, 1877-01-21

r.sa, a., ~. hhpasflck; Secretary, E. E. Gilbert
, saa. g. =. tqnneEs; ). ", A. A. Duncan
~, ~, eear!es Engel; $. B.. ". ]. Dunn
r gsria,eos NJ, v'ou Sayer, r, A. 3. Strong; c., II
~ nSs1a;. taere.nere over $50 people present
~4'e co@eo Win singing and Speeches
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REVISE THE CONSTITUTION
10 shs Editor of TAs rriauas.
tronh,e va ar. nnv, ba.,n,< ah..'. ~. taas tse
E,n1.s-.r A. ~" ua'As Aoous counting TIT
1a1eesota soee Is ong one evil result among
many do#ins from our blindness as people ts
the fact that the character of our Eorernnn 81,
| was changed hv tbr War ~ n. psha,r;s. ~. 80. 81
. ;+o i,c,aert. ~ 49, ,ce, ~ 1seoet'ioa ant
ss' ~ op ~ 1901 VIC were fadera
oepaoac" otace taas tina We have been !:
nation proper. We need to remodel our write,
Constitution and adant It to tho er{oprrt.. ~
onr o]tcre5 conI,;t;on n ~. ~ .eue4es "
~r. ~o"u.41'n' Nv ouc LAS gseate1
'e4eoee Aaao tae "fifer 1or tue patriotism
honesty. selt-sacrifice, and sterling goodness oj
the authors OF the Constitution. Rut In as.e,t
infal1;hi1itv for tha,r w;a1o,, az, ,,,..s,.. ~ -
~ ;,..,s.a - - sAs-4 ",'uoa' ano pfesc1enee y
" "oi n'stotS ano 10 entnrone supersti.
LION IN tne place OF reason. Tbs ambiguity In
the third clause Of the first section OF the sec
ond article, which vas eopied IN ,br two1ft :
amendment. in onIy one Of a iozen uhict
have caused bittar cnntaut;on ~ +,'.an.
| euctl serious trouble The o,,rJo+fa4. ~
the Rebellion yas the doctrine Of STATE P;rhta
and up to 1861 the nrenonderanre of feat3non1,
in the urinary farts nf mr. h;storv 80 T., tn,a
| Of that doctrine. The Cons,itI1tion wa. ~
! work Of States, as l1ad beenits prrfIe,essor the
Articles Of Confederat;on. FIR whatsvar ars~,, se
| n.eut to the contrary ,may he buftt IN tha NJ
amble commencing 1--WE. the peop1e.n IL sTent
s*Done IN Convention by the unanimous % con-
| sent of the States present" etc. It WA not
ratified by the peopIe Of tha Individual states ~
even much less by the peoDIe eoIfectiycly Of thr
| United States. and by its terms hecams onera.o
their resnectiTt conventions and NJ 1n1tho1 ~
| In f:rt t,yn IF the oriv;na1 th;rt4sn atatss"
| North Carolina and Rhoie IsIand.-a1thono}
mentioned by name in the fnsfn,m-nt III
| not not, ratity it until IL it !, had been for sqno
lar was the Congress- Of that Itv ;rnm e,aITnfn,r
a11thor;tv ovrr tl,rsr two Stats +hst !, daa.ai
it nscrssary to e4tend the laws nrsrionsiv
passed to them mon their .s1ess,nn IN IN
State rights h.s causcd a:rnost ,1nicsss1 httrr-
nnse an7i svranri;nS Sostl, fsa-oi;ra nn1i;ti:,,,
ths Raranua Ia O. ord H3a .o,si, +hn E,n;.i..
Slave Iaw' villa or ts,c ntt,cr hnn3 1,c t:.,.r,i
nm "a araris. ~ nov.r ,rns nnt s;,i.t".ta, ~
s,,c,es.f,,i ~ s,aag,, hr ,ha S,.to ,o;s
fmnst ~ th. ha;;'v ~ that s,, - ''M,,,s
s,nst ~ vnatc5 ths cnnst;t.,;nn S "a il, oia.'.r
aTsrr ;,,sort.ns c1a"se ,snJsr +i,s. ,;a,e;h, r.
nn, f,i1v ,,1, ud'n ~ Ite.t ttS
~ IL 1u.y ~ nlsa u asy aeessstS,
nr;sno,ne1t mi h,n;shaens ~ TaI,,.; .r,,,,
tha @,a-1;,;on ~ T;rn,a ~. sr4, ',,':' 49,.
