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. ,u n, ---aMRrnirnrfii - -' l"'rri " ";-'"'T' """'lr ,l" j ''' ft1 THE ERA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1875. looked,- that in the early history of this country, it was not the custom to administer oaths to the delegates to Constitutional Conventions. When the delegates from the sev eral States met at Philadelphia, in Legislative Restrictions on the Convention. . It might seem to be unnecessary May, 1787, to frame a Constitution to discuss this question, after it has for the United State?, they took no been practically settled by nil the oatl but proceeded to elect the pro- members taking the oath to observe the restrictions. But in our Judg ment, a bad precedent has been set, which violates the Constitution, and which tends to strip the people of their rights. It should not be silently acquiesced in. The Con stitution prescribes two modes of making amendments. The first is, by a Convention of the people, with unlimited powers. The second is, by the submission of definite prop ositions by the Legislature to the people for their ratification. This legislative mode is restricted by the condition that two successive legislatures shall concur in recom mending the amendments. The first by a majority of three-fifths, and the second by a majority of two-thirds of the delegates. The Convention mode turns the whole subject matter over to the delegates to be elected for that pur pose, and reserves not a shadow of power to the Legislature beyond that of ordering an election. The language of the Constitution is as follows : "No Convention of the people shall be called by the General As sembly unless by the concurrence of two-thirds of all the members of each House of tho General Assem bly." This clause contains all the power which tho Legislature possesses over tho Convention. It is simply the power to order an election of delegates. But upon this founda tion tho Legislature has assumed tho prerogative of declaring what tho Convention may, siding officer, General Washington, with Secretaries and so forth, and commenced business. In like man ner, we find in Elliott's Debates, that in not one of the State Con ventions, called together to ratify the Constitution of tho United States, was an oath taken by the members. Indeed, there was noth ing to swear to. And in like man intention torestoretUi3rjudIeiaT nuisance, for they, voted cldvftf an j n monument jniruuuceutf jy. - jut. Manlx, of Craven, forever forfml- .1! - 1 1 . I...kl..'l.;-L The Convention. The accidental majority J a the Convention have sought -tov ignore the majority entirely, so far as. the Remarkable JBrror., , . . . f AVe a re' surprised- to see that the I - ... ...."Mil ;';.''-. i, ?- ner, in recent times, when delegates journals were concerned, mini yes! oquinef oiyestpruay, puis ine iuna meet to frame or alter a Constitu tion, it would seem to be absurd to require of them that they will sup port tho Constitution which tho people have authorized them to tear in pieces and overturn. We have not been able to find in the State Library tho report of the proceed which Const It ber, 1776, but Wheeler's brief ac count of it shows that the delegates proceeded to business without tak ings oaths. The delegates to the Convention which met at Hillsborough in Au- terday. The Democratic Clerk has been in the habit of recording only the ac tion of the majority, and ignoring the propositions offered by a minor ity something like as follows, his record would read : "The ordinance to reduce - the 3ifion , sifeh a flagrant lisurpa impo8 Upftjof the rights of a people, but jVitlielaug stire" of detection tind' punishment ding the General Asscnibly to re- store the old courts ofiIeiV and quarter sessions.' So we set? w i u-t e the whole thing L driving. It' I the covert purpose of the Demo cratic party to use these indiject means to accomplish tho utUr de struction of popular rights seen red in the present Constitution of the State. iishori.st1 pubises' 'ariUie'presentV but a day o" n; ribu tion ts'at hand, ana it U i iiigivJiVThey may make much of i-.t fid r -dishonest trick now-- I but vhen n jury of -PEoiki: ii tailed (to Kit iijn their5 tniuitya. vei&ct win, oe renuerea nat ,wm lorevei: brand with Infamy the projectors and accomplices; as well ! as the actors in this outrageous political conspiracy? . 