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' VOL. X GREEXSBOROUGH, N.C., FEBRUARY 10, 1855. NO. 818. thing like home in its familiar face that makoa I ry, the theory of popular government* and the This uiodifie»tion being made, Mr. Giles tail " he have remaned silent, when he exhibited meh further agitation on the subject of constitutional I ine cling to it when it comes as though it were a | "II**" n'"1 wishes of the people than by coming \ was perfectly rutisSed ''—Sea debates in Couven- lively jealousy about * restricting the future ao- reform. But the address speaks lor itself. tk»n of the people of Xorth Carolina ?" " In Western North Caroliua we are more in- Thus wo have a clear, explicit exposition of the The trull) is, Mr. Speaker, no such limited tcrested in the preservation of slave properly ; »"•"•"; lints ■ ■ >oM IIS. r. MONT IS. 1 VRiB ■jii.ftn £5.50 s«."ll ■' ' ~, .nn 1 1.00 1 1.00 in "ii 15.00 •.'"."'1 ! - .00 25.00 31.00 " R H )' .... 1 ill* 1•AT vcnls thein from Submitting this matter for the ! and when ii is admitted by that ciuiuc •• Eoeuaneet together the people of the State Corre- ■u. I mi AI'l I.I IIIA, dan ., . ■■■■■ l.iul. I. SI . : • ..I. Ii I I Patriot. bl iiJLOH Oe ma aOJUaarON, lection of the people? Were attain met with the; and state-men, Judge Gaatoo, that •• it was not was eminently conservative. In his argument' in 0:1.• common boad of interest, it M only neotu OF CHAlllAM, I objection that the l.gislatuio is limited. Well the people but the creatures of the people that iu the c*u3 of Lather W. Burden. repurted in nary that they sh..eld powonq the MOM Mad of lirered in the Smote 0/ A'..,//. Carolina,Dee. they have a portion of power, the remainder ol : the amendment proposed to limit," we find Mr. 7th Howard's Reports, p. 81, he uses ibis Ian- property, and that mm should be dffectaod uui KI//1, i«54, .», lite bill iuifHlurrd /,./ Mr. Cru- the power, so to speak must b* somewhere else ; ; Mearea, a gentleman of groat ability and eminent- guage : •• the opposite counsel have cited farud lurm." >i. 11,..'.,„■, ,„.',•■• .; Con cution to u mend the this absurdity must follow, that the people have I ly conservative in hia notions of government, da- he) the.examples of the uiiicrcut States in which" * * * * . ConstHalurn rj the &•«/«. surrendered a part oftheir original power on this, daring, ibni . rwnm this. cJariiig, ibnt in obedience tto tthhee objjeeccttiion jjusstt cconssttiittuttiion hhaavvee bbe^enn ffeaatrteedd.. OOnnllyy lIiKeIJ prro-- «» Wee bbaaag; oar EEaaastteerrna brreetthrreen nott tto ssuppossee .. ' . ..... .. subject to the Leirblnture aud the residue they i made, thut he would modify " hia amendment ao vvtodfnr amvemtum* and yet conventions have we dususi u, encroach upon tfaeTr rLrhta Not a Jjr. speaker:—When the Lull on your table !ji|VJJ nut rctj,i„cd ^abandoned without confer- i as to provide that no convention shall hereafter been held in many of them. And howl There W-d.r* man harborrsuoh a 1 rent Has tho w.,s imruda 1. it was not my lutentioi. to trouble . ;, 0 m^ l]u. thfAf repreitllt.lt;vos !nve be coifed by the Gentml Asxmbl* except by a must be an authentic mode of ascertaining tlte V.. : ever be-:. unj»s( ,., ,;... Kast?—«B»oi*ria. ■ I.. M-uateuitiiany remark* upon tl.i- ii.tere*- |jIuitcj aulbority, it is true, but they (the peo- concurrent vote of two thhds of each House/' public will somehow mid somewhere. I say thai stance be pointed out in the history of oar State ,; _ .1,l.-u,.ii: not'WKS that purpose changed il- ,,),., have n..ne*:.t all,—to such absurdities does ■ and when we bear Mr. Giles withdrawing all fur- the Will ot the people must prevail, but thai where the Wast waa not troero the East ? where ler hearing tlie little iiuil unanswerable fc|>cecll ..I lie distinguished Senator fromOrauge, (Mr.(ira-li.'. ui;j on the contrary it was much strengthened. lint when the Senator from Martin replied to that such a diKtrine mMossarily carry it» adv.ieates. ther objection and expressing hiutsblf "patfacdt lucre wu^i be some mode ol finding oat that tshe failed to meet i.