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DAILY CONSTITUTION. ------a4Jl--T-ii - 1 Lii i-LLIU i ' -L THURSDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 22. iS7i Klkction Thursday, Auqust 6th. I t . . - 't ti Eligibility to ScdtWin tho don- vention. - , , Let it be borne 'in ihinc Ui&(eiery man In North Carolina, who is entitled vention. The fact that a roan is an office holder does not disqualify Mm from being a candidate. V i ; . Hon. C. L. Cobb is on the stump in I: the mountains.'' -' ' ' ' V Tho proceedings of Republican meeting are sometimes cut short for want of space.' Ik'-.i.k. lloiu'.l) M.'.Furphes' 'of StatUyttlc, Is in the field doing good work against Convention. He will make speeches in ujvie, wnites, xuiKin buuou-..- 1 "How did Tim start on the cam paign ?" - Answer. In ; Sheriff a feather will flock together. " Thcl- Jtiftr. of yesterday iabors hard in . defence of Tim, j the new Democratic convert:1 How is it that Tim's-' Virtues' have .V remained 1 'so long concealed from, the j .vision of thefalUlful?; I; : all;- " Tis strange there should 1 such1 differ eneebe4 "p"' ;'-' ; i Twixt tweedledum1 and tweed ledeov.j; - ' ' i I Tho.Viyrf of this Vmorping flut ters feebly, for Convention, i like a gasping, dying fish on tho bank; Givo up,!Mr. JVnM., Nearly all your leaders' eivoit un. They will not even 'contribute money to carry; oh your campaign." You are beaten '! .' l A - . ...... ... : 1 I i .;.'. 1 Let the people of Way no remem ber that AV. T. Dortchi vlib Js now a.sKing jueir suiirages .ipr a seal in the Convention; voted, while in'thd Confederate Congress for a law ex empting ajnian from .'niUltary ser vice because ho happened to be the owner of twenty slaves.? Llf Dortch denies this' the proof can be given from tho Confederate records ' To be i Tim 'iieo, ! or noio bb T That is. the question. .JNYhothcr And sufler the remorse or conscience That will follow such desertion, Or staycar i th ti Ihel pu bltcah 'ranks, t And fight il out like a man, ' " Is a query'which I have probably11. ' ! i Answered to my political destruction. As for me, 1 would not be - . r I Tim tee.'':".""1-. ;' -: Hon. O.', II. Dockery ' Has made , a successful, speaking tour through the transmoutano counties. He Is compelled go ipt Richm9cd, being a candidate there himself. Thousands of Republicans In North Carolina are disappointed in not' hearing' his elo quent voice on tho Convention question. Vance, renxoniliering j how Mockery skinned him at Statcsville three years ago, very wisely, deferred his trip' tcj speak to they people west, of the moun tains until after Colonel Dock ery got through and returned home. Judge AVatts and Jadgo. Kim- sell at Taylors ville. ! H t .... ,).... . .. " ... r- On Monday last these gentlemen ad dressed a large crowd at Taylorsyille, Alexander1 county,' on the subject' of Convention, , Twenty ( dollar Bobbins was sandwiched ..in,- between Judge 'Watts and. Judge Russell. Wo learn that Robbins prayed for the mountains to fall on him, bu they would not. The Democrats in Alexander' aro nearly op posed to Convention, and say they will get rid of 'both the1 Convention5 khtf tie Legislature, if they. have , to i vote for Republicans to accomplish their object ' Tho Restrictions.1 " ' For the benefit of the leading Demo-, cratic newspapers and Democrats,1 who say the restrictions are not binding, we submit the following points Y The - General Assembly is the crea ture of the Convention." . Is this proposition true? The Sm? vention' and the'. General ' Asseiiibly are' both creatures-of,: the people, but Iclso. much as the Convention: owes its exis tence to a bill passed 'by the' General Assembly, i t' would seem