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- ;" ' .'V-' :i V- i L . f JUii Will J.LEIil, Edittr KOCH ClBOLnlfPawerful ii iatelltctnit. nml aid plyiiul jrwnreM, the land of onr Kiwi ind liome ef onr ifffrtloni." TERHS-Two Dollar, ii Idvanrt. VOL. XLIV. RALEIGH, -WEDNESDAY 'MOILING, FEBRUARY f, 1853. NO. 7. STAR r - .e TIRMi If Mil tWtVthr I. adraaea. i)Mf -1 - - ' I ST-iitlT1 T1"' " V - ,kf J AVMUivaJ-t avail t ti) imlMmi 1 : lMUfurMek Hbwiiwil lamtM. ICKlCClTGlll. r. LEACHED ASHES AS A MANURE. Three yre tiitet I purchased a farm on wa'eh had' accumulated ' ' large, quantity of a learned ashes that were considered by lb turner owner f m vaJee, , They lay in . a exposed, slovenly mauner, and; Iry-. ho 'Means increased the good appearance nrvalin. stf ihe property. Wialiintr to ascertain whe tker ikey were of any value, I tjre several wagon loads snd spread them oil a light, -study 1 t e n 1 l . . . ' sv Mil rwing ior arpeau I . eouia not - IfJ-.tL?.? 'rUJl XL " i.rrr . . " , " . ? "T , "lV 'A uL T. rV "nf'"OM"e 1 .- ...... .... Now ler ihe result, Tbe wie; tl e . 11 "'hi'. 1! " ailtn Wliere whole field wna about an average crop Oil L.I .I.-!. 1.1. Ill ashes were aoread. the wheat all .hroh ' 1 .... . " tl vield on the aahed .art waa -.'8 bnshels' .., . nrahmtH r., ,rr.!.w,i r. . . . , . . whtw ho aahea were applied, 1 secned down Uje land w.th clover ami timothy, and He alTect of ..he a.hc. on the clover wa, equally airtkmg and beneficial aa .1 was on tl.e ,.rr aJing wheat rro,,. in iii 1, 11 r irm 1 . ..r thr aniiip uah .illi.r Inl I a... 1 .... ... ...... . .... ..,. . aw. w 1 1 in wt mt m ir5. via, ry loam, and yields good crops of wheal well summer fallowed. I could see ve vnen . cum -ec .ery mile .j . 1 benefit from the aslv, ' I i Oat FoDOoa for Horsks. At a discussion , held alt meeting of the Darlington (Eng.) I Farmer's Club. I)ee.8lh on thebest and chesn- i etl mo'Io of keeping drsiivhl horse during win-1 tar, Mr. Trotter siiil: "I have paid some attention to the subject; keeping draught horses during winter. I t .1 I. .L. II I I - roi .iiv ism inrco arn, i fia.e anopveu qure , uiuerrni mnue id wiui i previously .oiinw J. My method formerly was, t allow mv Uraaght horses each Iwn bushel- of oats per WMk,together with one bushl of heaas. and a much hay as they could rat, generdllv rio ter hay. For the last three winters, I have ftd them !m sl eatirely un eat ahe.if -ut into half inch ch iff which has been very great saving to me. In aa oal crop of about 40 s'rooks per acre which might y ield nrar 60 bushels, the ford of a draught horse average two sheaves per week, which would he about a bushel and three pecks pel a eek, if they had hevn thrashed ont, which is t savin? of a peek of oats per thom. besides, I sav.thebuthel of bean? per ii i u . l -. . . . ...... ek. each horse, for what I fcirmrrli gsre coosidi-ralile item when I first changed my moda of feeding, the horses improved in con dition wonderfully, thus showing that it suns hem well. When they were worked very hard, t allowed, thorn half a peck of oats si dinner lime, besides the cut sheaf. I.SM winter I had only 18 acres of oals. those kepi 14 draarhl ltr. ., besides four yituug jiass, ocuasioiully. This qaan ity of wats would not have served me through the year, kit I hot purtue I this system of feed ing. BtsxriT or Guano on Cnavt. Mr. B irnes. f Wialteld, Ueo w riles to the Plough, that ha tried a small quantity of Peruvian Wuiuo this year, on corn, and not only got I've mon ey back eipemled for it, but seventy-five er cent ail va nee on the rosl. the crop was forty-nine bushel per acre, on poor land. We think this will do pretty well lor an experi ment. Few speculations turn nut better Mr. Barnes intend to inrrrrse his purchase mt guano considerably another year, all of which will be applied to the extension f his eorn emp. ' The best way to apply Cuano to corn is, lo mix it half and half with Plaster of Paris or charcoal dust, spread broadcast at the rale S00 to 400 Hm. per acre, and then ploughed vet four inches deep, it will take the young corn roots some little lime lo reach the guano, and ia consequence of this, mid in order lo give it a good sun, we would recommend when goingwHwoioar inches, that orjly. half ef the guano be ploughed in. and tl.e other half be dug ir?about an inch deep around the kills of the corn four to six inches from ihr atalkt, th first time Inning. HOMILY. - Tha Teleraborg Intelligencer'' read its patrons a short discourse an the subject of raising potatoes, from which wa make llie tallowing aitrark , Th editor of tha Intel ligeneer ia hard down on the farmer of the Id Dominion for eating Northern potatoes, which htv says might be produced at hnine of a better quality, and sold cheaper than they ran be bought, which is probably true. His closing remarks are ihua deliver ed: We hear ninnies talk every day of the com arrcial Independence of Ihe South, and see -them every day with a Yankee made fork, fscdiug themselves off of a Yankee made plate, containing Yankee potatoes served up n a Yankee mide table, covered with a Yankee made tablecloth, and the very Yankee Made shirts which they wear, aie hung nut U dry an a Yankee made rope to which -they are secured by Yankee made crotch- Give it lo em, brother Synic, they deserve ll all. and more besides. And your plain lam His oar norm Carolina lolk as well your own good people of ihe Old Dominion; sm lo them we commend it, with the assur ance thai tha half is not told. ' . Why, look into the tool house of our far fillers. They have Northern made ploughs, aiea. dung forks, hay forks, shovels, hoes, drawing kniva, anguet, stws, giinblets, t nails, screw, hammers, etc., elo.j and it (ral ly appears that if it were not for the enterprise and industry of the ' North, our people could product nothing to eat or wear, or if they , ahould make any thing, having nothing toputii t IN and no where lo put it. Their children go to school lo Northern teachers, and learn their 'A BC from Yank, books. They are cloth ? ed in Yankee cloths all tha days of their ro jonrn on earth, aud are wrapped in Yankee muslin when (hey die. And to cap th whole, il take a Yankee to Call back their spin I - tha fall and summer wit much atrougcr aud ' r. '..i, of a darker green color than on the rest of ' r". " H" ., :.h , , lheld. and atharveatth. straw was a, leaai ' n ' V 2.Z " M " Amrmche. higher. d seer.l good ju.Ws T.ZZ Z'Jl more prom-. .h.,wil.Zr,ed with me in O.inkh , timT " .n 1'rnn. ft. a I L- . .1 'n anfiis aim III... u iiiriii mini " with their weeping 8o.t1.eni friend. M , .. i',-?.' i-f- hold It ! a hmnH astonishing thing that Southern people are so dependent on 'he Norths .. It 0111st no owing to one itf two cause to wit: the lore of eat, or , the as oT long siammtd pipea and Dao river run urd tobanco.