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ON AND AFTER JULY 3, 1871.
SALEM TO HIGH rOIXT dailt
roux nttjui coAcucf.
icrM 7klettJuund Trip. Good
IU Ort. IMk.
WTImlnf-lou to Salem, OXLT $19 05
Wilton M 44 " 13 85
Tarboro' " " 16 liS
Btaoi Offices At Pfolil Sc Stockton 't
Merchant' Hotel, Wiutton, N. C.
At llulner'a llotel, Salem, N. C.
HEAD OF WESTERN RAILROAD
TO ASIIEV1LLE:
Daily four horn Coache, exe-ept Buuday.
Excursion Tickets tf Ashevillc lor sale at tbe
rirfnripal Kail Road ofik-e ou the North Caro
ina Hailroad.
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tarn luilroad, Daily except suuiiuy.
CHARLOTTE TO VTADESIIORO
AND
HEAD OK W.. CAW. K. H :
Leave Charlotte, Momlar, Wednesday and
Friday Irave Wadosboro', Tuesday , Thnrs
Uy, and Saturday, making connection with
Railroads at Charlotte and daily stage to head
of Wiliniiigtor, Char. A K i.t 1itIhI K. K. from
Wadcsbnro. Ity this route paa-ciigcr leave
Wilmington and Charlotte Hominy, VVmIim
day and Friday at 7 a. m., and anno at Wil
mington and Churlotto next fveniiip, resting
at night in Wadesbom. each way.
Through Tickets from Charlotte to Wilming
tun, ouly $10.
kingstrer to t; koki; etown, s. c .
Leave Georgetown .Monday, Wednesday and
Friday, lid urn next day.
Through Tit ki ts via N. E. Iiailroud to Char
leston, ft) 00.
E. T. CLEMMOXS,
June 24, 1871 2G:lf Contractor.
Time Table Western IV. C. B. H.
TAKK8 FFF.ECT 5T1I SEPT. 1S70.
GOING WEST. GOING EAST.
Attire. Leaee. Arrire. Leave.
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Kept. 33. IH7H.
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11ALEIGII, y. C,
AUCTION & COMMISSION -
Merchants,
Solic't Cmirnmpnts of
Corn, Floor and Produce Generally.
Particular Attention paid to Auction
Sales.
REFER HY PERMISSION TO
W.H. Willard, Prei'l Halrlpli N'at'l Bank.
W. E. And80, " t.itizeua
Jko. 0. Williams, " State " "
W. H. A R. S. TttMKB Co., Raleigh, N. C
March !7-3m
Raleigh National Bank,
OfN.C.
Baleioh, March 20th, 1871.
TliiaBank under a rcsoliition of the Stock
holder and authority from the Comptroller of
the currency,) ha openerf tiooka at ttieif imiik
ing Iioums in thia city, for aiilNH-ription to the in-
reaoe of the Stock to half a million Dollars, be
Ins the authorized capital.
2:f C. DEWEY, Cashier.
Administrator's Notice,
The nndemigned having qualified a Adinin
iatrator Upon the estate of John M. lxwr:inre
before the Probate Court of Itownn county,,
hereby Inotitie all persons having claims against
aid estate to exhiliit them to him before the
firat day of June, 1872,. or this notice will be
pleaded in bar of their recovery.
SAM'LS. LOVVRANCK, ,
ma26:6tr-pd Administrator. ,
1,
The sym ptoms of Li ver
nmnlainl are uneaxinewi
fund pain in the side.
Sometime I lie pain is in
the shoulder, and is mis
taken lor rheumatism, the stomach is a fleeted
with losa jof appetite and sickness, bowels io
irrnersl nwtive, sometime alternating with lax.
r m mmi m I I . - -r -4 . - . l.f.:.f
I lie Iiend l.i inpiiiMm
with pain, mid dull, hea
vy sensation, considera
UVSB.
ble loss of memorv, e-
ompnnied with painful
neiiwttion ol lisvinn i ft undone something; a hicli
ought to have been done. Often complaining of
weakness, debility, hud low spirits. Sometimes
many of the alove symptoms attend thediscae.
- and at other; time very few f theen ; but the
Jirer i generally the orgarr most involved.
fure the Liver with
PR. SIMMONS'
LIVER KKfa LATOR,
MSP
one. It has lieen used by hi;ndrifs, and know n .
?r'!w, warranttd ttebe
for Ihe last w years as our 01 i'ln,""lr'
and haramless pre naralionir ever of-
.:- j -:r.r.--5i.'r.-5aitw If kMk cmiIiLu-Iv find
iereei 10 11m p,o:ti.i. ... -n -..--.i-.
ierdstently.il isuic to cure ,
!Uv-otj)si.-i,.iie(iaL.ie.
iaimtl.ce.costiveness.sieK
, 1 u 1 . . : ,1:
j hcailai he, chronic disrr- ,
Keyujatr.
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Itr, cauin (Lvsenterv, af-
Itcliun e.il llm Kimieyv rnrrvnTO-nesw,' cnr(li(7 tiis- '
ease of the skin, impurity; of the blood I. melan-
choly, or depfes-1011 of spirits, be-irtluirii, cone, :
-T-pt painl in the Jmwel, pain in the head, fever
HMMnaMMM
ami aaue. dioWvVlK.il. pain in the bee-K, Ac. ' ,
PtvnarMl r.i.le l.v J II. ZEI-I-IX A VOL--i-vrmX
w. w. ,
Dnnfi-isl. Macon, lial
Price, $1; by mail $12"). '
For sale bv T. F. K LVTtZA f .".-fc-b2t-
lv -' - Palidiurv-S
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THE DANGER-
All of the Judge iu the State hold the
present convention law to be unconstitntiiiu
al. Il was also helj to be unconstitutional
by moat of the lawyer and statesmen of the
pxst age by urh men a (iastoii. Rutiiii.
.Meart s. lli(.'gs acd Fiher. Iu view of all
this who doubt whut the decihinn of the
Federal government will be. should it be
calUd Umiii to decide? And if tile Cornell-'
tiou meet and turns out all of the present
Stale oliieers and this is one of the p inci
plt objects for which it is railed the Feder
al authorities trill be called upon to decide.
