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: ?1:-.VWn WfllLm JSCS TTCIM-J A W MBmi S-EHB. ;:..V - WILMINGTON, N. C. WEDNESDAY JUNE ID, 1833: V 1 J.- r j i : i t 1'ubUslieit every W.ednemty.iomiw ' Tiu..-F. Dollars, pkb !avv;m .NV ADVANCE. AIVKIlTl4KIrNTS .! -.t.nVF I VOT T. K U,- Ami. -ami i t --- - . - .t, i'iit fF.NTX for rarii snbse .;,hi ins.-rti...i. I A liberal wcuuim - ' . . 1 - . ...! to Yearly Advert. f r i" , - Market Street, e- t!i,: Cdutt jl-us-- ADDRESS i Oti amending the State Constitution. .. ''Tlio Pcopl-; have h riiht to nss'emljl?: togetht; i c( )iiv ul t for thf.coniiiioii good, to instruct their r.-pt'viU'tivtsayl to apply to. the Legislature for '- J riss t'f grievances.'1', - ' .-. ' ' l- ; ' f 18 . mil of Mights ofCaioli7ia ' To the. Freemen of North Carolina. apj)ily Ave live in a country where no .ivoiuy is required for addressing a free i -ojilejUon subjects connecti I with their 'vaii government. 4 It As an' office which ai.vite may assume without just feproach or ."fur i censure; A recurrence to the proceedings of a meeting held in Raleigh '.! in'og last" winter will exempt us fr'm the inipmaiion or vanity in auaressiug vr-ii, and explain-the character in which vve appear before you. A large portion, -eve beljievcCav majority of the people; ot Aoi th" Carolina are dissatisfied with the Cnnstitfiit'toii of; (he Stale. . They com .l:iin,' we '.btrlieve" with justice, against c 'vils proceeding from causes which the;, : ).'aple alone can remedy, and therefore,' they have through' their representatives, tleterm ined'to call for an Vxpres-sion of the mini-.; will upon their complaints. By" ISth .section of thev"iJill ol Kights ' ' ihe ;rig?ht sof tfie people to. instruct their -'ji prist' ulaliwiis d isliiietly declared, and lie friends of a ri.'fonnof our State Gon k titiuiciv; foeX confident "' that a 'voluntary vk-c la rat ion of opinion by the IVople "for against a change 'of the Uonslillilion" iilhlxV receivedas instructions and must ijii'fliipiico the; Gcnehil . Assembly to ac- ,.. .'mninodate in sqmtf way, the unhappy 1 4i visions, of the State, and provide arem- idyffor the evils of a most unequal and' ; ' vi.'i usivo c'overnincnt. Ill order ' to re- . move the ofijections of -.some, to defeat the pretences of many, arid operate as a re-, co rn m olid at i o ri t o 1J , t h e a d v o c a t e s fo r re -w f.rm liave' put forth for discussion the' V iSlvangtfs which are . demanded. . If the --f 1 1 .jec i could claim that attention which . inip:ortance.irierits and ,no feelings of -arty animosity were mingled with its ou.NiderMtion'thero would be no diiTurence f. (jj)ini(m. ; : '. . . V; J V N:pQlTA-Lj REPRESENT AT'IOX. ly the present constitution, the people of each County elect two members; of the 1 !.Vi.-;c of Commons and one Senator ' .tmls.'ven liorough towns are permitted h seiid;each .one member to the General " assembly. . "WertVy'each county of equal ; jwypiil;ai-bu and 'did the people of each, con! nbutes alike to tho support of govem iiK ivt, tlii's mode-of electing the Asseinbly n auhl be f;iir and just. Were there I any ; lu'ar approach to equality, of popnla'tidn ;i;id taxes in .th'4v several; counties, there . would not be so. much room, for just com- , plaint. ' Surely a-decent respect for the lumUmental principles"" of all .popular goWrninents will nctt allow us p). argue thai' oic third of a community who pay n " raorethan one tfiird pf the. taxes,' can j.;",h!Miily make laws and: execute th'cm, ' impose. taxes aild expend them, for the o- (Ler tiro, thirds. . Yet such is the real . . . 