-r IJaslcni brathfaa in tha MT. Justice Story, in hisadmirable comments-1 taliped." what is tlie irresistible cooolusioii, but will.' . htiiritol brotherly kindness and atleotion t with ■.•von the •• institution, has eiven us certain rules thai ail design •• to limit the future action of the " To the same point is the remark of Mr. Gaston that spirit which should lubsiat between u.embera f. , t ircdsiiicil l?utwnt*n *he Senator Irom Martin replied totbat 0f i„ten.ret.itiou which applied to tlie position of 1 people of North Carolina" is expressly disavowed, in the convention of 'S5. Speaking of the Act of the >.iwe great Manly ? 'K" ""•''"' , Senator, he saw proper to go out of his way to t|ie Senator fr.mi Martin, will show its fallacy. on all sides, and that the sole object was to limit for calling that body, be aays: " it was as it came Then why persist in ehargiaa lint our object 1 - 's "ru soaul1 eve w* '■ '»■<>■•■ ■' thrust at uluil Lskutwn us the \...-leii. (!|l pj,^. 43^ ^(ice Story says, that the natu- , "the creatures of the people," the Legislature r— from the Legislature—no more than a proposition iu seeking I., obtain a Convention is an attempt 1b tw-.-vcr, things an l-.kiiej up \ddress. and to ho.d upto the censure and repvo- 1;.| i,.^,.,,", „|a »'/,<//. clause is not to bo narrowed How, Mr. Spanker, can there beany doubt that or recommendation. It must originate some- to deprive the East ofsny one of her ioat riahtaf n ■ voar c>:i;-.nenced, and w<- billion ol the Senate"and the country, the doctrines B„ 11S to excludt. implied p.>wcrs resulting from its it was thy, object, after two amendments upon where, and with no ooo> could it have Wiginated W'e tolemuly avow ittobe nur battaf that every ,1," 1 w„„rr t/''.,-.i,/t bh#eltO<rr dd,m<i,i 1 •»""»"""»«u»;•««m«d«»»» UJmmtt doccumeentt,, and 'thhuu8stt«o eexx«c"irt.ecaa ,|.,,...;)., .^,.., - ih:-.i in ..-.oer !•■ a-cerlain how which so nniuh stresi has been laid by the Sen- Kith so MtrrA pripricty as in that which repre- i-uuse oi voinpiaiut thai eilhor has asainat the th.,iaeler, ^<-.,'-that order to eurtuin rhuuh stresa with *> mvrh pnpm'y tout ause oicomplaint against lbs ... ,'" prejudice ap.11.st IIHJW who tinned u. Having far an ailirmative or negative provision exclu.ies. ator from Martin, to act CidusiveJy upon the sented the paoplo for legislative pnrp.«es. Th« utlmrcanhe easily, readily removed bv a Con- |, bas be. n - long coming, aurt unuii iu< ;,;. M ,M ... U:, _^ , ,,.j ,....,,„i „_„,., ,,, v.. -ii. ..K- w :.„;,„r, ,u;.. ,N w,,„iui, |.,.,„ .„ the nature of Goaeral Assembly and wA upou thop -p'i '■' ■«- proposition having been sanctioned, u became an \ :.::,,; tiiatall dinereneea will I c adjusted fair- ■ - iiia M» much about. ll:ys0!f and asMiciati-s fromattacks, which, tor the ti,c priivi8iwl) ,he subject matter, theobjects, and ndcn, and that they were to be left as the conven- act of the people," &c. Debates ol Con. p. 1. ly ai.d wisely; aud that we aiU then form one Ulb„u. di s„ much has '...-.MI said aboui " banl la»i tour years, have been ossaully-made upon ,..[ oFth.-in«tra..H-i.t." ! tiou of lfS:]5 found them, free to amend their Ihus it appears, that the doctrine of to-day, ad- broiherlw.d, uuiiel in leclitHt, and in interest, , •. L,.ilv seem to take ; ; a»u am i.ladoS the op|H)rtiimty offered to-dav x,.,,. t,, ,„ 1 his role with us. what, sir, were com.tiluti.iu thsreafter as they were then doing. located by us, B the doctrine ol such men iwa and si*edily assume tint prou.1 stand amongst '..'." . " •, :.,•■ .,,„; to 00 s..—mt 01 that ami otkei malters, l^....ii (!II ,,,... :. .,.,;.,..,„. „.-;!...,„„.,,.„..,. / Clear-' The Senator from Martin (Mr. Biggs) in sup- Gaston and a Webster, men s. nnentiy. conser- our sister Slates to which our resources and the for I..". • ; ■ .oi'gu i« Inn. ;i 01 lau ' • -• ■ ' ■'"' _ . •■ |» 1 d:.y, ••■'•' '"' . . ihc occisioii, '■■■ .111 IV 3.iii.u <..< .: ." OH ;.. :• I : I".dl in 1'iiila. ~'-|: ,. .