The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1866-03-09
rHR CONVENTION.

No particular complaint can De justly
made. a. we conceive. on account Of
this DELAY 1t j. much better tia, the
1 Convention should act With care and de-
liberation carefully anslyriug and can
ssssina every point Of difference than
to Sc, precipi,a,ely and perhaps ra'hly
ihe proceeding, in the main, are IN
,erc.tins. and the debates thu, are pub
li,hrd particularly So Bat they cover
40 much space. there i 20 much that u
anintelieibl", without Publishing IN iuii
III, resolutions .ui ordinances ir.so
dneed and the articles IN the ceussitu-
,icn PROPOSED q &c amended that, with
our limited roora, we end it impossible
10 publish thr proceeding. as developed
And ~hs, is brough, forward !. amend.
"a and ccunisfamcnded discussed and
referred, ard rerhat. when returned
will be again discussed and amended
until VIC are les. in the maze which II
iusolve, We caunr. zee hur to ab'idgt
or coniense wha, to leave out, or What
TO yabli.h
Looking a. the general temper ard
tone Of the Convention, we think these
general conclusion, may be dedaced .
fir.t ,has the Convention wall conform
in splri, to the acquisitions Of President
johnson. and sustain his policy sec.
ond. that they will make such changes
in the organic law a. may be deemei
necessary
A.. regards the latter, change, are
likely to be made tina, We cannot but
regard with apprehension Among
these, is the power ,hs, may be given TO
the Legislature TO incorporate banking
institutions. Whatever advantages may
arse from banking in old settled and
commercial communities, can form no
predicate for the exercise Of tins power
in country like ours, devoted almost
+ exclusively TO agriculture Experience
| ha. shown, rs we conceive couclusiyely,
their danger Even IN Louisiana, to
which the friends Of banking appeal -
confidently to sustain the policy. nearly
every valuable estate before the war
was mortsaged from the effects Of the
credit system created AMI ip,trred by
these institutions The entire state,
/ with it. immense resources and wealth
NAV be .aid to have been almost owned
and controlled by Now Orleans II
Texas has derived none Of the benefits
arising from banking, she ha. been ct
leas, free from It's evils The financial
commissions tina, have swept over the
country during the last twenty llse
years, have not been felt by her people
Aud now, alta pericd when paper money
va. never 70 abundant, and when a
lanp6iad fRta.iie,spqrGhf aAsdh tBsFe
10 Known, = departure from the settled
policy Of the State, by which our people
may be drawn into the vortex, seems 70
us ~ unrise A. 1t !. alarming
I The Convection also sppears disposed
TO circnm,cribe the elections of officers
by tbs people, and, in .ome instances
TO extend unduiy the period Of service
The great security Of private rights
and Of public liberty, il. to be found in
the rigid accountability Of officers, and
this can only be attained by froquen,
elections Where officers are appointed
instead Of being elected, and tho only
manner OF reaching them shy impeacch-
ment, an unworthy incumbent may be
kept in power for years, without. any
chance Of hi, removal
Human policy and judgment are La
bile, under the bost systems tina, can be
devised, 10 error, but we candidly be.
liese that the people, are in almost cy.
cry instance, the best aud most mrar
TIA Judges Of the capacity and qualii
cation Of candidate, for Office We
have no doubt that IL would be much
the hes, 10 appoint tbs Supreme judges
for the reason that the people Of the
state, As mass, cannot he presumed to
be scq1anted with the lawyers outside
Of their immediate districts But the
right 10 elect district judges, wa hope
will be again conferred on the people
We have lived under both systems, and,
So far Az our experience goes, judges
elected by the people have been much
much the best, and far more efficient
Almost every man, in any given district,
Is advised, and in most instances Is per
sonally acquainted with the best lsy.
years in il Bat 80 are told, that party
spirit and personal layoritism will pre-
vail in such elections, aud hence il il
proposed to leave this question to the
Governor and Legislature, who can be
presumed to know but little as 10 the
qualifications Of candidates. and who
are governed almos, exclusively by
party feeling
One thing to which the Convention
appears favorable, ths, we highly APP
prove, Is, the increase Of the sala.
~ OF officers Talent and efh cioncy
canno, be secured without liberal com.
pensatlon An able lawyer, =. gener
al rule, will no, abandon his profession
to 60 on the bench unless he receives q
sufficient compensation to justify him in
doing 80 Che same rule will amply b.
every Office, and the true democratic
policy, a. we conceive, is TO pay liberal
salaries
We sincerely trust tina, If importan,
alterations are made in the Constitution
Of the state, tina. ,hey will DO submit.
ted separately TO tho decision Of the
people.
~ lsanks 70 Ar W g L Dsry.r