, 1862-06-12

from the Chicago Post, douglas Dem organ u
We put this question to every citizen voter
in Illinois. We ask each one to answer it:
not for onr good, but tor his OVID. WI you
help to put down this new constitution :t ft ~
to decide in; so inform yourself quickly, and
rot vote in the dark. Don't trust the story
OF these men who have made the thing, and
TOW call upon. you to ra.ify 1t. They tel
you it is nice thing. That is no slsn that II
Is iseo-only sign that they want you to think
50. Examine Il for yourselves, just as you
must vote for yourselves.
You ROW have q choice between two-the
old and tho new constitution When Tou
have voted, you haVe no choice left. If the
new one is carried yoHh cannot @ rsfa Saada the old
We know the old one to be goodi good
enough. It las worked well; it still works
well It commands respect abroad; 1t ensures
prosperity at home. 1t has raised us, rs
State, from being the fourteenth in rnnk at the
time Of its adoption, to the proud position Of
the fourth In the Union. Are We dissatisfied
Tithitf Why: LIT Us keep it until We ore
sure of better.
The advocates Of this instrument try to
persuade you that it provides cheap govern
u1ehtt. It is an arEant Glsehood. It will cost
three dollars where it costs one how They
point yoa to the easy administration Of JUS
lice close at home. Instead Of that, it brings
that no man can trace it out or tell where it
! may not lead to. There is nothing stable,
nothing certain about this method
We urea greet commercial State. This con-
6fltnticn fet' ers commerce; cuts of the ave-
| nues Of trade; blocks up the channels Of
ages the investment Of capital; drives away
manufactures stops internal Improvements !;
| paralyzes enterp rise; turns away from Us
| 1he tide Of immigra tion, and seandalfzes us
before the world. Shall we try it?
Do you say that you can live under any
| constitution that any one else can ? We be-
! Ieye it. But shall We then adopt the code Of
| Japan? We now have choice. New settlers
| seeking home will also have q choice. Let
us not discourage them. Let Us o1tr the best
Inducements that Ire can, when the choice
costs us nothing.
| stitntion Of some sort, at all events; and
therefore We may as well try this, since it has
| cost SO much and if not found to work well
we'll have another? Stop there! We deny
/ that we want any other than what we have
and If so, shall We swop good steed for
such an animal 3 And why feed and hurst
it until we can find another? Besides
this is 3 more serious question than tht
value in money which the article ha!
cost. It touches our choicest interests i
affects our property it regulates our govern
| UlEut1 IL CuutIOlS cu1 AnstlLutAoHe IL G1tHlE
cur officers !; it protects our characters. Fl
must live under it every day: Its worth can
not be measured By money. Il it is burden
| ne must bear it. If it afflicts us, we mus
not murmur. If it is worthless, We must pa
full price.
The convention may have intended vel
| even better than they have done. But the
arc mistaken or misguided innoyators;
set of schemers, experimenters. Let thel
work perish, as monument Of folly W
want no part nor lot with them in the]
achievements. We prefer the old paths i
Hhich our fathers walked.