Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1847-02-27

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elect man to Office Of inferior quail
hcations, the evil is temporary and
comparatively harmless. But il you
adopt bad constitution, the interests
Of every citizen will be greatly prcju-
diced for long time, AID some Of the
evil consequences will remain forever.
If the democratic party should support
this instrument as party measure,
the inevitable consequence will be. no
matter what disclaimers are used, that
oil these repugnant principles are at
once incorporated into the democrat &c
creed. If the constitution should be
adopted by such means, the party
must stand b. these principles. and il
will be inevitably defeated at the first
and by far the most important election
under State government. because, al
though wings may vote for the consti-
tuition. they will not afterwards vote
for democratic nominations; and ifthe
constitution is rejected, the party is
thereby oyerlhrown. But on the 9th
er hand, if the party disclaims that il
is a party measure, then it entirely
frees itself from this great responsible
ty. What man at all aequ inted with
public opinion in the Territory, can
shut his eyes 10 the fact that there are
many firm, consistent, long-tried, and
undoubted democrats in each county.
who can not, and will not and ought
not TO be coerced into its support
How many such are there among the
lhirty-fve hundred petitioners who
have asked for the passage Of this laws
win you say 10 them, ''Vote for this
or you are 40 democrats, and we will
read you out Of the party? If you
do, and could succeed, you will read
ont far more than enough to lose your
power in the Territory, and | am not
sure but o majority Of the party
Hence all the democrats with whom ]
have conyersed, aud who have conclu-
ded to vote for the constitution, are
DESTROYS not to make its adoption a
party question. But when, and where,
and how, did these odious provisions
ever become democratic doctrine? In
what State has any one of them ever
been made a political test? Nothing
ever emanatod from any political body
on either Of these subjects except real
estate exemption, which was recon-
by the whig convention OF
Dane county. In the late convention
o form constitution for New York
State, proposition Was offered TO OK
,mpt from execution real estate to the
value Of six hundred dollars, aud in
body consisting Of one hundred and
thirty two members, there were but
eleven votes in its favor. a wing
who was formerly member of the
legislature, has annually for three or
four years past, introduced a bill into
the Council containing similar proYis-
ions to the section on the rights OF
married women, which has uniformly
been voted down by democrats.
There was majority Of six in the late
convention for striking out the said
section. Tie sixth section Of the
bank article would have been struck
odt Of Tie constitution had it not been
for vhg votes IN its favor. When the
resolutions were passed in a caucus Of
thc democratic members ol the con-
vention, il was understood by many
who signed them, and SO publicly sta
tod a the time, that they did mol there.
by inierd 10 make the adoption of the
constitution party question. Pray
give whatever glory there is in origi-
mating these measures to the party 20
which il Justly belongs, ii any party is
responsible Cor it. Sir, IL the conslitu-
ton is TO be adopted, and the great evil
is TO be done % the best interests Of
the country which | anticipate, do
not wish to see that evil increased by
the overthrow Of the democratic party
and democratic principles.
Ia rejecting upon these various md
contrary arguments which are urged
in support Of tho constitution, il is re-
markable that none Of them touch The
merits Of the instrument itself They
confess and avoid--they plead an oil
set-they carry the war into Africa
they imagine great evils to come,
which, in my opinion. ara entirely i'm
sginary. Their course seems 10 say i,
''the less there is said ahout the consti-
tuition, the hetler." But SAYS one.
"these parts Of which you complain
arc a very small part al the eopstilu-
ton True. but law may be enact
ed in Eve words which will disband
society. 1, is not IN the number OF