-Y -it a" V .
ilCUU UlrtrWlHtt VilitlJlU.'iet of crd, and two hundred and forty
WEDNESDAY, April 7, 1852.
CT WILLIAM THOMPSON. Eq,.i ouri.
in Bltimflr tithorii.fJ to obtain advertm
mcnti and subscription, ni t grant rceiats.
ITE W. CARR, F,di , ip our agrent in Philadel
phia, aathnrisftd la obtain dHiemeflU and pro-
tTV B PALMER i ettrauthorttcdaffnl (n re
eiv dverliPOB( and ttHenptiar at bm office
in Boston, New York and Philadelphia
FOR PHESIDKXT,
MILLARD FILLMORE,
OK XEW-YOHK.
FOR rlCF.-rKF.SlTVF.NT,
"wiLLIAm A. GRAHAm,
OF .NOHTH-TAROLINA.
Charlotte and t'harliston.
The completion of the Charlotte and Co
lumbia Rail Road to Rock Hill Depot brings
Charlotte ami Charleston within 3d hours
i.f each other. The cars arrived at thi
IX-pot for the first time on Monday last.
They depart every day, (except Sunday.) at
'J A. M. and arrive from Coluinhi.i at I - J
I'. M. A line f stages runs from Charlotte
to ltxt Hill daily, so that pretenders can
Jjave h i-l '!t. at 1 o'clock at night and
resell 'hirles-iou I s takin (he nijrht train
at Columbia, in h ur. As we now hare
1,1.;
dailv rn.iil fr-.-m Chariest n will our friends
of the Courier oblige us with a daily ilip.
New Gcotk
Our Merchants are now in the receipt of
the ir Spring supply
Calliue in at Spratt & Allison's we were
shown souio pf the richest and mo-t superb
GooJ; tlist htis ever been brought to this
market. Tlnir Sbawb at S '", S"-1, and
Sl,H) are splendid articles. Their Bareges,
Shalleys and Muslins are of the most ex
quisite patterns and tints, and the taste of
the mo-t fastidious can certainly be grati
fied by the rich variety exhibited. Their
Ribbons are of the richest patterns and can-
not be excelled. Their as-oitment of Broad- ;
elihs, Cassimeres and Vesting are fresh !
andf tbefinest quality. - They have also !
a new article of Cassjmere for gentlemen's
Summer wear that is superior to anything
of the kind erer offered here. Tbey have
Becky's and Leary's Hats of the latest fash- '
ion, both superior articles. Their assort
ment of Linens and Drillings, in fact, erery
article they offer will be warranted equal if
Bc-t supcj it to any in this market.
We understand that fine poods have been
received, by sonic of the other Merchants,
but we have not had time to cail and see
them, but from the taste generally displayed
we have no doubt their supply is as rich as
neurit.
Onr Whi Mretins.
Upon r.-f. rence to the proceedings, in an
other column, of the Whig mcetini which
assembled in this plac-: on the d instant, it
will be noticed that we have recommended
Louisville or Wheeliu; as a more eligible
point than Philadelphia or any other large
C ty for the meeting of the National Conven
tkn. This is done to avoid the power of
wealth and other influences which are inva
riably brought to bear with too much force
upon the d.-Siberatioiis of conventions when
they meet in lr,re, wealthy and populous
e tc. Another material adrantaw in hold
ing the convent'-D at either of those points
is their central poMtio.a. We hope that
the Whiy- of toe Soith, generally, will see
the 1 1 ri-'y of eo-operatitiL' to crtrry out
this pr -p ...vti.
A Town Clock.
This i probably the mo-t favorable op
portuintv which the cit'ii'-n of Charlotte
ma-, ever lue.. t with for putting up a Town
O c t. in . .:.:, .1, hu po-ition. We are
iijf timed that M. ssrs, H. B A L S Wil
liaius art willin? that the . t..en m y place
a Town Clock ,upoti their large three story
building wbU.il is now going up apace in
tbs highest an ! most central part of the
town. We hope that we will be excused
for pressing tbU subject upon the imtnedi
te consider ition of our citizens generally
I'rocristio-tion i-i the thief of tim-j.
Hdfk Mand Factory.
In company with two of the proprietors,
Mes-rs Young and Carson, on Fndsy of
last week, we wade pleasant wi-.it to this
beautiful scat of ius-ustry and enterprise.
We there met the third Dronrriet-jr. Miioi
t-HM Grii-r, who lives on a fine farm with
in half mik of the factory. These gen-t'eiiii-u
condui tJ-d us through the factory,
and took upon themselves the pains of ex
plaining to us the mv lm optrandt of the
different parts. W were struck with the
p -rf.-i t order and decorum which the bsppy
and treated operatives appeared to ex
hibit iii their conduct. The manager, Mr.
Solomon, is a plain, practical, sensible tnao.
and eondutts the operations of his sphere
with much bland ncs of manner and onifor-
mity at wniper. The company eouimencei
ttnufcturii)g in February, J849, with one
spindle. They art now working two sets
of cards, four hundred and eighty Rpindles,
and running thirty looms. They prorura
most of their fine materials frotu tho North,
in dying act their color fast, and warrant
taeir good to wear as well m the best
Northern goods of the came quality, and
sell them as low as the same quality can be
bought anywhere. Their factory is situated
about eleven miles from the nearest point on
the South Carolina line. Surrouuded with
all the difficulties which usually attend the
introduction of an enterprise of this nature
in a new atmosphere, and having a market
only once a year for their manufacture?,
thin company has struggled on with renewed
zeal as new difficulties presented themselves,
until at length it has established its fortune
upon a sure foundation. Let a liberal pub
lic continue to patronise this, and encourage
the establishment of others of a like char
acter, until the South shall be redeemed
from its present state of commercial vassal
age to the North, and there will no looser
be any excuse for secession and nullifica
tion.
Another Lnsiis Nairn a1.
We lately saw an account in the pape
of a chicken in some one of our eastern
counties, which bad three legs, one upon the
top of its back. We saw also another ac
count in a Charleston paper of a chicken of
the Shangae breed which had four legs and
two heads. Dr. Gibbon has a chicken in
this town a rooster about a year olJ,
which we saw a day or two ago with our
own eyes with four legs, and two orifices
for the discharge of feces, one on each side
of the extra pair of legs, which are suspend
ed from a point about where the natural
anus would be. They are perfectly u--eloped,
but are of no use to the fowl, as they
are loose and set for travtlliitir the other
course. This pair of legs are white and the j
natural ones blue. "
I
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AckDowIedsiTiifnU
' !
We are indebted to our friend S. Beelow j
Erwie, Esq , in the Navy Department, and
the Hon. Jas. M. Gaylord of the House of
Representatives, for a copy of the Hon.
Humphrey Marshall's able speech delivered
in the House of Representatives, March 1-th,
lov!. It shall appear in our next.