1 V'.;1 ' ' sent by the Republicans to buy De mocratic vptps ipthe. county o Orange;at the election on Thursday Ia3t, at Jl(h despicable figure of seven inousanu uouar. jwi liiuur- mation Jsjthat, it was seventy thou sand instead of ere. We under stand that ' Friday 5 Jones carried ings of the State Convention , 9 w f4dd - " ' -lnousana SWm?TlTmPou framed the North Carolina Mr.f Bowman, (a Republican;) "T ""1 T " UUA ution at Halifax, in Novem- offered an amendment., which .was man, but was too, sharp to not asreed to. let them have it - before they had "The ordinance passed by the fol- voted, knowing the tendency there lowing vote, fcc. . f must be on the iart bf fiis'ollowers Now, we affirm, that the thick- to go back on those by whose boun- headedest reporter ever employed ty they received their daily ra- fora daily press would tell what tinns.' Wc aW Mail to see the the imaginary Mr. B.'s amendment gust, 1788, to consider tho question proposetL Not so the astute Demo- of ratifying the Constitution of the United States took no oaths, al though there would seem to have been far more need for it than in tho case of the present Convention, whose work is to be submitted to the people for ratification. cratic Clerk. He only informs the State, through his journal paid for by the taxpayers, that Mr. B. "of fered an amendment which was lost;" and it might be to amend the ordinance to increase the nuiri- righteous'.wrafb Of the Sentinel and hope its Suggestions, will be follow-, ed. A 'Republican' who i would at tempt to satisfy the cohnorantic appetites of the orange Democrats who have been training with, the valiant Joe so long,1 .with a ,paltry seven thousand, deserves. the extreme Unlimited rower. An ordinance was passed In the Convention to-day ostensibly for must, and the purpose of reducing the number must not do. It may do whatever of Judicial Districts to nine. We tho Legislature has not prohibited, charee that tho Democrats intend It must take the oath prescribed an increase of the num ber of Judges to fifty or reduce to penalty of the Ikw, arid should re two. ceive it without delay. . , , ; - But what care the "accidental" The day of. cheap Judases-has majority, or its Democratic Clerk ? paijt when the organ of honesty and They are in a fraudulent majority pure disinterested patriotism, with themselves, and the Clerk, he k& vai0rous head whom neither thinks, was elected only to report jj0Men nor Kirk could terrify: A Good larys Worte " risom1, "SinclairMcachin Co. rtainly accomplished a good job of wHtstitutibhal diiruptioh 'on1 yestertlay, showing clearly 8 to the .peop'l e the orJ ect "aild 1 purposes orf thejiccitlental iujority who bear 8 way herein through the self sac rificing' modesty of RAnoih," anil the fraudulent 'co-operation xbt the two men elected Dy four "Commis aipners and the SherifT of RObesbh. We give below a condensed tabular statement of the day's work of this body of revolutionary "hands," la order that bur readers may' see at a glance the animus of the majority : l. An amendment to Article IV of the Constitution" providing for nine Superior Court Judges, but' authorizing the Legislature tom crease or dirnlnish this number at pleasure. ...'."An amendment to the same ar iiple provid i ng that the Legislature5 uiay establish as' many courts a3 they choose'inferlor to the Suprenje Court. i Every' raJtrKor woman : who buys I ! . J Hasself , triQ fcigpt' ' from Martin orseils a piece of property; can nbw attempted this morning a reply to KaW the1 ! deed for the: same regis-? tho yvefy; able; speech delivered a tered ;acW'u'nd aaWuQrgeo in CMsitpion. I Eyery nstrpmentpfi fao .