-.. lii nln.vi -tat. iiient, the Mercury .. >,|| ,| ..,. ,...j :-..- aic believed to lie The : upjH-r co-t nearer six llamthi 11 I dollars. This money has all l„.u.j ; , . 1,. , nfe.'lioii.tiie.-, li'juw leal-ers. mantiui 1111'- s, I. ick drivi rs, can enersr&c, ,, . 'j-j,,,. ;„ .,;-■ sense, the c:it< rtniniiiciit was a ;., y 11 s. e « have - >mc money with • liul for all lb • npp ;• i. » mal • much l| ,, are Mill hundred-, who are really sul-pi- rly called. projM ny orgaiiucd, and were iu acts, . ■ ..■.''■!■» 1 -1...- :.r> 1 and a«ked if it wa" de-sire 1 by '.. • Seni tor from I'hnthani that hcahnni.l an weriiow? Mr. H. n-piicd thai it. was. Mr. il. liicn said that I" had distinctly stated i;i l.i> remarks to iheSeni tc thai :; w««] perlyurgani- /.•.!. ana tii.it 11- acts were valid and hadsiipl«.sed iii 1 in \> - so unilei- t id, .<ir. Ii. i 'iii is enough fi«r my purpow ; rwKh the Seiaite now tohvar in mind that it is disuuc tiv adii'.ilteil l.\ the t'l'iillenian, that as late aa 1- :-i. ii was pruTts r ti>r the legislature I . propose a eonveiiti • lhe pet.pie, and that a convention sanction, d l>. ,ii. popular vote, was valid; ami I ir-ther, thai socall-sd tt^jelher, thej were competent to make amendments to the constitution .•!' the ,. , ,, , ;• saciiu. Its, wnich is almiwt word for the same as have been assailed as tlie inipunents ol popular | enemy to the East'. 'J hat, eir, " is my own. mi i j ... ... . ..; to nur«eiiise for me a thai iu our auleuJed constitutions, which provides liberty, have, when the erisis came, proved them- 1 iulive hind !" there were passed the happy dayi .■■;., Iccitanilydo not -le.-lrov this anthori- for Isgislative ainendineiits. . sielves its best fnends, aud lam i«rU«ty wdlmg of chUdh o-J, iberoj.poiied up before me th< ivbvaulb..ri/.iH-liimtolmvthaskivcsaiidstoek The clause of the Massachusetts constitution to so before the people ... North Cftrelma iipoa bright sunny hope» and promise* of yonth tint upon it Ou "ivii." him authority todoadditioii- is as follows, to wit: «• if at any lime hereafter, this issue, and let them deo.de on whioh side in ( early n.aiiLo «1. U'itli lier are associated manv id' •.-;-. I d< not thereby deprive iiiiu of those al- snj hiwcihc and particular amendment or amend-; this controversysteud their Inc....-; who are the, .^tkc most eherishe 1 rceollceti us; there lie bur- ',.,•',,..,;.., unless 1 e\pr«--ly sav so. and it is menu to the oonxtitation be proposed iu the Gen- j aovocatos oftheir rights. , j ried my aneestirs, and there .111 live many of not i.retcmla.1 thai the people liave. expre^lv ta- are! Court, (the Ugisluture) and agreed toby a| In the remarks I have made, Mr. Ppraker, I ,i,, ,-,• , relativps on I Iricmfc-nnd shall it be |:,.i, Vrom the "^Mature anv power before enjoy- .Vajori^ of the Senators and two thirds of the have endeavored to establish the following propo- ;:„!t!..., I have reised a paricidal hand against ed |,v them. members ofthe Houseof Kepresentatives iireseht, 1 sition, to wit: her? No, sir, no.'! I cherish her people; I y ■ the d" nv A".in. savs JucVe Slorv, "in the interpreta- and voting thereon, such pi..p.«ed auieudu.ents ti..ii ..;';. power, ail the ordinary and appropriate shall be entered on the journals of the two Llouses, in.-11- lii execute ii are to be deemed a part of w .Hi the ;.". and nays tukeu liu-reon, aud rcfer-t'he i».wer itself, 'i his results liom the very na- red to ihe lienoral Court then next to be chosen Hire ai.d design of a constitution. Government and shall be published; and if, in the General prc-si:p!■'»<■> the existenceofa pei-petualmutabili- Court then next chosen, as aforesaid, such pro-t\ in its own operations on thiwe who are its sub- posed amendments shall be agreed to by a uiajon- Stule. Well, it b-jimrounwdad that a proceeding .; (._. .|h(J ., .^..j^m.,] (lability in adapting itself ty of the Senators an 1 two-thirds of the members of ilvit kind was valid ill 1 •.l.)