that the pbh! venlioacnnstdook opo a: two-thirds vote of th a G eneral Assembly as its crea- , t 4. . ; . r i i i It is-ecxUla a two-thirds voteVCor thor call of a 'Convention could not have been obtalneil oxcepf by; resorting ' to the restrictions set out in the act V so the Convention is bound to respect tho will of its creator:; ' J;; : : ; - -;; i. The question la this : , Are the restric tions binding, orare they of no account? If thy rtref binding all; rrghtN f and false representations, and i imtu Convtiltloti called according to tfv Con- fltitUtiOOr vr r , -f 1 i k . i t ' JViat is Peonage t ' Aro" WO "in dagger of having it in North Caro UhA? , : "H;.: Peon is a Spanish Avon! 52 -nifylngj a day ; laborer. !T:: Soutli America; in Mexico, and in iNc77? 2Ierico, peonage exirts, (ntit, a. to tho lat ter Territory, Itwai abolished by our' Congress after wo acquired it,) but In the former countries named it is still in force. By this law "reg- rulatin contracts between masters Am segvantspeons are compeiieu to work for their emnlpyers? provi ded they are in debt to the tar, Until the debt is paid. The proprietors or Iandholddrsl'.b 'enticing peons in their eniploymeht inld needlessf 'ex penditures,' seliihg' tHeni goods and ; advancing hem' bioney;1 con trive to keep41hem: hopelessly-'Inn ilebt and in a consequent state of bondage. , ' , ; . ;:;.TheJlastl l3emocnic-liegisatur of this Statd'pssed'tila br Which" it is 'provided1 that fri6 tetianijof 'the land 6f 'rinbthet1 shall 1 pledge any rtioh'briiiiprowirjg orforthcom; holder is first paid, and no tenaht: can, therefore, raise a cent of money on his Qwnlabor' uriless'the propri etor: gives nisconsen't: This ; is the first step, and is very hard on the .tenant or day laborer ' It shuts hini up completely,' so" 'that he ' cannot raise one,cent; on his own labor , to help make his crop,. wh He the larid holder can borrow as much as lie wants.. , What is the next '. step ? ; Will pot men,wl)o have passed such a Iawwas neone elerredtob whlcH a tenant Is : thns " completely sh't up and tut off from borroti money, ' go a step further1 arid' riro vid4 that a 'tenant; 6t day laborer who is in iieb't to 'the iatidhJolder shall not leave Vie 'land? but 1 '6e 'com--polled io iabor bnil, ilhtit tfii debt d paid t ' . : i .Tenan ts, day5 lAborersV beware ! This - is 'peonage, and - peonage is slavery -arey for both 'ichite and black; icfid may happen to-be in debt to the landholder"! l- Tlie' same men wlid passed this landlord and tenant Ck)nventi6iv to sit 'for1 months: and make many changes i ri the Consti tution. Governor Graham says the Changes to be made "are" too nu merous to' mzwWoof And let-th'd mechanics look to it also, 1 lesb tlieir Hen law for w(Jrk and : labbr tfono also goes by theboard. And let the homeatead men beon the alert, for if-in" these numerous- changes' our present Supreme- Court i3 changed, away will go!tho homesteads. -' i : Teriants prohibited from' borrow ing money on their own labor -pe- quager threatened as the next step the homestead to fall j and the me ch'anIcs, lien law in : danger I And thisj it seems, is the entertainment to which? the people are invited. by the Convention men. No wonder the masses of the people ae aroused nijdjdetermlnedto vote 1 Ha'insYthe bonventfohists, Ifor everything detir to them IsatstaW... ; How; democrats ' Ieceive Insult tlie Feople. v ahd Let-it ibo remembered that.. Mr. Dula movelan'rimeiidment tor the ConventioH'blllas follows 'r u si uTha't,"at;ihfe I tltxiijs Trid -places of holding the'.'electioii for delegates as is hereinafter "prescribed; the ques tion of Convention5 Or No' Conven tion,shalI be submitted to the quali fied voters! of