Arkansas true Democrat., 1861-11-07

shaH Je repealed modfd and all officers appointed by the
 shall office until their appointed and "qualfed."
 The act therefore, of Fist July directing the election of senators torce and will continue repealed modified rendered obsolete. Anything the permanent constitution to the contrary not whsanding.
 The seventh article imposes upon the remainder of the whole passed by the provisional Congress- whether squang the permanent constitution not held vad ana binding the permanent government otherwlse the two ~ not be assimilated, and harmonized with each other The original just as 1t finds lt hodnS
 acts good The new springs into existence with such qualifications as may imposed by the old one Your right choose senator's hod therefore, to be clear unless the conVen ton,' body which you ceael has uncreated you. The military of the times great to De suIe but will hardly justify such a anomaly as this.
 The convention assembled for the puposeo improving and remodel government; certainly abolish, and destroy all government the people a The legislature abolished the whole ers gronn The continued and perpetual existence o each branc-eative executive and udca indispensable to the No iaterregnum legislature exists in contemplation o law and whether in session not its powers its ben with other departments of e o and during the two years ior which, by the constitution, it is elected.
 the convention abolish need express no opnon ing necessary only determine whether has done it, intended to do
 only find nothing its proceedings of express character manesng such but nothing which by implication tends to such conclusion The journals and ordinances of that body on the contrary full testimony recognizing existence of the present legislature
 In the first place. proposition submitted in the conen ton for the aboishmen the legislature That question: from the journals, does not appear to have been mooed
 The second section the ordinance prescribing oath to be taken all military of the state, reads follows:
 Be trher ordained That the members of the General Assembly this shall the above oah armation before they
 shall proceed exercise the functions of legislation, to be admin < stered to them in the prescribed by law
 page 29 ounals the Convento, be found the o lowing resolution:
 WHEREAS convention that his excelency Rector, placed the printer of this his proclamation whereby the General Assembly of this state
 invoked the city of Little Rock before the first o
 June; and 0hereas said proclamation if made in direct ang0 nsm to the will of this convention as well as disastrous of the people of this state:
 Resolved That excecncy be- and hereby respectfully requested suppress publication said proclamation indefinitely that
 fusion and injury the public interest be avoided and that "copy Q the resolution be transmted'' etc.
 reply suggestion May 2l advised the ton that proclamation, convenng the General Assembly, would be withheld fog-he present up did that the eg had been abolished clear For,if perfectly inmate rial the individuals originally constituting it. assembled at the capitol Again recognition of existing legislature, and contemplated of that body be found in almost ordinance passed by the convenon-sono ordinances by express terms are made repeaabe me others regular sessions; M continue the end of the and still others to run coextensive with But the the closing work of the session. whereby organic of the government finally fixed repeating all the anagonsic thereto provides for legislature and cotempoay with other departments government The only change made m reference thereto that the members thereof shall Feeeced hereafter n the s Monday in October instead of in August provided beoe
 The Sd the 5 article of the present constitution, provides House of Representatives shall consist of members be every years by qualified electors of the several counties times the General Assembly Has prescribed hereafter "pescbe' The legislature has prescribed that you gentlemen, should be elected the Monday August 16O which election emphatcay recognized by the convention framing M clause of the constitution
 But se had abolished the old gis tule would not have provided for earlier than October 1862? Would have left the people, in times critical without rep resenaon in their The question too clear need argument and apology for presenting it s that the press have enlightened the public mind into confuson the subject tending disoyal general dnoraaton of the government and dsIespec contempt it's legally constituted authorities.
 The idea that the convention to itself general powers ot egisan swallowing up every other department of supendng sovereignty people indefinitely hands, with the as thing it waned has admonished the said people long the world lasts if possibly be avoided
 delegated that body to take the State out o the Unonannex Stateseavn the men intact usupaton Any legislation, consequent upon change government belonged the two houses of the General Assembly and the executive.
 accompanying document beg leave to present herewith summary A. prepared by Mir. William R. Mile