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UNION RECORDER, MILLEDGEVILLE. GA„ SEPTEMBER 1*. !•*» The French Cumtitution chang so often hn? been referred to . ••periodical literature.” Our Const tution. except t}»e first ten amen nunts. has been amended only nil time* in more than 100 years. Man many e' Vernmenta have used «' Constitution a.* a model. im-nt simply perfected the method **f .•lecting a president and vicc-r The thirteenth, fourteenth and fif- enth amendment- were the Civil ;r amendments. The sixteenth -ndment provided for the clectioi United States Senators by thi Necessity for U. 5. Constitution people. The eighteenth nnirndmcn The old p••vernment under the ; s the prohibition amendments am \.ticl:- "f Confedvration was ;m- the nineteenth amendment provide: lotent. that th*. elective franchise shall no 1 e denied woman on account of her It will be conceded, by every i tax. that the first twelve amendments to raise an were and are wise, and whether the Civil War amendments are wise or i provide an not, the Civil War determined the matter. The only ones about which ‘there can be any question in wheth- not the last four amendin' ise; and when we realize that endment has ever been rcpeal- i absolutely unnecessary and 2 — It had no direct pc/ he individual citizen. 3.—It had no power to tr 5.—It -had no powe effective currency. Whin Washington olutionary W.ai endeav the Rev ity and fidelity of each no am ore nf the thirteen colonies to send id, it funds and their quota of soldiers, impractical to raise any fuss .about and, of course, this made the'assist-1 any of them. line- he received most unsatisfactory The Constitution was amended by and uncertain, and made his task well | the method, provided by the Consti- night. impossible of performance. jtution. It can.be amended I i spect except in one single matter, DUUnctiv, Fr.tur,. | that, i»—nc. »taU cun lie deprived, 1 however, tiny and impotent it may 1. Our Constitution is the first > be, of the privilege of having two * l '"‘ , "' 1 - *~'-thod United States senators. Consti on that provided a of amer.dm.nt without revolution. . 2.—It i* the first that provided for a dual government. It provides for a i-tate government with reserved powers, to which the individual owes .allegiance; and a national govern ment with delegated power?, to which the individual owes allegiance. The idea of two governments in one has brought about, a constant conflict hetwrtjn those who favored the rights of the states and those who favor a strong cetnral government. This confusion was to have been ex pected. We have the same thing ip theology, that is to say, in the Trinity. Sixty-five powers are given to the Federal Government, and seventy- nine are withheld, of which thirteen are denied both V that government and to th? rtates. Forty-thi ’p cf the rixty-five powers given to the Fed eral Government are expressly de nied to the states; while, .ns to eigh teen powers, the irrart in concurrent. Mnny of the difficulties which has nrifcn over constitutional question.* have been with the implied powers. 3. — Individual liberty is guaran teed through constitutional limita tions. 4. —An independent judicinry. The power cf the Supreme Court to de clare nn unconstitutional act invalid is peculiar to our Constitution. All of these are among the pecu liar .distinctive and novel features of our Constitution. , Great Men Made It The Constitutional Convention had fifty-five members. All of the colo nic* sent representatives, except Rh**de Island, hut only thirty-nine re mained to finish the work. There were thirty-on? lawyers. Four had studied in the Inner Temple five in the Middle Temple, one at Oxford, and two in Scotti*h Universities. Twenty-four wer? college graduates. Nine wire graduated .-it Princeton; three at Yale; two at Harvard: two at the College cf Philadelphia (now the University of Pa.): 'our at Wil liam nrd Mary; .and one each from Universities of Oxford, Col.: -' a, Glasgow, 'and Edinburgh. Three wcr. professors of law in univerd- ties. and one was president of Co lumbia College. Cor titulion Maker. Young Man Th average age of the members cf the Constitutional Convention vns a little above 40. Franklin, the old^t member, was 81; Washington vras more than 50; Dayton the, ycnrgrrt member, was only 27; Mad ron win 36; Randolph ’ was 34; Chnrlc- Pinckney was 29; and Ham- BALDWIN SUNDAY CONVENTION BIG SUCCESS Hargrove in West End laBt Thursday night and rifled the iron safe con taining money and valuable paper? and mude their get-a-way. The two men entered the store through a hole cut in the floor. With aid of a brace and hit holes .\ out. feet from the irate. Change and | hill*, amounting to about fifty doll- j ers were taken from the safe after j an inner drawer containing the j money was prized open. Quantities! of cigaretts were also taken. Mr.' H.irgrove stated that it was the first j time since he had been in business j that his safe had been left unlocked,! but had had some trouble with the 1 combination and had not locked it j the night before, planning to have it fixed the next day. Evidence showed that there were two men on the job. Two bananas w'.rc eaten nrd two Coca-Colas were drunk The police have been unable to establish a clew as to who the burglars were. Mr. Hargrove ,-tatcd that number of checks were taken, but that he would be able to have these redeem ed. DR. MURRAY KING Veterinarian Phone 229-L Res. 105 Jefferson Street Milledgeville, Georgia The largest delegation in several years was present at Mt. Pleasant church Last Sunday when the annual Sunday School Convention convened a most interesting program dis- Delcgations representing twenty- re Sunday Schools, a large increase er past years, began to arrive in the early morning. An interesting Sunday School .at the church oppned the program. Good singing and an infpinng addre-s by Mr. Melton were feature; of the first meeting. At noon a long table loaded with good food attracted the uttention of he delegates. * After the dinner the convention v.as called to -order. An interest ing program of songs, interspersed with- instructive and in*piring talks on the subject, “Knowing and Lead ing” was enjoyed by a house full of attentive folks. Officers were re-elected for the coming year. Mrs. B. B. Anderson ho ha? served as President for •vernl years was again nnmed th? lead"r. Her work has been fruit ful and she has built a live interest in Sunday Schools. Mr. William Peeler v as ro-clected Vice-President and V.. Albert Erwin Secretary. MIN FELTBLOATEO Far Diitras After Meals, He Takes Thedford’s Black- Dramfkt and Sajrs He Obtain Relief. “When X feel bloated, and have headache after meals, my method of taking Black-Draught Is to take from a pinch to a level teaspoom'ul in my mouth, dry, and wash It down with about half a glassful of water, regulating the dose according to the situation by taking more or less, according to how I feel. “1 usually take a dose on going to bed. when needed, and am re lieved next morning. “I don’t know of any medicine that I would exchange for Black- Draught. I believe If anyone Is suf fering from constipation, and would use Block-Draught os outlined above, he would get relief." Thousands of other men and wom en find Black-Draught of great help in relieving common ailments, due to constipation* biliousness and in digestion. 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