The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1866-01-10

MORE AMENDMENTS TO THE COSSTITU-
rIoN--Some vigilAnt individual in Congress
has proposed an amendment to tho Constl-
TUT on, prohibiting the repudiation of the
public debt The idea 10 q capital one. Tho
nublic debt should not be repudiAted, and In
order that it may not be, what better means
of preventing it than an amendment Of the
Constitution We would suggest. however,
a second section to the proposed amendment
prohibiting the States from repudiatlng their
debts, and q third section protecting lndl-
viduals from repudtating their debts An
other amendment should DO proposed and
adopted prohibiting persons from doing
wrong. We regard this rs of the first inn
portance. We don't know if is would not
obviate the necessity of adopting the pro-
posed amendment against reputation. We
are inclined to think 90, and we trust that
the Washington guardian of the public debt
will at once take our suggestion into consid-
GRAFTON. We are not particular about the
honor of the position, and he can have the
credit of it. Our amendment to prevent
people from doing wrong would not only
render repudiation of the national debt i'm
possible, but would include, and of course pre-
vent all other kinds of viNainy. 1t Is appa-
rent, therefore, that our amendment would
be much more virtuous, comprehensive, and
powerful than his, and should consequently
receive the preference. But if the Congress
ional gentleman should not accept our
amendment in lieu Of his, we trust will ad.
vocate the passage Of ours for general pur-
poses There 10 much raecality ahoat, and
we are desirous of putting an efectual dana
per upon it, which q constitutional amend.
ment of the organic law OF the land would
unquestiodably do.
Another vigilant watchdog Of the Capital
we believe it iS Mr.. Wilson, Of MaSsachu-
setts-proposcS an amendment to the Cons
titution to prevent trading in Confederate
money. This is better than the other. How
versatile is genius! We ara almost vexed
that we hadn't thought of this ourselves
and proposed ID before Mr. Wilson had O
able.
The temptations 10 purchase the money
of the ''so-called Confederate States Of Amer
lea" arc rather strong, it must be confessed,
and Wilson's prescience in proposing an or
ganically preventive measure must strike
the country as apropoe and mastery.
We must suggest q second section to this
amendment also, in order to prevent evasion.
1t should be borne In mind that In Texas
, I'd other parts Of the South, where corn
shucke and such Era n@cesSarie0 are scarce,
the people fill their mattresses with the cir-
culatinC medium Of the "so-caued Confede-
rate States" The second section which we
propose to tho amendment 10 to the effect
that people shall not purchase mattresses FILL.
| ed with Confederate money. Unless this IL
done, the amendment will DO eircumventoG
and its spirit evaded. Wall street will be
purchasing mstsessee filed with Confederate
! funds, and tho raScala will contend that they
haven't bought Confederate money At all,
only mattresses. The honorable Senator
from the Bay State will see therefore at q
glance the necessity Of accepting our EuS-
gestion and incorporate into his amendment
| second section forever prohibiting the pur-
! chase Of mattresses stuffed with the currency
, Of the Confederate Statea- There should be
no 1oophole left through which this villain
GUS traffic can creep through Let the cons
titution be so amended a 20 crush Il sffsctn-
! ally-Louisviue journal