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5 l ERUlT Official Oirma f tlie United Stales W. M. BROWN,; Maiingcr. IIALSIIGH, C.i THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1875. Wouldn't Let Illm Tell It. A few days ago Mr. Turner, of Orange, introduced In the Conven tion a resolution In regard to the ex change "of State bonds by the Ral eigh and Augusta Air-Line for the mortgage bonds of that corporation now held by the State Treasurer. The substance ot he resolution Is to the effect, that It is the sense of the Convention -that the Treasurer should refrain from making the ex change and that the uovernor should proceed to enjoin the Ral eigh, and Augusta Air-Line Rail road Company from taking benefit of the Act of the Legislature passed at the session of 1874--75. Mr. Turner, upon the presentation of his resolu tion made somo remarks in which he denounced the whole scheme of exchange of bonds as a stupendous fraud and the persons who had en gaged in securing the legislation on the subject as thieves and robbers. The speaker was particularly severe on Dr. Hawkins and his friendst and charged that they had procured the legislation connected with this bond transaction by bribery. Gen. Barringer at this point arose and asked Mr. Turner to givo the name of the author of the bill passed at the last session of the General As sembly, but before Turner could an swer, Mr. Manning, of Chatham, called a point of order and thereby prevented Mr. Turner from giving an answer to the question. Now we think that Turner should have been allowed to proceed and give the name of the introducer of that bill. Ills resolution charges fraud. It suggests -that the State is being swindled and we contend then that the people have a right to know by whose agency these things are done, but Mr. Manning by raising a tech nical objection to the perti nancy of debate, attempts to deprive the people of such information. How- ever, we are not inciinea 10 oeneve that the Delegate from Chatham raised his point of order for the mere purpose of stopping an unnecessary debate, wo think that there was something behind which the Honor able Delegate does not desire the public to know. Let us see : the bill Under the old County Court sys referred to was passed by a Demo- tein the people of the different cratic Legislature. It is alleged to counties in North Carolina had have been engineered through both very little hand in the regulation Houses secretly. Its Introducer is of affairs. The Legislature at its known to be a strong political friend biennial sessions usually appointed of; the Delegate from Chatham and magistrates who were generally se- ono of the members from that lected, not on account of any pecu- county. liar fitness for the positions, but Tho inquiry naturally arises, did merely on political grounds. In not the Delegate from Chatham every neighborhood some Court seek to screen from exposure his House bully known to be an adept county man? The motion was a In electioneering, was selected, and A. Democratic Dilemma. The Democracy of New York adopted the other day at Syracuse a Platform which is utterly inron RUfpnt with the views held by the party throughout the South and West. In fact, it is in all material respects, Republican in sentiment and In origin.Theyrfleclare unquali fiedly for hard money, or the spe cie basis for paper circulation. This is a cardinal doctrine of the Repub lican party, on which they will fight the battle of 1S7C. Every one, knows that New York State furnishes tho brains and the' purse of the .Democracy,- and-that without Its vote, there is not a pos sibility of success in tho Presidential election next year. If we except Marvland. Delaware and New Jersey, which alone, among Eastern States, the Democracy nave any hope of carrying, all besides, are hopelessly wedded to the Idea of ir redeemable paper money, in unli mited quantities. In Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and throughout the South and West, all Democrats, who adhere to the party, are for in flation, and opposed to specie pay; ments. What then can the party do? We see no alternatives but the nomination of a hard-money man on an inflation platform, or a rag money man on a specie basis plat form. In cither case, they will dis gust the people, and drive sound headed men out of the party. In regard to human rights, the New York Democracy have re adopted the Greeley Platform, which is thoroughly Republican in sentiment. It is true, that the whole Southern Democracy swallowed this platform, at Baltimore, in 1872, in the hope of defeating General Grant, but they did so with wry faces.as men take medicine.and they have long ago "thrown it