The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1851-03-12
= CADIZ OHIO, WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARCH L. 1851.

lnf 10 chfii agalnsl II. Let any men show .
decision TO the contrary. address myself
InCw 10 lawyers, vho know, that 80 long as
these decisions remain, they are as bndng as
The law itself, and that every inferior lrbu.
nal is bound TO decide accordngly.
i The gentleman from HimiIlon declared
10 day, that there was no such decision. Bul
admire moro the course of the gentleman
from Knox, {Mr. Miicbell.) who admits the
existence of the decision, because he hs:
seen il and read it, and there is not a mar
lin this hall, who Is any thing of a lawyer bul
knows very well lhat these decisions bavs
been uniform, ...-..
i Now will tel you. tMr. Reeneln,) wl:a
is you are asking me 10 do, and what it Il
has yoo would iuIn me over Ia the whig'
ifor, if | do it not. am better lawyer thai
you are; and it is because entertain diff
fvreni opinion OF law from yourself. that you
would turn me over to the wings. Bot, sir,
Intend to turn you out of the democratic par
'Ity-not because Of your legal opinions. bu
because do not believe you are goot
democrat. Qaueher) | will show you
hat you have been mistaken in supposin,
,hot do no, understand democracy.
The gentleman says truly. that in con.
Istrning this cluuse of the constitution now
under consideration, we ought to considor i,
In its connections aud relations with othcI
paris Of the constitution, md construe al
logether. say he is right there. But
-upp,se somebody must have loId him that
I(LaughtcT.) ".a.
Tho gentleman refers to the SD and 3Gl
sections Of the report Of the committee on III,
Legislative department, mud says, if they
were carried out, he would ask 10 morc upol
this suhjoct,sln behalf OF corporations l.e
Eus look at these sections.
The 33d section Of This report 10 as fol
lows: ..... ....... .....
i "The General Assembly shall have no power 4
pass retroactive laws, or laws impairing the obi
gnton of contracts, provided, however, that act
of incorporation or corporate iranehiSes. privilege
or immunities, whether granted by any general o
special law, shall never be deemed contracts, o
irrepealable."
/ Mr.. Reemeln lin his seat.) did not &c
fer to that section. referred 10 the 3G,I
section.
MIR. Kennon. Well, ! take them both TO
! Igclher. The gentleman says, we are 10 n
dopt this, though do not understand that
is in lis substitute. But what does th
section mean? Why, thst no act Of incur,
, poraton, or corporate franchise, privilege o
immunity, whether granted by general o
i special law, shall ever be deemed contract
Ior rrepeulable."
t Adopt tho. section, il YOU please; but
! now tell you, sir, and every man in Ibis con
s yeulon, that will never vote for il,
: lf that makes me whig, then am viii
1 in the estimation Of The gentleman fror
I Hamilton. Blu. never will allow hun /
iudge for me.
This section is drawn with great skill.
$ has undoubtedly passed through the hands c
8 n muster. Let me explain it..
I ln the fi's. place, you provide in auothc
D report, and dccIare that the Legislature shu
: never pass any special law Of Incorporation
/ IN the second place you declare that, whetl
e or the charter Gr net ol incorporation, b
special or general, shall never be deemed
: conirnci.
y Nov, we have m,ny acts upon the stsiut
book, granting special charters. But we dc
clare, by this constitution, thai there shal
h be no special &C: Of Legislation upon thi
: subject. Now, what does this meaui Tuke
g oil together, il must be ;IIe meaning Of th
section, 10 reach back, and cover corpor,
h tions heretofore existing under special nc,
: Of incorporation. II must be so intended;
!, was never intended to be merely p,ospec
II tive.
But, sir, the great object Of oil these pre-
c visions, after aIl is to reach the present Ban
d corporations; and for this object, do So
n that more skiIIful section was nevc
Q drawn up by any deIibcrative body in ih
e State Of OHIO. No corporate franchise, n
8, charter shall ever We deemed contract =
This reaches 10 all future time, and is n.ei
= Ced 10 cover every cOse that can come be(or
10 tho courts. Aud, under these Circumstance
e they mus, not be deemed contracts. II the
g are to be deemed contracts anywhere els'
e they ure not TO be deemed so by tho jud
d ciul tribunal Of tho county.
But the reptr. goes step further, and d
!. clares, that these charters aud privilege
e shall not bc doomed itrepeslsble by whom
le Undoubtedly this part Of the section is a.
Il dressed TO the legislative body Of the eour
l. ny. Nov, tnis is little stronger than ii
g, provision Immediately before the convention
II and do not know, bu, i, will be adopted =
But, il it should be adopted, wan, 10 tie
of some. gentlemen here, where they will stan
pl MIR. Sawyer Cn his scat.) Judge VanC
TO will vote for that section.
n- MI Kennon. Well, If hc will, will nr
a BIT | will tell gentlemen where they wi
Il stand. If ! um right, they will siand as Il
projectors Of a scheme, which will place Il
lis country in apedicament something like Il
ns following:
er You sSy to tho judges, who arc bereaft
e, TO DO elcrtedto preside IN the ind cial tlib
nails Of Ohio, you shall never deem al
or charter 10 be q contract. Knw, your new
ry elec,ed judge stands up 10 be sworn, and
nj oath ID TO- support The Constitution Of 4
no United States, snd the Constitution OF /,
70, State ofOhio. But in the Constitution off
= State OF Ohio, there 10 this express clau'
IN tia. charter shall never be deemed CO
lie Iras.; clause in diiecs confllc, with pr
ne vision Of the Constitution of the Unit
al States, as construed by tho Judicial decisi
Id Of ha Supreme Court of the United S'al'
IS, And here you have the came Judge sworn
Cd observe and supper. bolh---tequired 10 swe
nd 10 tho support Of two principles. exactly Q
nd poscd TO each other.
"; III am right in this, gentlemen will p'
no ceive, that they need moi trouble hcmsel,
with the apprehension that a certain class
III men will never ss Upon the bench Of Oh
f. You might get men TO be Judges, who do
be understand the law The gentleman fr,