The Empire County argus., 1854-08-19
CONSTITUTIONAL CoNvENrIoN.


Have our readers canvassed the probability of q
constitutional convention being called by the next
Legislature to revise our State constitution 1t is
among the probabilities that such an attempt will
be made, and unless is taken in the choice of
representatives to the Legislature this fall the OBJ
ect will prove successful to the great detrment of
the State
There is use of attempting to sti6e the oonvic-
ton, that the great object of the conspratorS is to
divide the State for tho purpose, solely of ntrodu-
cling servile labor into the southern portion of it
This object has been the leading one of those who
are the primo Of the present political strife
on the part of the Musical Hall factionists
The history of the State shows that Immediately
after the adoption of our constitution, attempts
organized and energetic were made to change or
alter the constitution, in such manner as would
allow system of peonage to be introduced into the
only into it's agricultural but it's mineral
portions That this has been and still is darling
object with those the history of the
times clearly proves And it also assures us that
attempts will be made to further this object the
coming winter.
we'll after the nominees to the Legislature and see
that those elected ore right on this subject. Place
the matter beyond peradveuture. Let not our
ahoring classes be degraded by being brought into
competition with cooley labor or any other system
of peonage
Our mountain air is untitled for serfdom, and our
hardy pioneers will never submit to tho degradation
so long their lungs are inflated by it, unless the
system is insdousy put upon us, as the attempt
is now being made.
We charge upon the leaders Of the faction who
put Denver and Herbert on the Congressional tick
ct, and upon those who nominated Bowie and Ben
ham, an ulterior design upon the people of this
State. We charge upon them design to make a
portion of our State slave territory, and tlat ma
orty Of their nominations in the various counties
for the Legislature were made with especial refer
ence to this purpose hence the howl Of abolition
ism set up by their tools and minions against all
who dare to question the propriety Of degrading
the aboring classes
We ask the masses to examine this matter--con,-
pare the tickets nominated enquire out the pro-
clivities of the candidates selected and the result
will prove that if there was no design in the mat
ter a curious anomaly has been enacted in the
political strife that has at leas. method in its
madness"
We may be accused of sectonalism. The Sec
tonal positions of the two other parties leave
alternative but to resist any and all attempts at
degrading the laborer--it matters not from whence
that attempt is made. The last resort of silly
fanatic with his empty caput and grinning idiotcy
the cry of abolitonism will not prevent us from
speaking plainly on this subject. We're we to do
otherwise should be rccreant to the duty of an
editor who is jealous of the rights and liberties he
possesses, and unworthy the support and confidence
of the great body of froemcn who have made this
State their homes
This subject deeply interests all who have the
welfare of the State at heart and has any respect
for the dignity of labor. 1t is one which presses
with renewed force upon the people at the present
time, from the fact that strenuous exertions are
making to suly the fair escutcheon of our State by
bringing free labor into competition with the serf
or peon