For the present olheer w ill still claim to be
the government, and ill rail npi.li the Pres
ident to recognize them as stirli, titular tin- f
authority delegated to him by the Act of
1!'.). r or thi- course they have the pre-
ceUelit or Oiiv. King and ins oincers. aguiiisi
Dorr and his follow ers iu H44. What (lieu
becomes of the Work of the convention for
fur which you are called tipou to vote .' It
will he scattered to the four winds, iiml all
ill. llloney expended IIOoll it will be forever
I, llif ir''l or TTonli r ir.m'lul. Ti e
worst of hum, in passion will a'so be nr us
ed, and tiie return 01 peace an I good feeling
w II be h'ljg retarded. U ill the calm and.
peace loving people of the country vote lor
the convention under these circumstances .'
Till' OTIIKlt HANUKK.
To escape the above danger vc? have heard
tt priqmsetl to let the present Governor nod
Supreme Court Judges remain. What i t
be gained by such a course ? Nothing ut all !
For some one of the minor other--, ome
Judge or Clerk of the Superior (Yurts, w ill
then test the question of the constitutionali
ty of the convention law before the .Supreme
Court of the State. Another Hoke and
Henderson case will be the remit, and uooiie
chu doubt how the Court will decide. It will
decide thut.TTl the laiigTluge of the great and
learned Rutlin, the conventi.di was ".in un
authorized body, and therefore, r more
than a voluntary collection of so many
,nen" ' that its act being void could de
rive no continuation faun a vote of the peo
ple." Soli either event the whole work of
the conveniioti will be set aside, and all the
money expended upon it will be added to
the taxes of the people. Hlready overbur
dened with taxation. Let the peeple pon
der these thing well, for they arelhe word
of truth and soberness. ' If they wou'd escape-
trouble b t them vote against the r'eg
sent unconstitutional couvetitior, and wait
for the call of a constitutional one. They
will not have to wait very loug. and iu the
mean time several important amendment
can be cheaply and oafely made by the legis
lative mode.
LET-TIIR:i'QrLK;
BER. '
KEM EMi
That the late Chief Justice Ruf
fix, one of the profoundest jurists
that this nation hn3 ever produced,
and whose opinions commanded the
highest respect, even in Westminster
Hall itself, declared, in n letter pub
lished in the Wilmington Journal
in July I860, that a( Convention of
the people called under the Constitution-
of this StatCj-'irr-'-rtny- olhrr mode
than by ! the General Assembly, "two
thirds of all the members of each
House concurring," would be "an un
authorized boilyr andf therefore no more
titan a voluntary collection of no many
taenia eaucutt" -Unit "iU aels would
be void" that "no confirmation of iU
acta could be derived from a role of the
people" that the Constitution hav
; 1112 presoriixtt two distinct mmies 01
. 1 i . . 1 t
amendment - ';, oth.-r mod, sarc ex-
rfudrd by irran'ithte inlrence."
TlIK Kf IvI.fX "F Ki 111 For.n. Messi-
...- fc., . f ,
letgnj) t 1 :irp nlcr, ot the l.utnt -rloM ."tne, 111
r,i(,rto c.irr,.!sirate'i.eir sl.item.nt, and the
... . , ,, ,- . , , , .,
statement of Lie I .! t.r, as to who it w:i-
s...
JirMice, have robin--! d ,v letter to L. I'. le:r-
ch, Esq., a pn nim nt eonservaiive I 4ier id
K(lthcrfinl wh bre r, :u..nigT,t
" ' 1 Jj
of thcj-aid. asking I111.1 hi opinion .11 resantto
the party. -Mr. e unit -1.1,1 wale it a- ..! p.n-
raid was I rtgu.ir Ku I
'IX V1S-
it, sntl states ibat suth is ".lie
. sal oninitth of the ihe eiii--o ol
al.-uost 'utni'tr'
of K.ithcrf.irdtoti
-w-ithetit -rtrd-t-s-Mr!v
He aI-cT ndcnius
thf fi'"".' '" ureputJiiicd lejm.
Ituutui,
"THE WESTERN ADDRESS."
For the Old North Htate
Mk. EltllTOR : Tht-ra apprar in tit
Sentinel's lue of Jnne S9tb, a rrpaLliah
id document, the Western Addrr, it
ued by aeveral member of the IriU
ture from the West to the propl of North
Carolina in 1851. Mr. Turner wnnlJ
have the people of the Slate now to Ultere
that the signer of ibat ddrr favored a
majority Convention, lie wonlJ brand
mm luconli tatoow who iirtira It mm4
dow oppote tbe prrtcDtconveaUin move,
tneiit; while the other J lojfftrol ibe
prodigious tiullitj of 1871 are presented
rrominentljp at model of coniter.er.t
fe would call back the tuetnorj of the
West to the naiura of Dvuum, Liilmgloii,
GUmcr, FoUr and othvr, atd add tUejthat they only deifffd To onif fliTThe con
influenco of their namet and memory in
behalf of the revolutionary measure of tho
conservative party. 1 hit addre, at pub
lished at & i inphaiiscrl by the editor of the
Si'htinel, ia to be used by the cross-road p -
litii-iaiit of the mountain ditttiicts, and the
section adjacent thereto, at an nullioiita-
tive elretionrertng document of nndeniablo
reliability. I propose criticising the coo-
truction of the Sentinel, and .thereby
counteract the influence which it may
wield in the present contest.
In 184S tbe question of amending the
constitution a it thou existed was hist
agitated. Roth the U big and Democratic
parte acknowledged the necessity of
aiuendint nl. Rolli parties acknowledge
the necessity now. , The Whigs and
Democrat differed o to the mode then.
The two puitic differ upon the tame
point now. The Whig and Democrat
each advocated constitutional mode then.
The conservative paity goes outside the
constitution now. The Whigs opposi d
legislative enactment only Lec.inse they
ptifeiicd a change Ly convention; the
Democrats opportd a convention for the
same reason, until lb.") I, w hen Mr. (ira
huui introduced li s Majority bill, which
the Democracy It ii Ik siiatingi y denounced
it uncoiistilutioii.il uiol revolutionary.