We are also indebted to Samuel J. Finch
and Henry Smith, publishers, for a cop
f
it
the "Weston Reporter," addressed to the
Charlotte Journal. The Reporter is a -pir-
ited Whig paper, of medium -iie, published
in the city of Weston, M i. We will gladly
ejehange.
"UCK iM".Sl lEurvvrr..
We re thankful to J J. Bonner. Editor
nd Proprietor, for a number of a paper
with tbe above title, published in Abbeville;
district, S. C, devoted to religion, lit. ra-
ture, and useful intelligence. Price fc-', in
advance. We will gladly exchange.
Wilis Merlins in .Vlei-Isk-iibur s
In obedience to previous notice a rceetinj
of a portiou of the Whigs of Mecklenburg .
County, was convened in the Court House
in Charlotte, on the ;ird ins!., for the pur
pose of expressing their views in regard to
national affairs, and of appointing delegates
to represent the Whigs of Mecklenburg in
the Convention which is to meet it; Raleigh
on the Vffth in-t., to nominate a Candidate
to be run by the Whig party of North Ca
rolina in the ensuinjr election for Governor
of the State, when upon motion of Gen. J.
A. Young, the meeting was organized by
calling to the Chair, Col. B. W. Alexander,
and appointing S. J. Lowrie, Secretary.
Win. Johu-ton, Esq., being then called
on, explained the object of the meetu g iu
a few plain and appropriate remarks.
L pou motion, the ( hairman appointed the
following Committee to draft Re-oluti jns fur
the action of the meeting, to wit: Gen. J.
A. Youiil', Win. John-ton, J. W. Moore.
I George Alexander and A. C. Williamson,
j Esq s., who retired for a short time, and re-
turned and reported the following Re-olu-
tioas, which were unanimously adopted :
Respited, That we, a portion of the Whips of :
;.:ecslenburg Couoty, feehnit a deep interest in i
tne suctc. ot the VV lug party in Nortn Carolina, .
heartily approve of the proposition to h.,ld a U,n- ;
ventioB iu the I ity of Kata-igh. on the 4th Mou.
"! K"'. e... uc.tte oe leprosciiicu
n the sme. in order that the voice of !eekk-n-
burs; may be heard m tlie deliberations of that
ooey,
Iti soi.cd, T'ii.t t reon)mtnd to the favorable
eoi.sidi--r .tion of tlie ConveBtn.n ttie name of Jas.
W.Ossoast.. Esq., in eeiniiecttoii with the noniina
tton of a candid-tc to be run upon vne VVmg tics
tt iof Governor of North Carolina; belie vuijf, as
we do, that no man who h.s yet been spoken of in
coon lion w,th tins distinguished honor, would
elicit more favor from tiie people bv his popuiar
el.njueiiee and ciiivalrout tteportiutni, or soorn tne
ri. uiive cnatr wita more uignity, wisdom and
Kex.ived, Th.t on open Convention Pjirncnd the I
C.,...t.tul.on of the But.,, is more Kepul.iicu in!
principle than the mode by iegisi.,tnt enactment; ;
tocuse, in a Convention, the work of r. lorui is:
done e dirtetJy by the hand, of ti.e popie.ano j
cetiistqueiitiy, ti.t v have more coiibcenct ii. it, and i
dense more ha pp. w ss from it. i
Risolsed, Ti,t s hae an all-abiding confi- i
Uefice in tiie
.stioui, pjtriotiFm. and suttsui-n-
slop of Millard Fill more , and desire that tne can
fidence of tiie Whig Party of tne Cuitcd St-its,
miy continae hitn in that st tion, where his acts
for tin; 1st three years, have proved iiini to ti.e
searl-l to be a Fmimtbropist, a Christian and a
Statesman.
Kesolstd, That wc n colon end tu our Whig
bretiiren of the tinted -it-tcs, N'orlh Carolina's
distuiguislied son, Wm. A. (jrahaoi, as a g. nt:...
man who by Ins exalted Cknt and eitenu-.d pa
trmtisui, is well fitted lo occupy the Chair of tlie
V,. . f of I... I ...l. ,l S.1 ... .
I Kesoived, Inst we recoui-nd the town of
Wheeling, in Virj-nua, or Eounvilie, in Kentucky,
s a puce more eligible in many respects thai,
any point yet spoken of, p. hold the N t.oie.! Con.
sentton of the Wing Farty of tiie LliiU.il bt.tes.
Kt suited, That tiie Cbatrniai. of in. mteln.g
appotnt 7 delegates to represent ti t Wbijjs of tins
Coenty. m ton Corivention in Eai.igh. n.j tn,.t
said dt leg 'tis in conjunction with oti-tr deleg .m
from this CongressioOvl district be ..otiioristd to
appotnt one of more dUt-g-tet to tne '-tion i
Coiivvntion.
Rtsolecd. That tinse proceedings be pubhsUd
in the " a.C. Whig," and espied into etuer Whig
P pen of the State.
B. W. ALEXANDER, Chr'n.
S. J. Lowatc, Sec,
The Chairman of the Meeting appointed
the fol 1 A yr m . eseiS-lttntttn in . .,r.J. -..
J mi& li -jjj ftuolutiw, to attend the Ra-
leigh Convention : Junius M. Alexander,
Col. Solomon Reid, Maj. 0. B. MoGinnis,
Win. Johnston, Dr. J. M. Davidson, S. J.
Lowrie, and Gen. J. A. Young.
From the Citoiisburcugh I., trie'.
SINO UI.AR FrlE.Vu.U ENON.
Mt. Aiar, N. C, M.reh Ssi, Is.-.-'.
On Saturday, tin. gith m.-t i.t, wt wen,, visited
by a phenomenon tuvh h..i live; Uvn witness
ed in Ui reCoilcctiou of ir.jr of our nlmi i. 'I I t
day hud bt.cn very smoky, mid aliout li.lt' pjft !
o'clock u cloud rt.te in the West, :nid eutne ever
s ith consider -bit- thunder uuii lightning, end by
tlirce o'clock it wus to dark til.. t a person could
not recognize hi most fniili,r iicqu, tiitain-c at
five fc-. t dist.ncsin the street; and five minutes
alter three it was u ti. ik in the Ihjuscs p i.t mid
night. The darbuvsii continued until half past
three, when the cloud p.. ted ovir, w ithtut a great
deal of r. in or wind. 1 sat in my houe with my
f. only during the -jnrkniss. with the door and
wiudown opt.li, and 1 coulu tit t distinguish the
features of any one of tl.ein to us to know who
they Wi re. A. I.
Nothing unusual was noticed aLout the
27th in this vicinity N. C. Whig.
