The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1851-01-10
OHIO CONSTITUTIONAL ooNvzN.
TION.

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OHIO CONSTITUTIONAL ooNvEN-
TON.
The news that we have received in
relation to this body, is at once the most
surprising and the most nortifying that
we could have conceived possible. That
Democratic convention should have re-
fused to tax State Stocks, should have
denied the right 10 repeal corporation
charters upon just and equitable terms,
shows that we are only 10 expect
change, but NOT IMPROVEMENT in our
constitutional code, and we have been en-
tirely deceived in supposing that there
was majorily Of true and radical Dem
ocrats, in the convention. Instead Of
which we find that that body is becom.
ing more and more receptacle for State
decrepit and stupid conservatism, by
means Of falsely styled Democrats, and
acting with avowed Wings, and that there
is scarcely an established abuse which is
not likely there to be sanctioned, de-
fonded and approved. And we are re-
luctantly compelled to avow our convic.
tion, that if the convention proceed in
its present course, the greatest calamity
for Ohio would be the adoption Of such
u constitution as 1t will present TO the
people.
The convention on the 30ih ult, took
vote on inserting the follins proposi-
ton in the new Constitution.
f'TheG eGeneral Assembly shall have pow
er to repeal or revoke any charter Of in
corporation now or hereafter granted,
and the privileges and franchises of any
incorporated company, upon such just
and equitable terms, for the collection
and payment of debts, and the disposition
Of the property Of such company, as they
may provide"
The vote stood, ayes 42, nays A, as ,
follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative
WERE
Messrs. Blair, Cahill, CLANCY, Clark, Il
Far,, Greene ofDe6ance, Gregg, Hard,
Henderson, Holmes, Hootman, Hum.
phreyyille, Hunt, Jones, King, Kirkwood,
Lawrence, Leech, Leadbetter, Lidey,
Loudon, Mitchell, Norris,e Patterson,
Quigley, Ranney, Reemelin, Riddle, :
Roll, Sawyer, Scott Of Auglaize, Sellers,
Stebbins, Stidger, Struele, Swift, Taylor, !
Thompson of Stark, Townshend, Way,
Medill, (President.)
Those who voted in the negative,
were
Messrs. Andrews, Archbold, Barbee, 7
Barnet Of Montgomery, Barnett of Preble, !
Bates, Bennett, Blickensderfer, Brown G
of Carroll, Case of Hooking, Case of
Licking, Chambers, Cook, Currey, Cut
lcr, Florence, Gillet, Graham, Gray,
Green Of Ross, Grosbeck, Hamilton,
Ha,ckins, Horton, Hunter, Johnson, Ken
non, Mason, Morehead, Morris, Nash,
Otis, Peck, Perkins, Scott Of Harrison, .
Stanberry, Stanton, Swan, Thompson Of
Shelby, Vance Of Butler, Warren, Wood a
bury. a
'Not one Wig voted in the affirlna-
tive, (says the Cincinnati Euquirer,)
while eleven who hail from the Demo
cratic party, voted with the Wings in the I
negative.
"Thero was proposition which, in
our opinion, lies at the foundation Of po-
puIar sovereignty, voted down by Con
yention protesting to be Democratic!--
God help such Democracy" 4
II will be seen that eleven professed !:
Democrats joined the Wings in striving
to maintain the disgruceful ascendancy
Of ofcorporations over the sovereign power
Of the State. The claim Of Democracy
by such men is an insult. They who
basely beiray the justpowers Of the peo-
pie into the hands OF s0ulless and lrres- {
ponsible corporate associations, by deny
ing the exercise by Legislation Of the
only corrective TO the gross abuses Of
such corporations, may be in principle
respectable aristocrats, bu: Of genuine
Democracy they are either grossly ignor.
ant, or they are wiilfully and shamefully
corrupt. There is 10 our mind no other
conclusion. ltis not enough that by Le-
gislatiye negligence and corruption our
State is almost 'sthatched over with cor |
porate privileges'-that the individual
man, with his feelings Of honor and Of
principle, with hisrafec,ions and his SYM
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