Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-02-01
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tave leten sny interest," ID Iks nastss shsi he
tsntian rs called mainly fsr fs pureoss u isyas
he ground w6rk or ike messing af regular eoa-
sensien, shss duty 4 should b. 70 rsvlss and amend
the constellation u he esaks Bat when The late
eoneeDtien sns u setssu.ined 70 dispense with any
hatefs eseyoBtlon, SD shsssad II thi 10 draw sg
sslch amaaafaehts ss ihs saiEsncs q tbs fiusa d.
mahdei ssd psAos thsls Ia such form e that they
son1 be eetsd apen BY ms peapie, directly, snd
tins chAsss h tisis msis Ne kHadansntsi ia~ Of
The STATE. Nev, thsss sssma 70 Be 10 ths pluds II
namhsf Of very kensst asd good men, great and
serscsm ci,laetiens 70 obs node Of amssaing the
cesstitstion. Thsy sse foF tho aseaamest, bot BE-
iisvs ne faoss uneonsaitasional cad dssgsrOus.-
Nov The ass question thai arises, does our present
coplisst'tion anyvhsrs sushofiss ssch proosdarss
II ~ ssrn 10 the deelavatlon 81 rights IN the con.
slion, re fnd that DE Arss section declares that
al power i inherans 10 he pseps asd that al gov
sfanens sra fouaded On sssiF aathority sad insii-
tutsd fos tbeir peace sAfssy and hsppissss AID fr
tie advancement 81 thess ends thsy haze It al
times al inalienabIs aud ndsfsasabls right 70 slss
rsfDrrp % s5oiish che eossrnment in such manner
a. they mar think proper Nop. II We turn % the
Last sentences Ia TIE eonstiaatien. We hnd thss tAs
bin Of rights i made pArt Of The constitution, and
Il l. expressly declared that Il Il % inpoFsans psrs
tia. Il shail never be abolishea or changed Thea
4 & elsar that tho bin of rights i unaltsrahas
part u The constitution itself Then lst ~ asaiyss
and efaEiae closely the CLAUSE Of the Bin Of Fghis
Hia s1csedingly broad aAd eompEshsnsivs. No
language can b more 50. Il declares that the peO-
pie can II ell timss sheasvsF thsy may think prop
e., whsnsssf dosa noa ,seurs their paaes or safety
or happiness altar Or RETURN On aboIiA thsir whole
form IL governsasnt; and than Il further declares,
that they may do TIN in any manner they may
Abink proper u syidently cs1tsnplntss that the
people may spontaneously rise up, II they bslisTs
The go-srn1nsat DOE Aat 2aSusr the ends for which
!, vas inssEtutsd and in body march 70 The eapi-
| tAi and seiEs upon ths Governor, destroy The ar
ehieves, and burn The consultation, and set up 8
kingly government inresd Of the one under which
they bad lived; OF shsy may come 70 the polls, and
ell vote anit.iiy fsr The asms thing At The 'Og-
gsstioa Of the humblst man in the State they maj
agree 70 make radical changes in thsir form Of gov
srnmenl u they may DO he same thing through .
delegated eonyentsoa, or thsy may sdopt the mors
esuiioas and sardy move rprommznaed BY ths con-
stituslcn saelf
Now the late NashviIls Convsatioa arrogassd nc
power 10 itself a. has been falsely charged II
snply ssa an smbodiea instrument, throwing into
Gsrm ard expression fAst which The sovereign PEG
/ pie Il yoa please. desired. To enable thom % 70
form their form Of government ct The ballot boz /
done no nors than the hamblest individual in III
stats had the right 10 De. And had one man sesr
proper 10 draw up and smsodg precisely all iha
the ronTensioa did, AID had called upon the PeOPb
Of the State 70 Fatify what he bad d0ae, and hA'
the people in any way showing 3 fair majority =
rstiaed he SCI Is wouId have ben just a. IAvtu
I sBd constitutional - any mode that could be d
fSvEs 0Hs snssls freserIDsa IN the oans...
ard only one. By which that instrument can B
saacGded and that clause i evidently only advisory
IL prohibited all ether modes. IL wOald certainly
FsPsal part Of the bin Of rights, and yss thai Ia
been forbidden 70 Be altered in aay manner IN anosh
eF clause Of the Asme Instrument The constitution
: totally silent 90 the subject Of COnvsntioas. /
kEows no ssch body. II prsscribes no ruIss 90
IL gOsernmsas And hence IL the late conysntior
had dons What the majority Of is members vent I.
do i would have had 10 sanction from The eonsti
tuition Itself and would have involved the State, al
rnsdy bankrupt in = debs Of Al least hzndred
thossand dollAs; and would have called together Al
tAis ezeitibg time hundred mea, many q then
aoisey. wsAngling, radical fearless theorists whS
would hare fet a liberty 70 lay violszt hands apos
that sacred and tmsaonorea Instrument and i
trying 10 snead mighs utterly destroy IL The cen
servalyi men in thai convention felt that ths less
that tsei could do as 70 meet the preesai enDsr
gency vas safest and the besl and tbsy eedsAvore
70 discharge that daty 70 their county IS beam
patriotic men. fearless q repreval, happy in u
thvaga that they were contributing 70 the bess ia
tsrsssa u thsis beloved bul distrAcssd State
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