The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-07-01
Bioomsburg, Wednesday, July l, 1856
Democratic Nominations.
Constitutional mend ments.

| Constitutional Amendments
The most important vote which the cil'zsns
of This State have 10 give AT the coming cleo.
| ton is upon the constitutional amendments
which are now submitted for their adoption.
! All past history has shown that popular gov
ernmeuts require some landmarks or guards
! TO protect the people from the effects OF tenn
porary fana,icism or clamor, and from the
assaults OF prohisacy, extravaganza and cor
ruption. The English Barons wresled the
great charter of rights from ah imbece and
worthless king at Ruunymedc, ard II has on
many occasions served us a safeguard and
protection TO the weak peasant against
corrupt and irsolent rulers. Time aud
changing circumstances have modified 1t; us
should every wise people odap, their cons,-
tuition TO the necessities OF the age. The tral-
ties OF humanity take new shapes OF evil,
while the growth of human energies md the
progress of human civilization turn into new
channels and forms
Nothing illustrates this better than the neces
sy Tor the present first proposed amendment
OF tho Constitution Of Pennsylvania. Proii'-
cacy and corruption took Il new shape when
tie idea of municipal subscription was start
ed. The State had Impoverished her people
and driven many from her soil by heavy ,aN-
es because She became storkhoIer III
every corporation, aud from many OF Them
never realized dollar. The last attempt of
Z L.. hama the
cnse, las, winter to pluudcr her treasury OF
/ 50 900 900 for the Sunbury and Ene Ra'l
road.
But when tho state could no longer be
pluckel and rlundered, the same operators
in desperate spccuaions assaIed county and
borough reasuries. In Lawrence aud other
western counties the people have terudia'ed
this debt. ALLEGHENY Is now in condition
bordering on reputation, In Union ,hatga
LIANT spirit Charles II, Shrincr fought The spec
ula,ors from the beginning, and ihonsh the
| corpnratou obtained houlS from the Com
missiouers il was compelled by the storm ot
public indignation 10 deliver them ny, and
/ they were publicly burned. In this county
| the plot dued no, be openly avowed TO The
ears of honest yeomen, hut this evil would
! have followed with others il Know.Nolhiug
lecklcssne>s tad gained the sway in lis des.
I pera,e contest Of 1854 In Ssrss the COM
/ " could not he seduced, but The ciy Of
, Rea6ins was led to take stock in the Leila
non Valley Raihoad which has since been
taken uil It's hands ey the Reading Railroad
, The Northern tier oi counties, twheJe rso.
ME ruu after every new ism,) subscribed tor
more sock lhan The whole counties would
! have btoOshi at Sheriff sale,
/ Whatever excuse there might have been
in the early history Of the SAFE Tor aiding
public Improvements al Sla's interest from
b, lis pushc treasury; ,hese can be none now,
when i, is said ,ha, wealth is growing SO fast
tina, a lczen new banks may he char.
tered in year Ii pyiva,e caTi,al is really
>scktuc 50 r,srv sources q 'NNcs.msnt Il
! viii complete all praf}able wcyks, ard OH
ers The STATE oushi no' 10 undertake.
Tue fi->, proposed amendment Of the con-
>.i,u,ian viii forever gpard bo'h sac sod
counties rom ihis sTirG Of reckless rroii'sa'
! cy: ana the morer derived frnn the sale OF
. he Main Ljae uzy pus1ps be saved aud
/ applied 10 the payn.en; oi the state debt
Withou, this safeguard il viii surely be all
lost.
The saton3 auaea3mea, will SO? source
OF mach mischief in our legislation, The
members elected on a rev county iSsne
ought, il iAs.ics 10 The Sauc;ily oi an oAls,
never 10 have been sworn, They were ex'
pec.sa 10 vo,s or 10 bill whh reference 10
he ~ .heiplss of mora, OF political rec'iiode,
bu, only to save iheir own pc; hobby. Even
hoAe<, aasa hsrs and honest Constituents, IN
The kopr G. passioa have been rsady 10
iusiiv The NOS, wicked vote Il IL helped 8
local eapse. This eva has doae mere 70
degrade aal dshareh legislation ih&n al The
rnoeey an ans OF ihe professional ecTsrs--
lin facg these rev ooun-y b5as were soane
& win,sfs ihs principal pAsBlnn tia ksp' he
E iait3 hoUss sars. NoihiRg hus a eoas'iiu-
tuas5 cog csa check his erl-
/, TIE ghird smepdners IS designed 20 apply
s5nplicay aaa diTscinsss 70 tbe eascsfon CT
representatives, and 10 check he bsrgsinins
aDs sale of cs1Siassss N elsrasy disaTisas.
Z designs shsi tsere shsl be no ieager
ihoss complicated cisrlrss IN which ne
Eepteseaa1llEe s< stranger 20 three foar1h of
ms coasailEsaIs hvA slso ciss Rh5A5el-
phia fa1r aFportionnens an which each
parry and each separate TA-esesz EnEy be
represensea and n winch u accideu1Ri
znslgrlsy on pae pen, may api- as n9T is