Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1845-01-17
T.-Co.sr,rur,oy.-As the adoption OF re-

lection OF thlS IuStIumens -
which /, will soon become the duty OF the Peo'
r,e n decide. it was our intention. as we an
uounced upon its fret perusal, 70 review ~
and through the columns Of our paper, set fof'n
orr objections to it; but as the Conven''o"'
in its wisdom thought proper to provide otnef
means for its publication than that contemPia-
ted by ths act authorizing the Convention we
have thought proper to defer it until the plan
Of the convention may be masured, SO ina.
those into whose hands the Herald may fa'i
will he able to understand our meaning with
ont eucumbering our columns with long ex-
tracts from that instrument. The copies Or
dered to be printed, not having been d'slfioo-
ted as yet, we still defer its review oot must
notice some of the reasons assigned by its
friends for its adoption.
The Territorial Gazette of Saturday Iast'
in an article on the Constitution and Stale
Government, says:
:. The large vote in favor Of a convention
having manifested in the clearest menner the
desire of the majority to be 10 favor Of becom-
,ng State, the constitution, if rejected now,
must receive its death blow at the hands OF the
friends Of state government. II IS upon TINS
view of the case that we have arrived at the
conclusion frequently expressed. that major
ity of the people will be found ready to ra'ity
the constitutional conclusion, we may as
wei; say here, which recent Intelligence from
the heavy southern and western counties
serves greatly to strengthen. There are few,
if any, who deem the constitution faultless;
but these faults, when compared with the ma
nv excellent provisions which it contains, can.
not lead to its rejection. They are faults OF
detail, and must be regarded as OF minor I'M
portance; while all the great principles Tor
which the Democracy batted in the election
of the delegates, such as the restriction upon
the debt creating power, the individual liaolii.
ty of bank stockholders, the Tepeaiabllty OF
corporation charters, &c. &c. are found lncor'
porated in that instrument, and constitute lis
distinguishing features. Upon the leading
doctrines here stated the democratic members
of the convention were generally elected and
to suppose for moment that they will be CIV
en- up by any considerable number because
this or that clause of the instrumental best
unimportant and easy Of amendment-is cbjec-
,onabe, would be imputed to the common
consistency, the grossest inconsistency, II not
something worse"
1t is true tina, if rejected, it must be a! the
hands of the friends Of state government
No one more ardenty desired.an early acms-
sion into the Union than did we until the Mar
shall rid the people of burdensome tax by
causing the expenses of our courts 10 be paid
by the United States, as contemplated by law.
When this was done, and while we still had
high hopes of constitution we'll adapted to
mind as 10 ;hss o saps5 Asa eaha ass
measure, yet desire to see our Territory on
an equal footing with the States overcame our
dread Of taxation, and We voted in favor OF
State government but no sooner did we read
the constitution formed than "a change came
Ger the spiri. of our Dream and we felt as
ready to confess that all the wisdom is not al
ways with the majority. So far as our vote
is concerned, although friend to state gov
eminent, it shall be cast against the consti'u-
ton. In our opposition 10 it we cannot anti
cipate success, for we are told that The fatal
blow must be struck by the frieuds of State
government, and we cannot expect that the
lumber of Democrats who have independence
enough to oppose it will be able 10 counter
balance the influence of fifty men of infu-
ence, in different parts of the Territory, who
feel great interest in seeing it adopted, be-
cause its rejection would DO poor compli-
ment to the work of their hands. Nor is the
supporters Of the constitution conined to those
who were originally friendly to state govern
ment, for we know that many wings who op-
posed the convention will support the cons,i-
tuition, at the same time regretting that its obi
Gus features are not more numerous, that it
might sooner be scorned by the people.
The remarks Of the Gazette, as above quo
ted, fully sustains US in our assertion last
week, that its friends admitted its faults, but
still ask US to accept it with the admission
that it must be amended, by vote Of the peo-
pie, as also that Of two legislatures meeting
each alternate year.
Who that is familiar with the history of
the amendments made and now proposed to
be made to the constitutions of the several
States. will be willing to 60 into the Union
under Constitution admitted on all sides to
contain errors that must be eradicated before
the end for which it was formed can be ac-
complished?
70 The sun-burnt, or brass-mounted Cos
lin who conducts the would-be Cincinnati
Gazette, IT,, at Davenport, would be witty at
our expense if he only knew how. Did he
merit our friendship, or were we Christian e.
nough 10 forget and forgive all the foibles of