The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-07-09
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called Democratic, IL It could get rid Of the
spectators who from time immsmorial have
arrogatsd the management and control OF ito
Affairs to such an extent, in this State at least,
hat II may aiwayssbs known without the
shadow OF doubt when any extraordinary
democratic excitement prevails, or any new
Dsmecrafie measure or principle 10 presented
with unusual esrnsstness for the endorsement
Of the party, that some monsy-makine scheme
81 sane Of the cell. constituted leaders Of the
party are st the bottom Of II.
Tins d precisely the case with the new Con.
ssitution. The people are in favor Of It. The
Shansea upon the ola one which have been
introduced, have in the main been long de.
aandsd BY the public sentiment and the well
asesrtainsd interests Of the State, and this,
too, without distinetion Of Democrats
q wsil as Republicans voting Tor Conven-
tion-Democrats az well AZ Republicans vo-
tins for. the various parts Of the new Cons.i-
tuition while pending before the Convention,
and voting for the whole on its fiaal passage |;
and L being notorious that scarcely . symp.
tom Of party fesling or distinction prevailed
IN that body.
But this would not do. Specializing DEM
serats who have large amounts invested In
shaving shops, from the Mississippi to the
Missouri, and beyond, who own any quantity
1t Nehraskas shia-plastsr manuf, aiories, and
who have been gorgine themselsS with the
resources and almost life blood oeths country
IA the shape ct four per cent. month Tor the
sss oe the money which they got out Of the
poeksts Vt the people Ia various wsys; these
nsn, who are the leaders of the patty, see
very plainly that Il the new Constitution Il
sdApesds and theee injurious restrictions sgainst
hankiag aad corporations which have been
hA1isrs n the way Of capital coming into the
Stats y leans 10 build mills, nannlaetories and
ssilessdp ] ~ buy up and y srisg Into euitiva-
dsasaT praisiess and Ia give ~ . sound and
sses euTvney of our own. which eur people
sssefses The nee Of At from ax 70 ten per
cent. year, then their vocation h clean, done
seneeoesver.
Now some people may think that the Negro
CLAUSE, and apprehension Of a Negro inunaa-
tea srsths real causes Of the recent sxtrsordi-
nary antipathy to the amended constitution ON
the part Of esrtain presses and leaders Of the
sham Democracy, but il they do, we regret to
assure them with more force perhaps than po-
hteasss that hey are decidedly green. It il
- sneh thing. Negroes, Negro Equality,
three thousand or any other number Of adul,er.
oss eisrgymAn are the very last things which
tAsy care about. While they say negro once,
thsy mean Nebraska money and four per cent.
. month dozen tunes.
There may be those who think that the
people viii be quilted by those men and votQE
sgainst he constitution, and az ainst theif WI
INTEREST,". We do not. The people win vote
Cor the constitution anyhow, and on the Negro
siaass Just a. they like. They can vote for
the enc sna against the other, notwithstanding
the lie to the contrary which has been most
sssfasssossiy eirealstsd. The fac, il that most
q tas apPeals to popular prejudice against
the new constitution have been tissues OF false-
hood and Misrepresentation, fabricated for the
purpose Of pulling The wool oYsr the eyes Of
the people.
II 10 most clearly the iuieres. Of the people
foadsps the new ceastl'atoa. The expense at
revising 1t which has h<sn eonsiderable. viii
be iost II il Is rejected. The amendments
which hsre been made. with scarcely an ak
ssPticu. are Improvements which ought to be
accepted as such By all parties, improvements
which Il will be many day before the people
viii have chance 70 Get again If they ne:isc,
the present one. wsven.urs TO say that anc.l.-
q sssisior cannot be had is ten long years.
such sss the ,~enliai provision of the old con.
stitatic4 pa th's subject The way to &c, AIT
oaAR ses3iDa speedily, n any body Waite one
IS q n1ept she new constitEsscn-
Esery cn<s shsrefre.~ho dssirss lie pros
perisy Of he STAG. niss; e rp:s far ths req,