In this denunciation mui.y id' the ablest
Wiiij staTesiiien joint d, bt cause until (hut
periotl ail had ativocattd a couvtii'inii on-
ly in accordance
w 1 1 li the coin ltulion.
under which auspices the Wesliin lucm
lu lS iulli.-lu (I to the people of lln- Stale,
the iiililii rs w hich Mr. Turner republishes,
Iitr entirely pt i verts by bis italicised em
phasis ; winch fact 1 sh.ill Jtttiinptto
show by iiigiitiK lit. The first point which
I tit tiin piopcr to notice is his t inpli::sis I
the follow ing, w hich In: piiuts in Final!
capitals : "'1 hat the oiily ioper n publi
can nioile ot amending or uliciii.; tin'
constilutiotf is by the people themselves
in convention assembled." Does this
clause mean a convention called by a bill
passed by u bare majority of the 1 gisla
tuie and ratified by the people ? .Mr.
1 unit r assuredly intends this construe- i
tion. Will he or any contserva ive hiwer i
in the Slate lisk their reputations as le
galist upon ibis construction ? The con
stitution ot 1835, under which lliat clause
in thead liess win issued, s.iys, Art. IV,
Sec. 1 tj "Xo convention of the people shall
be called by the General Assembly Unless
by the concurrence of two lliinls of all
the member tf euch House of the (Jene
eral Assembly." A natural construction
of this section would lead us to the opin
ion that the constitution .f 'C8 was fram
ed by a convention of the people yea,
verily, "by lliju people themselves in con
vention ass mbltd." The eeetioti a quo
ted above is incorporated into our present
constitution, therefore I unhesitatingly
maintain that a convention called in ac
cordance w ith said section isa convent'on
of l lie people, aud that there is none other
uch inside the constitution. It was thi
TAHiVTe x ,sJjaiteiijii!mjudi
which-the uignei ot tlio "Western Al-
Ldjceita"- ri felted as I hope to be able to
prove satisfactorily by natural nuil liberal
constructions of extract from that docu
ment, lint ere I prnect d funhi r.'iet me
pi'.use and inquire of the voters of North
Carolina whether it is not passing strange,
yea, pre-eminently lidictiloiis and absurd
that the conservative party of 1871 should
attempt to brand a Aristocrats oppo
nents of republican modes of changing
the constitution the very men who ir
'54 gave to 4t,000 non-landholders the
right to vole for .State Senators, and in
lfcfjS granted universal suffrage to jail pi 1-1
son "without respect lo race, color or
ji rev ions- condition " Now, l.intll.oldeis.
ponder this question.
lint to my criticism and proof of its
coiri'ctness Mr. Turner, to strengtht n
I. is contorted majo-ity cniistiuc'inh, llil
pliasizt s a "f.t e convent ion," suppos
ing dmibllVsf that ih -:-rfirdt-r''1'dii'i'm'
bis e.nplnisii w ill inter that a free eon ven
tion is one called by common legislative
enaetinent, and very probably led some
;o think thai the peoph- have iin imilionaJile
r'.ght to tall a convention without any in
tei fereiicu of the Legislature at all !
Let US exaniire this. At 'lie close of
the il.l p.iragiapli ll:e adtli't ss, in speal.:rg.
of the ctu'i vei.tion of ','J.i, s.ivs ; ';-,,.
tit lejra'r lo 1
tuii vuaunus a re.tt tvyjf.'
t il to be swoiii nut to tianscet d (hi- I. nut.
pirsciioil. to 11.' Ul ty tin' I
sl:itt::f,
Itself but the- sen till id III.
pi ople."
57 Ver;; I pal :i"rnpliss faiHier
on wp ti ,(
'"II
isfiie ll. I'll li.it- been Iii-lv piesei.t-,
... f . . -
i f1mViirr.-.i..Milr MroMv.-i.i :,'.(."'
Now lei 11 couslHi-this -bv tU-rub s of
constriiction g- re rally -n c-t
ll.lZ.
'll....
rach wor-U shall be consume! e.i-eoititt -g trt
4ts most common meaning, at.d t aeh ...ii-c -
111 COUnt-Ctlrtfl W ill) OtllCIS l lr,Hf.if 4 il,.
same lliing." Now, if tlie s'giieis spt-ak
'of ihe convenu.iu.ui J
in connection there iib 'peak of the pro-
Som d eonvenlion a a Lee one 14 contra
ittUtclion, do we not leadil Conclude
thai ther mean out open and nnthiniMel.
d by Irgtalaiiva relrletlont t That
the ptpU in tbeir tovrrtfja rapacity aa
tneb tbonld spurn any attamad
nower ot tbe LerUlalnre, filtclf bat the
servant of the people t ' Retder, lilroujf
intrllig-enee antwer tbeta acUou.l
I tald ia tbe bejiauI"C ff thi rouVpo
nication, that tbo 'grrVq tie Wtvlen
jre4)ordanerw4tb the eoustatioii read
tnnthar ajuolalUn a-4Mni4tasia4 by the
Sfhtinel t 'It it trae lite coustitution
point out that (the Legislative) a one of
i he roodct i anieuJiiiC tl conatituliou.'.'
Dot not thi alif''Ctorily eltle the point
slitution by another umdt which that in
strument pointed out, at least, this i the
mural inference upon nailing the sen
tence. Will any man say that the con
dilution point out oilier than the two
modes the one by legislative enactment,
the other by a sonveulion of the people
called by ihe emtenrrrtice of two-third of
each house of tbe dencrul Assembly I
No of course, the l'ro-coiivcnlioni! of
1871 will not, because they maintain that
the majority bill mode i reserved to the
people, and therefore not incorporated into
tho constitution! 81 range, logic Can
they lawfully reaiu or reserve to them
selves the resistance of law aud freedom
from punishment for such resist nice f Hut
'.hi clamor b the cnnvvntinnisi for the
right of the people it all deceit and
de magnguMn, if not, why dn they a (linn
ratified o will have a convention any way,
ratified or njected ?
