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all '.S,“)Cili-

'- ,'qi1_l"i:,y~ ?_-.an holy alliance, .fot-sooth
Kings, unhallowetljantl VmysterVVions, bound by com-
...4pacts which must not be A known,

thrift prcced,;n‘t--letniine in ottr,-streets,
and fever‘ in our l‘t0llSeS-‘-'-_l.lll3 es't_a_l-aVlislt'rnent V in
lilurope of military (lespo_tis'n_17. which_ _lc‘_a'VveVs the
very name of l’r_e_edo’m a mockery-—V—the, pa‘y_ment
of wa.r.t-axes in time of peaCt*rS'<12\r~”-L4)’ l¢3.>I‘I:.!1t§.'_1t’-.
doubtful whether the burdens were imposed to
' ' ' ewarcomnicncctltojustify
on of our constitution, -if
G This has been our
what is our se-
I A league of

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support tllexvttr, or th _
th"c‘t.tses-’—tlie suspenst
we -"offer to rcmonstgrate.
zteax-1; bought-indemnity.l _And

andfencatjl by
bztyonets, which cannot be i'esis_tc(ll This is our‘.
"security !- Thebrcath-ofVPrinces-athe caprice of
‘an Hydra, ‘now fatigued over the reccntbanquet,
and only wzti-tifn"g.ft;r.itS ‘hung
glisten in urig-'loVi'getl rapacity! Alas, what tenure
.‘,h'ave we ev't;u‘o'f such au—alliance_ it Is there a
iuember of that panic horde‘ who‘ has not been in
_turn"the foe of his ally, and the ally of his foe,
and do you expect they will, preserve that faith
‘towards us, which they’ havVe, not been able to
:p|‘CSc:Vl‘i'\£: tow-.u-ds‘ one anotlVter E Is therea man of
them whb didinot bow to ‘Napoleon, and confess
_l‘:ls’title, and ico'ut=t his confederatlo‘n, and then
'dcnou'ncc_ him as an illegitimate usurper ?.And
we‘: thVereV’Vasnc,ng tfhem. iafte rwa_r_ds," a consistent
renegade to tleriythe hand of fraternity to - Ber-
n£_1tl‘ott£,sTi'aiseri_fron1_-tho. rar_i__ks- of . tli-at _»_veI_'_-y_ _Na'-
‘jioleon i’Pcr_haps the instabilityfof political prin-
‘ciple Vlzlftiji be cotinféracted. by apersonal attach-
.1‘n'_ent-.‘ Lct'_Pru‘ssia answer it-when she looks at
‘~Alexancler,‘.;a'n‘ .-rerncxnbers the pefficlious aban-
'donn1”ent' of "if .sit. -Ltit‘-'.'Swetle,n 'answer it when-
she thinks of Finland.‘ Let ‘Poland and Saxony
’ackn’owl¢dge' it 't’it,r’l.’-t'2tiss_ia. _ Let. Genoa spe‘_ak.---

’ V V'Let extingttislicd Vdnice proclaim it for Austria.

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 l.{t'_ Austt-ia_ Vherlself aclsnowletlgc it for France,
Jmd ‘t_.h‘e_n' turn‘ to " her, immrilatetl daughter——im-

iinolatetl w'i'th,a_ worse than Jewish cruelty, not to
the god of battles, but to the infernal 'l\-loloch of
'seVll'ilitet‘cst’.‘ I’ speakdiot new of that devoted
:1"ran'ce,be,nd,i_ngjovcr iher _\'iolatt-cl charter, antl
with tears of-lfloo_,tl ‘eitpiat‘ing3the credulity that
purits falt'h'_in‘_—‘prllices. ' But I speak of England,
of the 'Pax'll}.t‘me’nt‘of England‘, consenting to the
plunder, smiling-"on the partition, squandcring
the‘ resources-of a generous» and ‘gallant people--
i_iee'ts, and armies‘,andgenerations, and ‘for what?
Tt} for-wV'arr_l_ _tVl;.e' fraud of the coiltinental intrigtier
‘-.-'—:to csl‘al‘tlisl:‘t|ie' inquisition. and torture, and
‘Fertlillahtl-'-for the” Bottrbon-gilt France, and the
llour.bon'in Spain‘, and the Bdiirbon in Naples-«
‘the rooted lierctlitary enemies of the country, for
the obsolete blasphemy of diz'z°nc1z'g/It, dug up
from its tomb, and‘ re-baptized 1L‘g'1.tl7ll(lt‘t/——l.0l‘
the restoration of thosesanguinary frauds upon
*bu'.mau freedom, against which ourisages wrote,
our 'warriors"fought, and our revotgtiotl thunder-
ed l Slladesof Locke and of Mil7t'on wereihese
your doctrines l" Blood of the Russcls and the
Hamptle-ns, has this been your legacy ? People
of Etlgland, is it for this that your"'orphans and
your -Widows mourn in silent resignation--that
'yot'V1r poor houses are choaked with .a ‘famished
population ? Let those men answer’ ‘it, who, in
the name--of the Parliament, ratified the treaties,
voted the supplies, advanced ‘the subsidies, and