8 . -Tcondition of tins State. - ,1 hose, whom it r aii'cets may. choose to deny it. We con V Mil.vntli' rtrfirm tlip fiirt nnd rhalleno-c them: n- t i a fair, nraply, and candid investigation T1 -fthe ?uhieet: V We mav do no'more than invite a careful examination of the last ypisus and iH honest perusal, of the Keve-:.uM';iht-.mad' cut at the Treasury of the -:nto, and ingenuity itself may Ibe defied aftoi1 rkis, to produce even a plausible ap- pearance of. equality in our Representa tion. The white populatioivof the State alone being taken as a, basis of calcula- 'ion, ojv third govern', and tax two thirds. Assume the Laud tax for a basis and its ' wiU'bring us o .the' same result. Take- for a basis tire public taxes of all hinds . .inu the conclusion is not more javorable .t Vour present system. Let all or any of these be combined and it will stamp -upon -. our county representation the same marks of incnualitv -and iniustico. The wholn white population of the State is about ?i 2,000. Thirty-three counties coataiu .156.000- and the other thirty-one counties .contain 310,000, and yet these thirty-three ..cbunties elect a majority of the General 41 Assembly. These thirty-three counties ; . ; pay annually a land tax of 8000 dollars ; ' only,, while they exact from the other thirty-one a similar tak of 17,000 do.lars! . These same thirty-three counties this ru . ling minority pay for taxes of all kinds 24,0U0 ifollars only, and yet they levV tax ' : es from the other thirty-one counties to ' 1 aniountrr ri -" Expenses Of OUT Stath .(mrPrnniPnt V (including none but such, as are neccssa m !;nr about 80,000 dollars per' year :a"d tne State being divided into 64 coun- " proportion of each county in this is . 1250. These same thir- y - i; CC?ami-tnis ruling m 1 e ' o n0t cotrte their own ex : vernment unless their tax- mm t.i,'U! .and how -is t h is tne X. II! more tluin ti 1.0! M ;a ,- if -r..i- of j'.cm do nbt contribute taxes sufficleijit tl pay their oicn vi embers of the Assembly! What? a majority of '0 thirds of the people taxed by one third to pay the minorit for exer cising this controul? Incredible .as it might seem to be it is true. There are 40 counties in the State which do not con tain an average population, and more than 40 whose people do not pay taxes' equal to- th'eir averarre shafe oi" riil.hlih-nprjsnTv ' to their average share ol publiq necessary ! expenditures while they elect pearly two,! thirds of the General Assembly! One of the least' counties in this State! contains a white population of 2,7004 pe latest contains- 17,000, and While the former UbV nays a tax of 000 dollarsi- the latter is re qiiired to pay 2000 dollars! yen both these are alike represented, Anotper cpunty. annual witn a population oi.d.duu ana an assessment of only 430 dollars, elects the same number of represen atires to our! General Assembly with a fourth county whose white population is G,000 and 'whose taxes arc 2,307 dollars annually. nd another county with a w nte popula- tion little exceeding 3,0001 w no pay no more than 300 dollars. for taxes is allowed to send the same weight into our councils with a sixth county whose white jpppula- tion is 13,000 and whose taxes! exceed 2000 dollars. Comparipgjtlitlse six; coun ties together what will be the result? Forty-six thousand siz hunarcd people who contribute a tax of 0:600 dollars are allowed no' larger share in a' mept than nine thousand me ree govern ors of the same community, .who;, pay a tax of only i,ouu iiuiiiii-.. . i binuiifL iiuniuer, ana they' who cqntribute lest jto lliej support" of our government arej myested ;with all its powers There are in thej state twelve counties whose people pay,a tax of 63,400 collectively the cornpenstttil)!!; of the re presentatives they elect, e:reeds this sum more than 2000. dollars! These coun ties partake equally with others of alLthe benelits ol t.iie government aad they elect nearly one fifth of the General Assembly, yet they compose but little nipre than oncJ icnth oi the population and -pay very lit tle exceeding one thirteenth pf the: public expenses! They pay 5000 and co$til5,000 .dollars! These things are so. I But is it just Is it equal? Is it republican that they should continue? .Mus they; be en dured forever with no better reason for it, than that they are evils ivhjch a patient people have already submitte,d to for rra iiy years? Are the ma&.msj of ! freedom reversed and shall itslirptitipn establish right?-?