Yes sir, every tiny minor satellites and
doci of the ilinv work f the l'.irty art
heard to say, "We will have a conven
tion voted duwn or. not. When you
rpfak to leader of these threats they
reply very haughtily, vie are not re
sposible." Vet, it uppo ii very signifi
cant, nnd gives a fnrecilste ot the danger
of majority bills, du it not I
Again, 'When a convention is author
ised hi) hue the people an: sensible of the
imjoilance ot the tusk, ll. cy have to per
Ihiiii Hint f 1 1 1 1 v alive t tlo- re.-poiisil.ijil V
w hich rts's upon tin 111." Tliis is nil line, ,
1,111 the l.it sent bill is Hot aulh. liz.t! l.v ,
liw, anil 011 ibe '.!,! of ii.'iirt ll. is sum
I alio r HI-'S.'illrlacl :on ei i.
ili-sailsiiicl
if I iiliservalive
b-adei-", lh.it tlieV :il'ejl.oi
l ss sensible nl
tti
liupoi I ii.ee "I 1 lit 11' trisK or it ss niiiv.r
.4 , .' , '
. 1 1 1 1 , , sllllllli'll.jl i;it, ei 11 oe Illinois 0..0 00- 1 i.'i'.'s-
.il.ve to tl.e ivspoi.sib:,!) cl their acini,. ( , L, 1,.vIli...Vi ,)m,i,t. of, b c.t.is, ex
n In 11 I Lf convei.lioii 11 in ilirec. opfosi t-i by the constitution, and of danifcroiis
tiou to law. ; kiebncy lo the stability ami perpetuity tf 0111
And i":iin, "'Ihr Uti of ultei ing the t"jovt rnnoiil.
t ons.ilu.n.u by conven.ion is mm I, the ; . Nr .-ire the great names all arrayed on one
. , 1 1 ,., ! side of this controversy. .Statesmen nnd jurists,
"'o"t ' I' "'llH' '""'k "' I livi,lw ;1 .lead, whose, names are equally high
term "ihtt nioile." Now, if there had . r,,lls of fame and equally dear to the
been more wnvs thntt oi:c of'c.ilIinsaCon-I oood (lid North State, adhere to tbe written
vent ion would lliev not have said the ntodc-i !
or this uwde ! (Vria i.lv, the most com- j
. , , 11 1 I
or
moii gruuiiniuical
rules would Have re
quired it. 1 hen, tlo the coiivcntionms
indeed claim thu mnj'irih modo to be
outside of the constitution f
And again, Mr. Turner emphasizes the
word "majority" which tends to delude
the render. Here is the paragraph "We
have already shown that ufier 1S52 thir
te jii Senators will represpeut a majority
of the people of North Carolina. The
minority is represented by thirty seven
sertafote - All con
stitutions, it is true, are designed to1 pro
tect the lights of minorities ; it is the
shield which guards "llieir rights against nil
encroachment. Itnt these shields, these
guards must come in the first instance
from a Majority (at emphasized by Mr.
Turner.) Now can any otic doubt that
majority is hero used 111 contradistinction
tommoniv. without any 11 trrence lo
w'ti&'FWlilii'rtfr'f
aJLilaUuiLQliatilUtioi.l one. and we J.
.M-tm-ssM-. -..-..-Y,-v
l.eit-tii - itiuittiniii . 111.1v ivu iiiitoo 01 . iiii:
I.egisltituie is die only such guaranteed
by the. consiilntien in regard to a con
v t-1 , 1 in I) . Suppose the Senate was norv
r presented us .he signeis of lhc Western
Ai'dresa said, il would be af er 1S52.
Thirteen Senator representing 11 majori
ty and thirty-seven Senators the minority.
1 it not plain tlmt the representatives of
umiiiotiiy .of the people by a majority,,
ycja even a tw .vihiid majority could have
passed a bill frr h .convention against the
wishes, of an overwhelming majority ol
the eilicns ot tin; (State. 1 tic cl.iust
w l,jt , 8ecnrei that m.-jorify in the Sen-
ate to a minority of tin! people lias been
stiicken out, jet, the represet.latinn of
the wishes of the people by the Legisla
ture is not such thai the majority of them,
are willing to ho liarrassed voting ou
the subject of conveniioti to gratify aa
illegal and unconstitutional majority
or lhat body;' who a to only the ' irpre
seiiiulivee of a minority. This fact will
be demonstrated on the 1st Thursday iu
August, with the hope lhat it will be an
eternal settlellie nt Ol Uie quesllon. t or i
coiisidei ii g the fivtjiii-ut misrepreaeitU- j
ium of tin ir const Unci. ts by the nieium rs '
of the (iei.t r..l Assembly .my one wiil
It atiilv see the Indent uicessily of a two-
thirds. vole'" f lhat body,
Iiml . vote i hi at '. 1 001 oniy- 10
hi. hi the n: tide, law ti "Hi ton frequent
Tloii."' s, l.niTit iiiuie''")ti.' en (Torse-:i 1 1 1 TfiST
Tin h UCIUOI I'V the t-e.i-.er ;ii:,l p,et tit
I lit- t X I'M' t.f l.tilltl'-' 'leclious ti;l jii-i.
pi it y in': "r" --r n i"'" hi hi!
itecotin - ii'v'g-,) y ""l"! " ""r1-
1 .. . u s.. i nr. ....j 1 .. I -
shirs ami oltn r i ll O.IU'", .. In. tin- lu
st .i.ce b-lore tue people
iu tin
iL J.reStlll
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Im'i
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6"
I
rv titititi, "'We
!:-iru 'igo t
,cJ loil lie ' tl
ii.e
C.liel'al
r...i, ..1 :
IMt. l)U:ltll t.try -
, . ......
....... u,
the tu :rIvti-!.
K" Hit
-wViiid li.it h:ve '
i mjwiai-iy' il j..4-T
mUcoostrued by the editor of that paper.
li all the ami conn ttion pajsrr pub
lish it disabused of tbtta fro miscou
miction, aud thertby prove that when
thecouventlonisl take thi Wrttern Ad
dm at a bU, an authoratative docn
mrnl upon the subject, they found their
major rif fieri upon a tiro thirds Uuis.
FUIEDRICH.
Far JU OUXortk Sta fa.
UNCON6T1TUTIOSAUTY OF THE COS-
.--'V--A-VK5TI01I AVTTtZZZrZlZ
IIox. Lrwt TIaxu:
The atteation of convention, or no
coovrnlitMi, vlikJi in Auguat next ia to be paaa
rd nsin by the tropl al the poll", ia already
attracting public sttrntlon and awakrlilng duv-
ciisloftiM jheiHildis. 1'ritila. .ii'ilLyoii iivtiuit
00, who baa ever entertained coimrvalive t 11
titiitnts, who ia rrmovrd fnim the arena of par
ty politic, snl.i a dear lover of hl native Slate
the good old North Slate, Ciod blm her I to
tiiiw his views nxti this interesting topic in
yuiyr valuable paper?
