Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1857-01-15

c ments; but it did net follow tbat they are
opposed on the grounds ass gned. lie alsa =
objected to the second resolution, On tin
t ground that it is not within the province IF
this holy to instruct or petition the legislature
Individually, the members of this BODY hive
the right Of petition; but as D CoaUeafion.
they have 10 such privilege Again, On the
5 matter Of the resolution: it contemplates fine
correction Of a constitutional defect, by the
legislature, which has no authority to DO So
or it assumes that future couucils will exceed
their powers. We would not presume that.
on the whole, he objected that by the rosoltfs
lions Of the committee this coagention woald
assume to 10 that which it ha not the po4er
to do, and this without the Slightest neess.ss
sity. His owa resolution eoyerc1 tho whole
ground necessary, and was free from the OBJ
iections he had taken TO the resolutions Of the
committee As to the amendments to the
constitution, he would reject them all, because
the constitution is now working well. and
there is nothing like an absolute necessity for
y change.
Mr.. Adams of Chittenden county, said thats
the resolutions reported came from larse--
committee, and while these slight differences
of opinion, and necessarily will be, yet he
was disposed to take the resolutions OF the
committee; but II others preferred the sub
stitute OF Mr. Hebard, he was DISPOSED to
give them the opportunity Of reciqdng their
preference.
Mr.. Field Of Windham county, o3scryed.s.
that the committee presented the direct q0es-
ton Of the rights Of tie tol0ns while the
substitute provided The issue by putting the
rejecsonpf the amendments upon the Ground q
.ol aaglsIe-e xpedieDey. Mr. Field then vent
Into i argument, based Oh historical autlsu.-
| tiles, the fitness Of thing, and the provis-
ions Of the constitution, in defence Of the
rights Of the towns. On these authorities 4
be thought there was no reasonable doubt as
10 the power Of the counci and il there
was any doubt originally, the uniform usage
OF three lounhs OF century has removed
the doubt. Now if this convention declares =
that there is doubt, what security is there
that future councils will not take adgantaee b
OF the doubt this body has raised, and under
take to do the very things which the people
have Low with great unanimity condemned.
It is not the amendments generally which the
people have condemned No: MANY Of them
were and are approved. But the ordinance,
oustiHn the towns was the d3rnnable snot },
and because OF That the neonie demanded tho
rejection of ihe whole. rather lhan admit La Va.
lidity of the ordinance. That is ,be demand ot
the people. IMy have presented the question
OF right and he would not handle that matter
with gloves, he woald speak Out plainly and
strongly, in consonance o'ith the viii Of ne nao.
ne As to the objection ia the second roenlu-
ton, he again SUGGESTED the preeedenfs namsd
Yesterday To be- sure the legislature batltrav.
E led out Of The strict line Of dotv bpt tbore
was no great inpropriely in the renresentat;ves
of the peunle doiar this The connect 50 ,bongbt ~
and compiled with the reouest Of the I,eY,sia.
ture. So Ind the Council oYefsteoDed the bounds
Of modesly; but the Legislature deemed i igst:-
led by the matters pro0osed-for l,ro ibraa
laws recommended we're nasqod Rnt ,be yr;--
ileae Of petition is constitutional ana he Ai5 rot
believe in thai Dicctv Of construction which ronIJ
exclude this body-repTesentaIiy of the neo-
plo--in Tie case of IN exigencv an arrot--,s
sore grievance 10 the pecple Inflicted bv H. Iata
Council of CeusArs
Mr. Bascom of Addison County. desirod IN
avoid important results and ifroseiblo to oh
tain harmonious action il fa fonven,;on Ia
was opposed to the PROMISED am5ndmnnts to tbo
Constitution and 81 be eons,tMcn 's ndors ''i0
else he would NOT bo boro and l., l;s ,a5'orp.l'
Yesterday as TO the flrn Is 81 rerrasa.,,a|, h
did not wish 10 be updarstood as das;rino
chance Of The basis az ranresa,,1,,ioo
House of REPRESENTATIVES he desircd ma ol'.nfra
and his argument Yesterday s;,r',I,, IN
reDresentaton hv nonnIa,on ,ya,i - s-
fair, mot fauer han Wv lawns Fnrtbor 4",'u o
not disnosed tn entar' ~ "'.... no !" as
lions, and therefore could not svmpsthjze very
seriously with his respected colleague { Mr..
Smth.) who addressed the Convention yester
day; but he would avoid all extfaneous matter
and come direct to the business ofthe copyepijon.
the first resolution is true this is net c'nsti-
tutional Convention he did not so believe. and
W0u not so declare by voting for the resolution.
1t had been said YESTERDAY that he had mis-
conceived The authority for this Conventioo-
that 1t was from the people not from The Conn
CT but after a it is true that the Council had
called this body into existence: neither admit
the criticism as to his literal INTERPRETATION If
the Constitution yesterday, and the differences
of opinion as to The meeting of the word :. Con-
ventlon y in the Constituion--he claims that
the term does not imply necessarilv Eodv Of
representatives from each town His ornnnd
was, that this is constitutional BODY: and he
hoped it would not stuiy itself by depyjna It's
existence as such For some PURPOSES certain
ly-for instance the per diem and miIeaoe--wa sd.
do recognize the fact that this is a constitutional
Convention. As SUCH he hoped that the Con
yontion would pass directly on the amendments.
He would reject them, bat not not for The rem
sons Of the Committee. OF Of the substitute res
olulion the preamble to which he could not
nrree tn alii!uuuh he wac in f,vor ~ ,ba0,aet,,