The Washington union., 1857-11-20

assembly in each Of their respective districts The e
ton shall commence the fourth Monday following the
day of the Presidents proclamation ana snail take place
on the same day throughout the State The mode and
duration Of the said election shall be determined by the
laws now In force Provided, however, that In Of
absence or disability OF the president Of the conyento
10 cause the said election to be carried into effect the sec
retary Of the convention shall discharge the duties here
by imposed on the president.
MssIsslPpI coSsTnUrIoS.
Immediately upon the adoption of this constitution
the presien Of e ooateoa shall issue writs of elec
tion directed to the sher of the several counties re-
auiring them to election to he held on the t
Monday and day following in December next, for men,
bers of the legislature at the respective places Of hold
ing elections in saidoounties-
ILLINOIS CONSTITUTION
The predea Of The ooncon shall Issue wriis Of elec
ton directed 10 the several sherids OF the seyenl
Counties or ia of the absence or disability Of any
sheriff. then TO the deputy sheriff. and In case Of the ab
disability of the deputy sheriff then such writ to
be directed to the coroner requiring them to cause c
ton be held fcr governor lieutenant governor rep
sentative tho present Congress of the United States
and members Of the general assembly, and sherIs and
coroners in the respective counties
ALABAMA coNmnunoS.
The president qf his coareon shall issue wrs Of elec
ton directed to the sherifs of the several COUNTIES
recurring them to cause an election TO be held for gov
ernor representative to the Congress ofthe United SGt
members OF the general assembly clerks Of the several
courts, and shes of the respective counties at the
specve places of election In said counties, on the third
Monday and the day following in September next which
elections shall be conducted In the manner prescribed by
the existing election laws of the Alabama Territory
MISSOURI CONSTITUTION.
The president Of The conpeon shall issue wrts Of elec.
tion to the shers of the several counties, IN case
of vacancy to the coroncrs requiring them to cause an
election to lie held the fourth Monday in August next
for governor lieutenant governor, representative In
the Congress of the United States for the residue Of tho
Sixteenth Congress- representative Tor the Seventeenth
Congress- and representatives for the general
semby sherifs and coroners, and the returns Of all
township elections held In pursuance thereof shall be
made to the clerks of the proper county within five days
after the day OF election and any person who shall
side within the limits of this State at the time Of the
adoption Of this constitution and who shall be otherwise
qualified prescribed In the tenth section of the third
article thereof shall be deemed qualified eector, any
thing in this constitution to the contrary not~thand
ing.
MICHIGAN CONSTITUTION
The first election for governor hGhtenant governor
members of the State Legislature and representative In
the Congress Of the United States, shall be held tho
first Monday In October next and the succeeding day
And the president Of the convention shall Issue write to
the she Of the several counties or DISTRICTS or In case
of vacancy, to the coroner, requiring them to cause
such election to be held the days aforesaid In their
spective counties districts The election shall be
Quoted in the prescribed and by the township Of
cers designated as inspectors Of elections and tho re-
ntory, or by this constitution.
So far from there being conflict Of authority be.
tween the convention and the federal officers Of tho
Territory--usurpation on the one side and lawful
power on the other-the very section from which we
have quoted shows that tho convention have acted
in accordance with the wellknown policy Of Gov.
Walker 1t is true that in the extracts given above
the election provisions for elections for State Of
cers but this fact only increases the necessities in
case where the constitution is to be submitted to
the ratification Of the people BY ballot. When new
constitution is submitted to Congress- the president
of the convention which framed it has to certify to
the correctness of the whole record, of which the
manner of holding aud the results of the election
arc vital parts lie is expected to carry out hon
cstly and in good faith, the sovereign will Of tho
people as declared by their representatives in
venton, aud yet both surprise and indignation are
expressed that he should be clothed--by the usage
Of half century with power equal to his rosponsi
bility. No governor Of Territory has ever yet OF
tempted to hold an election under new constitu
ton The danger and impropriety of such an at
tempt must be apparent, we think, to all, and to
none more SO than Governor Walker himself, who
cannot be otherwise than amused at the allegation Of
his real or pretended friends that attempt has
actually been made to overthrow his authority by
setting up "a provisional government r
In this instance, at least, The black republicans
have been singularly unfortunate in tho selectiono
an issue for general discord and strife.
In late number of the" North STAR published
at Hudson, Wisconsin, we find the following report
Of speech delivered before a democratic meeting
BY Mr.J. n. Knapp, formerly Of the Treasury Depart
ment, but engaged in the banking, law, and real
estate business at Hudson:
:. Mr.. knapp's speech clear, logical, conclusive
and delivered with that admirable grace, distinctues
and precision for which the gentleman is remarkable
He traced briefly the rise Of the republican party show
Ing IL to be party Of IDEAS not principles and refutd
in mastery the charge tlat the democratic
party is prosavcry party. IT Is, he urged consu
tional party living up to the federal compact and ss
tanning the rights of the States in all things not delegated
specifically to the Union He spoke Of the present en-
barrassng situation Of the democracy In combating with
an opponent who had well-defned principles aud who
did nothing but cry in mournful tones slavery slavery
slavery I with which in Wisconsin, had nothing TO do
He had tried he said tosce what slavery Ind to do with
the present Canvass but unable to ascertain In
speaking of the condition of partes, hc said eagles DO
not feed fies and this small game does not suit the
democratic party. 1t needs stronger nutriment than
such arguments afford We were very highly gratifed
throughout with Mr. Knapps rpeech, and SO were oil
who heard it, II afforded food for thinking men
The meeting is represented to have been large