, 1862-06-12
In that convention, and they have the impu-
dence to turn round and 'centend that they
have been engaged in saving the peoples

In that convention, and they have the tmpu-
dence to turn round and Ecentend that they
have been engaged in saving the people's
money.
THIRD HOUSE.
These nineteen circuit judges, 102 county
attorneys, attorney general, s., will certainly
be down at the meeting Of the next general
asEembly-to superintend the legislature.
They can well afford good round sum to
have their salaries put up to q high figure.
And what will be done in the way Of
sild grinding mes, and L., driving good bar
to the parties thereto. "The wind bloweth
where it isteth and thou nearest the sound
thereof, bnt thou cau6t not tell from whence
it came or whither it goeth-" Call you this
fencing against extrayagance and closing the
doors to corruption md outside influence
But they say, admitting all your objections,
could you afford to reject the new constitu.
tion and lose the provisions in reference to
banks, homesteads, mechanics liens, married
women's rights, &c? Yes; you have doac
more harm than good; You have made a mon
opoiy Of the banks We have, for everybody
knows that the Constitution Of the United
States will GRITTY Them to the end OF their
charters.
Whilst you drive away from The State ell
competition, ard leave the existiu. banks
n.asters Of the tield-and lie down aud fet.sr
the bands OF tte pcopl,. themselves SO TIL.
they caLnut have tank or banks, no
matter how well guarded they may be, or
how much soever they may bv nccded--anl
who pray caE tell wha; The future has in store
for us-Eow much batter is the present con-
stltution BOW in force thln the one you hive
H.ades By the constitution Of 1877 40 s,aa;s-
lre institution or charter could become 4 law
Until first submitted 10 a vote Of tho p 'op1e-
this protected the people against everybody
but themselves, ard III. the power sh-re the
theory Ct republics places it; aad wbcre it
EGu]I ne. l3fts nf has
e1eign people: snhjcct 10 he called into a.
tiun w,leneScr c great pubic fx;gaacy or
emergency uiay dtInand it. God h=!I, lis when
We can't Il ust ourselves. But what Eaye you
6oI1: abou: i
HOMESTEAD.
They have simply made L very bad mistake,
fer 1hty have taken an Imperfect law, one tt. It
cau!d Fave h.t1 amended at the next general
assembly and tN"d in the constitution, where
tle !. glsia:uce will be bound to follow, for it
is so 'scrd.d as 10 limit their power; it e;u-
powers the legislature to pass laws rs to
treure liberal homestead from forced SALES
made Ivy the ordrr d,crec or judgment Of epurt
''IAe expression Of one thing in the grant
iTg of power, limits the agent to the exercise
Of the single enumerated power to the exciu-
sion Of all others-upreSsio Mnius crcla<;o
a'tt.-ins- The legislature can therefore oul;
il. yuu give a man mortgage. with d
power Of fale, or trust deed in
which the trustee is clothed with a SINH
Jar power to pay debts. Against these
kinds Of sales the new constitution atfort;r no
protection. but tlkes away that which tue
legislative might give, had not this unwise
j limitation been imposed upon its powers.
/; This, then, is very serious blunder; how it.
came to be made, cannot tell, but all these
matters prepare for ordinary legis1atiou-that
! rights, &C., and We find the legislature willing
, enough 10 carry out the benitcent Intentions
| Of the pc 1ple upon thosc subjects.
! Yet I am told that the Democratic party
| Las shouldcrcd this constitution, and if !
don't go for it-or at least if Ga
i in the party: Very well; be it so. But ]
! am not willing to believe that the Demo
! sr tic party as such has gone quite crazy.
| Ii tlcy have not let me warn them as i part '
/ o1 the fate OF those who tried to drive Nj:
| Douglas into the support Of the Icco1upton
be came out q purer, a. brighter Dem
ocrat by far than those who submit
ed to executive dictation. In that
case, We may remember too Mr.. Dongla:
| was charged with being Republican because
he voted with them or they voted with him
through it all: be helped to put down the
Ltcon'rten constitution, and when he died b.
left 10 purer or better Democrat behiud him
Ny dear old fricrdE, it is not nov prapi
tions time for permanently fixing and estab
lishing our organic law, When people have
submitted to them 4 new constitution of goY
ernment in place Of one that every body ac
kIo@ledgrd to be good orc, with twenty Q?
thirty material alterations, and some three
four or live distinct propositions, ought the,
not to Lave q ]o1gtr 1lss,e for reflection thai
las tcrn alow.c to u.s. | declare bafurs
Almighty God, IL. whose PRESENCE am, ant
~ whom expect to he Judged, that Nonlt
| te glad 10 have constitution thit I coult
TuTt fnr; but o9I rights and liberties arr
IL owiss endangered By tue old constitution
Let us wait fur 4 cllmtr time. Let our patrl
ct sult.icrs, Containing some 30,G90 OF 60 on
volt II. return from the war, and muse aut
1ni' sle with, and take full part in tie discus
is:rumt ut, md the1, We may hon. to civ:
Te11eral sa'isfaction "a all. How ran t'li:
,rare portion OF our fellow ci,izsn5 have /,
i lair opportunity tu investigate the rtlatiy,
clsin:s ef the Old and ncw constitutions. L
i Tot fair to tllem-it is not fair to oprs:lyrs
Let Us wait Till this dreadful struggle is over
/ We cannot tell nov what reistions VIC sha.
exactly occupy. Let tho hungry asrirant.
that arc anxiously looking on, expecting tt
! te Judges, county attorneys, ETC., tarry Il
jericho Until their headsshayc grown littlt
yrayer.
shall conclude this address by referring Il
| very ablc and candid expose of the new con
! stitution, entitled, The New Constitution
Shall it be adopted or rcjected9'' We har,
but short time in which to think and act
have IN abiding confidence i'll the purity ant
Intelligence Of the people generally, and cspe
cially Of the good old county Of Coles.
t,ust ycu will help to save the country freu
parity from the odium which will cling to them
and with which they will justly be chargeabIe
it it passes. Your friend truly,
C.F. L1SDEK,