The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1857-07-15

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amending the Constitution.
Under the old Constitution several years
are required to perfect measures for it,
amendment, while under ths new one amend
ments may be made and perfected in much
shorter period. BY the old Constitution =
very considerable expense must be incurred
by the State in order to secure the amend
ment OF the Constitution, estimated various
~ for the late convention at from ten thou
sand to City thousand dollars. By the new
Constitution amendments are TO be submit
ted by the Legislature to the people At the
annual election, and the process does not
cost the State q dime.
The ease and economy Of amendment in
the mode prescribed by the new Constitu-
ton, compared with the difficulty, delay
and expense under the old Constitution,
should secure ito adoption. For If it does
not suit in all respects, il can be speedily
amended without expense to the State, while
under the old Constitution, which 10 ac-
knowledged to be defective in many partic.
ulars, change canno. be procured without
great delay and great expense.
We trust that all will look at this matter
honestly, as a question Of State policy, and
seek, by their votes, to promote the best in.
terests Of Iowa, without special reference
to South Carolina. Massachusetts or Wash
inton City politicians.
Miss Marie Hansen is the name Of the
young lady to whom Bayard Taylor will be
married in the Autumn. The wedding will
take place at Gotha, the residence Of her
father, the celebrated German astronomer.
They will spend next winter in Moscow, af-
ter which Taylor will explore Central Asia.
ESLARoEp.--The Hovk Eye of yesterday
appears in an enlarged form, and We are
pleased to see that the editor s'was compelled
to it by the press Of business advertising"
Success to Durham.
For tho Gate City.
Honesty..Censiste
Demetrius Hem and his Nebraska co-la-
borers, having "concilinted" majority of
the Democratic press of the State, are now
operating through their agents on Democrat
ic County Conventions, to pass resolutions
against the amended Constitution. Verify
the Democracy Of Iowa has come to pretty
pass when it permits itself to be used for
the perpetuation Of the reign Of shinplasters.
In carrying out the Nebraska plan Of ope-
rations, some strange things occasionally oc-
cur. We instance the proceedings OF the
Democratic Convention in Wapcllo county.
The resolutions passed at this Convention
were deliberately drawn up at headquarters.
They denounce the amended Constitution as
"deleterious to the interest OF, the State"
and say, 'That we pledge ourselves to use
our efforts to defeat the ratification Of the
Constitution at the coming election" and
"Thnt we fully endorse the course taken by
our delegate 10 the late Constitutional con-
vention."
Hon. George Gillaspy was the delegate
from Wapelo county. That gentleman vo-
ted for the article on Corporations" and
"edacation," the two articles most violently
assailed by the Democratic papers, and when
the final vote was taken on the Constitution
a. whole, Hon. George dillAspy led the
Democratic column in its support.
The Convention Of Wapello county de-
n'unce the new Constitution, pledge them
selves to oppose it, and yet 'fuliy ENDORSE
the course Of their delegate, who voted 70.
the objectionable articles separately and fol
the "deleterious Constitution" ~ q whole
Is there no upright Democrat left in Wapel.
10 county to require an explanation Of thi,
singularly dishonest, and inconsistent cours,
OF the Convention? O.P. Q.
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The N. n. Rioas.