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VOL. X GREENSBOBDUGHi N.C., JANUARY 27, 1855. NO. 810.
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
BY M. S. SHKRWOOl).
Terms* *- !l *"**>,n a«,vance?
, , afirr three months, md*».00 after twelve
moiUhi.from date of subscription.
to whom 1 have referred » From childhood to ' of me am, my Collcene she has been compelled I let the people speak for themselves on the gnat stitution proved by Wasl.in.rfon and his earn-manhood
I was nut distinguished from other boys to take the West. W the hour is late and I, question of amending the eo.isutut.oi. when no peers, and adopted by the people of the 1I nited
other influences are at work, and therefore I Mates, in 1787, what do they say : "We, the
I off.
j and children of the country. My education was most hasten to Douglass,
limited and quite defective, and since I quit
school I have never read a half dozen books clear
through. I am entirely ignorant of Geography,
and ol the history of my own and other countries.
I know nothing of tin: rules of commerce, *>f con-stitutional
an*! international law, or i>f the habile
SPEECH OF THE
HON. WILLIAM A GRAHAM,
OF IlRASiiK,.
On the Amendment ofthe (\mstitiott, lit the
. ,r ».qare (fifteen linen) for the hto and policy of other nations. Senate, December 12, 1854.
wl ' l'r*<—•/••■">'"r"v:"rr"':rk-;;^"; .. ^-*»,leLk-in«the Sl'"'e °f m>-"'l,lc-,hpbV;. [The Senate having o-der consideration the bill
? I) - ' l« '" faVM '" ftUndl"8 ***« !t">"" M«Un, I was not considered superior, I I -^^"d by Mr. Boyd, ol Kocki .gh.m. •' to
„"..,„.■ ■- ■.lollows: even eqmd to the other clerk. As a merchant I arn,.ml Ae Constitution of North Carolina,"
3 MONTHS, OH . - did not succeed, as a county Court lawyer, (tor Mr. Graham moved to a* en.I by striking out
On* - iare,
, umn,
$3.50 $5.60 Sjft.00
7.00 lo.oo 1 1.00
10.00 15.00 20.00
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For the Patriot.
SOLILOQUY
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never dared apply for a superior court licence,)
1 did not make money enough to pay my tavern
bills at court, to say nothing of my board in va-cation,
which I saved by living with my parents.
All the county court lawyer.- regarded tneiaselves
as my equals end most of thcio as my superiors
without rendering tin elves liable to the charge
of vanity. Indeed, a; for money making, 1 njver
in my life made any above ill} limited expenses
that I did not derive frotu the public treasury.
In early life I clung to General Jackson, when
nearly all the intellect of my country deserted
ni a. Bv sj doing I was enaoled to go into the
-late legislature, just as a tick is enabled to cross
ihe branch by clinging to the cow. After the
political couceat ol Ihtu), the congressional dU-ail
aiier words. '' A Bill,''' anil inserting t!ie
provisi ins ol a bill introduced by himself •• con-cerning
A Convention to amend the Constitution
ol t!i* Male.'' a:.0 said :]
tion had a discretion and on which tlirv might de-vise
amendment* according to tl.eir pleasure; but
in these three then-was no discretion. The com-er
the amendment before you. If they de- people of the United States, in order, Ac, !•> e»- mands of the people who culled that convention
sire the amendment contained in the original tabiuh justice, insure domestic tran.juility, pro-1 into-being were imperative. Look to the eonvan-
Bill, and this only, we shall get it and no more, vide for the common defence, promote the gener- j tion act of 1835, and you will sec the duty prc-
If they desire other changes, why shall they not al welfare, and to secure the Mfwriirjp of liberty scribed of retaining the freeholdI nullification asa
be made!' You claim this upon the ground that to ourselves and our posterity, do 9 ordain I cardinal principal'. I.ok to fKc constitatioa of
they have willed it; upon what ground can you j and establish this constitution," fee. — And i 1885, ami you will see the duty performed sad
deny them the liberty of expressing their will up- ' the provisions of every Slate Constitution, j sancti d In'the pcoj !c. And does it not an-on
the cntiic constitution, and of currying it iuto .in this Union, show a like regard for jostice, I ]>ear to yon, Mr. Spsiker, a little strange, that a
effect when expressed ?