OPERATION ITOX T11K TAHIIF OF
OK TREASLKY I Hill LAIisj, &
e nave scicciea lor public tnm tu.tl v nut
portion of the Speech of Mr. Brooks, one "of the
lit present lives from '. York city, upon the
Diiieitncv bill, th-t rwl.tis tu the 'I' rifl'oi It in,
and wht he e.lls "the T.rirT of 16.il." with the
t iliv' tht! ch.ii'.trr.a in thi Tariff fr..i,i .liilt-
ii w Ul I..IIIIIIV Ul IV il LIUli IU llIC Hit PUI l Ii t ItlMOrV
3o, lft ltj, (the day the act was opproveii,) to .llureli
3, lbol.
Mr. Urooss alleges and show, thut the l-nli of;
lrh ih. h... .. 'ii. .... .I
time. Life was bre-.thed into it, he i-rcuts. in the I ,rom v"l'b County in the State, and its puw
t ivil and Diplomatic bill, August lo, lcl6; tut j ers were limited to the eoBsideratioii of cer
nutikiint renuue - colhtt.d by it only und. r i tain specified amendments of the Coiistitu-
Mr.
...... "('" . ,
precedents, he established, which Cm-ukra, in J.n-
-.-i -lutn-.., hiiu iviitniu uu uii iiit;
uiry, 1?,H, the Supreme t'ourt of the tinteii M..ti s
declared to be void and of no effect. Alter thu,
wnn a view ot collecting revenue, and without
which re ve nue enough to carry on the Government
could nut be ci llected.Conirreps. undi r the oreiniDt.
ing of the Fiiwiii-e I'oniiiuttee of t .e S. n, te, luI
the Ways an. I Mean Committee of the House, rc.
matted the Treasury Circulars, and further i:i
vijfiiruted tin in by the cet of SI rch 3d, lg.il.
Mr. llrotikf then shows t:i t t; e Tre surv, tin.
drr suits from thet'eurte, (of which riltv i.r'e now
pi ndmg in Xt-w York aloti. ,) is rcfun'mii; these
duties illi-r..liy collected, with druwb..e'ks refused,
&c. it, to a very targe amount, which amount
now poes to swell the apparent expenditurrs of
the (iovi-ri, merit.
The facts tvhu-h ir np.t- bih ... :: ;-r
ly explain why what is called tiie'Tanfi" of l-tu
l'r"'"1fd "'"uch n,ore r.v.r.n. th,n ! Wl..s
ot tiiat day- cIH etnl. ami why thi espi nd.tliri s .if
the ( erunie t hen- be, n . inii!Iv increascil in
the rc.nivilii lit of duties ill. I v eoll, ft. i! IV. in
illi eal Treamrv Circ ulr8. : N,.ti'oiia ! lm. jii.-m.
c.r,3eith m,t.
THE SILVER ( I KRKM V,
The S u te yetti rd y nrili f .I to I . . i , r. ...
fcr a thiro rc.uH.ir lii l.ill r- p,r . u f,i t n,.
st.n.t by the ( ..ii. nntti e mi Km nc-. in pursu-nee
ol a re ti ii. ti it no tn.n if tin- S. . r, t ,ry ot tin' Trea.
iiurv, prova.ih - f ,r a fit w i!v, r t .no' in .a. fc
ui tne 0. n'Tnin
coi t in a Kr-..l. r j...-
-f .
t!i
n ihe M
ciiirisi nr.w in n.,- l': . ,n. r.sure it . h tv, ri ..I .
qt liiipott nee, m oroer t.i r t.in in the c. unirv a
rurr.'iiey w iu. li m w . m'hii m .,! bu-.n", sa
t;- lisattn.l.s. Tat luii, if it sii.il' j.nss the ll,,use
i it'-prcst i l I. v. s. Im i j,,, ,,,,, ,-tt, ,1 f,h the t.rst
f May n. it J i.f -iiircM-.r, 3lit!l in st.
I ti.e St. mi; rd.
IMI'iiRTAXT 'HI ( iiT'lti.V t,I;ii Kits. ( i IT.
TiiX I.I.VM.KS amiCmTTuX M'lXXEKS.
.ilu.
il .1 M .
Sir i wish to c il tne in i.t,. n
'I' I!
i ti.e I
i . t ti;
i t tt.
. t t;. i. I,..s !- ., it be, n
rain
i n. I.- .1 .1 i.n M. Fi n.iiip,
i lu .i hiw inv. ,!. .1 . e i im,
pr. nt c !i the - Sei t . t-
ii.. i, to i ii - u ,, , ,i t , 1 1 n . t
tr in. until --, in t, r,; it is put
: ,t It I. -v:io
!;e h w. il - tl
ton I!. n,'V,.t. r." ii.t
ihrt, i;ii'!, .nd t t
iu in- e etton inn, , n,t t
w. 11 as eculd be .. ..rt.l
i r .tion, ;. nd am full v s
it crlorins its i li.u ..
J h..vc Witntneil its i.p.
ti-llt d th.it it it. .1. gtm. d
I" t'o into ct-t ' r . I u.-c in i.n c..ton tun ing toun
tri. s. A machine of tins kind hs lor.jr bt n need,
ed in tins stction of country. H,vin(- Lst-n a
deahr in cttou for the i .rt twenty. five y...,rs, I
sin-,ik from i ritn. ... Cotton c.n be n.'uch e.:.
sier sep,r . ted from i.ll in.pur.ti. s t f .-. it is fin
O'dth n ilti rwuri t. The ni .ci.ii.e is sin, pic m
its construction, and opt r Its upon pun-H plui.,.
sopiiicl firm, inl-s, rnjuires vi ry l.tt.t j.vt.rto
propel it, an.; ni. y be -tt tlici to .i.v totb ri rin
et very hit, uiist . Every person who h..s a
cotton gin should h.ve a renovator b tore the
nejt crop comes in; tin y would :.ve niinv tiine.
the cost of tlie in.. .!,, in tne aiiv.iic.d put, of
tln ir cotton, i siurs tin ,iu E ,,, ti e we--.r of ti . ir
...noil Mio. I his is . . it .,. .-. a Very n,,.
"I"-1
iiiiprovt'iiient in pr-p. rmj; ri.tioii t',.r li e
and is (irs. rvmj; a p' t, (.t . ami 1 : . m h
.p.
Ti.iriiiy nu int. ilicoi.t in. i,t,,r , y t, t,,,,
A ( UTToN sI'l.VMil!
I.OI.A MoNTKZ S POI.ITIf S.
The Count, st. of I.-nC-t. it t r.piulv I. . . n.n K
an import. nt political characttr. v liiie al liicn.
mond stie w.i formally b..ptized inm the f..itn, un.
drr the sponsorship ot th. editor , f the Ei.ijuin.-r,
who tews pans to publish a spert l voucher for
her orthodoxy At IS. ston, ti e other dav, she
availed herself of sn inurvi. w with editors to
pronounce a decided prcf, rente- for Mr. llin i,aiian,
ind upr. sued a f. rvei.t n t-r. t th.-,t ,(,e h ,I not be
nualifii il to record a vole in hu livr. VV ith such
sn t-n.iorsi inei.t. Mr. liiii-li,.ii.,ii n-.n ,. ,.
biy run ahead of all competitors. So. C-.roJituan.