- - If .lie former, it it lasinese; if Uie latter, it it the want of eeli-denial and energy. . We are aure the Great Creator ia nolt fault, for He haa eatteretl with prafuaiorr all the elemrnli tf tndepeitdenre and wealth, in every " hill aftil ralley ( our Mti.te. Iron, copper, eoaUead. ilvr, golil, and even diatiHtrult, are In be had for the eearch, and far the labor of mining. N anil ia more rRerohs in Ita vii-ld of the taple aiiir of life. " No atmoKptiere Noever-nowioctreamtmoreco-; ! and non more 'SUUSTof the' limbfr and grasrea required fm the ,e 0T n,"n Jf vel"i'"""u of fre-" -n'1 ?,l,n- "us l!e!"'".v- I ' wan who taat ftdt that! ,ht '''""Hf' are not improved, and th.it v . .1 . 1; :,.,,,,. .1,. ,; ,1,. .,. :.riii Carolina a no!, m -!. iiiu u ... . , ... ....................... .... ..... ... ui 11 iv vrt'irii riiiiirn'i nil hid i.hi a-t I i ha IT - ii.'. 7.:. T. .. TT.r ",u. ,l,P,1m'" ,"m.",, 1 V'M " ' was, 1. no,..,. ; nr surm w-.isiie 01 me locomotive I "-i 'i- revti'ieralions 01 ttie lu!n!nie tram whirh ., h ; ..,.., ...rfle tl.em, -m! a, tbeir prae. mil.ic .,ld r;ch fnii ,,,,,, , ,aU M f.,uw lhe devclopmci... ,(if :,, ., :l ,.. ance from that liumilialing bondage to dist int a))(, n,rotr,rr,. ep,n. Tti'-n niK-'li for 1 I ward. th rail nuiU S mili .wl U'j I ...h r.l.,,L- rn,A i - " ',.iin ibjiim ui' 11;. ics fllti Wlirk glm ,, ,, j au, wor. c.,frr)1 ; , " P'""g" ae'l a"" worK atlU 111 Ull mm: Hill fil rm-timid m.11 'nata ' ,l,u lrum- a"'' 1 rtli Carolina will yet be """-''bing before it it too late. s"'- rA. LiirTV T"7rJ.". '"".'. Spre'll ef l. I . Caldwell. or orn.roD, AfJAINST AMKM)l'(; THK CO.V STI TI'TIO.N 13Y i.i:(;isi..vrivK en ACT.MF.NT. f)tlivtrel in l.he Home of Common,, u-htn Frrt Suirrngt V." ivu, brfar, Ihr ' orr.e Xovmbtr, 1854. , i ilrt. il'RAKKR: Laving ilelivertu mv Waving mv I views at some lengih upon ibi vexed and j unprofitable question, during tbe session of our last I.egi.latiire. I did fondly hope and believe, at one time, that iiiVHuii-. here as a representative might all be faithfully and lioneliy discharged without my having a gain to open my nunilli upon it. But in this vain hope I have been most sadly disappoint ed by briii sua in com celled o . v. Dm. ff""" T JV-r" r n.M friend from Wake (.luilge Saunders.) Hut belor proceeding further with my remarks, 1 deem it due in mv self and the di-'inguished gen llemati. lo wluun I propose lo reply to ob serve that I do not expect tube aide to bring one tiihe of ihe ability to bear sgainst this mea sure ibat he his displayed in advor.ating il hereto-day. Bui this much 1 humbly trust I may promise without subjecting myself to the charge of eo; sm or vaiiilv, (if grndemeu an n id me will encourage n.c w-iib ilteir atten tion while I am on the floor,) 1 pro.uiec ihcm, lhat I shall exert mvself to the iilmor. of mv ability to prove to them, that it is neither our duty nor interest at representatives, or inde pendent citizens oft free nd sovereign filalo vvb'.e for ibis Hill. On the other hand I do L. . i .1.. i i.. ...a: : ... Hiosi lioiusuv aiiu ret uiu-,1 . iiuiii-.c ll . m our sworn duty J duly we owe alike to our selves, to our rt.iisliluriMs, ami to our good and glorions old Commonwealth, to oppose ibis and all other attempt that may he made hereafter to aller or amend in nTry particular the present Constiiiitinsi of the Slate by Leg islative I'.nartiiienl, by all the means in our power aud to ihe last extremity, yes, run to the bi-.ter end of all lumps', and honorable op position, c.mesu.'h a proposition from wh it quarter it may. And why d-i 1 believe this to be our imperative dii'.v? Is it became I believe our Constitution ii perfect, and that the airiPirdmptits are w rong or dangerous in themselves! No. Si', by no means I nev er have, nor do I ever expect to be guilty of so much siopidily and folly " to oppose so tal-.'larv a measure ss that of Equal Hnff'sagr. ! em'vulles in i slf too r.i'.ch eai.itv and ji.ttire for me 'o oppose it if fairly and pro perly tendered. Ilelorn I could lake tins stand, or pursue this course, I will hav lirrt to pro-.e false lo myself, falsa lo my friends, false to my country, yes. Sir, nine to them one ami nil together. In other words, I can not it I would oppess Equal Suffrage with out falsifying myself and thereby givingn. li bel upoa my character or good tense, one or both. . Paradoxical aa it may seem, I am in every way eonsisjent in declaring that I am a friend to free and eqnal suffrage, at the same I ran I am opposing this bill for the simple reason ilia. I am sslisfisd, that il will nsver he obtained in this way. Time, chance, ac cident, and every pots Id e contingency, that can happen, arc all agaii si Una le;is!alive mode of amending the Constitution and render it improbable aye, impossible al most, to effect any thing in this way: As our experience, in this mailer for the last i or ' eight years pl plainly proves. If it he true' (hat the Democratic parly in earnest in . their attempts to gits to the disfranchised portion of our fellow cit xens, tree suffrage. Ihey ought forthwith lo cease to spend their timr and the people's money, by obstinately continuing to urge this bill. He labors in vain, in mv iiidirmenL to eive frse suArage to the people of North Carolina, who tods to effect lhat desired object by this moJe. Y'mir