Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser., 1844-12-14

the Com ftutieh tsatlef v whicNtkat fioUfish-
ing territory asks to be admitted into the
Union, and we have examined its provis-
ions with unmineied pleasure. We would
invite our whig friends to glance at the fol-
lowing summary Of the Constitution formed
by a Democratic Convention, based on, as
t hS md Hhbbdying as it does, the true
principles Of tue Democratic creed, aadsay,
Wherein they could improve it. The Dem
ocrats can point To- this dotcoSiment. and
proudly contrast It with the tyrsAn6us con
stitntion Of Rhode Island, which is solely
sustained by the. WAigs know no bet
Yer mode OF arriving at, and testing the
respective principles Of the two great psr.
ties, than by comparison of the Constitd.
tions Of Rhode Island and Of Iowa.
The Bill Of Rights sets forth that no reli-
gious test shall Be required as qualifica-
ton for any Office Or public trust, and that
no person shall be deprived Of any Of his
rights, privileges or capacities, nor render
ed incompetent to give legal evidence on
account Of his opinion on the subject Of re-
ligicn. Il also declares that ssToreiir1ners il e11 /
who are residents Of the State shall enjoy
the same rights, in respect to the posses.
sion, enjoyment, and descen. Of PROPERTY
as native born Citizens" and "a Id that uneitI-
Ier Slavery, nor involuntary servitude, un-
less for the .ptaislfmelit of Ecrimes, shall
ever. be tolerated inthe State" aq}s nF
BY the Sd Article the right of suffrage
As extended to every, white male citizen
over Fl, who has been resident Of the
State sar nonths,and Of the county where
ne claims to vote hirty, days, before the
election. Electors are exempt from mill.
tia duty, except in war, and from arrest, on
election day, except for treason, felony or
breach Of the peace. The voting is to be
Iby bailot.is. r Hs sasl. Hi sfrtfssT Ati
1t will be seen that the vexatious provis-
ions Of. 0urrelsctisH laws, concerning the
payment OF taxes, which often places the
voter at the mercy Of. the Assessors and
Tax Collectors, isInot adopted in Iowa.
The Sth and 9th articles pleases us SO
well that wssslhli' insert tisem entire:
These are the articles in relation to state
debts and interpretations, which wesdeeml
it ul unnecessary again to republish, Ed
Gaz. III ..aa.s sqs sgra.cs baa ftst 5.is ..oa
The 10Th article provides for the ,esstab.-
lishment Of Common Schools. All the pro-
ceeds Of the lands that have been or NAV,
hereafter be granted to the state for the
use Of Schools, and the lands granted to the
new States by the act of Al, and all estates
OF deceased persons, dying without heirs,
and the 4per-centage- granted by Congress
on the sale of'lands in the State SHALL be a.
perpetual fund, by which school shall
be kept up and supported in each school
district for at least months in the year.
Measures are also to De taken to erect and
maintain q University toigsgue s1aa =,
The features in the Constitution which
we NEST admire, eney ! The absence Of all
restrictions Of the, right of Suifrage-ne
property Or other qualification being re.
quired, save residence and compliance
with the naturalization laws. 2. The ar
ticle relative TO Public Debts and liabilities.
How much public and private calamity
and suffering would have been saved to
Pennsylvania, if the wholesome restraints
upon contracting heavy debts, which are
there established, had been in force in Penn
sylvania for theslast 20 tof'25 years. No
loan can be made unless provision for its
repayment and for discharging the interest
on it, within 70 years, be duly made
Thus, the debt viii be paid by those who
contract it: for 1t has been ascertained that
III 2Oyears from the passing of any given
law, d majority Of those who acted for So
ciety when such law was enacted, will no
longer act for society. Their places will
be supplied by those who might deem the
law improvident, and {if it authorizes a
loan } who might deem its enactments bur-
densome and oppressive. And there is
another safeguard against the indiscretion
Of lawmakers, in the provision that before
any loan law takes effect, the people must
approve It by their votes. 3. The ster-
ling democratic principle Of the indiotda.df
linbi ity Of stockholders is recognized and
established. Il is also decided that the
people shall pass upon all bank charters at
the polls before it goes into effect, and
declares, after all this, that the Legislature
has power to repeal all acts Of the IhSor-
poration by them granted. We do not
much fear that banks viii flourish in iowa
under such stringent regulations as these.
4. Last, but not east, we take peculiar
pleasure in noticing the provision made for
popular education. 1t completes the glo-
rious political fabric reared BY the repub-
licans Of Iowa, and makes it as faultless
perhaps as we can hope to find any system
Of government now in existence. NJ
Under this government, which secures
equal rights and equal protection to every
citizen, Iowa must GO on prospering andtb
prosper-and democrats can point to it as a
proud illustration oftheir principles-when
poor, unhappy Rhode Island, which repre-
sents whigism in full bloom, WILDE bowed
down in misery under the weight Of its ty-
rannic Institutions. IVY sa1
Z. s. SEEGrE.-The result Of the Del
aware election secures the choice Of .
Whig to succeed R..'H. Bayard, of the
same politics, in the U. S. Senate, making
total of 26 Senators which the Wings are
sure of, while the Democratic are sure Of
only ,25.l The political character Of the
Senate depends entirely upon the Lcgisla-
latnre of Virsinis; and a. parties in that
body are about equally divided, the whple
matter yrnsf ret,e;n IN douht until thcrx,