The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-06-25
Constitutional Convention.

SPRlNGTlttD, June u, lSII
The business Of the convention is slowly pro-
gressjuG and the interesting Dhe're f1r several
j,y, has hren tie reduction Of the General As
,,mh, to 100 membrrs-25 in the scnaic and
- he House.
On his suhjec' there has been more speeches
made probably han IN any other since the con-
,cn,irn assembled. Snme hold that Territory
should he represented; others iIs ly bold, th,r
the proper basis Of all representation Is pepUiI-
iiou, rnd others rha, iarniioD should he the b.
>is The committee has rrpor,rd the above num-
hers, ana j, has beer coucurrcd in SIN, there
IA considerable nunrbcr who are in favor uf 100
ia the House. and 20 OF % the Sroa,c, The
choosing she R'prsenaycs; whether by 4 'arinG
or The The general ticket system. The ulersys-
lem seems TO meet with the mos, favor. II pro.
poses tina, when two couoli,s are attached irr
rryres, n'a,ivc purposes that al the menhcrs To-
he l.crod IN said district, shall be elected in the
whole district giving every man an equal va'ue
II votes or bis relative weight only. |; will be
,cohc'ed lh,t WI Is o,tIched With both Do
page ard II quois voter IN viii is,n tiled
to VT, fri delegates, IS in the present cis",)
" Representatives., while a VOTER # Iroquois can
vote r,r one only and nearly The SINE may be
sad OF Dulase ,nd All the c1un'ics Of the state
where Oh, i ,atInI sy,tem has been wst6, which
has given great dissatisfaction through Ut iae
>rrr. and return 10 this system would no, be
an iurr ,cm,a On the past-which tie People
expect.
This l. vcycd question, ard very difficult t,
all The People ace moir scu,alivc On !his qne,-
i'm than any older that is liary IL ogDate the
c'un'ry.
The nvenlinn has since passed the District
system b. large vote, and the Pre>ijeu, wll
appoirra c,mmiuee consisting Of three members
from each Julci,l district, whose duty it will be
to arporron the State into IS S,ndord districts
ard 90 Representative districts, accordn, to
the census Of lS45 which " give near 226
20 each district. The committee will probably
I've announced tomorrow. or rs soon as the Pre-
slicnt has jjme for the selection.
The condition Of the soG democrats j. unenvl-
able; they cannot agree 10 any plan as the detail
# their Bank. The whiss, it i, thought, are in
favor ga State Bank and Branches, which Is
the motion [oow pending) Il NcCa'Ian, Of iiAr.
die county, the seris are in favor Of something
Ike the New f,tk system. II he wings would
Join wih the 81 Bank Democrats (,s they call
rhcmseivcs) they could carry almost any thing
they would propose. Blu, small division per.
vadcs their ranks: spr,c NJ six will not 81 f'r
any Bank Whatever. Il Is hoped that the People
viii speas out ard instruct their delegates in
tbs importsnt matter. This. To the People Is
imponant shall the h,od.g,'cs he let loose and
the country delugrd with trash Let the People
answer the question. viii you suffer the Shy
iocks to rob you of your possessions, and you
sit and tnmely Sljmdl OF rise Ike freeman, and
shake If the shackles before it il too d'e.
You could hear enough in this convention tn
convince you that you was in the State Of New
York. I, i, New York plan, New York Jujici-
ciary, New York Constitution in short, It's all
Nea York. More anon.