Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1837-01-03

"of the United States prohb,is any state from pas.
"snc any lsw npa,fng tho obligation Of contracts.
II am awrcc" he bdds col The natural aud PIC
"'aihng Impression that Tic next General Assem-.
"hly might be called upon 10 pfnnnnnce the Incur.
"porhhou Act nall and VOID ON the ground of is
having been ifauducnily. surrcpi,,ionsy and cor.
"rnpt,y o5ipincd.' "But such movement rioiafos
.frod maums-mdkiag defamation eqwroicaf 10
proef .fofrihas pirate property, mt passing 'en
"fRo, ofmjamy ,cifloH jadioidi frtdi. ~ must
nof debdsc pursuit bv any sucn hypoct,tcnl
"pagcsntty and summary injustice And Oc.or-
DINGHY be recommends ~ The only remedy the Com
vcftiou. But, # The Legislature cannot do it,how
can the Convention DO IT
The Conyeptou is body crcnieG under The law
of tho State, entitled AN Act TO provide for call
ing Convention. with limited polrrr.'
The aci declares that the Convention shall have
power TO propose amendments of The Constitution.
TO the people for their ratification or repetition and
''no ot1r OF, groor0 T0ccrs i"fHw1,rry." ''ro pro-
pose amendments t. the Constitute NJ Wen
what is there IN the Constitution about the Bank
How can rs repeal bn pat into the Constitution =?
and II 1t were ~ the Constitution what force wo'd
1t have against the paramount power Of the Con-
stituIion OF the United States which declares that
no Stn,e shall impair the obligation of a contract,
either by lis id,rs or its Consultation.
If then The Legislature or the Convention were
to ATTEMPT such breach of fifth, not merely the
people Of Pennsylvania. bat the people of the other
States. whose citizens will be thus dcriauded by
PenCsy lvnna, would unite IN putting down this
usurpauon.
But there i. not the slightest danger iha, other
the Legislature or the Convention viii make this
aborNc attempt. There are 10, twenty men in
Pennsylvania who would not scorn thus to degrade
this ancient ana honorable Commonwealth. New
eribeless that question should be lricd before the
Convention. II involves interests far deeper than
the temporary interests Of tho barR--t concerns
tie whole character OF oar free institutions II a
Convention IN PENNSYLVANIA Gun dissolve the nbli-
cations contracted BY the Legislature so can Con.
vcnton in New York or Virginia. If when lie
gisolurc has pledged the faith Of the State, lie
members may dispors', and, rcappeanng in few
months as delegates TO Convention, onnu all the
acts Of that Legislature there can be 10 safety
! in dealing with the States The hundred millions
I of money lent by Europeans on the pledge of the
faith of the Saes-ihe thousand millions invested
on the security Of lbc engagements Of the States
he titles to land, and tn all other property bridge
turnpkes, canals, railroads banks every private
right, every corporne pownr,nre wholly al the mer
cy ofihe State authorities, call them you pleas,
Legislatures or Conventions Tho whole in.liu-
.
must no, be. II must be decided whether this
Pennsylvania Of ours is ,lrtuous community OF a
mere society of plunderers-nor will the honor OF
the State be relieved either at home or abroad from
the stain which a few small politicians wish 10 fix
F" '''. - tha Convention adopts some solemn
declarations that there puN.'. :, ,l;s ,o,;o,
capable of violating the sacred engagements OF The
State anti critics. That should be done aud if any
efforts of mine may avail, that shall be done for
the honor Of ;bIs State, for the character Of her
sister States, and for The stability of oil popular in
stiiDtions. In the mean time there is not the least
reason for anxiety about II. The question was 40.
liated merely for the election and expired with IT,
and there is no party 10 the State at all DESTROYS
OF r6sumng controversy, which eau only distract
I ami inlurc the Commonwealth
with great respect aud regard, yours,
n. BlDDLE.
Hon. J. q. ADAMS, Washington %. ca