.- clleered,'the Vminister, - just 'rec‘kin‘g from that

‘ aplot! a plot,

hopeful .'congress,_ where lcgitimacy,’drunk with
human bluot'l‘, ‘lilting its sword into the sciale against
wl~.ich"tlie liberties of a world were balanced.

- I have just touched their conduct, as to our
foreign relations. "Has it been conpensatcd by
their domestic policy? As far as in them lay,
they have rixtually annihilated the British con-
stitution,'and paved the way for a military despo-
tism. ‘ These levelled, one by one, every barrier
\\'lllGl'I the wisdom of ages raised around the lib-
erties-of the people. ' '1-‘hey suspended the babe‘-
aa corpus act; Fathers of families were dragged
from theirhomes, loaded with irons; subjected
to disease -; stamped with ignominy; their help‘-
less children turned act.-13%: beggary and prosti-
tution; and then, as they ‘ad been imprisoned
without crime, so were they released without e-
\t:ll the decency of accusation. They then pass-
edtht: inf-amousgagging act; public meetings
\t-ed“: forbidden-t'llc -power -of discussion was
with~hcld-—the- right of petition was in fact annihi-
lated. It‘was.a natural consequence of the for-
mer measure—-when innocence is no exemption
from "punishment, the privilege’ of complaint 
but a mockery. They then counttmanced rlord’
Sidmoutlfs ci:1:ulars—a magistracy, perhaps ig-
norant-, perhaps corrupt, perhaps both--we‘, at
least, can fancy such a magistracy--were invested

with an arbitrary construction of the libel act, up-‘ -

on which,.our_mo'st learned lawyers have differ-
cd in opinion. -They-l hen sanctioned the oppres-
sive alien act, -which flung back into the jaws of
death the patriot victims of despotic power, and
wrestcd from England her imprc criptible privi- _
lege of giving refuge to .virtu'ous' destitutionl--—
They then scouted the repeal of the" iseptennial
act, an act which they were’: never dc-lcgated the
power-to pass,_and upon -the principleUVof' which
they might .as well make the representation an
‘llciig-,l()0lD intheirfamilies. I --will not further
recapitulate their conduct, burl will remind you,
that the si.:u.a,tion of the captive under these meas-
urcs was solitary imprisonment-. Against all
law or précedent,___even -magistrates were forbid-
den-.to. visit them-‘-one man died:-another, Mr.
€;)gdcn,_ was,.th'e_, subject of mcrriment, has sur-
rived‘ only to protracted agony. I. pass from the
slfbj’ct;.;,= it-is too painful to dwell‘ upon. What
was the pret.en'ce_ for this temporary despotism '?
-'-hat_c_hed by two apothecaries and
a.'l'.m’w’coblt-.r-—-the toner was to be stormed, and ’

_ the bank plundercd,_andLondon garrisoned by

a buckralu army-, whose treasury was a cypher--*
whose camp equipage was-ablanket---ts hose am-‘
munition chest was anold stocking, and ‘whose
park of artillery consisted of -the morter which
must rebclliously-outlived thl<:.wr;:ckof the apath-
ecarics 1' Those ‘people -were arraigned upon the
cvitlence of a . \'i-llian ‘all ltprous with. crimes,

whom the,event p~roved to be the only convict;-.—.

