The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1873-07-04

In 4 discussion In the Constitutional
Convention last week, on resolution
toadjourn until September 10th, Judge
Woodward permitted himself to be be-
trayed into an exhibition of i'll temper
not at all creditable to his age and ex-
perience in public life He asserted
that it was not safe to life and health
to remain in the city during July and
August, and concluded as follows.
What was the nervous sensiBility which
lei the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Harry
White) to move TO reconsider the resolution
to adjourn, the other day. tits those miser-
able newspapers around him and all of which
are praising him and his friends for recon-
sidering that most sensible resolution. The
newspapers Why, sir, the whole pack
TRAY, Blanche and Sweetheart-have been
in full howl AT my heels all my life ana L
expect they will continue TO be. l am not
afraid of all the newspapers though.
'swhy, sir, hear continually from the in
terlor that the newspapers of Philadelphia
give the people no idea of what this Couven.
ton is doing and defy my inan who reads
the daily papers of Philadelphia to get toll
erable idea of what is going on in this Con-
vention. Here sit some gentlemen, very
spectacle reporters, who give fancy sketches
of what occurs here and what is said, and
that is served up in the papers without any
connection, without any explanation with
these convey no idea to the people. Now,
why do not these papers, that are SO de-
lighted with hurrying this body through the
months of July and August, give to the peo-
pie of Pennsylvania some intelligible &C
count of our proceedings? They have not
done it, and because they have not done it,
l moved the other day, after we had passed
our resolution of ad jOurnment, that the Sec
retary should prepare and publish in every
newspaper of the State a list of the amend
which had nd
howl arose against me here from gentlemen,
as II had proposed to cut OFF somebody's s
head 1t was voted down with that sort of
vengeance with which my propositions are
generally voted down in this house.
If Judge Woodward supposes that
the people would have endorsed an
adjournment Of the Convention from
June 9th until the third Tuesday of
October, which he himself advocated,
without rigorous protest against a
proceeding so entirely unnecessary, he
sadly misconceives popular sentiment.
While the people are perfectly willing
to accord the convention full and ample
time to perfect its work, and to perfect
1t well, they will not quietly submit to
any prOtracted or unnecessary delay
They expect, and they have Il perfect
right to expect, that the new constitu-
tlon will be submitted to them for their
ratification or rejection not later than
at the October election. 1t is impor-
tant that this should be done, if for
no other reason, in order that the next
Legislature may be subjected to the
stringent provisions contained in it
against the insufferable evil of special
legislation. If Judge Woodward real
ly believes that the high state of the
mercury during July and August will
incapacitate him for the performance
of his duties, he has only to make that
fact known to the convention. throw
! himself upon its indulgence and the
necessary .ftwlOugh will be allowed.
If there are any other members who
dread the effects of the raging of the
dog star, the same immunity will be
granted them