Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-07-30

We successfully exposed last week the
fallacy Of the position taken by the Ga
ze,te that the more restrictions on the
power Of the Legislature the people put
in the Constitution the freer they will be.
This week we convict this new specimen
of constitutional larger, of willful
attempt TO deceive the people into the be-
lief that they enlarge their own freedom
by putting restrictions on the legislature,
and that every power forbidden TO the
Legislature is reserved to the people.
Nothing could be more false than this
position. The very reverse is true. The
Constitution offered to the people takes
the power of making laws from the peo-
pie and gives it to the Legslature-it
then prohibits the Legislature to make
bank or create corporations. Now if the
Constitution is adopted the Legislature
can't create bank or corporation; nor
can the people. Yet the Gazette says,
"Where the Constitution prohibits the
exercise of certain powers by every or all
the departments Of the government that
poUer remains with the people,
The truth is the Legislature have the
right 10 pass any law they please unless
prohibited by the Constitution. And 10
prohibit the passage Of a particular law
by the Legislature is prohibiting the PEG.
pie from having such law and takes
from them the power TO have such a law so
long as the government created by the
Constitution stands. Now every man
sees that this is unwise and anti demo-
cratic, so far as all laws are concerned
which free people may ever need. If
we don't want bank or corporations now
we need not have them; bu, will the peo-
pie pu, on the collar which the dema.
gogues have made for them--and
surrender all right to create bank or
corporations whenever they shall need
them! Have the people become unfit TO
govern themselves! Are they TO be told
like children that they don't know what
is good for them, that they must not have
what they want-that peradventure it will
produce the belly-ache and that few half
starved off seekers know what is best
for them much better than they do them.
selves! That these demagogues in 1916
know better wha! laws the people will
need in 1850 than the people of Iowa at
that time will know! No! no! For the
honor Of human nature every thinking
man. every honest and intelligent demo-
crat will spurn such doctrine as unworthy
of freemen. But you are told you can
amend the Constitution.
In reply we say, why adopt Consti,u'
ton which is wrong,tyrannical, and needs
to be amended! Let US begin right-le,
us have Constitution such as the people
approve. before we take on ourselves the
burdens of State government. There is
nothing gained by hurrying into the u
Mon except it be the privilege Of paying
taxes and supporting political paupers.
O! but, say the office seekers, if you
wait 10 amend your Constitution before
you adop, it, you will keep US on, Of Of
flee all that time. Adopt the Constitution
Jet us fetten or our salaries, and Their
we will help you amend the Constitution
LIE, the people of Iowa beware. A traT
is Sc, for them in which they may b,
caught-and when they are caught al
their writing and struggles TO free them
selves again, will only excite derision ant
contempt. They will then be told by thes'
same Office seekers, ~ saw the trap
you have got into it Of your own accor'
and now don't call on me to help you out
Congress has agreed to adjourn on tn
10Th of August. What have they don,
for the good of the people generally
What for the West particularly! Tn
overwhelming loco foco majority had il il
their power to have done something nobl
for our river in removing its Instructions