-long usa.ge justify oppression? I he interest of llie wliole State requires and her necessities demand reform in our Legislature. The General Assembly is" bound by our present constitution , to nfoetj annual 'I 'y. When the Constitution was ratified' the State; was divided into 30 counties iand the General Assembly was composed of no more than 1 15 members,jbut th:e umber pf counties is now increased to f 4 and tin; members of the Assembly to 199. The annual expense of the Ass'embly a l.o ne is now 40,000 dollars And this sum falls verv little short of .what the! whole troverninent of the State onccj cost the peo- .. . , - .1 H . .1 pie.- l.y tne proposed amendments to tne constitution it ip suggested tlJat the assem bly shall not be required to! lueetjjoftener than once in tiro years, and that their number shall be reduced froi i 199" to 127. In the early period of our i .dependence, before the States of America had: formed , their "more perfect. Uhioiif before the people had become settled lpto. habits ol self-government, the annual meeting ottne Legislature was boihyise'ajhd heiciessary: but in our day it is ajrrfoist unnecessary tax- upon the public, and a f perious' obsta cle to wholesome, permanent legislation; for the people are barely informed pf the acts of one assembly beforp the! succeed ing law-makers have repealled or modi fied them The, reform. tht js here pro posed will diminish the expenses of the State more than 25,00j)i dollars j annually. A clear, saving, of 25,000 dollars per year is equal to a redaction of the taxes one third, and yet some have ptit their resist ance to a reform of the constitution upon a real or pretended apprehension ;of an in crease of . the taxes, i It is astonishing with' what tenacity men uiill sometimes adhere to power in opposition to their own interests as well as against the just rights of others. The minoritv'; are now stri- f ving to maintain it in . North' Garblina while i its exercise is. subversive of thariirh'ts of two thirds of the peVple and costs that minority lnimitely more tnan it is worm. Under the influence of some cabalistick party phfaze they are deceived into appre hensions that this majority are demanding their rights for the mere purpose pf prac tising oppression on others.! But it is im possible that this' majority in a state shall oppress tne minority ot 0? taxation. UL-''rr" i ' ;- i ' , . J . " "ii--si'. XTo thirds imnose a burden fonFhundred dollars oii thc minority, it 'will be. a tax on tliemselVes at thp enmp nme ot two hundred dollars. Iorn of our constitution must t Vnd a re- diminish the expenses nf th.. . .j. I. . ' i r cersity reduce theVpublic liurdeiis of the l We .wish an inrelligen-beopli to mark these facts: that for 25 yeajsj ouif General .semDly lias cost -.0,000 dollars per year. Here is an expenditure 'ojf orieM million, w'hen half the amount. miHit have been s;ned; 7-that for '2j years cart in e. this nnd expenditure mut nnninj -P ';irrt A- ynt, a prudent foresight will! enable us w diminish it one half that the Treasurer t of the State in his last annual report states; iua ior rnany years, the orpinary public revenue o the State, has riot been ade quate to the purpose of defraying the nc1 I n . l ' ' tzMury expense or tne government, Dut the deficit has varied from 1-2 0(10 to 17,000 Dollars per year: that the sources which have simn Hen 'this Hfirin ha v-. w be a . j e supplied this deficiency, have een fluclitating and temporary in their nature, and of late, are nefarly disconti nued.1' : What Statesman? j what intelli gent man will say, that this can be pru dently allowed, or safely continued, in a State? 'But it has been allowed, and must be continued, unless the expenses of the Legislature are decreased dr the taxes of the People increased. Wej may leave it for. you trj determine wbich; course Js to be preferred. Unless the people shall do the one, tieir Representatives must do the other. , Policy may induce them to put this burdbn bn the people in some discruis- ed form, and to conceal the; application of their only remedy for the disease that has been hidden lor so many years, but that ! it must bp imposed,, is inevitable, except ! by a rqfoirm of the Constitution. The nc- cessar? expcyiscs of a wise government, should be met by her ' ordinary revenue. A peopl who are properly vigilant of 1 1 . ' . .!.. 