up," in disgust. The universal Democratic sentiment, South, is expressed al most daily in such papers as the Raleigh Sentinel, the Hews, the Wilmington Journal, the Charlotte Southern Home, and other lesser lights of tho party. That sentiment demands the entire exclusion of col ored men from oftice, and, as far as possible, from voting. But their Northern friends, from policy, not from honest conviction, will make them swallow the Greeley Platform again next ycrr, in their National Convention. The Democratic party claims all the honesty, all the dceeney, all the intelligence, ail the dignity of North Carolina, and yet they voted for a ! weak renegade Jtepublican for President o? fthe Conyeiijioii, who has illlctl up the fuH;ineafUrir of his shann V Votfpg for himself. They Vote to stay investigation of a known fraud In the certificates of Robeson county (pretended) dele gates until they can accomplish their revolutionary designs, and crown the infamy by permitting, abetting anu aa vising inesp irauu- ulent delegates to voteorf therrow ixase.w.iu.uie peopie.uiumouuB.f stand such an outrage? After hanging about the lobby the other day, and t hearing the res olution of Spake oii the Bible qms tion, we overheard a fellow get off this effusion : "Oh' inen-v ! ob uiorcy lgpoil gracious,' ;neu lie. Suca bewildered ; ' Omventioiij ' - never did wea r ? r 7. In caaens; comuiiUCe, 8Cilonr rhair; In which opinion, no doubt, the people join the bard. more in- with in- Hypocrlsy. No class of men affect dignation when charged sincerity in their declarations o. love for tho Union than the mem bers of the Democratic party, and yet, an ordinance has already been introduced in the Convention pro posing to strike out that clause in tho Constitution providing that North Carolina shall never secede or attempt 1 to secede. This only Rhnws tho Democracy cherish the hope, that at some future time an onnortunitv mav present itself to carry out their treacherous designs, and they do not want to be ham nered with constitutional restric- M tions. Jo Turner is endeavoring to ex pose what he is pleased to term the "great daylight highway robbery" the exchange of the State bonds for those held by the State against the Chatham Railroad Company. We trust the great Turner will not desist until he has fully shown up the rascality of his political friends in this matter. With all his manifold faults,' this is the one redeeming feature about Turner; and having unjustly and unfairly abused Republicans, he is letting tho light in upon Democratic ras cality. natural one, but savors of an effort to cloak guilt. A Parallel. with such fellows, the Court of Pleas andQuarterSessions was made up. This, is the system which the stolen majority of Democrats in the Convention propose to fasten upon Honrv Berrv Lowrv. Tom Low rv. Steve Lowrv. Andrew Stronir. he people of North Carolina in- BossStrong and Geo. Applewhite stead of the enlightened and popular those six were typical represen tatives of social lawlessness and outrage In Robeson county. Tho" four Democratic County Commissioners, and Sinclair and McEach In these six represent the mode now in existence under our present Constitution. Tho people can have no more obnoxious clause inserted in our organic law than a return to the old county court tyr anny, it contained in its every Harrington, of Harnett. lie is a bright member a shin ing light a luminary of the first magnitude, lie ought to go to n - - - Some of the Democrats out We-t addressed Jeff: Davlo! his recent trip tbrthat section as " Your-EX- cellencv ' Tncy are of the class wno agree that Mississippi snouiu be governed by a State administra tion composed of "intelligent gen tlemen." Wash, liep, They doubtless belong to the same class, also, who desire to have Jeff leach our Chapel Hill students the art of Rebellion. CORRESPONDENCE. Raleigh, Sept. 10, 1S75. Mk. Editor: I not lee; several editorial. in the Jktily OonstUutiot reflect i it: Koniew bat; severely upon the goo! old county of Robeson, which I deem It proper to notice. Notwi thstanding she has been cursed by a band of outlaws, and still fur- ir KD.. .M ,--: I mission ers. she is a erana old coun- 4 'u -' f tv. second to none In tho State A Slaughter of the Innocents, The Committee on the Legislative should be loth to believe that there are two other men (unless possibly some of the Commissioners) white or black in the county that would have taken t he certificates, sat in the Convention and. voted under the circumstances as Sinclair and MeEaehin havedone. y Vindzx. We only judged Robeson by the delegates in the Convention and the way they got here. We hope that neither the'y nor the Commif sioners and