(Jonyfintlon,. una jwhich .had oc-witfno-can.;be -provwl; before the casioned'some' 'Comment' from th Superior Gtiurt ProhtJiwlgJand ftaily Jfewsr arid ' Sentinel, i The old recordeW'KViirut delay! ii of tlie bo prdvf A Withvui lav jf, fiue, and, severe excoriation to .which he auu Iri' fait, Hie btuiness of the; people jected himself!' The Judge literally can oo'Speeuiiy aiienut-u The fraudulent Convention now, in ses sion In the (pitoU, against, the, exr pressed 'will of a large majority, of the voters of ' the State,' want 6 wrest these privileges from the peo ple ' ancfj force u pon them the old aristocratic tyrannical County Court system; These outrages, fellow citizens, ' are f perpetrated against your welV known wishes and by the aid of two men who hold . seats Illegally, together with the assist ance !of an infamous traitor. iWas such degradAion ever before heaped upon a freepeopie ? : r : : 1 The .preseht Supreind ; Court ,' of tore the skin frorri1 him,' and laid irje om criuer pare, j ,.t . The truth is, it is a little amusing to see With what ease Judge Tour gee can handle some of the " wealih and inUlligcnce.'j.i Tley feel and know that ;they have nonoin their ranks who can ' measure with his lance. ; Upon such rrirt a Tourgee, Bailer Youiig, Barri nger, Wheel er, Boyd,; Buxton, Albertson and others, the Republicans of the State can safely rely 16 : meet any charge the Hotspurs may '.make. It mut be acknowledged,, that in jM)iut of intellect, the Republicans of th Convention far outstrip their adve r saries. ..:: i t wiiich provided that the Legisla ture! should not re-establish the old county courts. :? 5 'v- 4. Voting down; an amendment which provided that all the officers of any courts which might be1 es tablished by the Legislature should homes. . JFor this! act Pf. justice the When the question of Kuflra Democrats hate it. The first object I comes up-for final action. I 1 I of the usurped majority in 'the Con- to see if some Democrat won't in vention Jsto destroy this court be- troducean amendment totheclaui cause it is :the people's friend j and place in its stead one that they can use. Mark our , words y the very be ; elected by the qualified 'voters' first act pf the new Supreme Court within their jurisdiction.' ' if it shodld; bo Democratic, will be Voting down an! amendment to declare the retrospective features which provide'd that the Legisla- of tho homestead uhcoustituii9naI their proceedincrs. and hence the berof Judges minority propositions were ignored, turo should not increase the number of Superior Courts above twelve V , Voting down art ; amendment that the Legislature should not tnJ crease tne numoer or superior Court Judges above fifteen ! 7. Voting down an amendment which provided that the inferior courts to be established by the Leg islature should b'rlly'haVe 'criminal jurisdiction ! tlf this is not a good start towards arid opan to : execution, the joor manrs property for old debts. This what such lawyers; as compose the usurping majority want, and if the people do notcheck them in time they vvill cary out their designs. preventing criminals from voting by which kiiklux murderers w in be allowed the ballot. . We venture that the matter will lo so arranged that a 'poor man Htho has been euri- Victed of pet ty larceny will he ex cludedirom thei ballot, while such unhung scoundrels as nWdered poor Stephens in Caswell, will 1H allowed ali1(the rights and privi leges of freemen. .We aro anxious to see this question come up. who never quailed when accommo- making the Legislature absolute in and observe it: and it must no and Judicial Districts under the m transcend the prescribed limits. provisions of this amendment. Clearly here is an assumption by Why? Because the amendment tho Legislature of sovereignty over itself gives to the Legislature the the people. It is an assumption of power to increase the number to an powers which, if acquiesced in, unlimited extent, and the Demo would authorize that body to make crats refused to adopt amendments a Constitution by a two-thirds vote, restraining the Legislature in this For it practically turns the Con- respect. Mr. King, of Lenoir, of- vention into the mere creature, or mouthpiece of the Legislature. It may be contended that the act calling tho Convention is only re strictive, or prohibitive. But this restrictive power Is no more given by the Constitution than a power to direct what amendments shall be made. Indeed, as pointed out above, a mandatory power is as sumed by tho Legislature, in the oath which tho members are re quired to take. For tho power to prescribe an oath carries with it fered to amend this ordinance by providing that such Increase