THE ISLAND OF ( YFN.N F
This pi ..cr', to which the Pro,,,n,.t of Franc. .
has consigned so many hundreds of those lonnd
u, arms, in Mi-tanct to his n ecteot r o'trsT is
, nch t, WB and lthnd 0( s,,,,,,, A eflca on jlt
ci,tl o iuvana, and IS U.umled on the i',,l hv
the colony of Surinam. The island is about fill v
miles in cir- -nt, and is se;,t,r. ted from the eoiiti.
ncnt by a narrow channel. The surface is low and
marshy, and cot. red with fbfsts. C yetm.: pep
per, ug t and coffee, -nd the smirul 'rlyia.tic
gum C-lls-d caout.i-houc, are the pnncip con-n.o.
ditits. Tiie French st tiled hi re in lfiSi.i, but b ft
in IHM, and it has be. n suct-osivt ly in the pos
session of tlie English, French, and Dutch, but
the Liter were tupelied bv the French hi 1.77.
stored to the French in 1-1.5
in 1003 it surrendered to the T.nvhsli. sod was rr.
TUP C t PTF't) l' I v Tiii.t,-
A' 1Llith 01 J-" h'
The IiiEU fiamed Castaneda, who enptiir.-d
Lop.-z. has returned to Cuba from .-f.aiii
,..! ,.j,b lj0,lOr,. T,)t g,,,.,
Sl. ,,,, . uf,o..
!' n'J -na'ie him a captain in the rural
Diilitia, with a salary oflla month; t n
. negroes and a tra. tof land have been given
to him. 1 he order of Isabel decorates ),j,
person; his children are to be educated at
the expense of the Government He eat
neither read nor write, and is a perfect
specimen e,t a. vulgar, r-.-tgb
giitttro, or country bumpkin
it.-d
FASHION IN CRAVATS.
lor the b-ri-tit A our fa.-Lionabie young
gents we would state that in Paris, at balia
and such like vanitie-, wljiU: neck-ciotlis
are all the fa.-bion. With them the shirt
collar is generally turned dovtn Not three;
out of a hundred, says one of the fa-hiona-ble
authorities, can be tci-ti in anv other
neck -cloth.
The universal morning wear is collars
turned don so low , to i-xpose: the neck
which is conceal .d only as far as one of the
low peck-ties can cover it.
KOSSUTH AT NEW ORLEANS-
Niw Orleans, March U7. Kossuth ar
rived here to-day. No
preparations were
j made to receive kirn, an
d but little excite-
I meet wm rhown.
a, n sss-gs, .n't-m ii "'I'f al. TB'Vffll'gT
From the Wilmington Herald,
AMENDING THE CONSTX'iU'IION.
A .,l.;,.,.t nt' nmiJini tli npflsont
Constitution of the State of North Carolina Union, and asked if tho principle of a ma- jority in the Senate will ere long vanish,
is at this time prominent in the public mir.d; Ijoi ity was sufficient to curtail Federal pow-1 and then what is to prevent them, it so dis
and as it is more than probable that in tho , er, as now exercised ! He said it was by I posed, from carrying into effect whatever
political coi.tectsoon to eiiuHL'e the attention ! no means sufficient. The majority ought , plans of aggrandizement the wildest dema-
;.c.i,.. i.. t-.1... ti.ij fi. ni,.,
VI H1U UL'llUli; VI lilt W mn-, cuvj. . v
will acquire an iuii ortai.ee overshadow lug tew States in the Luion, wnere tne tunda
all other questions, it tuny not be a needless mertal rules of Government can be changed
occupation ol lime to looiv buck a little into i ly a majority. Most of the States require
.1... i.: . .. U'a . I... (t tu u iiia nf tvi n.tlnnU The constitutional
luc U4siui v ui me o"fc. (..in iuij
J .r . . .. .
inenns ascertain the opinions ot lm n. v, ho
hi their day and l eu, ration were just as
learned experkhced and patriotic as those
of the present time. It is nlwavs sale to
ft Am A.-ti U.Kt fittil it in f.'VUiUin.r
the motives and conduct of those who have , stitution. North Carolina has the character ; Ibe Constitution ol a Country ought never
gone before us, we can increase our store of , abroad of being a steady consistent State ; to be altered, but when it becomes absolute
knowledge or p'atiiotkm, we should be fool- he was, therclore, unwilling to subject our . ly necessary.
ish indeed to ne-ktt the opportunity. fuiioasiemal rules to the change of every But the gentleman from Burke (Mr. Gai-
The Constitution of North Carolina was wind lux: Llo'i'-s. He w as not certain that j ther) still insists on the difficulty which has
adopted December 17, 177ti, and continued j the Amendments made to the Constitution I been experienced by the West in bringing
unchanged ui til 1 -'? by this Convention will bo beneficial to the about the present Convention. There were
Tor "twent " or thirty years prior to that ! State. While he admitted there were blem- , many reasons why the claims of the West
time the Western portiou of the State had
strtijfj'led for a Convention ol the people to
nd tbi(.ntitution. but without success,
Finally however an -Vet was passed by the i of the State will be considerably disturbed Sometimes the West connected the remo--'
. f . .. 1 i .i . if . i ii t . .e i r .e fc? n
,, i . , , . j i-
; Ueuatul As-CBibly at that period, providing j
j lor the " aseel tailiitii: by ballot the will ol
I the freemen of North Carolina relative to '
j tll(. ,liertil)K of a iUttc Convention." In- '
i . '.It
ami a majority ot
the votes c.i .i Wins lor the Oonvonti.Mi
r . - .
the
project was sustained. The Convention on
t10 m Jgy 0f Jlnr
1 "-J-i, assembled at
! haleiL'h. It w hs compose
of two delegates
I lion. these we i eem it uinii eessarv to re-
I CSI'limate. .VAIIIAMKl .U.U UN was eli eted
; 1 resident by acclamation. We pass over
I the action of the Convention on all other
i fuljects, and turn to that portion relative to
the mode in which future amendments shall
i be made to the Constitution. A Select
Committee had ken appointed upon this
subject, and a majority on the t th July re-
ported as fdlows. We quote at k iigtlitrom
the Debates. "
'' 1 hat whenever a majority of the whole
number of each House of the General As
inl !y, shall deem it tieee-sary to alter or
amend this Constitution, they may propose
such alterations or am. iel im-iit- to the peo
ple, and the Govern, r shall, by proclama
tion, lay the same before the jH.q-le six
months b. Sure the cii.-uin i-lccti-'ii for tin m
bcrs of the Giti.-ral Assembly ; atel it tin
two II ' i- - "f the Gi-nerul Assembly, thus
elected .-hull a prove, a.- in the first in-tainc,
of the nmeiidmeiits pr--po-ed , the .j: -I. ill
be submitted to the pt-'pb'. f..r their ratiii
catioii or r. j. c ti .ti. and il ratified 1 v a tua-
J.J 1' 1 1 v ,
tion. '
Mr.
sb;
be
come a part i.f the ( .