Sheriff who sent them here have their parallels in the State. Ed. J Osborno Bell, col., escaped from tho Rprtio onn nfv inil lust W'fH1 lr Department recently recommended juy Sentinel, Sept. Uth. that twentv-two bills referred to . w them do ' not pass, and they thus passed to their final rest. This is an indication of the trifling char acter of the propositions submitted, which take time to act upon and for which the people are taxed. I wish to inform the editor of the Sentinel that no such man has been in Bertie count v fail for the last five years. F. W. Belt,, Sheriff Bertie County. Raleigh, Sept. 1G, 1875. A bill was introduced yesterday to guard against "steals," similar to that of the bill passed by the "late fraud," yclept Legislature, in connection with the exchange of the Chatham railroad bonds. The Democracy are trying to make a pretense of honesty ; it is too thin, the proposition will not be adopted. STATE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION. THIRTEENTH DAY. The Cat in the Meal-Tub is at Last Discovered. The Convention is now discussing ... . .1 1 1 a proposition, liiirouueeu uuu Bennett and Mr. Manning, both Monday, Sept. 20, 1875. Convention met at 10 a. m., Mr. President Ransom in the chair. Prayer by Rev. Dr. Pritchard, of the city. The Journal of Saturday was read and approved. Mr. Bowman, Rep., called atten tion to the fact that the nature of amendments which failed is not given.' He thought the record im- lawyers, to so alter our Supreme perfect without giving the nature Court,", as to destroy the poor man's homestead. Let the peoplo be on the look out. As usual, filthy lucre's again the bone of contention two days being spent in determining the per diem of the members of future ljegisia- Congress, be chosen on a President's tures this mtle pleasantry costing Cabinet, and elected to the duel magistracy of the nation. Bully for Harrington ! A Democratic chairman of the Committee on Cre dentials. was forced to admit that "our Harrington" offered his cre dentials with not a sheriff's seal- not a clerk's seal not a commis sioner's seal but the seal of his Masonic Lodge attached to his cer tificate. Go up head, Harrington ! the good people of the State four teen or fifteen hundred dollars ; but tho people are wealthy, and the Democrats argue, they can afford it. Department of such ; Mr. Byrd paired with Mr. Hamp ton ; Mr. Manning, of Chatham, with Mr. O'Hara ; Mr. Young with Mr. Withers. MEMORIAL. By Mr. Strowd, Dem.: Memorial from the State Grange, Patrous of Husbandry, complaining of inade- auate nrotection to farming: inter- ests, and praying that authority be given the Legislature to establish a of Agriculture. Re What does the Raleigh News mean by quoting all of the severe but just denunciations of President Ransom's treachery which have been made by the National Repub- Robeson county case ferred to Committee on Legislative Department. Mr. Buxton, Rep., asked when the Committee on Privileges and Elections intended to report in the licant Newbern Times and other Republican papers? Do the editors Mr. Price, of Davie, has become Qf the News also despise Ransom ? more quiet of late. Since Mr. Turn er rebuked him so severely for play- Spake, of Jackson, the man who ing the part of common informer DeODie sav pledged himself to vote and afterwards for beingso ready to for jmmediate adjournment in case call the previous question, he has behaved better and we have some hopes of him. If he should live to bo an old man and continue to act as for the last day or two, and constantly improve, he will got to be a well-behaved par liamentarian and less-intolerant and ecrotistical in his opinions of other delegates. he was elected, wants a clause in serted in the constitution prevent ing any person from holding office who does not believe in either the Old or New Testaments. Oh my. I f x r ii u nartv of voliiical fraud, outrage. oppression oi ui mo uu- " ' I . i rr 1 a nOJUOUS K1UU. UUVUCUIUS Ol such a clause deserve and will lawlessness and wrong In said coun ty. The "party of the first part" cost tho State 140,000 before they were got rid of. The " party of the second part" have already cost the Stato thousands of dollars by pro longing the sesslcn for a useless Con vention ; and their aggregate cost by tho time the Convention ad journs and an iniquitous Legisla ture again imposes its burdens upon a tax ridden people who can esti mate it ? We fear tho political out laws will prove as much a curse, or a greater, than the social outlaws. Jno. W. Cunningham, tho dele gate from Person, is a Demo crat of the old school. He followed in the wake of Gov. Reid's free suffrage programme. Is he now The Daily Constitution