--iliiit the people tu their wants, their interest, their habit«, their of the House of ^representatives present aud vot-had the n^ht at that day u. go into a convention, 1>c(.u.K1jUlllN K,'K1 their iiiSrmities." Agiin: "A ing thereon, then it shall be subuutted to the and the bill noit before us being, iu its essential ,1,''i,,.;,./.^ ,■,.., ,,.;• ....i-iinr; it is the interest ]»■ .pie aud if approved by a majority oftho qiudi-i'ur the in we h::vi to pay. barrel, nn.. 11. i ■•:■■■ - • . ..,,. , ot ute. ■ o give you an „!' ibi :-. i will give you wh:! V 11 1- now ..'••.'» t'- S1" per , ... M .. .1 at that ; beef is l-s • -I ; 1 mat," (the kind that • 1 ,, • ■.,. .j for 1 i'.v-i- ") is I'1 wii 1 1- .") eels ;■ rp m.d i I, , :, ivnts : chi ... n are U I ana ...... 1 ir : lurl ey'i ?1 to SI .7J a pic ■■ ; . ■ . 11!.. ; ■ ; HI i. .; , . . 1 .. I. ■:' r, i'. fait ..- fell in Carolina.— , . .,).. I ■ .;, j'. .•■■:: i>.er inn c this ■ ,: • . 1 ■ ..• I wn ; • \on !.••.. lent ..res, tin* sjroc us that under which the con-vention of 183.) a-se.ui.l.d and acted, it is incum-bent up.ni those who deny this right now, to show that ihc pc. pie have -»//. mitral it : the burden of proof is, |.y this admission, thrown upon the ,,:,, ,-..... --';.. t th 1 show tiil> surrender of a :t pi.piibr :!..!:'. which goes to the very fuuii«l- :i ... '-..:, ;■;:■ ..;.!. It is what thcjl IlluillUlill; is ii. . ■ . ■■ lor 1hem to pro>■• it. I .., ■'•.,■ rr from iiai't iii says he has shown ii.-.-ii v.- fiiir.i the constitution ofJSSo ■ v. tin, modes prescribed there ntrg- In the constitution, i.:. 1 tiwl ihco Ii r. 1st. That the right to make or alter a c sistitu-tion ol'p.Miiiiiieiit is a necessary attribute of sov-ereignty : th:it the people of*this Mate, when they organized themselves into a " political eon.;..uni-ty,'' had that right. J.l. Thai this right was exercised aa now pro-posed in the call and organization of the en •■.! tion of l>'oo as voii.l and proper, and lias 1. . ii recognise d ever since to have been a proper ev-en;-' of power. lid. 'il. .t inasmuch :is the people possessed would prom ite her best interest, and therelbre it is that I desire to bring tujHiut that state of things which 1 believe ;. Com en thai will pi.duce, that will secure tlie p.'uce and haruiooy of all sections. ; would not legislate t..: tlie Bast nor the West, but for the wit • :-; ite. I desire to pro-mote p.-a-c throughout In-r borders; and, sir, if the samitor from Martia (.Mr. Biggs) and those others »ho censure the sentiments of this ad-dress, will unite with mc and my friend from Cuiiford, 1 Mr. trilmerl and others who signed of the nation 10 facilitate iis execution. It can lied voters ami .-hall become a part of'.he coostitu- ,]lis right originally, and exercised it iu the man- i'rt;. a:"n"d' vuo'"te' f,"o1r':a"n"d1 ccaarnryy tthhrroouugghh tthhoossee wwoorrkkss never he their interest, and can not lie presumed lion." The note of the case from Gushing is ae ner now ,„„p5,ed, aa lateas lXH5,it is incumbent j of Inf'riutl htpn,ri-m,iift at this session, which to be their intention, to clog and embarrass its Iblkiws, to wit : " i'nder and pursuant to the ex- ,,„ ,1,,,^. v.]u, :l>M,vt ,i,i;t lhl. peujJe |,a.,. ,..,; t,,; ; tin .. st and lie He t so much need and dc-ei.- eutioii bv withholding the most a]>propriate isting constitution, there is 110 authority given by w;,i, jtj ,„ pTOVe ;t. ilad unless they cau show ly l:i;""" ",aru "'I' ,"' ';' hmger cause of jealousy mean*. There can be no reasonable -round for any reasonable construction or necessary implica- Mpresa words, or clear intenduieni. tli.it such is ' between them; he will thc.11 help to remove those refer.;.." thai count ruction, which would render lion, by which any apccilie and patticuhir amend- ,)„. ,..,^. ,i„.v rtiJl .„,..., >%ilIiij „,;.•. , ,,. exercise ,' natural barrn 1-^ tluil now wparalo a people, e. It. Ill • ..■ a n. : 1 :•:.'. - : prcferrina eoiutruction, uncoine aim paiucuair ameuu- (..,..(. i„.;. rtlu ,»,-.,.. .^;,nd ma\ now , naiurai ........ .s uu.i sejoraie eom-the opi'r.i7i:>iis ofthe government deficient, hassard- incut or amendments of the Constitution can be ;, . for that every presuiu|>tiou is M be taken in uion in uiicrost, andmako (hem one in feeling, 011s and <./...