A v.retoh,Vwbo, when he
tint, and looked at the lug
of lrchtnd--'v.~lth terrific recall

h priest, filledthe mind
cations, recalling.

ry hour, again to,

‘bcrccognizcd a

saw the predestined vac. .

i‘nstir.cti\'cly that reign of blood wlien tiiclon hail
,-}.Custl<,s and -0311‘ iQ.l,'tf-’er—~‘tv,liVen tl,t,c,.tn~i_l;ed and
p’orju red cattniliali-.w"tfi't'i forth’, indtlding the crime
that he might bc.t‘ray’tli'e.ctjimf.°'¥tl-1-x.‘nen nt:iLht:l'
.'yo5ttlt,_nol'.age, nozysex, -nor innocence could con~

those vampiers of" the gra'vt:‘—"-tlmse monsters
without .a namte,-before whose path-the freshness
of humanity withered--=-in whose accursed minds
conscience was’ onlya commercial ‘instrument—-
and friendship, treachery,‘ and gratitude, mur-
der. .Vv'ho_ turned this land into one scene of
hell, in which the’-pangs and the convulsions ‘of-
the sufferer only stimulatedthe ferocious exal-
tation of iheir- tormentors. ‘Who crept into the
lamily of the nearest and "dearest, courtingithe
board, and pledging the cup,'an_d-fondling the in-
fé|“ts6"C0»at-ll1¢‘V€I‘y. moment when they were
waylaying the unguarded i:'onfidcnce_ of the pa-
rent to devote him to the scaffold, and to l'is'e up-
on -his-tomb! lam shocked to ash",-’ didthe late
parliament shield the employment ofjthose._fe,ro-
cions anti __commercial cannibals ? If they did not,
what was the meaning olthe indemnity bill?
\’V.hat tlilfererice is there between the perpetrator
of a-deed and ‘the minister whoinstigates it, and
“ the" parliament who‘ protects it -3 --1 can see none

 

‘ -—I see them chained together in one communi-

ty ofjnfliction, and‘.-whether I touclitheiliighest
or lowest link, the thrill of horror is‘ tlic“sam§in
its communication; -"'(‘Sentle‘men, -I say again,‘-if
these things continue, we may bid farewell for ev-
er to our libet'-ties. Ofwhat u'se:«are allour-' vision-
ary ‘safe-guartls—-of wh’a't use is the responsibility
of ministers, if it is to depend upon the will of a
parliament, whose majority‘ it the creatureof
those ministers 3 VVhat avails our so 'cblebr'ated
laws, if they are to be thus’ capriciously suspend-
ed .7 \Vhat is our constitution with its~'theoretic
blessings, but a practical and splendid’ mockery,
if its noblest ornaments are to be efihced at will,
and its strength turned info anfengine of°op resa-
ion? Oh! it is worse than family in -usto eceive
ourselves. _ The tower in which we trusted turns

to the eye, but as false as it is fair,‘ fall;ibt=; to pie-
ces at the wand of the minister, when”-the forlorn
people approach it for protection. ' ’
Such, gentleman, are’ my reasons for ‘thea's-
sertion Ihave made ;- their inference may be,
perhaps, doubted by many, who-can never see a-
ny thi-..g, even problematicahin the basest coh-
duct of "‘ the powersthat be”-‘-—their existence,
however, at ‘least, is undeniable.’ ’ ‘ V
In taking myleave of .you, for the.prest-.rlt, let
me express my. gratitude to’ the prompt, ‘manly,
and decided friends, who-soind endently prof-
fercdme, notonly their interest, but their pur-
ses, and particularly to tlie;_pr~¢ Z0331 friends, ’
who, in addition, volunteered l_ '

 

V _ ,.-Fdei-vices.
The period is approaching‘ 7\’:l'tf'e‘;‘Vi)_,.Aall ' nut? "be
necessary ; in themean time, let every-indepen-
dent man in the county, register his freehold and’
await with confidence the hour of his liberation.‘ .
-"Your fellow-countryman,» ' , V
CHARLES PHILLIPS,’ V_
Dublin. June 21. l8!8. - ‘ - ‘

 
 