Mf UiKs
lid. be
Hi ti
C the
of the
port; v
Mrikiri";
sub-tit tit
t oll.lnUtee ,
V 'I i '.'.i
out , ill :.(:.
ti -!'..:;
" N
t, red.
i part f the
Utiles; a bill
If- !1 sli
to leter the -
b.
.. l .i.i
II .. .
! t'. 1-V
Lave been fad three limes in i a
of the Gent-,,1 A-s.-inbiv, ar
three-fifths of the wh-jb- n n: I r of in. int . r
of each H-m-e re-pcctively : Nor shall any
alteration take jdai-e nntii the said bill, so
agreeii to, he pt.i Ii-lii "1 six m..ntlis r- . i , .
tu a new el. etioii of im-mi-ers to the In I. or
al A-sembly ; Lt.d ii the all, i it, ,n
l y the I .ct.eril A--. ini ,y slaii 1
to in the iir-l - - i a :,. i.
,1
tt-
tliirds of the u !, ,. i I . - i i.:t: -n ,i. i, ii
House of the (ielierai Asselnbh. all. r the
fame shall hate been read three tiun'-, on
three .-eveial days in each House-, tin u the
said Gene tal A-.-t.-mbly -hail estai..!i-h rules
and regulation-- wher.lv -aid .m-iidtin i.ti
may be submitted to t .. ijnaiitie.l .1. r- ; r
the House ii t ' II. It. :. 1 ,.i ij . i. ,t the Mate;
and if, on toiiij-ariii-; the v-jt-s s.i.. n in the
whole State, it -hall a pear that a Inai .ntv
thereof have approtid said Am, mini. lit-,
tlicn, and ii t otherwise, the same -halt be
come a part of the 1 ' i.-t.t i1. :i
Mr. SHOLM! -aid, h- a- ai-o a tin ml er
of the iiinjiinty ut the ( ' n.ii.itti win n . :.
thi- r'-j'-.-rt. and w i .-l -tat,- hi- ti, w- on the
siilij. it. He v.a.s in ft-, t ! the R y rt
generally, tb'iu-rh liewi-ln-d t i it'tr.-dm-e an
aiiieiidiiient to it. lie wa- of ..pinion, st
it - ujlit no. to be ii.'i le t . i i a-y tu amend
the Coiislitaioii, lei t, ,j i!ijl'i, ii!t. If a ma
jority of tb; Leoj-latun i.,;-it prop.i-e A
iin iiiliiii nts. and sen.) them out to the peo
ple for their . nerr. t, .-, he should be np
po.ed to it but this is tint the plan pro
posed. Two actions of th.- Gem-rat Assem
bly are nquired, and two actions of the
people. Tt.- General Assembly is to pro
pose Ameni iiient- the Governor is to make
I'roelatnati.n that these Amendments are
pr-'poscd. I he n. t a ti n I- the election
of member of Assembly, which, if the pen.,
pie npj.ro ; of tin- proposed Amendments,
will be favirabb', ami it they disapprove of
tin m, will ;,e unfavorable to their adoption.
If the Amendment.-, are rtj, proved by the
sieoud Legislature, they are then to be sub
mitted to the jioople for ratification. The
length of tine which would, elapse between
the fir-t jir. i o-ition of them and their rati
fication, would be sufficient to guard again-t
any ejtoit.-n nt. or improper feeling. Hav
ing biennial ses-ioii, two years will elapse
before the fir.-t action can be had on the
subject; ttft'-r that the peojile will have to
act indirectly and the Legislature affirma
tively, and then the people are to ratify.
Adopt a plan by whit h it shall be necessary
that two -tlsrds or three-filths of the Legis
lature shall pass upon the subject, and no
Amendments t, the Constitution would ever
he made, it was known with what difficul
ty the preo-iit Convention had been called
It may happen, that some of the. Amend
ments at present adojitt-d, may be iound to
oji.-fate injuriously on some j.ortions of the
State, and it may be desirable to make small
Alin-ii'l ti.. nt- to rectify the operation. But
if two-thirds or ti.r- - U'ii- ot t'n- l.egi la
tere tie r-qiiir-d to act on the suhj.-r-t, he
-li 'iil'I de-p:,ir of off. eiit.o any -iieh Kmi-rid-m.
I t-. h .' i. r ilesii .-il in they might be.
Mr. Ml.ilibs thought, that when the law
of the bo. I was .. toi,;, fixed, it ought not
lo be iJi-tuiti.-d for ; t i-jiia ami ,h vmis
un -,v i.I.i -. iie r- 1 ., - , to h ave it in the ( i
of a bar-; iiiajoiily of the L- i i-O n I .
bring about ai.'jili. i f"ti , t-iition. tie thought
there would be more, safety in the provi-ioti
which he oH, reni ; and if there were any
real t.et(.--ity for a Convention at any time,
there would be found no difficulty in ob
taining it.
Mr. Bl'ANf II was eppo-ed to the Report,
and in fa, or of the A liiendtni i.t ottered by
the ge pit. iniili llolu ui. ',ii lie I.iii
that the t.iiLcijdi! of the vote of a n.ajoi it v
is a
favorite one; but tn tome case-, it i
found insufficient and deceptive. In small I
communities, where there is no great diver-
m? of "l-' -'ts, the majority may sad ly
' ni"' ,,ut 111 sn ' v "" vt' ""-"try like ours,
where the noil and cliuiste u so various, and
I tho interests of the people so distinct, Other
guards arc necessary.
I M r. U. referred to the DreScnt stfttO of tho
H,t to ruin in nv.irv iustauoe. There are
i - - J
'
t i . . i M. .1- . l II .
law ou-nt not to ne too easily auccieu. no
would not wive a stiver lor a Constitution
that could bo altered by the hare will of the
' majority. He would rather depend on the
I l,Pc liTtl II TP 8 Oi' L1UT III H II OH HUl'U B LUII"
ishes iu the present instrument, he was
not
them
sure tnst this convention win correct i
to anv considerable extent, uud the repose
vy tne operation, nesnau nave given me
people a little more power, with which they
may be pleased, but he doubted whether
much pul lie good would be effected.
Mr. D.v.MKI. did not wish Amendments to
the. Constitution to he too ca.-ilv obtained;
but he doubted whether the proposed A-
ineiidment did not throw too many obstruc-
tions m the w ay. amended, to show that nothing like the pnn-
! Mr. Gaitiikr was in favor of the Report 1 ciple laid down iu thu Report before the
of the Commit U e. Ho as one of those ; Committee was contained iu them ; but that
who thought that the majority ought in j they had some provision similar to that pro
every esse to rule. The great defect in the J posed by the gentleman from Sampson,
present Constitution is, that it contains no lie appealed ulso to the intelligent and
mode hr Amending the instrument. It is ; liberal members from the West, who, be
true that the Constitution ouaht ut to be
too frequently amended ; but too great difli-
cullies ought uot to be placed in the way of
obtaining Amendments, w hen necessary.