has, per haps, the largest circulation of any daily paper in North Carolina,; and therefore offers great advantages to those desiring to advertise. Mer chants and others would do well to note this fact. Turner wants to go old Constitution in back to the "all particu- doubtless receive the just indigna- ready at the biddinS of thereyolu- lars;" this means "imprisonment tion of every man in North Caro lina who values liberty. We do trust the day is not distant when tho free citizens of the old North Stato can show tho tyrants now desecrating their capitol that their voice is mighty and shall prevail. tionists to turn his back upon the people of North Carolina and vote to wrest from them the privileges he so earnestly advocated nearly a quarter of a century ago? Will Jno. W. Cunningham vote to en slave his people? Is he in favor of poll tax suffrage? for debt and repeal stead law." Jo is cloven foot too soon : in the traces? Mr. Chamberlain, Rep., in reply t said that there would be a meeting of the committee this afternoon at 4 o'clock. INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS. All appropriately disposed of. By Mr. King, of Lenoir, Rep. Ordinance prohibiting the estab- lishment of new counties unless the territory contain the one hundred and twentieth part of the entire population of the State. By Mr. Jar vis, Dem. : Ordinance to amend sec. I,art3 of Constitu tion ; strikes out in 9th line the words "first day" and inserts ''sec ond Monday," relating to qualifica tion of State officers. lir Mr. i-crii. Itpr tlrmnanoo giving to Bertiecounty an addition al representative in the General Assembly. By Mr. Cooper, Dem. : Ordinance to amend sec. 26, art. 4 : relates to electing: Judges of Supreme and Tlio New York Herald on Mr. Spoke, Delegate from Jack- sou Count. Tho North Carolina Convention drags slowly along, and yesterday the only particular event was the proposal to amend tne Constitution was to make citizens who do not believe in the .Old and New Testa ments incapable of holding office. llsflr f Vrlr I mallnnnnt Ktnrnf I What do such people as you know about religion ? So Mr. Spake they are after you ; this is an age'of free thought : the "i lo of North Carolina are wak- ino P1" ' Ex-Gov. Reid was the first pub lic advocate of free suffrage in North Carolina. Upon it this gentleman rode into tho Gubernatorial chair of tne atate. is ne now pre pared to turn his back upon an issue to which he owes whatever of fame attaches to his name ? Hundreds, yea, thousands of the good old-line Democrats who followed Gov. Reid in days gone by are now watching anxiously to see what course he will take. If Gov. Reid was sin cere in his great hobby nearly twenty-live years ago, we see no reason why he should attempt to enslave the people in this advanced age. Wrill of free suffrage Propositions to return to the old county court system have been made in the Convention. Instead of the free and enlightened mode of town ship government now existing, the people are threatened with the old aristocratic court, composed of wealthy squires elected by the Leg islature. It seems that the Demo crats are determined to strip the people of every show of self-govern ment as far a? they can. Is it not time for the masses to rise up and hurl such tyranU from power? Let the poeple watch closely the Convention proceedings and they will find that the Democrats are making many a stab at some of their dearest rights and privileges. peoplo Ing up on this question of religious bigotry and Intolerance. So hush , It is amusing to think that Spake it up, Mr. Spake r Think as you J of Jackson, should introduce an please, but don't think every man a amendment to the Constitution re heathen fool and knave who ! may quiring a belief in the Old and New differ with you on theology. It is I Testaments as one of the necessary indeed becoming 4 an" agoof free qualifications for holding office In thought: may It hasten until ve I North Carol! na.r have no more propositions in our legislative halls Intended to dls- franchlso anybody bnnccoantbf re ligious belief. . The Judicial Committee have re- the veteran champion ported in favor of reducinir the tum his back upon I number of Supreme Court Judges to three. This is the first step to wards having the present home stead law declared unconstitutional. Refer toT.llie files of the Daily Constitution published during the campaign, fellow-citizens, and note whether or not many of the predictionsj.then made, in regard to this matter, will turn out true or not. We venture they will. The Democratic - members are very clever Jin yielding to Repub licans whafof right belongs to them; without the pluck exhibited by the ' If