The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-05-10
AMENDMENTS To THE CONSTR.
TUITION.

Censors. II will be seen that they propose
changes in the following particulars:
lst. The General Assembly shall meet b.
cnniaIIy.
I'd. All State and County officers shall be
elected by plurality bicnnially, and bold their
Office two years
81, The House Of Representatives shall
consist Of one hundred and fifty members,
each County having two, and the remainder
being apportioned according to the popula-
ton Of the several Counties
4th, Zach County shall have two Senators,
elected bicnnially, and holding their Office
four years
9th, The Judges Of the Supreme Court
shall be elected biennialIy, and hold their Of
flee six years.
9th, All elections by the General Assem-
bly, shall be by viva voce vote.
! eth, The Secretary Of State, Auditor of
Accounts, Bank Commissioner and Registers
of Probate shall be elected by the people
9Th, Yeas and NAYS in the House of Rep
rescntatives. with single exception, shall
not be taken unless demanded by ten men,
5ers
9th, County Courts may refer civil suits
on the application Of either party.
10Th, Some changes in reference to the
Council Of Censors aud the Convention.
! The question naturally arises, are there
evils under the existing Constitution that re-
quire changes? and if so, are these changes
calculated to remedy the evils? II such e.
wills do not exist, should there be changes .?
Should the frccmcn Of Vermont be willing
to exchange fifty or sevcnty-fv years of
experience, under the present Constitution,
fer any Msory Of government, how beautiful
soever? Would it not place them in very
much the condition Of the woman in the ia.
BILE, who avariciou>iv killed the hen that was
laying golden egg each day? We simply
PROFOUND these questions, intending TO con-
slider the various amendments proposed more
carefully at some future day
- The cal! for a Convention 10 meet at
Montpelicrson the 81 day of June next, to
nominate delegates to attend the nominating
Convention in Philadelphia on the 7th day
Of the same month is the first note Of warn
ing which opens the Presidential contest
among the hills of Vermont 1t will find the
people responsive to the call. ALWAYS true
to the nation and Just TO herself V-rmon,
will not now. when fanatici>m threatens :he
one and All eveft.arins elisartLv encroarAes
upon the rights If the other. BE found forget
full of the principles she has ever maintained
There !, now opportunity to put theory into
practice, and to crystaliz. crc"ls into posi-
tive enactmcnts. and TO see that they are car
ried out in the spirit of our republican in>ti
tutions Tie call i, made withou, regard
to past political differences" 1t brrathc>
nothing bu, UNION. aud invites the hearty
cooperation of all who desire TO lini, the
farther extension Of slavery. On this issue
an issue forced upon the county by the
present pro.slaverv ADMINISTRATION We can.
if We will, carry the next Presidential clcc-
ton. But our strength viii! adm, of no d.
vision II is best to understand this at the
outset. Epub!ian>, Frccsoilers, Americans.
Demv. .,s, ALL who hope to see Kansas a
Free State, and who believe that the prime;
nal business of the Federal Government is
neither 10 plot for the extension Of slavery,
nor to make its influence predominant in the
nation are recrcant to their faith and blind
to obvious duty il they fail to come together
on account Of former divisions All who are
agreed upon the vital issues of to-day must
sec the necessity Of meeting each other on
common ground II this union is effected in
other States, as we are sure it will be in Yer
mont, the candidates which may be ncminat-
ed at Philadelphia on tie eth OF June, will
not fail Of an election.
- We presume the recommendation o. the
STATE to the District Committees to call the
District Conventions on the oath inst. will hr
adopted. 1t will be necessary for them to
act promptly.
--DR NAMES ExrLoRArroHS.- The
arctic exploration Of DR.. Name, in search of
Sir John Frankli lin, during the years 1888.
"a and So, are in course of publication by
Phillips, Sampson & Co., Of Boston, in two
volumes octave, fully Illustrated by several
hundred wood cuts aud steel engravings from
sketches by Dr. kane This work will be
brought out in the course ofthe coming sea-
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interesting books ever issued. The personal
narrative OF such an intrcpi,. traveller az
DR.. Kane, amid the perils of an arctic lati-
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TIE great success OF the narrative of his first
arcti,: voyage is a guarantee that the coming
volumes viii meet with large and rapid sale
The work will be sold only by subscription,
and invariabl, for $500. Mr.. Aaron Farm
ham of this town is agent for this section Of
the State, and will give people an opport"-
nitv to subscribe in the course of the Sum-
mer and Autumn.
--NEw Mar OF OUR COUNTRY
a new map Of North America has recently
been published by CASTOR 4 johnson. whose
agent is now canvassing this section of the
State for subscriptions. 1t Is the most Gem I
plete and comprehensive map We have ever