The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-21

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aa4DHo AND WHITING a s.9s ron v'H's ATE.
The following section adopted IN view OF power
SEC IT, Alter the frs. day Of January, thousand
not qualified voter prior 70 that time shall IN addition
70 the other qualifications required be abe 70 read ana
Or in order 70 become g an ss, Of
disability. viItfef ~
A prolonged discussion took place in the convention
on the following section Of the Bill OF Rights 1t was
argued that this blow aimed At the Cahoiics put
1t finally passed by small majority
Ia That no religious corporation cap be established in
this State except that by general uniform through
out the State any church. or religious society or con-
purpose Of acquiring, holding, using and disposng OF
SO much land as may be required for house Of public
manacpg the same and contracting in relation such
land and the buildings thereon, through board OF trus
py mems oas ns quantity Os
with house of worship or parsonage shall not exceed
i've In the country or one acre in town or city
A SWEEPING DECLARATION OF LIBERTY OF CONSCIENCE.
The following the ninth section of the Bill of Rights
which amended and debated for three days by the
Convention The clause was objected the Ter
and generally by all infdes opening the door to
legislation in favor of churches &c. although the terms
of the section are broad enough to embrace every shade
of liberty Of conscience claimed by unbeevers in the
existence Of an Almighty God:-
That oil men have natural and indefeasibe right to
worship Almighty 500 according to the dictates OF their
religious opinions, be rendered ineligible to any office OF
trust profit under this State DO disqualified from
authority can control or interfere with the rights Of
sciences and that no person ought by any law to be
moesed In his person or estate on account OF his reg
science hereby secured shall not be construed to
excuse acts Of Righteousness nor to justify practices in
consistent with the good order peace or safety Of the
State, or with the rights Of others 10
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.
These are the sections which principally agtated the
public mind in Missouri preceding the election. There
other clauses which created debate on small scale
but they unimportant compared with those here
onal facilities for colored persons allowed to admit
negroes to vote after 1870, required to embrace per-
sona liability clause in any corporation law 10
pro rata distribution of school moneys collected in the
State extending the Governors term after the term OF
the present Governor expires and various other things
which were objected to by some and extOed by others.
TIE CANVASS THE NEW CONSTITUTION.
The Convention closed its abors by submitting the
new constitution to the people, providing nrs
condition precedent to voting The election was ordered
to take place the 9th day of June, and imme-
leading radical member Of the State Convention who
sisted in drafting the principal part Of the constitution
was Mr.. Charles D. Drake, Of st. Louis Mr. Drake i'm
in favor Of the adoption Of the constitution The
whole conservative party took ground against It, The
radicals at first nonpussed. The Democrat the
leading party organ Of the city in favor Of it,
nine cnths Of the radical papers of the interior dozen
fifteen radical members OF the Convention who voted
aga the constitution issued address 10 the people
against its adoption The first bombehell among the radi
Gals the announcement that Governor Fletcher was
opposed the constitution and the publication OF
letter to that effect addressed by him to friend.
ROW AMONG THE RADICALS. ..y
This letter caused great squrming It was followed by
, an announcement that Senator B. Crate Brown bad
joined the opposition Then came funny quarrel The
Demo- contradcted the statement and said B. Grat7
Brown for the constitution. The opposition reiter
At length Senator Brown issued card wherein
he said he had at first thought he would
vote against the constitution but reflection he had
concluded TO for It, Other party leaders appeared t.
be in equal doubt and finally the editor Of the Wech.
Post the great German Fremont leader Emil Pretorus
hit upon the exredient of holding private Il
settle the matter. The caucus was held; Governor
Fletcher Senators Brown and Henderson, all the radica
members of Congress and few others attended, when
found majority were in favor Of the constitution
but decided not to make it a party test Governor
Fletcher agreed take any active part in the con
test But the radical soreheads sent off Charles p
Johnson ESQ.,, young and fiery radical lawyer, Ere
mont man, who once said he was sorry he was al
American citizen the State against the consti
tuition The Governors quandary led HIM into man.
difficulties About that time he was making appoint
to the constitution, whereupon the whole pack OF radi
cal anconstituton men would come down upon hin
for helping the enemy.
The party spirit ran high, and the election day came
The result light have been forcseen There ega
practices both sides In St. Louis undoubted and no
tros secessonsts voted and worked against the consti
tuition. To do this they had TO swear that they hat
never, by act or word, manifested desire for the ri
umph OF the enemies Of the United States" Most un
blushng perjury committed. Several parties vote'
who had been convicted Of doyalty ono voted who hat
said publicly In 1861 he would rather cut his right ham
of dian take an oath of allegiance to the United States
another voted who had read despatch on Chanfe II
1861 and sad he cleared il was too good 70 be true
Several voted who HAD been assessed for dsloyay an
paid heir assessments without protest Nearly ever
body knew Of one or more rebels who had thue CON
mited PERJURY On tic Other hand, there were cases
soldiers in the interior who prevented persons from vol
ing-cases whcrc citizens OF Kansas crossed the line an
voted, aud other malpractices equally reprehensblt
about $500 majority against the constitution, but I'll
soldiers turned the scale, and LETT majority oil l,so
favor OF aaopon Inc NS a. 30 ,bs
tuition took effect July 4, 1865. l. I'D
| THE surRImE COURT NTnoerIo
The anticonstitution men thought they bad certain
defeated ''the thing they called t. Before all ID
| returns were in another event occurred 10 nlan
the public mind the State Convention had passed a
ordinance vaeang every udgeshP cerkshp ana eopIt
vacancies The object Of this was TO get rid Oh sundr
ocehoders elected in disoyal counties four years zinc.
and having two years unexpred term 10 NIL They cou
not be oused any other way, they would lave sui
scribed to any oath which could be framed The Cover
nor proceeded to oil these vacancies quite rapidly One
the courts, which sustained his resistance. Whereupo
the conservatives crowed loudly. In Petiis county,
the Interior one Of the neumbcns resisted, and on u
being reported TO the Governor he ordered mil
tary fore TO turn him out neck and heels Here was
| mess. The antcons;tution men had been championin
the Governor opposing the constitution, bat they
| pudiated this act at In the course OF time u
Governor appointed Judges OF the supreme Court
dspace tho old After the election the Jun
| term OF the Supreme Court was about TO commence
| when II whispered about that the old judges won
RESIST and sure enough they refused TO vacae az u
| demand Of the new judges Governor Fletcher was
Louisville at the time and he elegraphed for and
| once returned His action was prompt. Ordering u
| local militia commander to place the new Judges
possession, the tables quickly turned and the o
| judges forcibly elected from the court ROOM Tht
have held the court since This act created SON
| excitement, and the conservatives, by implication
threatened mob TO vindicate their rights The mob
not assemble, but an Indignation meeting did, whit
ended IN resolutions and address which would hl "
pages Of the Herald In fine type
| EFFECT or THESE rRoCfEDiNGs.
II ia necessary 10 consider all these proceedings al
the preliminary action Of the people on the constitute