, 1862-04-01


IL seized upon By the pro-slayery portion
of the Democratic partyas means to an |
end. That erd is the return to power Of
The pa1ty in this State, or rather Of that
portion Of it which originally opposed the |
war for the restoration Of the Union, and |
now looks with jealousy upon every lead |
ing politician in the field.
THIS faction made the Convention par
tizap body, and this at time when the
people had all agreed to throw aside poll
tics, and labor for the good Of the whole
country. Every act Of theirs has been Of
q party hsracterthe apportionment Of
the State, the removal Of the Governor |
and other officers, the very formation OF |
the Judiciary systenl-an were arranged
with an eye singly to the benefit Of the !
Democratic party and the slave power,
with which it again seeks to renew the old |
a}lisnee.
But the worst feature in the entire
Constitution is the means by which it is
proposed TO take the vote Of the volunteer
soldiers now in the field for or against the
Constitution. Calhoun, Of candle-box no.
tcricty. one would think. must feel inclined
to rise up out Of Ills grave and congratu-
Late the Convention on having completely
outdone him in this respect. 1.-THE vote Of
the volunteers comes within furty thousand
Of being fairly recorded, it will be little
short Of miracle.
In the first place, wc have committee
Of three to visit the companies and collect
the votes. And who compose this com-
mittee? Two bitterly unconlpromising,
pro-s1avery Democrats Of them, S. A
Buckmaster, a noted political schemer and
wire-pullcr; the other, street-bra wing
politician at Snrinsaeld named Curran.
He Is mere mai. Friday to Bucllnaster,
and will do jus. as "Sam,'' his master,
says, hit or miss. The third is llr Gale Of
Knox county, III. most doughy Repub-
Gcan in the Cony cation, and who made no
bones Of voting with the democratic fac
lion, for the mere pittance Of Judicial OF
congressional apportionment arrangement
Of his district. 3I. Gale made the interests
offrcedou ap.' # the Republicans subser1e
lis own pcrsou.., ends, and no doubt is
ready to do so again. For this he has got
his reward.
This ;:cing the composition Of the Com
mittcc, which is in fact simply rolled into
the person <r s. A. Buckmas:er, candidate
for Governor, -Hht,t are the restraints upon
them? Why, sim:1y no.birs' They can
do as they please; act or not, as they please !;
receive votes OF reject votes, just as they
please. Il, fine they are clothed, with I'LL
limited power, with no check whatever
placed upon :hcr1
For instance, if they find 4 regiment
which tir. s::.r VII vote against the Con-
stitt.:ic-,, tanu remember every man on the
COMMITTEE il il e;lyor Of the adoption ot
the Constitution?, They can pass it by. On
the other hand, if they know a regiment
will vote for it, they will be sure to have
that yotc recorded.
They are not swo1n to do justice, or as
to their duties and mode of fulfilling them
Thus it is all left to their own discretion
They can take the votes in hat, by cicd
roce, by ballot, or in any other way the,
choose, or they can refuse to take them
In fine, there is no mode Of ascertaininE
whether these gentlemen do their duty
honestly, or whether they neglect it alto
g''lhc1.
There IS TINS, in the creation Of thi
Committee, the material for one Of TIL
most outrageous and unblusling swindle:
ever perpctrutcd IN the history Of elections
But what could be expected Of Con
ycntio1 ruled as OUT State Convention va:
by pro-slaycry faction Of The Democratic
pa1ty?a Convention which was compelled
to swallow daily the dose compounded th'
previous night in the Democratic cancus
Buckmaster boasts to Lis friends that IL
has gc11ymandered the State SO that th
Legislature must be Democratic for year
to come This is the man that in realit,
composes the Committee to take the vot
of the volunteers. The others arc mer
men Of straw, Of no earthly account, on1
as far as they can be used by Buckmastc1
What do the people Of the State and th
volunteers in the field say to this unblusl
ing swindlc which has been perpetrate
upon them?
Will the Committee take the vote Of tha
Coloncl's regiment who stated publicly i
Springfield that there were score of ira
tors and scces=ionists in the Convention
ard that he could prove it?
rHE CONSTITUTION FOREVER.