Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1860-12-17
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from harm, Ora least hfch5 wouid require
= eeegt gtotatton us kstter, so plainly that.
he worlascould discern it; when unconsti.,.
tior,te vas ctEhdsi iESHfted. but
then; In The e6ufsG bfs ears. r.a ID tnen chung
cd interests changed, business changed!,
productions ch6Hs sed, 4 xtf5fatioh olfe the
xp1f1t might occur, which would not be
clearly q olatioT Of the letter. 1t may
be SAID That the Istfedtion might provide
tor us own change. Rs times cliahged.-
[ Wen, that was the design wien our present,
CONSTITUTION IN " was formed, ind still We shy
IL was aifailnre How ore cafefilly could
a new one be drfltnped? Men will say,
thatjNS OF the 3SoIths are one, and taatswe-
silall get along well enough. Bot tlpeys
who say II Know neither history nor hli..
man nature. When the Union was form )
ed, twelve of the thirteen States were
slaveholdlng; aud If the cotton gin had
not been invented there W nld moi proba.
bly osday have been ant African slave in
North America.
~ Butshpwf bout the StateorganiRations?
This is an important consideration. for
hethsr we consul Il Swith the otlaer<South-.
ern5 States or not il MS sceEtain that each
State must.actsfort itself, I'M the eefirstlain-
stanee.f When any State goes out ofthea
present. Federal Unionsit then becomes a
foreign L2osger, as.toiall the othersStntes, as
well as TO the world. Whether lit will
unite again withsany osthe States, or stand
alone,s is for it to determine. The new
0onfederacg must then. .bt made by5tIlose
States which desire }it-and if! Georgia. orr
any other State, .does.notafnd,t the proposed
terms of federation sgreeable, She can
maintain her5 own separate form of gov
eminent, or at leas TRY Ill. Well, l,lwhnt
form of.government shall we have? This
istmorcs seasil lysasked than answered.
Some q the tDisest and 0eSt citizens pro-
pose a. HEREDITARY coSsTIruTIoSAL MON
ARcnY but, however good that may be in
itself, the most important! point5to iiscov-
er is, whether or not The people are pre-
paredsfoT4it t. eIttis.t thong gilt; again ,sby 9th
ers thntswet shall be to- go on fora
!gsa!e'ttt0l1 Eor tlc0, ,5in. O. new Gonfederacy,
with additional Safeguard for in
stance, as an E,EecuttVe for tite, a pusfLy re-
stricted5 suffrage, Senator's elected for Nfs, Of.
for a Tong period, say tspenky-one years, and
.thcsmost popular branch Of the assembly
elected for screen years, the Judiciary ,lbso-x
fluteiY independent, and for life, or good
behavior. The frequency of elections, and
the universally OF Suffrage, with the at
tendant, aronsing Of the peoples passions,
=andkthes necessaryse sequence of dcmagognps
being elevated To the high station, nre
thought by many to be5thei great causes Of
troubles among US.
=sNYc throw out these suggestions that
the people may think of them, anu act.as
tteirEintcrests require. Our own opinion
is that&the South might be the greatest,
nation on the earth, and might maintain,
on the basis of African slavery, not ouly
a splendid Government, but Il SECURE Re.
publican Government. Bul stiI dir fears
are thai through anarchy acc shall irFesach he
despotism IF military chicfidins, and .fnally
6e raised again 10 ntondrchy.''