c-iiididairs lor others may lake the stump and canvas Hie state from centre lo circumference, in every possible direction. and appeal to the passions and prejudices of tha people, and thus dexterously manage to array the poor against the rich, and the east against the west, for the purpose of forcing this bill through these Halls i hut vliey will find out at last, 1 hope, that this game will not answer their expec'a'ions. It is bail policy, in my judgment, to s ay uliing of morals, lo do wrong even if good is likely to grow out of it,' And if we were by common consent to pass this hill, and thereby estab. lish a precedent in favour of uma-iding the Constitution of this Slate hy legislative en actmenu llist is precitdy the prediesmeni we would place ourselves i. v I care' B. if mie, as some have contenJ.J hers, that equal auflrace the twin aiater pf liberty, and jual I er p.Hrer f lmrt of the ' ftuile ilirinnpl vos. a nuirh an iuiliflaab'e riffht er, liberty iisrlf. ahould have the right ,; to jKtvrh the Cotistitu Yea, Sir, liter tnar Ih . inherent rif ht, that I tionf ! "'4, are an eotnpletely imWntified, th-t it U mi dered morally impowiljle to keep ihf m long rparatcil in a free .country, j'et even in, that rae we are not Ciillrd im or required to grant thie right hy thi hill. No,' notevpa if we are certain tha it if tiaturat right and tl.e largeat propurtion of that gloriotia inheritance that haa beeo purchased for u by our nllanl lore-fatberentl paid for in inttvlment of ihetr own hlonl. any, not if eonvincrd that the moet of if waa fiirced from their itiulilatud bodlet, by the lait throba of their patriolifl heurta, if in granting it, it ia pronoed to do it in atieli a way a Inbreak down and dealror at once and forever all the check and bilnn- era in tho Oiwminwit, - " ' , ,a . ... "T.et t:a not forget M it .baaJoiig uabeen Mid" hr-:-if-"T(,'tiMirsrt, rtadiof ano aoae. that here rheeka aivt Datani'ei rcaxe 111 a llfpnbiic. thert anarchy and despotism lirgin. ! If this affirmaaon be true, then it it no In-rtey I lo aatert, thnt the wild an4 unbridled d-tmoc-1 ...... ..1 ,t, ., 1 .1. . 1.1... r.i,. ..I t't.. fiaiA .. ...... I.U.. uhtn h nrivi'o irt ii a rm.-i ... .t. .1 no. so seriously ohjeet lo Its passage. I hones.- Iv believe the extension ..Ithr right of suffrage, j 1. 1 ,m n..l.. ..I. I i .1.. . : i " "'.. -"u " ui'- .r,i",ciuj .iiiu 1.1. 1 ,,u, ,.r.T,.T, iiiu hi me sircng.ii in n riviu x(i ui llti II i V LII Ml. . ' flMS'.'- I t!y I 'AV.'i rcmsi-iieiiUy ailvof.it-1 n utr 'o!irv ni rrnd'nr. ;it onrc. tlnunl 1 . Suffrage to all of rx-ni v ..i .-.iriitiMir, ,n uiiiT, t.'imn rum rntioii Thi .ii'.'i- "v mi H utu i However, in tich a way as many checks an J balances nti in (lt,i- '.r. Ii the present b.d w,, ,, ,PVO,1( miiiciiuihii', ' ,,py"''" ll It l suffered I" hennmn i n..H utwl n.r..l n( tl. n ...:. ... ol iNorlb Carolina. V e havj been informed with considerable warmth am! einjiliisis by 'iirgniLiviiiiii, nun ii.i. ju.i laiveu ins sua,. that lb-re is no such a cciisliint o i m tliir c infi'deiacv as lint of our own. Tilt' ! eoii'tiititions of all Ihe other States grunt eve try man tbe righluf voting whether he pays : or noi. iiui neis in tortl. V. ariiiina we i '. make ihe lawyer, doclor, divine, the mer j j chant, mechanic and soldier pay as much lax j ' as any other class of our eilizeos, hut will.nol : I , . '.I.' 1 .1" . . . -i e . f t.' 1 " ' '"'P' "V I,rl""'ge o "ng lor rsen- a.or, toongn otir isena.ors are all e le.i on he taxation basis exclusively. Well, snn- pose, .Mr. pose, ,vi r. rsppaker, all tins tie true, which I most clieerft'llv do, w hat then? Ilo -s it fol- I iw ol nec-ssiiy, that this hill ought in piss? Not at all. For il il was now iustsnily en grafted on the Constiiulion, it is a fact thai ought to have powerful weight with us, lhat il would serve only lo make it ilci-i ledlv more enli'. e every other Constitution in llie Ij'uiirJ Stales. frieliu; oT i-iTs measiile.'fltJf "iiN'fr "fwVrltl Union has ever yet given nil the people in their borders the right lo vole at all their e lections and al ihe same time, llie timber privilege oT electing Senators and Commoners ' it.. ,.... nmn li,- ilia flimi oiiitv lirrhi.. 1 of voters and for a precisely equal term of years. They have hern more guarded in the. fancied piodtalitv, with which they h-ive given tbe right of KtifTn.ge to their people ih in lo cIihIip liicin with any such povv, r I'hey have gi, n all then people the right lo ' vote, il is true, but lliey s iy to lliem that you must elect your Sens, or for a longer term ol years.- In many States the term of one third of the Senators expires pvery Iwo years. Hesiiles the Governor iti many of tlic States, where all vote, is clothed with the veto power. 1 1 're our Governor has no such power, and this hill proposps to destroy ail distinction between the Sunaie and llou-e of Commons, ami con-cqiiently, nli hough tl.e two branches are retained, yet one lias no check upon llie other. No State in lliis U ntnn has given llie right of .Suffrage to fiery citizen on the same terms and conditions as proposed in the lull now on your 'a Me. We will have approached nearer and Atheni an Democracy here in North Carolina, if ibis bill passes loan any other Stale in litis (edetacy has yet dared to propose. The Con Houo will see from thesn remarks, 1 Irusl, lhat I a n altogether sincere when I declare ngiiiii. that it is not lo the boon pro-j pesetl to be given (hat I object, bill lo the manii r it. vih'ch Ihe Democrats on lliis floor declare it shall be granted if it b-j i given at all, and to the r 'suits that are likely lo flow from this sad and deplora'ile mutilation of our venerable old Cons iiiition. Here is my ilifliculty, and I confess it is one of such magnitude in my own mind that as an honest man I cannot so fur get over it as to vote for ihe project now before us. To speak plainly, 1 consider this legislative mule of amending the Constitution ol a free peuple a a direct violation of all the republi can dxlctnes and precedents bequeathed lo ut by our venenble siree. In