Mr. Spake has been correctly represented he has not carried out to the letter the doctrines of the Holy Book, inasmuch as it enjoins a strict compliance wltti plignted tVro venture the prediction that faith.n They do say, that Spake sol- thawork of this Convention, when emnly pledged himself before his latter, in insisting upon their rights, submitted for, ratification, will be constituents to vote for immediate they would Mand but a poor chance rejected by 20,000; majority, an,d in aajournmenr, la the Convention, r They, demand vfow of this, what a pity it is tnai i , xrernaps opa.e w auw religious their . rignts, no. onensiveiy we it fihnnld cost the people so much J Clause inserted In the Constitution truBt but with a firmness that com- for the Derformance of a psclesa find 1 jn order to bolster him up to the mands respect, and what rightfully, nrohiblted WOrK. 1 in jmure pieugvs. j Belongs to mem iney ODiain, of the home- shnwinor the u hP kiokino. Superior Courts by the people. o I -r-. r iir.Ti-U! T . t- uy lur. luc-cjiujiiiiii ieiu. ; xvtrao- lution to amend sec. 17, art. 7 of the Constitution ; relating to taxation. By Mr. Bryan, Rep.: Resolution of adjourn ment sine die. By Mr. Anderson, of Clay, Dem. : Ordinance to amend sec. G, art. 7 ; provides for election of tax receiver. third reading. Resolution declairing that an or dinance should be passed to alter sec. 4, art. 4, relating to courts to establish, in addition to those now provided for, courts inferior to Su perior Courts. Mr. French, Rep., moved to amend by inserting the word "crim inal" before the word "courts." Mr. Bennett, Dem., favored the original proposition, and, in answer to the question from Mr. Badger, Both parties seem to agree upon Rep., said it would allow the Gen- His Excellency, Gov. Brogden, has appointed Messrs. Rollins and Pearson, of Asheville, as Commis sioners on the Western N. C. Rail road. Another is to bo appointed. in the matter. He said, speaking for his own county, that if the popu lation of the city of Raleigh contln ues to increase, a new court will ! titbit! for the collection of debts a commercial ourt. Mr. Barringer, liep., favored the psfahlishment of coiirif of arbitra tion and award. Mr. Maniv, IH., wan opposed to liHstv acii iti. Ho desired that the character and nature of all the courts be definitely established by the Convention. It was a nofori- ous'and lamentable fact that since thcVar, party spirit had ran high, and was on the part of one party at least malignant; that we could not afford to trust the judicial interests of the people to partisan legisla tures. The action of the Convention would have to be passed upon by the people, but the action of a Leg islature need not, and he was op- iosed to ..Dlaemer so important a measure in the hands of a compara tively irresponsible body ; that our courts, their character, scope and influence should be distinctly deter mined by this Convention in order that the people might know what they were voting upon; he wanted no amendment passed giving to the Legislature the power to establish so obnoxious an institution as the County Courts, and desired the pending amendment recommitted. Mr. Withers, Dem., thought there was necessity for such courts as were in contemplation. Mr. Faircioth, Rep., favored an inferior court to w hich should be given jurisdiction in criminal mat ters, thereby allowing the Superior Courts to devote more time to civil issues. Courts of arbitration are well enough for large cities, but would not answer well in North Carolina. 2Mr. Turner, Dem., opposed the amendment of Mr. French. He opposed putting much in a Constitu tion ; didn't want to make a legis lative warehouse of it. Would leave it to the Legislature to say whip or hang, though he was op posed to bunging ami almost be lieved in the sacredntss of the back. Mr. Smyth, Rep., thought no persons except lawyers wantea over iven the Legislature tore- establish ihe old county courts. The prevh us question was called and the question being divided, it recurred on Mr. Barringer's amend ment, which was lost. Mr. rrencn's amendment was voted down ayes20, noes 54. Mr. Mauix, Republican, offered an amendment, providing that neither county courts nor any courts o similar jurisdiction, shall be estab lished under the authority given the Legislature. Lost ayes 35, noes 41. Mr. Manning, of New Hanover, Rep., offered an amendment, pro viding that the officers of the courts be elected by the people. Lo3t ayes 29, noes 40. Mr. Tourgee's amendment, that the Convention not having time to consider the subject, it is left to the General Assembly, was lost, and the ordinance then passed its third reading ayes 43, noes 