The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-06-06

Nor do see in it any secession, nuilitca
ton, or even state rights, beyond what is
wholesome and familiar
do see too much legislation, in the ordi.
nary sense Of the term-by far too much to
suit my views. Nothing which is in its IA
ture matter of policy and subject to effect Of
changes Of time and circumstances ought to
be unnecessarily fixed by constitutional pro
vision. Hence, shall vote against the pro-
visions Of the negro and mulattO artlc." ahi
of the bank articlG--against the former sim
Div because it's common legi.lltion although
am not opposed to the pol"y OF those provis'
ions. and against the latter because it is also
common legislation and | am opposed 70 it as
policy-n.ainst both also the more uuhc-i-
tatugly because can d. so without cnIau-
gering the body Of the constitution, | would
vote also against every other provision that is
not properly organic or necessary, whether
favored the policy or not, If they were submit
ted in separate articles
Furthermore, some Of thi. legislation is too
ultra aud radical Bat this same ground Of
objection may be urged with as great force
against the old constitution, The difference
u quantity Of legislation between the Two is
not great, and the quulty Of the new, where
there is difference IN that respect, 10 no
worse. Much Of that in the new is the same
as in the old, some i- already in force as law
and regarded as settled policy; some Of the
mos, pcruiciyus in the Old is left ont in the
new; some is submitted in separate articles,
and some i. improved,
find fault with various specific provisions,
also, but they are in article. which On the
whole, and notwithstanding such provisions,
are better THAI die original
could find the strongest objections, how
ever, if permitted myself to be addressed ~
Il partisan; in the composition Of the convcn.
ton, secured by no-party action Of the repub,
licans, in many instances where they had
power, with the hearty approval Of the demo
cratic minority on the one hand and the strict
party action Of the democracy, in many in
staLccs, where they had Iowcr, against the
patriotic protest Of the republican minority
in the organization Of the convention, which
excluded from Office even liberal democrats
in the great swelling words Of vanity and as
sertions Of mower with which it oreped. il
the rule Of caucus: in its bitter hostility +,
the state officers; It's hyporcriuci~m of tn
methods and means cmrloycd Lv the geuern
and state Government, for .uppres.iur thin
rrh.,Iian and in tn. di.trictirr for state loo,
i.I,tura All .bo, cnpdrmped q, the tiu,e
and now condemn
Parties are u,oluI in the nronor times IN,
If citb uu.huL,n Lv ony rn,y Ii,ht. nf doc
trine or experience But here and now.
sccms to be NV duty to watch and RESTRAIN
Il fine impulsc4 Of the nortiznn and ,nkn n
y counsel of prejudice. thought from tn
II first, and still think, party organization, spii
e it and action, entirely ou, Of place in n cor
NJ ycn,ion. called not to settle question, Of pol
1t cy, but to frame the organic law Of the stat
J. This, because of the nature of the work, an
y more especially, when in addition 10 that col
We -idcrotion the condition Of the union vas sue
It as to appeal with special emphasis for harm
u ny among its friends ! was not aware ,
+ any division of parties, since | came to III