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THE OLD CONSTITUTION. A. J. STEDMAN, DAIBVBY, W. C., JOfE 3, 1810. ifa COK8EBVATITE AOMIAAIIOSS. {Election the 4th day of Augusi:\next.) For Congress of the 5th Con> . District: Gen’l. JAMES M. LEA' of Davidson County. For Senator of tlie 34th Senatorial DiNtrlct, (compoied of the Conn' of Stoke* and Eoraythe.) •STEELING ADAMS, of Stokes. STOKES COfJfTf CA19ID. For the House of Common JOHN G. H. MITC u LOTES. For Commissioners :—Thomas entine, Col. Benjamin Bail Frank. Pringle, Ambrose sup, John M. Martin. ' For Coroner :-*-Samuel M. Rie: For SheriffWm. H. Genl For Public RegisterJ. T. W. For TreasurerWilliam Neal. For Surveyor:—Gideon George SALUTATION.] . The first and chief object to be ac complished add the prime purpose of this paper is, to abolish* the present infamous Constitution of North Car olina, and to re-establish in the stead -thereof the eqod old Constitu|| pi of our fatber.s The overthfo>*i^B—;tna. upheaving the Constitution, the or ganic law of a State,- is not the work of a moment, neither is it«to be ac complished without great labors nor by the faih^ and feeble voice of the few, but by that ardor and zeal which characterize a determined people, who prompted by a patriotic devotion to their country, who “ love Caesar jione the less, but Rome more,” who look to the true interest of their State and those who are to live after them, in their “might, majesty and power” demand a change and the restoration of that form of Govern ment guaranteed to them by the brig* inal compact of the fathers of the Republic. The great fabric of those mighty men of Carolina, who will forever as such, live in their country’s history, has been “raised to the earth,” and a mushroom, Carpet-bagger, imported Puritanical fraud and swindle upon the .good people of North Carolina has been reared in its stead. And the work of those sages and 'wise lawgivers of our State’s early history is ignored by adventurous) drones from Northern hives, who were ‘with lor in their own country,” and le instances, doubtless, j “left country for their: ejUU&try’s good,’! aided by their ever fatthfhl al lies, native Radicals; and N§w York and other Northern States give a Con stitution and laws to this noble old Commonwealth. North Carolinians has your pride taken its everlasting flight? Much of the fame, the renown of the old State has departed, with sorrow and regret we i admit,' but ,let us gird around us the panoply pf a onee sov ereign people and whatever t>f the pride and glory of a prqud and noble ancestry is left us, let us foster and nurture, and with a kind and ever watchful Providence hovering over us we will again return to that vigor ous manhood that for a season has been wrested from us. Ever decid edly and emphatically conservative, we will neyer “stoop to conquer,” but will employ every honorable ef fort at our command to secure the triumph of the Conservative at the cost* of the defeat of the Radical party. ‘ It will be our purpose to .confound and overwhelm the politi cal canker-worms that are feeding upon their country’s vitals—that have sapped her dearest interests and are ;now sucking her life’s blood. Attacks upon private character will be studiously avoided, but the political and official acts of men shall never pass unnoticed, and the strict ures that may be necessary to expose fraud, corruption, dishonesty and kindred sins in the administration of affairs, shall, with a- liberal hand be meted out to those who walk in the vio lation of An oft pffended law, a vast deal of which law is exceedingly of fensive and the maladministration of the powers there be renders it the far more sorely oppressive. Then we say that this little sheet is presented to the public for what ever it.may be worth in the accom plishment of this great work of res toration. To restore the old Consti tution of North Carolina—rthe Con stitution of 1776 with its amend ments j is a work in which every good man , shouIdYenga^^ ,reprd}egfy o£ • Now our knowledge of the. arts and wiles of politicians is not so limited as it may be on some other subjects, and we here warn the peo ple, especially the colored irace, against the “hue and cry” that will be raised against this paper, that its object and purpose is the reestablish ment of the old Constitution and’ the re-enslavement of the colored race. No man who is without a guardian questions‘fort an instant the final and eternal settlement of the question of, slavery in this government, and no. one would reopen agitation on that exploded institution but a subject for the Lunatic Asylum, or a knave who deserves a home ill the Penitentiary. When wje call for^hen we demand as a matter of right the restoration of the old Constitution of North Carolina, we ask it with every vestige of slavery blotted out, in no other shape do we desiTb it and in no other shape would we now. or forever here after accept ito We further add, that, any. clause that would abridge the franchise of the colored man, we ask ■not to have restored to pur statute