, 1862-05-19

s.ssg 3ole Il AgsS c5ysss.*sb!s IS lks15ptsd.
WhyY Because they know that they would
elect loyal var Democrats or patriotic Re.
publieana, whereas there object is to get the
pro slavery stay-atrhome secession Democrats
into power.
SOME OTTER OBJECTIONS.
They have inserted, in the Bill OF Rights
this remarkable provision:
"The people Of this State hare the eza'usire
Ell 81 gs sss a. as e. &c.
Wild witch 1 isaet, and @ay not Refsaer be b tan
O. prohibited to the State By the constitution Of
Nov this reads well, and looks patriotic;
hut Is the germ Of doctrine which, years ago, |
was put fort BY Southern politicians, and has
been pressed on to its natural Development,
through the successive stages, Of ss strict con-
struct1op," estate rights" paramount
State sovereignty, ~ .'seeessfonI y Washing
and a fhe ens
men, even down to the days Of Webster, Clay, |
aud Douglas, held the true doctrine to be, that |
rot only expressly detegated powers, but al! in
cidenta1 powers necessary to their convenient
and might be rightfalIy assumed By the Gen
rral Government. Yet, by inserting this
c1auee, the Convention seeks to commit our
State tothe ultra IL State sovereignty doc
trine Of the South, and bring it in direct col
lislon with the National Government This
very section, except the last clause OF it, was
in cur constitution in 1fS0, under the articles
OF confederation; but since the United States
constitution has been adopted, and received
Judicial interpretation, no State has engrafted
it upon its fundamental Law. What loyal man
will endorse it? The seeded States construe
the constitution as they did the old articles Of
confederation, and have coDfederated accord
ipgly. This section would suit one Of their
State constitutions; but none OF them have
amended since the rebellion broke out-Il1i-
Lois leads of!
pEor1BlTIoS AGAINST PAYING UNAUTHORIZED
CONTRACTS.
In the body Of the new constitution 1t Is
! carefully provided that Ill contracts made by
| the State agent, without previous express leg
is1atiye authority, ehall be void and that no
| appropriation shall ever be made to meet the
same. This is hit at the Governor for incur
ring liabilities, for feeding, clothing, and arm.
ing cur soldiers. Now, it SO happens that the
! oEly case which hos occurred for years, to
| which this constitutional restriction is prop
cr1y applicable, is an appropriation amounting
| to SIG, ,72l, made in 1861 to Sanger d Cl5ey,
Buckmaster & Co >, for over-drafts, lnciden-
| tails, &c, On Peniteniary account. And
the curious part is that, after enaeting
tie above restrictions, applying to the officers
and agents Of the State generally, they slipped
into The schedule provision e1emptlug the
contracts on the new penitentiarr at Joliet
from its operation, the secret Of which is that
this class OF politicians have voted out Of the
State Government md the only Institution
left under their control 5s the penltentiaFy.
When they had the State Government, it WAS
an available source Of supplies for party pur-
poses; but cut of from that, they make the
penitcntiary the Instrument, They are sim
ply running the pen5tentisry under an open
contract against the State House.
TIE CoCSTT COURT NUISANCE.
The State, already cursed with trl1ing lii
cation, is to be afflicted with a new court
thing. There is also to be q County Attorney
compensated by fees. All appeals from Jus
tices Of the Peace 60 into this court-not to
step, but to give pettifoggsers one more chance
, at them, then on to the circuit court. ali
to brgin in this court, without Indictment
but not to end here; they, too, may be ap
.. pea1ed- There is, also, original ciyi
, Jurisdiction authorized; Armed witt
Iii power the as+ pettfoyssas teS ea forum \,
: doors ike the sgatcs Of he'll" viii be AWAY AZ
r open. In il, petty malitc, with the Couut.
