Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1851-09-02

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TIE PROVISIONS
CONSIiIttt gS
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~ .~ov;s;nns of Tie amended Consultation
vii, cor,, = nj Such nnisefssl apbTobaiion as The
rlsnses @sTn,sting he creation OF SSsfe debis
rcl,sze c,an-es are-frN, a prohibition against !
$50 ,,sre,fss offl,e ds6ts Of any eorp,rntion ).
sud see6nafy. An obliaatfon upon The Legislature
n. provIde. nj Tie fimeofcfeating a debI, for the
nnnefual nxtmenf fits fnieTsst and the gradual
exfinctian 81 Tie nfi5eipa.z III i, moreover. made
fhe-dufr or the Eeeisiafare 10 provide Tor the Il.
uniaati5n 81 Inc existing State debt and Il Is pro-
ak;bi,ed lr,,ns cam raefinp4oa or issuin0 eeSrifi.
raics irredeemahle fora lonrer period than f6I.
~ f5sfF serFs.I enhsedreuee these pEosisiOus.
IN ofasefft III lines 81 lie States will be Fanid-
fy disrb4r5ed. and m future ndebtedne 6S6re.
vented. And Aenee. thus credit Of the StaIeswin
ne entirelk fesi6fs dsan3 be placed npoti 8 iepaF
vith tbat t5f4bes mos
hespeSples ss6bsfntts hAtes eeeH
ediy adnionisIel by memorAble tnttauCPs Of
gisiatiVe. cofrnptionsand Extravaganza, OF The DIS
asters to be unprecedented from giving the Legs
lature an unrestraihed privilege OF Pledging the
credit Of the State, The financial commissions
of New York in 1897, which well nigh prOStra-
ted the whole country, and the reputation of
Pennsylvania aud Mississippi, were consequences
of Legislative pFuHITacV and extravaganza But
u " ALhLG LEHCu Us q uAuE C9SOA = AV
virtue of our public men was a long time a bar
rier against corrnptand reckless expenditure (;
but that, Welding at last TO the contagious pro-
figacy of the times, opposed but a feeble ObstTnc-
lion 10 the tide of extravaganza which threatened
IN sween away the credit and the honor of the
STATE n Thai tendency to a lavish apd i1tat;on-
al and, matchmaking expenditure which control
led ouT I .eUislaInre duriDg its last three sessions.
had NOT heens . crested. IL i imnOssibin In DreJict.
even with the fate of New York and PsnnsVlva-
ven eAAh G1O so
nEa u De'!. ~ !, tHe I;-.;n;a 'ro,ij 49, ha"D
nUuoI = "uSn SsamS;.,i"o ar;ovo,s 49,
longeo., DanHlHP1Cy PNNS
a,lou ~ ~ IL ,;mos SosmoJ 10
pte. ne
nave entered n1oSonSP'' y .tH Cy
anu non0r OF tue 1t"Us. UePeoP.e 80
purses ia the nanus Oh nComPeIe". ~ ~
worthy men an insane aesire ios loC4' lHp!oEe,
ments perVaaed lhe WboIe 2'ale5 eeeSStIo'
schemes and interests coaiesceu IN Uo'S UoN
all opposition as each representative "au E,a'.
ned ms own consutuehcE " U ~ ~
peculiar enterprise ne vas not Guy ~ Coz ~.
tor his participation IN the genera spo's'''n' ~
was apPlandea aha !e1e'eC'eu . us
causes were pTeclPltatlng the otate INFO a 'u!n'
from which, fortunately, u VIII DC rescued Oy the
salutary operation OF the financial provisions oil
the amended Constitution. OtheL states saw
the necessity oil llmlllnS the Legislative co"t'O'
over the public purse, aud they SET t9at example
of Constitutional restrIctton which itg'u.a no"
IOlIOWS" ave" 4OIS wac
asters Of 81, and her people caiea a conversion
for the special purpose oil amending their Con
%stitution in such a manner as 70 pTeVenI iHe!T
Legislature from involving ner III usoIs ne
nanciai clauses In tne 1ons.tuton . ," 1 HH
are the prototype OF those IN t"e y" So",
%stitution OF virginia. ana o.het ate '"poseu
similar constitutional TestfISttons upon nv .n1 1%
gislatuTes, as, Wisconsin, nia1y!anu' pE;e'I y
diana, iowa, new !eTseyt H9. IT,
nols, GalloEnla, Mleslsa9s 2 s5 ToHssnIPpFr; - ~
GeeG, no, :. = mS1hont sdop,;nC some cIsusc
sttS - & oH.e The nsrassirv of ,bc ,hing
~ TIC ,,;II If The. neonle.
Il" W." 49," {, ,L;o.toJ ~ tho constitutions pro.
oe. 49, conSiJerstion that thew will in eff
foo, ;",e-cen, the co1noletion of The public i'm
nSa.aman,s r,v, IN nr6cess of construction. and
Nil nreyeot ahv wise and iudicious en,eTDrisc
for the f,,nre But wherefore ? These provi-
.;ons const;trtp mo nrohibnions whatever the
: o.;.ts,"so - s,;lI al, Iibpr,v In nroiect AS manv
49, ns in,ernsI imnrovement a NAV please
81 - - .ost,oin, nnor n heTrg The obIiratiOn
- nsoSsJs ,bs means 81 disrbarGinv the debt il
:" ! And is NOT this provision eminen,Iv in.
slic;ons and Droper z If the will of the people and
The Interests of the State demand the cOnsrruc-
~, rs orv imnrovement. will the LEGISLATURE be
fr;ah,ened from complvinp with this will and sub
.eEv;ngthese interests by the necessity OF a slight
;ncrease of faSafion7 But whilst this Constitu-
IionaI nrovision is iuimical to. NO wise project of
internal Improvement, il is the fatal foe of all
S,ro;gbi. sbsrt aiIroads.a and all viilage mudpikes.
HsneeSo,th ,he Iegislsture will moi dare to in.
cornorate a company whose onIy object is the
1InpJer of the treasury. or to charter a road be.
tween cen Two no; iva a., es nqs;n h. ,,xed n cs,abIi.b a
a m"p Eassru9 ME- the !" giant corruption Of the times