1 . .1 uieir rignis, cannot permit jit to pe otlier wise. Assuming that theki many years include no more than 25; then what have been the fruits of our thriftless policy? We have consumed over and besides the the whole ordinary-revenue, 400,000 dol lars in, tne necessary expenses of the go vern'menjt. Had we adopted this reform 25 year ago the funds of our State Trea sury, would now exceed a million of dol lars! . liefer it 25 years' longer, and the end of tljiat period will find the State yet more depressed than she is. We are not complaining of extravagant compensation to our public officers; they are faithful workmen, "worthy of their hire." The true evil js tha't the laborers of the vine yard ar.too many The work of the peo ple mayj be better done, ahd much more economically performed by 127 laborers than by rj'J! 1 lie responsibilities of- Le: gjslatures for this Statp, ar'e too much di vided to Ijc feit properly, and the honor of iSuccessfjul public exertion lis unwisely di minished by a partition among 199.- Who has not heard .complaints that our laws are fluctuating, that our General As sembly sets too long, and our public ex penses are increased? These evils exist, and have been falsely attributed to a want of virtue in the priesent generation, und a defect of talent among those who serve them We have no hesitation in saying that they will be removed by diminishing thenuir her of representatives, establishing a fair bisis of equal representation,' and making' the. Assemblies less frequent. ; In the 32nd Article of ou r Constitution, there is an odious Restriction upon Conscience. By excluding from public trust, all per sons xv.io deny the protestant faith. We are pro estants, and therefore wcj; can have no personal interest in the abrogation of this restriction. But' will it be expected ous at this day to offer arguments in fa vor of religious toleration, we hope, and believe not. - ' j It ista disgrace to any! free people, to tyrannize over the consciences of otheis. It is gross oppression, and an undeserved imputation against the patriotism and public virtues of the . Catliolicks of North Caroiiiia, to preserve any longer, this badge of our fathers' prejudices. The ar ticle itself is iri conflict with our Bill of rights, when it declares "That all men, have a natural and unalienable right, to worship Almighty God, according to the dictates of their own cqnslciences." , -j The friends of reform,!, here also pro posed an amendment to the Constitution, which will put the election of Governor, into th 2 hands of th People. , The Executive chair of this State-, ought to be the highest post, that the peo ple can offer to the most patriotic of her citizen? It is not so esteemed. But make the' station independent, by putting the election with the people, and we shall have done- much towards it. Custom has now nlade it a reproach to the Govern or, not to be re-elected after - his first ap pointnjent, and hence, the high mdepen dence which properly belongs to a co-ordinate branch of our government, is sac rificed to a desire for popularity amon the-membftrs of the Assembly. We do I not. affirm that it is always so, but it has that tendency; for he. must be mere or less than a patriot, who is not afraid to incur public disgrace. Is the office of Govern- or, ofte-rier coveted for its own honors sate or as a -it-uiuim bione 10 ,'- - '- .. - tt.wi sta- oi yreierment, m the p-ift of the I .,- tions gislatnre? Does it comport with the dig nity pf the office, that the incumbent shall be forced to win it by personal electioneer ing, among the members of Assembly? Our fathers have wisely thought, that the "t(-Kllve au legislative departments of the gvernmenf, should be kept separate and distinct," and what eyil can arise, from not observing this fundamental principle, that hjas not been felt in bur own State? Moreover, the lime of the Legislature is unnecessarily', consumed,: in canvasisino- ij- office and the harmony of lour c Is is disturbed br the fV.