•.-•'>•, or for imputing to the frnmera made, in any other manner than that prescribed fuvor uf p,,pUhir rights. ! 0"W '" -oiiim.-nt. as tl. •. .-.r,. one in destiny. ofthe c litution a design t . impede the exer- in the ninth article of the amendments adopted .;,b -,1,.^ |l0itlwr by express declaration or fair | ' •;'1 upou tlie gentleuuu nnd the members ..f ,.; 1 its powers, by irit/dioldo-g a choice of in LSjJU." | conslrnctimi cau it be shown that they have ever | »»e Senate, whether . . u Kist or West, to coiuu „,„„.«" ' Now, Mr. Speaker, what does this mean ? Sim- nu|jc such surrender, but the debate* on this sub- "P '" ,I|C »"':: be'ore 11 •. Lot as lay all scetion-weU resrirt to this: that when the Legislature undertakes :ec, j,, ,],.. conveiition of '85 show il was notj'dj.•:^! 1. -i. -• IOMII :1J.' ..I ben ..f Collie ction-iii..;- uf our good old Slate, re v ' Miri \, ... _ ;;,-. -.,, .':,..-, i the meaning of single wnrria t>r.ssist our inquires. ,: r. 1 ■ ■■■ that if the people lia\« said in .in citosiiiutinn thou they i.re bouinibyit; i- J ..;u 11. me ol til •■■ who iiiaint. in li.al the we should r.evrr lorget that it is an instrument .,: govoriiiiieiii we are t" construe, and that must I- the Iniesl exposilion uhich best biirin^i-i-'-s ' .1 li.ti.l tl ■ IU i.ive 1". ll'.l :■ is w«*s : . .. . ' rd 1 ii- v ir j 1 ;,..;. ihc ilrc h •- • ! ail lingins al | ' :' : s me tl l' - Oil . : .a \ ' '. I,. i I . ',-:■ tl .11. . .: r us 1 :, . ;.. \.h ! > -. . ii' ' 11. •'..■ « -. th: 1 '' IM ' t nn V, ..:.-..-.- ;;.,• i-ontrary, ■ wbrti-ver et.i.lraet the pcopiO Im • v IIIKV not d;>r. • ard. i-speeuilh m.e ol so . !ii -It c :. enis <■■■■'■' ■■■'■'- ivaj luiietl -;- ,;1' Mir-haj-% :!.. \ - i I so ': ..; r,: -..'.;.,. 1 .... iibje Is and its end. Nw.ii. dtiiijH of the Iraiiicrs ot ti.e uion w.ts. to let ti.e il^hi remain ply tills: I II.. i w.1. II l lie J.cgisiaiui-e uoueiui^ca e(;, -,t lbe CO|IVCIit!On Ol SO SHOW II n.it o j •.... n- .:;....;.;.• .1.1... 01 goon o.u .-laic, lo amend the coustitutioii, U (the Legislature) "Ul,;,. intention ta surrender, hul to [ reserve 11 ; •;:"i wilhone common, uiic unitedofibrl press I'or-must pursue tho precise mode pointed out: wl..\':' ,i.,. j„ .lt bcins not to restrain Ihe pe.jle ilieiu- ■ w:,r'' ,!,<«e schemes calculated to develops her because the constitution had proscribed ihc par- ...i,,.^ but their repress utativf, and there tine 1 v-'>-t resources, aud thus nuke Xorth Carolina lieular way iu wliicu it shouiu act. liut supiiose (illlt this right, this attrilmte of so\ .cigaty, e:> J what she may and wl il she ought to he, one of ihe people should desire to adopt a diScrent ■ :... ||uWj .,:,.. liBI, ,,. ii,rl.u'ully , ■, :,i •■! iii ttie j ' " W the 11 .1.1 -t States of course, ;.:■. ihcy 11 sirii :■ d ah • _ * -:;' x-:'.>' ",:''t ..,..-. ,j. oi the bid on your IJ.MJ and remaining branch .■!" the decision ... .v.s thai j.ut_ s;.._ ;]„. s.,;..:1..r |V0m Murtin i. - ] : ■ ! 1 ou ::. . : I' . - :. -■ I to I i,ite:i i lo go : 1 hear nis »' in •'- • 'iv-- ; ,,„ .:•..,. mm ..i hu last ■ . : ■• ■' ■■'• : ,;' '' ■ •' ; , ■.:■. A man ..1." . ;. : ; • I ..,:■ i. 1 n ..;.:• ! !•; ;.: th .-. . t. ; his wile Ol. g-j ... ,.,. the 111 •■ in '»■ -,;... ,ii a. N>;_, tiirewii u;». • 1. !: prove. •■ -• ; '" •"• .: ; it i.« o. . .ii :i'..' ' •..•• . - :; ••• ..- • ilioli '•■ ;,.:, . viev. theg t... !e ■■.'■■■- ■ ■ ■■■ ■ lint if p - •,.••• 1 i . .... 111 lavor of .••'. Lii.li- :■ ... 1 ■•• ■ '> • Il ( I .act. Irniii any ' • •.■•.'ill.- cl .'■• ■.!■>; . n i sa' that ) mev r.-i- ;.'"•< ■;:■<■■ -!:• i . :. n-t. oil • ■ . i. :i :: . . . ■ ■ , • ■ .. . r'.., -el 1 . -.• i ... J ■. ..-., lilici II ill ■■ ' • • ■ .;.. ,in- 1 ■.;' ■ .- 1 ''r.n lu- • ■., . i II, u .'• -- 1'ie llem.i.1 . how ii .1 th ; • . tavc in 1 -• ;•> •• ; ' ■ .■ niih |!„. : ■ .■ wiii.b ihe ■ .-i '•' >" :-' ' Sir. eiai:. - it.r lh ■ 1. \ >! sun y.il ■-■ ' •' ,.:,.,„:, 1 cot.siUullon wii: lo let ti.e tiglil reuiaiu , Ilut .