36. Mr. Goodwyn, in explain iug his vote, said : I dasire to reply in part to what the gentleman from Bun combe said, "that the gentlemen on the Republican side of the house did not know what thev wanted." I would reply that we do know what we do not want, and what the peo ple do not want, namely a re-estab lishment of the old county court system ; a proposition in the form of an amendment to this proposi tion, provided that the old county court system should not be estab lished, and the gentlemen upon the other side voted it down; this is suf ficient for me to believe that des pite, and in opposition to the known and expressed will of the neonlp. they hope through the action of a partisan legislature sharing their political sentiments, to force this unwished for, and already condemn ed measure upon the people. That representing in part as I do the agricultural interests of the fitnfp T Under the; operation? of the pre vious question, Mr. Boyd's amend, ment was lost ayes 35, noes 11. The ordinance then passed third reading--ayes 48, noes 27, the fol. lowing Republicans voting aye. Messrs. Bean, Bowman, Dula, Hotr. man, Lowe, Wilcox and Woodiin. On motion xt Mr. Page, at 2 o'clock, the Convention adjournal till to-morrow morning 10 o'clock. Itemarks of J Ton. jr. w. Albert son, of l'erquiiiiaiis, on the motion to Reduce the iuimh(.r of Judges of the Supremo Court. -At 11:24 a. m., Sept. 17, 1875, the special order being tho ordinamv reported by Committee on the Ju dicial Department providing for reducing the number of Associate Justices of the Supreme Court from 4 to 2: Hon. J. W. Albcrtson, of Pcrifi. mans, said : I propose to say a few words upon this matter. It is a must important question. Were the prop, osition the pure, naked ono of liv ing the salary of two officers then, would be only one response. Were this all that Is asked of us, wo ought to doit, but I conceive that then' is something more in this proiosilion than the, mere saving of money. Many of our best business men fre quently consult economy not i,v saving expenditures, but by multi plying expenditures. This is not i question of money. If it were so, we could aooiisn tne entire Court and so save the whole expense. Tin? old courts of conference, such its were once in operation, might no. sibly perform the same duties. On the grouna or this sort or economy we might abolish the whole Court. But other considerations lndm i-d our fathers to organize this Court. and have till now maintained i We should not regard mere doHai and conts in a matter of such magni. tude. When we come to strike a long sanctioned institution, we should not put it on the cold, stern basis of money. When the popular entiment clings to an institution. though costing money, that senti ment must be indulged. e might as well, on the snm of cost, reduce the number of Supreme Court Justices to one as to three. If the giant mind of Rufiin were on that bench, or with our living Pear son on it, ono Judgo might do as well, so far as learning and integrity are concerned. Why three? Why not strike out all but one? There is no solid argument in this suggestion of e conomy. Gentlemen may say three Judges are necessary in order o a majority in pronouncing the rulings of the Court, I hope gentle men will confine themselves to thhj. when they discuss it. What other argument do they adduce? 'He ' gentlemanjrom Chatham says the labors of the Supreme Court will be diminished hereafter because the people have not confidence in the Superior Court Judges ! 1 have this to say in regard to that, 1 am not sure that the character of the Superior Court Judges hereafter will elicit more popular confidence than heretofore. in this new epoch oiu ideas are exploded and new ones have? been introduced. Mind is freer and more independent. No lawyer fails to take an appeal because he feels bound by the opinion of the judge. He thinks his own judgment' a.,s good ;as the judge's. I have us much respect for the present judgi s as for any of their predecessors. I respect them thus far to reader U them due courtesy ; but when fcfccir opinion comes in conllict with my clear convictions as an attorney, ! take it as my duty to appeal, it then becomes a question of pure judgment and responsibility as n sworn counsellor, and 1 act upon that judgment and responsibility as a solemn duty ; and I do not view ray action as reflecting upon ihe peisonal qualifications of-the Judge. Another argument w brought forward. It is said that there is a greater chance for diversity of opinion in a multitude l judges.