Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1845-09-11

better remain as they were. Blu. these
conflicting Opinions were harmonized,
the interests Of all regarded and preju
dice did give way. How was this eff.
fec.ed! There was found in that assem-
bly, patriotic hearts. who, intent upon
promoting the public good, were will.
ing TO sacrifice every minor consid-
Grafton at the shrine Of the public
veal: they entered into a compromise,
and the result Of Ina, compromise was
the COnsiilution of the United States
aglorions documents charter whose
provisions guarantee to all the posses
sion Of their rights, and whose very
letter declares its design to be '.io form
more perfec, union. establish justice,
insure domestic tranquility, provide for
the common defence, promote the gen.
eral welfare, and secure the blessings
vol Liberty TO ourselves and to our pos.
'cri,y." In the framing of ,ha, Cons,i.
tuition there was no parlyism. Ii was
excluded. II was glorious triumph
ofprinciple over sel6shness. SO would
we have it be in the framing Of a Con.
sti,u,ion of Iowa. We would have it
based on the same broad principles
we would have the Convention who
"framedit governed by the same patriot.
ic motives. possessing the same willing
ness to sacrifice party prejudice. tina,
characterized the action Of our fathers.
Then, when other State Constitutions
might be altered and amended thou.
sand times by mere party within, the
Constitution Of Iowa would stand,
magnificent memorial of its own stabili.
ty, and lasting monument to the me.
mory Of its patriotic and self sacrificing
trainers. Give us a Constitution so
framed. and no state would increase in
population and in wealth so rapidly as
Iowa.
We should remember too, that the
presen, population are laying the foun.
da,ions for the government of amillion
: Of freemen who will occupy our cities
and our prairies within the present
generation. TO say nothing of the
multiplication Of other millions vino
shall succeed, is i. no, desi rable-i, i,
mot righ.--is it not due TO them, for u. to
lay these foundations so tha. thew NAV
not be crippled in their action or have
cause 10 condemn our want Of liberali.y
and forecast in providing for their So
cial and political welfare! We would
have the principles of freedom SO inter.
woven in our Constitution as always
and forever TO secure the triumph of The
will of the majority. Blu, il the peru.
liar4measures OF party Which to-day
may be in power, are TO be engraf,ed
in the Constitution. this same party
may. in accordance with the genius of
our free institutions, be in the minority
to morrow. and thus majority must
be governed and chained down bv the
action Of minority. Call such action
wha, you may, it is no, Dcmocracy.-
The genius of democracy and of free.
dom never acts in this way. Ii is un-
iair-unjust-a anti-democra,ic.
Parties may be welded to their ia.
vorite measures. But if those meas.
ures infringe the rights of single in.
dividual-or if they mar the enterprise
OF any association Of individuals, i,
should be the privilege of those aggriev.
ed 10 appeal to The ballot box. If
majority decide that their rights have
been lrampled OH, then there should be
remedy. The ballot box is the only
civil remedy that freemen need. Blu.
suppose that back of all this and above
all this a bar is pu, 10 such remedy bv
the Constitution Would this be right?
Whatever demagogues nigh, say, free
men, every true democrat, would an
swer. No. And yet the Constitution,
which has been held up as a very sine
qua non Of democracy and which,
thanks be 10 God aud the people has
been twice condemned, had in i. those
very Objectionable features and would
have barred freemen of their privileges
IN this very way.
We want Constitution tina, shall be
entirely stripped Of such features. We
have confidence in the people lin the
majority = and in their capacity 10 gov
ern. Ii the principle we advocate is
nos democratic. we know, not. villa, is.
We believe, we feel, that il will awak.
en- response in the patriotic bosom of
every democrat, and if he.should desire
to see his own peculiar views FREEDOM.
mate, he must still acknow Wedge tina,
The position we have taken lies a, the
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