fast it is pre cisely thu one that the usurper J.nuis .Napole on took to overturn ihe Republic of Fiance j ami make himself Emperor, and would no doubt suit the latitude of lhat unh ippy lud much better than any portion of .Ins happy country. The American people are-Hot in the habit of form i up- or amending their Constitutions . . . . ; I- I-Jt-. in mis way. ii is ion in ui ions, iiiiurcui, tedious and expensive a melhod to be resort, ed to by an cnlightcd people any where. ''"To advocate this mode in preference to that of a Convention, is lo do nothing less than as sert the odious doctrine that the servant is greater than his lord. If the Constitution of the State belonged to the Iegialature in any sense of that word, ibis mode . might with some show of propriety be adopted. Bui when we remember that ihe Constitution is the embodiment of all the powers reserved Hy the people, its absurdity it made clearly man ifest. I contend thai ihe Constitution I lhat higher law, tl.sl is greater even than the con. science of tlie legislator vvhiie in th employ ment of his ciHisiituent. It must from the' very pceessity f the case rule over awl dic tate to him in all of his legislative act. If he he an honest man he cannot go beyond it. it the PtojAt' law ii the elrieiett tense of that term, and the only ' unreliable one that they have, to' stand up. a a mighty bul wark hetween them and their delegated s gents.'.' Hence the great propriety of keeping il out of legislative hands.'; Jf it be indeed true, lhat all political power is, . of right., I vested . in and derived, from the . only" is it not reasonable to infer, (if we had no guidea on this tubjeet,) that no otV I i, r V,, .. locil to inir riiaracler, lint Hn-ii e,M-oc,l ,!t'Sp", '''V """ W,M ',e ''T' 'V'"8 '"' V" anl 1,1 eawl pl"rll," TTr ' plr i majority ...neM.at inen-ase.l. This should it fortunately pa-.! Ir will g.ve l0fi(,iMM from other causes, that might be '"l. hm !!? . "I""' ."""V. "''' caajly enumerated, ili.l tin, perm.t. I do But it haa hf-en argued ihat the peonle harp given n inslnioiioiw on Ihii point; and by twice electing liavid-S. 4id to be Govcrimr of the Stair, have authni7!Bd n to lav nnb forthwith our pro-wr anif Jugitiinale ilwiien a frfgWatora, anil proreeil It ' oure to do an hr may think proprr to dirri ui with the funda mental law or. hie Canipinnwrattli. Thr I deny I deny every ) llbf of it I deny it all, from beeintring to end. ; - It it rrae Oovernor Kil 6i.canvaaptl iliis Slate" three aei'eral linie.v wji 'defeated once. : Landehxricd twire while ilvarating this mr i.-j ure. Ana Iirro 1 would ! S.irk, ihi-re sre-n to be aotne inporvenieiitV the1 Dcnio-ratir I 1 .1 - " - . r ' 1-. . . heir res; H'l firiif wilt of a major- -MU'jtx-ljVMyiW.imVonVtW" ' nitlng the aliiiuy nr ..Ml n tfm. 1 1' . I... ..im ...... I ni . If. I ... I.C. . I 1 .. . . .......I... lurloeropp .1.1 .1 11 . - " ..... .no j..f'n p ... .1 vim- 1 tin. I5u! to nropipil. nt,i e!e.-ted bv a v 1 cmtewl. was -riven , r im. ii iii me no:t at to tup enli nl.stA nii.cn- 1'h first time. Oov lipid very sm ill itiHimHy. I lu, I given lo ll.lll in onsenuencf f r . 11 01 some uiihirtiinalc (litlereucfsand lea ouse s. i 1 1 . 1 1 , , . . . , . . - . dny. however, thai 5..v.. Ileid panic I 'hundreds, and it ... ,v hr thoinaiiil (ll Villi's l,v w.iging a oonstaiit war. as he and thous- ..... .. . an-.ts ol ins parlizii.) Inem.'s did upon Ihe : i oiisiiliilion, winch 1 aibult is iinperb-el ill itiiitir ol IH ivrilliiitr nrrni-im Tlii .1 h .1! itTPinpt to shew nicjictiilv ; nut I will Cirl ' l..m ni n f,.u- . on- ii.;,. . oi hint nl a ifiv -i ippv ,.u- il.mn-j i, .,,,t. j . , 1 1 nj; - in oii'in I now 1 1 was mat many inem iei. eame lo re-,7.rr-b ur ,., ive their inn! riir.'im lo vole for this ,.,, s!rmii )? inrtisiire. 1ml I,..,. I iriven von ihe "mo,lus oufritntlL' hy w!i:c'i Democratic partixans, more I.. a,lv::e5 par'v i t . . ' Ilian to belter llie (oiislnu io:i. i ('rj-,i-'r.r ll into favour, and themselves into se ns in tin. Hall, you will agree Willi i farthest." '". .A'He, l.iincoiiibc, Ifuike, Cabarrus, I to ac!lre llie people out of the right lo retain me, I apprehend, that there never has been a The result will likely be, that the consep a- ''aid well, Catawba, . ( diaiham. Cherokee, j ih,-ir organic law in their own hands by ta'lk inorn roulctnpiihle and aUfin ' political frttuJ lives will ,1 vine between A. mid 11.. while the Chaieland, Craven, Cumberland, Davidson. , ,n about the expense of a Convention. p aeiieiai upon any people Irani lit : days ol ; viia, u iiuwii m me pi-eseni iiour. I'arhzan politicians in .he east, d scruple to lake the sliiinn ind then froi , i ,ri; nun jmxiurtiy m in people ill that ; quarter, m ii i: nicy uui not go lor Irec siitlrage , bv legislative enactment, the west would be certain to. force ll.eni into an open convention, and by this menus manage to strip tlicm (the asi) of their strength and power. Whilst I their coadjutors in the west, ti rupulum , j if poysibh, w i lit inimitable skill, mamgej (V iec"p,ioii in ritie imo me iiegislalure upon ihe same, hobby, by laking a ditTerent dnea a tiiiiereni (inec-, lion. I Ii y asserted Willi equal confideiice to their fellow citizens in the west, "that ihev nev er could obtain their proper weight and in fluence in Ih ; LegUlnliie counnia of the 8la'e until lliey could secure j'rtf mffi-agr, which if teas' worn-imfr rrjvvt rtlrint-w,sceiir-1,v a cum en'ion as mailers now stand. The only way to elfcc' lhat with ciylainty was lo go first fo -free sufTr ue bv lerislali e enactmcn' ! and then we eon d succerir in gelling a i o i- . entinn called. U.ill llie people to a least. I and it will be impossible t,l coax or whrulr ! ilinm ,,i iii down n difTernvt tables! line of ! which is groaning beneath twrrlari'l iiivitinz hiritririi, and the other furnished w th nothing b -tier than b mt. rr.vst, an I u-iLl nuh Is. ,et us go for free suffrage now, and then we can with mare force, influence and propriety than ever, call for a fur her chnnv . or one t..