Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1845-12-06

borrow money shall be submitted by the
legislature to the people, if they agree TO ii
then the legislature may create the debt;
on the subject of emancipation, &c, and
in regard to slaves, it is the same as the
present constitution. All impeachments TO
be tried by the senaie-a majority to gov
ern. Treasurer Of the State to be elected
by the people. No county hereafter cs-
tablished shall contain less than 400 square
miles. The general assembly to meet on
the first Monday in November, instead Of
the third, every two years. The above
contains the substance of the report. Other
parts Of the report are the same as the pres
ent constitution.
Mr.. Acock, as one of the members of
the committee, remarked he differed with
the majority who made the report. He
might, or he might not submit minority
report.
The report was ordered TO second read
ing.
In the evening of Saturday, the subject
Of electipg the Auditor was again discussed
at length, and on a call of the yeas and
Gle 9TH, it was negatived-
AYEs--Messrs. Acock, Anderson, Ap.
plegate, Bassett, Dewitt. Bunch, Cannon,
Davis. Finch, Fulkerson. Gentry, Gibbony
Griffin, Hunt, Jackson, of Howard, James.
Jones, of F.. Jones. of N, Marmaduke,
Massey, McHenry, Neaves, Nickel, Porter,
Shields, Simonds. Slack, Stewart, Tong,
Wells, and Wicoxson-3l.
NoEs--Messrs. Alexander, Branstetter,
Broadhead, Brooking, Brown, Buford,
Campbell, Coalter, Ewing, Farquhar, For
shey, Foster, Green, Hickman, HORNE.
Hunter, Hyatt, Jackson, of r., Jones, of
S., Kincheloe. Leslie. Mitchell, Morrow,
Pannell, Pipkin, Pitt, Polk, Simpson, Stone
Thomas, Ward, Wright, Young and Mr..
President--34.
So the Auditor will hereafter be appoint
ed by the Governor, as the present constitu-
ton provides.
An amendment was adopted vesting the
county courts of the several counties with
authority to cause elections for Sheriffs and
Coroners, whenever those offices shall be-
come vacant, and TO make appointments
to fill vacancies until an election shall take
place. Officers so appointed or elected, to
fill unexpired terms to be eligible for the
next succeeding term.
On Monday, Mr.. Shields, chairman of
the committee on internal improvement, re-
ported a substitute for the 7th article of
the constitution. That internal improve.
ments shall be forever encouraged by this
State, and that all lands granted to this
State for internal improvement, shall be
strictly applied according to its grant. and
that the 100000 acres of land shall be placed
under the control of the legislature,
Mr.. James opposed the report, and gave
notice that he should submit q counter re.
port.
Various amendments were proposed in
reference TO the militia system, all of which
were lost, and clause inserted vesting the
legislature with power to organize, govern
and discipline the militia.
Tuesday. the morning session was con-
sumed in offering various amendments to
the different sections in the declaration of
rights, none of which were adopted mater
tally altering the present declaration.
We regret 10 see so prevalent DISPOSE
ton to amend almost every section Of the
Constitution. The amendments called for
by the people are few, and might be soon
Of, and the session brought TO a
close. But so many amendments are of.
fered and discussed that as yet. literally
nothing has been done-notwithstandin
time enough has elapsed for the convention
TO have transacted the business called for
by the people, and gone home.
FOREIGN NEws.-The late Foreign News
shows an alarming state Of affairs in Eng
land. The New York Herald heads its sy-
nopsis of the news by the latest arrival as
follows:
Our accounts in commercial and financial
point oil view, are more important than they
have been for The last twenty years. terrible
revulsion has commenced in England, greater
than that Of 1925, and similar to that OF 1887 in
the United States. This revusion has been
produced by the combined influence of that bad
harvest all over England and Europe, bad
monetary system. and the minimizing initiation in
railway specuaons. All stocks, and every sta.
pie is going down-except the price Of bread
sIufs, which The impending famine enhances and
improves. This terrible movement is Just in its
commencement. The first blow has been struck
and in Ireland, the agtator O'ConnelI is al
ready using il for the purpose Of opposition 10 the
union. The English Government seems 10 be
in a state OF alarm, and Sir Robert Peel is call.
ing cabinet after cabinet, TO deliberate on the
opening Of the ports, and the best means to meet
impending famine. Cotton is down-corn is up
and the excitement caused by the revulsion is
increasing every day. What the resul! may be,
no one can tell-peIhaps it is the "beginning OF
the end" OF the financial and political superstTuc