Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-05-04
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ihf loia-cHhllL Y Hrterly ReYIeW Is said /, b,va 49,
article Jpn thrFr'nch revolution, written IN c,ni.I
and 'Hea beral, 'Pr ihis chang" oftaclics is ,,,.
poll l. and synp'onac Tue day has gone BIZ VIE, ,ov
P'ess III f'i9tlnh dare insult public opinion BIZ ala,
'o1 eNlsag abuses as saea. 1t m1y magnify the din;
c'Ily attending 'her removal anl tle dtnyer If r,l
less nnoyaon-bu' re nm, r.al selr.aia5 raf,,o, .
now necessity and duty. and the pres, Of E,,I,.,
shows lis gaoI sense b. al hitting the on. a,g ,,
performance rhe other. Ampng c,rrai, d. ,.,'
are doubtless many whose ,nfpnpt Of papqIlreI,n-
not affected, anl who n7yeI only los, all H.;
sion, wlo The uphoavinl The mls,,si, 5Ialsl,,
thar reseae'. Bat tn prasskl, better lI,a l,,o.
and holds different hoglasa. Ia this canpa,,n ~.
call attention to a Litter fro the L,nI,n e,rfs,,,
an l. ri sh nan-1f The \. Y. Conue-ci,l >y,A
com neni otle reader an ariel waj.h we publish f.,
DAY, from the IonIon Tim 5, whi.h cons, lerin, IL.
s'nTee' Is really re narka5e The Times Ia, arrived
somewhat late at opinions W III ras ec +, r,,rese,,
n ani The federal sysle u, which are, pat aaj parcel f
ne creed Of every Amofean-yhch IN Iced nly be call
ed Insiineas rather than opinions We d, mol ,y,nJ,
a' lie ilmes should have aopol these views because
II has IN eirct in cIncealng The truth; but we d m,r
vel AT lle favorable terms ~ which SPY axis our caun-
nv II ASSERTS h1 m1fe than whit IS literally true ,hl,
Il The question were submitted l. the \ nrcan peo,lr
"'s IN uncut 'h'y WOULD unanimously, ad pit the very
'I" oi government they NOW ENJOY II is less COZ.
rect "he Iher' that tbs naanl nty IS stro1g arg-
men IN iaH'r of that form of government It night have
gone farther and, as c9rfeiary, shown that tho
mos siable :" al existing governments Whoeye, dream,
" HE danger oI fevoalnhe here! Is procedure acon-
SIS en with the ida Of ppuar veregaty II change,
are considered desirable they are made In A prescribed
manner Nearly all he old States, and many of those
"hIeh may be termed new, have suoceS>veIy fey.al
ihru CONSTITUTIONS and adapted their pr visions to new
stat ii things Il hgaly crellabl. to the practical
god sense II The American people to perceive how lit Ia
they are disposed to be led astray by brilliant novelties
!" tfamlsg Organic laws. Within III. last seventy
years, thre have BEEN perhaps IN re than fifty Conven-
lions calrJ for the Purp Of fania, r. anne ding Cor
>''nllphS IN states the citizen, If vhrh differed wide
It r IN each other in many Important respects. With
no restriction Whatever upaa these Conventions excri
that the CsnS'upn should be # a republican character
one aght. Frior have imagined that the opportunity
would have been av1lIed Of 10 try all Posslbe eXperl
ments government to rrplure some one or o,pt
ofthe erolchets of Plato, Moro Iiluingron the Abno
seyps. Jeremy Itrntham. Yet nothing of The kind
witnessed. There points Of dive rsiiy between
the Constitutions, thus mad ifrrent periods and un
drdaren crcuu but yet what general harmony
and resemeIaoc AneNecnlive unit two house of esis
the Juie d'n afspeech and 9fthe press -bry
oi conscience and religions equality app'ronment of rep
rs,nalion np" nion the alptrn Of the cannon lazy
trial b, j1rythes great features are common In all .he
Constitutions framed. uhefhrr ca sting or superss
ded. There is more than family hktne,s-,her 10
Identify, IN ac.n all tie main features and the diversity
IS IN mn essentials Let an intelligent foreigner sit down
10 read our Book Of Cous itnns' and he impression
made donh mod vGad be that The whole thirty
N"te copied from the sane original picture, with 0th-
er ppn'S ri dlSsnIIany Than might be expected from tho
diverse tastes ct the artists The Georgian might become
a citizen o Wisconsin, the Nermorrer of Texas, md
fe himself at home 81 lar as political institutions
Concerned, in week. This general resemblance of The
Cos nlioN OF the States Is point Which has attracted
less attention than it deserves. We regard it not only
credltabn 10. and character Of HE American PEG.
PIE bit aGgsry ufgpod Fame about 10 fame
Constitution. There IS great doubt whs;her the Com
venton viii agree thai there shall be two houses of tho
legislature. and that the executive power shall be odg
ed IN AIN Ie parsU She not d-gn 10 refer 10 our
| example in these respects. French yinlty would be
wounded. We suspected that the talent al he Con-
venon not competent To work out a Constitution up
abstract principles without referring To any models
!he peopie i Nebraskl-a new territory situated. wo
really d, rot know nhe,a exary-will he called upon
TWO, thee, ge years, 10 frame Constitution for
themselves. The man vho. in the Convention, should
propose IL dispense with Se.aia to lolra the cxecu
tive po@er in the hands d directory # t!rre hya
p rs,ps would be laughed ii fool, byhs b1ebwod'
c4b1refs, ~hp rou-h they may appear, viii posi-
bis haos ten tim. b4crho to mike a SAFE. practical
C,nsturiao ,.ln the 1,np hundred Frenchmea wl1
th, day 10 assemble in PAS
Wah respect to the Federal Cons tuition under Tho
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