- hie for all lite guests. Tl.e very principle whielr individual arc mat! equal sharers in political ri!ili(, vvould necessarily prevail, when the same question arises liel eenco;)imw;iiiM. The Constitution of this Slale is a strong iri-docralic oid cystic, anf so well guarded that we never can lake it if wa march tt-i lo il liirer.lhi in ront, and ikcra Ci.inmenre the .-ttlaek we must attack h insidiously, we must gel mil the corner stsne, before we ran hope lo succeed. Free suffrage by legislative enaclincmt may 'well 1e termed a wooden Inrge, and if we use the lame precaution lo intro luce free suffrage inlf llie Constitu ion that the Cir.?rian diii lo Introduce their Fa in ins Animal into I roy, -then wc can wiih i certainly hope to storm tae oUI-tirne-ucJy utg cilaJol, and bring it with a inightv crash, tumbling in ruins tu lha ground. Free mr fi.ige is a levelling operation. Ii places e- ery man iipoi. the stiuo footing. . (i gives the Sen ate no mors power to resist ihe mass of our iiizer.s than llie House of Commons now possesses. This being the rasa we appeal in you. gentlemen. l;i knuiv s host-f mil il will be t'icn, if communities are not speedily thereaf ter ritado i-qiia'. ; Yes, Mr Speiker, luck were the srgii-m-nts llul gave many a rnumbrr a eat here from the wes So It appears from this view of ihe case, that moat persons both in thee is! and west have been deeeivod into the support of frecsuflYige by legislative enactment, for the avowed purpose ot avoiding a convention on t;ie nns hand, and of paving the way tor ii on llie other. After inakin-l this brief explanation lam perfc'c'.ly willing to leave it to any prudent ; man among n to say bow far the iiinnictiiini we have received from die people on this s ib jecl should go lo induce as to continue our op erations on Ihe fundamental law of the Slate upon ihis legislative plan.- Hut here, lest 1 he misunderstood, suffer inc to remark, lhat I do not think it pots. hie to restore quiet to tho people again, without first carrying out tome of the reforms that have been ir.entioncd. ' Yet I do most esruen ly desire that in amending our Utms inition no ulleralion shall ever be made in this way. notwithstanding the roynl titict has gone forth lo the world, that this bill shall pass. This is strong and intolent language to be thrown in die tceih, and sounded in the ears of gen tlemen who are eipecte'd to amend the Con stitution in advance of any action on the tuh jeci; yet I hope it will not deter any of us from voting against tin bin. I am confident ii will not if we have ont drop of U'liif blood flowing in our vein, or an atom of, thaU)pir it lhat characterised the Roundhead, and pa iri.it iu Cromwell's day. Fur one, I do here in my place, mini solemnly declare I never can, and never will be flV'ern, or flattered in hi the support nf ihisr measure, under such! circumstance. . ,- urerr j ; '., , , "Ttw' tbt rnek of my last twpsbt shirt rt, - J - Ami it frsKmcsts art tank Is tbt wave 4 . 'Tbo I fsl last aay saul Ip alivere4 , j. . T paln-I will not It tbtir Slavs," ' a mervf tollar dog ta ifo Ikeii titUing.TThe'e njjfitlte hrru, Uoaever, who will take d. -light. jn meekly bowing. f iih .serrile grace aai eringinj spirits lo carry out f Ac behettt of pa";. If then- be, let the frirn.N of lb.- con- amonj: the reide of their, several rnnntie , ' numb, r lo whirl, ibeir tax eniitle them tulnuoo and or.li r. rally as one man. ami according ,0 the number of the pei ple or , The i-oiinlie. of W ,ke. Sew Hanover Ed'ue hold v sir.ke lor i-iial rights, and 1,-aw the tcrs in each county or district, as the Consli- I c,ml,e. Cumberland, ('raven (iranvil'le and imiul and lainl-hcane.l VA..r 10 tUtr elo,y,' timnm of Alabama. Missi.inpi. ,o.:isiain,1 IJalil'.x, 7 counties, paid in ihe v,r IRSI 10 reap al some fiiinre day (he reward of their I cowardly liiiiidiiy.liirsuiri-riiigllii f'oiislmiT'iiin I of their failiers lo he put up section bv section. ! 11 "I nnr at ntnr, lo the I iwest bidder. Thev vi ill thus make it capital for reckless dema- : g"i(jues, ami the mere lool ball of every parly. This, sir, 1 look upon as the (juiiili ssencc of ' sgrariaiiisin doubly distilled and refined. F. Il l, 1 . , lii ir example, A. i. and . all become can- didates for llie same s. al in tbe Legislature, in llie hour of pei d and ,1: n,'cr. I -. i:o, 4 which divided by the ratio .Mr. A. iv c will suppose is a getilleinan. con- A large and respectable mnliitiidc of peo !$2T(iO. shows that thev are entitled .08 Sen-s-nativ-. of good mind, fine ma;,ners. and pie in f orth ( 'arlit.a say that it is right that : alors two erc whereas, by the provision finished education, lie is in 'favor of elect- ! in one branch of the (ien'eral Assembly ai ! (' ihe ( ',ii,i,, il.uu ..!,.' ., v . inic ittdirea for a term of twelve var .... . ,,. ' . . . . - - . ' . II. i -l.-o in favor of el-cling the Judges .nr. ti.a 111 .111. n. hit 11. i ' 1 1 iiit. iiT.in ui-i-rHiu , j 10 become a . i.lle move dumocr.i'ic l.tan his ! 1 op oiient, and decluei hiuis-lf for a term of! r'g.tl years. Mr. Ii. h-nni.; thus conr-lude.l Ui' remarks. Mr. l'. arises, and briiiL' far llie f 1 ... li.l. nor o his Ciininetitors. in evcrv 1: 1 1 irr but- . i . ... r , luai-tti. ie-ml.es to prolit by th- cunning ol Mr. 15. and li.rdiwith st. inmers out, "I goes ' lor elcclio,; the judges fir lw. years, if 1 fi g.-l it. and in n icase for more than lour years. To eli cl i!n in lor a longer period than that, would be dcnili clli aristocratic and oppri sutr. ( III,- COlirlS bi-lntltr In ill.' iw.m.le L.iul to. n.i'.ii.a vrlu p.eside m them s!ui,l iioloulv be eWc- ... J l'-il by llie people, I. lit lor no sh ot a li.ne as In m ike them lei 1 lint the people ie tut jr -- iiump " Mr t1 .itiii..it.i. ..r..t1..i..o,1 I ; h a fMnr, plain iii:ul lias nut trot" muWi ,.,.4:. i.i,- 1 ri 1. ,1. . "ii.i7'i( imr dii'i i. i in - iiir mini I .u i ....! l t.i . .... b e I gentlemen and has studied professions, and mad.