Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-06-18

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To THE PEoPLB-
The State Constitution, pssaed
By TIE Convention in Nay, 1855,
ratified By che people, il part, n
December, 1889, needs amend
ment.
Many Of the most important
provisions Of the Convention in
strument we're stricken ont. This
shows that the C0ngeniion work
was not perfect. 10 10 not treason
TO state or party 70 advocate
further amendments. On this
point q man is at liberty TO think
loud.
A contest has been going on for
some time about the fat ONCE
Of Sheriff Of Warren county
Who cares about The natter
1t promotes no public Interest,"
"A storm has been raised
about this. Popular election.
would settle the quarrel In q day,
more satisfactorily, andat less ex-
pense. Say the Legislature, at a
daily expense of $4,000, has been.
engaged in the squabble about
this loaf Of patronage for ten
days, then besides the incidental
expenses, the public outlay has
been $4,000, or ten times more
than q popular election would
cost. Better pension all such men
as Furlong and Raymond ct once.
We would save by Il, in money and
character. 70
Why not submit all the seleO.
tons Of officers from lowest to
highest grade 70 the people. The
Legislature has been in session
nearly five months. In q few days
a bill might have been perfected
by Q little energy and less Of self
ish seeking) for q popular cleo
ton, and on the 18th Of March,
last, every office might have been
filed by the votes Of the people.
This would have satisfied all and
been q measure Of peace.
|, If the people are capable OF
electing a Governor who has the
power to nominate over thirty
Judges, with salaries from thirty
five hundred TO fOrty-fve hundred
dollars, how is it that they are moi
, competent or honest enough "a
! elect Judges in the respective
= circuits or districts2 1t is ar
|, insult to the people TO say
: they are not. Is want Of inteli,
9 gence allegedg l think the people
8 have some sense left. 1t is i'm
possible to bribe or influence tn
: people.
: The white people once had tn
!. right to elect judges, The bes
men. we're selected. The right Q
suffrage has been given to tn
black people, and because they ar
4 Ignorant or incapable Of votinI
right, the selection Of judges ]
taken from the people. Thi
takes my right from me, and doe
not give any to the black mar
e, Under the pretense of giving
q right, the most valuable right
a denied. This is not my Repul
- lieanism.
"a The I'd section of article V
AZ gives to the Governor the powC
" to nominate these Judges Of th
= supreme Court. By 18th sectio
of same article the Governor ha
10 power to nominate Judges of tn
o Circuit Court. BY the 18th sec
i ton the Governor is empowere
~ to appoint Chancellors.
Under the old Constitution q
1. Mississippi the people had tn
l. right to elect all such officers
It That mode worked well, and th
II example of Mississippi was 70.
g lowed by other States. The poI
:, ular election cuts Off county cas-
- cuses and many other combinl
y tons, which will be made to con
J. troll nominations and confirm
q. atoms. / have no time to 60 int
details.
If People, think oft! Five month
20 session! Beware of the Lon
v Parliament. It will be soon, if
u is not now, a Rump parliament
- Make haste, Cromwell, an
:, come along. You are niue
se needed. Public time, whic
II should be devoted to Legislation
o. is wasted in squabbles for ollC
d for self and friends. There is n
other way Of explaining the lon
81 session, except 10y imputing uttC
e incompetency to che members. .
peafowl would have Matched !
ss one-fourth the time. Allowing
h. small consumption of time 4
windy efrusions, and still you lac
of accounting for the length {
=. the session, and the small amour
Of work done, except by the on
10 crossing Of time in the struggl
for office.
=. hope meetings will be held
every town and county, and pet