theiState, and, if a, majority of the votes : so. east: isball be against a Con ven tion ,! t then Jibe delegates elected sliajl notconv.ene:,? Bear in mind,felIow-citizens, that this was siniply a ' proposition for the Dem wraUc'partytb submit the direct question to , the people! and',' as it wad proposed to do this at the time. of the election pf delegates,-no additional expense would have been inqurred. ? ' Yet" rsq" eonscious AVere the revolutionist blhe, unjpbular-' ity of the measure yt'tfiey. voted it down ,by large majority. f '.Js npt5 this sufficient ttd proye,' jt&tjf tiey. should'.' haven the imajority Ja.-tho Conypritlonlhe people's rights will lo convince any , unpre judicje; rlan that the role of ISGtrwillrbe: re-enacted ? c Take ..warningi voters : of North Carolinai1 You musttuino to t -: 'Fort'unaieiy therq' is,a',yay? to.de 1 feat! the Sitting of a, j invention; Every : vote' - for Republican dele ifates ia 'y'otoV fivrhnhtediatc ad-- jotirnment, apu. cpiisquefitlyj a t: for No Convent t hu , ;AVe. 4 want .the eople to weigh this point Avell beV cause the iintK ratlc press aire elP dcttv6rU&Vfe 'oWit1, by stating that the Convention will hold its sxoira anyhtfwi ahd there-' n.tontioijor No, (nven- uun, unu wo uuvisu.jmju, jeopieo $ep this fact constantly in view. jaw, ana wno are inus looKing w a state '6f 1 peonage lbrl the laboring man, lrtoW want ' a:: Convenf iona A. Srllblton.- -- Just as it always was with "all t!:o fespectabLIty end cjl "Ti da ccncy."i t 3 anctocraticai lir 3ns- l2TtyIatr;:t findi TaUlt with bL Ilolton: E i., because hi "slc 'gh t :rs tlo iXingVlEnfsh." j The elite of Greensboro do not like-plow boys and plain men like Mr. Hol tonl They regard them as "scrubs."?' Mr. ,Holton toltpn is most confided fin ie is'best Goin 'J&le is where of, the most rK)pular,men Inle,P Guilford, as former elections have f n"w:.i. ?J2&r3t v lost brie o?tiis 'fin'ge (A1 the battle 'Of the Cowpens by-'aypisfol' "sWoV from Col. AVilliam- WasHTngton, dined' witH Mrs'i Wiler1 Jones' Halifax ilifax; heJpbke'-slightrrylyof Wash'inton vai'lonQ ' ' who ! 'slanefi tered - the Itine' 1 Enclislt.0 IrsV Jonest,replied 'iik afiastf, 'Ool.11 Tarlelbn J- if bolt Washington 'can- 'riot' write hi3'namb,-as',y6ti ,,5h at least ,?kri'6s ' how to1 Mma1ce'fris mark." Tarleton- lookeu at his 'crippled" hand ' aWdsafd nbf hirig: If ''Mr; -H6lton is1 ;inot as?4 ttccom pushed a scholar assisome,- he' 'can write - his name, andi'wfitearld; make a gdod speech .;v and1 he wlll "make his m ark'? atr the ' polls! ott the 5th of next month j when om. thing more' thaii the Kirig'siEng lisli will bb slaughtered, to-Wrt,' the pretensions and hopes tit thel)em ocratic aristocrats of Guilford. ..in t County. Expenses. , , . ; ' !Day i c,f f; a 4 correspondent .O. ho American, in discussing the Conven- tion question makes the following stron g points in favor of the present nif6f county tovbrn!me,nr::,u li systeni ' Under the, old system, .we had four county courts' a"yearV 'held W fiye I Justices-say 'theyi only dield five days in eacitweek? u by o makes. 25 days.each,,cpu year, makes, 4 , by .2o :100 days in the vear. 4 These Im'embers,'6t 3.00 per day; which Tnade the otfc UkdW coscuo.w a yearj( vfi;i V'deSi this, ftbere. .is , grnd j urors5 folr 3 day in thb week makes 45,, ana pen c j urors :ior o'aays in the week, .making 75t xlaya Z5 and 45 tnake. J20 daysa courtj and4 .courts a year, 460 days' .in the yean Tfte 'per1 diem atfd mjlett bf' feaW' j uror -will 1 average $V.d(V 4 per -'dayv inaking. $720.00 a year. thatithef jury cost.1 ,Vqd thisadded tpthSQO, me ,cosl oi ine special coun, we have $1,020.00 thb cost oMioldirig ,the county courts in one county for "one - year to :,say mothingi;of thje i other .contingent,, expenses, ;sucp.s extra allowances to. clerk s, sfierifis, as was the' 'practice tiftdtli bid system.! -.' ji!'i:)i(f h;v ,'iIfv 1 I: will now give thecost imderthe present systemwhichjso commis- riionthlv !meetiners. uBut "'say "for purposes of levying taxes, S:Citheyj meet 10 in all missioners dav. ds kSw allowed by la-i-Te: have the. whole cost . i of the 3 present system,: for. bneear, in one county, ivmoiintihg to ;$192.00. r v6w 'take $192.00 from-$1,020.00,' andWe'have $828.00-this being theSa-pprbxinidte ditt'erence in the cost of the old sys tem and the newr for oneyear, in one county. The bid costirisr that much - more" thkriIJ the 'hewl J And there being 94' counties', in the State i-the new svstem costs , about $77.. 832.00 less each .year than ihepld , . . . , t It may be asked ,'what has become of .the Judicial! business, formerly done by the .old county courts-as: havo only shown that .th'e coinmis' sioners do the legislative ipartand If this - Question1 should i be ,askedi the answer -is t i that ! it. is. t .done, by; yoUr clerk as.; probate Judge, .and bv theiustices of theDeace whom you h'avq . electee!; under their'ex-' tpnflprV 1iirf5rlipffnn inithriittA priftf,ifri- the public: These ofiicers .receiving their pay for fees and commissions from , those , for whom tlieV ' do.the o l ask; again ; what'x!6!the: peo ple watitivith a Convention ?j v sa I . ! !--; :M t-? S- I Hi-. "Ho'w :a man 411 cling to liis iirst love," was the exclamation i kf a. Democrat-when' he heard that Tim Had returned to the ranksnof;;the unbrrifiedi'l '-.(( jl CXnii .kuv 'Mi Is ii r;AN ACT'-'t!i' Mb Enforce, J7ie' Provisions of Me , Mourteeniii. Jimenameni 10, iie. von- u-fift07 oj we unueu.&iuiest ana, it for other Purposes. . . , , i?c it enacted oy the Senate andJToy.se of Jiepte3ehtative&iof tft& slTnited States of Ainctfca in Xrngvcss assembled That anv Person who. .under the color of an v. .law, stato.te'brdhi'atice, "regnlatibn, tins torn br .usage of any State. shali subject. pr-'icause (to tbe subjected, any .person r .within the jurisaictidh of theUtiited' states td the deprivation d any rights; Privileges or : immunities secured, , by j , shill, auy such Iaw,'statute, ordi nance, regulation, custom, or Usage of the state to the contrary notwithstrnding, be lia ble to the party injured in any Action at -law, suit in equity oj pther proper pixh ceoding for redress ; sucn proceeding to jbd prosecuted in the several district or circuit cqurts of the United States, with I ami suuject-vu iuo sauiu ;rigni oi ap peal, review upon "errors arid other rent edies provided ; in like " casesJn , such; court&iunder tbeprovisions of tleactof Uve ninth -,of , April, , eighteen .hundred arid sxty-six entitled' 44 Aivact Yo;proK tect al persons' iri the United States 'in their 'civil rights and, tofrirnshr the means of their vindication tand'the oilier remedial laws nf thn United -Gtates,, which are in their nature appli days m; fiie ,year,r , inaKiog 9Gf day a, 'conn 1 1 pg bo th com.; ana werir. nt 2.w per I'MECKKNBURMOUSnrr ASTIC MEETING! I ; z ' tn.to i ft TIIIJ PEOPLE B UOYANT!!! r 7, ToTrV ? 