The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-07-20

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We deem it proper = intsesuPe sur ds.
ru,>ion Of the new Cons1llastiea, 3 nakss
lew general re marks on 1Ae subject b Re
,pbiican. At the cosiag slscaioa, thi.
Con 'titut On question l. sobe distinct ps.
" issue. There Is mn mistake about tia,
although Few lcaliny Democrats are .tesd
ly upholling the new Con ,itution, and re
buking the effort, Of I e Democratic organ
% make Il part, tc,t. but the fact
imply this, and we want Republicans T.
rear il in mini ~ 10 Republican, had
majority in the Convention. Tine Demoe
racy prejudgel tue result of it, action. The.
pre- licted in advance that il would place BE-
ore the people an in trument not 20 goo
4, the old. They were determined not {,
ike il, and determined their party shoull
,ot support it, no matter how excellent II
II il. details They had set their states
a oppo.e this Constitution, simply bsa .
wa, the work Of Republican Cows, :
ion, and IL they could defeat It, thus msl
trong capital against the Republican part.
!his is their game now. They are labor.
rot only zcalou,ly but dishonesty TO Great
prejudice against the new Constitute.
They are incorporating every feature
I, Wien they kaor II Is Ear preferable t.
the old Constitution. Would they by such
al-iticatons place themselves in 80 disgrace
ful POSITION lcfore NIL intelligent men, !,
they ha not great party object to accom-.
plish They have an object, and tha' IS,
by defeating the new Constitution to GRIP
pic the Republican party. Suppose the,
ucceed in defeating it, The fact will g
Graded a'ro,d, that the Republicans Il
Iowa elected majority Of the Constitution
al Convention, had things entirely their owl
way, made q Constitution 20 suit themselves
yet submitted to the people IL was pro
nounced by them unworthy. II will be
aid that the Republican talent Of the Stat'
could not make better Constitution thai
the old one, which IL VIGOROUSLY inadequat,
TO the wants Of the times and the people.
II will he m9ral defeat Of our party
worse than purely political failure. W,
cannot stand tive must not permit our
selves to try the experiment Of standing th,
effects Of such defeat. 1t makes no differ.
encc il the Democratic members Of the Con
vention did lend all their aid 70 make Oh.
Constitution now before tue people. Til,
party will sacrifice their own delegates, an,
IT 10 able to do 70, to secure this victory ovti
tho Republicans. Still there are, we trust,
thou and of Democrats VINO will vote ftr
the new Constitution.
Now the Republicans owe II to them.
>elvss and to their party, and 10 tie inter.
e,t' Of their State, to rally around this new
Constitution. Ii deserves their hearty SUI
port from its own intrinsic merits, and froi
the fact that our opponents are holding L.,
Republicans responsible Cor IL. Let US sho,
them wc cheerfully accept that responsible
ity, and will carry 1t through.
II IT DC di covered at any tire, that Il
new Constitution needs amendment, Il pr
si'!e' in il ELF an easy manner by which I.
work may be done. An amendment ms
@ proposed at onc Legislature, and il san
tio..ed at succeeding one, il can then
'ubmi,tcd to TIC people. This involves u
eApcn'e. \ Convention 10 amend TIE Cor
/ titution w. y lc cslca in ls.0, but this /
h .crctionary vita Lee re. fifth, Cor
utution he not adopted, VIC will have Z,
lumber along be.lind the age with the o.
one. II 4 new Convention Is called il wi
cot the State from fifty to one hundr,
icusand dollar and two to one It's NO,
will not he a. good a, that now prc.en,,
tue pcoplc for aprro,a al or rejection. I.
ate Convention wa marked by an unanir
y Of feeling and corporation between Z
member. Of the two lart.cs which NC ma
sarely expect to AGAIN see on any rimila
,sca,ion. The result of their laJors il cree,
liable to those who composed the Co.-c.
on.
II i, earnestly to be hoped that every ! Z.
,5!ican will 90 10 .le pose and vote for T.,
ew Con .titutioa. Ec not act rs IL one re.,
.,ic no difference. That Is what de at {,
last spring. Give your vote for T.. j,
al ',i,u,ion At any sacrifice Of time Al.
,,aniort.