Sir, daringa considerable part of the time of
the discussions, to which allusion has been
made, 1 was upon another theatre of action.
Mr. SPEAKER :—It will be readily perceived
domestic tranqtiility, and the pn tion of the provision of the constitution, which the people
general welfare, as for any theoretical idea of Ibe i themselves so recently reviewed and required
blessing of liberty Why, sir, how can you justi- every Member of the convention to swear on oath,
p ly in the sight of these devotees of liberty, whhh before taking his scat, that he would prescribe
unconnected with State politics, and being ^,1 in their sense, means equality, those other rcgu- anew to suit the new arrangement by districts,
islied that according to the mode proposed ,,f latinos o!'the constitution, which apportion politi- should sos. 1.1. be voted by majorities of two sne-ainci.
ding the Constitution, by successive legis- j vai P'Wcr, in this branch of the Legislature, ac-' cessive Legislatures to he contrary to the *
lative enactments, followed by a popular vote, | cording «« *■?. *•»>* P»«« in districts, and in the mental principles of liberty, and be denou
\ud i< il pi»sil»l<: thai I am a memo r <•'.' tin
.. „ ,,.. ,,| ii,, i nited -i....■ ■ .' the highuai p..litical triet that had been represented by John Hill,
•li-lictioii ever attained hy a I'iucauey. a Clay, was found '... be so decidedly whig that he dc-
•i Ciihouii. a Webster? clincd being a candidate, and as no one else was
|„i /placed upon a poViik-al eminence the most ambitious of being defeated, I was nominated as
. ...,u.,l ui which their distinguished ability, nra- a candidal for Coiigress. Feeling that it was an
h.ry ami patriotism could promote them.' Can
ii l".e tine that my until e State lias ruufened
u,-MI ,„. ho -s, a'ii.1 eiitru-tcd -»• with lespuii-sibilities,
thai il wilhli Id from, and did liol con-lide
to a Caswell, an lr-d. il, a Moore, and a Ua-ii,-.
;II„.I,H>." /n'ri'-i-- a,•■! ■-!'•'■■ in-II ol Hie A-meriran
licvolutioii, amoiiL'st tile most illustrious
„,, ii of ih.it memorable era .'
|. il rcnlily thai the honor conferred upon mi
,v,- withheld' from a Vain .;.. a Mur| bey, a Man-i,
, ;, Ta\lor, an A veli'li 11 .no a I eoiiar i Ileiider-i,
ii-t..n and a Seawell of later than revol-to
fundu-need
in
there would be ample time tor deliberation on other, accordin.-to black, as well as while popu- the Message of the Kxecutivc, as founded in the
supposition that the people a j-ilitieally cor-rupt,"
and the absuruity that the (Mjasemaon of
laud gi\es wisdom and virtue* 'this is acciifcin;;
ihe people themseKos, at bile as 1885, of being
'.-"'• "ii nf tl Inn hum m.il principles of liber-ty,"
and of holding themselves to be " politically
rules of three 1 fa tlm Constitution, by what is familiarly called "<"" •» »"» •»..«....«.«.. -p.H.-.r.™ «i «m: i-ormpt" i:ud piil'ty ..f the abanrdib just mention-li'nT
.«• il ir.'s to c'irv it b.l'ore the tri- the Legislative method. To say nothing of ming.! « \">> ,llis ««" of '••asoniug shall have had its -d. Mich is the extravagance nod folly to which
• .„!,,. ,„- refu- ; ling iinestions of fundamental law, which is a law I lul1 trttl-'1. wl,at l*rtt « .v"ur eonatltutlon will re- the public mind and the mind of the legislature
. I to the governing power itself, with the ordinary ! mM"< 1.""J llow """l'h '■'|i
tj»;,t '''"-rty, winch it is has been treated .m the grave topic of amending
motives, which affect elections, such as persona
ikes or dislikes, questions of local or general lui-buual
ot the popular vote lur
sal, without allowing to the people, whose ap
probation is asked for it as an iwlatnl amend-mriit,
anv j.ower of deliberation or change in
other puts of the instrument; but on the con- „
tsary, carefully excluding them therefrom, with above all, with the ascendency ot party.—and the
an evident distrust in the wisdom or justice of dispensation of office and patronage
proveinent. or other local or general policy,—
f.—and the
under tin
In II-ni-inI; State or the Genera) Government, it takes athc
so anxious to guard, will be preserved to the peo- the constitution
pie ? Sir, to the most casual
Again : in the Executive message, recently
communicated to tile Legislature, it is said, that
the time will come wheu it will be a matter of
"profound astonishment," that this requirement
reader of the Act of
!>*::.>. ii is perfectly manifest that the retention
ot the fiecho!,| i.ualiliealion in electors of the Sen-ate
was «s well dofiped ami securod an object of
the adjustment, then made, as taxation lor the
basis
..;i
ill i> .nary tune
and o.iisl
il ..,.., i-| laled by the
men u lio ail lived at one lime,
an array of ability unsurpassed
eiec
in a
a- i
certain, the policy of the party re«|
should be nominated when success was probibl
a- H re '• a I'd lor
solid no.