1 A lh ( 1 44-41 11 . . ; J . , m ; - . -ttt-m UJ J I i t V Prsuant to notice.a largaand en- Jtfeusiastic meeting ofr-thoanti-Oon- ven tioriists of ilecklenburgcou'h ty assc mbled'in the cburthbuse',' Tue day.1 JulisL to nbmibdte JcKt didatesH to represent ' lnem!'inJ.tfie apnrbaching . OonventiQn. At - an bearWhflH?; thp rppn wast ftlieipi repletion , j qy an: en thusiasxicju filer igaOjn -from: every part of the coun-? ty, ahd at, 12-olock was lled t6 order byr calling Gen; Ri'Barringer Bailey, Jr., to act as Secretary. meeting in aa appropriate t address Awhich. wasireceived with deafening replete tWjth,, wisdom and,.j i iAt ithe conciusion.; ofut, i Air. M.A 3issell offered a resolutionfextehdf -ing a cordial'fgreetin W, the-rural 'delegation;" and'' -Tquestihgntheir l A A ' A 1 ' ' ' learnesi co-upraiion in me.exrcises, unanimously adonted T,6n motion oOlrtT. R, Gillespie, oi uew.ep riwfls.n4pnfLL;nairinan appointed a committee On nomina tions, .consisting of theQUowing Wntlemen'i'-V " - "Messrs fJ.l!H:: Glllespidi'amuel Pharr, J. SL DaVidsoiiii VVii MMar- ,tiq,L B. Blythe, rAlfred-rPressley, F. JOHnsbti .iR'.,3S.1' McDonald E.'II. J3LsseIljlGu!Al ,KiseiS randnjames .Steele. .iljiain 'Uuiiv . XltU v viiMii mail iAvuLiicixj- icavu tHYebort when convenience suited. hdt'Mr. iVjc6nald bbjeeted, urging .wra endorsed by, other gentlemen. Wristiltation, during:;whi6lKrtiiiie the meeting was-emertained by happy and patriotic speeches from Sle$srlaiiT.Sch'ehcV:VilIiM6bre 'l--V i ..mil... f - a a v . ' . i.Ll! ana ioinersiiac xnei conclusions ui which :tho eom.mitee1 returned, and though their cteDaftnifr timed resolutionsndrsnggesting .vention;)! land .wherinthe! Chairman ptit thet question f,the. gentlemen iramea,, were ( unanimously,, nomt nat6d "ainid thiindeihg' appladse'. Vfirybody present was pleased AYiihrthe nominations, it is a good an(r sirouir.ucis.ut aiiuf .wjijl ciirry .uv r ..... L.r t- ij? ffle,n vvno earmtnoirioreau oynon ItimenhlnbosTtidft tfr ConVenV ,ppn. tTheaiepubacansi present l an 'utibrbkmftohti and.will.prill;a full votei .Tho. meeting was .harraoni- ousJin every respect, ana was pro ductive of much good. The designs of the revolutionists.. were, exposed in their true J c6lors and tf6r once thefeyey'ot" the pebplard open. lii iD wasTOOveu tnatacopy oi inese kresQlUtiftosj besent. to -the Dai.i,y uuoiian. - . f ... , un mouon, Tiie ' meeung; aa- jourreuJi3,::;,rj. juii si num i ,n at Wi us ANGiiR, cii?n; T ffhV Cbnveiitibh 'of 1'88 f 5 ' s constantly charged n by J the opposition that the Convention of im W& ctfmpsed1 mai'iily1 6f "h6- groes and' var)et-;baggersi,, And that dufprDsttlCbhslitol the respect' .of i 5th6 people."' ' Let ' us see how ih4 fti "tl 1 AVe Tiublish below fa list: of the delegates to that body;: atiopiedi and coefiThose of our rea'ders who know thy delegates s' We'doWill foot them trpf as?fdll6wsi5 Native delegates 87; adopted '18,' colbred 15, making 120. Of the Whole number 120 only 33 were coloVed'a'nd 'adopted citizens. Let ou H friends circulate this list, that the people ma see for themselves how .unfounded is the charge re ferred to t '- J :;if-.Vili' .1 luui lienry M iiayurahani, natiye; jUereiSmith Tayjorsville, native ; Henry E Chil3on, AV'adesborough, native. V V " 4 "Geo Tdcker-tisonV native.1 ','ViJ-'J 11 William Stilley, AVashington; na tive; i .'tnnU timt:-f '-,yi .v.r,-n'n ,ANr:m B Rodman, Washington, na- ,tl,Ve. ;? -..-.:, arker D Robbins, Windsor, col ored, f. ,-ms? ..1 .ill Vd : n irWilliam A ann,i Eayetteville. adopted , i m j f Bryant to, Win(lsor; colored. 411 Abial AY Fisher, Elizabethtown, adopted I J 'i.hri..VJi!'iv-.:.Ai cH-'-. tfi?req .J?Tpncni! uzaDeintown: adopted. ; ,V John S Parks, jTorganton, na-. "tive " "; . ... it-- iit f T?J Candler, Asneviller ndt4ve; I j -TW T Blume, Concord, native. C'C Jones, Caldjyell co. natiypy, ; A' Congleton, BeaiJfortJ native; " AV T Gunter, Merry Oaks, native. Geo AV Dickey,5 Cherokee, native. t m rsrA ml HTiir If !' T . - it : i , AniiC. lvciit! . ni M On taKib' the((ch'4ir Ge. -ar4 rMerxpfehe4 lapplause. at i.would- do the General injustice o? attempt even a synop sis' of itbutr snhice'it; to say lt wns SSQOUtt !Dr. Ay.f M ., Kerr, as anti-Con venr t!ori