The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-06-01

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I. The right 81 the State to. control Its
own revenues and the amount OF taAes
levied on the people. -.
3. i convention to amend the Conststu-
ton, so as to reduce the number OF oihces-
create a homestead which no court can an-
null or impair-limit the jurisdiction OF inc
Judges, SO that is will require unanimous
court 70 affect the constituttonaiity OF
4 Iaw-abolish the Executive yeto--and pro-
hibit the Legislature from passing any law
to bind Che State.
:, 8. Subject the Federal judiciary to the
same restriction as TO the -const,tutiSnatltv'
OF the laws OF Congress and OF States-a
full court and unanimous vote.
.a,s 4. sRe0rganize State and Federal courts.
and purgc both Of oil impurities and impcf-
sfecsious, personal and judicial.
~ s. Forcibie and irrepressible read1ust'
ment OF the State debt.
81 9. Readiustment of the debt OF inc
United States by paying 1t IN gTeenoack IS,
: The currency received for the bonds-and
have a flow Of greenbacks adequate to all
the wants OF industry.
sThe,frst either means that the courts. are
to be destroyed in order to keep them from
Interfering with the States ''right TO con-
troll its own revenues" or else it means
nothing TO which the .sfunders" would not
subscribe.
The second touches several subjects. AS
to The homestead, it is only necessary to re-
peat tina: a State convention could not get
rid OF the Federal Constitution, and it is
this instrument which for5lds any State
Legislature or State Convention from pass
ing any law lin this sense constitutional
provisions are laws] ''impairing the obliga-
ton OF contracts" AS 70 the proposition
TO REQUIRE unanimous court TO decide con-
stitutional questions negatively, it will
neverrbe adopted. 1t would operate like
that feature Of the Constitution OF old 70
land which requireda unanimous vote OF
the Legislature to pass q law-that is, il
wouldn't operate at all. It would destroy
the Government. (See a further objection
below.) The veto power might possibly be
taken away from the Governor without
doing any damage. The attempt to frame
constitution which would "prohibit the
Legislature from passing any law to bind
the State" would, il successful. produce a
worthless Legislature that could make no
valid contract ut all.
The third, requiring nine judges to be OF
one opinion as to the constitutionality OF a
law. would be equivalent to iorbiddine
them to pass upon constitutional points. 1t
would destroy every right which every man
has under the Federal Constitution. a law
depriying q man of life. liberty, and pro-
perty in defiance OF the Constitution would
stand as good law unless every Judge held
it to be unconstitutional. And we know
that there would always be = dissenting
Judge. to be the tool OF ,tyrants. Il nine
Judges: cannot be trusted, what folly would
it not be to entrust our dearest rights to
one? ...a..... .....s..-ae..
The fourth needs explanation. 1t may
mean anything or nothing.
The fifth and sixth need no explanation.
They are two OF the planks which we laid
down as part OF the readiusters', platform.
We arc ready to join issue upon the re-
adiustcrs' platform as laid down by the
Wing. II the people of Virginia are ready
for revolution we want to know the fact.