„„| establishes thr cry ^ilwn .„ ^..,,.,..,' the legitimate line ot areument, . , - - it then was, so as. 1...I "to control the lutui-e ^ht|le bill of the Senator from Orange is bused .«,.„, ,_.;, ;,..., ,;,.,,,,. f„ ,;,„,.,.,■• , ;,:. , • ,. BCanufaotured Religion. ii -i 1,1 ihe people; tne olyrct was w give eer- li(|u.K (i| ,vj,_ .(,.., t;10 /,;;!:i,,/„.■,. notwithstatul- f-.-:l., ,;.,.., .. ,nxeiitii •. as Itorrism 11 Sir. an.011 j llv. ry i. •:;. h.s heard if the (Jrand (axtrooa- .in iiowerr• to ih" Ijegislature not hitherto IKSWI-SS- .^ ^^ provision, may submit the questiuii ol a .;„ nMnr strange things tliat have tat.en Iroiu > tional itonus Ut lj by the heads of .the Komiah '' c mveution to the people. t'i: t Seiistoi none struck l.ie with nmrc surprise L'hu Ii, Ins. . a di.;.i.tcil dogma; and we refer •• If (says the same ppiiiion) the /.■•■•/'./•"••.-. i;,: ,. 1;.-.:. V. by, sir. •!•■•- 1! • 1 .<> •■ ' i" J'I t.ic-r e. Iu an to show how the should submit to the people tlie espeaii uey ol or I'.K'* he suppose (hat f tii"\ have l.irg ®- j thinu w.e> dotu', ai.d whai ihe orthodox doetrino calliii" a convention of delegates, for the purpose 1 ton, - n, rcrent evenls 1 Sir. what par'> j uow is. i"bo r. ... ... j ...... i.i:..,i.lf and bc-of revising or allcriug the cmistitution of iheCom- • WiS< it that sympathised with Imrr." V» ii con- j Jieveor n.»t as sui 1 him. i.ionwc.hh. iu any specified part thereof, and the dcnined ;'" "ids of the charter aovi .0 mmt of Cod I Ip us. * \.\e iu ••:'..- limes and an brople should, by the terms of their vote, decide ;■■ .. !-!:.n.i? Who pardoned I«S:<1 r-i.-is. •. 1 : . • I i.i .'• wean uf unoar-l„ c'di a cuiiventiou of delegates to consider the ,- ,;• \\ ■ ; : _ ■.. . . -I. i ■• • ■ - ■■■ l.-.iv;. \\ h'tini h.li \.c t':ru flirilictabe fight. evncdieuev of so altering Mie constitution, the ;.i J ,.\TU:IV I lie .'■•■■ i ..:'■..■■• ••••.;•.■•..■...•. ■ • ••; Ibi n.uiajnicity ot creeds, dX-Jims would derive their whole authority and 0r treason .' .' '• ; ■'•••■ I •■•;■' '■ -■■ -■ *» ! 1-1 with tm« I-- in.,; 11. open autagouiimi to ;;11,1 t|,e general structure ol ihe ,^,t,,.;.;,; .., t!,, p,,.;„, , ■ ;,. tpument, a. expnanucd by its trainers. . |i.•,•■;■ n 1 liv 1 !■<•:■ rules ol eonstruclloii, is i ; 1 . . red to shon. ... : .\\. '.-,. .- -I. ' ....... tile ai.ie mi. Will ; in the i'o.i\ 'iiiiuu ol" !?>•••*) have lell uj»>n re- ■ ■.; . ..,|. .... ii.-,.; and uumistakcableol their 111- V. •'. ,';.. coMiiiiitec on am nlmenls to the coustl- ... .....i .i II :.i. 11. in 1 ul • nee, thai a nia- .-. '::.•■ <■:■ ,--it ...-■. laiuiv. (and ratii.ed ,..,. ■. ,.pi... 1 i-.igia make amiudments. Jlr. i'j -. , .. ■ ....ember irosu SalBpsoti, prejiosed ::n ... ;.i.... i,t r . hii a v. !•• . f lined lifihs by .,:., ;■•' ..1 f, and iwo th.rd.t Ly a suet-eediiii: ... ...,.•-.'• ted. Hi: I ;■ is pa.tcd l-.c ;-ii. .1.: ...•:.•• 0 .our oi the I • u>utatio'a. •••I" ii.-i,■.:.•"..- would derive their wuoie nutnonly nnu ,,: i..„ ., •. : . • | coniiiii.-sion from ••«■ A <••<•, au.l wunlu l.a.e no eral Whig did il itt-lit, under the aairn (vote) toad upon and pro-pu, c ameiidi! ats in tlie other parts oi the cou- . i;..i..n uot .-. speeilma ibis is precisely our ground. We ins .si ln.it notwithstanding ceruiin »p iaed mod - are pi - ...•;: o] en uutagouumi to 1 • .. , . : !. : . . .. tiwt; wivii IIKMC tenets pronounced orthodox by torv of the-times tcli nl o g.ilc Utli •■! • lh« I In•. "• i. ... d Ii ..:. .. I _. th< other, is it any ig. •: in 1! •• !• rr the true path, and tit. ! ■ i- . 1 l:'i.ri t:;...-.' who v. e 1 N No Whi-j 1'ic-i \\ hy, sir, ihe •'• '. ■' . ;.jvi:.. ■: Kiu :. 1 I" '■' ■■ '■ " ■• • v the Liwl'ul executive . 1 ei is: ■ . • ,. s. . -he cause, the [» '; < ,.:.!. i cannot vou I ■ th '" . I . ■ 1 lli . I no!. that sinnersst'Vy Ii i 1 I : - 1 . .'•■•■• '.I;'., lope it 1' S0111. • '. ... .....'! ■. n. go into the c fahionablo 'huivi-.es, :uul I . ii. iigio.i all cl -t!.. J in rel-it I au'l ,.,;., •• •• ii • outward thrum • 1 .. j>, 1; .,■ - w ■• dr .. ;■,. !