Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1850-02-07

gaded entitled to participate in The legislation of
county When The governments Of the English Colonies
IN formed that Of The mothet served
as model The executive council in its functions
BIZ the House VI Lolds the assembly 10y whatever name
81 ne 9eIesa'e OF me people IA us functions re-
struggle, when the several State goyrnmens assumed
pc maneni iom, he balancing Of power. the creating Of
checks as ia the British Cons uiion and The colonial
izaions sought and attained by the Il House
Of Representatives aud Senate. So in the ogauzsn Of
the Federal Government ,heugh here ere reasons sp-
peabe 10 STATE. he States have followed 10 the
dead Of their elder sisters and to be regarded
settled that this system cannot be improved Time
honoied as the system be- IL is clearly duty 10
anime H. upon what foundation il rests If it hat
monizes with the fundamental truth thii lies Al the
easi. Of our nsli'ulions " That man is capable Of sesor-
sTnmenL" II it 10 cot et with ruth let
US as State without fear If The past read II The fuuIe
noby dare to reject it, and make constitution in
this Particular in all Others witness of faith in
man, pi tactical commentary theory
OF THE PEOPLE RIGHT OUGHT sUPsEnE
AND POWER IN TIE STATE That the people
aie not The source 0l power, but The power itself
The working Of our pesent system has been tried that
tia has prved that il is preferable any system that has
preceded, but not that is the best possibef0 Thu best
is our duty seek, let nothing less Let
reverence for the past restrain The reasoning ha
would prevent change in legislative organization
would forbid change in constitution For thefc
no single particular in which frame OF government IS
not better than that has preceded it, Yet all agreed
that in particulars the best attained
reasoning from experience is quite cogenI favor OF
JuiIeal system Of our legislative system Our expert
ence proves that under our present Organization there may
should be prevented by constitutional provision Tie i'm
providence has resulted chiefly from want Of attention
the part q the Legislators This of attention
increased than diminished by the double ogsnizson The
body in which originates will examine less close
y, knowing that another body it, and will
IS supposed discover defects contain, such other
acts under the conviction that the fret body have bestowed
ali possible upon the details The responsibility is di
vided and here among individuals action guarded
scy in proportion to the responsibility such entails,
and we may expect greater vigilance closer investigation,
and higher degree Of caution in single assembly, when
II
vaed han when disspated among several bodies The
same reasoning that bodies by each checking The
other will woik better than single bndy equally proves
that three bodies would be preferable TO two Follow il out
10 its results aud will lead Indefinite
Ger OF separate b,dies each Of which defeat the action
OF all the Others.
Separate legislative bodies act check upon each other
al Il said Grant it, and proves that separate bodies
necessary in England from whence they we've borrowed
because their conflicting interests 10 be consulted and
eeOneed IN fact There bd body il required represent
the interests vi the Masses the great body Of the people
Those who do not belong The aIi.tocscy Of wealthy
regarded entitled voice 10 the government But such
hot being the fact, heirg interests only
interests to consult two bodies and only two bodies
quied 10 represent each Of these rival interests and
protect II on the hostile action Of The other. If had
separate classes each class with interests would
be right that each class should have its representative body
with negative the action Of the other only could
there he representative government and the separate
teIests protected But have distinct classes with IL
val interests. There i, only classthe whole people,
but single interest to be consulted the interest Of the
whole people, aud indivsble. II the interest repre-
sented unit why should the representation be double
II your representation is true one, if The H Of the pee
pie reflected by their delegates for what purpose you
wish check III the representation l. untrue change it,,
make II what should be, index Of the popular wish
If the legislative power delegated il not because The
PEOPLE incapable Of legsstng that is framing The rules
by which they willing their conduct shall be
laed bat hat IL 10 Inconvenience The object TO be sought,
The delegation OF this power in such and under such
guads, that all legislation shall the Cmbodyng
laws the wishes the thoughts Of the people The egisla
tive body should be the weahecock Of popular opn-
IONS should any show only the reflection Of The pub
lie will Let be remembered that the representative is
not ruler he is but the medium by which the people
press their sovereign will b.
The obvious mode of securing such legislation
single body the medium Of expressing this will Select
your delegate short time before he is called Learn
his opinions; if they opinions elect him. and for
faithful adherence TO these opinions hold him directly and
Immediately responsible. II you make body
fleet your will, make a dozen reflect il
But II Is said the Senate from the greater age aud the
longer Terms Of those composing il, is stable body
than the popular branch and less likely be acted
upon by popular prsjudiees To dispense
the means Of giving rise 10 of legislation constants
changing unstable and uncertain popular impulses II
the object Of legislation has been Mistaken this is
elusive argument against such body.
Who that believes in the capacity Of msa for self gov
eInmen, is no, ready 70 exesim Let the legislation of the
Stale change as the will OF the people changes. Let each
examine how many Of his Tmes convictions have remain
ed unchanged for series oil yeas he will nd
gle Opinivn that has been modified changed. II il
thus with individuals people always think the
thing What they think to-day let them embody in he
laws, and Tomorrow, and the day, and forever
without asking il the thoughts Of to-day the thoughts
Of yesterday Let the pilifu boast Of consistency be left
the heritage Of fools-wbo think, he
must think better tomorrow than to-day. Seek leg~
laOn that shall fenian forever unchanged Cling 10 tina
which have tiled and satisfied is the best but b,
content with no smaller good This i the only
eicng the BEST the uesI, the 'bles legislation. Thi
is the tue law Of progress. ONE OF THE PEOPLE.
Col. JEFFERSON DAvIs's OPINIoN.-It will be re
collected, says the Cincinnati Enquirer, that som,
months ago, the Wing papers of the North published
with great deal of satisfaction, an extract from
letter Of COL JEFFERSON DAVIS. in which the opinion
was expressed, though with regret, that Gen. TAY
would not veto the nnti-slavery proviso. Com
ing from the it did, il considered as al
most conclusive that the construction that the Wing
Of the North, or free States had put upon the ALI
SON letter was correct. Col. DAVIS seems now to b
of a different opinion. In letter 10 G. ]. SEARLEs
Of Vicksburgh, Miss, which is published in the His
sissPpian, he not only thinks that bill with the pre-
viso in it will pass bat that the President will vet
it. He says:
] ~ have little doubt now of the passage Of the Wi
mot Proviso, or some equivalent measure Dickin
will vote against it. Cass will vote for il; an
this is, believe, the whole opposition which will
offered by the Senators of the non-sayeholdng States
| But if my observations have destroyed my hopes /
Congress, they have, the other hand, created
confidence, that the President will veto the bill.
have often told you, his heart is with US and if
believes the will be destructive TO the Union
which he scarcely doubt. | AIN sure The hon
est old patriot will cast precedent and Northern ad
| vice far from him, and meet the emergency as be
comes his station aud heroic fame"
! Our readers will not forget, that Mr. Davis is ih
son-in-law of Gen. Taylor, and now occupies sea
in the u. s. Senate. This gives his opinion create
weight than it would otherwise possess. Still, "
believe, nevertheless, that Gen. Taylor will be go,
erned altogether by the influences by which he ma