Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1846-02-07


7uE SslIE coTEkHnENT QUESTION.
The object Of our article. last week, on
this queatson was, to settle two prelimin-
aries. FIRST, that the delegates TO the con-
veniion ought 10 he the best men who can
b selected, and second. that when sucl,
men are selected, they ought to be sent
thsre unihcumbered BY any instructions,
70 frame such . con titution a. in their Wis
don they shall think best adapted to the
welfare q TIE future State Of Iowa. That
there was 10 danger in this course, because
u they framed an obnoxious constitution,
shs people had 10 pas. upon it, and could
sceept Or reject il as they might think pre-.
per. THEE preliminaries being establish.
ed, Il 10 very proper that the question.
should be raised ard discussed. What
would Be proper to be incorporated into .
constitution? and what would be improper:
Under this head the various parts Of con.
ssitssisa would come under consideration
IN their proper order, and the delegates
observing the discussion, and the point.
made and iefated, and, getiing the views Of
the people which, wonld be necessarily,
drawn ont BY the discussion they would b
prelsred 10 select out Of the mass If con.
Aicting opinions what they might thinl
best calculated 10 be embodied into a con.
sfitution. The Federal paper Of this place
Aowever, . not willing to discuss the sew.
sr.l parts efthe constitution, or what should
and what should moi, be incorporated INF,
It, naming the points, but raises the gen.
ssai question, sought the constitution to b,
psFtisan ir ito character"
Bot the Hawkeye does not say what be-
ang incorporated into it, would make th,
eonsaitsiioa partizan, so that we are callet
sPon to take the Affirmative or negative 0
: question without having the prelimina
Sies settled. and what decision either wa,
would Be considered to include. If III,
hawkeye would first lay down what ii
me judgment would make the constitution
Pariizan, and then raise his question, W.
could then enter upon the discussion fair
Jy, because the merits and demerits of hi,
relninasies would be the gist Of the con
treversy. II the Hawkeye would say; I,
elect Judges BY the people, would max,
ths constitution partizan, then the proprie
~ Or inpropriety Of that part Of the con
sitotion would be the matter in controver
y. Or q he would say, to deny the Leg
'slature The power to charter q State bank
would make it partizan, then when hi
general question should be raised, the pro
psiety Of this feature Of the constitute,
wosld Be focus Of the Arguments. w,
understand the motive Of this federal mcui]
piscs; . = seeking - apvsisa., to "a j
s'''>' s''s aiscussta0 of saaesfion half 49,. :.
% snss ne eas tsks refuge my where n
cry ost partiss& five say We are tor
parusan constitution then the editor wi;
'ay' ~ "e care or, is party; but if "
ssy We are against partizan constitution
then the editor will step forward and de
anethe word pariizan, % a. to lop of ever
republican feature, 20 As to make the s.
sfsunent federal machine, and will the
cry out. why. the democratic press, an
- democracy. have. declared for such
eeaasfuten. We therefore call upon N
high Priest Of Iowa Federalism, to def;n
what in hs opinion makes the constitute
partisan, and then il we differ from him
NE probably shall, we will enter into Il,
feld like while soldiers, and not ike II
sassss, seek TO decoy an opponent, and the
sAeof him from behind stump.
But constitution must be someth;no
nothing. 1t must be either Republic,
q snti-kePubIican. The fIamers Of
cannot speak, unless they speak in ,hej
own language. A mans views Of Gov
w'u apPesr in his writings on government
a convention Of Crowned Heads. met
frame . ccnstitulion, would frame one 4;
Iesenf from . convention of republ;ca
Presidents. As you can Judge of a peepl
- - laws, %, knowing . people, 70
could judge what it, laws would be-
Now to say that constitution should n,
Partake Of the spirit of the people who.
tandenem al law it 10 intended TO be. !. ,
ssy shs people shall have saddled upo
s'sn what they do not approve. Ills id
e ~, that ifa man speaks German IA,
urally. i is natural for him to speak Enc
lish The mother tongue will take pr,
eedcoce. s W
The Hawkeye takes the ground in sui
dance. that constitution ought 10 h
- framed, that il would never need 10 b
amended. Here shines out the Lat;fud
svisaism Of federalism. What thew cor
tend for is an mdiarubber constitution
and that shall be % indefinite that il wi;
eannfsfv ans nS,nse p,,~ss<,s, ,s,h>e~.~s* n -