°”..G3§;)‘_ii1ve,1.1ti-A011.-‘V in ' All

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[As the felloiitgig Bill-of Rights appeared in‘ but‘

a part of our last week’s;impression, we again

publish it for the benefit ‘of those of our sub-

scribers who have not -seen\it.;}t . ,

__ V‘ Friday, Aug. 528,:,.F.§--

The Committee to whom v?éis,_..referred the
subject of drafting'a‘Constitution, to be submit"
ted to the consideration of the (.Ionvention,_-beg
leave to report in part—'-the.-following preamble
and Bill of rights. 7 ’

1’xcnro.vT Emvanns, Chairman. »
Preambte. '
The people of Connecticut acknowledging with
gratitude, the good Providence of God,.in having -
permitted them to enjoy a free tzovermnent, do,

which they have derived from their ancestors,
hereby, after a_careful consideration and revision,
ordain and establish the following Constitution -
and form ofcivil government. '-
“ ._])cclaratian qf Rights.

That the general, great, and essential prin-
ciples of Liberty andfree govermncnt may
ml establisllcd4.-

I 4 We Declare, A
$1. Thatail men’ when they form-a social
compact, arcequal in rights ; and that no
man, or set of men, are entitled to exclusive-
scparate public emoluments or privileges
from the community. V .
i §‘”2‘.- That all political power is‘ inhcrenttin
the people, andall free governments are foun-
dcd*un--their iultltority, anti institutctl for
their benefit ,° and that they have at all times -
an ‘undeniable’ and indefeasiblerigllt to’ alter
their form of govcrnmcntilt such manner as

‘they may think expedient. A

' § 3."'l‘llc exercise and_1en_ioymcn't of reli-
gious profession, and.‘\vorsllip. .without_ dis-

crimination, shall forcvetti be free to all per-

-sons in this State, provitlctl t_ha_t the rigllt

hereby tlcclarctl and established, sllall not be

so_construe_d as to excuse‘ acts of licentious-'_
ness, or to justify practices inconsistentwitlt.
the peace and safetyfof the state.-' . 1
.§ 4. No'prefercncc shall‘-be given by-‘law,
to any religious sect or mode of worship. .
_§ 5. No person shall be molested-for his 0;-'
pinioti on any subject-svhatcvcr, not sttflbr a-
.ny'civii' or-polititml incap_acity,or acquire any
civil‘oi' political --a_dv'antage, in-consequence
of such opinio'ns,V-except in cases ‘provided for
in this Constitution. _ , ,
§.G.. Every citizen} _may freely Spc$tlé,VlV‘lfitGs
-_:tnd'p.ublisfh lll§'iS‘elltimcht3, on all subjects,
being responsible for the :use—oVf-that liberty.
7'. No law shall ever be -passed to curtail
or restrain the liberty -of speech, or of the
,press. l 3 i

ciliatc, or avert thosc_ooine_rs of _human_.blo,od-- _

out at last to be but a goodly vision ; fair indeed -

. -; ‘civil power.

‘gfcrrctl in this State. 

the Governor‘ may on special emergencies, con-

» ber, provided that there shall be always at least’

§ 8. ailiprostecuiions orVindi.ctmcnts for ., V V VV V 
Comptroller, sh_z'tll' canvass the. vote§,p‘pbliély.-'3-‘-T ‘ 3

t?