-nno,,- ,s 1 . i i ple elct their cicntGovchior! Hps their j servant, and should be directly accounta- ; blfe to theni for the faithful execution of his trust. Theyf have. not clothed him with patronage, that he can use to' corrupt their telectious they have not invested him with power, "the independent dis charge of which fcan be, in any way, inj compatiMe. with their right to pasupon his course. ; ! In obedience to the real, or supposed wishes of the people, they have been al lojppj to assume the right of electing their Sheriffs and Clerks, and why should they be refused the power to elect their Govern or?' ISo jood reason can be assigned for it. ' ' ;.:'!. It is further proposed; TO. ABOLISH. BOROUGH REPRESENTATION. This privilege is no blessing, but rather a cuise to; the towns which possess it, or ! A i t - .' .-. to most of, them. It, is a public ; burden, from whioh'the people derive no corres a i I ponding benefit.! And it is grossly unjust a huidred'people, because of the mere mstance, that they reside within the bounds of a village, should be permitted to send a :Rqpresentative to the Assembly, whoj may out-vote the organ, of thousands residinsr in the country. Commercial cities may have a' population, that would, when taken in connexion with'their peculiar in terest, justify tljis exclusive right. But in some of the Blorough towns there are not niany more than 100 voters, and as they enjoy no commerce, "they cannot lay an'yj claim, to its peculiar rigli'ts. ' Experience has demonstrated that some mode of AMENDING THE CONSTI TUTION, should be pointed out by the Instrument itself. : !! All will agree! that this should be madse certain, and economical, and levy will dis sent from the propriety of so modelling it, tha( while it dejes not invite ajspirit of in novation it may not exclude the hope, of Reform. Such considerations recommend the' amendment (that has been proposed, viz that amendments to the Constitution, shadl first be sanctioned by two thirds of both houses- of the General Assembly, and subsequently ratified by a majority of the' People: , Other States have adopted it, and it has been found to be neither mis chievous nor defective. .- While, few i tnen, Fellow-Citizens, can be found who have the temerity to deny, that our. ' j'epresentation; is unequal, and the legislation of the; State extrava gant and unwholesome, yet, borne will seek a retreat behind the position, that it is impossible to arrive at perfection in any government. This is a position that we do not deny. , It is true, of th6 exertions of human creatures in their lives, as well as their governnienls,: that they cannot at tain perfection, j- But shall this prevent them from coming as near to it as they can? It may very satisfactorily account for the gross j inequality in the govern ment, which has arisen from a change of circumstances that it could not! be certain ly ;foreseen: it does excuse the -infliction of this injury upon the rights of a majori ty, but it cannot be successfully urged as a reason for its continuance. ; Is he re garded with approbation by good men, who u;ithholdSj the acknowledged right of another upori the ; sophistical subtlety,! that he cannot do hirii. perfect justice, and j these evils is neither difficult! nor dangef therefore, he must be excused from attempt-! ous. By your votes at the Elections m Au- ingtodo him any at all?. Axii bad, laws! -Li.ntnrl i.r. tKmr trtlovotk.l .ift,Anfi .Wit r i; r:iuiLU. ui. iiilv iwili i.nu itiiuiiL change, upon the pretext, that no system a Ibe perfect? Are ail oil liuman laws- can te p governments abolish because men can-! tatives, they ud I be bound to proK:e ja. nct frame one without a tault? , ':.;' I remedy, or to pass a law by which yohi But it has been said, that the objections a-1 shaUljbe enabled tj' effect it ypiirselves. if gainst 'our preseht Cpnsututiolh are the- this obligation does no. 'a rise from that ar nrrtiml only that the 'State labours un- i tide in the Bill of Rights which secures dcv no practical evils that the majority , ! .ui ,--'-:r -,k-: t. -.. her councils are divided by sectional strifo that by i the form of her ; Constitu- ,:L nv,1n.:nf tL, J n(v;t.ntr 11UU, lilC tAJ-9t,' w ut .t4.u.tu.'y doubled,and that our expenditures exceed. .iJ ;--r.fi.i? Tt c nrnftiffl llie UI tbtUUrt If 1 -liUt. - xt p uv-"V"i Aril, that in'2-3 years, she ha expended he million of Dollars for her annual as- ! ii- 1 . 