Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1847-05-12
From the Wisconsin Argus.
AN IMPORTANT QUESTION.


very iavorably there is no legal and constitutional
ohiection-and we know OF none a new conven-
ton cannot be held Al. an expense less than from
$4,000 to 100000. Territorial paper is depreci-
ated about 20 per cent and the additional cost OF a
convention woud rain our credit. Time
would also be gained, that it hight be voted upon
ne Il April 1t would also save much contention
and difficulty, and would in every respect answer
tic pablic demand The objections to Tie consti-
tuition haze been mostly enumerated in this article
There is one very palpable we will mention
The constitution sadly needs revising. is full of
Dangling sentences and awkward expressions,
which need recttying But most offs provisions
arc correct. when clothed in proper language. 1t
only needs such alterations as a legislature might ca
SHY make.
The Democrat savs-
We have paid some attention to the opinions
of the press and to the opinions of individuals
as to the grounds OF opposition to the constitution
and we think we safe in saving thaitis admitted
almost universally that the 9Th section of TIE bank
and the article the rights Of married women and
homestead exemption, were the principal points OBJ
lected to- The election Of Judges by the people and
. the numerous legislature were, during the can
vaSs, occasionally alluded to-but always matters
of minor importance. There was no direct issue
made up0n hem-and we cannot tell whether they
all uncertainties, let deal in conceded facts and
see ii We cannot enter into compromise and get
good and popular constitution without mourning
the expense of a new convention. We agree at
once that those articles obviously condemned by
the people should be thrown out. Suppose then,
hat tie legislature at its next session should pass
4 law submitting the rejected constitution freed
from all its clearly condem ned parts, to vote of
the people-thus ObFIatlng the necessity, and the
expense of new conycntion--how how would it
doi We put this question to the people and the
press believing it to be OF sufficient importance to
enlist their attention.
What say the people and the press to this propo.
sitlon! Is it not good one?
With regard to the above proposition we do not
consider it matter of any great imp ortance, hoc
constitution gets before the people, so it gets there
whether enacted by one man or a hundred-by a
Legislature cd convention. II the people see fit to
accept by ratiGyng it, tina. we should think would
be sufficient, and no question of its legality could
arise. Doubtless it would be objected that the
probabilities of getting good constitution from the
Legislature would not be equal to getting one from
a Convention, specially elected for that purpose
and as the people do not want to spend time OF
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try the experiment. Perhaps would take press
ing ncccssityto justify it. We think such ncces
sity exists. The splendid property of 100000
acres OF land is rapidly slipping through our fingers
and if not seized, will be entirely lost
it seems to us, that this if there were
nothing else, would create such necessity
We should be disposed to favor it only for the sake
of gaining time. The Argus talks of submitting {
Constitution next April. If we have to wait till
then, we have ample time to get up a new Conven
| ton, and had much better do it. The present leg
islature is quite well aware of the wishes and
wants OF the people, on this subject as the
next will be. Let them be assembled by
proclamation as soon SO may be, and rectify the
errors OF commission and omission in the late Con
stitution and submit it at the fall election If ac
cepted, we shall be on hand at the opening of the
next Congress, and shall have lost nothing by the
slight delay And there need not be cents ex-
pense attending this. We have an appropriation
for legislative expenses from congress- After Ju-
ly, it will be subject to order, and can be thus
appropriated. AS easily and as economically as
the matter can be accomplished there beine nothing
to lose by it possibly, it would seem to be well to
try it.