Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-03-27
From the Boston Post.

|u-z-z~as~xsa,d ,,y the CODstis utIoa.
One. whom the Boston Traveller announces as one
of It's most esteemed correspondents" thus states
Is the thing need" -
The thing we need now, is combination of all
classes of ci,zens in effort to change the constr
tuition of the United States"
And this reformer goes on =
.And I'm sure speak the judgment of large
class of thinking men, WHO conservative in their
habits and in their very make. and who not wont
10 whfie about with The changes Of parties, for the
sake of concentrating strength upon this as nation
al proect-viz the revision Of the constitution of the
United States IS in this will be the result OF
time 1t will require the addition of new free States
to the conederacy, and the rejection OF slave States
Other presses are proposing conye ntons. The pre-
text for this is The decision of the supreme court Is
all this 10 go unrebuked Are the people of Massa-
cbuset,s about 10 add folly 10 folly, and launch forth
into crusade against the constitution?
Success is pronounced certain Only g the addition
of few new states and the rejection of slave states
and the thing is done! What infa,uation What
hasty i'll considered Judgment In the few words
nothing short of dsunion and the train of evils moral
and material which disuniOn cannot fail to bring in
it's train Who that will think const,u-
iona polity doubt The correctness OF this remark
And vet the Traveller has irot given word of rebuke
10 its CORES pondent; but by printing his communi
cation ard commenting its author rather favors the
recommendation
And what is this constitution tina, - all classes Of
citizens" are thus invited to change" to 're,ise?
The author PROCESSES to hold in great respect the
learned and the founders of the constitution. Now
among eminent jursts none, perhaps have produced
more finished commentary on the constitution thon
William Rawle. After life study of it Mr.. Rawls
says" The history Of does not present more
ilustrious monument of human intention, sound po-
Hieot principles and judicious combinations than the
constitution of the United States"
And wha', under such a constitution, has the ad
miIable capacity called successfully to administer au.
lhorIty accomplished is it not asy to magnify
this work Even Sir James Macintosh, in speech
delivered i'll the House OF Commons went so far as
10 gay that the public Affairs of the United States had
been administered in manner " not surpassed by
those comH onwealhs who have been NEST justly re-
nowned for the wisdom of their councils But later
thinkers and observers have gone very far beyond
this The ideas of Federal National Union and local
State self government have been pronounced " the
keystone and model of the development Of the leu
tonic people" Seventy five years ago the continent
tai friends Of freedom their model in the British
constitution but now, SO writes the German liberal
ists-'he model sought Ivy the friends of freedom,
universally, is the constitution Of the United States
of America
The Traveller, and it's " most Eesteemed correspond
emit" have mighty work before them in their pro
posed change of a constitution hat hears such
character and las done such work. Let the people
demand full prtof of their capacity to supply
thing better before they give up what has been at
tanned