'l -L. J... ' L. 1:1 e. one emhlies. when a prudent economy' would wt . , i -. f . . have saved more than half the sum and ,-ht iMinnrpfU i i K if no nra J . r.i -!? i- L).'-;,..u a maioriiy oriue reoum uik -ui.autxii-u td wards'. the Constitution that they are complaining, ahd will continue to oppose a s. stem. wnicn is ruinous to I me vcnoie ! . 1 1 li L VI ate, and obliges lico thirds; of the peo - e to suumit o a taxation imposed - bv 55 l.l- nh. ttirnf I it nn nracticai.jCV tHat for all time to come, the same exhaus. : present-lion ofafairapd equal renre'ti ting operation, (must be' experienced, and tatio'n of the People- has leoome- in ea r tl.A5P taxes are. n nA sfh eXpenueq, not! ior i 1 T-l . ! r . mostly m paying. . . 1 t esr-uio - r . u n- . 7 " in this IJiocess areaDCi . J - L. . . nority for exercising rights and property c deen, tnese are notwpr T i . i - - m ir.wi.ii be uimcuit to hntl them in any free gov erumcui. .- ine are mose . evils whicii" 'I' ! I , , - tiave mainly contributed towards keebino I . rmrfp; nf tnr- !totr o.-il oVnl ,- ...' r r": t.i. itj .y. 1 ' .. no eflqrts to ciiretaem? They are those f w.ix ui luitu mands of nghti must, probably, rend', the peace of Northj Carolina, Viid .' will no rhoderate fn'en in all s. csion? crae for i ard -in'a.spiri of amity and !.4..i citation -"'' -V 1 ' - I' . : 1 . - VII.' evils wnicn have tetroyed he harmony ; medium of aSmtejCON VENTlUX, hu-1 duly tikenhy b' vote at the pollvitUn 3(V dfthe State, and if not remedied by liber-; thonzed and ints incipient steps regdla- daysafeerlhe adiournment oft lie Coliven al concessions - of power to the iust de- ted Tjv law. Whether th5 nn .-' ' '.a :., .1 a'. I similar to those which induced our si States to revise and reform their qoi ster oristi- tutions, and do we find that we are more happy, more prosperous, more free tnan ! they. are? Alas! it 'is but too melancholy a truth, and but tob evident to- the senses of us all, that WE ARE NOT. 1 They are evils which a MAJORITY of the PEOPLE have a KILtII r to i REMOVE t o deny tftis riernt is to arcrue airain.i the verr foundation! principle of all popu- lar erovernmehts. j - -. . i . : i i t is retained iri ' the front rank ot our own of Declaration of; Rights,! and in that of every other Mate - in the Union, thin m the concerns of this; life all trtnver and sovereirntv reside and ! ofright ought to reside in the People. They ; can alter their government ivhen they please, whenever imleed the hnppiness and prosperity of the large number impe-.; nously demand' a change. Herein they are the sole rulers 'and solejudges. No limit has been set to their authority but that which the Afyiigh'ty has imposed, that they shall exercise it in Jh:'icr and Equity, This may be denounced but" it is the doctrine of free American Insti tutions It is the doctrine of the Kevolu tion it lis the Republican dortr'mc of this country. Whbnever'the People shall consent to repudiate it they will cast away the great check they have retained a gainst the usurpation, of their rulers Let 'us not be. misunderstood pr misrepresent-, ed. Whilst Aye earnestly maintain this ilfun(kunental priniple;' we heartly de preciate licentiousness, ,ve would rather invoke a speedy cso-ppei-fetion of al I par ties iji Wr belovedj tate fo scttje-the caus es of'agitatian which afone can produce it, but wh.ich are now two justifiable to be contemned, and too potent to be harml.'ss. inu wny mav it not ue noneu ior? v ei profess to--veneratef the fathers of the Rev olutibn and the principles they establish- edand shall that great leading princip! of the Iteyolution that -i,ivj)resentation aoq taxation shall go ' l ogetiier' s be excluder from ihe charter ment? J We have: of our own govern demanded of Conres. ! ! an abandonment 6f the Protective t a rift system, because it hiXrh.rres t'!;e trrcai principles of olitical 'Jus'it -e, and shal we be; deaf to the: calls. of a majority io ur .people for Justice at hathr? W-o ri umphed at the advancement of free princi pies, when the qiujstion of Reform in Kng lish parliament-i-of a reform of the uii equal representation of the people, was sanctioned and sukained by the KIN' oPcnjdc, ijf is expressly (!iciai4 in Bnglid against feis . House of Lord.; anil j Cjharter, ha! all ,wi,ij, al .power a' enn a demand 'for equdl .represen tat imu in, and dprived fi-om the people jiiK TKTAr-thx ; Vw Annia.n Whon Ir Tiicy tM-rc'ore cr. .