Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1849-11-29

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= AIiehuments 10 the constitution.
i Mr.. EDIToR THE ame ndmenis proposed by
s the Council of Censurs to be made to the Con-
, stutIon Of Vermont, and which delegates are
. to be elected on the goth inst, TO consider of
T and engrait upon the Constitution or reject, arc
Important, lnasmuch ms they suggest material al
Q ieralions of the fundamental law of the Stdo
5 Some writer IN your paper II few weeks since
IN the Democratic column, attempted to give a
parllzan aspect TO the matter, charging upon the
wings as party, the origin and support OF those
) proposed amendments, which were obnoxious to
MN, ana withholding fron them cretit for those
amendments which met his approval
) u seems TO me that the subject is too impor-
amt TOO heavily froufht win good and evil, TO
DC upgradcd tn the uses OF faction and that
; those whose patriotism can rise above the mere
temporary success oi party, and embrace with
} IN lis scope the enduring Interests of the whole
commonwealth for all Tine to come, will be but
out lllie Influenced by The suggestion that the
PROJECT IL wing or Democratic one. i'm
agIne The Council oil Ccnsors, who, believe are
all wings, had but little thought Of their party ai-
lachments when they considered and proposed
Inc amendments to the Constitution. In the
same sp'nt OF oblrratlon OF party with your
'eaVe' VIII Consider The hrst OF the proposed
amendments, aud, IN my view, altogether the
most important 10 lis bearing upon the present,
ana ''ie future.
IL suggests new and different basis from
mat 10 wMch We have been accustomed, Tor The
appointment OF representatives IN the Leglsa-
,uie' for e9ch town having less than 25O0 i'll
u each
,ng ~ooo inh1onan's' two Representatives and
'o' every 'oOo lnnnollanls above 25OO III any
Wv" sr, ,"""' one u""''I"hal Representative.
~ ms p'VP"si''o' was carried IN TIE council OF
49,, =! "iuJo'"y oi one V"te. Inc arSu-
''' '"'H !" 'ts ld'"' was mat me present sys-
'I" 10 ""eqpoI' us oasis OeIng territory, not pop.
"''uon' '""t we are oecom,hg nannfac'urng
! Us "0i "S IL" agricniturai Pe"pe; that large
'o""S arc growing up WIN great and peculiar
r-t7' "he" oue"t 10 We represented, anu
"''o" o"Snt NOV 10 oe controlled by system 60
u"equai us the present; that the new PROPOSE.
'''n 10 III uehd'l Oh popular rights.
"',"es inc mat your late correspondent, III
'p'e VI us ehott' ahn II sec'ns To me his unwlse
e"n', 10 'ueh'liy ono party with the approval OF,
'nu Sh''ner win hoSlillty to, thus proposition,
WIZ "nu present party Ines forgotten IN the agi-
u''on ci the SUBJECT, aud new denarkalion
u'hed, between tie large and snail towns
The argument Of those who favor the proposition,
indie lies 1t. They say the present system is un-
equal. Do they make il eunnl 'by their proposi.
ton? Certainly not Bur, they will answer, it
approXlthates to equality. They say their prop.
os,tIon Is IN bena OF popular rights refer TO
NE arguments OF the committee vino reported
The amendments III tue Council Of Censors. BY
that they mean that It tends to just apportiun-
mcni, and exact equG izdtinn of representative
numbers IN the Legislature to the whole people.
| 4 do i,1 '.r
The Sc arguments nre plausible, and thlnK fall
iacIuus. Ihe present system tends 10 quality,
ani TO II just appointment, and exact oquaizl-
Iioh OF representative numbers; and, | think,
much more than the proposed amendment does,
10 Just apponionnicnl and exact equalization
OF representative influence and power. The ar
gument OF those who favor the proposition indi
Gates consciousness of this. They tear to have
the new aud Important interests of the large
towns controlled by n system of representation
SO unequal rs the present They virtually do
clare The interests OF the larger towns to be adj
verse to he interests of the smaller towns, and
seeR Ov ms proposition To acquire that which
'hey do not possess, VIZ: the balance uf power.
'heir ih'eeeSis are adssrsf, ami are destined to
become more 81; 1t the lager towns cannot con
nde III lie lholce of the small towns, for the
present ana the future, the very proposition
s"ou'd make the small towns jealous OF the
! 4 49, fS~N0' ~" W.
$50 VI SUING s'o''oe''"S noheh', lhelr iocNs
oo S"o'''
ihc Increase OF population IN The State dur
l"s 'io seVerai Gecenhof'eS, or periods Of ten
years. III wh'eh me ccuSus mas been taken, dat
n'e "o',' 'ne year ''oo' has oreh nearly as iol-
10 ,o"s' ~ tue IL 81 decenary' o. per cent IN the
a. ~ Az per ecu. III ,'e 49, per cen' IN me
fu'' 50 per cen. aha III 'he h' ana laS, "hcn
e''ii'u,es III 'ofo' per cent l"e reason OF
t'o u,'ii''.u'lon III 'ne iaS' decenhary may be
.T U'nu !" ''e 'inuN vi our popl'a'o" westward.
na' 'easoh Is W eieu' measure couh'eract-
GU ny lhc 'h'erna' improvements maze, ana In
piospec. !" 'ne STATE ana henceiortn' 1t is reas-
onaoie 10 suppose mat the Tue oi emigration
VIII set inward ra,ncr than outward 1t Is known
WIN ceHainy 'hit prosperous community,
possessing aouhua"ce OF unoccupled land, Will
uono'e It's n""'oe'S III - years, without any
a'u rom emigration; ana as lie scale aScrnds
!" seo"'el''sal ,e''o' lei me enquire now ne
WI" oe uhuer 'iie proposed amendments, be-
'ore our ii"use OIL Representatives must become
d" Expensive anu uhwieldy assemola5e! We
k"o" from experience and observation, that the
afeer the assem'iase 49, the more responsibility
10 uN'aeo, anu 'he more nasty ana i'nprovdent
rgS,@'ion'
he House OF Representatives under the pres
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