The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-12-08

Gonsrntion-Fhc Con-
,cnttor Enin!n@i from H"id'nS inc
,tcc,iou under their Ordnance
,,cc,s, ;o ,h- Washington Ecpunltcan.I


,tcc,iou under ,ncir ortiinance.
~,.rc,a, ;a the Washington Republican,
v,nL ,rrlruIA, December i.-thictJus-
...,. AcNcw ut noon delivered the unan-
....u, opinion of the cour, "t m%
-.., in The cases Of Wells & a.. and
r.-nrt,or Donneliy -. The Election
I,.'.iufs.,oucr- appointed BY the C"n>;'-
..-,uAl Convention. The opinion sustained
49,. rlaiut:ti>, and the injunction asked
.,.-,, restrain the defendants from conduct
.,.. ,ay election was granted. The city COM
q. ..>>.oucrs We're directed 10 proceed in ar-
.......rrr with the existing election laws.
rf.. constitution commissioners were each
....n! under =, 900 bonds 10 respect the in
..-t.o0.
ia. opinion Of The court was read hy
,s..,ia>iiCr Agncw. He said that since the
,........ ,.rn Of this nation the axiom had been
~..,,-,,,ycd that the right 10 change the form
IL. -..,,rnmrlt Was vested in the people
-. ouIv TIE qualified voters. but ,hc whole
.-.pln Vt population. II the Legislature
..,Intilrd thr calling Of the Convention 10
.r.,a.,. thr constitution. il was not because
a.. any sovereignty in that body, bat be-
.-.,, .!,,ir action was The only method OF
,\.r.>>iUc thc authorized consent OF the en-
.,m. ,eapic Ii the Legislature refuses to
,t4., ta, will of The people iii" latter have 4
r,M,ly ~ citC,!nS n"H representatives. or
- revolution.
This { Institutional CONVENTION WAS not :.
r,,4I.:i, nary body. hut Wa, the offspring q.
~ and bound IS law. The law WAS the
.~,,c!l.rut ~ delegation, and law WAS the
variant Of power to the delegates. The
g. ...t..,,.- ,,ns.t .>pl no inherent power, and
"a. - - ietteT Of attorney from the people.
u1.>..r "i "a" no powers cooio oc SHOWN
- .uS" existed IN delegates.
Il. !" -'''r % P''cr -" We 'n' "';''
C.".."~ ~ |".tclhS th' sense "I Tue ch'h'
- l." MON Hi',tI 4",>''''' my az !
1ttr@i,rd - >,' oi u:eh /" L'ho 'hcif 'Il
lo"> "Iih'U; authorization oi law WouIu pt
rtyn.Gtl"a3ry.
A"" what NsthoCity was conferred upon
;hv convention: laws must be passed ac'
rordln- 10 the Co">'i'N'Ion' ahu 40 law !,
'.''d That contains more 'h'h one ,ao'rc''
l.' "'' "' -'>>'t""! "'e i'>~'' :? "a, -,
ID = 2!"' 10 ,''C "i"i' Ut, J.,>',o" ~ s,'',
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l.1 49,, ,,,a, va. 1aH.,oo,. nr ,nn,,n'H-
.,t''',son ;rh" 'ar; .I,,nrr h,I Said
49, ,.,,,.,,,i,r ,h.,, ,hr rInr,inn .hn,,lI
''' !.,..,l 49, .,,.,nr,I ,In,.inns w,r. cnu.
;.....,J IyIry Ti,r or,}innnrc was = fla,
......t,, c.. ~, ~, or l>-n and therefor,
w. ..y'y,I T,,n n,,cs,inn nr the Couyep
.;.,', rrni,.I 10 ,uhmi, the judicial artirl,
.,...,, =, v,,- orn IA IN. determined bv IN,
,,r..r..o7 and # il committed an error
,,..,. v.~s M srr;eal T, the collrt; but il
t..Y v,.rc suited. None OF The prcccdcnts
e...i Sustained The ordinance Of submission
lrpu tha question OF jurisdiction the
a - ! - i,,I ltyj,f Ia.