s_c"qut.ucc’of an eq‘ual_it_y'_‘ot'_ votes,;';thc “House of 1, ,

libéls; the truth maybe given -in-evidence rind
thVc1ju,ry"shall "have the right to determine the
law and the facts, under the direction of the
court. ' ‘ V '- , ;
§ 9.‘ The people shall be secure in their
persons, houses, papers and posscssions,i'roIn
unreasonable"searches ol‘ seizures ; -and ‘no
-warrant to search any place, or to seize any
person or things, shall issue witllout descri-
hing them as nearly as may be, nor without
probable cause, supported by oath of affirma-
tion. . . . ..
§ 10. In all criminal prosecutions,-tlle
accused bath at right to be: heard by himself
and by counsel--. to demand the nature and
‘cause? of the accusation ; to be confronted by
-the wit-ncsscsagainst him ;_ to have cnmpulso-
ry process to obtain witnesses in his favor;
and in all prosecutions by indictment or in-
-formation, a. speedy, public trial byan. im-
partial Jury. He cannot be compellctl ‘to
give; evidence against llilnself, nor be depri-
ved of life, liberty or property, but by due
course of law.-’ - _ - "
. '*§ 11. No person shall be accused, arrest-
ed, or detained, except; in cases ascertained
bylaw, — and according. to forms which the
same has‘ proscribed: _ and no-person shall be
punished but in virtue of a lawcstablished
and pron_l_ulgatetl' prior to the offence, and le-
gally applied. ' ' . _ ' - . ‘ . "'
_§,12., ’I‘l1o_.property of no pcrsonyshall be
.takc'n fo1'public,usc, without just compensa-
tion tl1crcl'o_r.- ‘ ‘ , , V-fr
§ 13. All courts, shall be open, and every
person for an lI’lJllI')' done him in his lands,
goods, person or réptttation, shall have rem-*
edy, by due course of -law, and right and—jus-
rtice be administeretl without sale, denial, or
delay. . _ -_
_'§ 14. Excessive bail shall not be required,
nor excessive fines imposed. V
'§ 15. -All prisoners shall before conviction,
be bailablc by sutficicnt surctics.- except for.
capital offences, where the proof’is evident,
or the presumption great; and the privilege
of the writ of Habcas Corpus shall.-' not be
suspentled, unless when in case of rebellion
or invasion tho‘ public safety may require it.
;§ 16. No person shall be attaintetl of Trea-
_son,‘~or,Felony, by the Legislature. ’
— § 17. The citizens have a right, in a peace-
ablc-manner, to assemble together for-their
common good, and to apply to those invest-
ed with the powers of government, forrodress
of grievances, or other proper purposes, by
petition, address or remonstrancc-. » .
§ 18. Every citizen hasa right to
in defence of himself and the State.
§,19. The military shall in all cases,’ and at
all times, be in strict subordination to the

. § 20. No soldier shall in time of peace be
quartered in_ any house, without the consent
of the owner; nor ‘in tilncof war, -but in
a manner to be prcscribetl by law. --

" 53 2]. No hereditary-emoluments, privile-
cs, or honors shallcvcrbe granted, or con-

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32. No'Vcitizen'-Ajof this State shall be ex-
iled, or preven’Vted,froin emigrating on any
Ilrctcnce tvhatcvert . ~ .- --
§ 23.} The right of trial by Jury shall re-
main inviolate. . ' ' * ‘

f From the Columbian Register q/‘ Se/zt. 5.

.On Tuesday last,‘ the Committee, (Pier/ton:
Edwards, chairman',) submitted to the Conven-
tion a fur_th‘er Re/Iort in /zart, from which we ex- '
tions, as follows i:-— V

Alt'r1c'LE 2d--lljistribzittion qf Porvers.

Executive, and Judicial.

2.. N 0 person or ‘collection of persons, being of
ne of those departments, shall exercise any
power, properly belonging,to.eitl'ler of the oth-
crs, except in the instances hereafter expressly
directed or permitted.

A‘tt'rxcI.1r. 3d.—'Leg‘islati1le De/zarlmenf.

two distinct houses or branches; one styled The
Senate, the other The House of Refzrescntatifics,
and both together,‘T/ze’Gehcral./Isak-énbly ac.

,_; 2. _ One stated session to be holden ineachyear,
alternately at Hartford_antl New-Haven, onthe‘
first W’edncsday of May, and at such other times
as the General Assembly shall judge necessary-
the' first session to be holtlen in Hartford: but

vcne the.General Assembly at either of said pla-
ces, at any other. time.’ And in case of danger
from contagious disease, in either of said places,
or other circumstances, the Governor may, by
proclamation, convene said Assembly at any oth-
er place in this _State., , - -
-3. The numbelfof Representatives from each
town shallbe the same as at present allowed;
but the general asstimbly may reduce the num-

on_e'Represcntative from each town.

