Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1851-04-17
From - bate Journal.
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The new consiilpil4n has SO many repul
siys features, und - lew points IL which, !,
q republican production, il Is equal In meri
70 The RFssca, cne, hei TO 70 into : ,niuu,,
delail Of lhe fEsi would be most unara,efu
and most iediousll1sk.
The only really objectionable ,rui, in IN,
present constitution, is no, SO much In IN,
instrument itself as the base adyan,oo,
which has been taken Of lis provision Il,
apporlioning the Suite into represen,a,ivs
districts. This 6as only TO be obyia,ed bv
The creation Of single district system, which
The newly proposed organic law but mar.
Tally approximdies, leaving the matter. "a
a great extent, amid existing dangers and
difficulties, worse Than belord
As to the complaint about the presen, IN.
dietary system, IL was and ID compe,en, Il,
The Legislature to amend it d will, merely
leaving the old system in harmless il not use.
iul operation. Better, far better, TO do this
Than adopt a neF constitution which. by lis
own provisions, is subject 10 annual aliera.
lions ad igfnittm, and which will no doub,
employ large parI of time Of all coming
Legislatures, SHOULD il be adopted by a vote
Of The people. lt Is no. probable tha, one.
fourth OF those who vote on The new cons,i.
tuition will have read !, carefully; and Of this
one-loqrh, but lew will truly appreciate or
understand maby OF It's most Objectionable
TEXTURES, to be developed by time and exper.
ience alone. Ibis no, probable lha. the en-
ergetic career Of a great and populous, and
wealthy Stale like Ohio can be- Immediately
influenced BY Anything which The corruption
q selfish PoIilicihns or the blind madness Of
party ieeling my devise or carry out, so
long Us hie, lloeiy, and proper are prosuo-
ted, and ,hepretenC union Of HE S,ates ex.
lists. But so geal is the emulation among
rising States TO turpass each other, thai The
continuance Of evil and the introduction Of
wise legislation will clog that energy and
measurably check that career by which we
have been distinguished under the presen,
consliulion.-lhb work Of upright and dslin.
tered men, imb3ed, no doubt, with rs much
JeDersonian democracy as existed among
The delegales tol,he late convention. As all
parties and sections seem disposed 10 le. The
new consti,u,iob pass by wi!hou, notice Of,
or comment on its mos. Objectionable lea.
lures, the following synopsis may be no. be
inappropriate al this time.
|. seems TO bave been The obiec, Of the
Convention moi 70 amend or prune, bu. en-.
lirely 10 abolish the constitution of 1909; and
this with The exception of few uninimpor-
sant sections has been fully accomplished.
The constitution Of 1909 has eigh, ar,i.
cles and schedule, comprising 100 section.
altogether. The one proposed has, rs ar.i.
cles and asche&ule, with 1876 sections. The
general complaint agaites The old cons,iu.
ZION was that i, was not sufficiently general,
and contained 100 much special Legislation.
II this was an evil il is increased len fold by
the one proposed. as any one reading i,
must see.
The prime objection 10 The proposed con.
slilu,ion is The fac, that the time ia which 10
consider il before the people is so shor, ina,
not half the voters will read, and less mum.
ber have their attention called 10 lis provis-
ions, 10 The mosrobjec.ionab.e,or which ref.
crence Is mads as follows:
Article 2, section 5, provides ,ha, no
special privileges or immuni.ies shall ever
be granted that may no, be altered, revoked
or repealed by The General Assembly.
This article e obnoxious; ls,-Bscause |,
inaif,li-s = ,isis. ~ me T5gIsIataFe 10 prdm
special priuiieges," which under anv re-.
publican constitution canno, be- done: n nd.
2nd-Becauseis fully recognizes the rich, 10
"alter, amend orrepeai" wilhou, cause or
judicial iinlervension--so long d prime poin,
in Locoloco legislative progress backward
towards despo.ic and irresponsible power.
ARTICLE 9, Sec. 8, proyidts ,ha. no law
shall be passed without the concurrence Of a
majority Of all she members elected, and IS
Objectionable because il will enable a iac,ious
parry, dlminorily, more easily Than now, 10
lelea. Or delay any Legislation wha.ever.--
Aiier the experience Of this kind already
had, !. is proposed by this scc,ion 10 increase
he michief Of an existing evil.
oEc. ~, Of The same article, is more OBJ
ecsionable, as !, allows any one member 10
enter bis protest 'ioith The reason therefor.
cithoM alteration, commitment or deiav."i
which means without any restriction as =
erms, lime, quality, or quanIity--lhus e
Hing any faction, or fraction Of wha. hhe
orl, 10 cost the public as much linD ~
money as it pleases, al every sessions in @
'uI regard TO right, reason, expense, or, will
non sense.s ..a uni,
The lime was when members ofthef7 d
'ral Assembly Of Ohio were supposedit6 bep
Gentlemen Of integrity and in.eiligence-but5
nat time has passed away, never, his prob.
Ible, during this age Of progress, 10 re,urn.zI
n those times, bu, moi now, might this sesn,'
ion hold an unrestricted place in the orgauvG
c law Of Ohio. Vl
Sec. 25-providing for regular biennip.vf
essions-wil be found most inexpedie Y lthr
md improyident, more especially as The pr6Sr Chr
osed constitution comprises more opiectIid
Or the consumption Of time, than any simihe
ar paper ever before promulgated, for thtc
urPoses proposed. The consequence ocils I.
doption will be a regularly called session
r perennial incubation Of the General As.
embly Of Ohio. The only thing il It's ia.
or Is The promise Of a PseHda staliiity to
ur SIaie goveynmenlin in one respect which
he new constitution and lis own taims rem.
ers utterly hopeless in all others.
Articles 3 and 4 are passed without com.
lent, as they relale 10 the executive and
ldiciary, which a legislative oligkrchy will
'gnlale as Il Pleases, s,-their salaries.
Article 8, section l, is most Objectionable,