Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1849-06-14

at the late session Of Congress- Every body was
struck with the force of the accusation, and looked
out anxiousy for Mr. Cslhoun's reply. They looked
IN vain. He did not reply and could not. Confess
sion would d. no coed, ard denial would make it
worse The fact notorious, and of public record
tie could not throw the blame upon Tyler for he had
ofen hoased in The Senate that he himself had Sc
lected that resolution
| repeat: do not cite this conduct of Mr. Ctlhoun
IN abulishing slavery in part of Texas, as authority
to Justify abolishing slavery in States, but To show
that he went further than any " northfrn fanatic 7"
has ever proposed to go and further. tia ~ that
date, March 3. 1915, he had not invented his new
doctrine OF power in Congress to legislaie upon
slavery in territories and still further, TO sl,uw that
up To the period he had not felt the prcking of
that point Of honorhe Insult to the slave States
being excluded with their property from the soil which
tier common blood aud treasure Texas
all won, As well north as south of &c deg sc min..
by the same blood and ireasure-hc taxes Of the
people and The blood of Goliad, the Alamo. and San
Jacinto And yet there were ciIizrns of the same
State excluded, by The act of Mr.. Calhoun, from re-
moving with their property from part of it 10
another.
ITO be continued
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION time is not
far distant when the of this State will be call
ed upon to decide. whether the Constitution with all
its acknowledged defects, shall remain as 1t Is, ar
whether it shall be amended and revised, and made
to conform to the earnest wishes of the people, OH
er States, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Kentucky are
adopting measures reform their Constitutions, and
in all OF them there appears to be a remarkable Coz
incidence of sentiment point; to wit: that all
officers shall b. elected by The people. The day has
passed when The friends &c this principle are TO be
deferred from lis advocacy by the denuncioons and
coarse epiets Of thnse who afraid to trust the
people with power The PEOPLE have a right to rule,
and those who deny them tyrants at heart, let
their professions 10 the contrary be what they may.
The main difference between free government and
absolute monarchy is that in the former the pe0-
pie considered trustworthy, and in the latter the
rulers; and in exact proportion any government
Incorporates in its organization the principle that the
people fit to be trusted. in the proper
ton does it contain elements which, if fully developed,
will lead to an absolute despotisin. Then why not
elect all officers in free government, judges well
go, errors, postmasers well members of Con-
gresS But this is not the only evil which results
| from our present system. The present oppressive
Stale debt which had well nigh crippled the energies
of this otherwise prosperous State the offspring
of reckless and mprovdent legislation, that on
y be prevented. in future by constitutional barrier
prohibiting the contracting of any public debt for any
purpose whatever, without at the same time providing
means by taxation for the annual payment of the in
terest and the gradual redemption of the principal
Besides system of common schools, adequate TO the
wants of the people is to be provided whose founda-
tions must be laid. in the letter. but in the
spirit of the Constitution Taxation alone will
make good schools, especially in State where much
OF the public fund, which set apart for education
al purposes, has been sqnandcred and misapped. We
hope the people will agate and investigate this SUBJ
ect, that they may all be prepared TO vote, under
standngly, on the first Monday of August next
Wash. County Democrat.