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aissflct ~ The commonwealth
ested than that which have
q represeui. We, ais has been
10 desire Begsy Mery wear
alhousandso i over and
INSTRUCTED upon
caayassed in our
there are not op-
-|.| system OF inter-
na| ley are perfectly
wiNysT0be4 4AIe Of the burdens, Of
the ComIaQf nrdens there must be, TO
carry out. slthg ykfn, they have charged US to
look to III that They are not made the victims oil
wild and rec klesse system OF internal improve.
ments Aisystem that j., in fact, nothing more
than taking money fromfthe pockets Of one part
OF the people, and putting il into the pockets Of
si,sln pied selo,e>IIa, peopl. to show, and am
prepared 81 proper lime in this body Id show that
this thing aaa be done Thal while Tie great arie-
rial works u Internal improvement ought 10 be
fostered Il. not carried forward upon State account
alone, yetfn regard 10 these local works, these
4 purely neighborhood improvement upon which
= there have been SO large an expenditure Of late
years, the system iksyslem il may be called ought
TO be, and ean be suppressed. Now submit 10 the
> convention the ptopficy, not Of committing &c a
special committee consisting Of a small number, the
live committee, but Of referring TO now, in the
midst Of ibis debate, TO be reported on promptly,
these tw3particalaT subjects One of them I'M
doubediy fovs run somewhat into the labors of the
legislative committee, and the special committee
viii avail Itself doubtless Of their labors The is
suc Is n0Ns made up in The course OF this debate,
whether Qsere can or cannot be such guarantees or
Limitations upon the powers OF the government ins
eoEporatesfin the constitution, as will remove the
diicultesof our cascfn friends upon these subjects
and particularly upon This latter subject.
| am gisd 70 see the debate taking that turn Tor
in my humble judgment il is the true question.
And while we, who come from the lower end OF the
valley, arr as determined as any gentlemen on this
door 70 s!ssa up for the great prpsiPls iax 81 e
report Of he mixed basis party is which carries
with i insult aud degradation large portion OF
the people Of the colnmonw wealth and shall main
tain II, aRd trust successfully against afl odds
yet we arr utterly disneresed In ihe result 50 far
as the question OF pelilica power is concerned In
TACT, Il VIII make no change in our position in re-
gard TO oar share OF political power, 10 matter
which scheme shall prevail Leavingt this que ton
out OF v5sw. We are identified CLOSELY upon other
subjects siiih oar eastern brethren. Ii sour mis-
sion ag.y here and we must perform it, to look
70 this su5lccL And ask OF this Convention the
means Of doing II through this cominittee, and as
the best Earn, IN my judgment indNhith il can pos
sibly be kfonghi Ia our notice.
Permit me 10 add This additional remark. The
resoiuogs which have been offered on This subject,
By gentletnsn are various The resolutions which
Ihave the honor tooter and perhaps various other,
have al besh resolutions Of inquiry i take 81 f,s
granted that no gentleman has eSpecsed 10 see the
very phrasealogy OF his. resolutions incorporated
,h.2 .ne nss ecas.Hauen ana that they have been
express itrSt speak certainly in regard ID nv own
which pes haps would be CHARACTERISTIC III any
mere resolution Of inquiry When gentlemen now
come 70 ns,,nf the question, and meet the PROPOSE.
lies on M skisrt NV - f,ar,sd e. = ne, ,,s
sneers Al ,fIs5f th.v term msrs ,ssr grs,ar,;ss
All tkat had ~ say o. Thar s,bSsr q ,hs ,aa,la
men win M IS * .,,s anv.n ~ shss 49,
subject 81 IL net a snlSsct "a he sneersa :, 81
from it. Hneshose resolutions pronpsine snar,n,iss
come hrtfss. nav Is ne r
described, snJ when in Aeourse Of the debate we
are called aiss,n to adyd4 ihese propositions we
o.. y s,S ~. proslsions
gentleman lrsin rauquiers resolution of INV
Colleague as.i submits Il 3 - crit;r;sm and
PASSES on Without naring f1ienlar attention.
IL any olhei movision TEdSihey stand in the de-
bate as proposions presented by individual TfSem-
bers 81 The Cyenon. and we are "a, ahe here n
leicunine w.iich Is he one really intended 10 BE-
mi forward III have here Offered 4 nronoS;f;on
(Aich is ealcslated 10 effect that end me onieet
efore OF ISIS resolution Is to charge this special
npitee wilA the duty Of selecting The particular
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reihren ~ M. 800 = ssing tbe Objects which
~ Sesi, = ~ len & Re rssnl,a
fos az spiI g, ha. So anS CONS 10 ycn
Spd security in our hand
sSgass 4 down 70 he narrow gr0snd-
nie1 s 81 It, 4 w. We in the lower part Of
pfasig t0Ioar he4 iud.ns.sR q as Ia The resIius
ssui 1t6uiseiy better lbsn ~ sof this com
'ads ~ u. neg of political rsShle and
y. IN u, @sadsmsat the issue 4 II y rye aired
20 !, q cur strength upon ID ae Ts % and