even e!e
gl i ss and re
n provisions the object and design of the provision inquusttun, '" iliservaiiee
liuucil a meml
same number ol men of districts wers
V uthcr State of the I'liion at any one period private life, to
jliiK-e the existence of our Government? Can it house ol my fat
|... U'lieved that North Carolina has loin the sen- the people look
atorial rolajs from the shoulders of George K. Lat wliilsl 1
Itadeer the nrofound lawyer, the accomplished so unsuccessful that I could not provide for my in my belief, discussiou is necessary to its prop-
SEoralrand advoiate, ihe best debater of personal wants, which were few and simple, 1 er compreheiaiiou. If 1 might be pemntted to upon, mot»^±™&J^*™j£
' the Coiisti-: of the Coiiutrv and the Constitution will remove *k*re H "" 'scape eonelnsion. You
the Sena;.', the unsurpassed if not nucquuied in- turn to my
telleet of the ii"e j the man. wlio-e private and barren of .v
p. li
ry i
public virtues an uiieurpassud even by his {.rest
lllllie and intellect, a man who as senator for a
Ion" iieriod has won for himself'a more distin-guished
Ii in. . and reflected more credit upon bis
State than anv one of her sons to whom she has
eontided bcr interest and her honor:' I repeal it,
,..,. ii l„ b.lieve.l. that Morth Carolina has loru
ill.' -enatoiial robe- from tlmshoulders of (Jcoryt
i;
then
this
in ll
of V.
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the I
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III''III. vv till uiif • i j"
. in lii- si.-el .' Is it ]—iblc that the llonor-
I , „;,.- llulliii, laic • hie) Justice of .North
laroliua, whom dudge St4,ry pr uuecd the
ii„„l pi i|; uii.l r.i union lawyer ol the age, a man
KIIO for thirty veuis has bl. u-:v served tin;
Slate, ihe »bi ie Mat* and llol a pall\, with all
iibiliiv, lion r i integrity tint dc.-ertes the
hi-.di.si mi n,al an .inn.i.il ;•.'..in..oy sae-ri.
iie ol at leasl t.vo thousand dollar.-.; i say can
it /., , .• that he so distinguished and liiilh-l,
i! in pub] iivi.-e.so i in . i ■• .' to the > ham l r
is.-n : :•- .on. ii di .linguist., d i;s
i 'id -i and li iciei as he Ls us a juiisl ;
I rep. at, i... il b. ; s.-il Ic thai i..- a ... ./'••■ < . .
,-nili, call. us. should ."ccci \ <■ but i« w
i ,-,, -i i. . >eiiator in ..j.^.-i...•:>. to
ii. .. ; ;n .;;:.•.: any lim.e, vi ho n.v.r
h ■:: li.al of a par-ti
whose | ide i; i to p 'iul t ' scr\ ices ron-
■len-il cd : : ■■ Hoi to the State, i ol lo
l.ti !o a p Hi ' Ma.iV • ■ ' su h
. 'i- ui li ihe -..I. il and Jialri. lie s .lis ol
i iivn .; .... !.: be :... lie, but
I du-a ly.
i n li :., . inc. I ••■ '■ re-el
• \e tin Ui. / n . '
Ihe extra viu.:l >.h: . •. ■
in, ■ I ll.e b.i-i:
. -•• tilings
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in. went tin r. to.
