The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-06-14
signing The Oonstatut;on.

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One morning Washington. IN . IL.
~ ,-Osy conversation with member a
t ~ .ssonyentlen, before the chair ~
IL :hr,., y s now unhappy It would
49,, oooS!d :ny Of them oppose the AZ
1 I'm Tnen they returned to their Stsfss
On Monday, the Inn of Sen ,S.Ises'
franklin made last effort tn T;n "xa.:
tne di:senting members. "Mr' prs" J.
( oent, said he, ''several PARTS If th;s
conetitution I do at present annrsva
| 1ut am sure I shall never nnnrcvS
tnem. 1t astonishes me to 6n5 th;.'
| 9ystem approaches 50 near to perfection
l consent to the constitution -b..canse 7
| expect no better, and because I An NJ
sure that 1t Is not the best. The onir.
IONS have had Of its errors I sacr{t;ce
To the public good. '''o1
I'm the whole, sir, cannot helm az.
pressing wfsn that every member Of
the convention, who NAV still have nh.
Jections to it, would with me on this oc-
caSi"n doubt little Of his own infaIli.
oInty. ana, to manifest our unanimitv
PUT MS name to this instrument" lie
tneh moved that the constitution he
signed by the members; and he offered
$ as the form OF signature q simple testi-
mony that the constitution had received
tne unanimous consent of the States
present." But this ample concession
1D.uuse1 neither Mason, nor Gerry, nor
Randolph to relent.
l5eiore the question was put, Gorham,
oOeylng an intimatiOn from Washing.
Ton, proposed to render the House Of
Representatives a more popular bodv
ny allowing one representative for ev-
cry thirty thousand inhabitants. He
was warmly seconded by King aud
Rising to put the question, the Presi-
Dent, after an apology for offering his
sentiments, said: II would make Oh
lect1ons to the pan a. few as possible.
Inc smalIness of the number Of repre-
sentatives has been considered by many
members as insufficient security for the
rights and interests Of the people, and
to myself has always appeared excep-
tl0nable; late a. is the moment. It will
give me much satisfaction to see the
amendment adopted unanimously. !"
And at his word 1t was SO adopted.
On the question to agree to the en-
crossed constitution, all the States an
swered AYE"
Randolph then apologized for refus-
Ing to sign the constitution, ''notwith-
standing the vast majority and the ven-
cradle names which gave sanction to its
wisdom and its worth. do not mean
by this refusal" he continued, Ito de-
eide that 1 shall oppose the constitution
withOut-t1 doors; mean only to keep my
self free to be governed by my duty, as
it shall be prescribed by my future judy
ment."
II, too, had objections" said Gov
erner Morris, but, considering the
present plan the best that can be Oh
tanned, l shall take 1t with all its faults.
The moment it goes forth the great
chy?'"
II am anxious, +" said Hamilton, that
every member should sign. A few by
refusing may do infinite mischief No
mans ideas are moro remote from the
plan than mine are known to be; but 10
It possible to deliberate between anarchy
and convulsion on the one side, and the
chance Of good to be expected from the
plan on the other:''
~" aaid Gerry, ''fear civil war. In
Massachusetts, there are two parties
one devoted to democracy, the worst,
think, Of all political evils; the other -
violent in the opposite extreme. From
the collision Of these confusion 10 great
" to be feared"
II shall sign the constitution with
view to support it with oil my indu:
ence," raid Cotesworth Pinckney, and
/ wish to pledge myself accordingly"
Jared Ingersol1, Of Pennsylvania, con-
sidered the signing ~ . rec0mmendar
ton Of what, al things considered, WA
the most eligible.
The form proposed by franklin vas
accepted with no dissent, except that
South Carolina was impatient at Ito want
OF an affirmative expression OF unhesi-
tating approval. The journals aud par
Ders Of the convention were conf1ded to
the care Of the President, subject to the
order of the new government when lt
should b formed. Hamilton, In bold
nlain hand. succeosivcly inscribed ON
Ina ereat sheet Of parchment the name
of eech state. a. the delegations one at-
tar the other came forward In geograph-
ical order and signed the constitution.
When II appeared the unanimous con-
seat of all the eleven States present In
ccnvention vas recorded In Ito favor,
Tranklin. looking toward sun which
40 hlasoned on the President's chair,
s.id of it to those near him: I'm the
vicissitudes Of hope and fear l was not
ahIe tn tell whether It was rising or eet-
tine. now I know that It is the rising
sum-" :,
The members were awe-struck ct the
rsemit of their councils; the constitution
was = nobler work than any o9eof M t9sm
IN ~, that dav dined together, ana CooK
: cordial leave Of each other: Wishing
to s 1t an early hour OF the evening re.
tired ITO mediate on the n,9m e. Teon,
R,.crctf's forthcoming "Histo'y o. nc
H6rn,ntfon Of the Co"stf'"fto" o. ne
United Natcs."
BorDO Fun.
CARLYLE told me story Of two horses,
,u.,srr stive Of the sense Of humor 20 an
;mals. cannst date either ~ o"y . %