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The subject. It discussed In thc sl1,6 s7...@-
Monc u Inc most Interesting .nd .ap .aapIes
s'vc, as II Is certainly one or ,,a aa fassFuc-
po1tant portions Of The book ' most I'm.
Two widely different thco,;e. ~ .,,,
Jec' o1 the powers Of Conren.,,. .a's SUI
vogue, statement Of each Of wh,,s afc IN
dea IN tue following extract f,orn n Is lncsn.
.,rsr ons ihe9Ey Il that u. convsa: pSs -
nas q tbe ro2etnE ddv aeuae io1 .aa n = ao
transfer Of al The powers IN ssd b. actual
elCn limited. however, In thc go. ~ tpat soEcr-
nDsd s.cs S,tes r.. BY the ~ ibe
!ne Psople whom By rsa.sn .tsa; ~ o11',,sshlage q
numbets md 1enotenssa trosn ., e,ct sasi5 zre.s
is,Iss isse%1i II imna;h1 imagined by poi1iesI spsen
effected being gathering toseihsr u ns. en- b.
numbers Of 6cpntee, empoN sfcd Il u eenfenasns M
sssy fhe second t'ssS'sd tss95S e., & S..f - @
yepdon 10 celies.on Of dt,egc<. ,nnoaS Lne Sou' ~
nasness. fas # :he ols
certain discriminate duties ID reis,1nnW ~ p t1r na'
nation, Of reyision Of The fundamental 1.w as rh.t
'hose dutes sss, depending apoa he tenor Of
Wssn shat d seaI uaqS5 naos Which Il eoa,sDss
pslnelples and precedeuts. ACCORDING 70 thss
theoIy. the msmoets OF Convention az not &C
s1a i Reia fuS:ian aes q snt
70 recommend, ron tltntional cbsners-9nlss;. ss;
indeed, ~ il aonetlaes The ease, the warrant for
u eif assembling should eoatain authority 10 act
de1nit'rely, in which q :e their 20 u would pc1-
lope, be co-exteuslve with the term. Of tnc grant
In othcs orde, In tts last nnal eie Coov utIo,..
according 70 fhls sccotd theory. il 4 mere CON.
e1pre.r snandate oI the sovereign, spd posses.el
OF such powcsz uI1y as 4,e expressly rfnutc1, OF
a sse nece.faEy and proper tor the execution d
dlscaFds tie oof1on. 60 much cheti.hcd by ihe ad.
votates Of The former, iliat tie Convention is
clothed with sosetc!Cn attsiou.a. though donet'
ts l2tnssed 70 son1" extent. nutcr stFfct &c Sala
eIes1sc.~
In the Judgment OF the author. the former
OF these theories contains h hesesy Of the
gFavcst conceivable charnctcr-one striking
at the very root Of our political being, aud Ia
Fcfutc It, Is, VIC may believe, the real pur-
pose Of the book. It is his opinion that this
Institution Of the Constitutional Convention
=" IN adaptation to constitutional rses oi
an Institution originally revolutionary" Is
one that "however hedgcd about By legal
" restraints. obviously exhibits more fca.
u lures menaclng to Republican liberty than
" nny other in our whole political structure y
he estccms It pre-emtuently the point in onl
foundation line towards which that eternal
vigilance which is the price of freedom,
must be d1rectcd-oplntous shared by many
Of the wiscst and most patriotic men OF the
time.
The book closes with chapters treating ol
the amendment Of fconntitutIons, aud Of thel1
submission 10 the people.
We would willingly carry to greater
length OUT remarks upon this book, bat On,
object Is not to rtris7e 1t, but only to g;yt
such notice as will direct towards 1t tht
attention Of our readcrs. 1t is not mcr.
code Of Convention procedure, nor simply .
digest OF historical cases-though contain
Ing much of eminent value regarded frou
these points Of view. Nor Is It alone gath
cring Of what other thoughtful men hav,
uttered respecting the powers OF Conven
lions 1t Is this, and much more. It Is ,
| treatise, written by one who, holding clear
| and IN some respects original opinions upo,
subject Of leading public coucern, IN,
| deeply penetrated himself with the trutl
aud value Of those opinions, has conscieu
tiously, With great thought and research
lnaturcd them, and here set them forth, il
lustrnted and fortified with materials col
lscted from sources the best entitled I,
respect. But not in anything brought from
abroad. no matter on what heights gathered
but In the we'll conducted req sonin.s ant
sound conclusions of Judge Jameson him
self-tn the atmosphere Of sound morals AM
sound patriotism-in the lofty tone Of f.Itl
in the people aud republican Institutions
ovcrsprcading every page-lle, in our juIg
ment, the chief value Of the work.
| It Is published In excellent form, b,
Mcssrs- c. Scr'bner i Co., of New York, ant
! is for sale By Messrs. Grfrrs L Co.