should in no case exceed twelve Districts. The Democrats voted it down. Mr. Boyd, of Alamance, proposed to give a little more latitude and offered an amendment that the number should never exceed fif teen. The Democrats voted it down. And on yesterday in the in order that the people mignt re main in ignorance of what actually transpired in the Convention. No Republican in the body had any right, a Democratic majority or Clerk was bound to respect. But, the matter had become too outrageous to bo longer borne. Monday, Mr. Bowman protested at such a record, but was overrode. dating Guy' Fawkes blew him up with all his letter M's. ("That is ho would have blown them up . And they'd have all been cindered Or seriously hurt at least If be had, not been hludered.") . , When this self-elected censor of the people cannot be restrained from attacking that sanctified swindle pf the party ot purity and chivalry by which tho Chatham North Carolina, i we would like to know what is. It gives the Legis lature power to make as maqy new courts as they may choose, appoint the Judges .for. life and fasten an unheard of incubns upon .the peo ple, f Hurrah for modest patriotism and brazen-faced fraud 1 How the traitorous set in the Con vention must ulorv in the simple w revortvd to have revenge of being' able to strike out -arrived at Raleigh : the clause forbidding North Caro lina to sc;cejje If they could only secede in reality, . instead of on primer, we expect the fellows would A.i'ertain member of the Conven tioii, and one of tho mast notahle, said when he I had to I tor. row money to get here; I must tit it baekj? J tomu with at least thirty days' rations." Has he got it baek, aPd if so, how ? s side of the House offered a unani mous protest; and It was done in such a stubborn manner that the "chivalry" succumbed, and here after tho propositions of the minor ity will be spread upon the jour nals. " When charged with a deliberate run wild, with delight. We would not be ' surprised ' an y ra omen t to hear that they had ordered the Na tional flag lowered from the top of the Capitol, and the old Secession rag substituted "in "its stead. It is not the wantqf jvillj heyjodld do it if they dared. The most shameful outrajre of modern times isthe recalling Pf a of a million when this fact stares cannpt be disputed, left for Robeson Legislature elected without any Sinclair . one of the bogus dele- i ,ui t Kit. Railroad made its Jack to the fune erates from Robeson whose "cheek" us in tnq jace we ougntio .Knaw that the article hasj-viz: seven thousand! it Is an insult to the in telligencpbf tho'parfy. ' Sirice Patterson lias taken his seat, Rahsoni looks rather won iul. .The Democrats having used Inm to carry out their nefarious lesigns, do not' pay him the respect they fbrmerfy did. i ' Is Ransom any kin to an Ingun? is the question often asked. V don't k how exactly, but he looks lie has all the traits. on to the questions now at tne, purpose pi passing waturaay, paving- ODiainea a i reference leave of absence 1 from his fellows, hssue, for He is to be absent only a lew aays, jaws for a pe0ple who have by a but will bo .certain to, draw his per lare m;aj0ritv reiHidiafed them. P. S. Friday says we are wrong diem when he .is allowed, for; the Every fair-miniled, citizen knows in giving the cause-pf his-failure, "days he is abserit. The per dimis that if the question of the return of Ingrun. COllRESPOA iknci-:. Convention, the Democratic party attempt to suppress the truth on the "I! 1 1 A 1 A ,1 AUA. lLn passed two ordinances, one giving to the Legislature the power to establish any number of courts of the Dower to prescribe not merely ceneral Jurisdiction inferior to the A w negative, but positive duties. If it Supreme Court, and another au- may forbid a change, it may direct thorizing the General Assembly to an amendment. It may require increase tho number of Judicial tho delegates to-take an oath to Districts to an indefinite number, make the Legislature permanent, Now, in the name of truth, what is or for life, with hereditary descent, all this for.