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


Mcssrs. Jeanden & Ni9eent--As ! informed
YOU iarll5 tass 49, &C., a = ~ ~
il was written, had just laid before the House
a resolution insiructing the Committee that was
appointed on so much of the Governors mes
sage as related to a Convention, to report bill
providing for tallylng the votes that may be
given in, for and against a Convention at our
next General Election. That resolution was
laid over ill next morning. when upon its being
called up, Mr.. Cahoon, Chairman of that Com
mittee, offered substitute, directing said Com
mittee 10 report bill providing for a special
election, Ito DO held the same day mentioned in
the Temperance bill fora Temperance election,)
for ascertaining the sense Of the people Of the
State on the question, for and againsla Conyen-
ton; and providing further, that if there should
| be at such election a constitutional majority for
a Convention, that then in that case, the dele
rates to be elected noxt October or November,
which delegates to meet in Convention in Janu-
airy, 1913, aud draw up new constitution and
submit the same to the people OF the State, Tor
their ratification or rejection, at the next general
election. Such was Mr.. Cahoon's resolution
of instruction. Before the question of adopting
the substitute, Mr.. Evans moved that both re-
solutions be laid over until next morning; pend
ling which motion, Mr.. Day moved that they
r both be indefinitely postponed. Mr.. Days
motion prevailed. Next day the Committee re-
e ported a bill to the House, entitled " An ac
{ providing for the holding of a special election
for the purpose of ascerlaining whether ma
e iorty of the voters of this Snie desire Con
yention 10 amend the Constitution of the State.
This bill simply provides for special cleo
ton to be held on the third Tuesday OF MAY
, next, for the purpose of ascertalnlng the wishe'
G of the people OF the State on the subject OF I
+ Convention; and it provides that the vote al
a hill 10, nod 70, HIM
Il sion of the Leg:slature-and it then stops
l. Being on its third reading, it was called up 10
II consideration on yesterday afternoon, whci
Capt. John Phillips, of Laurel, offered reso
N luton, recommtting the bill to the COMMITTEE
| which reported it, with instructions to report
bill providing for holding special election, ant
that the majority Of the votes given in al tina
st election on the subject Of Convention shoul'
3, decide the question of whether there should b
+ Convention or not; and to further provide, tina
IS If there should be majority of votes at thu
1t election for Convention, that then in that cas-
III the delegates, to be elected next October Nc
vember, TO meet in Convention in January, ISLE
re 10 dranght new constitution, or such amend
lc menis 10 the present one as they might deer
le necessary, and submit the same to the peopl
sometime thereafter for their ratification or II
ection. This resolution of Mr.. Phillips wa,
pm motion of Mr.. Evans, postponed to hi
morning, and the House, in very iregul'
manner, proceeded to take the question on III
final passage of the first section of the bill .
The same was reported by the COMMITTEE. PEN
ing which motion the bill was postponed to tn
morning. This morning when the bill WI
again brought up, discussion was raised upC
the Conseniian and rsform questions the su
stance only of what was material | will try
m. give You,
ice Mr. Day said he could not vote for the b
l.. before the House. He considered that the co
ny stitution of the State only authorized them
IS. pass such law when they (tle members of d
Il llouse) thought that constitution was niece
nd i sary, and believed one ought to be called. +
nv his part he did not think that there was al
re- need of a Convention. He was not thereto
i '.n il favor Of one. lie thought if the constil
Ile ton needed amendment, there were other a
"a safer means provided by that instrument i
az Legislature could make any amendments Il
ga were necessary; and this was much sa
mede of doing business Of that kind than
a resorting to a Convention. lie thought his "
DOL very unsafe and dangerous mode of improvi
The the Constitution. Even admitting the fact, Il
18th there were some things in the CONSTITUTE
which ought not to be there, he was not