M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1855-05-04
1.-THE New Constitution In the
haudS of It's friends"

The Know Nothing organs that once
spoke for The Whig party, attempt to be
witty because several Democratic pa
pers have spoken 10 favor Of a revision
of the new Constitution. II the Demo.
cratic party is the father OF the new
IConslilution, (Snd who denies it, is not
that party the very one to make such
revisions as vi ill perfect il? A parent
has a right 10 correct, chasIise. or whip
soundly his child; but were another 10
do il. il would be assault aud battery,
or assault anu battery with intent 10
kill, and the Individual would be sub
iect to criminal prosecution. Now, II
lis clear that no out slider should lay
hands upon the Constitution with I'M
punity-it would subject them to I'm
pea chment of motives if they did. Let
the parent correct its own child. and
then il will be done in spirit OF mercy
and kindness-to make /! better, and
not to main or kill il, as its enemies
might desire and attempt The friends
of the new Constitution are the very
ones to amend and improve lt-they
have looked upon it with fathers care
apd fathers anxiety, and look to such
amendments as will improve it, and not
changes to disgrace itand make 1t worse
What would you think OF Court oI
Justice, that would empannel jury lC
try man for life, or for his property
and place upon that jury nothing but his
bitter enc emies-those that had over ant
over again declared him guilty, not be
cause they had the proof. but because
they never liked him7 1t would he de-
nounced at once as a sham, to prevent
fair tria that il was the gratlficaIioI
of enmity, aud not the desire OF JusIlc'
that did it.
And who so proper to correct the er
rors in the New Constitution us 1t
friendsY Notoly. Surely not its enc
mics, who come loaded with prejuiice
and reproach before trial. Let tn
friends Of the New Constitution. there
fore, go to work to make such amend
ments as will perfect and not destroy it
Let them make it what il should bell
only in parts. but in the whole. Yer
few, il any, OF the provisions complain
ed Of were adopted in Convention BY
united vote of the Democrats-they gen
orally occurred by divided vote OF ih'
Democrats and a united vote Of thos
opposed to making new Constitution
at all. But TO get the good at the tim
the whole had to be adopted. Let no
the opposition press expect. therefore
to make any thing out Of the sneer, tia
it is the friends Of that instrument tha
are the first 10 ask amend dments to it,
They are the proper ores to do 1t. Wha
faith could the people have in such
pro position coming from the enemies
Iit-lhey would not be considered hon
est in such movement because the
have never ceased to denounCe and rid
Iicule the whole instrument, though iror
their conduct in convention mainly
now becomes necessary to agitate amen
ments. On the other hand, no on
doubts the honesty OF the Democrats
its real, if not only friends, in the effor
TO have some alterations made, both be
cause the provisions were wrong at frs
and made even worse, by mistake
rule of constituting them.
We think this is fair and leg itima
talk, and that it will strike every bod
US right UhiO Statesmen.