- The revolutionists are like the English House of Lords; beginning to show the cloven foot and it may require them to make a too plain for their own success in Kin?, without transcending its I the end. powers any further than it has al ready done in forbidding certain amendments. It must bo admitted that the They exhibited too readily the fact that it is their purpose to hand to the people for ratification a sugar coated Constitution, under the pro- Constitutional provision for calling visions of whicb.if adopted.the most Conventions is defective. It should I sacred. rights of the people can be journals, and they found that the Republicans were determined to expose the fraud, a more "willing" set were never seen. "Of course, they were willing for "the truth" to be spread upon the minutes," but singular to state, it took an hour's declamation by Tourgee, French, Justice, and other Republicans to show that any injustice had hitherto been done by their immaculate Clerk. The Speaker was, as usual, ex tremely "muddled" during the de bate, and it. was all that whispering behind tho curtain, and old Gov. Reid on the floor, could do to keep him straight. Like a flea in a tar- He says he ; would have - saved the? county only the Orange kuklux knew too much on each other to trust any one of their number to make the "divvy," and he, unfor tunately, could not count over a hundred. And that's how the thing came to burst up. question the present unjpopular m Assembly was presented 6 the, pepple, the verdict would be largely against it. But what care the Democracy so they cart 'fa tten at the!peopie's ex pense? ( Jo Turner is said to be in favor Ransom. sAt the battle of Gettysburg, the writer of this nau commana oi a 1 igned scripts. They arrived on the day before the fight, and were disposed all that can' induce him to remain; He is aware he is not the represen tative of Robeson county as declar ed at thQ baIqi-bbx ;? but ai prospec- tive $5 per day r including absence, is too attractive to be igrored, and hence, he sacrifices self-respect 'to profit ; and yotes regularly, to post pone an examination into the right of cutting, out as much work aspps-, to the seat he occupies ; or u pairs sible for ;the Legislature., He wants off" .when he, chooses to be absent, a Jong session, of, that body. The Thirty pieces; of silver obtained by j Sentinel is heavily pressed just; now, in less, .ino . juegisjaiurp assem- i soon and has a long session, it Eachin had half as muph conscience I , will be compelled to collapse. With tis; Judas had? two or; three first j a long session of the, Legislature, class suicides would have lleeti re I J6 can pocket . enough lrom the w.xt t.. .. u. treachery induced Judas Iscariot to and ui company to which had recently ha himself. 4 If Sinclair or1 bleS sc been assigned a number of eon- 5S.A urX '2l::,xil U'ta'A " u. , It ;mnst not, be rniltriKMl i h;t t v endorse the Hcntimcun of our oru -i'tuui-ents in every Instance. Our rniuiim nre opeu to tho frleiulB of the-parcy, ;iiil tliir communiwitioiiH vlU be given t the iulllc aa,contftining the ieys uml w iiliiui iils of the writers. ' , ' ' ' ' ' ' ' i A Card. ' The editor of the Daily Acus U respectfully informed by t lie Ral eigh, correspondent of the New York: ileral.d hat said corn spon dent does not propose to discontinue his past policy of-making entirely, fair, impartial and independent re ports of the proceedings of the Con stitutional Convention now in ses sidn Occupying as he does a posi tion which imposes upon hinf, ty considerations as binding as any oath, the duty of fearleas .statement and honestcCriticism, no -inenace or cajolery wrtrdrive or coax him from it. Raleigh, Seb21, 1875. a wneatneid. were exposed to a merciless fire of artillerv and in- I 1 A I A 1 A. i . . . ,1 I " ' uucKtt, siuuii at every jump, miu fantry as skirmishers. One of the of, according to height in the .line, portedb tlied'airy kpresf sihqe this public printing io keep him going and soon thereafter, while lying In gonventi6ht 'aembled,. . nd( 'he awhile, provided the stockholders havo prescribed the oath to be taken destroyed, and no one can truthfully tooked wildly to Father Reid, and 00,3 wag W0Unded in the arm, Democratic part would fiayo been of the Neics don't takea turn in ti?at manyin, tefpii'norUy. J 'itV crowding him out. Turner is shrewd. by members, if any were deemed