delegates'.' V Stiiotiort..the 4iamfsVere ''subinitred;toUhe coil- lin' adopted. , ; . J)avid IleatonCraven, (dead) adopted. -j ' ; :': - . , ' ; ;. T AV H S Sweet, Craven,? adopted. Clinton DiPearson, Craven, Col- oret!.i j ill ' , r -If .ac Ivinney, Iexintop, (dead) native. H 14 rJ: v: l'-'. j-'--''''Ll:l SSMultipaTf, Lexingt6nf native. AViison Carey, Yanceyville, col ored Milton Hobbs, Mocksville, na yiithimitni Duplin, colored-. S AY Peterson. Duplin, coloreu. H C Cherry; Tarboror iDolored. r J T JIarris. Louisburg, nativp. ,fJVI IT Aydlott, Gastori co.,7 nauve. UJT t Hoffler,'Gate, hative. 1 Jbhn MiPatrick, Greene, i (dead) native ' -; - John II Williamson, LoUisburg, colored. ,f ., G iAVilliam AVelker Greensboro, adopted. ;- f f Albion W Tourgee, $ G reensboro, adopted, t f, . , j :.-:-- :v"ir :'u -,WjTJ Hayes,1 Halifax, colorCil. Henry Eppes, Halifax, colored. uJ'M:Turner, Harnett hative. s - J Wj G B Garrett, Haywood, na- J 'p; Duckworth , . ;lTransylvania, native. :' ' ;-V , . vVAd J Glover,' Hydenalivi N -j AVH George, Alexander, native. v Jimes Hny , Johnston , co,y nat i ye. -''-Kathan Gulieyj Johnston coM na- iVtD. D Colgrove, Jones, 4 (dead) jG V Gahagan, Madisoii, ; (deaa , native. vv:-v.;'- u-. : .''S AV Watts, Martin, native. -3 iAVlABMurphycDowelldcad) , native. ,,..;., . ,...,;, . r j.Ed FulHngs, Charlotte,' adopted." u Geo A Graham,: Montgomery na- -Uv. I , -) ; Vfr:- !;.if.-; . ';. s : ' -6 4 j A L Mi McDonald, Moore, native. ;'Jaiob Ing, Nash, (dead) .na tive. N ,i . f, - . ; . 7 J C Abbott; :;Kew -Hanover, adopted , ii ',' n :;-- " .n.: - ''" S S Ashley , New 'Hanover, adopted.- - - o y" ' : - . . : A H X3al lb way,-New; Hanover, (dead ) colored. t J5R CParkerprthamp,ton,;.(dead) native. : . ;. " . ;; " lH Grant,1 Northampton, native. O G PbolV Elizabeth ! City, nat l ve.: Wm Nicholson, Hertford, Per- quimansVnative i F Trpg)de,' : AshebbroV native. T la Lt uox, ivsneooro, native. R T ljOng;; Richmond co. ,. nat I vo. Allen Rose,: j Rowan, co, .(dead) : native. ,K , -Ki, ;;'' :";-;::-: .;;: 'K':. AV II Xogan, Rutherford, native. S Carter, Sampson co., native. i'Jj D Hail, Sampson co.y (dead) na . ti C "Morton. Stanlv. native. - - Saiiil Forkner, Surry, , (dead) na- A. : . ' " V " ' ' ' ' v John M Marshall. gurry ,lnal i ve. , V Jones, Tyrrell, (dead) na- AVm Newsom, .Union , (dead ) na il ' '& p Frarikliri, VArake, native; r:" J.1 It; Harris; AVake. colored i'l John AHyman, Warren, colored. a John Read, ? AV arren, native. r, Ayillio Daniel, AViison co., native. . Jesse'Hollowelll Wayne co ila- ! 1 IP L; Grant, Wayne, to., i adopted. ui J Q A Bryan, Wilkes, native. E Beribo,Wi;Yadkui, native. E Iegg, Brunswickadopted; native." 'rw-i J AV. Hood,-Cumberland, colored. 1 J'H Renfrow, Halifax, native. . - -r n 1 4 T . .1 .,11 .il . llitUunee JMayo, Oxford, colored.. ' C J Cowles,!AVilkes, native. l- J T Garland, Yancey, native. Mark May, Cherokee, native.) i G AV Bradley, Yadkin, native. ; C Bartiett, . Ashe, native, a j u JM Shaver, Rowan, native.,-; Pfato.Burham,Cleaveland, native; Jas R Ellis, Catawba, native. t' JcsII Kuig, Lincoln, native; Henry Barnes,. Rockingham; na-; tive. i -, i vi j-; . r--ii - 'i .--; -i :-. ' T? Hodnett, Caswell, native. 1 E-m Holt, Orange, native. , i John AV Graham, Orange; native. i -j , A. Mcuonaid, onatnam, .native. ;'JW Ragland,. Granville, native. ' JI Moore, Granville, native. JH Baker, TarKyrb hati ve. i iHen ry A Do w,d r ,Tarboro,,na t i ve. , RVV King, Lenoir, native. Hayries Lerinon; Columbus, ' na tive. f;' " ' t '''.! I.-. iU :;;;l!t!jJ!tf.;M.'.rf-d:-' .fJB Hiare;jHertfbrd. native; " ;iTh6sSa'nderliri; Currituck, native. r jasper if.tneriage,onsiow, native. f: Gov.' Blaiily's Opinion. 