, 1866-05-04
A NEW CONSTITUTION.
Letter from Geo. i. Shut cldt, Esq.

NO. IL.
Editors Chicago Tribune:
In a former letter directed public attcn-
t;on to the necessity of the sneeitv f,rmot3.,
oi ne" CONSTITUTION. propose IN thls let
Ter to advauce some additional reasons why
this step should be taken. II Is m attribute
of The public mind to be fearful of funoya-
tions to dread thc n,ocrrsa or t1,c rn;,;,a1 o,c-
mont Int u IL - fsct simn1s and A. fnenn, - raxsr, s
ib'e TINT 7adicalism is not to be feared when
ii merely seeks to establish great truth
when IT docs not run wild after somn fanct,u1
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is most PLAINLY TO ec seen that there is nothing
10 be done but TO adopt some course which ia
warranted by established facts. and which ia
3c,nandcd l,v abc nnoorese,va en;-It ~ t,,n
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uas' ihefe 10 ecf fta''i.y no great ana lesnoie
innovation 10 oe maae' no doubtful e1pcr1'
rnent 10 1c tried, but simply to adopt one
organic law to the new order Of things which
mis- wnr Inns dcvelonrd, md for with orr
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p10l's a's ~" "sia4su' i.a
causes for inc o1ttcr controversies which
arose under the old Constitution should be
ebviatcd In the new. No prctence should he
found for the secession clemeot. hy a t1eclara-
iion in nlain and uncouIrocal lanrnaos which
cannot In misun1icrsinod. that fbe GENERAL
1;nvcrnmcnt is Tic snnrrinr nnwer In thc Ind
the crcation and act Of ihc wholc neopleN
and that States have no rights which arc
,,arnmnnnt IN = i,c snnrnrnc nny-cr and h. thts
rriansn ,hc ouestion and liz riSIt of s:neTa' srs
tion or s4cession shouId hc fnrcrcr snttied.
AZ Tic ,,owers Conferred unon hott, the Gem.
mi nn1 lin Stntc Governments are fhe 1irect
and voluntary acts Of lie neople. there
:. nu,d l,e m fcalnusv m III n1rt oT fha
States no question III soyen.,cn rfchts which
shnn1i intcrfsrc or confiics .s;,h I'm centrn1
Govenment. Tho m nnic ;,clcoatc thc nov.
NO racI, ami MAXI ia ssotS tha s,,hrreat
sate az seeuderV rocr ere Sa'e Sne
TIis won1d nl,o,,sI onc IF thc ,,.o,t ,,,v.
;nt. rsnscs of m.ss I nen ,st
The reneTal Government MAKE mt onir thc
citizen n,,t the yotrr. make snf,rnrc mn,vcr.
sal. extend Tic Groad provision "a the uni
ycrsal brothcrhnod Of man hut lei ns ]cnve
out Of this Constitntion that clause In rein
.i@ht of general sutIfaec docs IS moi % surely de- M
n.nd utnn that Int II EXISTS AZ a rirht com.
men r. alI citi7ens WIN 1;vr uni.cr nIT1 roain.
min the Goyern1nent' either by fhc navmcnt
of taycs or i,r The Ira r,ng ri arms nni tI,is
Xersal snfIrare is The cotnmon inhcirited Hit
of nav h,,s universal an,nastv is on1v a con.
ccss;n,, T. I'm rsnioa trs5tnrc W. Want rana
! oT 4, n n man commiss trcoson ogn;nst t h;s
cnnntrv II il INT rnmmnn instice tn the ,
whole people that be sutier tie punishment
! 1rh IN n Anf
i,e sustained cTcent hr the rnts. and ro;ces ~
Tchcis and traitors. then fhe sooner Il roca
Irwn lie bet,ers e0SAS' ~ e"~"
The Presidential Office ebou1d be restricted
to a sinr1e Tern NfnIc 4 fu s;r rears r. fhat ~
ioticr ti,a, Ennr I'M hv III - n;none Ia T. ~
rcstr;cted + n,ecaa ~ ~ q, arrmnasnt ~ nrove ~
tha xa'nc NJ rc c,ausa y 4h;a fce ~ ~ p,",e ,e
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n lhe mysteries o. primary elections and tne