Arizona republican., 1910-08-06

| ison kept a journal and reported | speeches and papers. MT. Randolph | of Virginia opened the main business 1 He expressed his regrets that 1t 1 should fall on him rather than those | who were of longer standing in life | and political experience. He advo- | cated a revision of the federal sys- | tenn. The defects of the compact, the I danger of the situation, and the rem | edy-on these subjects he spoke as | only an able. learned and experienced | statesman can speak He proposed as l conformable to his ideas, resolu- I tion. This resolution outlined cor | rection of the articles of confedera- | ton or a plan for constitution. lie | concluded with an eXhortatlon not to suffer the present opportunity or es- l tablishing general peace. harmony, 1 happiness and liberty in the United States to pass away unimproVed ana vet after almost six months ot de- bate. Mir Randolph was one Of the three members of this convention that | refused to sign the proposed const- | tuition.
 An ambiguous acknowledgement form had been drawn up by MT Gouverneur Morris in order to gain | the dissenting members. The form was Done in Congress by the unan- imous consent of the states. In wit ness whereof we have hereunto sub ! scribed our names" This form was drawn in this manner so that mem bers signing it did not say they l agreed to it or approved 1t. MT Han dolph said in refusing to sign the constitution he took step which might be the most awful of his lie, | but it was dictated by his conscience and it was not possible for him to | hesitate, much less to change l Colonel Mason also refused to sign l>He spoke of the dangerous power ana I the structure of the government un der this constitution that would eith- CT end in monarchy or tyrannlcai aristocracy; which he was in doubt but one or the other he was sure This constitution had been formed without the knowledge or the idea of the people and a second conven- ton would know more of the wishes of the people and would be aple to form constitution more agreeable to them. It was improper to say 1 Take this or nothing" As the con stitution now stood he would neither give it his support or vote in Nlr-' ginia and he could not sign here what he would not support there Many now think the people made the constitution.
 Mir. Gerry also refused to sign and stated his objections. He thought too much power had been given to the Legislature to make what laws they pleased to call necessary and proper second. to raise armies and money without limitations; third. to estab- fish tribunal without a jury, which would be the star chamber as to civil cases and under such situa- ton the best that could be done he
 conceived was to provide for sec ond general convention.
 Dr Franklin, the philosopher, statesman of many years of eNperl- ence. arose with his speech in his hand that he had reduced to writing, which was read by Mir. Wilson. In part he said: T confess that there are several parts in this constitution which I do not at present approve, but I am not sure l shall never ap- prove them. I have lived long and have experienced many instances of being obliged by d better lnforma- ton or fuller consideration to change opinions which l once thought right but found to be otherwise and it is therefore that the older l grow, the more I am inclined to doubt my I f,,Hp n spect to the judgment of others. Gouverneur Morris said there were many things that, he too had objected to, but considering the present plan as the best that was to be obtained, he would take it with all it's faults. The majority had determined in it's favor and by that determination he
 would abide.
 Colonel Hamilton expressed his
 anxiety that every member should
 sign. No mans ideas were more re-
 mote from the plan than his own
 were known to be, but was it possi
 ble to deliberate between anarchyand
 convulsions on the one side and the
 chance of good to be effected by the
 others?
 On the first day of the convention,
 Randolphs resolutions had been ac-
 cepted and referred to a committee
 of the whole. A young man named
 Charles Pinckney of South Carolina
 had introduced a plan for consu-
 tuition, which was also referred to
 committee of the whole. The resolu-
 tions of Randolph were first taken
 up and after several months of de i
 bate they had worked out form of
 government to consist of three de- |
 partments, a legislative, an executive, l
 and a judicial, and the plan that
 had been offered by Mir. Pinckney |
 was taken up and adopted with va |
 rious amendments.
 There had been a plan proposed by |
 Colonel Hamilton, by pr. Franklin, | and by Mir. Patterson. The plans of
 Hamilton and Franklin were some | thing similar. Each thought that the | executive should be appointed for life | and the senators should be appointed | for life and Governor Morris did not | approve of many things that were | adopted and speaking on representa- tives said: An aristocracy will grow [ out of the house of representatives. and give the votes to the people who