- Dissent, we are told, in- duces a spirit of lawlessness, r at least of disrespect for the law and its expounders. Tho chair- man of the committee is, or ought to be, too good a lawyer to reason in this way. Why do we,who are here, obey a law against whirl) every senti ment of our nature re volts? Why do we obediently oi- serve the extraordinary provisions of the act which authorizes this Convention? Because it is Ian it it so written. So with tho deem of our tribunal of highest resort. ! is law! A decree clothed with the authority of a majority has as mm h weight as if unanimous. It is tno ; duty of an attornev. to his client and tosociety, to attack the decision, of the Court when necessary. ' j unanimity will deter me, for one, , when I think its opinion wrong. nai mere are other consiueia- Israelites, there are Democrats who would deprive you of the dearest rights of citizenship, and yet have the impudence to ask you for political support. a price lor tne services oi inein selves and legislative successors, but differ as to "how the old thing will work." He Spake! and said do not let the Jews hold office, because they do not believe ip,or subscribe to.the new Testament. The Democrats in Convention are disposed to practice the gag law. The people will have something to say about It. There is more parliamentary chin music in the Convention, than is to the people profitable. In the language of the "old 'fore de ar darkey." Gen. Barringer wore out" Joe Turner yesterday. "Considerable fuss over it" Is the language of Gen. Clingman on the per diem question. eral Assembly, at its -pleasure, to re-establish the Courts of Pleas and Quarter Sessions. pi Mr. Buxton, Itep., said these courts were aisiasieiui 10 tne people, and their re-establishment would give dissatisfaction. Messrs. Albertson, Barringer and Tourgee engaged in the discussion, appearing, to the reporter, to oppose the amendment offered by Mr. French, but favoring authority to establish inferior courts, which should have civil jurisdiction also. They opposed the old county court system. Mr. Tourgee moved to recommit to the Committee on the Judicial Department. i Mr. Coleman, Dem., opposed the motion to recommit. Mr. Badger. Rep., opposed the re-establishment of county courts, but favort! the giving of authority to establish inferior courts, and he was willing to trust the Legislature tions. In the multidude of eoun- look upon this apparent attempt to sellors there is safety. The hgi- establish the county courts as a iaiufe nas Deen assailed to-day lor strike at that interest, and in the in- wh"?U ' terests of the lawyers against- the fraud. Suppose a Legislature, rest of the people. I therefore vnto fraudulent in intent, armed with no. Leave of absence was granted Mr. Barringer, who paired with Mr. Avery. Ordinance amending art. 2 makes time of meeting of General Assembly Wednesday after first Monday in January, passed. s-v .... uruinance striking out several sections of art. 2 of the Constitution. ...... .M ii ... ,.. aumeDower or the Htate, wisnes to intimidate the court. Is it r. t isier to intimidate three men than five? Grant that the members of a political party are corrupt, and seeking men who are for sale. J v it not easier to corrupt three than five ? While the atmosphere about us has been hurtlincr with charts of fraud, ought we now to de liberately strike down a bulwark against fraud ? The Supreme Court nas naa various conflicts with tne said sections being obsolete, passed. Legislature. Whenever the Su Laying the State off into 9 j udi cial districts and allowing the Gen eral Assembly to increase or dimin ish the number of Judges. A slight amendment by Mr. Tour gee was accepted. wuiiuii, -uep., offered an amendment, providing for ten Judges. Lost. Mr. King, of Lenoir, Itep., offer ed to amend by providing that the General Assembly shall not increase the number to exceed 12. Aj-es 33, noes 45. . j ' f reme Court has decided agai nst the will or power of tho Leirislatun-, attacks upon it have been mad.-. Look at the inclination of the t inn. We witness it in this verv hody. Ordinance upon ordinance h- lie" introduced to strike down the i w- er of the people. There is a ten dency to concentrate power 'in tl" Legislature. Now here is a tribu nal which has been in conflict will the Legislature. Much of the ac tion indicated In this 'Convention aims to arm the Legislature with more power. Tho next time a con flict comes the Legislature will ride over tho Supreme Court if that tri bunal Is weakened ' Mr. Boyd, Rep., an amendment. Let us not rashly change the in that the General Assembly shall at I stitutlons which concern the pu..- no time increase the number of in- luT?1 Q,IJ!1- dicial districts to more than fifteen. I North Carolina is endeared to the
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