Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1824-06-22

monsly, and | am ready to appear in my
own name whenever he choose TO set
the example and call on me to follow it.
II there is absurdity, then, in talking
about slavery, its advocates are at least
as liable to the charge, as those who are
said to pretend to fear it. If slavery
cannot be introduced, why are so many
striving to introduce itl Why incur the
great expense, and relard the progress
of improvement, by keeping emigranis
waiting for the decision, if, alter all, The
thing is impossible If the convention
lists believe that slavery cannot he intro
duced, why does the most intelligent and
honorable candidate of their party avow
it as his motive for desiring conven-
ton? That he does avow it, (and he is
honored by his political opponents for
doing SOY is well known, and he would
spurn the man who should attempt de-
ceplion for him. This :. unknown" edi-
tor, therefore, cannot be ignorant of it.
But | will (though unlearned> explain
the seeming paradox.
Among the party that is striving TO
obtain convention, there are many very
honest and upright men, who wish to do
what is right, but who think that slavery
might be established without immediate
injury to the state, and without Illegally.
Such men will, of course, try the expert
ment if they can. There may be few
who think there is no danger OF slavery,
and who wish some minor alterations III
the constitution, without rejecting that
these alterations cannot be made
without jeopardlzing the fairest and
best principles of our government.
Il is to such men the anticonvention-
lists wish 10 address themselves.
But those from whom all classes OF
good citizens have most to apprehend,
are the restless and aspiring demagogues,
(of whom there are not few who hope
to gam some ior,uitoas elevation, IN the
confusion that might occur on the break
ing up Of a settled form Of government
Such men make the loudest cry for con-
vemlon, and will deny or avozv slavery,
Just as they think mos, advantageous 10
themselves.
nc opposers u ''s eo"fo'i'io" ,oe'
'oifasl suen 'hcp 40 'neae' because .'iey
know that they will Join, with avidiy,
any party which will receive them as
bu'ueo '"o 'e'"e''' '"u Wy e'''' pa''y
can at any time command their services
~ e'ioet '''e uS'aaesio'i u i'0o ptiDei'
pies.
But let us see what they have done.
In order to get oae man snug office,
the legislature at It's last session was
leased to abolish the Court OF Probate,
and attach lis duties ahdSemolumen,s 10
the CLERKS office. Ibis would not go
down. Then a law was got up, and ac-
,uaily passed both houses, making the
Judges OF Probate elective by The legis-
lture, b'ennla'ly. Inc law was return
I'd by the Council OF Revision, as un-
CONSTITUTIONAL" ana after beng remodel
led SO as TO repeal the hrst section oil
he law establishing the Courts OF Pro-
hdte' and to make provision Tor The
immediate election OF the judges, 1t was
passed INTO law. All TINS tronbie and
expense was to get one man who had
good office, INTO another but this Is
tfife'
The nineteenth section OF the second
article otthe Constitution says that" No
senator or representative shall, during
The time Tor which he shall have been
elected, be appointed to any civil office
nnder this state, which shall have been
created, or the emoluments OF which
shall have been increased, during such
time"
The Office OF Judge OF Probate was
originally created during the session oil