Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1850-12-12

Several papers in this State have been utterina
plants against what they call unnecessary delay in the
action o. the Convention. Now, without fully endorsing
the Importance that has been given every question
that has before this body give il as our candid
opno that sto be lost than gained the country
by hurry of business Questions of vital Importance
to the State yet up, and if eversh anxiety
get home should prevent the Delegates from giving
every subject calm and deliberate Investigations much
may be lost to the country There individuals
all over the State, who wish bring the present Con-
vcntion into disrepute in order that they may attack
the Constitution when it comes before the people
for adoption; but they will fail of their object We be-
love Constitution will be made that will be worthy
of the State and the age in which live. We invite
particular attention the following remarks from the
New Albany Ledger in reference to the Convention:
The questions which have been discussed before that
body and MANY others which remain to be discussed and
decided upon nf paramount Importance the peo
pie of Indiana. If, after ample deberaton and nves
CATION, good and acceptable Constitution Is made, the
people will approve it by majority, and it will
probably remain for half century more, the
preme law OF the land. IT. the other hand, the mem
bers string together long list of articles, sections and
words-made up without OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES indiges-
tble, and inconsistent with each other,-it will run the
risk Of being rejected by the people, and thus
the necessity Of calling another Convention at great
expense And even should a Constitution such we
have named he adopted by slim majority at the polls,
the dissatisfaction would be great that the peo-
pie would in very few years demand another Conven-
ton and better Constitution.
We hope the Convention will disregard the clamors of
those who would have them abandon their work is
half completed The people want good Constitution,
and they want their delegates to deliberate reflect and
to investigate before coming to a final conclusion
The paragraph which we copy above from the Bule-
tin shows plainly enough where its editor stands. He
IS, like Judge klgore, opposed to all Constitutional Re-
form. These gentlemen think that a Constitution made
in 1916 is good enough now, and will he good enough in
1876 and suppose that they think that the charters
good any Of the Constitutions recently adopted.
They hope that ncongruous and obnoxiuos document
will he Submitted TO the people, and that they will reject
it. Then their object will for a time. have been accom-
plished-the old Constitution will remain the law of the
land and the efforts of the people to procure relorma-
tian in the organic law be defeated
The Convention has been in session about two
monhs-nO more than the ordinary session OF Leois-
ature. But how vastly moro important their duties.
The General Assembly legisates for venr-the Con-
venton for fifty We think it qnite probable that many
of the members prone to talk too much: per-
haps talk to little purpose. Some have peculiar
"hobics" of their which they anxious have
engraited on the Constitutions of these may be
plausible, but perhaps containing dangerous principles
The members should have time silt all such to the
bottom and have opportunity expose their deceptivc-
Complaints against ''hasly legislation have been
made for years. il is well known that in the hurry OF
pushing bills through, frauds have been practiscd-one
of them last winter, when measure which had hcen
voted downa dozen different times finally passed lv
fraud which should consign its author to clon's cell
We such frauds practised upon the Convention
or the people Let them weigh carefully the valnc and
intent of every clause and word they insert in the
Constitution they may submit for the sanction of the
people.