ne cessary, and the mode of organiza tion. Rut in tho absenceof provisions such as these, it by no means fol lows that tho power to make them is conferred by implication upon the Legislature ; and it was sheer deny the fact that the whole policy of the Democrats is to deprive the masses of a voice in the control of the government. Here is in fact the evidence to sustain what we say. When the ordinance giving the power to the Legislature to estab- the rear, for suggestions. usurpation on the part of that body lish such courts as it may see proper, 14 Hold Robeson Cortnty by all Means, and Save the State V Such was the language used by the chairman of the Democratic Executive Committee after a sum- and was told to "go to the rear." Her departed in that direction, and, after an absence of half an hour, returned, bloody from head to foot from his wound, and when expos tulated as to returning, he .ex claimed: "Didn't you tell me t6 It will hardiv bemueh fb ftlture fi-Ur. bnaytii, tlie colored delegate fenerations vtb: braffrbf.'wWreflec- frotn ' New - Hanover, is admittedly, toassnmoit. The Convention Act of 183o, it is true, imposed restrictions, and di rected that certain Amendments should be made ; and it required of members a preliminary oath that they would faithfully carry out the legislative directions. Wrien the delegates met, objection was made to taking the oath; and it was pro posed that tho body should be or ganized without taking it. But the proposition to call the Convention, with the restrictions, directions, and form of oath had been submitted to tho people for their ratification ; with jurisdiction only inferior to that of the Supremo Court was be fore the Convention, Mr. Manning, of New Hanover, offered an amend ment to the effect that if new courts were created, tne qualified voters residing within the jurisdiction should elect all of the officers of the same. Tho Democrats voted this proposition down. Then here is the state of the case, they give the Legislature tho power to establish as many new courts as it may feel disposed with jurisdiction equal to, if not greater than that of the pre sent Superior Courts, they refuse to ... ...... .1 U T Tl 1. 1 - ' T ming up 01 tne result in August w " xvcai. x vu uiu, mm .1 can't find him. He's left, and crone home where I wish I was now." Ransom, or Ransone, or what ever the name is, of the Virginia carpet-Dagger wno presides over the' Con vention, had the identical look of the bloody conscript, oh last to tho vile and corrupt County Commissioners of Robeson county. The chairman of the Executive Committee had counted heads, and found the party of which he . was the mouth-piece and leader, behind. Robeson was represented as doubt ful. the result vention was Republican or Demo cratic. Upon its count Was the weal or woe of the Revolutionists. The county had a Democratic Board of County Commissioners. From Keiimrks pt Mr. Chamberlain, ; . Z- Camden, j On. tue ; motion, to adjourn nine die underdiscussion ou.ilie isth of Septemberr-v. Mr, Chamberlain (Delegate from Camden) said 1 .... ; n:Mr pRTrj4TriT! vt T t.it fur tiori carries them back: lo a Conven- l M9r the rme orators in the Con- the purpose of making captU us op tion sitting in the capitol at Raleigh mention, and is reepgnized as a man. .position to , the progress of legisla against the expressed . Wishes Of the of education, and culture ; : this Hftll iW' organization to eoncession from the Democracy, oreTonToJrnTv?AwT fno .l .osub- ana isremarKame, as coming frorp ject matter under consideration. I that source.,. There can be no doubt favor the . proposition to adjourn, thai with, the exercise of a sound because tor, .it. Ia the wish.uf my diction.' and reaaonableailigenpe ffittl fflffiS flnnliPiifinn lio liaa, if in lSc I : i 4.1 . . . , . . i X , AW ,10 j puiuie, i,uvy aavincr a ueciueu prci- Upon that county depended yesterday. The "record" question suit as to whether the Con- was UP- He had given a ridiculous . . . . .. impromptu opinion- upon the ques tion, which brought Father Reid and Ex-Speaker Jarvis to the floor, to set him right according tq Dem ocratic authority jjind ,tlfere wm, ppr one "behind the curtain'' to susr- against the ext people, dvying the treachery of one man anc( its qontinuance. to two illegally coated members. ,,. '.if?