The  honest,  settled  opposition  of  the  western  people  against  all
banks  and  banking  has  been  aroused  by  the  efforts  that  are  else-
where made  against  the  constitution  in  consequence  of  its  containing
this  restrictive  provision.  This  very  article  conunends  it  to  their
warmest  favor.  An  elective  judiciary  is  generally  supported.  We
did  not  see  but  one  gentleman  who  was  opposed  to  the  popular
mode  of  election  and  we  conversed  upon  the  subject  whenever  two
or  three  could  be  gathered  together,  and  when  they  couldn't  we
inquired  of  men  individually.  If  our  friends  were  as  active  else-
where as  in  the  mines  we  could  not  fear  the  result.  Call  upon  your
neighbor — show  him  the  good  features  of  the  constitution  that  all
men  must  favor.  Read  him  the  bill  of  rights;  labor  with  him;  and
if  its  beauties  are  fairly  presented,  it  must  receive  the  sanction  of
the  majority.  Call  county  meetings;  get  out  the  people  and  let
them  hear  the  truth.  The  enemies  of  equal  rights  are  privately  at
work,  poisoning  the  ear  of  the  public  mind,  supposing  contingencies
that  never  can  arise,  and  if  necessary  have  the  documents  in  their
pockets  to  show  that  they  have  the  sanction  of  one  of  the  judges  of
our  courts  who  is  willing  to  prejudge  the  matter  in  advance.  Let
the  people  know  the  personal  interest  that  the  enemies  of  the  con-
stitution have  in  keeping  us  out  of  the  Union — that  they  are  fight-
ing for  their  very  bread  and  not  satisfied  with  having  been  fattened
at  the  public  crib  they  would,  like  leeches,  never  loose  their  hold
till  compelled  to  fall  off  from  very  repletion.
