New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-03-18
oh,o-New Consolation.

and eiShty 'elBht seNsi'
lures are as follows; ,o.,.. I'll
.vofPoli.ical Rights, Trial by Jury, guarantee OF
the Hsbeas Corpus, Freedom OF Speech ana o.
the Press, No Imprisonmentfor Debt, &c. @cr arc
nbundsntly assured in this article. But loOA"S
a little further, we come 70 Art '. Hieo'.
Franchise, which begins every WA"e nH'0
.;,;zan of .xenty.one years" &c. &c, SuH' -
.n,;,Je5 70 vote at all Elections. rms le'''i0'
zion the Right of Suffrage to ""nises III
49, dsfsoce of the profaSe declarations IN ART
I that GAN men are by nature iree anc muePen'
sl.,o certain inalienabe rights, among
- ,ho.e of enjoying and defending life and
,.tN.,so Now man who has no voice IN
100 .;.e or framing the Constitution and laws
- ,rbicb his rights of person and property are
roessured and defined, and who may at any time
ba stripped Of every right and every possession
by those who enjoy the Elective Franchise does
moi enjoy liberty but is the deienceless subject oil
. rule utterly irresponsible 70 him. One oft"o
propositions must be true-Eitber the men VINO
framed this Constitution lied like villains IN de-
clsring all men inalienaby entitled TO ENJOY Lib
ertv or they have been guilty Of uSurpation and
robbery in seeking to conine the Elective Fran.
chise to White men alone.
There is q clause in the Bill Of Rights which
seems to us at war with the simplest and most
obvious dictates Of Justice 1t reads after speci-
fyipg that private property may be taken for the
public defense in time Of war or for the construc
ton of free roads, without Compensation as fol-
lows;
"In all other cases. where private property shall be taken
therefor be nd16
in money fist secured by deposit Of money and such
lion for benefits 10 any property Of The owner"
Just consider case which must frequently
arise under this clause; A Railroad is needed to
connect two points, and everybody who lives
near it is importuned to take stock to help the
work along. Those who cannot or will not sub
scribe are urged TO give the Right of Way across
their lands, in consideration of the benefit Rail
road there will secure to them, and the more lib
ernl and fair minded cheeriUlly do so. But Old
Hunks owns great farm on the line and will not
give an inch Of land nor subscribe shilling to the
stock. On the contrary, he demands pay for the
land traversed by the Road Bat, Mr. Hunks"
say the Commissioners consider that while
this Road takes twenty acres Of your land worth
$1,000, it increases the aggregate value of your
day for $4,000 more than your farm would bring
the day before this Road was projected. VIII
you not consider the benefits as well as the dis.
advantage Of this road to your property l"-"No'
i acOnt consider, says Hunks, and yOu shall
mot, either. i demand my thousand dollars for
'the land you require for your track, and, as to
'the $4,000 benefit. the Constitution says / may
pocket it, and l will" And so men who have
hard work to pay their subscriptions, and only do
so for the purpose of getting the Road built have
81 900 wrenched from them by this Constitution
TO add to the $4,000 that they were obliged to
give Mr.. Hunks anyhow. AL the laws and constr
tutions between this and San Francisco couldn't
make such a requisiton just
2. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and Representatives
are to be chosen bienni0lly, on the second Tues
day in October 1851, SO, &c. and to hold their
stations for two years from the LIST day of Janua-
ry ensuing. They must have resided in their re-
spectve districts for one year next preceding
their election. officers of the United states or
persons holding lucrative posts under the otate
Government are declared ineligible; ditto per-
sons hereafter convicted Of embezzlement. Two
members may call the Yeas and Nays on any
proposition and no bill shall be finally passed ex-
cept by Yea and Nay vote, and majority OF all
the members chosen to each House in its favor.
A vote of three fourths is required TO suspend the
rule which requires every bill TO be read three
times on three separate days. No extra c0mpsn-
sation shall be paid to any officer Of contractor 10
anyFcase ia bad State for Ritchies Ohio must
hencetorth be, aud no private claim bill can pass
except by vote of twO.thiras Of all the men,
bers chosen to each House. The Legislature can
grant no divorce, nor create any new County con-
tanning less than four hundred square miles, un-
less the County divided shall contain 100000 in'
babtants, and in all cases any change OF County
lines must be submitted to and approved by
majority of the People in each County affected
thereby. Regular sessions of the Legislature
commence on the first Monday in January, 1882
"a, aud so
3. Executire-A Governor, Lieut.. Governor,
Secretary of State, Treasurer and Attorney Gene
raj shall be chosen by the People for twoyears and
an Auditor for four years These officers have all
the ordinary powers, except thatthe Governorhas
no Veto. He may call Extra Sessions ofthe Legis
lature, and may adjourn that body in case OF dis
agreement between he two Houses. We find no
restrictions on the free choice of the People save
that the Governor shall hold no other office, State
or Federal
4. Judiciary "A Supreme Court of FIVE judges
chosen by the whole People twenty seven Com.
mon Pleas Judges chosen by as many Districts
but serving in nine Districts, District Courts to be-
composed of one Supreme and two or more Com.
mon Pleas Judges; Probate Court consisting
Of Judge Of Probate in each County, elected by
the People for three years with a competent
number Of Justices in each township Ipity il
could not truly read a number of competent
justices these form the Judicial force Eof the
State. The Justices of the Peace hold for three
and the Supreme and Common Pleas Judges for