Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 28 July 1948 — Page 34
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PAGE 12 THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES ______ WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 1048
Original Of Bill Of Rights Shown
Advanced Philosophy Seen in Amendments
The Bill of Rights, one of the greatest guarantees of human freedom ever devised, is being shown in its original form on the Freedom Train. The faded piece of yellow parchment, upon which are inscribed the first 10 amendments to the U. 8. Constitution, presents, even by today's standards, a remarkably advanced philosophy. : It was lent by the National Archives. Containing such rights as freedom of speech, press and religion, the Bill of Rights has for generations insured liberties in this country which have yet
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Eric Freidheim, former news~ipaperman and now a nationally known relations eounsel from New York City, is area . director of
The Constitution, before in- place under British Imperial rule. clusion of the Bill of Rights, was These men demanded that a writprimarily a blue-print for our gov- ten bill of rights be included in ernment. Except for guaranteeing the Constitution. Their argusuch rights as trial by jury, the ments, furthermore, were well privilege of the writ of habeas supported by the fact that most corpus and protection against states beginning with Virginia bills of attainder, the Constitu- in 1776 -had adopted bills of tion did not specifically mention rights setting forth the “inalienindividual rights. Significantly, able” rights of a free people. however, in Article V it contained > machinery “whereby it could be Ratification amended. | Ratification of the Constitution When the Constitution wsa Was carried through by a narrow submitted in September, 1787, to Margin in 1788, after general asthe various State legislatures for surances were made that amendratification, it immediately en- ments would be made on the bacountered strong opposition. By Sis of proposals by the various far, most of the objections raised State conventions. Toward the were directed toward the omis- close of his inaugural address to sion of specific guarantees of the First Congress on April 30, personal rights and liberties. {1789, President George WashingArguments Supported {ton reminded Congress of its reOpposition of this sort stemmed Sponsibility in promoting “the mostly from those patriots who characteristic rights of free » still smarted from the memory! ‘Within a week after Washing-
Virginia, who had been elected to| House on Sept. 25, 1789. It is the js ’ or the Frecdon Congress under ‘pledge to use his original of this document, on ; 3 appearinfluence to bring about adoption which are inscribed the 12 amend-| Sie. ance in Indianof 2 bill of rights, announced to ments proposed by Congress, that §%% : apolis and other ithe House of Representatives his we call the Bill of Rights, midwestern intention to propose a number of, Congress submitted these reso- zities. amendments to the Constitution./iytions to the various states for. Mr. Freidheim Shortly thefeafter, Madison of-|ratification in September, 1789. s directed
fered to the House a selected list Ten of the proposed 12 amendof amendments based upon nu- {ments were ratified by the re- » imerous proposals advocated by|guired three-fourths of the states,| Mr. Freidheim PCluding the fathe states at the time they had pecoming.a part of the law of the . mous indoor ratified the Constitution, land on Sept. 15, 1791, with the|aviation show in Cleveland, 0. A
A committee reported out seven- ratification of Virginia, the 11th|native of Washington, D. C., Mr. teen amendments which were re- state to take this action. Frei ii was Sloss ly afiiiaiea duced to twelve by the Senate. Cant. Be: Abrigged Freedom Train idea when citizens
These were agreed to by a joint] The great scope of the Bill of were invited to a White House resolution of the Senate and Rights can be seen in the funda- conference to plan the tour.
of colonial grievances which took ton’s address, James Madison of
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