The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-05-10


Of Representatives, excepting upon reconsid'
Grafton Of a bill returned tv the Governor,
unless dem ,ntrd bv a, lras, ten awmb-rs.
ARTICLE l.. The several County Courts.
on appia,i Of either PARTY. shall have pow
cr to refer such ci, il sui.s as. in the opinion
Of such Court, are proper TO be- referred. I'M
der such regulations as the General Assembly
shalt direct, ard no: otherwise.
ARTICLE e. IN ordr tia: 'he freedom
OF this commonwealth ma, be preserved in
violate fore :rr. there shall lr chosen BY bal
lot. bv the trverner Of the respective counties
in this S:a,v. on the first Tuesday in March,
in the year Of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and siNtythrec, and on the first
Tuesday in March IN every ten years there
after, one person in each county, who shall
IN chosen in the same manner the Senate is
chosen, TO he called the Con>'i'utiondt Con
eli, who shall meet together on :he first We'd.
nesdsy Of June next ensuing their election,
at the State House, tue majority OF whom
shall te a quorum in every ease except as to
calling Convention, in which two thirds OF
the whole number elected shall agree, and
whose duty it shall be to enquire whether the
Constitution Of this State requires amend
mcuts made therein or addition, made there
to, and this power they shall continue to
have for AMI during tie space OF Nix months
frOua the ,!ay Of their electiU,. are! no longer
The said Council shall also have power to
call q Convention to meet within eighteen
months after their sitting, if there appears to
thsm an absolute necessity of amending any
article o. s!,is Constitution, which may b- de-
4, e.. h.,
not clearly expressed, ard adding such as
are necessary for the preservation Of the
rights aud happiness Of the people. But the
articles t. tc amended and the amendments
proposed, aud such articles as are proposed
t. bs added Or abolished. shall b. promul ga
ted at least six months before the day ap-
pointed for the election Of such Convention
for the previous consideration OF the people,
that they may have all opportunity OF IN
struciing their delegates on the subject. And
whcE said Council propose anne n'imcnt, 10 the
Constitution d herein provided. 1t shall be
their duty TO call Convention to consider
such amendments. and by an ordinance tor
that purpose. said Council shall designate the
time, place, and manner OF "lectins the del
~yates Of such Convention. and the time and
place, when and where the Convention shall
u,ret.
The Convention to consider the amend
mrnts proposed by saiA Council. and to adopt
ths same, or such parts thereof a; the con-
v.ntion shall judge will 5e most conducive to
the good government. peace and happiness
OF the State, shall te composed Of ninety del
rgates.
Each county shall! DE rntitled to two dele
gates at least. and the remainder OF tue dele
gates shall be apI~rtioncd to the several
counties according to their pOpniation, As the
.am. was asrerta,ne'' by the Chem last CEN
sus taken under the authority VI the United
states, regard always being had in such ap
I,ortiOnment to the largest fraction. And
the persons equal in number to the number
Vi delegates apportioncd to such county, hav
ing the greatest number Of legal Votes in
such county. respectively. shall be the dele
gates Of such county. And if two or more
persons in any county shall have received an
equal number OF votes. the Convention, when
assembled, shall eject one OF such persons, as
the case may require, as delegate Or delegates
Vi said Convention.
ARTICLE 10. This Constitution, as a
mendrd, shall take effect on the first day OF
January, eighteen hundred aud fttv-eight.
ANOTHER WIG SENATOR GOING o.
vEH TO THE ADMINISTRATORS Seeing
the valadrtory Of Senator BENZ amin this
morning. where he announces bis intention
Of going into the bondage of slavery extern
siOnlsts, reminded me OF the pathetic exrla-
nation Of Jacob, when he thought his little
Benjamin hal been sold into slavery:
'And Jacob their father said unto them,
Nc have ye hereaved Of my children, Joseph
Is not, and Simeon Is not, aud sc will take
Benjamin array"
Is not the similarity remarkable ?--E.ra
ing Post.
The Journal Of Sa'u 'lav says "Show
US the man who would submit patiently to
laws which prohibit him from writing, print
ing or thinking upon the subject of slavery.
and who would cons,u; to bc excluded from
the jury box because he does not consider
slavery divine institution, aud We will
point to IS AFFECT slave as was ever blessed
beyond his merits with the rich yitt of free
dom. Such nah i, NO, fit to live in a free
country"
--"MY LIE Is N I'M Cause We
happened at WiIIaM>pt,rt, Indiana, upon the
day that the trial OF the ladies' who drmOli>h-
ed the whisky Of that place, lately, was to
come oil. While "Onvcr>ing with some OF
them We asked if they did not fear the result
Of their action. No." replied one Of the
ladies, whose care worn look too plainly told
that intemre:aEre b ID caused her SORROW
H. |. I
Of prison whenever whisky is again sold to
destroy the peace and happiness of families
As it has mine. Sir" s.i.. she. II was once
surrounded by everything TO make me happy
"a husband who loved me, son whom !
expected to support me in old az. but they
have died Irunkar,l.. and I am lett broken
hearted. NV life i. devoted to tae cause.
Huinor R,puj'car.
Parker H. French is in New Orleans,
drumming up recruits TOR General Walker.
A project is on foot for bridging the
BoulevAr'is OF Paris. Pedestrians will then
he restricted! 10 the side walks and carriages
alone viii .1rrulat. in the street The adj
tional trouble OF walking up one pair OF stairs
and down another, will be amply compensa-
ted BY the increased security Of lite and
limb.
Five ECLIrsts-An exchange saws
there will be five eriipsss this year two OF
the sun. two Of the moon. and one of Frank
Pierce The latter will be visible all over
the United States next November.
SIcSs AGAINST CUPID Fernando
Thompson. Kenturkian by birth. now at
Warren, Rhode Island. advertise, in the New
York tribune. that his "onIy happiness is
found in moonlight. music, love and flowers.