Des Arc citizen., 1860-09-19
u Governor Conway's Policy"

4, Section 34, provides as follows;
 "The General Assembly may at any time nrepare such amendments 10 this Constitution as two-thirds of each House shall deem expedient, which shall De pub lished in all the newspapers P''0f'See,q "s thas State, taree SereraI lanes a 'e1s' 5 twetve n,onths bgtore fhe nert General e'sc- tion; and if, at the first session oi 'ne General Assembly after such general election. two.lhirds of such House shall, by yeas and nays, ratily each proposed amendamen,s, they shall be valid, to all intents and purposes. as parts ol thiS con, slitulion: Provided, That such proposed amendments shall be read on three sever al days. in each House, as well when the same are proposed, as when they are finally ratified"
 Pursuant to the above provision ot the Constitution, the last General Assembly adopted the following joint resolution;
 |" Resotued by the General Assembly, ot he State of .Arkansas. That the following amendments be proposed to the Constllu- ton Ot thlS Otate, to-Wit.
 1st. That the qualified voters of this State, shall elect a Secretary of State, who shall hold his office for two years, and until his suc- cessor is elected and qualified.
 2nd. That the qualified voters of this state shall elect an Auditor for the State.
 Sd. That the qualified voters of this State, shall elect Treasurer for the State.
 4th. That the last clause of Section Is, Art. 6, title Judicial Department,' be re- pealed, and the following substituted in it's place, to-wit:
 There shall be elected by the qualified voters of this State, an Attorney General for the State. who shall hold his office for the term of two years, and until his successor in office is duly elected and qualified, He shall be the chief law officer of the State, shall have his office at the seat of Government, and shall perform such duties as shall be required of him by law"
 All men who believe the people are capable of elf-government; ;-all who be- lieye that the above-named State officers ought to be dependent on the people, and not the creatures of a central dynasty ;- will approve these proposed amendments. The late elections have shown that a very large majority of the people of Ar kansas are of that way of thinking-in favor of popular self-government and op- posed to dynastic rule. It is proper, then, to inquire-and we regret that the knowl- edge of the facts did not reach us earlier -what has become of these amendments 10 Me Constitution Have they been duly published, in all the newspapers in the State, so that they may be ratified by the next Legislatures No! And what is the consequence? This-that the amend ments are defeated.
 Who irresponsible for this public calam- l itys Who ought to be censured for it. The sworn duty of Gov. Conway is to take care that the laws be faithfully exe- cnled." The Constitution is the great or ganic law of the State, and it is especially obligatory on him to see thatits provisions are carried out. One of its provisions is {" that proposed amendments shall be pub, lished in all the newspapers in the State at least twelve months before the nexl general election. This was not done in the case of the amendments we have copied. Why? Will the True Densocra
 inform the people of the reason?
 This subject is too important to bt passed over lightly, and we shall recur to it again. We are determined to expose the men who are hostile to popular self government.-T TOld Line Democrat.