The Litchfield County post., 1828-10-30
FOR THE COUNTY POST.
DTSTRICTING! NOW OR NEVER!


ton Of this State is attended with unusual diff
Guilty. By the Eleventh Article it is provided
that any modification of that instrument must in the
first instance receive the sanction Of majority of the
House of Representatives. Even in this preliminary
step the friends Improvement may with serious
embarrassment, for though great majority of the
House may be in favor of some general principle, as
for example that of Dstrictng. yet it may be almost
impossible to unite majority in favor of any particu
lar ropositlon, account Of discordance Of sent-
ment as details. II however the proposed amend
ment should pass the House Of Representatives then,
according to the acquisitions of the Constitution they
must be continued to the next session of the General
Assembly, and be published with the laws for the in
formation of the public. AT the second session the
subject is again to be brought before the House OF
Representatives, when the propositions must pass by
vote of at least two thirds immense majority
which is seldom obtained in relation to any subject
whatever. In the legislation of this country it is be-
eved that not question in hundred, that
ceeds Is carried by such an overwhe ming vote. The
House at present consists of two hundred and eight
members, and of is in tie power Of seventy
Of their number to defeat any amendment, though
there be less than hundred and thirty eight 10
favor it. We repeat that minority so small, can be
obtained in opposition almost any question, and
more especially in opposition to amendment Of the
Constitution, where perhaps will be lose to
the general principle Of the measure, some the de-
tails, and more from motives which they would be
willing to avow. Ifhowever the propo 5tons should
pass the House by constitutional vote, they then
submitted to the ordeal ofthe Senate, where MAORI
y Of two thirds is also requisite which it will be
quay difficult to obtain. Yes it is in the poaer fue
out Senators prevent any improvement
fundamental laaos though it has twice received the
sanction of the House of Representatives by great
vote though decided majority of their body 10
in favor oft, and though the has long been
desired by the Electors with uncommon unanimity.-
is necessary that any proposed amendment should
60 through this severe scrutiny before the question
can come directly before the people. 1t must then
receive the sanction of majority of the Electors,
which is the contamination of salutary reform. The
provisions Of the Eleventh Article were doubtless in
serted in the Constitution with view to give stability
to the government, and to prevent hasty and nconsd
crate innovation. 1t must be admitted however that
they constitute barrier almost nsurmouDtable in the
way of improvement which experience has shown to
be indspensibly necessary. Now these difficulties
referred to, that the friends of distrcting may see
how great is the progress which they have made to-
wards the triumph Of their favorite principle, that
they may explicitly understand how improbable it ia
that they ever make the same progress if the
measure s not carried, and that they may deeply
feel the Importance of vigorous exerons to procure
distinct and final expression Of public sentiment in "a
vor of the amendments. 1t should not be forgotten
IN no nf Al
that they are disseminating every species ofmsrepre-
sentation and faisehood to win proseytes to their
cause, and they addressing themselves to the ay
rice OF some and the ambition of others but if we
do duty all their struggles will be in vain all their
arts nugaory. The great body of the intelligent and
independent Electors have come to the conclusion,
that Distrcttng is necessary, and they ,ciH hare IT,
They are stedfast principle, and to be bown
about by every wind of doctrine" especially when it
is nothing but the brea tn Of some profgate ofce-see-
ker, whose only wish is to deceive the people and
cheat them of their rights. Let then the friends
81 Dlstrcting rally at the polls the first Monday in
November next. Let not apathy deain man II ON
the discharge Of duty viii oh should be paramountto
every other consideration. Let not confidence in
our strength produce fatal inactNcn. Reflect UPON
the years OF effort which the republican electors have
bestowed upon the subject and upon the articles to
which unworthy men have resorted to defeat Distrc
ing. Consider how intrguers trembe and WI tie in
anguish lest the people should wres from them pow
er so long usurped, through the medium OF leg sa-
tive caucus; how much the control of public senti-
ment over the appointments Office will be increas-
ed how strongly due exercise of the right Of suf-
age will be fortified and how well the actual wish
es of the Electors will be consulted and their real
choice secured But do not wish to dwell upon the
benefits of this measure, my object being engrave
upon the memory ofevery elector, the sentiment with
| which commenced and with which l conclude -
DlSTRICTING! NOW or NEVER! this great
principle of genuine republication must NO W be car
ried, or it is lost forsrsr. KIRBY.
D1STRlCT1NG.
The friends Of fbe Bill argue that to District the
State for the choice of State Senators and Represen-
tatves TO Congress, is imperiousy equfred
by the principles OF republican government, and
absolutely necessary for proper discharge of our e.
e"tve franchise They also say that the present Bill
Is as good as can be drafted and admirably calculated
TO meet all the exigencies in the case Now an mpor-
tant question presents itself to tie freemen of this
State; shall the bill be lost through the nattention of
Al