Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-06-26


 When is our next c 9vernor to be Elected? A cor.,sp nGent of the W ashngton l eitgraih h, writing from this pace, a short me since, raised tn, qieet on that heads ih article, and maintalis that tie, governor i- b. elected at the general e,eriis n on rhe fiiet Mon iny in October, 1869.
 We think the D $ ton of the 9 rrr-pon ient cor rect The only pl us;b arsumen 10 the contrary is this: that i. tle convection had in ended to cuital the constifutIonal term Of office of the prt-ent governor t wou have said so m plain terms Now We are WI Ing to adm that the con venion, in flaming q eAtis:i u;ion, ougnt 10 have us.d plain and i.ect lal guaee, and ou-ht ot to have left any su l;eet of h coIlst guence to the people of the s,lte as inc fime ot tae ehcion of he,r qortrnor, to iup cation consti urticn. But fer some reason, best known to t.. If, ihe convention thcu.l tplOpr lo do otherwise. anIit is for us to take and interpret the constitution as We ind il written.
 1 The argument, "that if the convention had int. ded to curta fle te m fiji e Of thr pre-t III governor, it would have us,d wontS the mean ng 1 of which cou d not have been -tak,n," loses :, enire force, if we cons der that alstr the iom'- ton f the new constitution person ("htih r C hspssield the same office under the 'iisrtution orl s) h ias, r. aht to F'ld an office, un'ts th mm c0nstI%ft nau;hDrztd him to do Pe hIp> n" one would doubt che cor ttness of Ihs doctrine wh. n al piled to tr-on, hold ng offices in il terri 10 D, app intm.nt of the Coni' deiate loy'r' me t. a. the time of tue iolm ton of c'h>ltu- ton by the peol le Of >s rrrto y, prel ara T, !" htc m ng t sovereis tiatc. And vet 1t Arpi e> aS wei to CT Ohs ho Ling offices in states tha al ( long been s"Vcrl4l upon change ot th'lrc IT. et.tutions For when new oonstu ion is made. il comp iletcy euperSedes the old one. and thereaf ter all persons, acting officers of 'he state, must derive their authority to act Irom tte ne,c cInsfu ton-ju>t as il the old One lad vtrexst,d The prnrip!e contend for then is, that every person iu ofi under the old constitution, at the tune oI the ormali of the W, and who aherw rds continued to x rcise the same iice, must fad his authority for doing in the n,tc, and not ill fhr old cons tuition.
 To Tr,ve this lrincipe, we need go no further for argument h the institution itself. Sect on 1 of the schedule declares, that al officers, cNi
 
 authority of this state, shall conrii Co hold alt exerci-e their srective octs until the shall be suspended under tie autboity of this state, il pursuance of the prov ons of this constitution. .le ordinances passed by this convention. Anl .,s lie this general continuation, several class, c ficers are specially continued in office; as, lo in>tance, justices of the peace. c9n-iab e, etc | 4l.; {; E., ,.'o:.I H.. .l sense of he conven ion that the tlem exi>tin; officers c.uld t exercise their tf.ces, except th ,uthoritv to do So was conferred upon them by tL cuns,itution SC f?
 Tue real Qn, stion is, how eng has the new COL s.itution continued he present l0rornor in office IT it cannot be shown that he has been continuu IL ii the general eection in ltG4, then, as a ma ter of urse, bi- succcsSor must be elected 1t tn general e cct;, n in October, 1862 for section 5 0 .i4s schedule to the constitution, declares that th ley. genera elect on f T officer of the ~'ate m C t,e 70, s'ruton. not dhrrtse p,orided yor, shal ,,e held aJ that ume
 Ii vc look ,o constitution. we will find n ploy,siun u T. ra,d to the cl- cuon of go, ,ein"r xcprt tl'e eer e,al ore we have just cit d, no
 
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 Flu. how diff re. il in reg lrl to he other eff ce $? Crt t crks. r>cc. 2, art cle VI } count <. iud- cs [soc. P suo ar icl..) p asecu ing attn ucyS ,src. 1. s,m4 ar ic,e,j ju-dcrs oi the eac < C IG, $ me arice.) cons ab',s (-,c. r. sam Il tirlc,) $ CT f., cor lers. coin'y teastr,r> an ryeyor. Gee. IS, ri me mtic'e.) SUI reme judge rnd circuit ild.-,s ls'c. nd S. same article, ire K rcs.l, c'IiinGr i oG.re unii their rescll .on missions txp'.e. and t'cn their srcccssor- ar to be elected. This pir'ic"l'r ,a.e to p,ovid tbat aHoE.r cG'cer> . sidtsta~ Gorracr should ho' Il ,ir usItc i've ,ficcs ntii inc cen mission should expire al d cautious omission 10 lro, id ,caly for lis hrm of 4fcc though he is th highest fiicer Of the sae S' IT. "as ini' nd'd [ !. hayes me sgniication. Indeed, if srcrion } ( he scl edrlp Ia the con.tiiLi h. which ike; Il lime or al election, that ale not otherwise rro vited for. does mt 'Ierate ultn rhe 2 vrrno el ctior, il i, | aid to tell pon what el' cticn 'o.s oI tratc. for a'most ev'ry Cther one is sl cal rrov 'ded fir
 lr app, ar- to flat it iS clear cncxt governo sh' uld be elected in Ortober, l. G. And ill al wing at tn c"nclt,i r, we fave Iot om ted [ To k at secti at cle 6, of the con tiuioi an rhe other section, ot that article Rur all fhes ! hn,c ( ret ne 10 a g. v,inor 10 be e'ctd und' fhr co st1uton and not to enc ii flee u lLc III of its f i'm ii
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