Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1844-06-07

any other Office, at the coming election.
Yours. &c.
ABRAHAM SMALLEs1e /
Bloomington, June 8, l644.
Fo. the Herald
Mr.. RUSSELL :-Sir-My name having been
placed, by some of my friends, among the list
of candidates, for the Office Of Delegsse to the
Convention for forming Constitution ana
State Government, and deemfng It OF lmpof-
lance that the delegates from the several town.
ships to the County Convention, to be hela on
the Sh inst. a. Bloomington, should Know Tie
views and opinions of the several candidates
for that trust, as 10 the provisions which ought
to be engrafted on that instrument, take c.
casion to state mine, in order that the Coavei
ton may act understandingly SO for as 4n
concerned. But before proceed, VIII So
that fully recognize the right of lnstrucst!tl,-
and should be honored with place ~ w
delegation from this coynty, sHou.5. II =.
accordance with the we'll ascer,alned pS, US.
of nv constituents, and ii left without ~ I ,:c~
tons, should use my utmost endeavors 70 sa-
cure the greatest possible amount Of pubic
liberty, with THE least possible burthen upon
the people.
With these premises will now state Nv
of the main features which ought in my olin'
ion to belong TO the Constitution.
The Governor to serve not over two years.
to be elected by the people, with salary aos
exceeding one thousand dollars per annuni.
The Senate and House of Representatives
elected annually, TO hold sessions forty dsys
commencing on the first Monday after the l's st
day of January, with one dollar and fifty c ats
L.. III in 4.
uary they will have longer days to do business
in, and no occasion to adjourn Tor the hoiii-
days.
The Judiciary and other State officers. sch
as Secretary Of State, Treasurer and AnNtor
TO DE appointed by The Governor with ~ -
vice and consent of the Senate.
The right of suffrage as large and free as it
now is by the existing laws OF this Territory.
The Legislature to exercise the same fulc'
lions and powers as the Legislature now dotS,
with the following restrictions.
They shall have no power 10 pass acts Ct a.
vorcement; that power to be vested In the
courts,
They shall have nc power to pass acts of
incorporation granting privileges ,o companies,
which are forbidden to be exercised by pirate
individuals without charters.
No act establishing any Bank-nor any
act fof the purpose Of borrowing money-nor
any act levying ,axs for purposes other than
the support Of Government, or for paying ex-
listing debls-nor any act to remove the seat Of
Government, shall have force. or effect o. go
into operation, until they are submitted .orrNd
be -.gfssea. Tx 10 A;.y ZIG p1dt.a.
same degree and to the same extent as the
President Of the United States, has power to
exerciseit.
All officers now elected by the people under
the existing laws Of this Territory, together
with the clerks Of the several courts to be cleo
ted by the people under the Constitution
The Senate at first to consist of not exceeding
twenty six members. The House not exceed
ing fifty-two members; the Legislature to
make appointments from time to time but in
no case to adopt ratio which will increase
the number Of members ia proportion to the
population Of the State. The Governor to be
eligible for the same office two terms in three.
Elections for county and state officers to We
held on the first Monday of October in each
year.
recommend the election of the Senate an
ually and for my reasons for so doing will
only refer to the history of the two efforts
made dy the House of Representatives = u.
peal the charter of the Miners Bank o. Du-
buque. If the people had the power to dis.
place the Council annually, they could have
elected such Council as would heve acted
with the House in the measure and thereby
would have rid the Territory of tina. abomina-
ton.
Believing as l do that the people in this
country are sovereign, just in proportion and to
the extent that they retain power in their own
hands, and as it is necessary to part with
some of their power in order to organize state
Government it follows that the Government is
strong and the people weak just in proportion
to the amount Of power they vest in their Gov
eminent, and believing it to be much better for
the people of Iowa to be strong people with
weak Government, rather than to have a
strong Government and be a weak people,
have recommended that The Senatx-S.ss y
pletely under the power of the people as s:fy
other branch of the Government.
With my name and my views before them.
the Convention will not fail to do me Justice
whether my name be placed by them before
the people OF this county for the Office of Del
egate or not; and assure you that whatever
their decision may be, will bow most cheef.
fully to that decision.
JOHN SHERFEY.
.U~By the Hibernian, We yesterday receiv
ed st. Louis dates up to Tuesday last. but
hear nothing of the result of the Baltimore
Convention.
LATE FROM AFRlcA.--The brig ATLANTA. a,
New York, from Monrovia, brings ioteIligence
hat p,Jo To bo OIL