mark, i even by li'
at. -. by .< solitary
that distinguished
Indei •! i must acki
Id-en in the histon
ia;iie than 01V^'•' ^^^\*£^^^Z^^ ^ ..■.a.-.-j..,..,.,!:,:, ,1.,-in. lint, the change in Ihe Constitution proposed
l-i letimes greatly fear, that nr.
elevation will lie to mc and the legislature that
:.: •.-.i11i. •! me, the source of redicule rather liian
a mark of distineti >n and honor. I iinwt .■ i ... —
after reviewing iul life, that m.v > '<•■ lion leiliinds
mc of a storv ! o.ieo heard a man telling at the
coiirt h i'.-e. that lie bad read in some book, il
|. . -., ii v'.e the Itibli! •"• Testament otic bill I
;..■,: w :; i. about the lieathons who worsbiped
i. , i niin\ wooden gods t:.;■ t w.-ie na.-'e with
lei.-.ii. in certain disquisitions un Government
mam years since, advanced the idea that a con-stitution
slnuld endure but for the generation
of men who formed it; tliat the average duration
the bill of the Senator from Koekiiigham, to estab-lish
what is popularly calle 1 "Free Suffrage."
And here to prevent inisconception and misrepre-sentation.'
1 desire to say. at once, that I have
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■ story v as that n I ■la II
heard the g-Hi of t:i" • iar-
:: -c a useless I. ■- UIHll the
in: de of me a go i." So I
- ii' i - d i ii myself ; i was
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n ,• |...... ..... and then
i ui I A .1! shake oil tla -•■ ..,•-. v
r my honor with h.
of the lite of mau was eighteen years, alter at no objection to extending the right of suffrage,
tabling the age of majority at twenty one; that J ^ that every man may vote in the Senate, who
lias now the right to vote in the House of Com-nions,
provided the Costitutioii be re-adjusted in
other parts to suit the change thus made. I>ut
vour system is built upon the freehold qualification
in electors for the Senate, as upon a foundation stone.
Takingfor-'rantedthat that wast i reinain, other im-portant
provisi inswcrceiigafledintotheConstition,
which would have found no place there, but for
I feel I
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i* • leeti >"i. whitever be i.:v i its,
..... a nl the nda; ■■■ !'■:.: il is bet-
. .. • • ...■ than w ,.-e. And as thai
:i veri..i .1 in me, as I Ih.vc been
,i ,i i. •;-'r fortune, I ex]
i .., il.e i 'uhed States : nd t
.,, !• rip. in story and in song
1,1 id in.) Ie . !d i. in" i '1 itl- i.-l
. n.«u bcr of i m'liiillient wli i ws -
lixcd ami died in London. 'J it-
'. lie .n;. srreat •• vcn.pl.ir
i , ,.ii.i now I ..■ ho-iii- --. bin i ■'!■'• n is
;.. I..*-- i i me, it i- true he ifil nde I '
in •, .. •. . v • "....a,- until ah. nl ■
, •;,.■,• ii v ■ !i c'ion, i II I prep; rater. ' • this
^-i ciatcd with i in. \\ is :. aa johil Ie' '• r.
, ;- I, v-.■ v. i- to (•,.:.!• ill in .' -",.:,, :■ [i.
.. t.f the ll.uisi of ll< prei.. u
t time he direeied mc I . i
this period should then fore be reckoned a po-liuci.
