Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1884-04-19

report of the committee, he said:-"The |
committee have exceeded their powers."
Mr.. Kins:-"Ths Connecticut notion
Judge Ellsworth'sl contains all the vices Of
the old Confederation. Should this eonven-
lion adopt the motion, our business here j. at
an end. am in sentiment with those wlo
wish the preservation Of stale governments;
but the general government may be so con-
rs to effect itg'
Mr.. Pinckncy:-"Equalitv of suffrage in
the states is wrong. There is solid di>tinc-
ton as to interest between the southern and
northern states." Mr.. Morris:-''The second
branch ought to be composed Of men ofgrtst
and established property, Ill aristocrscy.
History proves, admit, that the men Of
large property will uniformly endeavor to
establish tyranny. How then shall We ws'd
of this evil? Give them the second branch,
and you secure their weight for the public
good. A government by compact is no gov
ernnent at all. You may as well go back to
your congressional federal government,
where in tue character Of embassRdors they
may form treaties for ssch state. ayow m, :.
self the advocate of y strong government" I
None need wonder, that, in the midst Of
this heated debate, when the Union seemed
on the verge of dissolution, that Franklin,
deist though he Is said to have been, propose
that the convention should shave prayers
every morning." t -asf .,-s-f..-.-
The report ol tho committee was adopted
by the convention; and it Was settled that in
the lower house proportionste representation,
and IN the upper equal should be adopted.
This was q compromise, and yet victory for
; the Iederals. 1t had become manifest tbsi
! the federal minority would not submit to the
extreme views of the national majority.
| As soon as Madison and Wilson announced
their opposition to the compromise report
Judge Yates IN Mr.. Lansing two Of the three
delegates from New York, left and did moi
return. They give heir reason for this course
in their joint report to Governor Clinton .,
,h.ir state:-"We gave the principles Of tl'
constitutl"n which hss received the sanction
of m ,jority Of the convention our decided
and unrese-ved dissent. We were o
opinion that the leading feature o
every amendment ought to be tn
preservation Of individual states, II
their uncontrolled constitutional rights
We cannot forbesr to declare, that "
have the strongest apprehen>ions that
government so organic, 4 as that recommend
ed by the convention cannot afford that se
, curity to equal and permanent liberty whic
we wished to make an invxriable object {
our pursuit. We were not present vt th
, completion of the new constitution; but. be
fore we left the conventional Its principles wer
SO well established rs to convince us that n
alteration was to be expected to conform
! to our ideas Of expedlency and safety"
will be seen from these extracts that the,
gentlemen did not approve the constitution
. even after the comprom Sc report was adOp
. ed. They considered 1t too national in 1
character. We call attention to this, becau,
the contrary has been asserted.
e Before we close this number, We wish
/ correct another mistake which Is sometime
made. Il ha, been said that the convent,
struck out the word "nationsl" wherever
. occurred in the Randolph plan (eighte.
. times), and inserted United states" Th
o this is not 60, any one can see who will on
II take the trouble to examine the Randol]
e Resolutions as they finally passed the conve
d ton. The word national" appears In tue
t fourteen times, in the various phrases. IN
!. tional legislature" "Nstional executive
T. 'National laws" ""Nationsl judiciary" IN
It tional peace" and National government y
II LAYNAN