Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1851-04-17
THE NEW CONSTITUTION.

THE NEW CONSTITUTION.
Wepublish in another column an ar,cl,
etem the Ohio Stale Journal ,vagains. III
Constitution. I,exhibis in strong Ian
a. sshe defsc's of The inslrdnen,, bu. i,
ean gCisiooscid dIor,he suhjeci treated w,
nj and force Of many Of the writer's posi-
no.. 6u, cannot yield to his conclusions i,
iuIL Our position is known by our friend
to be in favor Of adopting The Constitution
J, bu.we deem il due to our readers ,ha, they
should see both sides of the question. S,
lar as regards the lone ofihe leading Whil
press Of the Sla;e during ,hs whole pc
!, riod in which The subjec. Of the New Con
stiiuion has been before the people,. they
4 have pursued, 10 our mind, ] strange, in
comprehensive, fatuous course. The Ques.
iion OF calling Convention was not me,
y with that decided opposition which IL, de
nanded. Had i,been, the moyemen, would
~ ~ ~. srcs,haa. .aer,issas...-r,.
+ "le WING Senator, agains. the combined
s|pohouuuOOo W Hio HIoNuS ChIIfeu the
question in the Legislature. Aiier i, had
come before ihe people i,swas suffered to 60
by bydeiaul.--nothing Ikeeeffecdse opposition
w9s manifested. The Convention finally
1hei, and from the frs. to The last, there was
mo effort made 10 bring public ssenimen. TO
hear upon The Convention. Had this been
done, The creates. object enable feature The
superintendent. would not have been in The
Instrument The proposition of"single dis
iriclsp was only defeated by two potes.-
There we're enough Of dodgers, who had
been instructed in favor of single districts to
have carried it, had The press bui done hs1
duty in1his natter More than this, there
wsre enough of Whig votes absent 10 have,
sAyed il, thai would have been there, had
The sentiment Of the people been rightly
ssd through its proper medium. But,
be most stolid indi6crence--lhe mos,
Z perverseness, was manifested every.
, - We do moi even hold ourself ex-
" from pan cf this charge--yet we
that this Paper contained more articles
3 Questions before the Convention, than
- flour leading Wing papers in The State.
.nsH' great wonder 10 us is, that we have
y as good a document under the circun,.
4 = 1ices as that presented to us. The Wing
y conservative Democratic members had
only 10 Struggle agains, radical majori
9aushed by power,and backed by the loud
.S ~ e:koilhe endra radical press, but also
Z ssIAinsi aii-unceasing ot ridlcuIe and
disrepulable squibASg, from those who ought
% have borne up their hands in the On.
eqpal confess. Il is 100 lase, under the
circumstances, TO enter protest against
whos nljghI have been prevented. lis our
opinion. IlIaI prudent regard for The inlsr.
csls Of The State requires the adoption Or The
'Cvns.iIdIon. Should il be voled down, we
! IN y .egcrcxPect one somoderaIe in It's pro.
asa aiken iiight tliePble eaiures, we
ill.4heft goods behind. plb be remsdied
.dnstreiia.-Advices from lhs apporIion.
+. ,Or. Philip, 20 Nov. 18th, rePlsn Of our or
SSys or the colony exceeding yare 50 varied
lsg,---The Roman -correspowiI ever be
1On Times. soys that the revival inel-
RJohn Russel's Cabinet haAicians, in
H able annoyance 10 the POptmand lis re-
Aaas. most repub.
yrhe Austrian ,iroopsin in the most In con-
~ said 10 have received consF Individual
NpIser1en,s. Biennial Ses.
4, ~ 1sstSiia.--A letter dated yieI sooner J.
Y I'm says; Our charge d'aaaires, at'T6,
A.. had arrived. and was very fay lem.
M sEyed By the Austrian minister
| Ministerial announcement says that az
twpemenIs had been made with Prussia
ip,he question Of the presidency in the
4 ssrmaaic dle.. and swo oIher powers will
J .Sare ,be presidency Of the cEccosyc COM
aiuee. "
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