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and most unmitigated scoundreism-ofthe
new Constitution is in the fact that it
was made for partisan, not patriotic, pur-
poses. In the election Of delegates to the
Convention, the oliye-branch held out by
the Republicans was not refused by our
Democratic opponents; it was accepted,
and in their hands it became a scourge by
which men Of the Northern and Central
portions Of the State, who offered to put
pa1tisanship aside, and frame the funda-
mental Law with an eye only to the highest
material, moral and social Interests Of the
people, we're soundly whipped The
Union Democrats elected out Of strong
Republican counties and By earnest Repub-
1ican votes, as soon as the Convention met,
returned like swine to their walow, or the
savage to the wilderness, to the party out
Of which they had professed to come,
and Joined hands with the Egypt
ians. And between the renegade Union
lists Of the North - fellows like that
poor fool, Fuller and the unkempt
knights Of the Golden Circle, from the
district where loyalty tape1s down into
Secession 1.-The real Union men Of
the Convention, to whom the triumph
Of just principles aud sound policy in q
Constitution which must either retard or
accelerate the progress Of our noble State,
for years end years, was Of more conse-
%7to, Ia -ia11
these were AopelessIy crushed a Con
stitution which is the result Of treachery
so fragrant, which marks in manner so
Iegiblc the disregard Of its trainers
for common decency and fairness,
and which is the expression Of
the lowest form Of partisan malice,
cannot be acceptable to the enlightened
people Of Illinois, especially in crisis like
the present, when in the struggle to save
the country aud our institutions, for the
sake Of saving Freedom TO the race, Ill
hate and prejudice and intolerance should
be put out Of sight That Fundamental
law under which they ask us to 1iye-that
Law which the people cannot reform fo1
years, if they once endorse it, and which
no legislature can repeal--I nothing more
than visible crysta]izaion Of the causeles:
prejudice, the shocking inhumanity, ant
The il-concealed despodsm, which, work
ing for years in our political system, hay'
brought our country to the very brink O
ruin. Il is Breckenridge Democracy in
concrete form As such, We know thai on
people will tread it under their feet!
In addition to all this, the Consdtutio
is an expression Of private: griefs and pc,
eona1 hates In an evil day, Cook count
sent there, as her leading delegate, ma
who is never guided by his affections, bu
always his antpathies and hates. a goo
Constitution was not his object He di
not intend to assist in making ono, unless
should square with his more chcrishe
purposes to do so. He wanted to " hes
Scammon,' to punish Peck" to apt
down the State officers" particularly til
Governor, to throw out the Police Goa
1nissioncrs and the Board of Publ
Works of this city, aud in
general way, by any combination vii
opponents, By any sacrifice Of the dsare
principles Of those who scnt him, BY di
franclisipg his end Of his State, or BY tur
ing over the control Of Illinois politics, f
the next twenty years, to Bill Hscke
O,b1clveny. and Buckmaster, to CRAFTY L
naNgnity and spite. In every one
the chapters Of the Constitution IL
base purpose is visible. And tt
grinding Of axes, this special legislatie
ard this effort for private gra'ii<
ton Of PURPOSES not ayowed. are the C;
marks By which bis work, in all the cha
ters, whether relating to Finance, the
dietary, or the Apportinnment, are know
In common with the majority, nc propoi
to make the people the instruments Of
hates hich years Of intrigue in the difd
pools of politics have engendered. Fort Il
he bascly betrayed the men who entrust
him with power. Garry out his p
gra1nme, and moi only are Scammon a
Peck and Judd and the Police Bot
and the Board Of Public Works, and I
Governor, dead, but with them all Rep
icans are also buried under this
guilty which Egyp: has eonceiy
Nothing but revolution would give
majority the power of which this imam
Apportionment viii rob them.
But enough for to-day We shall t
occasion to point out the monBtrosides
this political coneoction-its injustice
acted into law, its absurdides and pue,
tics, it's sins Of omission and commits;
in the aggregate and singly. It must