The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1851-05-21
NEW HAMpsnRE


at Concord on Wednesdsy,ihe 18Th uIi., and
adjourned the next day, They were in ses-
sion about so hours. We learn that lha
Convention decided 10 submit three smeud-
ments 10 a vote Of the people, viz: one 10
abolish the religious test; one 10 abolish the
property qualification, and one 10 provide
COR more economical mode Of making 10.
lure amendments.
The question is now with the people. II
they desire to strike these odious feature
from their constitution, they can do so. BY
voting for the amendments. now submitted.
We should make no further remarks uron
the subject, but for the ungenerous course
Of the Wing press in aitribuiing the defeat
ef these liberal provisions 10 the Democrai-
ic party. Now il 10 notorious fact that The
Democratic party, in both New Hampshire
and Rhode Island, have been, for 20 years,
in favor o. amending the Constitution Of
these States by emitting the property quail
ifcatun featuTe,-but itTequiring two-thifds
Of the legislature TO pass law authorizing
the call Off COnyention,i they have never been
able TO secuie vote SO large.
The religious test spoken Of, is provision
in the present Constitution Of New lamp
shire, which as qualification for Office, re.
quires belief in the Protestant religion.
Such feature con never be made party
question. Men Of ell parties, with strong
religious prej1dices against catholicism
would be likely TO vote for reiuiring such
q provision.
A large majority cf the recent Conven-
lion we're democrats. The proposition 10
make the three amendments above named,
was submitted 10 tIle Convention by Judge
Woodbury., Of the Supreme Court Of the Us
Eited States, who was delegate from PofIs>
mouth
Hon. Levi Chamberlain, leading Wing,
moved that the amendments be indefinitely
postponed, and supported his notion BY
long and vehement speech agaiasi the a.
mcndmenis and in support Of the religious
test and property qualification in the Cons
s., tuition; md the motion 10 postpone was
further advocated by Mr.. Sawyer, the late
Wing candidate for Governor; by Mr.. S,s.
vens Wing candidate for Governor few
years ago; Joel Eastman, lately Wing csn-
didate for Congress, and by Mcssrs. Free-
man, Kelly. Marston, IIoy,, and other lead
ing aud prominent wings. Judge Woodbury.
in an able and effective argumen, replied in
favor of abolishing these tests aud was sups
|pcred by Franklin Pierce, Gov. S;eei, md
other active and influential Democrats. We
regret that we have not room TO publish en-
tire the patriotic speech of Judge Woodbu.
Try. We clnnot, however, omit the following
beautiful extract:
Bu, some say that wiihou, this there is
danger Of an increase OF Catholicism. Dan.
ger! when reason and Professionalism are left
free to combat il, when wrong Danger!
when Deity himself will favor the right -
DAngoi! then il thai juslifies prescription,
why no, go further9 why lie, il hold property
and vote? then why not, on the came prin~
lciple, establish an inqnisiion 10 put il downs
Blu, he had said 50 much at the Inst Session
on this subject, and TO which he referred tor
otbei reasons, i was no, necessary on this
occasion to say more against the continuance
ot such prosecuting and iliberal test"
The melton 10 reiec, filled, by vote of
yeas 81, nays Isl. rhe vote n favor Of
pos,poning was SIS Wings and 80 Democrats.
Against pos,poning and in favor Of the reso-
lulions ll0 DEMOCRATS, 80 Wings. The
journal of proceedings show the facts as we
have stated. Now, although we do not claim
this as entirely Democratic triumph, we
ask our candid reader il il is just and fair %
claim il as Wing measure |. is evident
tina, the Wings, il they h:d tho power, would
have defeated the amendments, and retained
these odious andsnnii republican fes,uies Ia
the Constitution. I'VE make these state.
mems 10 repel foul slander ~ the Demos
cratic party who have always been infayor
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