vote upon the Csnstitntioa.
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The law anthoriziag : vote to be taken
upon the ccnstitsticn 1t the August slec-
tien will be found in the columns Of this
weeks paper. As an effort has already
been made BY some Of those opposed t. the
constitution to crsate the Suppression that
the adoption Of the constitution now will
commit us in favor Of the Congressional
boundaries, we hope that all who entertain
any doubt ON this point will examine the
law carefully for themselves, 30 that their
minds may be satisfied. They will dis
cover, from the provisions Of the law, that
the constitution, sciM he boundaries Msrein
called tovs is to be voted upon, and nothing
else. Having once acted upon and reject
ed the conditions Of Congress, the adoption
Of the constitution now, with the bounda-
ries Of the convention, cannot but be con-
strued into second rejection Of those con-
ditions-a rejection even. more emphatic
than the first, because OF the greater time
Afforded for reflection and deliberation,


The adoption Of the. constitution by the
people in August will bring us again be-
fore Congress at its next session; and we
shall occupy precisely the same attitude in
our application fer admission that we did
at the last session, except that the constitu-
ton will have the endorsement Of the pop
ular vote. This is calculated 10 give ad-
ditional weight to our request; and, taken
in connexion with the fact that Florida
will appear at Washington with her two
Senators at the next session Of Congress
and the additional fact, now regarded az
equally certain, that Texas wall also be
taken into the Union at the same time, fur.
nishes much upon which to base the hope
Of decision favorable to our wishes
Should we be disappointed in this respect
and Congress persist in curtailmg oul
State limits, it viii then be in the power Of
the people to reject such amendment.
again, as they did before, if their inclina.
tion leads them to pursue that course.


The friends Of the constitution, then, rur
no risk in voting for the adol tlon Of thai
instrument, and they owe it to themselves
to rally to its support at the August elec-
ton as one man. The constitution once
adopted, the great victory is achieved. II
lost now it is lost forever. Let the democ.
racy think Of this; letthsm 60 to work like
men, and prove to the world that they be.
lieve in the principles of the constitution
and are really in earnest in their profes.
sions Of desire to become one Of the con-
federacy Of States. as