book, | ! •', I ; We expect to devote much timej and labor to a development of tha vast and almost unequaled resources of this neglected portion of Nortlj Carolina. We shall, from time to time, call- the earnest attention of capitalists and the enterprising por tion of the people to as fine water power as is to be found on this cos nt; to the inexhaustible beds of . ign ore, lime-stone and Coal, all pf perior quajlity. that are undisturb ed^or nearly so, by a people ignorant of their great; Wealth, when, by'the application of energy, industry and capital, a region of country long fe> tefred %i poverty and want, could set f free and) triumph in the proud Isciousness cf comfort and plenty, side this, there are other equally resting subjects to which we shall easingly call the attention of the pie at home and abroad—such as navigation of the river Dan and construction of a Railroad to this nty. If the superior medicinal propel > | of the Mineral Springs in Stokes tii ;ty, we'shall address ourself to seeker after health and the dev f pleasure!. In a word, our e desire is to do as much good ajs ave the ability to accomplish and will excuse our br ittle evil nature. as £ji apology is necessary for this first issue, for the dress in which it appears. Several reasons may be assigned why it does not bear upon itsuface more of the “fancy,*” tyjt top reasons will suffice: Inst we are a practical, printer and therefore not know what we needed', and Secondly, printing material, like other articie.-that is put commands a high pi .mountain region where so little has m hitherto done for the improve of the country and thereby to the condition of the people, ey has not that free and. flush circulation which in a country further advanced in commerce, manufactories and agriculture, could be expected to and surely it would have. But we hhve embarked in this enterprise ifith a determination to succeed, hud 4here one stands fast and firm in a resolution to accomplish any certain purpose, success will attend him. We 1ope and we may go further and say, ire believe that we possess the neccs energy in the premises. Slowly, nt steadily we expect to advance in ' e cause of journalism. Go rr Generae, we are for you !— At the Conservative Convention held in the City of Greensborough,'on the 26th of May, to nominate a candidate to represent this Congressional Dis trict in the 42nd Congress of the Uni ted States, Gen’l. James M. Leach, of Davidson County received that nomination. Now, General, if it become neces sary in the hot and sultry month of July, for c'omfort, take off your coat and go into the fight with “a hoa:ty good will” and be thyself again. OLTJ candidates. It is a matter of regret to us as it is to every! citizen of the country -who desires-to see restored the fersonian dispensation, that by the Constituti many good old fathers and palmy still liifger sigh and Jcf f the United States, so The are “banned/ lived in those happy of the Republk^nud lgW -us, qjfn -but that those dajrs^ve departed; said their descendants who from thfem have learned the story of ' that politica^millenium—that reign of peace andigood wiM, when hones ty and competency commanded posi tion, and that these qualifications were requisite and necessary t6 se cure public patronage, and when the man honored the office, they too can but mourn over the ill fate of the - A: - Republic. But we would speak of the candid ates now before, the people. Not withstanding the proscriptive policy that weighs so heavily upon us in these States, it is our pride and our pleasure to know that we have in County, State and Union, material, from which can be selected, good and faithful public servants*—officers who Will be acceptable to the people. We present to the voters of this Cointy, Senatorial and Congressional Dis tricts, at the approaching election, the namef of men joid of reproach, and ask for tieni thg suffrages of, this c triumphant Ifjptes in August th^ good of our peo ple that Such be the result. They are men in whom we can confide— men upon whom we*Can rely for a faithful discharge of their official duties. In this issile are tl^p Cards of two of our countymen who rest under this rule of proscription—men good and true—but whose disabilities forbid their engaging in the administration of public affairs. i fi< election o next. It is jy Persons to whom this, the first number of 'fife Oli> Constitution is sent, who do not subscribe and pay the price of subscription- at once, will not receive the second issue. It costs something to publish a paper and we do not feel able to furnisji dhe* to tbe public “without money and without price.” The extremely low* price at Wttch we offer The Oli> Cox- - snruTKMr, place# it in the reach of v every one, and if a man docs not feel s interest in th^ restoration* under which we grew great people rpL a. great certainly hatir^f *• 1 \ tfSotil j*tfead, er to,himself hath Said own, my native land,”’ improvement of the country home is, deserves no sym pathy in his poverty.
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