, 1862-02-07

COMMITTEE or THE wHoLE-E6IsLAT1vE DE-
r4RTNENT.

TARTNEAT.
Mr. Buckmaster moved tlnt the Conyention
20 iutu committee Of the whole upon Lcggiela-
iive Department. Carried, and the Speaker
called MIR. NaEamore TO the chair.
Mr. Lawrence moved that the Committee
rise and report the 9Th section back to tile
Convention, and recommend its passage.
Lost.
and The House Of Representatives. shall consist Of
10a members IN be apportfoned among the several
counties. according to the number Of white inhab-
eo II h a e
all the representative to which the said counties
may be entitled shall be elected by the entire dis
rep1csensiiyes Until ii the population oi tie State
shall be three millions Of sonls.
Nr. Hacker moved to strike out 81 and IN
ecrt IS, and to strike ont 102 and insert 105.
Motion to strike out was carried.
Mr.. Ross moved to insert 80. Adopted.
Mr. Buckmaster moved to strike ont leland
insert 49,
Mr., Jos]vn opposed so small number as 80.
Without concluding, the Committe rose,
reported progress, and asked leave to sit again,
after which the Convention adjourned.
THE RAD1CAL1sM oF THE CONVENTION.
The debates during the past few days show
that the 81 1;sdica1' element of the Contention
las almost supreme control Of it, as regards
almost all subjects, especially those respecting
national politics and the currency. Mr. Thorta-
ton mud others today in vain tried to stem the
tide which sets in towards violating vested
rights. Their efforts were powerless, howav-
er, and Tue radicals appeared determined to
sweep down every barrier plAced against pop
ular excitement aud love Of change. Towards
The close Of the debate, however, and on nc.
count Of the appeal made by Judge Purple and
A1r, Thornton againstany violation af the Con-
etitution Of the United States. Il rcactlonary
feeling was pcrceptible. Sill there is no
knowing what this omuipotcntC Convention will
do. It may tear constitutions and laws to
tattcrs at any moment. It may plss ordiDan-
ces abolis1ir!1 all the Offices nov Tiled BY the
executive and State officers. In fact should
not be surprised at anything it may 90.
Mr.. Edwards yesterday proposed to abolish
the office Of State Auditor, to prevent his
signing amy more bank notes.
Such is one among the many violent and
revolutionary measures proposed by men who
appear TO be rs crazy on some points as the
| ing on the part of aN moderate men against
t1lu acts Of the Convention is growing daily
stronger III my opinion, the character Of tue
| d. legates in the Convention is sufficient to
kill any Constitution they may make, no mat
| ter how beneticcnt its measures.
Here is an extract Of Mr.. Edwards's speech,
| delivered yesterday. It has very seccsh ring
about it, to say the least:
t'By the By, Mr. Chairman, Il that great
| Bull Run disaster-if one Of the results lad
nappcnen, tHat all congressman Asn oeeA edN-
| cn III their fight, not only from Washington,
hut to accompany Cameron in his exile to Rus
sin, God would be praised, on my part, for the
| disaEtcr.''
There is another from the speech Of aIr.
| Manning. It is on the powers Of the Conven-
ton. He has evidently little Or no faith in
the people, or their ability for seltgoser.i
mcnt:
| IA word in regard to the powers Of this
Convention. We who sit here arc delegates
! Of the people-as supreme representatives OF
the sovereignty Of the people. We arc not
moved by the breath Of an inferior legislature
We arc sent here as beings having bruins
hearts, souls-as representatives oflikc beings
to consult Of tic common veal Ii VIC art
mere lnachincs-stockE aud 6tones-whcre i:
the law which prcscribes the manner Of on
petty Legislature over which We have supreme
control Why come We here? We are sent hrr
commissioned to use our intellect for tho pur
pose OF creating executives, juliclarics ans
legislatures, aud are we to be controlled, tram
ncled, ex1ingnishcd by legislatures below US
No. We arc not judiciary-not IN execu
tive. Our functions arc legislative, arc t
control ill these departments OF government
We arc llerc 10 Judge, consult, think, and i
there be any difference Of opinion, to agrc'
upon that which the entire Judgment Of tA
convention sLall approve. Tic result, til,
Ia the pcoIlc-then let them reject or approve
Not submitted III tie manner in which the L.
| compton Constitution was submitted; not il
alternatives, not that the rejection Of 4 prope
s;tion ehall be the adoption Of another. ]
btco1mcs our duty to frame :, Constitution &C
corf}ing to tho best of our Judgment Thc1
let the ultimate sovereigns speak.
