Blue hens chicken & Delaware Democratic Whig. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1845-1848, 1847-03-05

opening the door as wide as a Convention would p
do it. He thought the constitution might be 9
comparea to a pen Of cattle, in which there a
were few bad unrnly bulls and few other d. b
seased animals. fle thought all such ought c
10 be out Of the pen; but for that pur-
pose he was not fof tearing down the whole :
fence. No, he would do no such thing. He j
I would sooner let the bad remain among the good.
lie should therefore vote against The bill and '
,lagainst any other for calling Convention. I
u Mr.. Swayne said he agreed with his friend s
from Brandywine, tina, the constitution needed 7
Amending that there were some very sorry !
, bulls in the pen, who kept continually goring |
the other cattle, and ought to be got out These
| bulls were deteronling the wing stock and re-
> ducng their number. They were doing, and
calculated to do, great deal Of harm, and ought
e certainly to be got from amongst the other cat
tie, so far he and his friend pretty well agreed.
e Bat about the modb in accomplishing the end,
they differed very much. lie MIR. 81 thought
z tina, sooner than slch unruly cattle should re-
5, tainith present situation, il would be much
better to %aar downthe whole pen. lie was not
y afraid that as goods one would not be put up
e ngain. These pens for similar purposes had
c been torn down in The other States, and no evil,
l. hut on the contrary good deal of good, had
e resulted thereirom. He believed the same would
be the case here. Our people had as much in
y telligence, prudence and patriotism as the peo-
n pie of the other Sites, and might be trusted as
II far, and had as mitch the right of self-govern-
8 ment as they h~rr For his part he was moi
Io afraid they would hurt themselves, though they
r might put some particular individuals to some
to Inconvenience. But that is what they had a
le right to do, and meant to do.
ID And as Tor eies<hg the necessary reforms
at through the beg3 ature, every man who has
in paid the least aI4....sa 10, the proceedings of
nd this House, mdsi 5SD7 rnis time convinced that
CT it is next thing 70 being impossible. Why
they could not put the two elections together,
ed though economy aid every feeling of propriety
&C. appealed to us 10 20 it.
he After two years of legislation upon this par
of ticular matter, W. were just whore we were
ch when it was first ;ommenced: and so we were
an like to remain. Believing then that important
in reforms in our constitution are needed, and that
nd a Convention is iat only the best but also the
is only practicable mans of accomplishing them,
'e- | shall cheorfully1gote for the bill before the
I'd, House.
en- Mr.. Cooch saidhe was sorry to hear any gen.
to tlemana admit that dur constitution needed amend
cr- mcnt. He was 81 Il more sorry to hear any one
to compare that sacred instrument to pen of cat
ny tie. For his paT he deemed it too sacred TO
we admit of any suel Comparisons lie considered
re- il rs the paladiut of our Liberlies--the bull
yht wark of our osiimportant rights. lie knew
of no defect in it. There was not its equal in
nu the world. II WIS the admiration Of all other
BIZ States. Not lire of it could beilored. No
lei part of it should Be tempered with in any way.
ac- lie stood up for ~ constitution exactly as ills,
and would defend it from every assault. Yes,
rm- if necessary he would draw his sword in its
CIV detence-to mainhin It's sacred provisions ex-
nos actly as they are. When he Witnessed the as
saults upon it finn the various parts of the
-. House since this'session had begun, he could
IS, not help having The mos unpleasani forebodings
~, The friends Of thu constitution must stand by
'"' it: not Weld an inch. lie again repeated thai
-., he was ready to haw his sword in its defence
=. IL lie hoped, Notwithstanding what he had heard
I'm, that no man woull vote for the bill before thu
50 House. For his part he should vote against it
and against every other bill that might be pre-
30 scented, the object Of which was 10 alter ont
line ia that instrument.
Mr. Cahoon sail that he was not in the fight
ing humor; thought he would not make mucl
of fight when ia good health. But at thi
: time he was wholly incapable of maintaining
ned his own 81 Skls Of the people in that way
use would !. 3 ~ Tired of him. His impressio
was was, thai no institutions in this country Ycr
nes- to be supporied-as in Europe-by force. Noa
bill to be euniinuedany longer Than those who hh
be established and were governed BY them, desired
our 1t might all be delusion, but it were, he clun
was to us one of the most pleasant that appertane
ling to political Subjects Ii he were not mistake
ON then, the people, had the inalienable right
om- change and modify their own institutions jus
cial when they please. And he was one of thos
ID in who believed thnt they ought to exercise tn
on, right in this State. lie also believed with man
the Others that they were disposed to do il at tn
ven time. For the purpose of ascertaning wheth
oud or not he was right in this opinion, he hi
for draughted this bill, and made its provisions O.
lele actly in accordance with the letter Of the co
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