The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1842-03-08
THE CONSTITUTION.


last Saturday, after session of one week.
The members have devoted themselves with
much industry to the completion of their work,
and they separted with very strong confidence
tina, the Constitution finally agreed upon,
would be adopted by the people. An abstract
of its chief provisions will be found in another
column the entire instrument we shall pub
lish tomorrow. 1t will be submitted to the
people on 21st, 22d and 23d of March.
The great question of Suffrages has been
settled in a manner that must prove entirely
satisfactory to those who have felt aggrieved
under the present system. The representation
too has been altered in such manner, that
while the conservative interests of the State
are not overlooked, the rights of population are
regarded. That those men who have Joined
the suffrage movement, merely for their own
personal advancement, will be satisfied with
any peaceable settlement of the question is
not to be expected but these, happily, form
only small portion of the whole number, and
the majority will not, when they have obtain
ed, peaceably, every concession which they
asked for, carry matters to the point of the
bayonet, merely to hoist into off &c. some half
dozen broken dowC demagogues, whose selfish
motives as perfectly understood by the suf-
frage party, as by any others. We believe
that the moderate and judicious men of all par
ties, will come up TO the support of this Con-
stitut on. The State has been agitated for a
long time, and the public good demands repose,
and here is common ground upon which all
can meet. 1t is the duty, as we believe it will
be the pleasure, of the good people of this State,
to rally under the broad banner of the Laws
and in defence of those great principles of Or
der and good government, which he at the
very foundation of all security TO life, liberty
and Observation-Disclosures Jour.
The Albany Evening Journal publishes a
call signed by both branches of the Legislature,
for the formation Of legislative temperance
society.
A letter has been addressed TO Mr.. Nichol-
son, who was robbed in Baltimore, offering ive
thousand dollars of his own money if he will
stop further proceedings for arresting the
robbers. The letter is written in plain nat
ural hand, without attempt at disguise. 1t is
at least daring piece Of impudence.
The population of the village of POUCH.
keepsie is 1874.
The Boston papers state that the committee
Of the legislature, 10 whom was referred the
memorial of the trustees of the Charestown
Convent. are about to report in favor of re-
Enumeration.
Sound doctrine from an unexpected quarter
The following paragraph, full of political truth
and sound doctrine. is from the Hon. Isaac
Hills New Hampshire Patiot =
'Let the manufacturing industry and capt.
tai be fostered, and in ten years from this time
the products will be double and perhaps treble
"a market will be created and kept up within
our borders that will pay higher price for the
surplus of our farmers than they can obtain at
the seaports in Massachusetts,. Let railroads
be extended through the natural valleys the
whole length of the State-let Other. improve
meuts 90 on, and every acre of land will rise
in value some twenty five, some fifty, and some
an hundred per cent. There are certain men
who would now seem to wish to present as
the "ong political question: whether candi-
date for public office will or will not throw ev-
cry obstruction in the way of great public i'm
provements. Will the people choose for pub
lie servants those only who are DESTROYS of dri-
wing away the capital of other States which
seeks to employ itself on our numerous water
falls, and to build up and oeautify mum rous
villages, ,Chich furnish support for the farm ers
surrounding them 2"
THE RIGHT OF PETITION.