1 swing by the consilient ion 01 tne question,
which should not be di.iilrd too hsslilv whelh-
rr a convt iiticii la dcimble or t xpetlittit iu the
orvwot eac-tlcd stale of wMio teeling, lb aub-
jeet of present inquiry is, w briber the modo bii
Ihoriled by the legislature Is sanctioned by the
conslilullon. If il i not, then the convention,
no matter bow desirable or bow much needtd,
will prove to the people the gilt of Pandnrat
box, from wbeocveaii issue forth nothing but
ills to ttlMict the Stale. A faulty principle in
troduced into the framework of goverment, like
a mistike in incehniiies, w ill cause confusion and
derange ihe whole machinery ; and if not time
ly eradicated, will work out its legitimate re
sult, and eventuate in wreck and ruin.
It c.iuiiot be denied, that the method adopted
for calling the convention has disMngtie-hed ad
vocnter, who in-i-t il is eminently priqx-r ami
iu perfect accord with the provisions ol'lhe pre
sent ctxistiliilion. The highly rtKclable gen
lleititn, couiHisiug the Central Executive com
mittee of the I t niocralic Conservative Partv,
. ill so well Mll-lled on this K,int, ll.at they tlo I
Hot htilate to iist rt ill their recent Addri",
' TWjJ'i'i tti'il'i if mi iHtmljt .y i tiro, (iiiv
with rtrrif irinciiU 1 tKr cohAlitittttm and iUf the-
ti iiiti(Ji 'ittttir ijnrri-mut Ht, ilml ve roa fw-ior'
rrnlit tla zmCTity ij' t!.'M tiAu nwj'jtM the coii
ry." Thu N-l.r tif the North Carolina Il ir, the
Iu1lI.U(1 and vtiieral.le II. F. Moore, i tlmwn
fnim bis ei ln-ioii to add the sanclion ot his
great n.iiii" to the majority pbji. The iiccoin
pliher nnd etniillv D. M. Itarrinyer enters) the
lists and brt uns a lame in thu aiue 1 .nwe. )ui'
iikii t Iu 1 i-ht tl, w . . traiiam, 01 11:111011:11 rep-
utatinii, rc-a( piar iu lhZl a. the cl.auij.ion. t.f
lhal same .!... ttine, whi, Ii in I.v'.the had advo-
.1
utiiHet-!ii:ty. .Mid jel liicy arc
roti
inng, wmng lor t lit- con-iiiiiiioii
111 I
4
,t vi t'T port o-e, makes pron-ioli lor lis own
.tin. inliiK nl ; and the Editor of the till A th
l . .... . .,.. .( I .. ,1 U - IS ,, ,l..ltlTS III I I'
-- , i', ,.
letter of the eoii-titulion, as containing the nu-
7" "f Y"' l'-'eet from
eloss anil interpolation. J he immortal ( laston,
tho distinguished Itrnneh, the (inick and ready
Meares, the profound Ruflin, the patriotic Fish
er, the clear headed Pearson and his Associates
on the Supreme I'eneh, the dispassionate Phil
lips, the judicious Hanc", and the intrepid
Caldwell all oppose the incnrMratlon into our
political creed of this modern doctrine ot im
maculate conception, that the constitution is to
lie ihe football of contending politicians, to be
bandied alwuit from side to side, according to
the exigencies of natty needs aud the ever va
rying ascendency idVparty member. ;.
Previous to ,lk'b" tW-en(sitWio'n contained
ik provision for its ow n amendment. This ne
cessitated the Cieneral Assembly to adopt iifeas
ures for asct rtaining the will of their constitu
ent and lo provide the means for carrying that
will, when ascertained, into' efleet. The want
of such a provision was fe't to be n defect, re
quiring remedy. Accordingly in the Act au
thorizing the convention of 1833, entitled, '.In
Act enneeminn a conreittiun to amend the raurtitu
tion rf the State.' Section 10 provides "lie it
fuiihA- rnitrtiut, TliRt the convention shall pro
vide 111 whatTrmnncr nmennmema smiir rn vr
M. ll' bingoju
was held ami resulted in the
llire l.( lliaiil to lilt: toos.innnui .i inu i.'HHi.
constiuition of 4 '!". A Jotirualol its iirocecd
inirs and debates, kept hv its Secretary, Eiiuiiind
Ii. Frce111a.il, of blessed memory, has been Jrnnd-
d down. In Ihe index, alphabetically arrang- I
.... .. ... 1 . . ' . I
etl, is llil reltTeliee .vmci.tiiiicius 10 inecdi
slitution, liov to be made in future, lil."i, SliS."
We turn to page 3b"), and there we find this lie
cord :
"Monday, July (i, 18.35. After Prayer by the
Rev. Dr. MePhevters, on motion of Mr. Wil
. .,. .. .... 1
liam, of Franklin, the convention resolved it
self into a Committee of the Whole on the Re
port of the Select Committee, as to the modo in
w hich Allure amendments shall be made to the
conslitution; Mr.Swaiu iu the Chair. The Re
port is as follows :
-.-'Tiut uhcnener-a uuLjLuity nf the vhnk naiuler, if
each ynusr nf the General ..Issciiifc.'y tlutll deem it
neeeAHtry to niter or amend thi ewittllution, they
may proyiosc' mu:h alterntiao or ituiemhnentx to the
fieojfle, and the G jrei nnr th'dl, by proelamation, lay
tle nunc brfoee the w nji'e fix month before tin en
Kiiiiuj election foe Memlier of the General -l.win-bhj
and if the tHO House of the General . sc. .t
bly, thu eleeted, thult apjirore, an in the fieri iu-
Stit&XtStf. (ft .a.'lHX!iNM.i!J''P.'!Wld!l.e.'!!l&rfvll-.
be gi.hiiiitteil io the jtiojje., for their rtiiijh ation 01
rejirtion, and if ralifirtt hij a majority, rliall bteome
I a ji' i t of the euitxlit'ition,
I Mr. .Means said, he was in the minority of
! tlicCouitiriitce who .made, the above liejiori ; ami
should Dw 'move to auieiuj it by striKiug out
all after the word 'thai,' and substitute Ihe fol
lowing:
'A- iart of the ee.nttili'.t 'ion s.W fh
lee a tali to alter lite sunt s V'i.7 A'
he wteetd tm- 1
A'liv- tV-,1 read :
tune 111
vaeh. JImuo( Cu fr'.-ae-nd .luemJj, ,
torn
,. roreed I; bu
f the vhole. nmoh, r ot ':
- . . . . . . '
ill,. I o'pil'-'l
fii: e i.tott am
'I'V
,l,- jo : l,fu:d .ii
.l.. ."..'i T;- to the
i p 1
.hall l,r a iee. -l to 01 if '( wrol
alter, i.-i
rft'.'.-.' !
