo ,IlAs n6w attained. The con-
III III X tlo Revolution lad bec, made agaMst
TTIri,tiyo power; the complaints Of the
declaration Of Independence were 81 not loveieti
ssai,' esan In liz contests Tor liberty in England
Ma Parliament had always been on thn slde
T'ha ~ ncople. Mngnn Chnrta, tho pet[tIonof
frat and the bill Of rights, llatl been extort-
% o EXccntlvs powe9F I'll ence En- sr II Hrs %s
f,thers XII ngainst, Executive power, Tho great
trnInt insisted on during the earlier SESSIONS
Y sie Convention was a limitation Of the Ex"
sntiye term. All tho plans for u Constittl.
% sus%ltt1s to yc The G9nycfo fr xie sXSSp' l ens
jji insjigibin d accond time, It Is trug, that
it, iia'silton's plan provided! f9r M ~ ExCS, re-
tiYc to serve during Eool behavior, anu hls
u also p5oxie4t tn{ SeatGEs "a Fe nacT
H. FTeentge tTe ist III sou s5 BE- eieete By o Na
sInnal Legislature. At Il. subsequent period
d he Convention y was TO eleet
HI1e TSem far The list tine, by Close vote, the
nrinrIntn of q single term was temporarily
sshantjoncd.
~. r,i,, o. 1ir Williamson asked the Coli
VI Ivy ,Sn,,t -, M,, = tmr,, ~ snvcn vrnrs for
tsap Heiq, ~ at'tl snhsan,,ct meifeibilty.
M!s Ma safd. rt1I.uee' ''' A '0'''
u Siie (tho Exccutiye) will spare no pains to
~ a1f1m for tha s,,cccssion Of Ills children. 1t
srns an n1nttv ri ~ ceSin,,. lie thought, that We
sSnn,G NJ n so,ne t,ns. or other llyc q King;
hnt ha wtsnnii m nrccn,lti0n 10 bo omitted
sas,tiae n,as He r,,"lia1hiiitv n snrInI time ru-
Msstvdift Mpssscd IL him to bo liz best precaut!on"
IN aly - at rn,nrt Msrt II Fl thu Eo,ttce Of
shs ss Whole VIZ n Ge 1 Teinstated, to-Wit:
sThst us E$e;!!ilS;s r. appente;1 lpp.a,' ;1n tog i
,oas Ma, - SF'Sgs Nnw somnshir", Nav Jersey Mnry.
Isnd V;rririn. North Cnrol{na, South Caro-
H. %' onh 10 aGnn1irin, y. ntsninst ConnectlcNt,
ssiaaS5atsa1'th ST! S5nt ~ tha nIW ilnor. "'' -
~ III III .hora,.non ~" si,e Convanifo fter long
.;am,nont amT' ffailharatnlv aiontei the follow.
In1 rnsnt,'tin,,.
II k,rhmt Hntionol Executive bo instituted,
to consist Of a single person, to 30 chosen BY
ne hatloial hSg'S,11rnih M na11ih,c 1u serut i;n,o
- st' 'e".o' ~ Nv
ri + was nor until tho Committee Of Eleven
ssSsts ss1 'Ss I tS as@ts@ s rse S5
four G We years E' S,,;l tho point Of inclglbillty
,aRpi: VIII tlla 1t mi1orlty 1 u tie Cunyenton oil.
thIs subject, expalnea tic reaso1,s ot , tne
s =, gleas n s,, o cleston n from tc
SstIonai Ma Hep efeMtsiaturo hi % 10 Electors. lo Con-.
ypntinm nnsti,nn"I tts nresnnt Reconsideration,
Mr' Wilsot, snvimp If ,vna an, most difficult
pTgbiem non Oh witleh' tic Convention Ind to de-
es;ui Subsoouont ftscusston in tle Convention
q s9Geet Sees u ecfnn 10 lSe raar lie
taT,n If - scrvlrr' e'o ~ o0'' @'''''S-
Va p5opsss4 gy 5 R"t|fge sn t9 peS }o
IN thc cv nrjemnI uionto ii VT: Election by the
,esst,t ds9 1'EMa n Mn.eiIHtili1. fnr :. scyomi
tarn,. Will, AT Metr~ wnted iin,yn. eviIcntiy
beauss SIa. "f lila i nia and not ths term Of eiee.
% nn ~ 70 ir,n0r to Gors rar eTt n,s tis mint
Il f. y thma hn" aso,, % II, t,n tirst ninrr. tint IN
mrrhor ~ ,hn 1,rvaMtto,. nxrrI,t III. linn.
ilt.m, ever ~ cnnfaMntnt"I n }rrI. II nynr spv..1,
vaon, 1tS. ~ ~ nt}"o. mi fnrii,cr thnf
IT, MnIv i,tjMccGn,,t t' r. riye % IN Tia s{ngi,.
tssn@, @ svstnm wns thc aIdnt1ou ~ thn nlnil 10
eIsnt ~ Iors ma '1 n', ,'nt ~ Tho Netnnni
si " E.ec1o1s' I'LL" ''o' ~ 'a'o 1'"'s'''"1
isi.nn sq,o,,,- .,,o,, asod II, ronta ravte,,
~ histnrs, ~ norsn. WIN @ i,nif c"i,t1,rv mat
sna sn,.,n ~ tx aats ~ ~ to inat Hninsra
HIM. arI nrnnuoad silU MS.a y e'' '"o'
anIan 1aa1 r. r. iWHonnI,,cn,s and nsk then,
n tpap - Icpntte"in ,,tt 1o,isana n ~ In,
nnSs ~ ia.I laI1''ods n trscryo pnrty
annrnvo,n si a. ts,1 ,srtv ;tso1t is nmwnrtl,v
AZ nu','tn ,a,ii.I,.,,oap M, .!u p"t nMiausn nui
as1dn ttio ;snn.,tis,m H., tiawrnrSi nni fhT
eoTri,,t9onv T XII h;s,,nnnrai tfat AImi,,is.
naStv NV, Wn to sep1, p.s,thomt lnss ~ All"
cess. ani ~ n,n,, rnm In,lnrs,, them without
loss Of seIfsrcsnect' at item remain GOV.
cred by that veii of chnrity with Which d
generoiis 1Inhlfo hns cintheii tllonl, iAIt
plause.I '''.
Hnt oe nm humh,o n,emhcr of tho partv
have risht to protest aguinst their 'bellil
ported i;en Grant in mil iJmiinr Drotpst
sunnnrtal IN, ngntn H. n 1Rrs II his neti
scisnsa' i 'd dGGeaSe ne Gpntova, o. fan},v X cof.
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