The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1848-12-26

JAMES MACKENZIE, EDITOR.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER %, ls4s.
4 New Constitution and Reorganization Of
The State Government an Imperative Ne

ple 10 be bound lby certain iorms and rules
which, in our American Republics, are cmbod |
cd In The form Of Constitutions and Of laws pas
sed in accordance herewith BY the Cons,itu-
tion the sovereign people limit and restrc, the
Legislative, Executive, and Judicial powers,
and while power is exercised with regard
10 these limitations and restrictions, the who'll |
people are under obligations to support the acts
Of the government, but no power in the stOte |
has right TO violate the constitution and per-
s'st in it's violation, under penalty Of nbsolving
thereby the people from obedience TO the go,
eminent 1t establishes
And wher. as in Ohio, don i1ant party in the
State, having possession Of the power Of the
State. invude the rights Of majority or any res
pectable portion Of the people, in defiance Of the
restrictions OF the Constitution, it is on uct Of
despotism, for which, IL there is no remedial
and corrective power in the fundamental law 10
protect itself from Infringement, aud theciliztn
from oppression, the people, who "hnveAt all
times complete power to alter, ref rm. OF abol
ish heir government, whenever they may deem
liz -neces essary,'' should exercise their power TO
organise unew the government which has ceased
to fulfil its great purpose Of protecting equally
their rights and liberties.
| Good faith is as essential in the maintenance
OF the laws and the administration Of the gov
eminent as between individuals in their ordinary
transactions, and even more so, asMore depends
upon it; and when dominant party in the gov
ernm ent insist upon the benefit OF the law when
it suits their interest, and refuse to be bound by
it when it IS opposed to what they deem. their
interest, the government, controlled by sdch
party, by whatsoever name it may be called, is
y tyranny, and has reached degree Of couup-
tion which impsratively calls fora radical change
and the substitution ofa system which will Sc.
cure power to more honest rulers
The whig party have insisted upon law
and order, at all times when 1t has not suited
them to sci the laws at defiance "a state Of things
which has too often occurred for the credit Of the
State or the safety Of the rights Of the people.
When year ago the Wing party wanlony
violated the State Constitution, by dividing Ham,
iton county into two representative districts,
not into city and county, (Which would also
have been unconstitutional. as no territory less
than county can be representative districD
= but into 80 much Of the !cIty Of Cincinnati as
would elect Wing Representatives, and the BAL
ance Of the city and county, wo believed that
the injury done to the Constitution could be
remedied without a resort to extreme measures.
Nor did we change this opinion on observing
the irregularities in the passage Of the oppor-
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recent events at Columbus, however. have shown
/ to us, that Submission to a wrong becomes pre-.
s cedent upon which to build further wrongs, and
that faction intent to power, and willing
for this object to violate the hoest sanctions Of
D Constitutional Law will be stayed in their mad
career only by prompt and adcq late resistance
s and that such resistance should be given to til.
d FIRST act Of wrong, when in its weakness and no
to the last, when sufferauce has given confdenc,
to the wrong. door, ana has IN measure sane
!, toned by implied consent his unhaowed acts.
In consequence Of the Free Soil issue, the rc
Q pugnance Of large number of Wings 10 thei
candidate, Taylor, as well as Mr.. Cass's pepu
! lariy in Ohio, We have rightfully majority IL
J the House Of Representatives. We pass over a.
i Of force the pretence that If the Constitution
is violated in the Apportionment Act, it must b
taken as whole, and that because wrong hu
been begun it must be continued. The Consti
:, tuition makes each brunch Of the Legislature th
Judge OF the qualifications ard elections Of it
: members, and in discharge of this duty, the,
(! have the same right t. construe the law in nc
: cordunce with the Constitution Us the Suprcm
Court have in other cases, and to reject as sur
pussage, what is inconsistent with and ooutrar,
thereto; and this may be done, and the law b.
eft perfect in all its parts But there are inipor
!. tant officers to elect this winter by the Legisla
y ture--a Senator Of the United States, Judges o
. the Supreme Court, &c. &c,-which Offices tn
q wing aspirans fercely covet. To permit tn
q law to ,ake its course, and the Ii gslature to b
/ Irightfuly organized, would possibly defeat thei
i expectations, and SO they have got up mock or
ganization, deny the constitution Of the rightful
Q iy organized members as the House of Represen
e tatives, AND aided BY all the petty hangers. Of
Il upon the offices Of State, and the Bank Aristoc
!, racy ut Columbus, set the laws at defiance, ~
unless we are much. mistaken. will prevent al
Y | ieSSiAHo" '"is "ih'ei, cuicuiulibS ~ secunt
upon the partizan character OF the Apportion
ment Act, to secure them majority year hence
: who will register the iniquitous acts of thei
leaders, and whitewash with the forms OF law
e their present trampling on the Constitution.
"a It becomes question whether tho 1853, 900 de
nocratic votersof Ohio will submit to this stat
: Of things-whe,her they will consent to submi
9 their protection in person, character. and pos