The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1867-09-07

| ment " ~et o"sN ~ N"r "oopuoh VI tue new
Constitution. There seems To have BEEN studied
attempt ON the part Of the Convention, To uiakr
our organic law conform rs closely rs possible to
. the well'known ideas OF the sla,eocracyV aud
that "ilhOat introducing any great change u
language. Il is onl, by n sentence here aud
'h re that the intention 81 the Convention Is
made manifest The changes are many and
very Important. We have already noticed some,
aud nO~ proposc To take another hasiy glance
ri Few at the provisions oi the new Consiiiu-
ton. noticing Incidentally, some Of the sections
of our present Constitution which the new one
abolis'es.
Article | Of the ilill Of Rights Of our present
Constitution says
1--WE hold Il To be self.evilrni that al men are
created equally frse that they are endowed by
their Creator with certain inalienable rights
among which arr life, liberty the enjoy.
ment Of the proceeds Of ihrir own labor aud the
pursuit of happiness
! This Is the language Of the Declaration Of In.
deIcndrnCr, and has bren incorporated into every
State Constitution adopted since l17G, yet every
word Of IL is carefully excluded from. the new
Bill Of Rights. The Convention held To the idea
that all mrn were not free aud equal. " that
they were Hoi endowed by their Creator with
- certain inalirnaLle rights, % and that they are
No. entitled to life, liberty, The enjoy ment Of
Z" he riocrt,ls OF their own labor aud the pursui,
" oi hnppinrss. u Is not surprising that the
members Of the Convention should hold to such
ideas. hui Il Is rather surprising that they should
face vote 81 the people upon them.
B Article : OF our pir.,ni Constitution declares
/ that
/ d" The Constitution at ,hc 1 nird Sial,s. aud
the LAWS made ia iefsusncr thereof. being the
supreme Law uf the land. every ciiis-n at the
State "w's paramount Allegiance TO the consii.
tuition aud Government ~ ihr niird States an,l
Is not bound by an, law ~ ordinance oi this
State IN CONFIRMATION OF sul',rrsion thereof.
I This ariiclr is siirkru from the new insiru.
mrui The mrnihcrs OF the Convention were
iirm believers in the dogma III State Rights, %
and werr not :oing ~ commit themselves TO any
such heres, Hs that the Constitution ., he im,,J
Suits 'r"s ne snI's,h'f h'r - No isHd ahd mat
he s"Jr'." ai,g'nnr' y n, c,h.,p Is hu 70 n,
[ fna'd !Sth,.. The lair conilic; Of arms 10 be
sure hn, established this i'ryond all controversy.
and tie people ct Mai, land ever believed IL, but
yet :" uiicri, r.lc. Ws. that Convention that il
w",ll listen 1" iiu .u,h an idea Will the peo.
pie al he STATE dr.ii, rrn 10y implication, 20
place ont STATE 10 ,"ufri with the general Goy.
,tumrni
irii,lr - II the ucW Constitution is another
ins'ano 81 special pleading. When this article
W., uu'iri l,c,,.uu II proper wording wa.
the rli,,t of great deal Of argument The
Convention would 500, a" know ledge that slavery
vi, ,tnli.hri ia 'hr State, =, State action, b.,
inserted - meaningless clause that II should
not hr rr.tsiahlish,d They did however.
admit that il wa- aiulishtd % under the policy
and auihuril, "f the United States. aud de.
ci,lr,l tia, compensation i due therefor from
the United States These men kner there
va. no hope no probability. no possibility. oil
the United >taics government ever assuming the
payment Of his claim nnd cnl, inserted this
clause ia Their tons'iisii,u = .;cpring.siom,
tn making demand upon III, pcorlc OF thu
State tot this m"ncl ate, the government shall
have been applied 10 and refused to appropriate
"nr cent f'' The puIrpsr \ commissioner /. IL
lee appointed e. my, the pltmcn; OF this ,iinl
by TIE national government. whc will draw hi.
salary, hg, cl,ci nothing
The present hi' .f ti.l'- requires as "a ties, O..
qualification toi Office, AZ v.,ih vi fidelity ami a.
lrgiau,c io this State an,l the tniicd States and
a4eciainion 81 hrliri III the Christian religion.
or in The existence o; God md 10 a iuiarr stat,
81 rewards and punishm-nis The n,w Cunsii.
tuition abolishcs this oath and also the declara.
ii"i OF belief ia the Christian religion. I, pro.
'ldes merely u belief ~ tie existence God. -
Atheists believe this no sect OF people under
s-hr sun but wln; acknowledge some sort ol
Fret Cause, grra, governing power. Even
IA the darkest period OF the worlds religion.
history. when the teaching. OF voliaire, Gibbon
and other: hal wtli-uigh converted all pcopl,
into the belle: that Immortality was IA, III and
accountability! br.und the grave u fable, there
WAS erected monuments e. the Unknown God. -
More than this should be- required We live in
= day Of religion Of Bibles. and under the Cos.
pei dispensa,iOn. No man who does no, ac.
knowledge the truth, the divinity Of the Word oil
God aud His revealed religion should lie trusted
rs a ruler, for 1.-The has no moral sense 10 govern
I ~ - NNtti Attat wv htlif " lOcslOle,
evade human laws. This Convention seems to
have particularly wished to exhibit It's coniemp,
for religion as witness the striking out o; this
provision OF our present Constitution, aud the
ordering tina, no preacher OF minister Of the
Gospel should ever lie rleeihle ~ q Senator
or Delegate
/ Atiicle ~ Of the present Constitutions declares
/ that the Legislature shall ra.s no law provi.
ding tot an alteration, change or abolishu,en,
'of this Constitution. except in the manner
I therein prescribed aud directed This /.
stricken out, "a that in our future action in rrf.
crrncr 'oa change in our organic Law We will
not he governed or controlled D., any Consiiiu.
iional prohibition or provision. The Conven.
iion was consistent. however. ia this. Il was
called Ia defiance Of law and IN manner no,
warranted D., the present Constitution, aud they
have only preached hat the, I'raciis.d. u i.
! doubtful, ih"uph. whether the people would NIL
prriy that al political action should be- control.
lei by Law aud not have .. revolutionary bearing.
/ liy ihr hrw Constitution. the vrio powrr i.
given To the Governor. Thus. the Is0ples will
eApIr,'s D., ihrir Representatives 10 the SENATE
and House "f Delegates, IL 10 he Rendered null
and VOID, nnir.s such expression should ruincids
With III, 'ir~s aud opinions "i his EN,cllcncy,
the Go'tin"r We have had enough of cf,~,.
from thu Presidential mansion. without l-inr
Afflicted With them from Annapolis.
The salar, of the Gov, tnu is increased $500.
aud that oi the Secretary ct the state - 0oo
The .nlts, s,i hath If tl,,ss. ,,fi..t. 4. lars,
enough already. W. have hal no diairul,, in
finding r"'nl~icnI nrn {" I'LL them, aud ihrf,
WIS M irasou ior the inrrrasr at .alatt only IL
give the present inruml'ui. little deeper dil
inio the soup
The present. Consultation pre-, iir. that no l-i
sou shall h. eligible Sruai"f ~ Delegate VII,
l. No, - citizen - the rni., States. TIL.
nrw Constitution iovs u", rr,laitr ihis \ mnu
msg l~ ciiizen uf - state aud ss4 ui tie unii,,I