io-thiid "the v.',Je r.u o-.o'if m i;i e
:jr7JTrtrn'Ae..i'!. e frw
.!,' ;.:l'.'1
U-i'vd rttrrrrtl', there rer-ft ny
j - - - - . . . r
j ( Vcnn-al Aremli, Wf -
lahl - fA title and te.nla'af mheec'if mud ameuul- I
mty He nihmttted to the q ialaie.rrnt-ertf .r
the JJ.a. of ( 'ji,iie.s Inmuijhain tne t:t:f ;. iu.a ,
. v;., .-I ft., sj-vsf
- Lj - . .'.I .11 l .1 1 ' ill "ii.;. Jl. . I
.... .-.....-v.,-. . f.i' lot'- 'rn f. in 1 " . ..-!' . -,
,. .- , ' , ....',,:.
ei 'ivi nr.teij i" os m- .,-
f.'.e-
ifiUr l.ylhe .sniu'ip f-
lion;- e. -ffrtte
iuk,. jwvri-.ws a anr- el. etion
to H.".-'i2b-'i'i''i it f if lie
.11.-1. 1111 .im,., .i-.-i
th:
Tbe amendment, protxjsrd by Mr
Mearw, in carried nithoul a division, tad lb
Iteaoluliun, a amended, paaaed. 107 VOtta lo
17."
li na tlano now al lb debate.
Mr. fchauer said, he was aUo a member of lb
aisjitf-iiy of the commute who made tht Iv
port, and would slat hi view on the subject,
lit was In favor of lb Report generally, though
he visited lo introduce an amendment lo It. II
was of opinion, thai l ought not lo be made too
easy lo amend tbe ctsruliiulioa, nor loo dillicult.
If a majority 0 ihe legislature might propose
amendment, and scud them out to iht people
for Lbaur.cuMvurfeoee. he ahoaitd be orrnscd to
Ul tJbitt lid la UClilil pU MUi-UKd. T
tion of th Oetien-l Aasrmbly at required, and
two action or the people. - Adopt
a plan by which il shall be necessary that two
third or three-fifths of the Legislature shall
paw upon the aubject, ami no amendments to
the constitution would aver be made.
. JJr- Alcana thought, llmt whefl-th law of
the land was solemnly fixed, ft ouht not to be
disturbed fur light causes, ami he waa unwil
ling, ihert-forr, lo have it in the power of a bare
majority of the Legislature lo bring about n
other Convention. He thought there would be
wore safety in the piuvision which lie ottered;
and if there were any real lie wily for a cum
vmlion at any time, there would be found no
dlfbcullv in obtaining it.
liov. ltranru watMaqxawd lo lit lvvpolt, 4m1
in favor of the aiiieiidtnent tillered by ihe gen
tleman from SsioMin, Mt. M tares.) He knew
thai the principle of the vole of a majority is a
favorite one; but in some cases, it is found in
sufficient and deceptive. In small communi
ties, w here there ia no great diversities of inter
ests, ihe majority may safely rale, but iu an ex
tensive counlrv like ours, where the soil and cli
mate are so various, und the interests of the
people so distinct, other guards are necessary.
'I he const itulioiial law ought not
to be loo easly atlcctcd. He would not give a
stiver for a constitution that could be altered by
the baie will of a majority.
J utlge Daniel did not wish amendments to
tbe constitution to be too easily obtained ; but
doubled whether the proosed amendment did
not throw too many obstructions in the way.
Col. (i.iiihtr was in favor of the Report of
tbe Committee. He was one of those w ho llio't
that the majority ought iu every case to rule.
The great defeel in the present constitution is,
thai ii col. tains no mode for amending the h-
Atriimt lit. J is true that the coiistiiiiuon oiigm
not lo be too I'rctiue'itlv amended ; buttwogreat
ilillieullies inii:h: not to be . laced iu the way of
obtaining amendments, when necessary. ,
The plain roMsUiii ol ll.c luporiis,
that when a majority ol the Legislature arc ol
the C'pinioli that an amendment i- iMCcssury to
be made, thu Ituvcrnor i to proclaim Lhc liicl,
the people then 1 It-el another Legislature, and
If tins l.i ,'v et ii.-nr in the ol'inien, the nnieinl-
lusiil is ihvti siibimllfd lo llt wq.!e for llieir
ntilicalioii. '- " " '"' niipeti uie itinenu-
liiti.l i,n.i'ost,l bv lhcgel.iUm.iti frt.mSamp.on,
IT I l.t . I
as il threw almost nis'.i
koiioTiioiTk.. udol'itt tl'.'
tit rable iltlheiillits 111 lhc
Judj:c ttaftoli wished il was ih bis power to
ii.i ci-iii e lo his h t linirK on this snl . 1 el, rut he
ik 1:
ill it's
fell nun Ii inilisi osnl. and the Slate o) his hca
tl. and the Slate o) his health
would not allow him to do so. This was oho
of the in. -t import nit questions that had come
before the convention ; lor whalevt r l-encliis we
inav have onanist d ourselves for our labors
'" I
"f
ihis lusle. in lavintr the foundations of our
constitution on equitable and lair principle, if j
we put it in the power of bare Legislative ma-
.1 II il,.... I.,.!.. ...I loivn 1
jormes lo upset
iheui all, then 11ult.1l, have
we toiled in vain. Ho was not only surprised,
but filled with fearful apprehension. It a
pears as if this body were going rashly from
one extreme to another. Uecaiise dillicuity bus
been experienced in calling a convention lo
amend our constitution, wc arc determined to
have a perpetually changing constitution. What
i the proposition rceomini luted in the Report?
That two siicceding legislatures, lyn bare ma
jority of voles, may alter any part of tbe con
stitution, or any part of 'the Amendments which
tiny be adopted by thi convention, or any
principle in theliill of Right-, consecrated for
ihe ve t 111 i: v of our lives. Iilx-rtv and 1 roliTlv.
