The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-12-03

ln IT, earnest aud impressive way, the
New York iournai az Commerce gives tho
Following words Of warning b those
who seem dctcrmincd todcstroy nc Tinda-
mchtal law of the nation by,unwise and In q.
iudieions alterations of that sacred instru-
mcnt.
TuE CONSTITUTIONAL AMrNp,trNrs.--Th
question, whether the tonstifufionnl
Amendments sliall ba adoutcd Involves A
subicrt VASTLY more important than tho
lmmelhte changes which these amend-
mcnl1 are designed 10 effect. The first aud
great utcst ton Is. can we amend the Com
stitutioil rlghtiully, 80 ns 10 take from any
state l'0W er which W hns not voluntarily
granted 10 thv I uitcd States Does the
provision IN thr Constitution. which au-
thoriles it, amendment. mean that ma
liofity of twO-thirds in Congress and three
touiths OF the States have the power to
MAKE amOnQrchy ont Of the republic, ami
that the minority OF people and States are
bound to submit TO such fundamental
changer
lfthe power of alteration extends as far
rs Is now assumed for the purposes of these
proposed amendments, then it Is plain that
the power also extends to the complete OBJ
liberation Of states. The exception In the
Constitution forbiddlng amendments which
would deprive State of It's euunl repre-
sentation In the Senate. can Itself be
amended and erased. rhc provision that
no state shall be divided without It's con
sent, can BE amended and erased IT II as
easy ~ make New York two States, and
New England one State, as il is to pass
these amendments now before the people.
VI those are passed the precedent VIII be
established There viii then be no limit to
the changes which. IN political excitement,
will he urged on by radical men on both
Sides. 1t is Therefore the very body of the
Constitution which Is now in danger.
We brsccch the Radical leaders to face
thi great truth and give it due attention
The future OF this country Is not within
thoNicw ~ living pl ophets: but thore are
innllmcrahlc reasons for the belief that the
majority of more than million now op-
posing the Radical measures will In time
gain the power In Congress aud Ia the
states. When the time comes there Is every
reason TO suppose that sectional party
will ngain spring up, That sectional party
however Will not maintain Northern
against southern interests. IL viii In ali
probability bc Il party in which the South
aud the West win be united against the
Northeast. The grand questions of political
ccouomy, which are TO be the controlling
questions In our country, viii he very
likely to cnlist men Ia the manufacturing
sud consuming parts of the country, while
the interests of thc producers will tend to-
bind them together in other parts of the
country.
The South aud the West are more homo
gcneous than the South and the Northeast
The people of the South and Westarc much
alike, especially along our great rivers,
where they have q great deal Of lntcr-con-
municntion ln that day In which we
speak, a firm, unaltcrablc Constitution will
be an invaluable guarantee, to the East aud
the North. A weak Constitution, easily
amended, the subject Of all tho winds of
popular caprice, VIII hc as useless rs the
paper on which it printed. Adopt these
amendments now, aud we shall have cs-
tablshcd precedent which takes all tue
strength and ilrmnpss of the Constitution
away from It, and dcprlvcs II of the vital
force which Is necessary to permanenee.