Wilmington journal., 1871-06-16

office act OF men whore services
'edeo by he people L. the Remit,
party NO" 80 strong that is chi cs,. an
such cause, atfvrs 10. shake it2 H. :or
stability II poi ar power has he = ~
often made manifest b"th iu the u,;.o
States and throughout the world. A''ed
Within tue pat year we have seer
monarch, proudly termed the artrt,.
Europe, at the moment wheu he ,tra,oh..
ut his arm to extend his dominic,
denly become a captive, aad III, a.
deemed invlncibie, meeiiug a tat. r.o.s
swift and cOmplete than any r.c,ried
cept that which engulft in the wa e,a =.
h ked Sea. the long arrsy of ch..,,,.
and horst men marsbailed by the Eyxr,,os
Poaroah. HIS downfall was Only e., sad
deu and striking tban IT. at of the Bah, h..
man monarch who in the very hrur tn :.
os boast ~ exclaimed, sis not his ,hat
great Baoylon that 1 bav. huht." VAC
dtlVen out into the ops fields to consn,.
with The cattle. Aid the Rr. az ri y whit
he had ornsmented with ed dc. Aud ,1u
ers as ambitious ssih.t of Babel itself .,',
INTO whose palace the kint If til, ea,,I
an is merchant primers couDr-,a..a
enjoy its de lcacies, has 4ep oyerah.-,n,
~ltL a rum 81 uaexpsot, d = nd ), str.re,
y brought about "a to ils;l'rs won ia,
hake the human nird. The lie .,n ma
HOCAO "a AbS 4OAtJ huu CUlumnA =,
circumstances OI a G Imnlatrd ix, q r,,r
he baLds uf beastiy multitude. fore ~
l"c ares tia these thugs don. =. :,
he intent 'hat tha Ii i1x NV k,,nw ,ha.
tie Mott High ruh tn 10 the k.uedom of
MN, and glveth II t. om-o.v re .,I
aId g. EiI Over IL che b Isrst en-
All hnmao "nnu ah"nDd with ev 'enoa
bat when power cree itseI' Ii lu, t ,ho
right it is m ISt ready t. t.ppIe. and N il,
r gr'fui fAn f. m 80 pr do oi piac- II -
'es ~lth am zeuent lts giits ain ir-rs
who are thus taught that Pr. v. enc
shsn h- should pun,si al ,ins wl Ia ru ~
.1s4 tEe insane i'~s 'ons "f meu, All ha
te'"ge. tH- cart q Iak4 aud -Dc v l.anic
IL d. over~h luz Il the cities of the .,t.ln,
It o mtn as~ume b It b caus- the p-n-
'e o t y ait Stst-s tav4 TO- tine
'c1pested lii ac.S OF tyrauny a i srouy
a. have los their love # con j az, ~
oberty. Our b i-h ancestor, InIkem m ~.
I-r suSmi, ted fDr time 30 the. r.n.,v
nd OF p tsei n "f Q rul r. and otuar
bat e. q study love of Id rty axa,n 81.
'~rted l'@-lt ant rest r7d constitutional
government A rea iy II better tnne ,s
In nltt sta 6 it IA the pucllc mi and
rong m IA, folly idenni d with The r..
p1biiran party, aud boldly f,r coLstitu.
iontl KnVSrn nent aLd popular r,git-.
IL is then orr duty I'D 10 si,upty what
se-ms t DO right in tie aud to nova
'orwa d calmly aud ~itnuut pat, frele
Co the wolk of making tue lee, ss.ry
changes In the Ireseut =, stem. | bavs
been rather gratIti-d to obs 20 On this
q1es ion less patty feeling than usu Il, sni
trust men Of ali p .rtie, m ~ 30 ne tox-,n-
er for the bsne6t of the public "a Correct
by general consent the evAs extst;ua. Il
must not be forg Itten that If a conv VENT ~
Is ral cd, its Work vii not b.. vat,d uutii il
ha' been 8 ib nitted for rafifc ,tiou to he
people. Should the conVeu,Inn Ia anv ,e
Spect attempt TO vi late the letter or r, III.
OF the act under which it has been call d,
or fail TO respond fully to the popular
%l-hes, shall be- ready t join tbose who
are most ANXIOUS to vote do~n its amend
mems. 1 arprebend, LoWever, no such
1ecer sity, tor the very doubt aud appre-
neDs on existing in the pubic mind vii
be most likely to insure moderate an pru-
1ent action.
What have thus said is without feeling
ptrsona interest in 'ho con eat, n sh al
not be 'ndidate for any ffi % which the
convention may create or rem Ter vacant. !
lave spoken merely b, Luss a desire has
zen ex4 r, ssed by many to know my opin-
ons.
Respectfully, &C.,
II. L. CLIN0MAN.