~ demand that the llarl, honest hanl Of il
dustry shall feel i'll their reward, tho reward {
thur labor, Of tho sweat Of their brows, some
thing Of weight, something Of real yaluc-nO
filthy rags. But just leave small, diminntiy
rat lloic, and you shall sec how tile rats vi
gpaw 1t it, how that hole will grow. bcconl
caracons, monstroust Give them power
lave banks, in any form, and the cry will bt
submit so,ae kind Of banking system to til
people. LIT us be true herc-true to ou'
selves and to the people: 1 say to the people
has been the study Of my ]:ft They bcliey
me, they trust ME. You trust 4 uarchanic t
) n,an1ltacturc your p1ows and harrows. Why
/ Because lc las acquired art and SKILL, and 70
; :. b:nking law; these bankers say, all this
; Ill right. How smoothly, with what all ext
rior honesty they say it! And the honest poop
: / believe tllen-bclieye them like FOOLS viii
| The bankers lie. They see the orportnniti:
for Speculation and profits it the law And Il
| people pass the law, and Iycnt,re to say it vi
: | he worse 1llan any of its vile predecessor
, The people arc prone to believe in wort
t !! smoothly and glibly spoken. 1t is one Of IL
{ ! characteristics Of honesty to believe othe
honest. Then I All for prohibiting the Lcgi
lature from submitting any law Of that ella
G acter to the people,"
The Emperor Of Austria or France cou
t scarcely say more than this. Why not let tt
brains Of the people sit in permanencc? WI
, trust the people at all? Il they are lial8e
trr On the bank question, why not on Il
> slavery question, tic war, taxation, Sc, 6:
, It looks badly for tic principles Of Mode,
Democracy w!len they must be upheld by sus
II dcspotic arguments MS the above.
MUTUAL. PROTECTION SOCIETIES.
j. 1rcgrct to inform you that in several Of Il
: counties Of the southern and south-caste
G portion Of the State, there arc what arc calf
e Mutual Protection Societies. The object
these is to resist the payment Of tax, discou
mutual protection to the members in their .
!, position to thu Government. It is a seer
l. order, and was first started in Indiana by
J, man named Davis Ono county Is said to
II in almost an insurTectionary State. At Par:
t. Edgar county, tile NJ P.'s 1nobGcd the Deat'
office few days since, and attempted to tai
!, | the life Of the editor. The worst class Of pe
4 sons belong to these societies, and they arc
+, suming large proportions in some places. 1t
!, state here that u. F. Liuder, WHO has be-
!, making Douglas eu}cc scs in the Northern p
T. Of tile Statc, changed his tune at Paris, Edg
!, county, few days since, and denounced t
r, last great act Of Douglass life, viz: his opp
E" sitlon to secession and concession to the Dr.
I, trinc Of coersiou. Can this be so?
The air in this city is full Of rumors Of s
n ccssionists III this convention, who are inta
C on rcyoiutieniziug the State, &c. &C. Furtll
Developments Of this body are therefore VA
I'd Tor with most intense anxiety. Ali molt
!, ate men now look upon tlc Convention us
:. - regular Rump Parliament Of Cronlwclrs tin
u controlled by none save that made III Dem
- cratic caucus. Truly are We fallen upon C
y times.
- Tic Democratic caucus last night endeavt
i cd to arrange tic number Of legislative 4
= trlcts, but the brethren could not harmonic
" 3Jroposals.
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