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every interest ought, by right Justice. the laws and
the Constitution, 10 be represented in the Senate.
How does 1t stand! Why, the latter proposition
in its first part is true-viz that every interest in the
State pays part of the tax upon which the Senator
is elected, and that the Senate egisates upon all of
those INTERESTS but, strange conclusion, the Senator
is really sent solely by landholders, if the prem-
ses In the first proposition be correct; viz that the
Senate egislates solely upon interests affecting land
holders.
Here might stop, resting the argument upon
the manifest departure in the Constitution from plain
ly acknowledged rights and logical and irresistible
conclusions; but to strengthen this proposition, let
US refer to unvarnished illustration.
At election once held in one of the County seats
in this State, clerk of the Commons box kept the
following list of persons voting his box, who were
denied the privilege of casting vote at select
corner where the Senate box held i:
Two Hotel Keepers, Five Lawyers,
Two School Teachers, Two Coachmakers,
Four Capitalists, Three Blacksmiths,
Three Saddlers, Eight Carpenters,
Four small Farmers, Seven rentors of Land,
Five Groce1s, Two Druggists,
Eleven Clerks, One Minister,
Two Watchmakers, One Cabinet Maker,
One Dentist, Three Shoemakers,
One Editor, (poor fellow y Three Wheelwrights,
One Timer, One Miller.
There were more, but the above is enough for our
purpose. Here some serenity tUrO men, repre-
senatives of t,Oentvt,Uo different classes of the
munity, told by the Constitution that they could
not at the Senate box. True, that upon arough
but nearly correctly estimate, these men paid t'0o-
thirds of the of their immediate locality; true
they contributed thus largely to sending Senator;
but, by legal solecsm, by Constitutional kind of
" seQuitur, by Legislative paradox, perperated
by the oversight and not by the design and premedi-
alton Of the Convention of 1885, these denied
the exercise of privilege their quota OF taxes clearly
entities them to.
Every one of the varied interests listed above, is
egisated upon in the Senate Halls, anu these inter-
ess contributed largely to the sustenance
and yet in that body, the thousands in the State COM
posing the twenty-five different classes mentioned,
have not vOice.
If there be really any fear that the Senate, by and
through the influence of equal suffrage, may egisate
against the prosperity of the farmer, there certainly
exists at present. much greater grounds for fearing
system of Legislation far more deeply PrejudcIal to
the score of other avocatons and callings. These
fears would now grow into,prophecy, 1t equal suffrage
should be defeated, and the prophecy would be speed
ly fulfilled. But need not fear any such antagon-
ism of classes for the people have the force of
just such reasoning which we have been reterating
merely for the purpose of keeping oursef ard readers
we'll TO the track we started or when we determined
to amend the Constitution in the particular before US,
and In the good old conservative plan laid down by
the Convention in 1885, when in their wisdom they
thought some such amendment might hereafter be
desired. CLIO.
GEN. PIERCE AND HIS FALLEN Horse. The Wings
having little else to talk about in reference to Gen.
Pierce, making merry the accident that hap
Pened him with his horse but they do not state the
matter fairly. They say that Gen. Pierce tainted and
fell from ms horse at the battle of Contreras. Now,
as to this, Gen. SCOTS words "a hurt,
received from The faHof his horse Gen. Pillows
are " Badly injured by the taHof his horse." Gen.
Pierce's "a serious injury from the fall Of my
horse - and every account have has it in the
way. The fact is that the horse fell under the
General.
Then, gentlemen, drop your discreditable refec
tons on Gen. Pierce on the subject; but 60 on jo-
king as much as you please. you will find that he
will throw Gen. Scott in November next, and eint
about it.
Further, in reference to this accident, writer in
the Boston Post says:
s. Gen. Pierce again in action at Contreras on
the 10Th of August. His brigade was ordered to at
tack the enemy in front. lie came in sight of the
Mexicans at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, and led his
men in the attack. He under calling fire of
the enemy three hours. AS he was leading his bril-
gade through perfect shower OF round shot and
shells from the strong entertainments in front, and
the musketry of the infantry, his horse, being at
full speed, fell under him upon ledge of rocks He
sustained severe injury by the shock and bruises
but especially by sprain in his left knee
which under him. AT first he was not conscious
of being much hurt, but soon became exceedingly
faint. DR.. Richie, surgeon in his commando assis-
ted him and administered to him.
In few moments he was able with difficulty to
walk, when he pressed forward to Capt. Magruder's
battery. Here he found the horse of Lieut. Johnson,
who had just received mortal wound. He was
permitted to take this horse, was assisted into the
saddle, and continued in it until eleven o'clock that
night. At nine O'Clock he was the senior officer on
the field, when he ordered his command to new
position. The night dark, the rain poured in
torrents and the ground difficult, yet the General
still kept on duty. At O'Clock in his bivoudc he
received orders from Gen. Scotby Gen. Twggs and
Captain Lee. when at the head of his command, he
moved take another POSITION to be in readiness TO
aid in the operations of the next morning. Such was
Gen. Pierce's service in the afternoon and night of
August l9h.''
SENATOR DOUGLAS SPEECH. We give up most
OF our space to-day this admirable speech. which
met with such hearty appreciation and is so highly
received at Washington that the Democratic Com |