The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1838-02-24
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From our Correspondent.
Pn11ADrLpurA, Feb. le, 1893.

ution as amended will be submitted to the
people for ratification or rejection on the
I'd Tuesday of October next. 1t will be
en- masse and not in parcels
The reason of this mode is the danger of
ncongruities in case part be adopted and
4 part rejected. The several articles pass
ed by the following vote on the final pas
sage, to wit:
Art lst. yeas 80 nays % Legislative.
I'd 90 " % Executive.
" Sd 81 81 election & militia.
4th no amendments on I'd reading.
5th " s3 80 Judiciary.
9th 90 23 County officers.
18th lO4 III Corporations, &c.
9th no amendments on ID reading.
=" 9th no amendments on I'd reading.
" 10th &" SO Z" 81 Future amendm'ts
The latter article is all new. In the 9TH
article no amendment has been made ex-
cept one new section added, restricting cor
porate bodies from entering on private pro-
perty.
BY the amendments the following chan
ges, amongst others, are effected, to wit:
The elective franchise extended and col
cured person excluded.
Executive patronage reduced.
The meeting of the Legislature takes
place in January annually.
Judicial tenure limited.
County officers and Justices Of the Peace
elected.
Some restrictions on the Legislature in
regard to granting charters ofincorporation,
and corporate bodies restricted in regard to
entering on private property.
The Senate coupled with the Governor
in appointing Judges of Courts Of Record.
The Senatorial term reduced to three
years.
Thus, gentlemen, the amendments which
| ventured to predict shortly after the meet
ing Of the Convention at Harrisburg, last
October, in reply to paragraph in your
paper, are absolutely and finally adopted
by the convention by majorties far exceed
ing my most eanguine expectations. They
will be presented to the people, and wheth-
er adopted or rejected, the disposition of
them will fully settle aud satisfy the public
mind. l apprehend premature adjourn
ment or dissolution of the Convention with
out coming to any definite conclusion,
would have tended, rather to increase than
allay excitement. / therefore rejoice that
conquered my own impotence and impetu-
osito so as to remain firmly in my place to
the end. Perhaps my impatiences to get
through may have led me to rash or hasty
action in some instances: If so | regret
it and hope no serious injury may ensue.
l feel assured that the present posture of
our Constitutional questions are likely to
come to happy solution, let the decision
be either for or against the amendments, be-
cause the people will have fair chance to
express their opinion, and hence will not
rest satisfied.
The amendments are not precisely what
should have made, but upon the whole,
conceive they are nearly what the people
desire. In every point wherein they are
not in accordance with public opinion, they
are less, or more moderate, than that opin-
ion would sanction, and hence the adoption
of them will be perfectly safe. The bill of
rights, remains unaltered and hence no di-
minution of liberty can ensue. In short,
gendement, | feel rejoiced that resisted
the desire that confess | often felt, to dis
solve the Convention; and still hope the
proiracted session, although fatiguing to
and expensive to the state, may
not be wholly useless.
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