Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1847-03-17
COM MU MIC A L o N S
THE CONSTITUTION.
Mr.. EDIToR:--

interest 10 them, and should be we'll under
stood by every voter befor the day of judg
ment W hen its fate is 10 be sealed.
That there are many who have now
dete rmin ed TO vote against the document,
from misap prehension of the legal effect
ofseyeral articles incorporated in 1t cannot be
questioned because it is fact OF which,
all persons who are coEversant with the
Constitution and laws generally hove
pr oof daily and hourly.
That lis error has been caused through
the misreprese nations of men who have
been looked up to as men Of candor 81 truth,
and as such have been advanced 10 the
highest places within the gift Of The pc ople
is much to be deplored, aud regretted no,
only on their own account but for the sake
Of humanity.
The objections which arise are so differ
emf and mulltudnous and in many, very
many instances so diametrcally opposed
to each other that they cannot well be an.
swered except by general observations up
OH the effect Of the several articles objec-
ted 10.
One individual objects to it because of
the article on amendments, and | have
heard it gravely argued that the fund,men
tai law of our land should not be altered at
all. Another says he objects TO il because
there are too many restrictions thrown
around it. To those | would say that no
human work was as yet ever made perfect
and much less can the human mind look
forward to the time to come and make suit
able provision by law for their government
which shall work equally and justly for all
time to come,else had we arrived at such
state OF perfection it would be better 10 c2 II
convention 10 establish a code of laws
and strike out all provision for legislative
assembly or any Other body for the creation
OF laws. II being then an uncontroverla-
Bile fact that all human laws, whether fun
damenal or Otherwise must necessarily be
deleclive>-some means must be provided
which, whilst II allows a change Of those
parts which experience has proved bad, We,
will contain sufficient guards 81 checks TO
prevent hasty legislation caused by undue
influences which may brought 10 bear upon
the few who may be in power and thus
tender the government unstable and unsafe:
that this provision answers both these ends
conceive does not admit of doubt, it re,
curing two third vote of the legislature
with the power Of veto vested directly in
the hands OF the people who are to be ar
fecfed thereby, where the veto power shol'd
rest upon all laws of a general nature. A
gam 1t is an lntegrant part of every Consi-
tuition which has been formed since the es
Enlistment of our free government In
some 1t is more restrictive whilst others are
exactly like the provision here submitted.
AGAIN objections are urged against the
Constitution because there ia @ aasump-
ton OF power over the territory in dispute
with Illinois. Of those | would psk if lbev
did not know that the Convention was re-
strcied in that matter by the law which
gave them an eXistencel that the act of Con
gress allowing us 10 enter the Union re>
slricted us as State TO our present boun-
daries as condition precedent? Also that
the adoption OF the Constitution will estab-
lsb our sovereignty and admit us, upon an
equality with the other states, when we car
1t we see fiji bring the matter before the
Supreme Court of the United States where
Vt will receive an impartial adjudication,
where we will be on equal footing with our
opponent, which, we cannot be in Congress
our representation being less. THIS be
ing the fact is reason why all persons
who would have our jurisdiction extended
over the disputed territory should vote for
the adoption of the Constitution as it now
IS that we may have the dispute settled
and forever put 10 rest.
There can be no good reason either for
obJectng to the northern boundar las Con.
gress had right by the ordinance to divide
THIS territory if they saw fit, and our state
would with the present boundaries contain
as many square miles, as any in The Union
and would be capable of sustaining much
greater population.
The expense which il would be. TO the
infant sia'e to govern and extend lis laws
over that portion Of the country is another
good reason why it should be erected into
separate territory especially as The land
mas NOT neither will it for many years to
come be brought into market and be sub.
Ject TO taxation for the support Of Govern.
ment, thereby leaving The whole burden Of
expenses TO fall upon that portion Of the
Territory now settled. The settlers like.
wise IN that district preferred Tersi;ori.
al government of their own which would
be within their reach and would represen,
their interest. These matters were consid
cred in Convention and the delegates of
the more .populous regions thought they
would be doing great injustice to their con
struents If they imposed the burden Of
the government. Of this Territory upon
them.
In favor OF The number of Representa-
tlves provided for in the Constitution no
greater reasons can be adduced than ,ba, all
interests could no, be represented with equal
iiy with less;experience has also shown ,ba,