: Attorney to aid, at public expense, can hay,
its constant opportunity. Its e1nissaries vii
! hound the mechanic at his shop; the farnle
= at bis plow; the merchant at his desk, at al
! hours Ct day ard night, through all seasons Q
+ the year. But it is said it will empty the jsls
Not 60; it will pnt in ten where there is nos
# one It Il Inc men charged Will 1e!on1es
that lii in Jail from term to term, and il vii
DC 60 still. lie jurisdiction does not reach +
+ them.
r THE BLOW At TIE GOVERNOR AND TIE oF
F1CERs oF THE STATE DEPARTMENTS.
This is the last objection We shall notice
Here tie real design OF the conspizators
:, manifest. They are turious to obtaiu the o
J to see vast suns Of money expended which j
l. not mss through their hands. They therefor
,, | starfrd ont with the deliberate intention {
is .urrip.s the Governor and heads OF dep.r
| ncnts ont Of Office. To have some iussiics
l. tIor tnr tlc art they SIT upon them IE
% wolves. and for Two months searchsd thel
r with resolutions. letters OF inquiry and cD11
le niftpes nf Investigation. in homes IN ,le,e,
to some corruDtiun: TO which tn: Gyv.rno
ara every State officer, promptly rrsponf
c. | ID ,,n6 ramn out' yin;sicatt..3 in,
= | tit;ed r,nscatl.I. IN trMe Of fr,ut
=, mjsn;azs sgrn,enf. Or ryrn inco1n;o.rney. n
II ne:,tirp. Ard what was tEr pretended ian
Is Of comp,,iuts It was that wien suddenly Il
). raeir Z rrbrllion. lke dasnc in stubbIe, h:
IL 1,r.,,, f,n !, 81 farn and s1uliipan ,,;,I 81,
til n'a nu .@,,a -, ~ .;..,a tau ou ~
III .hG1't r., IN. oycrs l,eImsd snd the Prasi,lt
N ra., csl,.S ttr aSa;t;1..,.i' ti,au.ands ta a..
nd ~, rns,.,,,. M ,,,r nn,,', s7nmn,''nJ.sr'; RI;
rs ai,. i;s STRING n,',,a1 ~ 49,. -,,.nt snns
lie Iln,e eht, ,.1. n.;1tu -, hnst at n;s a.
ke a,,,t r,srd T., H." t;c,d tx cSaal ~ nanst
ne no 1ernns 81. the f;,eNit waa 1c..s,S hac,ns
lie H. III. n,nerr.nrr hr tc,lz the resnons
Il. r. ,s ~. .r,,it tf 10 st,tr In ftai5 cjott
arm. .,ui3 nrcyidr for these hrayc men. fnstc
80 al l,y;nt then, to ,,er;s,, nno,, tha ccid e,r,
;,n | Without food. Clothing. mcdi,.inr. or shaIt
IT,. that his onsiau.ht was n,adr. This was
h. he ad and fr,nt Of his offyudin.. No Exec
M tive lad prrformed snrh her,nlean habo
.r. No troons have hcen better nrovi:a
u;r | for than tue soldiers Of I.inoi5 and m m
49, has II cciycd such ev;lcucts OF Gratitude
as- | Cur soldiers have nanffestrn IS him. F
az | thouch f,ig caluuina,ors vera eemnr]Int}
~ rstire d. c1n,ltrd from the attack. lneir u
m pose was rot Abandoned. Though retaini
H.; r. nfsfre ncarly iii other officers IN the Sta
~. many of whoa9 dnties are materially chance
$. md fhonob M fhnnrn ia n,o3,. in tSe f]rt;7.s
~ the Governor and officers cnnnccted with
~ d.nart n,rut they or, s,,mn,arilv drnos,d q
It il sought to pu- new incnn,bentts in til
men Who voted for anti.coercion rcsolu1ie
syn II, 1917 WIN 1hry he the men 1rho said
eS I,3;uoiR soldiers undertake to inv:
uE the Soutb. tbey would bay,, blood to at
w. tefore they got through It!inoiss =" Wul
ase ~ be the n>en who, when our Governor and vt
rec 1ssd sn,a,nre ~ ~ En13 nnna,sn,,' 1901 ~
Them At home with buncoInb resolutions
usE ~ Issue BALI million of bonds, with which to