Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1847-04-06
VOLUME 4, NUMBER 4s.

Judge Pearsons. in . communication
which was published in the Illinois Globe,
Ofthe 9th ult., suggests the following id
relation to the formation of our new con-
tuition: go aqr 7 saE
"The present Constitution makes the
Supreme Judges part of The Legislature,
called the Council of Rsvision;" they
hold their Offices for life. The old branch
ofthe Supreme Court, true to its nature,
decided the Secretary Of State and the
Clerks Of the Circuit Courts life officers.
making, in the State, over 100 life officers
a6oue The reach of the people. We pro.
pose to abolish this life office system, and
make Judges and all other officers elect.
i've, directly by the people. This Con-
stitution puts no restraint on the legisla-
ture borrowing money-.eharteriRg aState
Bank with capital Of any amount-which
sum of course must be borrowed. We
propose to shut the borrowing gate, and
seal it-unless the proposition is fret
submitted to the people, and the why's aud
wherefores are stated in the law or ros-
olution, before the legislature can make
loan for any purpose. We propose to
alter the time the Legislature meets; SO
that the people need not pay for holiday
Rmusements; also, to fix the pay of mem.
bers, and the tins the legislature is I'd
continue its term of sitting, believing that
all legislative matter can be as well done
in 6 or az in ID weeks, as at present
taken. We propose to restrict the mul.
tiplicity of corporations with which this
State Sharing the fate Of some old ones,)
seems now likely to be cursed, unless
there be some check to them placed in the
new Constitution. We propose to put it
out of the power of monopolists and shy.
locks (existing in every nation) again to
force upon the country, or to sntice the
people, by deceptive promises, into the
creation of Banks in oar fair Illinois;
which would now, chad she not been
cheated into the destructive adoptionofthe
improvement system. have presented 10
the world the greatest prosperity and in
crease of population for the same period
of time, of any State or country on the
globe. 1t is the best of wisdom to profit
by xperience-whoever will not do it
must again take the consequences. The
word Bank is only aRother name for
fraud. s"indling the hard earnings Of the
producing class. They never made mon.
ey plenty. They never added dollar to
wealth. They can only multiply promises
to pay and give the scheming and design
ing chance to live on the sweat of the
poor mans brow. The history ofall coun.
tries where the Banking exists, proves
this position. We propose to close tho
door forever in Illinois, against this Bank.
ing and defrauding principle, and if our
Legislature will do the rest in excluding by
well guarded laws. smallBills from circula-
ton, time would prove that sound & cons
stitutional currency would be among US,
and obtained readily for. all Of our earn.
ings. We propose to so alter this Con.
stitution that the Supreme Court may s;t
in different parts of thu State, and there
by the dispensation Of Justice less expen.
sive. Now the poor man is almost de-
MED justice from the expense required to
follow case TO that court. These and
some more objections might be stated,
and which | hope the Convention will
remedy. To do it, it is necessary to dis.
cuss these subjects, and thereby let our
delegates know cur wishes before they
codvsne; then they can act undrstandingly
for one, cannot consent to cast my vote
fer delegate who keeps back his opin-
ions at this time, or on this subject. !, 1
want no man to make an organic law,
which is perhaps to last foR a century,
and SO important in its consequences to
ourselves and children, who il not will
ing to disclose ell of his views and ideas
of this and the new constitution. III can
elicit information, and aid in establishing
a liberal constitution By few articles,
am satisfied.