What reason is itivcll for this proceeding ? That !
a majority ought to govern. Let us not be tie- jj. ,t iniention lo vote for Ihe amend-
eeived by idle generalities. In what sense ,,j oflertd by tbegentUmen from Davidson,
ought majorities to govern ? That the deliber- ! , - j,. J, ..,.)
ate will of the Petiple ought uliiiuately to prt- jrrri-teirc:brr rx phiinrd w hy he-should vote
vail, no one will deny ; but thai the lniiwnary nin.t the amendment of the gentleman from
will of a majority, which fliay be, produced by 1 jJttV: ln, and ti.rthenmendnuntofiercd by ihe
eficrvescenee of the moment, ought lo do A.-it- g.-mh tin 11 from Sampson.
iter it leant set up nnd pull down coiistilu- i 'r. Speight nf t'recne, wrntcd to know why
tiinis trojn day to day no man t an be so ex- ; (-v. t.f wUhctl a convention so easily called?
travagant ns lo desiie. If noil. ing more - Was it to carry into txecution seme plan now
needed for Ihe purpose of iioveri.nu ut than this ; htudimisly conce-iUd? Surely, after we shall
brief maxim, Id the majority govern, what he- j j,aVc settled the principles of this compromise,
conies ol nil our check 011 luajori'ieJ AM.) j ii future conventitn will ever 1 called to lis
t wo branches in our Legislature hv judn 1- j ur jtj4W,,. JJe was . w4llmg.to.gn iorwnrd imd",:
wl'wtabtisrimint-.? V by ut d ryJery HeffhTsirii.e liok 'nssiprifrt fl
are b atb'lit this unfetltrtd principle, why. any . ?ahrnit il. tQ-the peeple.Uir..ralititUoU,or ..rrjtaPu
of liieie establisliincnt.s? fie would riiiht r live
under the most despotic goveriiiuitit or earlh.
iliiin'iinder an" uiilimiiVd government of nuiii-
lH-rs. He might escape the mrtieeot one tyrant,
but there would be no (scape from a multitude
r . 11.1. - : : 1.:..!. ,1...
of tyrant. The provision wbrch the gentle
man from Sampson oilers a an amendment to.
the Report, puis the mailer on a proper footing.
He point out the manner in w Inch Amend
ments to the constitution may - hereafter be
made; and whenever there is sufficient ground
for calling Ihe attention of the people to this
great object, ihe-rc would be no tlillienlty in ob
taining a sufficient number ot each hiant hof
the 'Legislature to fivor the call. ,
He wislied gentlemen seriously lo consider the
ilifierenoe Iherc was lielwe.ui amending a ccai
stilutlon and ht passing of ActJnjU(CLi4a
lature. Il is nectssjiry ll.at the Pi ople should
revere the ct.nsiiiiitlon under which I hey live
if they tlo not, they can never heartily sup
port it. Can ihcy revere it, if it be constantly
ehimgiug? The constituti' a of a country ought
never lo be idle red. but w in 11 il beet nits abto-
fnlely necessary. " . t ire day an nlttn pi will l c made to adi pl free
Tlie remarks of Judge (iaston closed tho ehe j whilepopiilatit.il as the 1 asi-.tif it presttuatit n.
hate. ..Several amend miiil to llje projositinn ' Jt was not in a y.irit of dislrust, tht n fire, that be
of 5!rrlcai-e;s 'we're ohVred; .'biit " wiibtinl' avail "' SdVtieated ibeaiii" i.tlTi'i iTTTFI r prritTcmSn frrmt
it btcamt- a part ot tbe constitulion, :,i,t s I .Stitq -on not with a ilisj t siiit n to reproneli
knew 11 as the Legislative nie.'lt of ainendini lit. tbe West, but fit 111 -itltsire to preserve ibo
There is certainly rtulhmg in its hist, ry to war- : piineipl. new m ;i! d fit in t: sh 1 x iriiittnt-.
rant l ho siipisition, that t';e'ouveiilioe wonli! ! Mr. I- islu r of Rowan mwiked, ll.al tj.e ex
have enleiiained for a nioment a pn t-a'n 11 lit1', istt iitw of this inoili.l st i.srbiiii v, asii was tum
aiithoi i?e either diret t!y or it-dirrc-tly by un.k-! t(, Was easily aeceiinlt l d r. 1 nr CO or 40 ye-ara
ing a direct call, or by sam 1 inning '. evil I y the the West had been st t kii'.g a t--i.veknlit 11 and ibe
tri.'.' its the ph i-e c. t . It Wa Mie.Hvowttl
ol Ii el of Mr. Met res i.-i 1 nl rod tie in bis pn po-
si - '"" Xo. prevent the rc.'uin i.ce iX si.tl. :.n :
en nt -! rcpc.it Its t;W ti word---"when the
, .... t .. 1 . . 1 i. 1-. .1. . ' .
law t;i ire i-tnn was soii-tuniy neo, 11 iini :
iiUii.l. i.lstuxcd Inr liul.l, f.in.., andq.e i 1. . 1
nnwilling. Iht re lore, to nave If in the p- wt r rf -
a -.
riiv
t-tu-be iH- ai ii t
tiiollur eon-, ci, In it. Tie wavove rwtn
lr.il
-
sii. - iaineti in uie ticiiaie anti rn UiC vote,
' ' '
. : .I'll. ..... .
-l.etma nTw-'lrTt'trrTSee'i5C!r"o'f !.e JtNra17.'4lt
where tl.e sii' j-i t of rrri-lrPiti.-iial ami iidn-.tuis Mr. Me:.rt said, lt satisfy isiue f(i.l!miin
U resiuued. Ju'y Sl , . i,. ;.r l ini, l.v won'.! ti.ndify Id- an.i 1 omt lit,
"The Article pres. 1 ihin;tl)eiitennr in w hich . a- 10 ..vide, tl.a! 1 o ninvi 1 :;. 11 l all lien af-"i
future amendments shail e m?de ro ihr rr.nrri- ttr br r-tPrd fr tfrr Wr-cTSi A-F-jnittv. ixe-eat
tutiiai of the Stale w as read tbe third time. ' i v a coU; i ire Ul hiluiLtiMMsirtlt f ifriw tl tf Tie:
Mr. iiti.r- t-dr-Jr n-t a-T 1TTT' "fiTT 'Sf. .iltji r 'id he v-ri r- rf.-s fly 'satisfied with .It',
gtrant arrsili.") htr t fioiis t-f a b?.e' iii.tj'-ritr, in Tbe r;i:-f". ft r o Vr Tf'irt's ti 1 1 ('mi rt '
n pr- s
t I lit- hil.-u.ineninl prjJ.'-ij-irw-T-t the p.c
A tt-
ventlon of ih people thould hereafter b eall
ed, except by a cunevtrrenl vote of Iwo-third
of each House of lb general Aaaenibly.
