The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1846-09-18


lwn State. 10 1902, an Act was passed,
aying off the Stale Into Districts for elect.
no Electors of President and Vice Prcsi.
lent, according to the same Census. In
40. another Census was taken, and, al
he Session Of Congress OF 1911, new
,ooorlionment was made, TO take eiiec, on
he 4,h Of March, 1913. And, at the Ses
non Of The Genaral Assembly, held IN
bsll, before the new apportionment bill
Ul, passed, law was enacted, repeating
IN the Act Of 1902, and the Act of | SOB,
nI directing the next General Assembly,
lo.wit. that Of 1912, TO elect Electors of
Presden, aud Vice President, by joint bal.
B, Of both Houses Illus, not ouly abol.
Bshing the Districts established By law, un.
er the Census Of $500, and which had
heretofore been in force. but transferring
he choice Of Electors from the People To
be Legislature We therefore confident.
assert that, upon Just construction Of
he language Of the Constitution, as upon
he practice Of the Slat,s ., no power is
carer than the power of The General As.
BY the Act Of lSi2.
The next question is Ought the power
30 exercised Add that, We apprchend,
j spends solely on the qnoslion-ls the ey.
.ung arrangement Of Dtstticts Iusl and
&lrl Does ii enable the people 81 The State
! speak their voice truly 10 the House Of
Representatives We admit that no law
snt to be changed without adequate rca.
sln-no important law, without important
reasons. We submit then, these are sui.
eni reasons for The proposed change:
/ Frd-Thc effect OF the present arrange.
4, ,en, is to enable minority of the People
s choose MOI Jrity Of the Representation.
/ Secondly unjust result IS not &C.
4 lenla, bot the fru,t Of a frau3u.cni cou.
rtance Of the Democratic party, by which
4 90 force should be gwen 70 rhcm, and
.g power wllhdrawn, as far as possible,
X III uh,gs Of the State.
Il Ihrdig--ll i now certain that Mr.
II ,ln9uN ulN be a candidate al tho next
b lection Of President, aud that he vii mol
a the candidate Of the Democracy Of the
y a.,ed States; and, hence, that We shall
i he three candidates, from which Il may
1 Ub4bly result, that the choice vii be cast
] u,Ae House Of Representative. Should
happen, We should have The voice Of
4 Sale dsregardcd aud msreprcscu,cd
n Democratic MINORITY Of her Repre-
n allutes N that body.
n Il hen, the object q having Reprcscn.
h ives, BE- to express tic opnlans II thrlr
i nsllueats Representative Repub
y s not Is be reduced "a substaare II tie
i -uiiilon OF England under her old r1llea.
/ ,cngh 81 stem If fraud Is to be repfess
/ aad iairness encouraged IN the delegates
j the pcop,c-lt II IS a matter Of any con.
lIeucc that North Carolina should speak
J er own wishes 10 the choice Of Chief
llgistra,c III, indeed, there be any thing
i our form Of Government worthy The
e and confidence d intelligent and hon
\ Ftecmen- It IS ptaiuiy Just, and an I'm
Sratsc duty Of The General Assembly, TO
n Us oC an oliaus GERRY MASDER,
b. afford The people Of tho State an oP.
Iflunity 10 have a real, and effective, as
ell a. an apparent Influence IN controlling
= coaduc; Of public affairs.
So plain IS tnls duly, that one OF tho
:. men, and best Wings Of the State, al.
hyasa taking no part IN the political coa
- Of tie day, has declared that the
hies have their choice Of tpo things
acrto 70 dtstic; the STATE 0, else 70 adj.
L Hat their charge Of fraudulent CIR ;
ltQ.vpra again,, the Legislature Of y,
qnlounduI ana false And another, OF
d character, has declared, that It the
/ acyll Assembly shall adjourn without {
|atus discharged this duty to the people !
ae State, The Wing party deserves to q
\ ia a minority forever hereafter
lalecd, We do not see how the Wing
/ mbcfs of that body caa reconcile It to
4 Ell cuusctcuccs, 10 leave IN force a law [
which the voice OF the People Is stuffed. !
d State, clccllug Wing Governor, d
lis Senate, aud Wing House Of Com q
4 nj, is msrcprcsoutcd 10 the National
ue,,s by Democratic Delegation, 40.
H. fyr every measure dlsapPfo'ed by the
optic, and against every measure which s
Der interest aud their opinions require, q
b ready, when the time shall come, to i
# the vote Of the State for Democrat y
\ President, although the people shall b
sc declared by ever 50 large a majority
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