, 1869-12-16
The oAkA Qnep&lou In she Conxtitu.
slona1 cSnvcution.

slonal C~nvcutlon.
II ns Editor u 7Ae Chicago Tn1une.
Permit me to correct an e1rnr In your stue or
I'M motrtnR, suaehfns tho form Of the oA,n sas.n
BY TIN hre Michigan Coaveaton. The ses calling
that convention merely provided Thai sos secrpts-
y of STATE shonld adniuEEtss the cath ot ot1ce''
to fhs memheTR Of The contention. Theso MA
sonpa objection made 70 the form Of tne path ten.
defed, but Il WAS finally taken By all sAs neubtYs,
u foaloNa: " Ton do solempiy swear tnat yuu
Wta Soppozt tAe Constitution Of the United gtates
as1d tbA-smstteutfaa nS -&Aas Gka$a oa.d xh.t vnn
VII 1aiihtussy discharge Jsuz dusy u Aesrzats II,
tne convention for 3ae ru1ton al Tic .conert,
tuucn of The State TO the best of your ahsl,ry,
30 help lou God.'' yol !, Ptpceed,rsa Mtch,psn
couyfnt3on, 1881, ~
: Ton thna set, thst 1t Wts Incorrect to sar. \.
5nu n'h tois Eozutnz. th&t esch utmbes q tae
AGn&op cunTenton Wa allowed 10 taxa The
GALL Or ~oo1 ~ be plesled Ton vii
observe, also, snat tho soku of
The osth taken wa nearly identtcN
With taas presented By ous Legtslaspre Ia 1ssa tor
u. Convention Of ,nas .eas spd ia 1ssa, tor that
naH n fekstott, which seeouG such Stumbling
block 10 sonte of our Illinois stateamen, Tho
worta Of uur act &re: "And before ente1ng upou
tnsaf oaees - asnbess Of sAid convention, (shef}
anaA each tske m ctst 70 support the Coastttu.
too of the United ssaecs and Of this State, and
to faithfully difcharge the,e du.ics u members es
said Convention.
ioU sxpreeston OF surprise thas there enoutt
ne any rnfucauce to tske shia oath On the pars OF
fnJ member ID Sery naturs1, and tor the reeron
stAsed oy roc, that tho hosnesso Of the convention
aos 70 Aoofs constitution, hut II frame one
iof aae people 70 zaoas. At1os me few word,
10 place, Il possible, tbs pfopr4ety and dasy or
taxing The e<tn heJond douof.
Tne eoVereega authott:J o1 Rome, I will suu-
pore pssdtns ttfef upou the magnificent Church
o. ett fe1efH hAs carefully preserved II for
axes tfee from dissertation b, attempted improve
neof4 hterdlctrg hry change therein ty IT.
exPstsa authority. At length \ feeling becomes
pretty Eeaesas thas alteration IN III form OF
saoSEmeAt naJ adEantageauAIy b. made. and the
sovereign anthQttiJ AppotntA I commission Of en-
tnent a1cntectE 10 propose tho rrqolsi.e c1snges,
but fefesrtng 10 lt%eu tha power Of Accepting or
stttec9t1E than. 1nu outnmttkton meets, and sous
Auea. Of Alexander, cuDcetr:uR tast tho 70,
potnfmeut OF the Commission Tas recognition Of
tasif superior akfu rs atcntsecss, and deemipg It
pfooabIe tnAt NhtteFef the comm1s4fou QpoRld
recommend would be sdopted By The sovereign
authot1tJ, ptupoees that shott cut be tskeu and
&hst lie cohEo1Easoa proceed - oEce to clrr iufo
efers the changes thought dessratle. lie sooyes,
accordnglT, that The commission In umed,ately tear
down &cd xhate the dome Of the structure they arr
CONSIDERING OF such and such lower, OF Wing.
"ANH 4*t5s 0lue6 11m - uufe4uce- 4 rna-
}of'tJ OF tno eoumtsston Agreeing with the honor.
Aot nesnbsz, / resolution 70 that eject u passed,
tad that Tety ulEnt they proceed 10 carr their
dchetan Of refozn into eHect, or would have done
10, but. the facts leaking out the jealous arca,.
tect1 were unceEemonioua1y hu1titd on to the
Cssf.e Of 81 Angelo, to mediate on their duties
upon hrsad and vster. But had taeY proceeded
70 decol,ah St. Petes'4 - they dc.Ened to do,
Row would tntfr co1dnet dt1er fror whx1 mAy
soJ oa9 % tnas oa eof eonseatton II the doctrines
pfepouoded o5 sonse of III nsnoers he endprset
~ aae majority: Toa constitution now IN form
u tae lN3o1a chnfnh Of Sfv Ptte1k TIE couvea-
une nslpR u SpdnRaeld ts tbe commssten OF
tkuiea stthttecss Appointed to seTtW TIE structure
supposeo 70 heed amendment, and to recommend
% inc peoR1s Of u5inotl &aeme 70 effect Il
Bseso1a 1t Eas feared that Aitempis mtsht he
usade, By Aotre night attack Of rammlpR xes1otR
- break down lae cop1utotpn, oe to tnar III n,o.
posttans, without their consent. Tho people. ny
taeIE agents, tho leesksture. exnrrs.,r reoutrrd
the onpyHtsm to k,nn,tt TIN aehetue II ahcnld -
wise 10 them for approval or rrlactfo. ,ne ,.r.
-ate srxu1arce douhty surst NAV r,antrsf nj
beto.s UNDERTAKING u 20 \, 4 n,en,s-- ~ ~
cpeyer.ton. eseh dasesas1 aaoulo xveer ma. he
wuu,, not yaolass tresf dnrt. ~xramnse u,,H.1
III feet, ar o,naex1se tatrtnrn tne essz,np Fan.
aeftus,1n, npt th4f ha spald sn.aprt II
Eox, Whit ia L mean by prnsenttns, ,n,s n.tn
Il meant to pstyEat TN cotspurnnes ,h,t rr,,
e<fall ta ststn To- -usosrow fron thr cy,,.,r,, 4
tut bo.sy h puseeesed .,f fns r,v+fhta ,>o,,s.,
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