The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1851-04-26

ane :" the Senator from Tcsas. mud
- r''"s'as'vc tacl III proving South
sm I" 'e a" olig.'rh,. II this fae,
= prove his chsrge- u, a,is,oc,sc, IN
81 a'"l'ns. he has none o,hes 10 stshd
on. hsin'asr'y Tor the Senator. hi.
start v".'s'"" is not at all IN The Con
s'it"f South Carolina. e. Il will aston.
ish hid doubt, tn learn that il is a pro.
sis'o" W. Constitution OF the United
>am'HU se. THE, ,Ier, electors for
President al \ ice President oi the 1 ni,,d
States" II u tue; aud il i. also ,ree
tina, every sd - the uuion dd the SAM
'h'ns at the c"toQ ppscen'-n; al the Cpnsli
tuition ., the i'nita States. nnd that the
c""str'r'ion given hv ~ trainers Of the
Constitution ii the III States by ,hi.
simultaneous aud una.,it - practice wa,
the regular aud proper n ~ which The
: Electors should be- chosen, ware old
iasbianrd enough .lill Ia stand - s IL.
fathers oi our free iistituiuns sst~s lnnsi
where all the States stood a, the tan,t
tnrnt o' the operations al tins Government
/ Number six; The Legislature can
change nr amend the Constitution When i,
sees m The meaning OF til. assertion is,
ihu the olisarch, in South Carolina
can abolish. amend, or rl,angs the Consli.
tuition. whenever mal"riiy ol the Lcg,s,.
tuer ser- iii have here the Constitution
al Sontli tr'elinA Ia my hand, aud I viii
read the precautions we have taken To- Sc
cure stability IN our lunianmut,l law, and
the safeguards We have thrown around the
Constitution, to prevent hns,v changes:
No pat ii hi. Constitution shall be
altered unless Hill To alter The same shall
have been rcad three times IN the House ol
Representatives,. aud three times in the
Senate, and agreed to hy two.:ti q,
both branches ol the whole representation
Neither shall aiiY alteration take place un.
I'll III. hill ayre-t :, be published thrrr
months previous toa new election for mem.
hers t" the li"usc oT Representatives aud
il ,'', alteration proposed by the Lrgisla
iirc shall be AGREED To IN the lif-t session
by twn.lhiris al die whole representation
in both branches al the I-l -la,urr, after
the same si,,i. have bcen read three times.
Oh three several DAYS. IN each honse then.
aud not othcFwisr, the same shall become
part of tins Constitution.
| Will add that II Convention vt the pco.
pie can ais" b. called only H., tvu.iinrds OF
both bfanrhe- Of the Legislature.
thus It wil! he seen thai Ne have thrown
al thu ,lrsuar,ls that usually exist around
the attention ct oar fundamental law.
have ,hoaaht /. p.npcr iu make these state
un,piis and Uup~ct,nn ul iac,s, nni hopr II
will end this matter of Niliileaiinn and nsi--
Representation ui South Carolina.
sir. il Is no vcre hong since w. leading
pnint un which the '-rr.t,or's charge OF the
government uf South trtr'iua hdng an
oIgarehy, ,a: a restricted right ~ -ulirasr
IN the ienpi,'. was asserted IN one press ~
thi, nv the luic!., gcarefD and ci.trvrlcu
In anurn,s. the ~nn,hrru Pre.s,l iutcrd
frgr.f Ia learn thai fhc senator iron iexas
had agan and again been SIT iislt on ti''s
utniirr un ihi, llD"r
Mr.. gur,nn. pai him right on this
matter puce uysell
VI. Knrrr My colleague SAYS he put
him right once himself; and yet iiu >fna.
tnr rciicrat,s sh's convicted and detected
un,iuth agai4,.i the State ut South tan'lina.
SIR ihis is gerry strange. anj ~ unhee''n'us
A. IL Is strange Il the Senator had any
pl,u.iiilr itcia t,. rvl on, % wnuiN lhdlY
in,cui,, the representatives, ui State, witch
has been u >ti,r since hui the other day,
ia .liad an mud iriiau as iuiufaui ur nrs
lcc;iu, ui the principles ol nee g"'ef''''rhi'
.np 90 the Oh Thirteen. twill ""i gfHc'