■;. w, . n. of the ;,,.';.: -,": \ event ■ V, .' mi - f.-. : Theatre ,.„..., rNi hi". I ■-- ■ ' %.., L ! h •! :i • v ..'. •• ihsnoM f,;.,.ii b . u-.iful b y - 1 .,.•• ihey still 1 11- ■ .-, 1 ine for the Hi-i L. '- ,i ' : ag ■! bit in. ••'.— dus. 1111, Cartee's l.y.-.M.n. - Ulit'., an I various oth- : \ in... inhabitauts ol n- • 11 •■ urile awa a weary I. lur. ', ■>.. . !.;. the /Vi>>:',froui ,. ,, iia.ia I vain ed twopcrcent. 1. i- •.■: .t.ie j. ; 1. ■ . t call ;i >••■■.• ,Ul ,i 1 this ; :•■ at "i ;••'■• ,.;i.. . . ;. 1,1; . .'; .; . !.:..:. O IU" • '.I.I. . r ,'.- .- bis ..... 'i.n. : -. s'.rit I ■ • l: ill. . : Il a two lhl I !. 1 ■ • I : ....•i. r ■ ■ ....'■ • . , ,.,'.'.,. 11.,1, :■■ .■■.-,■■" 1 1 .■"'■ '" '"' ' •■ in, .'■ . • •'•• I'II / • ■ ,,■.' !:. hid heard of a power I l :. .; .; tJ , , . ■_>•••... r than the throne it-e'l ; '• t this it^lf—it would make the Cwirt deciaiv in 01 iri uf their opi ti««n tiwl there wa* hul . „f amending aud immediately liiercfter d.-; iim tliat there w.sr. Jin! t;iis authutity di*- dolH "]■ ill I...-in.-'- -;.. 1 • :•;. people who are f.r B-way in though) j...... ih. ; .■ pie, tlie image of ■ ttle church in a l..r off \iilagc, with a modest ipire ri«ing 1 •■ :■ the !.••. -. and itssmall congrega-ti in of atti mi ■ • "• I'ehipl s rises up, and we can not but il.ii.k ibi wLiiii r the dogma's there 11 nil] aincil an u Ji 1 ot ■"■ 'lili there Ls nore i .1- AI-.- ■■::!• -1' AablssHhirly o ; ;.: ty gitlr.t I within I - uunow walls, than iu l>iJ not Ju5-'0 W IbuP n'l th ' I il 'ft' ■'-■• •: • .... ■ 1 : . . .!.!■- ■■ i...:■••.». < I, cceitthuiti-ir ,IK, c t"of tlu Cnited States declare that. ii.pt-i-aii.tu-. ..;.;•... —'ibis is . ii li.-hioii-ulthunalii ■- Jn Igchp could not ■■ •, - a an •• i . tl t i 1 i r ... . a v ; . i • I. |I ill.: : Ull 1; • it. .■ - ; 1 i - : : ..at ,, greater ihan e!,; ing that^™!^ »«„^SZ^im K-"'a pjhieal sisbj...,, yd ihat b...«*.« .1 II .Baa,™ tU rd at! I f you b Low ..,,... .-. t.. • ihroue. A doctnii. i - "I -" "••■" I- ' ■ . .. ,. ¥j ... ; ., • . .... ..'•;■-•••. it, all Hub! ; 1 t I - 0U are a heretic ac- ,Ti ii. !•-!. somewhat akin to thai .dartiu, to »it. "": "'« :"''.:l"l|;i"'" .!'",""',',';" ,.,, ii„.'l h, f.v.m ni'v f.d | .h'vly »\..w. d ... . :... t.ihuCmn I v.e i:nd will he damn-tl. iduent, that the people were or rather propose a eiiin ''"'"'"i :'"'.,.,,.'• aud L-it lirt n-! ion-I t previ./.i- M t!i K-l to aii iuten ■ | > •; -■ liul, quere, will I ,■: iuies. and incapable of Hilf ease expre.-lj .lec.aiv-5 tliat 11 >• ■ ..■ . . ( ^ _ , |(j , uJ ,^_ .■_ M-e, |( . ., s, .. ni,..-,,.,,, -,.,.;, d..-i i-;.., ■. .K a:;-!-.-1..V •lt" ";"• ^ ::,'. Y,i.' - J-^2L»hh Dorr* ry flew . • :-i-,ii-r . It I- a tt.odificatioa of the . 11 i-, ii • it •! .• - not authorhn the Muwh- ..."• : li.pjor", i:il..-s the otcupai.t • . .iu lor the act /;■■■.—The New Vo k Me-.sengcr poor decrepit old bagger in the .. i. •. •..!;.-■ distressed appearance tn - . I! 1. . ■.'..- in l:iil|t-.| Ii.'' ■■ I ' : ■ ■ • ■ ■■ rations are beiug S :., . 1' the western . n on, and hopes are ir Spring trade. ih iii much inii i. there is >•< >■■'■ :, S,tSs-»« "AV*"*? "■Ir,!"'' •""■"■" r«U^^CTS.~E wK^^s-j-«»-«-»-*•• ■• s i:.;..::.:.,...^........, „ ;.-,.«i.,„ ; .: .. [.Mcp-tocnjoythisprn ., „,, ,..,. 111 keeping wuh Ji
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Title | The Greensborough patriot [February 10, 1855] |
Date | 1855-02-10 |
Editor(s) | M.S. Sherwood |
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VOL. X GREEXSBOROUGH, N.C., FEBRUARY 10, 1855. NO. 818.
thing like home in its familiar face that makoa I ry, the theory of popular government* and the This uiodifie»tion being made, Mr. Giles tail " he have remaned silent, when he exhibited meh further agitation on the subject of constitutional
I ine cling to it when it comes as though it were a | "II**" n'"1 wishes of the people than by coming \ was perfectly rutisSed ''—Sea debates in Couven- lively jealousy about * restricting the future ao- reform. But the address speaks lor itself.