1 Let the old line Whigs of North , , . . . . . . , . ... Carolina read 'the following extract rrbm' Gdverhor; &an!y's'mesWsre to the legislature in iSuOl before they detide tor vote! for, delegates to the com ingCotivention who favor radi cal reforms iri'the present Constitu- , f Is- the power to call a Convention bv the 'General 'Assembly confined to the sjpgle office, of calling- it, or, tcan the same Legislature limit and confine the powers of the Convention V in the act calling it ? V As there are conflicting ophjions upon i this question ont of the -Assembly, it is pro babjeithey.will e .lbf 111 A b r . ' -T , e f "To -, 4 It cannot be dbu that ; a Convention called by th6 General Assembly two tlnrus concurring) ivonld be clothed with unlimited discrettort 1 over the Con stitution. 1 The General Assembly has power to call a Convention into; being, but wo power of themselves to vrescribe a limit to its avXhority. I hazard lit:le in saying tnat tlie peopltf of Korth Caro lina have not hitherto exhibited a desire for such " an exoeriment as nporr their governments and. therefore it behooves .theirrIleDresentatiTft ttv look well to tho mode, thej adopt for in troducing reform (into the cbnstitn. D J Rich Pitt;1 (dead) adopted. J:HBi7on Laflin: Pitt; adopted. p -? iviJesse Rhodes. Polk, riativ?: f V iayes,!uoDeson co.. atiopiea. ' J(Ii Nance," Robeson cqinative. ; ' J It French . RocTinghaTn , nati ve. Governors draliam and Ileid In! order p lay before our readers some t6l ifid MWctioWJ to the! ifo County Court system, we uote fron, the message of Governor. Graham in 184G: j tidges leartied .in hrvf , an arraninHHt wouldbe introtluced far-less expensive to the public, arid the' parties in lei cdutroversies, t Ayhile greater tlespauj, Arid correctness would be attained ja jj,e admistration of the Llw. Such a clian.rH -4-wmild'rcquiro -soniGracTdiUorf" to - tiiH present number; pfju(,fges V .whom nalarias must needs be paid, but ihiH yonld be inconsiderable, compared to th3 payments now made to jurors ana jnstides attending four courts a year in the various counties, to say ..nothing of tho time spared to all concerned, and the less accumulation of costs on u.i lofeing parties from greater exfediti(,u in.'.' the termination of causes. " if un lawsuits could be ouded , ill one, or at most two years from their commence ment; instead of being, as they often are, ransmutea irom lamer w son, loaded with costs far exceeding tie value of the original subject of contest, it would bo a reform of the greatest im! portance. , :.(f : .-. : . : !,tet all who formerly acted with the old line Democracy and w ho now propose to join with, the revo lutionists of this State in depriving the pjeople of the power .of, electing their! Judges and magistrates, road arid r'enecbveV the fo'lldwing ex tract frbih the message of Governor Reid , of 'date Novem bef 20th ; iH : MTKe'efettoji'ofJddge Jus- tices jof tne ,i'eace ny ine people, arid ror tef iris less thah'fdr life, are also: Ingestions 'of reform; 4 which 1 recomnlend to 1 the "favorable con sideration of the General Assem bly." Let tho People Speak ! We calMhe vattention of such old line; AVhigs as are .now 'cd operating with! the revqlutionists' hi their at tempts to deprive the peopte of the privilege of electing their judicial and executive officers, to the follow ing extracts1, from the proceedings of the .AVhig Convention of 1850. The vifivk entertiiinerLjit that time wen concii rrred' in by Governor G ndm liV and ot her prominent. AVhigs. Dn thes'e gentlemen believe that the people are less entitled to thohallol in lS75 than'iri 1851? V ..'