-(.fed-, a iimifed iei Norths Carolina be denied? When lr land had won a partial restoration of he rights' by the removal of an odious res triction upon her nessed a flow o Catholic, people wo wit generous gratulation from the hearts of North Carolinans; and will they turii from, us with indifference wljen we remind them tha't the same hat ed tyranny over t re consciences of Catlio licks is sapctioned 'by the very charter of their liberty? - 1 Unless we choose to indulge'a decree of suspicion that is alike dishouorahpe tp ourselves and subversive of all thosje principles of action which arise from oij) servation and experience a.j; rx'medy for gust, pronounce your determination upon th miettinn "irhkthr i' a channc IS vcedfld . .v.. --: - (-, ! in tkf. Consliluii(nn--iaX expression pf ; your 'will being gent to ' your R-.reser - Uo you the right of "petitioning the legisj for rpdress of rmevances'' then it wa U r;U;i,.n- fn r thn t n.flhh a- to 1 e retained ; in a solemn Charter. This expression ofi your iwill, will be instructive to your rt- : nmccntntivrs and if thev 'do not obey it, j..-- .. T. , , , . , . - , j , tnen indeed a period nas arrived m u u - histnrv nf the Institutions oi tnis counirv, .'. I i . .. r . 1 ..!. : ij - ,.-, . . ( when the People are bound by t.ie L -tutioil and their servants alone aree r..A ' ft-ir-m I.c rAA 3rrn .-!.;' I .nt i'O' xerop- . ed from its obligations. But you neid ... - n - i . i. . . not krar sucn.a result The rif'ht of rt- , onrl chafes if rcuvnpfl the evertinns bf ; ..in.'.-' sw v -r - n, those who have itruggled for, it, .in Qi. ' other free States of AmeriCja, I heir! p 1-.-. -t. I .4 . .-v nir' IViS t . 1 f 1 1 "If - hoi 10a 1 . ,uun a.si.ai, w.i .v.-y j-i ; nor les.s liberality among thejLi North Carolina than a'Vi'it line uiceui a ue-r j" vbr,'Jc"J pej-sons-ar---. ot.ners. is t put L-t but rrii?a evil max uuv, wut. iiuu-..i.i (itutuv imi v, i v. mfflcr fiale. j j..?l$''ieA majority speak and r.,iV u - .rtohe. It is riot possible for! n .5 r 'ne most zealous and eloquent partizai rte-irjm ine;minontv ol.orth Carlo h a den ial -of t great democratic repbb- .wean principle fiat a viaurity must dov cm. - . The General ! r.nfT r.r t n ntttoc rt i .: r . 1! , ; , . . . . - f , l "determined thnf t ... mnt nr. irwrv A.A "-lW.W-fc W - V A U tneri'lore perhaps, .the most ahnror.ril?u?'e , . , , 4. . Il i. . T f t l i - iemeuy ior- ..onsmutionai evns wnere . K - r . . (.-. ! i ne ex-isimg consuiuiion coma ins no yro- f - k- - - ' visions for its drrtendrnent) is through the shall be .;. and to what bounds, is mere question oj . .rped'i, nry for the previ - ous ; determination of the people. We do Ol.Sl.Op to ar?UtiKvitll tllOSt? who ee f,r!.-. 1 rrc foars of a Co.i ven't ion j V.4V4VU liuii. it i l r. uuu tvuuL ij iiir iiiiri - r r t -t ? r r it hou.fi iirmt to their powers. Ti 1C-, friends of reform are, not the advoca.es f tevolutionTor disorder- they are as soli citous To maintain the ureat prin-i ! of the ol.T ( constitution as any oth, rk u pnSvdesir 1 to see a change rfour svcai Repress iutfon whicli in tne lat more ti;an i u vars nas come tn con.!' with' those 'tflClVlCS- rr.torc i i neir . tO tJ); ri'uTht of eUt.in: t ;.o..- nr .o t linjiii!h th. t-vvpvnsL'S of the 1 , bisiature down to that standard. ofkvv.ib kny which i? coinmendtHl by- the ;f out fat tiers, to reconcile : he CbnV; iion -vith otir uec. a ration ot Rights ;;! moing ti-m net ions upon CO'iSCIi lU'V'f- and to estiibiii a salt piun oi lutun tCt form. ' Hence they met their ohje.fo on tins p nut witn a distinct ao'A:ai tihit no nnlivitlci chiveniinn is ' aikiHl . ' I i i . i - . .. coiiV''.nlttM sna!!: he uremic! .it let mi 'v iiuiikvU -O. inese sunu-vis aiiU 'ine advocates' for reform ak no i them bepven reftii'-trd to tlu.e menuineiits and the iriends ol'.rt be s.itistifd and (he people wilib wise. - j ' ' ' T :iV i:;d C-J XVI ; - Thrv. bxercise they are only are. power-be. ti.s.-e.