It is a fact, well known, that a portion of
. this State has been etruggling for the last
twenty or thirty years, to , h11 the present
.Convention. With a majority of I -,1'tMI free
w hite citizens, our object, till now, coulu uot
l.e t if. i toil.
The plain j.r pi.-iti hi of tho Report, said
Mr.G.is that when a majority of the Legis
lature are of opinion that an Amendment is
tieees-ary to lie made, the Governor is to
pruelaim the fact, the jjeople then elect an
other Legislature, ami if this body concur
in tin- j ;i.i -ii, the Amendment is then sub
mitted to tiie I'.-oj-li' fi f (heir ratification.
He c mid Ii"t sav, witli the L'.'litleniau
from Halifax. (Mr. Branch,) that he would
rather have t, , ( '.institution, than that it
-1, .'! 1.- subject to Amendments in the
j 1 j ,ii the Ii. port before the dm.
liiiit. e. Nor was In- .,f oji'iuioli with that
L'- iitleiiian, tli.it tl,,. Amendments tve were
about t i inake t i tin Con titulion, were of
iloiitthil n;,., . V, :,. it iiothiu, he a-ked,
t- ha,e . ,jii i!i. il the lb ;-i !itati.ii to
h i.e ; . i ii the il. etiin of the tiovenior to
th.- I'. - 1. t have ,, I, lit. rate! the line? of
the East am! t ' lie tr-i-t.-d, that the
I ! ' Vtouhl be pb a-cil with tin . Amend-
lot i.t-, and that t
uid j rove of real ;
'
-er, n e to tlie Mat".
He hoped that the Ann ndiii.-t;t r.-posed
by the (.etitleiiian from San-p-nti. a it threw
almost in-uiera!ile .iiiTieulties in the way of
liitiire Ami ti Inn tit- or tti- Con .iioi.-.u.
w.j.ibl not be aiJoi t'."!.
M
v-; . ot Craveii. wi.-hed it was in
i- .'
to
do in ti.'e t
!iis feelings on
i ll iu'Hsj.osod,
ild not allow
tl.l - - ! j. I t, t'Ut lc- ie.t
the -tat.- t Lis !,. altl
loin t - li'i -o
J his s n, mi . of the ui. .
tiun- that ha'i oinc 1 ;. :
t important ques-
tn- ' onvei'tion ;
w hatever 1
it- we ma-, have iiromis-
fr -in our labor- in this body in
loiindatioiis of our (on-titution
le and fair principles, if we put
MM li
the
,ii tat
a.- p.,
it tin
lt ill
.1 hi
legislative majorities
to
IKthen indeed have we toil
vain.
was not only surprized
d with
tit ti
feurfi
i. : v
t ) an.
t erie!
our C
i ,-i pr. hen-ions- It
titiears as it tin-
.in.- ra-hly Ir in one extreme
1! eau-e dimeiiitv has been i J-
.tie
-eri iii callitig a Convention to amend
ii-titiitioti i. arc determined to have
a pert.ctuallv changing t'oii-titutioti.
What is the irojiositioii r commeniled in
tn Report! 1 hat two iiceeei in.' Le 'is a-
ture-, by a bare majority of votes, may al-
t. r any ( art of the j, resent Constitution, or
anv Part of the Adiuendio. tits which ruav
be adopted f.y thH ( olivclitl
ip'.e 111 the iiill of Right-,
or any j riu-n-.i
erat d for
the security of our live-, liberty am
pro
jicrty.
V hat reason is given f.r this proceeding?
; That a majority ou
j not be (leeched by
it to govern. let us
idle generalities. Ill
what sense- ought majorities t i govern .
That the deliberate will of the People ought
ultimately to prevail, no one will deny; but
that the temjiorary will of a majority, which
may be produced bv the effervescence of
the moment, ought to do vhntrrrr tt iliusis
set up and put down Constitution from
dav to dav no man can be so extravagant
as to desire. j the jienj.h., that the amendment proposed to
If in .limit more is nee. Ie.t for tb purpose : limit. 'I he course propose.) was not an un
of Goveriiiueiit than this brief maxim, let usual one. It was reuogtiiscd iu three
the majority govern, what becomes of all Constitutions, which he bad picked up ou
our checks on majorities: Why have tuo the spur of the moment, via: .South-Caro-bratiches
in our Legislature ? W hy judicial 1 'ina, Alabama, and the I'nited States, It
establishment? Why trial by Jury! If to impose a check on the Legislature, that
we adopt this unfettered principle, why any ) it may not avail itself of au incidental ma
of thesaj establishments? 1 jority to disturb the repose of the ptoj.ieby
He would rather live under tht mo-t Bos- j frequently calling them together in Couveu
polic Government on earth, than under an j tion. We are called on by every enn-ide-unlimited
Government of numbers. He j ration, not to sanction the priiicijile thit a
might -cap., the notice of one Tyrant, but I bare majority may authorize a Convention;
there would be no escape from u, multitude
of I yrants.
The provi-i n which the gentleman from
- .
Sampson oners as an Amendment to the
jiort, puts the mutter on a prop!
footing
He jioints out the manner in which Amend
meiits to the Constitution may hereafter hi
made
and
ver there is sufficient
ground for ealilng the attention of the p'o-
' pb- to thi-: great object, there would be no
i difficulty in obtaining a sufficient number of
' each branch of the Legislature to favor the
r ail.
tt is well known that the difficulties whieh
t o - lue time prevented the late comj.ro
ini .- between the Ea t and the West, arose
iioin a j. ulousy entertained by the East,
: that the We t intended to take some unfair
i advantage of the Ea-t in the arrangement.
He believed this jealou-y to be unfounded,
j and therefore did all in his power to pro-
mote the arraiief-metit. But, if he should
; carry home with him a d. ej.joti of this Con
vention, that a majority of two successive
i L i-intijies should have the power of ehang
! iug or annulling any and every part cf the
i Con titution, he should be oblimd to sac
iflt he hail 'urn ikirivrtl, and that the
1 West had hound the Ea-t hond aimJtjQl,
j By the arrangement now made, it is be-
i licved that the West will have a majority of
hx iu tt e House of I omuion", and that the
Kast will have a majority of foor in the
Senate i but from the erowinar increase
ase oj
the West, there can be no doubt this ma-
ironues may excite the people of tho West
i B c f
to favor.
Slr.U. wished gentlemen seriously to con
sider the difference there was between a-
mending a Constitution nnd tho passing of
, - v
A . : ikn T ...;l..,,.. 1 la . ri
i n iu n jii.i.i,UiC.
that the People should revere the Cotistitu-
' tion under which they live if they do not,
they can never heartily support it. Can
I Hit' V ltCIV U, II iwuu'V't v ..(, nt t
did not succeed. He owed it to tho East to
' say, that never until lately were these claims
fairly before the East
ai ui inu oeai ui uuvt-ruuinu mi tueu
'claims for more equal Representation and
! sometimes they advanced these claims in
I connection with other propositions which ac-
' tually reflected on the undert-iiiuiii
: those towhomlhev were addressed.