.!'' And tchereas, many peo ple of the State have indicated a de sire that the present mode of elect ing Judges of the Supreme and Su- penur vouris, .lrt-aaurfr, voiui- trollr, Secretary of State, Justi( es of the Peace and other State onicers, shall be.changed so as ,to give I he election of said-officers directly to the people themselves ; and whereas m.Y. J ? Al.i 1a ' .... . distiiicXioirpf party; Should r be von-. rnu vf ii i - in ii i rim r it-w t imrt 'ivi i iiiim . suited in this, as In : every 'other, matter involving an alteration or ainendment to the Constitution ; .-n' 17 i i a. i ' ; I e . . iLttsuivtiif in ine opinion oi uu.f ri 4.:..- nil. , t ij .. AAju.vi?iiuou, j. nub .'ine Xit'isiaiun'; should adobtvsome mode, in aw onl ance i with the provisions - of the Constitution, by which the-kense of a inajority 'of ? the 1 people bf the Stater may 'be t clearly asce'rtiuiuHi,; andHheir wishes tarried out, in re lation U the'nianncr of elect JngRid officers or any of them." ; , Ir.l Wheoidi-'s Amoiidnie ts. . On j the l. 18th .March,1 : 1 S75, i : 1 1 e Convention bill being under con sideratibti in! thb 'House of Tl ire- sentatiyes, W. f 11. Wheeler, i mih ber.frpm Forsythe, oflereil tin- ful- lowing amendments i ' ,; 7 , VNor shalrthe 'said:. Convention ' amend then Constitution by n quir ing'the payment Hf 'tax W arfa'qu:il-';' ificatipn for voters, nor shall the SJiul i Tnnvpntum itwri'Kii (ht Hum. ber.of Sapreme' Cjurt or Supi rlor Court judges ; nor , ,shsll . the kuiI Convcintipn. amend " or nht)lish iiy bf; the amendents to, the, Constitu tion ratified Felnruitry 2ll!i 1ST.: r nor shall the said;' 'Convention re peal or abolish,1 Article IX.'H eiioiK.' II and III; of the existing hiv4i. -tution ; nor shall the said Couyh. V.: tipri "pro vide for a ny ta j i tatinn t :i : nor shall the said Convention re-V peal or modify section IV, article l, of the present Constitulion nor.- shall the said Convention, a tLthbrjzev' or propose to authoriit brHtuVnig,; whipping or cropping, as a punifli ment for crime." -l "1 : The veas ' iand na vs wero ml led. .7 - ' I and the amendments were rejected, every Democratvotingin the negative.. Kestrlcted Convention. - i : . . . : r. 'In other. , words, : tho through theirs IiegisJature people say to themselves, assembled in .Conven tion that the old order of thing must be reversed:: that! the action of the creature niust bind the crea tor and that the creator can do no thing , without i the . consent of 1 he-. creature. Such stupidity is worthy of the present Legislaturaf t . If the Convention. :bill were to lx submitted, to ? tho people, and tlu-y were to ratify it by agreeing tor endorsing the restrictions proposed, then delegates elected: to the Con- M vention would feel bound to recog nize them as valid, butwulernootluT circumstances or for any other rea son. Salisbury Watchman. Dem.) if 'it Submitting tho Question. The following la 'ftrt pxtmet from ' ' the proceedings, of, a AVhig Conven tion in 1852:' , . . t "Resolved. That in the opinion of this Convention! whenever 'ahientl- ments are to be made to our StnU Constitution, thev; should be cfnt't " ed by a Cpnyention of the people elected on the basis of the House of AT0 ' 'I'l - . ' t ooramons; ana we are in lavor in submitting it to the people to sjiy Whether a Con vention I should be called or not. for tho, nurnose of ; ' making4imQndnicnts to our Const)- r :t tlltion Hy substituting for the present ays tern of County and ftuperior aurt.s" with six" terms m the year, three ton,, 1 , . e v CJ. nrxfisCm 4 V. 1.1. OIl.V:tl ttJO OUUCIUU VUllll iM'ltl cable in such esses. ?n j: i: i"f I- lt. I ; ...'i i! if j .-fl ..." if 'i. i Mil i
Daily Constitution (Raleigh, N.C.)
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