Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-04-14

fore, provide for il or that having de.
iincd a particular limit, within which ! Q
should claim his vote, no other need be
defined TO II axe 1t certain.
Ii the poxer TO confer tho right is
doub,ful, hen 1t i proper 70 draw ar
gumeats ftom Inconvenience u deter.
mi le what the trainers OF the Cons,ilu-
/ ion intended hy language used which
/ appears to bear against tho right. But
INTO this field oil Argument we do not
| propose To enter.
10 hold that the clause limits the
right 10 vote, to the county in which
the right i claimed, docs no violence 10
The language u -ed. To hold otherwise
argues cut Of the Constitution a plainly
/ written phrase.
Nor i this phrase " thont meaning -
1t - easy to say hat he trainers 81 ihe
/ Constitution were only attempting to
/ dt fine voter in the abstract. But il is
4 .rd 70 leve. that they Intended 10
i frame Constitution for All elective gov
ernneni, and no where ia il, ~ any
manner, attempt - detlae where the
rght OF an c.octor should be exefcl ed.
i Ii we give - this clause t, natural land
SO thllk necessary meaning, this j
ele rly aud snccieuliy done. II the
ncamnt contended Tor. the whole sub
II Of where the ,lec,or shall exercise
right is lett open TO Iegi-ialis,f, aud
ii - mach ~ Legislators a,e judges OF
! tic trDe9ipcy OF I,w where th,y have
lii. 10 atrt enact il, there is 40 limit TO
tie leuglhs they have 10 80 in this d.
rectiou.
Had the plain men Of The county
| (4nd they are ,hey Sho adopted t)hecn
4 ill ,aat under this clause, an election
nj lit be held il Mis- our or Tennessee,
Mccll uat believe that I ON the laln
.eadrg q The clause they would have
REGARDED The Objection captions. And
il i such construction, II we can al
/ ,ivc a, ii, AZ We believe those aiop,iug
il, put npan it when they accepted it as
Their fundamental law, that We are
bolud to give 10 v, rather than one
which nay be sustained only by tic re
tinemeuts OF learning.
a man ella m his vote by presenting him
Ii Al the poll aud oFeiiag his ballot TO
he receive AID counted BIZ tie judges
u ia election, ard when they read il
/ dri' Of the Iuns'l nion III addition
to lis oth,r qaaaii aiio1s that he mu
| to i rr.ld.ut"o 70 the county ~ WI Cd be
ca m | vote, the idea 1 H. ming
II any et1er unity, CT IL any other
mann er I'll hat 10 which they lad
6rrn cuslun"i. would never enter
heir mud. TAev would not sul pose
thatundcr he itl.c y Il on OF iaw
ana COZ j " II ~ a. claiming hls vote
ii loaa county, vii 4 he was presenting
Il IN iennes &c. Though ia nfar wth
,rc ldea la ma mas H. leslie III
Il equity ~i hon hcu- Ill Tie While u
p,r,on here, they we've no. With tie
6i,a That man ustght ella ~ hls vote IL
Gun \ Or .t4ie who're he was not.
Corporations for pecu1l-ry ptoiit often
! hold CT elections wlcIe IL vii best
>uhscryc the couvtuiercc oi the stock
holders, provided their charters VII al
ow. ami oten vote 10y ptoXy, bul that a
riv'i corporation, should h,lI such 81
ccction ON OF tbe 5 alc is an atom Nv.
We csnno, believe ibat any MN at
lie a.optt5 u OF The Con,tlulioaregsr!
e1is me mug II The ght claimed ,nach
i s. aul 81 ~ lramess.
Nor do We see any neces, IS (lf bold
lns, b0caasc we bod that the ,l4usc ~
4 !
county Of ls red nee, that the Le4i..
iaure may rot i'm ltJwa-Li school ,ais-
tact 80 corporate elecliots 10 tlctc i
ac,ts ~i,hin their respective bourda-
alts
relieving the clause requires voter
~ dam his No.e 10 the counts N liz
c.4ener, We must bold such as were
50 outdd lie, al, ami therefore jecl
tb,n.
We come t. this conclusion reluctant.
is, iD' the reasoas that we hold il om-
/ iuc lis Just that those noble men who
lave teen dawn away - per, thea
i>,s to MAINTAIN la shoulI not be d.
ptned 81 tins high and distinctive II lit
NJ oitll ship except iDr co-cat reasons.
sr0 Is cause / ava b con Is The mod
rst' ol an ip'cfior jad cla tribunal +,
~ a. the wisdom d tie BE- stature,
leay't1 20 the Cpprls IT tie lat resort
lie task Of dectairg their act. uueonssi
tutionsl auiess lhey ave pa pablv 80.
~ TIE SO l'er We have no apology:
briic i = h no c s Of men ale more
dcSir Us than they hit the Constitution
should b isit.du ~ nNutanel