The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-07-19

RSr Our neighbor of the Enquirer is the
first in the State to openly proclaim his OPP
position to the call for constitutional con-
vention, though we have been aware tia'
the Regency at Indianapolis, from motives
that are easily OWNED and will be dlscioseu
in the canvass, have been for some time de-
termined 10 defeat it. Whether the Enquirer
speaks in behalf of its clique here, or ex-
presses only the individual opinions OF its
editor, is not yet disclosed; in one case the
declaration may have some significance, rs
intimating that the Bright and Hendricks
cabal have re ceived their cue; in the other
contingency, the proclamation is "not
matter Of the least consequence"
The principal objection alleged by the
Enquirer TO the calling of conventions is
the enormous cost of the convention, say
from $4,000 to S75,O 900. To offer such an
objection to the people of State witha sur
plus revenue this year of 5000, 900, shows
the poverty of their reasons for the positions
they have assumed, and the insincerity of
the motives they profess. The base plea it.
self will be their condemnation in the mind
of every citizen of the State who has a
proper conception of constitutional rights
and liberties. The motive for revision OF
the constitution is to restore to the people
the free exercise of certain just and in
alienable rights, which the present constitu-
tion-by the misconceptions and partizan
preiudices of its framers-wholly deprives
or restricts them in the enjoyment of.
To encroach upon the democratic rights
of the people is usurpation and tyranny,
whether it be accomplished by written
constitution framed by party demagogues
and ignorant pot house politicians, anxious
to impose their shallow theories upon a
State, or by Gespot by force of arms the
political wrong and iniquity is the same !;
and the enlightened and true spirit of De-
mocracy will resent it alike in either case.
When the people feel the wrong, are they
so abject that they will stop to count the
costs in dollars and cents before they move
TO right themselves? The Enquirer admits
there are many defects and wrongs, but says
they can be remedied in the course of years
by legislative action The organ ola clique
of oaice-holders who annually pecuate upon
the people to four times the cost of the con-
vention, coolly recommends to the people to
passivey endure an uni ust and grievous re-
straint upon their rights-to tolerate an
Odious monOpoly-ior the lifetime of the
present generation for what TO save the
sum of fifty thousand dollars in lawful
money Such an organ of Democracy has
very exalted estimate of the value Of con
stitutional principles. The argument which
indicated its estimate Of the character Of th'
people, and the motives 10y which they ar'
swayed, shows, 10y It's utter baseness, that j
is from the courage of Jesse ID. Bright anC
Hendricks, and from the mint of the clique
that have ruled the State through party
packed conventions, and enriched them
selves by pecnlations upon the public treas
ury.
This president oracle of Bogus Democrat!
declares that sixty one days is more tina:
twice enough to 10 all the Legislation G
the State for the term of two years, and tina
the time should be limited to forty days
This bold declaration may be an infallibl
truth, and with due reverence for the sourc
whence it issues we will, for the sake of til
argument admit its authority. But Deity
in making man an accountable being, nm
clothing him with freedom, did not impOs
any absolute truths upon him Tor his arb
trary government He gave him a PIT,
gramme of moral principles, and left hin
to work out his destiny under them, and
indicate himself by his own experiences
right and wrong doing. According to OF
theory OF things, the Bogus Democracy NJ
its Vanderburgh oracle has not any moi
wisdom than was possessed by the framer
the creation of the world; nor do We b.
lieve it is more wise now to impose all the
absolute and infallible truths arbitraril
upon the free people OF Indiana, to kee
them in an undertaking path of right, tina
it was for the Deity when he finished h
work, to leave them without guide, 10 lea
them blindly through errors and mishaps
life.
The essence of freedom is the privilege
use cur powers to discriminate betwer
good and evil, right and wrong; the yalr
of freedom is the education it coniers 10y Il
exercise of these powers. The true prime
pies of civil liberty are only learnt amid Il
storms of Denocraey-its Lluuders al
commissions; every generation OF Democra
must be self-educated, as they can be tauG
only by their experiences. Such infallih
guides as the EHquirer's oracle do not
long to the Democratic system at all. DE-
pots, whose professed desire is to save TN,
people from The miseries of their own {