- no tii.'if"rc:il .po'wVr, Hi fnat only whicn is .'Ainsall Servants of-the PI )l?l.r. v, i !. ! sovereign, to. whom a ee . ongs. v'vho, and who o'dv comer liuwt r a; tut u: ivi. asure :. extent thdy may: will it; A c ; nothiug but 7m assemblage of eh'cted by the people, ai. i how can it ailirmei! that a SoVereiirn may i; it ei- ! a. li.mtek ilcic.iliun? Have N.b ; h ! . . 'I il - . ... people less power even Uivt-n eac.L me. unaif iima:i may cn-aie u .. -..".( ' gency foj" tiu' rransartion vi iic arid lnu.-t the pecnlc. nec.eV.? ri j their ag formanc ints will j'Oive r '' for of tJiei.r lMisine-.s Th e v enenu' Ass-embiv, is coipj-'f-seti v.t Representatives to whqtn rertaijv pP:Veer? ; aJl . Uvl Mr;,to by tl people, and il 1 limit are piesVnh. d by the li ter. ; ion; under; which r'thoyi as.nnnbi. yututon uiis is ineir power, el Ation.ey, si;c ! are sworn to maintain it. has proved, iLat this afibnls a reaso-iuii security to the lights pf. 'properly ' a of persons. So the, People may! coiaokt? nnv tnuJL- -Wo-iy or meir EeTegules, Ui I.;.6 the boufidaries of AuVpow,er, add iiui on them. the same, i olemit sanctu.Mis ict' observance'' f tluin . ion derive s'its autluuity fiem, their st; Constitu i l ir i.iiii. i -1" I t . i. n iiitui .1 nu:i;.w m -ic Ti, a, .,. ....... i , i;. a..;. J tiori, Avh'n iy that chai'ter, they . i-,' the' Oienejal Assembly with tlijpo;v makinir laws, and uirme.tionab:y. same sovereign power may origin e other body. .with any other ueii-gaji-power -their discretion majy .u'y.ij, their wit.dorn 'approve:, j To argue that "'it viul of. m : be unlinjited, is to cpntend that ' tl.ie j creiirn i -jrv. c: itsi-lf, is limited, v.Jjifh i.4a surd, and is to alhrm that, the General sembly The fac was not rihthilly couMinf that our first and earlier coil tions wcj'e not usually limited) np nothing be reme without aganist our bsitionJ J; r nbered, that tie people were t any orfraiifzeu goverment, an dec ting -Delegates ty; deliberate on subject, hud to devise the beit .forms, thev mialit not have beiie.ed it 'ripe dun- limit tinfm. The aim they hud, was. to avoid anarchy, not merely to correct goy- efnments,-but even if they ban uesir instruct or limit their Uek-gaHs, t .'enieritly practicabley . hnhln no.t conv limit, fo r the want ui a body oi rejre tatives, Ithrougn whose mterventiof; is ' might le marked out for the- saii'ctioti the p'eoflle. Does any one deny that U comes thuthe province of a 'iM.sia- lure, 10 presarme uie neanr ei -iid ; the people to call a I. oriv.!-ntiGi? in; ; , 1 " ,1 ' -' !..- , xw,a. r. ,v r , i:ia, .... as i i ' 3 . r .1 i " .oi me jteopu-f ii n:ey ur ii l . i ' .:.. . sanctioned, then by what !.be detnanstrated, that if re bst o w: v n I i m i (', po w'e r , icrms ih:y are specific cni the Legislature has ryi-Lv.a imujiUr peeple, i Conve'-p-thf -ito' they-refuse' & u XVXilI n.i i. r A 1 ...... . :i lrr- liii i rv-'-v'-r "ion iciinoiirr limit, ; a IK - to sanction it. that in iiter it,. they rdcommend a '(.'An veil tin Ii ; tion. lth power only, to abolish tl, of I Artie Ip of the Constitution.' and this commtndation is conhrmed bvt the n 1 comml ndation is confirmed Lv hnd a Convention accordingly' nsstij Can tfcere Le a doubt tiint "t , cA . - ------- P'A bbiej to tion strictly limite.l, anl th.';t they v. ill ! ' . . . -. v Lii . ... ".i e - l not cannct exceed their YAxtuWt ' that tliose who .pemied' this" recorri - tion, tpmid atd jealou cUr oiver ' In - i . ; added that upon rhe qu(t.mn., Uil inijtefi v - I --. - - 1 c ?--. .....-,.. -. l t it finaJ-, then bat i! tilftr shfl II r.ttoTn rt tn -U-, u.in tl.;c- 1 i: i-J ii- '- up Oiiuil lv UJ1U illiU VI idinc witnom the suhsequcnt 'ratification .1 of a Al.lJKJ I Ail y ; even the majority of three fourths of the peop e.-or a ! such a! Convention: .But we are L ij ! without the light of eerience to guile us ' on tfiil interesting subject, Siiice ihtn. - .r,verr!me: fi. v. r,- f,,ri,,..' .,,',.1 .1. - J...:. " I. of ccnj-enien;y providing a limit - iuiiik v. uuu i.iie iij-ull'-. l.l .. ' - 0f UliU.lJIIITI Vt ,3 UCCVI1I V I U1U liVf 1 !.. r r- i .iff. ".1 ' 1-' " Wf . .. If - . & " : '', :f -: " .'-'' r;,'"i
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