- fortunes bv one being a lawyer ami ! llie other a tloemr,. t'o:iser-.ieiillv C , lu.ol li.ne , j as murh-frelmg (or you comiiiou folks as I i hare ell may they go for Judges holding i on lor Ivvidve and eii'ht rarb whilst 1 po , for electing them every Iwo years or four at I days ol "romr oiitrm. Iron. boll, parlies ol "libr. nil I' avie, i orjyin. l.aslon, liranville. l.uillnrd, v arennt permiited to know what Covern jf oics," tickled Willi the 'argumrnt, h ell j Hav wood, llcuderson, Iredell. Jackson, I. in-, or Hrid's Free Sriffruge h is aire uly est the lid not i l!i'ir friend Mr. C. has advanced, rally to a coin. McDowell, Macon, Madison, Moiitgom- ; Slate. 1 venture the opinicn, that if we had rom tie-1 man around his "ST A N DAKD." Iriuti.ph- ( cry. Moore. New -II mover. Orange, K-.ndolph I added up the costs of adier.iscmeiiu and pay "romr oiitrrs. Iron. boll, parlies of "liberal j aiuly elect htm to Ka.etgli. lo Oisplay Ins wis- , doin a-ul elocution, lo a still greater and more I ;ilo lialiiiig extent. In return. ing the Coustilu-; aiu'v, 4.1 in number, willi a while popula tion. lion of Il'ill.'i 17; in Federal population 4 10. Mr. ISnea' er. we see by this fiction, how I '3 J. voters 3:1,2 1 ;i. paving a tax of7l).- exccelinlv objectionable! tins method of a- I mviidiiig ihe (,'oiistiiiilion is soon likely lo be- j come, if this bill passes : For I am conscious i u will be but the rrelutlc ol vvhal u vet belore us In addition to all mis there are man v. very many ohjrciions, lhat could Willi great force and reason he urged against this melhod of ainetitliug the Conslitution. I most e.irn esdy and solemnly protest ngaiijst it, in the lump and ii. behalf of llie holiest ypnmnurv lerffn'nt -irrPinrS-ittc-em- Sf.r... v.. .a atHulinn niakinur powe.- in one and ihe sime t.odv of men it is tedious, never ending, Hv Ihe lime in ibis way it shall be pro. vid ,! in the Constttunon Inr the eleciion ol the Jii'lge. a i,teitien ini.invrroi.i. .-n n .... , , Treasure.. Comptroller, Justices id llie Peace Ihe freehold nltalifiealjon of Voters and ol- lice holders remove! anil other tiling, inn ajitaie the public mind, are finally passed up on, we will be all in our graves, and the hurt anil ll.s Con.-itimtiou so mixed and rnnfnsed. that i-mnmisioiiers will have to be appointed lo dig"'t ihe Constitution ttsell. thai 'e may by-j-knovv what il is. I am opposed lo it, because I desire those delegates of the people, who thesifetv and i.r-leciinn of the people, to nass s on thai sacred ami organic, law, made lor have no'hing to influence and occupy their minds, hot Constitutional questions. 1 desire llieni lo be elected free from party consider.,- lions fny from all legislatives hobbies their views of Consii ntional reform neither taint ed nor impaired because they are m-Jiinrnr against some popular measure in legislation. I deem it highly important, lhat the passage of laws, the election of (Jovernor and olher officers, and questions of C.nlilufuma re form, should be krpt separate each question i,rs.and on us ti-.vn m nts. I am opposed to ibis mode because it mil! c mncct the ConMitnlion With "log ioltiivg legis laiion and keepiiie public mind for many tears disturbed and ajjilalnl wilh qiu siion of (Con stitutional reforms, nil of vvbich could sifelv and quietly be setllud by 11 Conve.ili.ui of the peo. pie themselves called on a fair and proper basis. I am furiher opposed to it. because it lend to invade the very hrsl principle e.f repulJi- can freedom. Unit "all poliiic.il power is vest- in and derived from ibe people only. Let il be once established that' the people pie have given up "he power to begin, conduct, and complete such Constitutional reforms and restrictions ss their heal interests may re quire. in other' words transfer the power of making law and the Constitution, loo, in llie hands of their members l.v lliu legislature, and thev onlv n;lain ihe gracious privilege of ap proving wh.il their (-rwi' may nropoie 10 them, where is the sovereignty of the po-iplc. tlieuf Tley have given op ibeir power. In one sense, il may be laid lo have been deriv ed from the people, but ur it veslrtl in thrm ? . The likening a tid comparison of Gov. '-id, hy which he directs our attention lo this mode ot amending he Lonstiiutioti 01 uie 1, iineu .. . ... r .1 1 Stales, nis'eaii 01 incimin me .uvoraiuy in me thi mode of amending our S.ate Conslnu-lio-i, leads me directly the" oilier way. The ftmernment of North Car dina is bjsed ;ti the Constitu innal niiijorhy rf the people in mass. The (loverninent of tbe Ilniied Stati a is baspd 011 a Constiliition.il majority of .V'nrrs, each Slate, whether great or small, having tie s.ine vote and llie same weight, and vet (Jovernor Reid in his Message sees no differ ence between the character of tbe two (ov menis. ' What ! Ihe Federal Consiituiion, based on the Constitutional voice of Sovereign S'.ales. likened 10 the consolidated Govern ,mr.nt of North Carolina! Surely, this is consolidation, in ill full sense conglomerated consolidation wilh a vengeartre' ! '' - There i a great multitude of persons in North Carolina, who honestly think, and se riously argue, that two things are rrqnired to make mi the strt-nelh ol a Slate, wealth ami men. citiztnt and lhat in apportioning po litical privileges and power, both these ele ments, to wit: the people and .heir wealth. taxes pughr mutually lo le considered and respected. '-And .as a large msjvirilv f the Southern State, sUvrholding Slates, sonih of the Patomac. ahnortion and divide political powir for both House "of their' Assembly Texas. Arkansas, Missouri. Kentiickv. Ten- i'lli. the. public .treasury, laxes to 'the amount uessee, Souih Caroliiui, (.eoriiia and Horida j of f 35,81)2 33: which diuded bv 2?66, will show, this becomes a ,,n-sii..n worthy of I shows lh.it ih-se counties are entitled to 13 cnsi,leraiii.,i. (r pre., nt t'ons-imtiou pro- Senaiors; and vet according to the provisions lesses to divide iilnical rishts anion? our sev ; ,f the ( 'inxmiitii.n thev are allowed only 7 c,J counties aecordiiiL' lo the tax each coimty Sen-itors, six less than their true and proper pays inio ihe 1'iibli, Trrnsiirv , w iihout mi) re- number. The comities of Wake, New Ilan IVrence lo the poiinlatinii il t!ie ciiuntv. its vo-1 in er. KilinvumU -.