Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1846-11-18
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION. A close

Lody, during the week ending Saturday,
The 7lh inst, as reported in the Madison
papers, has satisfied US that it would he II
waste of time to make out our regular alb
srract; and, farther, that The space which
such an abstract would occupy in our pa
per, may be occupied with matterof more
profitable and interesting character. Three
days OF The week alluded 10 were employed
principally in deciding as 10 the compensa-
ton of officers Of the Conyention-in ma
king appropriations in providing
rags 10 get hold Of the means wa ch were
asce rtained 10 be in the hands of the Terri
,oral Treasurer. On Thursday, the
"Bill Of Rights" reported by G. b. Smith
was the main topic. Alter many amend
ments had been made, The whole matter
was finally referred TO select committee
Of five, with Instructions to revise, arrange.
correct, &c. On Fridiy, the Preamble
reported by O'Conner was, after being
amended slightly, ordered 10 be cngrossed
for tn I'd reading. The article on Mu
nic;pal Corporations WAS considered and a.
mended, and then laid over The articles
reported under the head Of Executive"
and "Adminis ralive," were taken up
Amendments of various kinds were offer
ed, relating principally TO the salaries Of
the Executive" AID administrative
officers. How the ma! err was disposed Of,
may be learned by referring 10 the e,te:
Of our Madison correspondent. The dig
nifed character Of some Of The proceedings
on that occasion, will not fail TO attract,
the attention of The reader. On Saturday,
Mr. Steele from the committee on Miscel.
laneous Provisions, made report on various
propositions submitted 10 that committee.
On licences, an article was reported, that
"the Legislature shall have no power 10 re-
strict trade" On the subject of prob bling
persons who are incapable Of becoming
citizens Of the U. States, from holding real
estate, The committee reported that it was
"ineXped:eat to insert clause in the cor
sii'ulion 10 this effect, deem;ng it more
properly within the Jurisdiction of the
Legislature, On the resolution relative
''to the tenure Of lease to hold estates,' an
article was reported that sail leases or
grams Of agricultural lands, Cor longer
period than II years, hereafter made, in
which rent or service Of any kind is re-
served, shall be void" The committee
also reported adverse to to the proposition
to prohibit ministers Of the gospel from
holding office. All these matters were
referred 10 The committee Of The whole
A resolution offered by Mr.. Tweedy, on
the preceding day, that every member of
this Conve. ton shall be disqualified from
holding any Office of profit Or trust under
The Constitution Of this S.ate," was taken
up for consideration; and after much discus
sion, and an unsuccessful proposition 10
amend by extending the prohibition 'to
q Il persons now holding office in The Ter.
riory by the appointment Of the Govern
nent of The u. States or Otherwise" the
resolution was adopted, by a vote of AZ to
80 motion 10 reconsider was immedi-
al oh L.; ! IL
liable, TO be called up at subsequent time,
when, there is but little doubt, the decision
on the subject will be reversed. 1t would
probably be we'll 10 leave this matter to
HE people, in VIII CHI event. he danger of
having many Of the members Of the Con
veEton elec.ed TO "olliceS of profit Or t!uo:
under the Constitution of this State" may
be considered very remote. The article
On Man ic;pal Corporations was further
considered, and finally referred TO Il sci &c.
committee, hen the Convention adjourned.
Carroll College. This is the name Of an
Educational institute created by an act Of
The Legislature, at lis last session, and now
fully organized and in operation at Prairie
Vile. The Trustees through the medium
Of the WauAesha Herald, have presented
a card to the public, in which the merits
Of the institution are set forth, and the
plan and principles upon which it is 10 be
made known. From this card
we make the following extract:
SIN order to make such institution the
most useful 10 the community, lis instruc-
ton should be of a purely literary and SCI
entifc character, accompanied by proper
of sound and healihful motal
seniimenls;-and that all religious demon.
nations should be invited TO Cooperate in
its support, thus making it strictly union
college, after the plan of Union College in
the State of New York The founders of
The College have established it upon this
plan; and in accordance with it, they have
made the Board OF Trustees, which consists
Of nine members, to represent four differ
ent religious denominations, neither of,
which has a majority in the Board.
In q Board so constituted, it is easy 10 see