The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-05-15

Nuty ~ a" lHhoHlBcuN dlu pohu
ent officer, is not always the surest road
To the favor Of a body of men who are not
always scrupulous of observing the laws
themselves have made. Ii, however. par.
ty leully Is made u necessary qual,ica'
liun. il will soon become tie sole reuui.
site and no available purpose will be
gained 10y the exchange.
may be told thai Legislative elections
are the source of great c%orruplinns and
that II Is necessary To remove the templa
lion. The auswer to this is su obvious
that | am AMAZED Whenever | hear il
advanced, Do We purpose!y elect cor
rupt men to occupy seats in our halls of
Ilegi,latiunl or cannot a sufficient number
of Iucorruplable men be found? Are
the elections The only avenues by which
these men of weak virtue or easy facility
can be approached by concentrating in
Auencesi Do not new counties, rail.
roads, extension vi corporation limits,
aud various other subjects which eugross
much lime in the Legislature, aud enlist
much private feeling, afford much greater
facilities for colrupliug the integrity ut
members, surprising, the argument | am
commenting upon does, that they are
more cnrruptable than elecllOnsi 1t
seems So Ia me-yot the public good re
qullrs honest men for the one as well as
+ The other, and corrupt men will be M
better calculated for gond Legislators I'm.
der the new constitution than under the
present. Do we need a new Cunslitu.
Itinm to elect competent aud lncnrrupliblc
men To the Legislature? Or if we do.
docs the one offered To US contain that
/, chaIm2 If it does | have not discovered
it.
The result III my mind on this branch
Of the subject is, that the election of
Competent men of incolrupiibie integrity
! as legislators, IS the tue remedy for the
evils sought to be paIliatcd by a change
, prupnsed III the new Constitution. Sure
I ly they eau be found. If they cannot
now be found | do not see how the new
| Constitution can render them any more
abuud ut or render them any less neceS.
sary. 1t is besides, but a sorry complI
) mcut to pay to the people of Ohio, To
{ flame their Constitution Of government
upon the assumption that enough honest
men and competent men cannot be found
I. for Legislators. | do not Lelieve Il word
, of it. But if one hundredth part is true,
Constitutions are Of little avail for com
$ munliy 50 c"nupt. FRIEND.
r No. III.
! have examined the bill Of rights aud
r the organizarion of the executive depart.
. ment, aud find nothing so far, ofsulicient
practical Importance. favorable To the
public safety or prosperity not contained
h in the old, I" cuunterbalance sOme very
Y obvious omissiuns whIch could not have
- been accidental, and must have n weigh.
~ Significance. and some changes, in my
Judgment decidedly detrimental To the
$ highest interests Of a tn"taI and intellect.
unl community. 81 ~ To incline the scale
Il in favor III the uew Constitution.
y The fifth Article defining tie elective
il franchise. contains nothing new aud is
c not expressed in language any mOio sim.
pie and explicit, at lrast, than The old
Il Constitution.
: ne "'Nt' a'.'c'e respecting '""ca''on'
t "''"'S u" prov '''"" "'S""' Tue common
a school sys!cm and adds no new ligumcri,
T. Ia secure even IL.
+ Article seven respecting bencvulrnl in
g." Ntitui"n~, merely sanctions what is fully
'","''"'" ny 'n' present constitution
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