Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-08-18
For Tie Patriot.
Call for a Convention.

MEssRs. EDTTol,S AS We the people can
indirectly make and change our constitution
aud laws think we all should vote on inn
portant matters, and give reason why we
vote for or against men or principles BY so
doing we would cause our children and others
to think aud learn more about our govern
ment.
| think it is unlawful and unnecessary to
have convention to change our consttution.
and that we have the best i'll the United States,
and they have got in such way of breaking
Banks and Railroads. fear they would break
the constitution, or leave it and the treasury
in a worse condition.
As such | expect to vote against the con-
venton. on the 2nd of next month, for we did
change a part of our constitution without a
convention. as prescribed in section third Of
article Ith aud we can do it again once in
six years. herewith is " hat | said and did
then
To THE VOTERS OF TENNESSEE:
| find there are a great many who do not
know that if they vote on the first Thursday
in August next, their votes viii be counted
for, or against, amending our constitution, for
the election of Judges anC Attorney Generals
by the people and for new counties; whether
they vote on that subject or not | once
thought it best to give the General Assembly
the power to elect all State officers, though
from Is years of close observation, my mind
has changed. for now thilk those elections
by the A >sembly, has tendency to produce
corruption, strife. party ambition, and TO con
sume time and money at our expense. |
therefore expect to vote for the amendments
for if we want our business well done, quick
and cheap, we must learn to do as much of it
as we can ourselves.
BY changing part of our constitution with
out interfering with the rest, and without the
trouble and expense of a convention, we can
do this We will thus til many of our sister
States. something for them to think about.
Please 10 let as many rs you can understand
this matter and let us report every sheriff
aud other officer who fails to comply with the
law.
Yours, very respectfully, 5. w. \.
| will thank those that think and says that
one man. OF Que NOlt, CdDllOl CudilSc
ant things, to examine and think of what one
man and one vote did do, for | learn from the
papers that zone vote in the United States
Senate annexed Texas to the United States
Mr.. Hannegan, of Indiana, cast that vote.
One vote in the Indiana Legislature elected
Mr.. Hannegan to his place in the Senate. That
vote was cast 10y Madison Marsh of Steuben
county. Mr.. Marsh was chosen to the Legis-
iature of Indiana by one vote. Hence one
vote cast by private citizen at a primary
election IN Indiana annexed Texas. led to the
Mexican war, the acquisition of California,
New Mexico and Utah, and the immense con-
sequences still held in the future as the sure
out-growth of these great TRANSACTIONS" 10y
one man aud one yole
| think the constitution or laws should lie
changed SO as to give Us free trade with
wholesale and retail prices in money as in all
other things, and check put on Banking State
and county debts; all of the elections by the
Legislature should b. made at the first or sec
ond voting, and stop put to those six horse
omnibus bills, that is hted up by designing
men at the expense of the people.
:. W. ADHESION.
August l6 1855