The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1846-04-17
From The Raleigh Register.
ELECTION OF GOVERNOR BY TIL
PEOPLE.

IL
PEOPLE.
We see that the " Standard" is attempt.
inc TO revive the charge, AT which he Ia
bored so assiduously two years ago, viz:
that Governor GRAHAM Is hostile 10 popu.
lar rights, because Of his vote, as mem.
Der of the Legislature IN 1884, ON an a.
mendmcnt TO the Convention Ball touching
the election of Governor. We need not
recur TO the circumstances attending that
vote, TO show why II was gwen. The eS.
PLANTATION Of that whole subject was fully
made in This paper, during the last can.
vass, and is, no doubt, familiar TO our rea.
defs. But had Governor Graham so yo-
ted, without reference to the attendant cir.
cumstances, but from a deliberate opinion
that it was nexpcdient to change the Con.
stitu,lon as regarded the election Of Gov
ernor, /, requires some hardlhood TO pro-
nounce such a vote either Anti. Republican
or Auli.Democratic, IN the face OF the pro.
cecdings Of the State Convention IN 1880
By reference to the printed Journals Of
that body, page 60, II appears lha' those
who voted ia the gegatrc, on the amend.
men, proposing 10 elect the Governor by
The Pcoplc. were Messrs. AreriH, Bryan,
Branch, Bailey, Bunting, Brodnax, Bod
die, Crndup, Calvert, Collins, Daniel, Ed.
rdrGs. Fercbec, Cutting, Castor, Crortnl
CASTOR Hyde,) Gary, Gray, HDs@yiilod
res, Howard, Ilalsey Jones Hiikes,l Jol.
Ecr, King, Mdcon Mcpherson, MarchaHt
Norcon, Outlaw, PIpkIn, Rayncr, Ram.
say, (Paqpo,dnk) SGryer, skinner, Sea.
well, SueP, Sprull, Tayloe, Troy, Tfo.
mcr, WeIch, Williams Pin) and Young
Al Nays.
Now, We had supposed, tina, such men
as Go,erno, Branch Judge Daniel, Wei.
con y Edwards Nathaniel Mncoa, and
others IN this list, had some professions 10
Rcpublcaui>m, aud even Democracy. Mr..
Branch, SINCE that vote, has been the can.
d,datc Of the party Cor the place Of Gov.
crnor, Mr.. Edwards has recently been
solicited most earnestly, TO become a can.
didalc for The same post aud Is, now, one
Of the Democratic Central Committee Of
the State. How hollow, therefore, Is tic
hypocrisy Of those, Who raise the oblcc
uon TO Governor Graham, that be, aecor.
ding TO their showing t,houeh, ~ fact, be
stand, on different ground. preferred the
old mode &c cIccung the Governor, when
the leading members their own parry,
upon the single question, and that only
pending, voted against clcclIng ;he Coy.
ctnor by The People.
We have shown by the vote published
above, that Mr.. Macon voted agalost gly.
ing the election OF Governor 10 the PEG.
pc. He also voted 10 Convention, against
the adoption Of the Constitution, as amend.
cd, assigning as one OF his chef reasons
the change that had been made 10 the mode
j Of eIeoing Governor We quote his sofds
Z taken from the debates of the Conyen
q ton at page 399
The President rose and asked the 10
? diligence Of few words before he gave III
vote on the question Tie said he could no
vote IN 'ayor Of submitting those Amend
mcnts TO the people. rs he had TWO decide,
: objections TO lhcm-the one was the dnlul
away Of annual elections, which he con
) sIdcred Fundamental principle &c Rcpub
lean Liberty the other was the charge
made 10 the election nj the 6 Governor. II
greatly preferred tia, lhat election shout
have remained 10 the General Assembly
d where 1t is Of present H. was sorry thu
hc could not concur Va approsing the woil
Ct body Of men from whom he hnd nc
cciyed uniform kindness and attention.