-.I f '.,n,l,..i ..... nun 1 . - . lers, or the nunil-er of soldiers it can furnish 1 .. . . , ,, , . 1 i. uniiienv aione snmui lie remesea et : ; that end. di ... vlrirl or co intv in the Si rat,- atioulJ ie reprrs-nti d according to its wealih paid by ihui.) enliilpd lo two Senators each! t . . . . . . 1 . 1 .1.. . ' i M.ric.;nr,,l(Tir nrtfinz If ittlnx'i not innuirine wbetb - er it gives l,.,ir liiiriilrPil. or four thousand voles. Although this mode of dividhif rwlit - I icul power is tlrcJrnl in the fonstimlion to ! bp llie correct otic vi-t it u not carried mil bv f . . . . " . the nroeisi.uis of i in r.,.,,;i,.i.n ;i..,ir I-or inslancoi by refcr-nre to the cei;s,M and I the Stale tax-s of feienl ciiiniies of ISSO ! if vim ..k lo the cnuntirs of Ileanfort. ! Ucrlie, l!l.u!.-n, Hnins ,vick, Canuh-n. Car'eret. , , Caswell, C.iowaii. ('u!iirnh'.is, ( 'nrriltiek. ! DupMii, r'.dgeeoiiibe, I'liinklm. (Jates, (Jreeiic. Halifax, II, -rtlord. II , -de. Johnson, .lonei, l,e-1 ooir. Mariin, Mi i-klen'iiiru, Na.h. Nortliamp-: I iii, I'lslmw I" ''auk, I eriMiui iik, I'rr-' '!). I ill. i(oi-Kinjii:m, S.iiit'nori. Tvrn-L Vtirnfi W 1, 1 . nt. . U ...... 'in lir-. with a w l.i-n tmn.ii-itii.n of only lt)-2 t.J J I ii-nl, in. ( I popiilaiion of only HOI,- 37, voters only .Ct.'jdl, ng taxes into ' ibe Treasury only V? (.767, HI, and vei : ibesp ;)( coniili: s n nned have : cc irdinn to ' the I. inner apponionment f ind the I' l-inlone makes llie disparity still grt-alrr) 27 Sena-' t .rs. 1 he counties of Alam iiire Alexatider, An-1 Davie, ' orjyili. tuition, (iranville. (iuillnrd.t ivonesoii, lio.in, lfullierlord .lanly, Siokes ; nrrv, l nion, Wake, Mut-.iuga. ilkes and 0.)U,:il , are repie-eoled h T- Senators. So here arc )") comities in the State paying morr 'ban half the Stale taxes having Iti7.7f majority ol vvhiie p ! ul iii in : .1-11 -(ill ma jorily of the federal population of the whole Slale ; and Hl.'Ji!) inajoii:v of the voters, have only 2."1 Senators, whiUt the other 3fi counties have Scnalurs, Here is rcpresen led, in plain figures, a orai iiietiualily sei in- ingly a great injustice in the division of polll-1 lemplitig to effi-ct the other change ycl behind, ihe baslt of Alabama, Mis-dssippi. Lotijoan-ujand arie in tfi'eir fury and destroy Ihetr 'd- tvc. lie'" 3( counlies, having 11. th- 111 only about one fourth of the .while population of the St ue, Liu having 27 St italors. coiimoI the whole I, eg s'attir ol the Slate. llerc.'lOi o luties govern l.'icuiiilies. Her-- lliose w(io in p iy "2 i taxes, 1 av the Vt sum, govern those who in paving taxes, jay tbe ;'rr,if.t' sum. Here IU2,I4I while inhabitants govern, and are tin masters of 339,217 while inhabitants. Ilcr those who are only 30I.1S8 in Federal num bers govern and are nias'ets ol those who arc 1 19.151 in Federal numbers. Here 33.201 voters govern and control 53,213 voters. Yes, in ihe Senate 23 thousand votrs elect 27 Senators and 5'5 thousand voters elect bnl 23. A clear and Senate, is ab decided majority iu the ut equal lo hav ing the - .1 w hole Senate, then .i.J lli.iusind .nicrs Iroin 30 counties control the whole State. And here 1 would most respectfully sk who aino g these 33 thousand vote- ol the minority on questions nf taxation, mid some other questions nf a more important and delieale character, will give ihe controll ing vole? In those 36 counlies, w ill llie negro pud land holder el ct their 27 Sen ators? No. It is clear ill-, t those who hav-r little interest in either w ill elc-t a majority of Senators, ihe whole '-!7. Cnv. Reid in two of his messages, with evidttnl concern, delicate ly alludes to ilaugprs, mischief end agitation. lending, to destroy the Slate's harmony, when our Mi, union is directed to those things. In plain F.nglish ho means. 1I1.1I w hen you in- I crease llie nowrr of voters who do not own land ai.d nenrocs. vou are iipurnaching dan- gerr.tli ground. Dors il make any dilh-n ncc j ju w(la, s(.0tiou of the Stale ut-li vouti- liv,- T , , no,.1,1,, ,.,lder in one section of ihe State, more nil honesl patriot than in unolher? i lo'tbat body, in which the said minorities (fov. Iteid and other gentlemen seem so fflhiv 27 members, and then require lhat they . l,lUKrw,t. tlcy wtnild not press with j so much zeal thrxr plan, falsely called free and e it'll tillage, when any sensible man. who will loo'i into this mailer, caleu'a c and t-iiiik for lihnself. will see at oriee that the ten dency of this very mitcdlled plan, is to plare ihe control of .lie Scnu'e entirely in ihe hands of a very decided and striking minori ty of votpis in 30 countirs in ihr Sl'it. A ma I . ((f v01et.g j ,hesc 30 e .iinties have bin lilt'e uilcr, si in ihe mailers o puying taxes on land and slave.. The majority irr rr-c'i cotiniy or ifistrict elects llie Senator. Tin se things I throw out for. examination and die ! lU'iiS" : p,,,,,!,.,,,,,, of . Kcij, ;in 9si liin wini. rfjlrtling so freely on c.inventioit-meii, to an swer and say into whose hands, by his wiie and Htitteman.Uke jirrn, will he pi tci the con trolling power of the Senate! 1 reflect on tbe patriotism of no portion ol my lillow citiz-ns of N.irtli Carolina. I answer the lililiera! ic (lections of. (iov. Reid. I would have him look in his own glass, and make him au.wer for and to himself. Say that re presentitun in tbe Senalo .is properly based on taxes a lone,, and that Ihe men, who leave (heir h uncs. ris's their Aivcs. and in ihe baith-uclils shed Ilteir bliMid in the defene- f our lilx-riy. our fire aides, our wives, ourrhiturcn. and our properly, are not to be ro'inteii al ad, 111 ih- viding oul political privileges. tlie lei us car- ry thi. p. ineipte on. fairly. The ra.io or s- nluu, J5f pulnic laxe. necessary ,0 . emmty oritiatriet to a Senator is the- sum f 27II0 in round uiunbrri. Hie rounlie Caswell, Craven, Cumberland, Ivlgcp.iuihp. Granville, . Guilford, Halifax, Mecklenburg. New H.innver, Wiike and Warren. 