i gi ueialioii, and that no conslitutioii should
iast l..ugcr than one such generation, without
the assent ol th-t»hich sitel-ei'ded it, the opiu-i
ii was iboiight t-. he a bold specula tion,- which,
if c.irrii d out pnicticily, might lead to incon-veiiient,
if not hazardous, results. Hut, sir, in
less lh.ni three such geik-ratioiis since the an-mi'icirtii-
n ol thi- a... iiine. it lias become a la-
, miiiar dogma, that there is un .-aciedn.-s in
lonsritutions, by reason of which. tie y are to
emiinv longer thaii those who have the power
I 1.1 ci.-nge ihiiiK proper to permit; and if not
in .tlier States, certainly in this, the opinion
.-,.,.ins to i... tn>< rlaiiicd end acted "<■'", 111 this
Uil-ilial Lill, that 110 eiuiin.-tances of collipi'O-inore
reliiarKalile lor tlieir love ol liberty
jealousy amounting to a dread of taxation. Not
to recur to the times of King John or the first
Charles, they had in vivid recollection the stamp
act and the tea tax, and tin: occasion for forinin
one whole; and that su eh is the union of theso
parts with eaeh other, that one cannot be disturb-ed
without affecting others. It might be suppo-sed
by a superficial observer, that, the huiuiiu
jects in the mother country, should impose taxc
on them, and resisted to a death struggle. 'I he
Colossus of Kmrlish literature in that day, llr
Johnson, it is true, undertook lo prove to thorn in
an elaborate pamphlet, that taxation Was no tyran-ny,
but without success. They would not believe
lorn And when they came to regulate this im-ii
». ttoo su..optipo.r.t..them. Before, therefo.r.e,., •yo.u.'prao n""o"rt•ant power of taxat■i>on among th«e".ir tel,l.ow «-i n-this
part of the foundation of your edificed, it may I lJ"1 j"
be wi II to examine the condition in which it will
be left after the operation has been performed.
This will require some examination of the e.-ms.
of the intuiduction of this feature into t
stitution, by our fathers, an
I'rcvioiislv to this examination, however.
a constitution arose out of the fact that thev bad hand would be improved by cutting oil the fin-gone
f. war with Britain upon the question «f tmt- l»™ "* *',l»r'! longUw. and the operation would bo
ation without representation. Thev Were nuwill- so simple that any child who Could hand!" to a«.)
in!? that a Parliament, cl.-cted by their follow sub- could pcrfonu it. Ami vet we know that this
curtailment nl tie' cstrouaiv would wound nerves
In the
IM-lp.C
and blood vosels e.iiine.-ti.../ with iba brain »•! I
the heart, the v.rv vii.l- ol tlie -jslei... S, .'), .
apparently loppuiv: off fro n the < Ion*titution of the
State, what i- i. p; m. .1 an a ns re excreeenec,
under the captivating i-1--.« ■•! an extension ■•I'p-.-
litii-al right, woui.l Imm t!"- e(,om«-tions and 'I -
pendencies of thi* provision, prodlll'd effd U r--i--1 ■-
l.iil of ingfarbcyonda mere |iii"tion of equality invoting
in which aspect alone it i- tr atcd by tM Ks.eu-live,
and has usually been .-.nisi.iii-.--l l.v tlie pub-lic.
I have already demunstrateil thai thi Ifw
hold >|ilalili<-alioii rc<|uiroa in th« ,!..:.:- .|' ihii
b,.ov was tie- .'un il. ide:'s defence against nne
now.
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Iher c\p : lllll 111 I will
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ii in' -elf witii :\ i a. if i '■: until il
isi urn la ; arke ap|« ra . semti lies
. . Mi : thi- is pr. nl'. oiii-lusive.
■ ii,.. in irk. peeling mid
|i i- . . • . I mi i.ol ilv-
| r do I ..••■•.•:'. I am Inited States
Then stand aside Mangum and Ba Iger
t puces to me. Ale. v..ii liullin
All, .HI '. ■ vv ii yon Ciingman, po.-r
i .... nurke i for my promotion, and to
letioii will, as blind an ilisiiuct a-
,. that dies whilst weaving
-inn.-P:. |i.r I...... ^ „fa more maiinifiecnl order,
•■.!■ !i of . ,i I , ■ ml ad sir • your sujs rior,
and in. ;: ..: fi i n. and rc-pect-
.. . i . lie as g ....I and lailhl'iil
■leiii.a-rats si lid lo I'•.! vvi,,i your hats and
shout aloud hurrah for demo, racy and the legisla-ture
from v. iieh i d rived my honor.
I'ai lei me :.:•;• ite my joy and examine my
.!!,•• |.\iitVi!.-c« of my i.'ialitications.
