American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-08-04
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Nvp BALTIMORE CLIPPER.
MONDAY MORNING, AUG. 4, 1915.

Reform The man who would attemP, to
arrest the motion Of a cannon ball with his
foot. would he as likely to succeed, as he who
shall undertake to stop the progress Of reform
in MaryMnd. From al! directions Of the
state and from all classes Of citizens, the cry
j, heard in favor Of Il reform Of abuses and a
retrcnchmcnt of expenditures, and the cause
must 20 forward, whatever may be the oPpo-
sjton Of interested individuals, OF corrupt poll
ticians. The necessity OF 4 change in the con
stjtption is becoming more evident every day,
and is strikingly illustrated by the late proceed
ings of our city court-proceodlngs winch have
excited much disapprobaton and apprehension.
The reform convention will assemble on the
9th of the present month, when, we hope,
such a system Of reform and retIenchment viii
be recommended, AS will secure the approba-
ton Of the legislature and of the people. The
voice of the people will be obeyed by their re-
representatives., and to insure this result let no
candidates be voted for who are not in favor of
reform. Require that they pledge themselves
TO the rneasurc--and, having sent an over
whelmng majority of reformerS TO the house
d delegates, we may expect, with confidence
we hope, the cooperation Of the members Of
the senate.
Attempts arc being made to represent Re-
form as exclusively a party measure-but the
invitations to attend reform meetings to select
delegates, are general and include persons of
all parte.-and where men of the two great
political parties have attended, delegates have
been chosen from both. II the subject assume Il
marty aspect il will be because the opponents of
the measure choose to give il that character
1t is correctly observed by the Hogerstown
Mail, "a democratic paper,) that call are alike
interested in the reduction of expenditures Of our
State, and the correction of abuses" and thare-
fore it invites all to participate in accomplish
me- this great work. No change can be made
which will not affect the whole community
alike; and why should not all unite in rendering
the contemplated reform as perfect as possible?
But the Cumberland Civilian thinks, that "the
object contemplated can be attained without
rcsortng to agitation" "let us" says that
paper, "pursue the course prescribed by the
Constitution, and avoid Dorrism." We are as
little disposed to adopt revolutionary measures
rs the editor of the Civilian, and shall be as far
from recommending any violation OF law or
propriety-and yet we are in favor of holding
the proposed convention, and of agtating the
subject of reform before the people. We con-
slider the people as competent to select discreet
delegates to the convention, as they are mem
beIs of the legislature-and it is probable the
members of the former will be as well qualified
To examine the constitution and financial con
siition of the State, and to recommend altera
tons as those of the latter. There is no Dorr
isnl-no violation of the constitution, in hold
ing the proposed conventon-on the contrary
there is great propricty in resoring to this pre-
liminary measure, for it will give shape and
form to public sentiment, and probably have
more weight with the legislature, than if pub
lie opinion were left to be expressed individual
ly. 1t is the people of the State who are to be
governed by the constitution which may be
formed, and we have no diffidence in trusting
the formation of that instrument to a conyen-
ton of themselves Such is the usual course
pursued in other States, and we can see no
reason why it should not be adopted in this
State.
The GREAT BRITAIN. The n. Y. CONNER
cial says -"Letters received by the Cambria
say, that number of passengers and consider
able freight for the Great Britain were en-