The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1844-05-30

Hon sad John THlingsr. sssrs.; . uhieh
Hen sddnd CO. Ioseph Holt and Jons-
tAaa GaHL delegates from > meeting q
Den'el Aibnghs's. md sfaj0r John fegis-
man and CD. WIliam Psneson. deie-
gzis from ; messing bid - ABdsew n
bnghfs. Among he resolutions reported
By this oommitias rs he follo1iag:
5. Resolved. That ve de vOfrs pre-
scnts vii not snppon any man who pre-
senis himself before - a candidate cor
The Legislature. who vii NOT pledge him
self publiekly. % 20 IL elected, Coz . cen
iral division Of Osnge county.
This resolution was advocated BY Gen.
TrollingeE John Holt. esq. and DE Hon.
VIM. Montgomery. and opposed BY Giles
siehsne. sss. and finally adopted BY =
large majority.
The proceedings Of this meeting were
published, aecOnding 70 request. in the
Recorder Of ihe 5ti Of May following.
The Democratic Convention, held al
fiillsborOugh on Tuesday Of May Court,
adopted the following:
Resolved. That lhs cour Of Pleas and
Quarter Sessions. nov sitting, be request
ed 10 cause The polls 10 be opened Al the
August election, Tor the purpose Of allow
ing every citizen Of Orange who i quail
ned 10 vote for representative in the
House Of Commons, 20 express his views
ihrnUgh The ballot box. on the day Of elrc-
iion, upon the question Of central diyi-
sion Of Orange county.
Resolved. That MI who are in favor OF
. central division. if they are qualified 10
vote for member OF The House Of Com
mons, shall write upon their ticket CEs-
TRIAL DIVISION. and there opposed 10 a
central division. if qualified Is above. 10
write on their ticket No cEsTRAL DWI-
zion.
These resolutions were presented to
the Court, and on Thursday an order was
made in conformity thereto, and a no.
lice thereof directed to be published in
the Recorder.
On Friday the Wings held their Con-
vention, at which il was
Resolved, That we approve Of the or
der which has been made by the County
Court on the question Of county diyi-
sion.
This statement, we think, will satisfac-
torily show our correspondent that the
proposition for central division was got
up by western men At meeting at High
Falls, and not, as he alleges, by the peo-
pie Of HiIlsborOugh for the purpose Of de-
feating il.
Another error which our correspondent
has fallen into has created in us great sur,
prise. Even very superficial knowledge
OF the law would inform him that il doe.
not take majority of all the Justices in
the county TO pass an order or TO lay a
tax. The law requires that a majority
shall be present, and the act Of a majority
of those present is Of binding force. II is
so in all public bodies. For instance, the
Senate of the United States is composed
of SO members; % is quorum capable
of doing business; and Ii of that number
may pass The most important law which
can be brought to the consideration Of Con-
gress. The same rule governs the action
of the justices of the county Of Orange.
But the absurdity Of his position may be
made still more apparent. lie says I" the
order fer the other county tax is good;"
but this "not worth cent" There was
no distinction in the tax for the court
house and other county contingencies; it
was all in one mass, and passed, as we
have been informed, without dissenting
voice.