''here then .! • ll in- , i ■- i s' mv ability es-ither
in | \H', ■ or private life? What
midir the guardianship of Stephen A. hiuglas
will .;.. :.- !»■ ;'.l! n i'.
the»e ban: tuv ai isto ::.!:■ I
i vet i iiitse »>r mutual conces..i..n which entered into permit me to remark upon
u'be the s.'iiiea.ent of a vexed and excited contesl tor rti'm ry course ofargnment by which tins change
constitutional reform, are t-. be resi*ctcd by those |I:)S !,', urged upon the people for theirapproba-lo
whom change is desirable _ 'tion, In the act of the Uyislaturo i
Alter a snuggle of more than thirty years, in ft-ui-years ag>>. and which
rc'-ard to alterations in the provisions of their |„r „> months in the newspapers, was
eonslituiion. il.e penpio ol North Caroliua came :lt il„-la-t sc- .. by liieopp..- :ti-.not' or
, to an iidjti-ihicnt wtiich »as el:, i-t.-i through
the agciiey ol the convention ol \-'-'-> an.i u.e
ratii.caii in ■■fits pniteediiigs by the vote of tlie
■ . p.c. ami which dis, in the main. sUb-factor)
loatl ;oi..s..n.l bctioiis. Or, ii aiwMtislac-i
,; n -;':! . .is • i. i' » is suppressed, and the
.nstiliitioii. as then ajuemicd. was aopniesced
; -., ;,> :, .. i iproinise i !' conflicting interests ol
Leciiiius and individuals. But, in dries* than
eighteen year^, pgiturion eoiuuicnccd for aniend-zc.
is at home, what did they do .
rights they declared, "That the people of this
Si ile oiiulit not to be taxed or made -ubj.. . toti-e
he ton- • payment of anv impost or duty, without the emi-d'i!'
retention nuti! :,';" ofthoiuselves^r tlieir rcpreseiitativciinUwi-eral
Assembly freely given. >'• hal kutii ..! i..n-
I.,he s.eiii-wh.' :l, extrao- 'n"mul -1\--eiiih.i',-', is ,h.er,e.m„ean.t.. .,j.i.e,s.i.i ustl- , ,i .. »,„,i. i i,. ,,,,r
tuli.m of which this bill "I rights is bill a ;...... in- I'-' " "•■""' '■'"":1 '•> "ar
,;„-„,-„-. It was a General Assw !j eo...| d Onstituti that tor tno aar« pwpo
of a Si nate eh,.s.u by freeholders, and a I louse
after'bdw'jm'sntteii 'l'v'""1" "«>«**■ *3 f-eeiue... Such was the
reiectcd "rigin ot this rcqUiTcuieiil ui tin
u ..:.v .■ .ii it, if y.iu j... i ■ in.
qua taxation on hi- property, that lor this par-
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er Edward*, there is the following .
•• Wben-as. the freeh i! I |lii!ifieat.'. |i.
ed i'...' i lectors of iiieinbci ■ .flhe -
with the funda nent.d prim-ipl.
lore be it enacted, ' ic. . ne In •
pies ...f liberty: Wl.y.'iris liberty the
in the constitution of Government of a freepeople?
In the seusc in which these terms arc here used
icy mean any incqualitv.iirjiailiticaipower.no mat
tchatpolicy founded.i- contraryto thefnnda-
:
t
term
I in", the < .institution as amended, lor seiting at mental principles of liberty, am1 in that sense.
mils '".I.. on i-trj
I' ,. .a .-...■
■ ■ neul, ii:i]
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.•ir, • ' -
, -i it.. i ... . ■' by a I ..lib
against ta .ation. liiiiccd.a.
no system of liberty ft'as i omph
give security t-. property by.
tees. 1 proceed u<
atli.-r- in the lir-t
ii was re-vised
and i lain."I Ie. tiieir children in l-.i...
and that the compromise Constitution then given
constitution. '" "" *•* '" "therofii part* built opwa this pro-
,. ■ _M ,,,.. vision as upon a foundation stone.