Mr. G. referred to the several Cotistitii-
! lions of the States which had been reeeht'y
was convinced, w ished to take no unfair ad-
vantages of the East, lo cmisider in what
an uncertain situation the sy-tt in of taxa
tion, and the prineijik-s of Representation,
now laid down, stood, if thev imt it iu the
j power of a bare majority of the Legislature
' to overturn the whole.
I Mr. lbs Ktltv uioved to amend the amend-
; ment of the gentleman from Sampson, by
! striking out the word titn-thin.'i and inv-rt
1 thrrr tifihs.
The Auiciidiiieiit was negatived without j Mr. StiuhkR explained why he -! . .
a division. i vot onin-t the amendment of the g-
The quesiion was then j ut ou tlie Amend- ; mau from Davids, n, and f. r the atuendn
ment proposed by the gentleman from Sam;.- i offered by the gentleman from Sampson
son, and carried without a division. j Mr. Si-t.ititiT, of Greene, wanted t iu
1 he Committee of tlie Whole then rose j t,j,y ((, V,,,,t wished a Convention so
and r, -jiorted the 1'esoltition, a amended, . y ri,.il ? Was it to carry into rin-ut: ,
to the House. j sotue J.lali now studiously eonocalt d
The Coiivciitiou tlieli considered the lt- j y niter w have settled the principles -port
; when ! this compromise, no future (VinTe-ntn-n
Mr. H.MtiiRAVr. r-newej the motion to i ever he called to dkttirb them. lie v
1 strike out lit ii-thi iiis nnd in-t-rt thrrr-jijtht. .
'.Negatived, ! 5) votes to I. i
1 M r. G I Inn proposed to aiiietid the Amend
j ment, by adding the words ''J tht mrnilj ri
rr&i )ii " after the words p-quiring itm,
; titirls, as to read t ) thirds of the
; nieiiibers pren iit, instead of two-thirds of
' all the m, ub. rs ..f h .th ll.iu.e.
1 This notion w as negatived.
I Mr. H.utKIMITn.N moved a substitute fur
the Ainendment of the gentleman from
.Sampson, which was negatived
The question was then taken on the Reso
lution as amended by the gentleman from
Sampson, and carried, HI7 votes to 17.
It tt, then ordered to a third reading
On the Mil July, the article prescribing
the manner in which future amendments
shall be made to the Constitution of the
Stat.- was read the third lime,
i Mr MsiaREs proio"d, as an additional
safeguard again-, the efforts of a bare un
: jority, to Uproot the fiindainetital principle,
of the Government, to atm-iid the Artie
so that no convention of the people should
hereafter be called, rxvpt by a concurrent
Vote of two-third of each Houe f the
General Assemt ly.
Mr. Giles asked if it was possible that
this body would assume to control the future
action of the people of North Carolina, by
adopting such an amendment. He had
heard of a power behind the throne greater
than the throne iteif ; but this was a power
above the throne. A doctrine had been
stated in l.gl, somewhat akin to 'hat in
volved in the aiiieii'linent, that tne people
were their own w or-t enemies and incapable
of self-government.
He subscribed to no
"Ucti doctrine, Ihe people ot this Mate
of this
were a sober, steady people, not ili-jio-ed
from mere whim or caprice, to upturn the
fundamental principle of the ...... rtun. i,t
He held in his timid an amendment, J-roti-ding
that three-tilth, of the Legislature itiay
eall a Convention to mm nd '.lie Constitution,
when they deem it iietes-ary, which he
should off. r if the one under consideration
tliould be reject,-, 1.
Mr. GasTon. etf ('raven, thought that the
sense of the Curve iition had be. ii ,a dis
tinctly aseert lined, the other day, when the
question was disrussed, that no tartheir ob
stacles would be thrown iu the way of car
rying out the principles agreed em. Rut
. wo are now met by the papular cry, that we
; re about to limit the power of the peup
: It was not the people, but the creatures of
j if w do
.. si'- . .,.,u.,i
.l,r,tl 1, t,r,.ert it.tt,.l
fluctuations, the people haye.it is tru
j the sacred right of IS. votutioii they j,os-
.1 . . e i .i i . . t
, scss me powi r oi ri-ing in in.-ir mignt ami
upturning the tiitidaini-iitiil jirtnctples of Go
vernment; but they cannot it unless ttm
emergency is great. Mr. G. concluded by
saying, il the right ot a hare majority t
! call a Convention were recognized in the
j Constitution, he would not give one fig for
1 all the matters which the Convention had !
I been engaged in adjusting, since it asset
I bled. Instead of any permanent r.-gula- i
. ,i iie . ii . i
lions, every thing would be set afloat, and
, , , i - ,, ...
we should have a new Constitution every
, .1 .
two or three years.
Mr. HiKiAN proposed to amend the amend
ment, by striking out tuo thifih and insert
ing threr.jijth. 11 in object was to make
the calling of a Convention as difficult a
matter as possible. He was entirely op
posed to the Legislature amending the Con
stitution. He preferred the People, in re
vising their fundamental law, should act
through a Convention, from the deliberations
of w hicb, all persons should be excluded w ho
was members of the Legislature which called
it. This would secure the services of aged,
experienced men, who were retired from the
bustle and strife of the political world,
Mr. Gaston, of Craven, said the amend
ment proposed by the gentleman last up, to
1 far from carrying out thu printiplo pr, v
1 ousiy etnauitsneu oy inu i,unveution, w i
direct conflict with it.
51 r. Mkakkk said, it tniht be suj,, , ,
by BOino that he was influenced by section,
feelings in introducing his amendment ;
this was not true. All who had observe
his course, would admit that ho was aslinj,
liable to the charge of legislating under tli--influence
of sectional views, aa any one ,
that floor. It is well known, that a lr ,
... -i- .1 .,i e v i. n i-
pui liouoi me ruupiti ui itui tu yui uiinu, af.
r . - , i ..
111 frtvrtr rtf B il iilit.i lur w h I til lionill :i t tmi it. il
........... , , ,
basis of Representation, lie Old not ,.,, ,,
1 of the intelligence ol the country but of
people en musx. Ho was radically i.pj
"'- - ,
der any Republican Government, to one r.
cogtiiiiug the principle of mere uuiiilx t
tho ba-ds of its Representation. To guar-,
against this was the object of his amen-:
inent.