Mr. (J ilea asked if il was poaaiblt that thU
body would assume lo ronirol lle future action
of iht people of North Carolina by adopting
sot h an smendmenU H had heard of a power
behind iht throat greater than th throne itself,
but thi waa a-poaer abort tht throne. A doe
trine had been started In 1824. somewhat akin
to lhat involved in iht aoiendment, that the
paoplt were their own worst enemies, dla
capabla of self government. He suiter! bed to
no each djctrimv The peoplt of th Btatt vera .
ttibrf, steady people, not dlspoard frpaa mere
blsa or eaprk-e, to OfHwm. the fundamental
principle of the government He held In "MJ
hand ta amendment providing that ihswe-CAht,
of iht lgUlaturt may call a conreniion 19
amend llit comaitulion. when they detm it n
consideration should lie rejected.
" Jttdge-t Jarton,- of Craven. - thonght ttrnt the
sense of th convention had been so distinrtly
ascertained, the other day, when the question
was diacusxd, that no further obstacle woold
b thrown in the wsy of carrying out the pnn.
m htr-ll Itta krinillU IlIltsT. II UlC VUW HMWf
eiple agreed on. lint e are now met ly Hie
iH.pnlnrcrv, lhat we are about lo limit the poar,
er of Ihe ih-ohIo. It was not the I-eople, but the
creature of the people, that thenmendment pro
iiosedto limit. The course roposed arasnotan nn
usual one. - It waa recogniaed in three euuallU
tions, which he bad picked upon the spur r
the moment. vi: South ( arolina, Alabama,
and Ibe United State. It w lo lmppe a nac
on the legislature, lhat it may not avail nrw
of an incidental majority to disturb the lepose
of the in id br fretiiicntly calling them togeth
er in convention. We are called on by erery
consideration, not to sanction the principle, that
a bare majority may autlmue a convention ; if
we do, we shall be exposetl to continual lluctuar
lions. The people 'have, it is true, the sacred
right of Revolution they posses the power of
rising in their might and upturning the funda
mental principles of government, hut they can
not do it, miles the emergency is great. H the
right of a bare majority to call a convention
were recognized in the constitution, he would
not itive a fig for nil the matters, which theeon
vcnlioii had been engrged in adjusting, tnce
it assembled. Instead t l any permanent regu
lations, tvtrv thing would be set afloat, and we
should have a new ci nslitiilii n every two or
three vcars. ,
Mr.'llog.-in, of Davidson, proposed to amend
.1 i. l.v sirikintf out tuu-thiuh, ntt
inserting thrtt-hht. His object was to make Ihe
j csjc of 'a convention s difficult a matter as
1 M,wjj,iC- e wa, entirely opposetl to me ig-
i-latiirc-nmctiding the conslitution. He prefers
lt d that the Piople.ln revising their fundsmen
t.il law: should act thrtmph a ciaivculion, fronj
tiieth libtratiens of whi.b. all persons shonltt
be extlutled, wl.o were members 01 uie iaoc
. ,,,r(, ,vl,;t ', , ale'I it.
J mire Cnstcn said, thenmendment lT-ofcO
hv the gtiillt mun last up, so bir from tarrying
J t.i.t the j.iinciples previou-Iy .stablisbcd by tha
Mr. M.nirs 'sa'.r, Tn.rrTie-r.peu ov
some, that he was inllueiiet d l v sectional feel
iii"s in intiothieiiig his 111111 ndint nl ; but tin
was not rriic. All who had observed hiscoiirsc,
would admit that he was as little liable to the
charge of IcgMating under the influence of see-
ti.Ln.tl 1 I. .Ma ! MIlV nut1 (ill ihat-fliair. It is well
known lhat a large portion of the people of
X...1I. f r. lion are ill favor 'of adopting White
population as the basis of Representation. Hb
tr not cf the intelligence of the county,
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Out ol u.e people 'a wiuw. m " '
opposed to such a basis, and would prefer living
iimlernny Republican (iovernmeiit, to ono re
cognizing the principle of mere number
as lhc basis of its Representation. To guard
against this, was the object of his amendment.
liov. Swain said he rose to rt mark, with per
fect respect and kindness, that whenever any
tjiieslion arose here in which the interests of the
West were involved, there stci.ud to exist, oil
the part of Eastern gintltuii n, a morbid sensiT
biliv. This was mil just towards their Western
brethren, who had acted in good faith, nmfmet
all their ided jes like men. He thought
th. re was much nectlUss solicitude with regard
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tion. Itmtiftrtt, e.etieq'ctt me-ntw ceifisiMmtott
would'not emly exist fi r sixty years, a the pre
scnt lyie had done, but would-remain unfotiched
for ce nturies. Judge (insion asked to he excused
for again trespassing en the pntit nceof the con
vt 1 tion. lie was aware that the course he had
pursued in this convention, would expose him
to great misconstruction, but he bad made. up
his mind to do his duly, rcfnrdlcs of conw
qiicncex Miieing himself Willi tho ,conscioiiR
ness qfneling from principle, and entertaining
the hope that be should live down nl! miseon
ceplioii of bis motivee. lie bad acted on every
qucslion, so far as his fallible' t.nd Imper
fect nature wmild admit, without reference to
the eflett, which the proposition diseusseti
iiiicl.t have on the Fast or the Wcsf. The only
point, (. I empiiry w ilh him was, is it right, or 1
wrong? There 'van a k nt-ibilily fell in
the eomniunity-rgentltimn niigbt call it mor
bid but was ihnl any reason why it should hot
be allayed, if il could be dune without injury to
the community ? ll was not to be disguised
atir-rt lit iisions are end rtiontti, mat in some 111-
Ertt had bet.11 pi osiifB it. 1' s natnral,iiat
hav ing had so 1111. h tliir. nln n,r4iinoni.f, rfio
est si.oultl prt.M.le nil .n-it r reo)e t eall.itg
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rrlrntl th' in. hi rcIeTi TtT."t-: ni
hi it fi le v-
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rmwie-eif obt dj.iug a 0 i.vti.tioti, aid tlttidtdly
ire titd the I Jan ol anict.tiilg lblttiliailulit-U-
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