B i-i; ii member of ih. Leji-latur. bothinl83il
us an humble pan anfougthe
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tlnii ..,■ ..-•_,
ling U> their id -a-,
i.- Hthich di I II •:
uustitiuioual ifiiaran-fai
ti.e hist..r ' : ■ . .■ :. and ot din
..'.'. icut number ofvoti i
....:, bil I . ..ii iw the question to be
detcianouU b, the people. Not only ins it rc-ouir.-
d thai this qualification in Senatorial voters
si. .ui.! be retained .is a protecuon i». Ian.!;,I prop-ertv,
but it was also required and conceded that
the Convention should have power t.> make the
capitation tax on slaves and white polk <q>ial
lUiou^h the constitution u II- throughout the State; and it •.r.i i mon '_. c<
at
In
•. alt:
• ne-.: Senatorial
:
clion thous mus ti _
ite ,■ my success will c.mfid ly satire to
at vvhi.ii I oeenpy. And many fast young
Oleee-s. will
which is
V Ue of or regard tor popular rights, e-iuality in the right w vote, and millions against
u, have adopted. This agitation is said to iiavc 0„|y a few hundred thousand did vote for these
And vet. according to the
of the whig party desparing of
not been without its effect npon the minds of successive changes. And vet, according to tne
the people, indeed, those wbo affect to speak logic of this preamhje. the fundamental prt|icipies
in t'.nir iiam.' and proclaim their voice, allege of liberty are quite well preserved in trance, lor
In :..v eleulioii tho truth of scripture teaching is
also established. For it is written he (pat ex-
« -ay attaTn.m7i.isi I, I wl il have bee"n the -,'.- altet!. himself shall be abased. _ ,\\«h Gadmm
V'eesr. , .. ,. i |,y ,„,,!,.: i silonw be thus boil- in her recent senatosial delettntion aecup.od the
«rcd .ml .,,,-,. d i„ prefv-reiice to the .jrcat men highest scat in the natum. Bnl in tlie elecUon (
... -. iih the dciiuxTaev, as a party - ■■■
^pnwdtopnnnotethctorssir in understand- that a determination mfevor^of the au.eud.uent eVery man has ho c.
And thus is manifested the wisdom of tl
deiiioeratic party in electing me instead ofilulBn
uai right in voting, but they
iirop.-e 1 ill the Bill, which 1 offer to amend, has . always ncen violated in -North Carolina.
been indicated by the result of recent elections. The American theory of Government is not quite
rf 7»- so sublimated. While it guards liberty with un- P ^ ^ ^ g^^ .,ho«.
to show that this character-istic
descended to their posterity, at l.-a-i as
wn as 1835, when, a..
lodi.icatious, ti.i- protection Coin the mauii' r in which tne Lonventi n was
' constituted, that it would be don ; (tad it vs»*
done to the ftollest extent ••'•*•• powerconforrad.
Sir. the language of I -.• -in gd ''"• • • ■ '
cd to their VVcsb rn I retliren, was -1 ntantiaily
this : Vi.ur property c i '- f.r Ihe grcati r p-rt
land. That M ;....>. eted .■..■■.'-' n , •. i ' ne*,
the power of the farndtaJdci I i slecl tl ■ Pen-
- late: that [- an r wo all agree is •. ■ be .• ■'
But we own the btrger portion .f I ■ i
I Give as a constitutional guarantee apt i iiou«
taxes upon slaves, and other matt, r- i ring ar-ranged
Mitisfacturily, we will go into oorwenrion,
and give too equal representation'." This was
agreed to. This convention WM eauOtL It or-dained
thai slaves, under twelve, and over fifty
yean of age, should not OS taxed at all ; and tho.e
between these ages should lie only subject to,
uch poll ta". as should bo laid on white men.
of the Senate to not lc-s than thirty fair nor more
than fifty members to be elected by districts, to
be hid offaccording to taxation ; 2nd. The reduc-tion
of the House of Uoiumons to not leas than
ninety nor more than one hundred and twenty
members to be elected by counties according tu
federal population, and the 3rd was what? To
irovide " that venom eatingfor a Senator, and
Cnowing something of the great variety of eon- m gnWimated. nn- ^iiMblee ttoo the gSeeunaattee,, sshhoouulldd ppoosssseessss 'the same sort tax, be addon iderations which enter into and inliucnce elec- . .j..-,^^.,. it looks to other elements ncc- i rvj|jj,.iKC and freehold qualification in the senate- Thus, one half in number of all the slaves in tho
i,.„s of members of Ihe Legislature as well as «^e b ^ . . fraum of Oov-I rbl district as is no* required in the county.'' State Ls exempted by the const.tut.on trom tax-f
«;„v cn.i.r of the the State, 1 do not undertake to essary to ta. uniM « i . j , ^subjects over which the couven- atiou altogether; and the other hall ■ exempted,
ffirm or deny that this is so. Bat I prefer to .eminent, wonky to be cauca iron. mi.... , ,