The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1847-01-28

~ nae niairs and are. doubt nnl
rInineniy satisfied Nth their present en-
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e Mr.. SPesksE. xhy has ibis nleasur
orsn ihrnsi upnh uss n 10 only bscaus,
! our political opponehls desire 81 The hieI
) places al power. No sooner had ue pro
4 ceeded 10 the orgaaizslion Of this lIauss
ihen Pnlhieal guilialine 10 eserlrd here
ior TIE purpose of prescribing al Ihe DE
moeiais IN the pnblic service: No soon,
e.. ear. had Ne sworn. upon The affairs o
oi patriotism, 20 sUpposl and defend ihs
constitution Ol The State. Than las I an
lniormedl midnight caucus was he'll
here, BY tie dominant parry: upon fhi,
, question. Sitting IN secret e0nclaFe. they
o'erawe those disposed 10 listen % The
voice Of reason; they whip and dragoou
Inlo submission The refractory and disc,
besiient! Has II come 10 ibis. lIlai mys.
lic council is in session here. under ihe
Teil OF secrecy. plotting how they shall
control The action of The Legislature and
siIfie The voice Of The peoples Representa-
nEes! IL The public business is 10 be
conducted in this manner. the minority
but come here 10 register the edicls ol
The majority; and away with al the idle
forms and mummeries of legislation ,
The gentleman from HEREFORD saws that
the report, which he had the honor 10
submit upon this question. il an unan.
swerable argument. II il natural that a
father should love his own offspring; and.
a. that report is 10 be the monument Of
The genIleman's genius and industry. il is
mt surprising that he should cherish il as
The idol Of his afirclions--as eloquent in
language, cogeni in reasoning. sublime in
patriotism. lie says that, in the plan
proposed by him, he has endeavored to
be liberal To the opposition. An exami-
nation of the report will eyince the sim
certify Of this declaration. The gentle.
man has said that the first question TO be
determined. is whether we are invested
with the authority by the Constitution to
pass this measure. agree with him that
Is The paramount law on the subject; and
that. 81 the power is not To be found there.
u does not exist. The Constitution, af-
ter providing as to the manner in which,
the House Of Representatives shall be
composed and The qualification of lis
members, proceeds TO decree ihai - as-aa-r
80 rnuuv within luce years alter the irst
meeting OF The Congress Of the United
States, and within every subsequent term
Of ten years, in such manner as they shall
by law direct" Tie object Of this pro-
vision was to appor,ion The represents
lives and direct taxes among the States in
a just and equitable manner. The fra
msrs Of the Constitution clearly perceiv-
ed that, in n country of such territory and
population as the U. States, great ine-
quality and injustice would be done, if
some method was not adopted OF ascer-
tanning the number OF inhabitants. This
enumeration has been made accordingly.
from the adoption Of the Constitution
and though, until the late act Of Congress
adopting the District system and abolish
ing the method that formerly prevailed in
some of the States of elecling by general
ticket, il formerly was discretionary with
State to regulate the mode aud manner
Of choosing its representatives, yet when
ever and in whatever manner the districts
were laid off and arranged for The election
Of members of Congress. they continued
TO exist for the full end and term OF ten
wears. Such has been The established and
settled usage of this State. II has been
a wholesome custom, that received the
sanction Of our lOrefathers, and was con-
CURED in by the ablest and most distin-
guished jurisis and Legislators of The coun-
try. II has worked well, and done injus-
,ice 10 nobody. So generally and unlver-
sally has this custom prevailed, that il
may almost be said 10 be the common
law Of the land. But we live in an age
when the human mind is in progressive
state; when some new and untried rene
DIV is TO heal all the evils of the body po-
little; and all the precep,s and examples
Of the patriots of the revolution are TO be
sneered at and derided. and every vestige
Of them is TO be swept away by the rude
aud ruthless hand Of modern innor alton.
ave think our fathers fools, so wise we grow
In future times, our sons will think US So"
This spirit Of change. and irre'erence
for the customs Of the past, is one OF The
mos. alarming signs Of the times. Il is
but a premoni,ory symptom Of the down
fall Of our free and happy form OF Gov
eminent, and Of the anarchy, ruin, and
revolution tha. will follow its dissolution;
il is an en,e rirg wedge for breach uron
our glorious Constitution and The free
institutions Of the county. .E.ssss@ - 4
! have. however, no, intended to argue
the constitutions lny OF ,his measure: that
has been better done by my friend from
Rowan (Mr. EIlis.) My g'ea' objection il
to its expediency. and to the bad and mis-
chievous consequences that will followin
its train. ''' t5E 5' -:*S* BIZ as@s.
Mr.. Speaker. the present bill proposes
10 epeal the act of The Legislature Of 1912
.,h,oh ns,.hk.had the nrasenf distrlcts