, 1880-01-21

a1r. Ntii!ia King. Mr.. ENlitene,tr MGrrfs md Mr,
Jannss !, Ma,lt.oo: "a tl,e !!h q scpten.er TINT
a,onta md vice-l'rc.lsn'a 6y M E!ce'orai cDl.
'c to ~ eect, & tie ece t, ioa ,Ss. e S"''Gans 'o'
tho Hc.lntc. Mr. ehcrtnnn explicitly avowrtl
that tho object nj this cln,1se o! tho rt,nrt ~
whict, WIS Mttachcl tn the not1c nf elcctlon l1y
tl,G l"ElslntnrtM. ~ I'm and 70 Mke the Exs.utiye @ ~.
Tin wa. ri o. ot,cc @ attactc s,pm: the rs.tn,tlon @ @
TINT the. Colleges wtn!lti ,cycr elect, aud. ii
tT'ur:c, Tho setlutc wolld always clrct. 70 that
tho President, instead Of l,cfnE independent,
Aftrr a ioi'R 'i:hato, Mr. i,ntlesgc. nj Fonth
"G s ss or f EE. mp.nG .o H no m rs9Het o 5 S'
rspnrted by tho Ct,ntn!t,cc of Detail. 1sy tint
tntt!on Tho Convention WIS e,,lc,t 10 chtxse II
Legislature for single term ot scynn years md
.ge rre'e,t ~ IT, to s"'a' h. *g H. ~ , th1 Ei%ni @ cn
Onty North nnIl smith Cnr,lIi,u VOTED for II.
With sotise notifications. tho plum of tho Cnm.
st,,,on uni tho rec"rtis % nf sit"t grcat m it, ae6uto
40 not preserve tho nnitse Of hInglr innn
WITH Iu1,0NESr ~ DgnAuCttED
A 10 object TO the cllQil,flItyot Ircslcnts, II
only tho choice could bo preserved from legis.
Tn2 g, Gens.tuton q finally aFrcet! &c To- WI: nnt
sIaoy refused 10 sir,' it. X1nnE those 70 e.
I:a,lrihg. Of Nnw Iork: Edmund Hanto!ph,
Einia; md Elprl,iv,c derry, 81 : Mas.@ch.1sctta.
Each nf those tstnguisttd acnt!etncn bus left
5ss25d his fe"ss rs for rs ef.S , :" s'a The
ths rc.cIgbIlty of tho Prc.It,ont is ID s'i,Jec-
t'nn to Tho instrument. lid tho liu,sc Of Iter'-
tloty." which does not exist, or did these tlcRr.
syhett cRvilers caRcr nf they were u lind fhnlt7
| fn!l To- seq n peril which dill exist?
Agntn tho Constitution WIS submitted to
crit1cnl ruvew. III the several Stnta Conventions
called to eo!,aer Tho question Of its ratttlcn,,
again.t tnti{lcnttrn. 1Iut mt ono Of tho whole
nu1n!,er objected to the rc.cllKibIlIty of tho
Ircsitlent. No such objection wl'a s!nEcs!cd In
| the Enitenttuns for Connecticut or New Hump
tim of New York. 1t was .nasie by Sir. siel,ii.ch.
!fe hal heei ocsate t fr" 'e' tic siate S''s II tSc
Federal Convention. lie wins the Hpustle Of tho
Rospei,nr rotation In ollce. lie WINS II consistent
alone, but 81 scnatnrs md ,nrmhcrs Of tho
House also. Int MIR. Smith found no second to
bis ldcM III TINT Convention. untl
| EVEN liz AEEMs TO ILAvE ABANDONED IT.
For. when subsequently he moved his schedule
q amendments, tho adoption Of which hu de-
sired 70 make condition precedent to ratfca-
In the PENNSYLVANIA Convention the objection
wns mt hcar1i Of Ono year after PENNSYLVANIA
ind rni!t!cst the Constitution. lnrGc Convention
,ncnts e tt Twelve t!!irercnt nmcildmcnts wero
agrecd 10. nut no limitation upon -clfgiGi,ity
Tho Maryland Convention wo,,lt, mt consider
%nMe!riIncnts; % would not hcar objections. Ono
mem9er afttr another arsse IL 1is sent to say he
ton, 1lnt Il, ,a,nrnI il. Thsv ws,l,i nor ulity
nh amendment to bo read evcr. but, On tho
tho instrument. ly a voto of w to. IL. 1Inving
ratified the Constitution. IN orlcr to pAelfy
cnmniltco Of thirteen to cntlstt.cr TIC sub.
werc unlimited, Thirteen amendments, 10
they asree m aa ttaeen ,co s they r.
worl of criticism upon tic rr.eiFihiity q tho
wns far less cortlIal 10 tho new sche,nc of gov
ernnei.; The Convention M ,l't snly Proposed
stnoa bs IL rlsS na sxt p If q 9 ras
.., nut NOT EyEx VEN, y :. soa1,, ,', cAaoL.sA A M
ty of o u :? sc man ro Inc as teSs fo
in iG Gu,h ri Carolina, 1'o 'AsA 'A"'' ""s Aoa'''
Ono such was found In. Virginia, but only one.
seurshnx n"Sa ~ 7, o st % a
T5s "Ss,iSn ,., x1s ss AZ !5e ss,sss Ss
convened S,s tic ii OF June. Thcy ,lIi mt voiy
upo,l rn,itlcation until tho a4til. Then seventy.
,trnr thp ,!otate whit t,r.e"s,i the Vote
objection which hun,i, sngncity coiijd dcicrt nr
human ingrnity gould invent hnd been Urged
nS"!nst i: 3Hc ma' cay,!ca 1T tho o-cll9!h!lits
OF tue PRESIDENT. Slr. Get,rHo Slason hntl been
member Of tno FoleEal Convention, fIc hnd
heard re -elHsolty dcc!Asuett nkniHsi there, ,wh|a
LMo p'an was 70 give the election to CONGRESS-
%hs an ~ ,Ra ad bbs. nse sGoredha fp I'd ngct, a
oi rGmovsnK tue oRjcetlon tn re-. elections. Still
Mr. Mnson seemed to think 10 might ar1isa
so.ne hostility to the GonAtitution " m arg,,.
mont, mont aKa!nst e-e'lEibils.y;; Ills a'ylnicns Is
WORM soproauens, 1'p os1 ~ si',eo o', :, Is
nnon which ihn e9I,ct of Tho ifn,,xr RIM ,c o,.
ctItci., Nj. Masun etiid: "The President il
ojnc,td without r9tntfo It rnar hn snfti Tint Il
INV clcctit1 tnnv r.n,ove lin ard nlnce
nuother IN his steutf. II va t,.tlw.. rum run,
tho nxpericncD Of iii othor col,mtrte.. nn.i
cycn DIR nw;1, we mny conci,ItIS TINT
| rs tho President Of tho United Stntcs
| tnny liz nlrctI,t. 70 IN Will. This Irnsl.
Ictit vii bo elected ti,t,u uftcr tina. iio vii
ho continued in Office for ijfo II va
In E,,ronn viii mi, m"t njinwe r.
| 1t III il grcMt tiefcct In tho HcnntG
that they nrn nut Ineligible ut the end nf six
years. The b!onntut exclusion nt 0nC-third OF
thom VIII hnve 10 cneet, us they can bG rn.
elected. Some stated time Ought tn be t!1cd
when tug PRESIDENT 10y, o,'Eht It to hS % reduced r. to q
private ssnt!un Ehanlt 20 contentth That hG
miEht 10 elected for eight years. but should
| Elrbt YpIlfH out Of tWEkyD 0r NXttJn."