New-York tribune., 1867-04-11


Iegsature directed that the delegates be chosen by
Senatorial Districts those Districts having been organ
iled upon defective census with gross partisan Pa
atty the object being deprive the Democratic counties
and Assembly Districts Of the interior OF any cnaIee
electing representative men to this important Douy
We must look for the motive Of these usnrpa-
tons in the policy OF the party gnly 81 acconnt
ability, of economy and of Difference to the popular VIII
have characterized that party in its course alike in Fede
necessity nee above the Constitution and even now it has
subjected 10 martial law large section OF the Uon not
only regions where disturbances have survived the Wa
but states in which peace and order prevail and the
populations manifest nnguestoned loyalty hts ,i o
person and property which are held most sacred the a
by jury the privilege OF habeas corpus the access 10
the of aw the guarantees against seizure OF per
people subjected to military tyranny, whose func
tons there is no restraint and whose authority Is 10
the paralysis Of the Executive branch the control OF the
purse and the sword BY the partisan majority Of Congress
of rghtful delegates, overwhelming debt, partial
and exhaustive taxation large standing army army
in unconcealed complete the picture OF Federa
and the usnrpaton OF arPy PG~fp a
this reckless and aggressive party the opportunity OF ex
state II has already broken through the restraints Of
the existing Constitution TO enlarge the debit to multiply
taxes TO cxtngush the rights Of municipalities, TO create
irresponsible bureaus and boards and to place Officials
beyond the reach OF the popular VIII Bnt ino
sill hamper its movements, and obstruot Its designs
II seeks get rid Of the prohibitions against loans OF
credit to corporations and against loose expenditure, and
IL would leave the Legislature the power 10 create pub
lie debt without submission to the people 1t would
stsed by the people II would disfranchlse large
OF the people and base the Legislative power upon arb
rary rules, dsregardng numbers and ratio OF popuia
ton: Under the pretense of delusy9 PM
lapthropy, and for the purpose of affoTding
an opportunity for the enactment Of sunPtnary lave
t would rescind those clauses OF the Constitution when
prohibit summary seizures aud convictions and searches
without warrant and would tins annul the most Vaua-
ble privileges Of the citizen. II woud carry the tyranny
of nqnsora to the fresidss Of tho people
and yet according to the nccusatiohs OF lts own me
bers the revelations OF the press and the udginent Oh
never was the administration OF the publc WORMS
more lax; never public expenditures more pro
fuse and unregulated never was the ro Exec,l- Gu
tive department. characterized by moro ~. y
treme partisanship, or a more graspDg sprlt.
We appeal to the people 70 save the CONSTITUTION IRON
ton Of 9dmnstTaon n"t s se nor o. satS pTS pT
nor OF public measure IL ~ sne p1 nrn
ment mat f. put in peril TLe theory upon wheh
without representation, Of popular aee9uh'aDtyl %,
the supremacy Of law IL assailed IN US vital
parts. II the people fail To- exercise in this crisis
that vigilance, which is the price of liberty they will dc
10 forfeit that precious heritage o freedom won Tor
them by the struggles and saeriees OF the Eeloluon
The party that assumes 10 remodel the state Constt
ton and which has initiated the work by acts OF gross
satcd s Whole career 6y mockdry Of the obligations OF
written SGn.nion S hs m n. uoS 1oS
popular rights, by class legislation-partal toward
some and oppressive 10 otheTs-by prOfuslon and eN
tuwagance and by Indifference TO the popular Interests
Men Of such principles cannot safely he nrusted win
shaping the organic Law The party TO whom we owe the
Federal Constitution ana thc best features OF our state
Constitutions, which has ever recognized the sacrcdness
of these instruments, and has steadily stood by them
10 preserve and enforce them, Ia the Democratic
party let the people cOnfide 10 their hands the
duty Of revising the present ConsttutOnof preserving
what good aud removing what is imperfect injurious
let them select for the work Of revising the organic law
conservative menthose who would perpetnate the great
foundations OF popular liberty aud who wOu arrest the
retrOgrade tendency Of the ties While the DcmQcrats
of the state have right to Just resentment o the AK
gresiye course Of the political majority they appeal To
the electors OF the State to send TO this work Ot revision
their most prudent and patriotic representatives Le
them fairly and honestly labor TO secure constitution
that Will protect the liberties OF the people, and II this
falls II the loose and eXtrayagant spirit manifested In
legislation Is carried into The organic law let them appeal
10 the people TO condemn and defeat H.
The address was adopted with applause.
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