4-. The Senate shafl consist of 12 meti1‘bers,‘to
be chosen annually by the freeman, provldetl the
General Assembly may within two years after ta-,
iking the next census of the U. States, increase-
the Senate to a number ‘not exceeding 2 I, and
shall within‘ said time divide the State into such
a number of/Senatorial districts as they may
think nt-'<_;essary. ' i * : '

- -‘5. In April annually, after the election of Rep-
re§entativt:s, the freemen shallpresent written
ballots for the Senators——which shall be counted
and declared in open Freemen's meetinrr. Sce-
-tz'onic'o12'clud::.r by /lroviding the manner in’ =m/ucll

‘ Houses. A

bear arms

by the fre_c'men—his duties, Sec.

ii. The Score-tar)!’ of _Statg,, Treasurer and ‘

The twelve persons having the greatest number’.
of votosfor Senators ‘shall.»b‘c‘V tleclarcd elected.
‘Where no choice is lnadciby the ,fr.c9.m'en_ in con -3‘

Representatives shall ‘désignateby btillOt__.w'hich
of the candidates sthall ;be.&l_§pl;m§gd—ctc;;ggd.-.f Rc.
Vtuyflf vO_t¢$,a_ndJtjesulVt of the .c_a_m_zj.tss, to,basub-
H}! N? both Ho,u,sesVon {i:*st_._tluyof the sea-
sum, and each‘ House st . be daégfinal j_tfJdge.of
the election returtis‘ and the q,ualificationB of its
own members. _ _ ‘ _' . '_,_ -, . J
‘7. Provides for the choice at digitalis’ _'_in_ both
_ mayorxjy o,f,eachV tlousé, -shall-con-;_..‘.
sutute nquorunt to do-business, ‘ - ~
8. Each House shall detc

 .=,°‘. - v,

. _ x'mine*'tho rulesof
its own-proceedings, punish "in§n3bo‘ifs- {pg-, siligbp.
derly conduct, and with the con i 4
expel a member,-Sac. ‘

may require‘ secrecy, 8:c.

' 10.‘ Ivlenibersof each House ‘shall, except for
leged from arrest during the -sessioncofi tht:"As-
sembly, and for-four days beforeand four .daya‘t~:al-,
Vtcrthe session has terminated-. speech
or debate in either house, members-"shall nuffbg
questionedinany Otlldr place. i _,-_ , 
.l l. D'oors‘of each House shall-be open except
in cases which may~requi_re secrecy. 7 -
ARTICLE 4tl1'—*‘-Executive Dc/zartment. -

‘state shall be vested ninja Govel*nor,',who~slial1
-be elected’ bythe freeman for one year. Infi-
pril after the election of senators, the fr‘eci'n'elr
shall present written ballots for Governor. Tfic
secretary of state, Treasurer and Comptroller‘-,.
shall, during the month of April, canvass the"ré-
turns of the presiding ofiicers, and publish‘-tlfe
name of the person having a _mz_1ior_ity of.- the
whole number of votes, who shall-_ be declar'cd.'to
U6 Elected. If the freemen have made no choice’,
the General Assembly shalt elc'ct#t,lie-Govemogi
by joint ballot. , V .. '. 5. _,V..
_3 8: 4-- The same regulations for the choicggpf
Ltcut. Governor, ‘
.shall be established. by law, 8:c. _,
i ' 5 5‘ 5- G0.V€m0!‘ may require..,i'n'for.mation
writing fromlhe oflicers in theexcutive.depart-‘
ment on any subjectirelaling to the duties of their
respective ofiices. f A _ t
7, 8, 8: 9.- VGov'ernoi"'may itdjourn thcfLég\i"§l" 2
Vture to such time as he shall think pl'oper,firi;?cas " 1..
the t'W0'll0t.'SCS will not agree on thc,timé.-- . "hall:-,
take carethat the laws be faithfullyexecuted. -. 2 
 8: ll. Governor shall have power to grztnt'lf~
reprieve: and pardons in certain cases. A-llcorn.
. missions shall be in the name, audvby the authbr- '
tty of the state—'-signed by the Governor, and "at- l
tested by the secretary-of store. , ’ . .
19. Relative to the appoitltmentiiof secretary I Vs
of state, and his dut'rcs,j&Vc~. 5 i t -3 :

137. Every bill \vhic-hsllail has-eiipassed-tbcth

\... .

*0 the 01119!‘ hellse, which shall also~reconsider it; '

by ycas and nays, 8tc. . ..

