Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1844-11-30
NOVEMBER %, 1874.

NOVEMBER %, 1874.
But little OF interest has occurred in either
branch Of the General Assembly since my last
To day, however, new project for party mischief
has shown itself in both Houses. DR.. Fort, of
the Senate gave notice that on Monday next
he would introduce bill to repeal the act passed
at the last session, for the call OF Convention
to amend the Constitution OF the State. Also,
II similar notice. understand, was given in the
House, by Mr.. Patterson, Of Jackson county.
Both these gentlemen are said TO be OF the faith.
full, and what their object can be know not
But one thing seems pretty certain, that at the
late election the people Of the State intmated by
popular majority OF about twenty five thousand
that they desired the holding Of the Convention.
and if these gentlemen will persist in their oppo.
son to the Convention bill, and vote against it,
they will at least give some evidence Of pretty
good nerve.
However, there is some speculation, 10 the ef
feet, that these gentlemen wish to scare somebody
into support Of the proposed Constitutional
amendments, which, by the way, were not passed
at the last session by the constitutional majority
Of two thirds, nor they published as required
by the constitution: but by their immediate pas
sage, the new Governor will have soma fine sub
jects to decapitate, in the persons OF Supreme
and Circuit Judges. For instance, there is Judge
Scott, on the bench OF the Supreme Court; the
Old Horse; Judges Ryland, Cook, Young, and
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suffrage, may have chosen to vote against him.
What beautiful spectacle, that to see John C.
Edwards, our new Governor, sating his private
and personal resentment on such man as Judge
Scott! The one in office by the mere concur.
renee Of thousand little circumstances, 10 be
used BY those who put him there The other an
ornament to the Judiciary OF the State, who
maintsins the dignity and independence Of the
bench. Many Of the better informed suppose
that TO have the power in tho hands Of the Gov.
ernor, to bestow these few places on hungry
expectents about the first OF January, was the
true desire OF those who manifest wish to repeal
the Convention bill. Threats are now going the
rounds here that the democracy will defeat the
Convention bill, and also establish many new
counties at this session, unless the wings 60 for
the Constitutional amendments. And there are
now some half dozen bills pending in the House
for the establishment Of new counties.
Thus it is that the wings, in order to get the
democracy to vote for the call OF Convention,
are to disregard the obligations Of their oaths to
support the Constitution, in voting for the Con.
sttutional amendments, which were not gotten
up. nor have they been carried on since, in the
mode and manner ia which that sacred instru.
ment, by its own provisions, can be amended.
But if the original proposition to amend the
Constitution had been gotten up and supported by
two thirds Of both Houses Of the last General
Assembly and had afterwards been published in
all the newspapers printed in the State as re-
for the older and larger counties to pass The
amendments now, in view Of the expected sitting
Of the Convention next fall; for, admitting tina
you desire the very thing proposed in The amend
people Of whom supported the call Of Conven,
ton Tor that very reason; yet you desire also
the equalization Of representation, and this they
do not want. And when you pass the amend
ments the new and small counties have achieved
all they desired when they voted for the call Of
Convention, and from that moment they viii
throw every obstacle in the way Of the PROPOSED
Convention. But upon the grounds first referre
to, the amendments cannot pass either House
so that all the inducement9 which existed at tn
August election to vote for the call Of Conven
lion will be left out standing.
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