Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1847-01-13
From the Fon du Lac Journal
SHALL THE CONSTITUTION BE ADOP-
rEn1


There may be Objectionable features in
it, and many excellent and highly com
mendable provis ons; shall We take the
| bitter with the sweet, and remove the Oh.
| ieclonlblc ielt~res as fist as we can, OF,
waving The expense OF il new convention
tiy TO get one that shall be all sweet TO
to The taste of every person Can il be
poss be for any man or body of men, to
compile a cons tuition which will meet the
wishes Of all? A is opposed 10 one pro-
vision, B to another, and G to another, UNI
Ill every Article, and every section IS o.
lection BILE to some. On the other hand
each article and each section has lis friends
and advocates. Since, then, we cannot
have a unobiectionable constitution, had
we not better adopt such as we have, and
perfect it as fast as we Can 10 meet the
" she's of the majority, since ii contains a
provision by which it can be altered every
year if the people wish. 1t seems to me a
preferable course 10 adopt, and go into state
governma mt at once, and Cost off that state
Of vasslage or m norty which we have
already retained too long for profit OF
honor.
Let US examine carefully the proposed
articles, or the mcsi Objectionable ones
No. l is OF banks and ban.ng. Sec. l
reads There shall be no bank Of issue in
this statc'-here is pos i've declaration
that we will not hav9 paper money made
n tbs stale. Does any democrat Object tc
this? Do the wings rs party object TO
II any party object 10 1t, let tne III take
a. kt4t
n favor of banking, and get legislature
elected and instructed TO alter thus article
and provide for a system Of banking o
sw;nding for The social benefit OF The
rich aga nst the poor, but prefer TO 1--we
N s,a;e wacie the ich and poor ENJOY
equal protection, and where exclusive
privileges are not granted 20 any. Sec
Ions 81, Sd, and 5th, provide more etfac-
tuaIly for carrying cut se'. 81, and tc
p.event as far as possible lis being evaded
They in no way inerie with the business
Of any farmer, mechanic, me chant, oi
profess onnl man, nor is anything therein
prohibited necessary for the pursuits OF
protection of any honorable calling o
business of individuals, BIT they are de
signed as flras possible 10 proteci the peo
pie against a sys.em OF sw;idllng whei
has been long indalged.
Now comes that horrible section 6,h
this is designed 10 exclude from circulation
in time all bank bills Of $40 or uader, anc
give Us a currency Ike Pennsylvania. only
CARED 10 los instead of So. ! am aware
that many persons consider 'his hig'y
Objectionable Who agree With section lsI
but never heard a person S y that he
believed Michigan OF Ilno could make
better paper moaey than Visions n. Mus
ae then, stop making, and stlll take, use
land keep in cicaal on the trash Of the
swind ng insli u ions Of our sis err states?
They are cursed with debts, cursed with
deprecia;ed currency, cursed with swim
ding spectators, making rags 10 circelate
as money, but it Is terrible hing Tor ds
to declare such notes 10 be unconstitutional
among us here. have heard men called
hard Le.ore because they refused to take
wild cat rays for modey. II we must have
pape- money lei us b. swadsed by citizens
of our own state, and not by the rotten in
siiru;ions Of O. hers.ales. The e.feci Of the
9Th article Will be, f fully and effcc,ua'ly
carried out, II p-otcct the p@uple az ms
he spec llating mania CT the rag money
4 mIkors of our sister states, It's effect VII
b. bens Rcial 10 ali business excepl specu
Iltng ard to all peisons in honorable busi
ness; let us try i. If il does not operate
50, we can e's ~ al;er it, bu, to me il is as
plain as hat 2 and make 4.
Next and las, cones section Z b, VII ch
makes it the dety o. The leg Stature to do
whit was Us duiy 10 DO without the sectiua,
land thout which Il. bal c Isl woul
be dead letter, and III i would be i II did
10, equi Ire sct1on OF the ieeIsiat re to
make a ok II Is>ue. iere then is he
) entire article wh ch in :ha various forms
and phases through which il passed b-forc