14- 8: 15. Lteut.Govcrnor shall be president of
thesenate--nwhen in committee of the whole"
have right to debate-—and a casting vote»-whet;

-the senate is equally divided. In cascofthe death,"

resignation, Ste. of the Gov_eruor,tl1e.Lieul. Gov- ,
ernor shall fill his office, until the next annual
election. . ' , ‘
16. ‘When the Lieut. Governor shall actlaki.
Governor, or be unable to attend to tlte»sena‘t¢,
that house shall elect one of their membersiasfi’

in order more effectually to define secure ‘and -. - . . , , A
‘perpetuate the -liberties, rights add privileges tract me substance of the most important 5°C’ P"e5‘d“m2/"'0. “"".-£9'¢'-

17. In case or the dcathor resignation of the ‘

Lieut. Governor, the secretary of state shall con.
l. The powers of government shall he divi- Vvene the senate for the purpose of choosing a
detl into three distinct departments, Legislative, President, /11-'o'lem. . ‘ ' ‘

18. The T reasurerV shall be annually chosen,

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19. A Comptroller of Public Accounts shall V G.

be annually appointed by the _General. Assembly,
-—his duties, Scc. ‘ - ' c .

20. A'Sherili' shall be appointed in each Coun- L’ G

_ V _ ty, by the General Assembly, who shall hold his
1-. The Legislative ‘power shallbe vested in oflice for three years. ‘ »

21. A statement of ' all ' receipts, payments,'.
funds and debts of the state, shall be pub1i5he_¢1_' ,’
from time totime, insuch manner, and at gust,-
periods as shall be presct'ibetlby,latv.‘ , ‘ " ’
’ ‘ '1'/;:'rd }\’e[za'7"t in /tar/. A M .
ARTICLE Ftirrn.--aludicirll De/iartmeht.

_ The .ludicial_power of the state sltallbevested
in a supreme court of errors,a sumrior court,imdv

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"such other inferior courts as the General Assem-

bly shall, from time to time, ordain and establish.‘
2 8: 3. Judges, and .lustices_ of the Peace shall‘
be appointed by the General Assembly. _ Judges
of the‘ supreme and sttper?'u' courts, to hold their
ofiiccs dunng good behavio_Vur--may be removed
by lmpeacltmt-nt-'--Governor sliallremove Juage;
on the address of two thirds of each house:of_As-
senibly—-No Judge or Justice shall hold his offi’c&'
after he has arrived at 70 years. ' _-' -
-Altrxcre Stxril:--Quulf/icatiyna of Electors. -
All -persons who are or shall he admitted 1‘«'..-.,-¢.. ‘
men previous to the ratification of -the Coastittl-‘
tron, shall_relntlin Freemen. ‘ ' . " ’ .',
2, 3,_Sc 4-. Freemen hereafter to be admittcd'oll'
the principles of the latelaw. V‘ No personfshalli

account of being admitted afreemnn. Afree-'.
man’s privileges shall be forfeited. on. ccnvictiim
of br_ibery,Vforgery, perjury, dtielling, fraudulent,
bankruptcy or theft. - 4
8.9, 8: l0. All state oil-icers, Members of As-4
setubly, and Congress, to be chosen by ballot, on
the first Monday in April in each year. Free-
men shall be privileged from arrest on Election

--'uotra.chall be retuVr7zer_l to ‘the Secrciary of Stare.

‘days, Sci‘-

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senior two-thirds." i.{ .
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_ 9'. Each House shall keep la jotzmal-o£-.its:pro- .
ceodings and publish the some tvlierurequired. "
by one fifth of its members, except such part as tail

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treason, felony,‘ or breach of the peace, be prim-t-s ti

1 8:2. The supreme executive power of the , "

The compensation --to '.borl_;,-..- ~

If approved, it shall become gt l;,w.....]n such ca, 
scs, the votes of both houses shall be determined 

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Houses, shall presentetfio the Govsetlior-..I{‘r;;..,f "
he does -not approve, he shall return ‘it’tbi ...-
House miwhich it originated; who shall --
the objections at large upon their..lournal, 
proceed to- reconsider it—-and if the ltouse'slféill‘?~'Tj»5{:3 -
again pass it, it shall be sent with the objectionjs‘i’r‘¥‘ii‘i,*'5-

gain a residence so -as to be a town charge on:.-; -

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