The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1851-01-30
The CONSTITUTIONS.

Ihe wise men oil our Stale bave-Oeen AZ
work several months, and will probably con-
tinue their labors few weeks longer, and at
s-aD expense to the people of nearly one hum
dred thousand dollars. remoselng the Con-
stiiution of Indiana-that is. in manufacture
ing new Instrument, entirely distinct and
different from the old, and which their Eel
low-ctizeEs iondiy and confidently believed.
would be given 10 the world model OF what
State Constitution should he, as the pres
eut Constitution was the day Of its adoption.
The result Of their labors will soon be before
Fthc people, and submitted TO popular vote
for lis adoption rejection OF course we
shall publish it al the proper time. 10 give
our readers an opportunity of reading an in
strument concocted with so much labor and
at so great en- expense. and their opinion OF
which is expected at the ballot box.
Our own opinion of the prominent sections
of this Constitution. and which most directly
affect the interests OF citizens and the welfare
and prosperity of the State, shall be given
freely and fully. The making ola Constiiu-
ton for great and rapidly growing State. is
II business ofno small importance. The fault
has been in this case, that it was entruste d
to too many persons. The interests of every
section of the State, and OF every class of our
citizens. would have been quite as well rep
resented had the number Of dc 'egates been
one fourth OF those constituting the present
Convenion-wlile We have 10 doubt, the
work would have been quicker done, better
executed and at vastly less expense.
But there is no policy in talking Of what
might have been done. We think the pco-
pie themselves see the error in this particu-
lar. The new Constitution will soon be be-
IRE them, and we hope the Importance of his
vote will be felt and duly considered by ev-
cry citizen. There will be found objections
able features in the insirument-ver, obiec
tonabe-and which should probably con-
denim the whole affair. So important may
these objections appear, and so important
the Constitution itscII 10 the interests of the
peope and the State, that the expense Of the
Convention which made it, enormous as that
expense is, should be matter of trivial or nc
consideration, ii. discussing the adoption or re-
lection Of tie work. Under the old Consti
tuition. the work Of nineteen days, of iorry-ont
men, and at expense Of S2,573. we have
sprang from almost wilderness to the filtl
Slate in this great ConiederIcy. Even un
der IL bad Constitution, there i; no doubt bu
such are our advantages and the extended
and stable grounds of our prosperity, we shall
continue 70 grow a.d increase in GREATNESS,
and wealth. But by bad instrument. till
prosperity may lie essered and weakened
and our State held back in the race il would
otherwise run so goriously. trv
This Convention will probably be a tax o
about eight cents on every man, woman anc
child, in the State, or Of fifty cents on ever,
voter. IL the new Constitution prove obiec
tIonable, shall this expense stand in the wa,
oil It's rejection2 VIII not every man ircel,
pay a tax which he has to pay anyhow, re
lect the instrument. and thus vote for ano,he
Convention. smallin number, bat wise in in
teicct to form "A Constitution which will eat
isfy the people, and under which as IL Stat
we can stretch forth our greatest powers, All
achieve our true destiny2 sips