-i.i v i The "wealth and intelligence" will bear no very enviable character in history jrQV .ttiglt 'deali.ng f We should not wonder if ;many yet un born will blush" for" shafne at the acts and doi ngs df their ancestors:. The pert of tfipuiureistorji.aa', indeed a shrewd one to cover up the villainous proceedirigs of many who claim (o1 represent Southern' chiv alry and honor. It is enough to cause every true -hearted North Carolinian to blush" fd6hamd AAnd and povver to become one of the foreT erence for the legislative mmlo of most men of his race in the United amendmgthe Constitution ; monU, gtaifs.-1 ' i ' the overwhelming majorhyiast by vp ; ' ' I 5 the people of the entire StatoStgainst and it was the popular approval allow the people to elect the Judges that determined the members to conform to the act by taking the oath. Mr. Gaston, who was as re markable for the conservatism of his views on all questions, as for wisdom and learning, 'said' emphatically, that tho legislative requirements would have no force whatever, but for the fact that they had been ap proved by the popular vote. But the act of last winter, for call ing tho present Convention, has no such mark of popular approbation attached to it. Its authors were care- and other officers of these new courts, the consequence is that the Legisla ture has the unqualified power to destroy the whole system of an elective judiciary. It is true there must remain nine districts for woich judges will be elected, but under this amendment all of the them much micrht be exnected. "TheymcouutinourRepKsenta- the. course h should pursue fives," said the Revolutionary jun- He was in a dilemma. He looked ta at the capital, and straightway, appealtagly to Father Reid, and "orders" are issued by the chair- would then cast longing glances "to man thereof, and lightninjr cave the rear," behind the curtain, where feet to the edict to " Hold Robeson county by ALL means, and save the State." How well these supple tools obeyed the order of their chief! original jurisdiction belonging to Tney held" Robeson County and tho Superior Courts can be given to the new Courts, the Judges of which aro to be appointed by the Legisla ture. Then what good will it do tho people of the State to go through ful not to submit it to" tho people the Idle form of electing judges of for ratification, perhaps" from In stinctive consciousness that It would not bo approved. They determined to havo the Conven tion whether the people desired it or not, and to have It on their own courts whose jurisdiction has been ousted by other tribunals. Further than, this, these amendments ore intended to take away the right of the people to elect Justices of the Peace who can exercise the powers "saved" it to the Revolutionists. How ? Miserable suborned tools as thfy were, they threw out enough Republican precincts to elect the candidates of the Revolu tionary party, and in doing so, overrode eq'dity, honesty, fairness and justice. They obeyed the orders of their chief, and saved the State, Jarvis, or somebody else always stands, to tell him' what to do. The Speaker reminded us of thatVorii script. As plain as words could say, his countenance-indicated that he had' "been to .the rear and couldn't find him," and that he, at . . . . . . . 4 '- ' moment, wisned, np ;was at that or out of the1 Speaker's "home," chair. Jarvis' face im pit Jesse Holmes, the fool-ki jfer, migh visit Raleigh. 'Ji r '. ,V S1 -iS,1 -d a prayer that When the final vote terms. They therefore proceeded conferred upon them by the present to usurp the right to say what the sovereign people in Convention may do, and to declare what they , may not do Tho Act seems to have been ovR; Cbnslitutloi.. These ordinances most certainly look to the re-establish men t of tha system of oil coun ty courts, and judging from the ac tion of the Democrats, it is their i. lYitf ;) is taken to in the language of Gen. Cox, by be-1 strike out of the people's f Cbnstiju- comiog perjurers and scoundrels, whose name4 will stink in the nos trils of honest men as long as the 1 memory cf their infamy will bo re collected by tho people of the State. tion ' tho flnnSA Rtralnof iavoc?nn -MMW WWWUkMWU, I we thinkfirwouia & Vppfowiatel to have cannon fired, as thetraitors tion to pi did in 1861. Jo Turner and 'niff In with klan would eniov- this hurfv. Th I f C3 mf J Bear it in mind, people 'of North Carolina, that the accidental; fraud ulent Democratic majority in the Convention have on a square, vote, forced upon them by Republicans, virtually voieu ior ine re-estaDIish-ment of the old County bdhrts; and intend to ''permft ; a'Dembcratfe tIa- Ransom. what will be.said of.Wn? cislaturev fas thev hoPeV tn t-AAiA w.v:vr ; 1 tnis ineasuru upon ine peopte. Will whose gallant isons yitUhrough you allow it? ''' li : 1 ''" :'M the ! good old .revolutionary age without'dlscredit, arid whose, record' stands unsullied on the pages of pur, country's, history, should ;now, ,be hclassed among; the commonwealths as a State thafc: brought ' forth a i traitor to stab her dearest lnteres:t3.5l tn0 placelof the people's Supreme We wonder how many Demo cratic lawyers there are in the Con vention who havo executions fileU ' - ... . . . . T away waning. ior tne tnum-virate which they propose to establish in It is sad jt is iri'ortifyl hg. ' Our Harrington,' of Ilar'nett the J1 Masonic .delegate, , hasn't openecl his -mouth except to ssay Court.' to pronounce the; homesteafl law uhconstitutionabso'iar as it re lates to old debts. Rumor says there are several such Shylocks among the Democrats. u j i n n -Ui ' t-j'-r i'l 'I siom. Ile identlyatmgfor prodigious-jSeuppernongs are sell a Mason ifi.su bject to como upr, when lnfr nT.ivr 01 nfu t f V he will open likeColemanOthe man 5!P?rtv5nd 'v w -. 1 1. , i w"viiuci.yf ,ucgitis cq, fine uon of Buncombe; or the concentrated -iL uhUr i.:. Jtf"' essencefc6f. wisdom frorri Chatham' V ' Z M'' M aL; d!Vt nS rw' however, are poUo .be fpundi TA.r-. zi.-i - 1 t t A.A. . . i ; - i f , 1 arn or, 10 oi- ier jffrta mend n lent tp the ConstituJ rohibl e any boo! y from vot at the Capi the project leady me; to tho conclu sion beyond .a shadow. of a doubt, that it is the fied , purpose of Hie people never to .tamper with tlio Constitution through Con vent ions. Wjljat stronger evidences, Mr. l'n ident, do gentlemen on this ilMr 1 .t . Cm Y mm 1 . utwer ,jnave meyj, become so blinded with selfish; purpost s and party zeal, as not to discover that the; people fas, the - past teaches ti j are siowto favor radicaL chaise 1 the organic Jaw of the land. Or have the gentlemen become so in fatuated wfth tho. oft-reieated cry of reform; and economy as to allow themselves to be duped into tho be lief that every change is reform, and every reduction is.economy? 'Far be it from, me to entertain any such opinion. A third reason of the .necessity, of immediato ad- journment.is the numberless proio- siuun oeioxe jue Douy; antlthe je culiar character oflegwlation which has taken:place in thelast lewdaya Propositions which aro astounding in themselves, and bear the imnress upon their face of. out avowed pur pose to entirelv. judicial system of.tpe State, ami in! vtt ..iuiuni Mineral vVssenibiies with such,, rights: and rxuvPN mm 1 iit duly to increase. the burrlpn .r txi atiorJ but ! actuaUy tp, divest the laooringrtjasj of the country i wi Hi thelajitivestiere of hon that iinr around thBicj cherished, homestead privileges,;. guaranteed unto them under theiLbrosent Const itniinni tu-f -nktisom rarely retains" "his 'sea't fUPn yoq eentieinn;pn:Uie other oi- ne.rresiueni'scnair more than imlf l iCtTiTT-l . w.r.l.. wvr.i1'...r iivUJr iM.Mt.vr wmmo iiuuc, uui.iic.w , i n tjiarn oioh i j jmakg yourseii ia- j j")wara ornim or is the native hue lunch at the success that thev havA I tan fthrewri to hmvA tiirUr o r f " - i : " v tfwv.vkUAvu i uiuu-j. iuu-imu me uui siiiiiy i vi resolution siCKJieu O cr With tllO achieved by each an outrage and I yet awhile. 'upon yon. I pale cast pf thought ? sibility; "Jumhereto whole jeoplEf o.thp Staieand my lumrc ivuku t)i action under-llt dreunistances VYili.btt audi .as after calm. reUvCtiop i and an unbiased review br the situation) my Judg ment may dictate.
The Era (Raleigh, N.C.)
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Sept. 30, 1875, edition 1
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