12 coun ties, in 1851 jrsid into the Tr-asurv public Lixes lo ihe amount of 50,321 25. which sum iliv'd -d hy 12700, shows that ihese 1 1 rnjliulie are entitled to I Senaiors, slid yet Jthey are allowed to vote lr d have only eleven Senators, 7 Senator? less than jrie 'Me ...in . iiciirtllll, 111 iphi, 1 paid taxes into the Treasury 1.1 ihe Km.u.n, f . .... 7 K. . 1 niHWII - ..... .. . B ...u,. m . iiui our in i-.ni i, I . i these f ur counties flookimr solelv to ill. 1 If ao. ihv slmuhl th.v n..i h... wu compel llieni 10 hand i.alf their taxes over to 1 sonic neiahhoiiiur enuniv .r .lisiriet u.. ihe ciuxens if K.iil .iei.,l,.,nr..... lilmiri.., il.e r,l,i i i ,.;. . t 1 iii. ii ...imiiii, ( iiirin 1 1.. : i ..i : ... ., i . ,1.1 - , in nml- ,-in nun uirv mil c no voice. ai though ihev lurnisli the taxes that entitles him m his seat, and who. when elected, as often as anv other way, neutralizes or kills' the vote of llie Senator for ihe ennn-v il.oi i..r.,is',.. ik. taxes? If any of the comities named have taxes en,in;h for one .Senator and a friction over, w hich, when united to the tmn r u, inhhonni; county eniiiles that neighbor- mg cinintv In another Senator, why not 'eta-each rr.imi y share in the benefit of these unit d taxes, hy iininng their voles also in , leeling 'it other Seualort Why have not sou p of these qiiciions of rqnab y and justice s r.iel; (.ojv"inut Keid and his patriotic Iriejidsf mk how arc alllliese things to be regulated aiuK wilt n w iihout a convention! The Convention mode of amending the Constitution, the old fashioned republican nlan. h.. Imn ;i.il n ii,. ..i my , and nttrmpts arr constantly bring msdo Ve arennt permitted to know what fipvero pay (, mrmfcrs i,f the Assembly, whilst whilst discus sing this question in three successive Sessions, it would amount to a sum little less than the expense of attending the Convention in 1835. If after ull this, it fail, (o get a two-thirds vote in the Sei ate, as 1 am persuaded will be the case, then we have incurred by way ot Stale debt a good round sum; of thousands'or noA iV'tr. fir an triinimtnl thai (ailed. To elect other Covrrnors it may be renewed, the same expense incurred, and tfailurt igain. If ibis abortive process shall he again at t-mptetl. the. like expense incurred, and there In; like failures time after time, in au et 1 vers. According t , tbe Convention mode, ona j expenditure completes the woik. If the peo i pie decide against it hut I i I tic expense is in- etirred. If the Convention is called, the del egates will likely agree on all the amend ments really needed and desired by ihe peo ple, who will ratify- ih-1 same, and again be come quiet, litppy.'and colli, n ed. The (Jovernor says thai the calling of a Convention nf the pertple is impossible..' This may be so, if his wise counsels prevaiL I m tv be asked how are you going in get Convention ? In answer, first consult the peo p'e themselves. Perhaps ihey want no eiw , rilion and preler Ihe Uonstitiilion as It . If so, all-is well. If, ho v ever il shall b 'aw' renamed by a very decisive and linpoillrf ... ... . . ... 1 in jor tv oi me votes 01 me people, 11111, mey desire aiiie-itlinenis, all irue lepublican repre seinatives, in deftiiencs lo the decided roice of a large majority of the people, would say let them elect their delegates on the federal basis anil go 11.10 convention. I respect thu nights of a minority. The rights of a minority ouht not on'y to be re spected, but firmly, faithfully and steadily maintained. Should the majority in favor of 1 convention be small, the duties of the rep r s .-natives, in v i . 1 1 . 1 1 lo the call, might be lie ,!;lfi re.il f.-mu wlnt it wotihl bp, where thi majority should be large and unequivocal. So 4ii countii s, having 359,227 white, and i. . . I .! ..!.... -109.1 45 federal pop-il.iii .n, and 53.213 v - I r, paying the greater part ol lue laxei. have rigirs as wen as ire jo rotinuei uiving 192. ML white. 401.3S8 federal population. i and 3:1,254 voter, pay ing less than half the ! tuxr-w. And to turn these largii majorities with their 23 members in-the Senate for relief shall secure in eiic.li bo'ly a majority vo:e ol iwo thirds ; to-wii at. voters 0111 01 00, lor a ineasuie of rulief due to ihem, before ihey rsn ever get iu is securing the rights of mi nority to an extent required in no free Repub li-an (Jovernment. Mr. Speaker. I have spoken wi.li sorr warmth, and al much grealer length ih in I anticipated I siuujd, when 1 commenced mjr remarks, lint having once faiilv goUen on jder way, I could no. we1. Keep irom uttering all I have i-xprrssed, and would not, ll 1 cmild. I will have to be remodeled entirely . before I can think one way and peak snoth er. or sit lamelv by and witness a gross an outrage as I believe this to be on the People's vested rights and have nothing to say in th wav of remonsirn-e. 1 -v. We s! o dd not un ' rrate table instrumen lilities. The migiitest oak. tlisl ever grew in the forest, or that ever hauled with the storm of Heaven, ma; al I be pecked 10 deslh by little diminii ive sap-suul a a. and nothing be left, in the end, to mark the spol where it stood iu its towering atrcngih and Ivesitty, but a miserably deformed and rofen old trunk. If this bid passes, il is possible for It lo be d-i mi red by pohtical eJs-.M-ker and hungry wood cocks.- - 1 - ln thiscaleulitioo, I hav taken Hit rale of in j 6" ye., ami the '' ar"Si W ISS i tf-.Y8"i,e trt . m,t important pnoeitile. 'lt ar)rirHs'nln of public Viirht and entwern. faj which, when understood, th peoril will rt deep interest. 1 have etlculsted, bees) tiiese enunries, for th last few yean hav eteelU el in fie hurras of their taxes aod portuli If tbey so enniinue to increase for a few year inor.'. the iujii'tiee ami inequality, lo which I mil stteniiuii, will Irteoiiin too manifest to be kept longer out i.f view by tbe popular ery of individual equality, under th deceptive SOOW v,r s luffr.is by legislative tnactmeat.' j -1
The North-Carolina Star (Raleigh, N.C.)
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Feb. 9, 1853, edition 1
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