tk»n of the people of Xorth Carolina ?" " In Western North Caroliua we are more in-
Thus wo have a clear, explicit exposition of the The trull) is, Mr. Speaker, no such limited tcrested in the preservation of slave properly ;
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bl iiJLOH Oe ma aOJUaarON, lection of the people? Were attain met with the; and state-men, Judge Gaatoo, that •• it was not was eminently conservative. In his argument' in 0:1.• common boad of interest, it M only neotu
OF CHAlllAM, I objection that the l.gislatuio is limited. Well the people but the creatures of the people that iu the c*u3 of Lather W. Burden. repurted in nary that they sh..eld powonq the MOM Mad of
lirered in the Smote 0/ A'..,//. Carolina,Dee. they have a portion of power, the remainder ol : the amendment proposed to limit," we find Mr. 7th Howard's Reports, p. 81, he uses ibis Ian- property, and that mm should be dffectaod uui
KI//1, i«54, .», lite bill iuifHlurrd /,./ Mr. Cru- the power, so to speak must b* somewhere else ; ; Mearea, a gentleman of groat ability and eminent- guage : •• the opposite counsel have cited farud lurm."
>i. 11,..'.,„■, ,„.',•■• .; Con cution to u mend the this absurdity must follow, that the people have I ly conservative in hia notions of government, da- he) the.examples of the uiiicrcut States in which" * * * * .
ConstHalurn rj the &•«/«. surrendered a part oftheir original power on this, daring, ibni . rwnm this. cJariiig, ibnt in obedience tto tthhee objjeeccttiion jjusstt cconssttiittuttiion hhaavvee bbe^enn ffeaatrteedd.. OOnnllyy lIiKeIJ prro-- «» Wee bbaaag; oar EEaaastteerrna brreetthrreen nott tto ssuppossee
.. ' . ..... .. subject to the Leirblnture aud the residue they i made, thut he would modify " hia amendment ao vvtodfnr amvemtum* and yet conventions have we dususi u, encroach upon tfaeTr rLrhta Not a
Jjr. speaker:—When the Lull on your table !ji|VJJ nut rctj,i„cd ^abandoned without confer- i as to provide that no convention shall hereafter been held in many of them. And howl There W-d.r* man harborrsuoh a 1 rent Has tho
w.,s imruda 1. it was not my lutentioi. to trouble . ;, 0 m^ l]u. thfAf repreitllt.lt;vos !nve be coifed by the Gentml Asxmbl* except by a must be an authentic mode of ascertaining tlte V.. : ever be-:. unj»s( ,., ,;... Kast?—«B»oi*ria.
■ I.. M-uateuitiiany remark* upon tl.i- ii.tere*- |jIuitcj aulbority, it is true, but they (the peo- concurrent vote of two thhds of each House/' public will somehow mid somewhere. I say thai stance be pointed out in the history of oar State
,; _ .1,l.-u,.ii: not'WKS that purpose changed il- ,,),., have n..ne*:.t all,—to such absurdities does ■ and when we bear Mr. Giles withdrawing all fur- the Will ot the people must prevail, but thai where the Wast waa not troero the East ? where
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lie distinguished Senator fromOrauge, (Mr.(ira-li.'.
ui;j on the contrary it was much strengthened.
lint when the Senator from Martin replied to that
such a diKtrine mMossarily carry it» adv.ieates. ther objection and expressing hiutsblf "patfacdt lucre wu^i be some mode ol finding oat that tshe failed to meet i.-r IJaslcni brathfaa in tha
MT. Justice Story, in hisadmirable comments-1 taliped." what is tlie irresistible cooolusioii, but will.' . htiiritol brotherly kindness and atleotion t with
■.•von the •• institution, has eiven us certain rules thai ail design •• to limit the future action of the " To the same point is the remark of Mr. Gaston that spirit which should lubsiat between u.embera
f. , t ircdsiiicil l?utwnt*n *he Senator Irom Martin replied totbat 0f i„ten.ret.itiou which applied to tlie position of 1 people of North Carolina" is expressly disavowed, in the convention of 'S5. Speaking of the Act of the >.iwe great Manly ?
'K" ""•''"' , Senator, he saw proper to go out of his way to t|ie Senator fr.mi Martin, will show its fallacy. on all sides, and that the sole object was to limit for calling that body, be aays: " it was as it came Then why persist in ehargiaa lint our object
1 - 's "ru soaul1 eve w* '■ '»■<>■•■ ■' thrust at uluil Lskutwn us the \...-leii. (!|l pj,^. 43^ ^(ice Story says, that the natu- , "the creatures of the people," the Legislature r— from the Legislature—no more than a proposition iu seeking I., obtain a Convention is an attempt
1b tw-.-vcr, things an l-.kiiej up \ddress. and to ho.d upto the censure and repvo- 1;.| i,.^,.,,", „|a »'/,/. clause is not to bo narrowed How, Mr. Spanker, can there beany doubt that or recommendation. It must originate some- to deprive the East ofsny one of her ioat riahtaf
n ■ voar c>:i;-.nenced, and w<- billion ol the Senate"and the country, the doctrines B„ 11S to excludt. implied p.>wcrs resulting from its it was thy, object, after two amendments upon where, and with no ooo> could it have Wiginated W'e tolemuly avow ittobe nur battaf that every
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