War 1hr General nnlirv f1,sn i,,,re,,'si sss
~ ;..n sbandonaH H h,;, t"s .,,I ha.1' sj;N.,
49, sno eo hne1te ~.
,,'ia"alr,as 70. a;aas ~, w
ena ean,sa.s "n4ia lIa. eH ~ na.aot naoe a11 n.'
son.Pes' e us.o11 n, u'ntat uo tt,,~
nos most fantastic phliosophy' Is time,
1n5 ~ e.ord s,.;s th nnr nnins
~ "Ss ise ~ rers onr ~1 nn,fu ~ and ac - crc,1s
.r+h ar ransti.nf;on ~, sincs 4hn va nathar
wy msn our sh Slse 1he "ar netni &
Views xsws Il sat rassd Wtth the plain Letter ana
sptsat o. tne Luns.i.u.mn. We present 20 tne
,t;on Jo o. ,at ~ s den;e. lis ~ Wei
hernr to to- the he G forns Of our aneient somnact
alter is 81 substance % has become msre stsndins %
}sta cni,7,;or ne ,,oicv ~ ~ 1ersss,t 80 ~
nhn th ~ poe5 ~ st.I p1esS .;. ana ~
The .crnmu1o,e,i srnerieucr of tie ne, re'soact
the rens,;t,,t;onai nr..ants dsGni,t, tho raseSa,
=; .e ats ,iair +he, !, ~ sre
t 80 ~ f.ast .~b ~, 9,.ne
~ -onno,;, ill., ~ 'esss IT, .no ps'
.oncs,Tr -h;nE tbo for,ner xnnta H. ~ Rhattar
nan ahs, ~ ~ sSte srs,. 10 ond cdo t1, i
he 3enats " tie ITnitad saiss @ t ".t Iap
ns,xnr t tt,e r.t RenEasen;ot;sas ~ ~
hahlns ha Ho"St w. 1ne uIscs asp 9sea;aasea "
- +e oni .u ~. e ~ ~ a.i'+f sose
3;-at; L.; rpnea;ht 49, -. 7ant s1.e ~ - 80. - 49, r;s.
~ ~ psop11n ~ ~ -" sa9
- 1tosintnn -, " .Ieda - ps;i.t . H
o1i,, .a61o - " s.,.s.h ~ ~ i,i;@a,+>1, -shn
rh,1s 4r-aaaf,,,ir pse"sa;.ns tha p>rst;.nt;naa}
- ~ sta.s anI 1;a.as,, a.ae Gars-.n,.t
~ esia,, .hass .ss.G n ~ - r. ~ war ~
y,t cone;sts t1. src.;si sacr,.7oesa ~ S5,,tas
A10 r. Stata ~ on,,tr &, <.fre, casa
hon,d +. nonoi ~ .rt"nt ~ terr7tnrr mi
mai IN nnmfer Of tnhahitants. in what. as
natter of nriacinle. ia The state better than tho
o,,ntr1 Would an e1change 1t nan,es he an =
1chanre Of rightsI What mvster5nns
Gnntrv u;ffh H. nc6n,e ntre1r hr raii;nn - -
,st";', n rievr ~ rsrcnt evsnfs hn1v ,ar+t
ent some Of these oucstf,ius nnpear. snmo
thc trnyernnennts Whfch moss for
tatcs in the Sonth today wnnI,1
nffer by .enmnar1snn With innnv ~
,Ir northern co,,ntics Viewed from onv a,and-
oint. What il there that State can t]o that
National Government cannut tfol And. a.,
,c okher hand. how ,na,v thiny. there arr that
,cht to bs done that \ EatioSal Gnvrrnment
Inno cnu1d an. In the hepinnInp therr ,xas
oiy one operation of tho Gcnerai Governmcnt
1at was c5nstantly seen over the .whole cnnn-
i'd the telegraph, making possible our present
ast system OF trade and transportation, had
at been Invented, and our immense advances
population had only been dimly Swallowed
nth, while the idea OF our acquiring new terri
ny had been entirely overlooked. Having no
d.teucc ut that time, these things were not
:oyided for. And their regulation having
zen partially assumed By the States, We see as
any different SYSTEMS 2s States. Gould our
stems OF transportation 10 regulated from