Mr. Swain said, he rose to remark, it!,
perfect respect and kiudness, that whuin-v, .
any question arose here, in w hich the ititi r
esls of the West were involved, there seem
( ed to exist on the part of tho Eastern g,j
tlemen a morbut sciisihility, 1 his was ti
just towards their Western brethren, wh
had acted in good faith, and met all tin it
pledges like men. lie camo here himn '
w ith two distinct objects in view one to t,
form the inequality of Representation th,
of , other to expunge the ;i-d Article ; and lu
viiii' acted on these two sulijecLs, he woui
have been willing to relinquish his sen
ile hau vuteil in lavor of the pi ov ismd uu
king th 3 Capitation Tax equal, against !l
convictions of his better judgment, ti ;
pease au open jealousy. The West
Lia.se au open jealousy.
le,
cgation to a man almost, had also vo;
for it, though, in the language t.f the u
tlemmi from Burke (Mr. (iaither) the, i
licved it opposed to the substantia! mt , .i
of North Carolina. Ilu thought there w,
much needles solicitude with r. jisrd i.. i,
ture Hliietidineiits of the Cotistitutinu
any change were desired, from what u n
ter would it proceed ? Not from the .
! fr they would probaldy be satUtitol w
I the comjiroiiiise ; but the prpohitiii . .. i
come from the small counties of lb.- K i
j lie expressed hi- intention to vote for ii
i amendment oflerMd by the gentleman fr '
Davidson (Mr. Hogau.)
willing to go forward and finish the task -signed
them, in good faith, and submit t
the people. Kir I .'itifteation or rejection
ratified, he hoji.-d the Conttit'itn II '.ni;. ,
oiii v i x i t f .r suty years, as the pre-icii'
Ii s 1 done, tint would r. in, mi unt iiiehi i -c-ui
iirie that we should never again I., r
of l.at and !ie-t, but in, . t hariiiuiiii. ,
like a band of hr .tin r, to carry a e.nin.
object into iff. at. But ll gelitirmeil '
disposed to llll-ettle this COIIlir.ilMia, -
ebaiier threw it int.. tln ir p w r, he wan. .
tin in t i beware of the Coil".! .pieiie.'s
Mr, ti.M 1 o, of I raven, Saked to be -cu.ed
for 'iain tr.'sjiassi ng e,n the at.' ro
ot the t "liver. Ii on lie w is aware thut
eourte h liieli he had joir-u. d iu this ( '-.i.t .
ti-oi, would expo-.; biiu to a gr. at deal '
mis, olt.tr i. . tion. but lie had iinnlti nj. f:
tuitid to do tos duly, r.-gmdless of cm..
qvi net , I'.iMi'in. hmi-ell mill the Coin. . .
tn -sot acting iroiu prim .: I.-, an I em n
j,,, t. l,. ,),, ' .i,;,,, ,
i s.
n.i-i ..ore tion hi motives
el on ev e r v q n -tion, so far
Ib b id .
hu fi 1 '
a nd ni p. rlt l na
reference p. the
tiolis dii"!i-t d m
nre would admit, with"!
t ile, t Which til
ad. I have on th
I" I"
i:.,.i
W..'t The olilv
wis i- it riL-lit. i
ant of
wrong
liijiiiry with I,
If i.e had o'
tered a Mlia'b' word,
the iii,)r.'ss.,t; that I
im v J-orti ..f the (
of good filltli, he r. r
that he ili-tru-led ti,,
g' ml. in. n. thai he a
of limiting the action
II id h- ,ii-tr,i p d I
he for so many vt-ars
calculated to rotif.
e intended to nphr;.
-tin ntioii with a w.i!
r, tt. d it. It was i
. ..; f.ith .f w , s(.
I ot .ill , t lie pro.r,i I
of tin- L'-gi-l.ttur.'
iieir g od faith, w.i.
have subjei ted liili,-.
to tl... rc-ponsibilitv iiii'iirn-d hr artim.'..
th-in' I lil ,i- iiu-tr itt. d them, w ,uM b
lu re hive taken the stand fie h.id.ou in il. ,
-ul.j. i I-. on w l,i, h th'e-e who sent I. tin Ii. f
hi id difli-r.-iil o,iioiis 1 't jilcdg. s can I,
given here i v g tills men, rowever lion ,!:,
lib- their statidiiig, that uaii.ral disposition-.
'- li- t l e f .-teri'tl until they become i r .
I. .to mi I.t opinion. lii'ir ira.t a s.-ii-ti on
ly hit in the eoiiimuiuly gi-ntleiiieti imgi i
call it morbid but was that any r. a- i.
why it should hot. be allayed, if it'coul 1 !
done without injury to the community ' It
was not t.) be di.guiri apprehension, are
entertained, that at some future day an at
tetujit will be made to adojit free white p..,j
uliition a the basis of representation. Ii
was not in a sjiirit of distrust, therefore
ttiat he advoeapd the amendment of tie
geritli-man from Saminn not with a !
position to n prum h the Wi-.t, but from n
desire to pre rve ihe pnnciili;s now si-tt'e i
from rash experiment.
Mr. 1'isiu.rt remarked that the existent,
of this morbid sciisihility, as it u tt-rnn-.i
was easily accounted for. For 30 or 4i
years, the West had bet n seeking a Coiivt n
lion, and the Ea-t had been opposing it
It w as natural that having had so much dif
fleulty iu succeeding, tint West nhould pp.
vide an easier mode of calling Colivetition
in iimire, ami iimv tne i-.ar.!, irom policy
1 .1 . l I . . ,
, siiriuoi wat, I ,o ,,,1.1.-,. i, ., .i.ll,,,,. t .. .
ble. But eoiisideratiolis of this kind oug
not to influent-,; us now, for tho cans
which produced them, was, he. In, lie. I, ),a
i.dii d forever. For himself, he was oppmu--!
to au easy mode of obtaining a t otivention
and decidedly preferred the plan of ameu i
ilig the (joiistitiiti. in through the Itcgislatiir,'
Mr. Mbaum said, to satisfy some g--tinmen
m ar him, he would modify hi" a
iiieiidmctit so as to provide that no Cnnvcii
tion shall hereafter be called by the G.-iier
.1 Aj ii.. . v.. ' . .....
.isst iiioiv, ese.-in, ii y w roiiem rein, t'-'
, , 1 , :,
of two tliirds of eaeb House,
I . , t
Mr. 1 1 U fa naid ha was then perfectly sa
1 . , . , , 1
usiieu witn it,.
The questioti on Mr, Hogan's nmendmci '
was lost ; and the question recurring on Mr
MrAHEflM amendment, was adopted,
5JM, and the Article was. referred to the Com
uiitt;o of Seven."
We have here given at length the arj"
i ments pro and eon in the Convention of 1"
3.1, on the subject of the modes fr tne M
ture aiti.iiidinent of the Constitution. 1
us they are interesting as exhibiting tie
views of tho leading spirits of thit Coiivin
tion. They disclose a state of feeling 1C
tween th East and West at that time, p"
ciscly similar with that which now exists -With
this difference, however, that whib'
the aembcri of the Convention, kdf'il '