The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1847-01-21

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I'D f.rr.he manner. Th~ paE.r 81 tie
states oseE he manntr ~ Lal ing elFrI,.ns
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cangEe.s. Whist - aeanf b. lie "msh-
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mnss snRrIehsnd al rsgEl.linrs nFrss.s-
~ and prapsE tas ads lie saetsse .Iaha
poser canirtTed. Mhrh sh~ss rssul.isnr.
are Iouad u BE lmps'fert az INSURED l.,
The greet purpose tor shieh thr app ri'on-
msnI II representatives. am0ag he sisl =.
are"rding In ieirrsl popnl t'an. was de-
signsd-l mean HE ja.l n asetion Of ala
FapulsE s'll-ia il nOi Onis The ntq-sii0n-
shie right. hut the shsalnte duty e lie
states IN al er Vt amend them. sIiss. gru-
hihret by Ihe cnnsi'ulloa or sane srt of
c0ngrsss i'm pursuance ihrre"f. Tie
constitution and shs srpnrl' nnment sr, e
~ being both silent exeepl in The parmeu.
lar Tsierted io--nfeouTss state lei Isl.s o. .
- any mms Unsuitable and ptoper. Ns't.-
eF the constitution o. The actOl EnneFess.
cav one word - TO whether The District.
shall remain nnalIeIed Tor iWD, four, s,x,
eight or zen years. II. a. stated IL the IT,
port, tht acton ri The L. gislan'e. wien
once exercised as IN the manner, j. Fl
hsashd lar ten ye.r.-so is IL si.n, when
exercised 10 In the times and pisces, Tor
the 70 IN all these particulars rests IN
tie same authosi'y. aud - suhjsc, 10 tic
very same control by Congress. n the
Legislature cannot change Tia Mariner,
IN those particulars where Congress has
. not in'erpused. ollener than once IN len
: yesr., neither can il change the lines and
. places. Yet the power Of the Legislature
over the hmes and places 81 h"ldtug sl'c.
: ions. al any time, ha. never h. en- question:
} ed. hu, is. aud ever has been constantly ex-
creased. The admission Of this power ~ 10
= time aud place. must imply an appIieaiian
E Of the power as Ia the manner also.
What is mean, by the regulations"
as 10 tie times. places. and manner OF
8 holding elections, mentioned in the con-
9 s,itution, that are I,ft 10 the entire conhof
). of the at~ts legislatures. except inieritred
E with by Congress! A legislative rsgula-
l ZION is Law to oil inten,s aud purposes,
1 and nothing but a Law. II will readily
= be- admitted, that The power which makes,
. can also modify, amend. or repeal Law
7 except IN those cases where rights be-
Il come vested. al interference with which
i would impair the obligation OF cont arr.
And /, is right it should be so, especially
n in cauntry Of such expansive growth,
u conflicting interest. and charging policy
d as ours 0therMise. how ara the wrongs
e Of The injured to be redressed; how Is the
u enierprIze ct The industrious aud public
: spirited TO bs encouraged; how are he
conflicting claims OF sectional insers SITS 10
!, be hsrmon,zed! And II II is right and
If proper to retress wrongs and 10 repair
s error in one psr,icnlsr-why M. in re-
+ gard to the elective franchise. The great
political inheritance Of The American cit.
E gen, and the great corner slone oil our re-.
r publican fabric!
This brings ne TO the consideration OF
the secoud branch Of the subject-Imean
the expectancy and ptoprHty Of pressing
q the bill now before the House. 1t 10
look at The ohjtcs contemplated by the
= constitution. in experimenting representa-.
: tires TO tie respective s,sss. according 10
: Their population. II was to secure in The
7 House OF Representatives Of the United
: States, a lair expression of the popular
/ will. Whilst guarding agsinst tumult and
4 Ec,,on he A &anatn the n, emhprs nj "A E,rIa
: were to be elected by ore remove from
D poplar force, and who we'e 10 bold their
: seats for SIX years-,he framers of The
: CONSTITUTION provided Tor another branch
! which sho8ld give utierance to lie wishes
: al the popular mind; which should give
( full scope 10 public feeling; which should
D re Effect the impulses. The passions. The very
= anarchy, If you choose, ofthe spirit oil IL
r berty-ihst such a compromise might 6s
a effected between the conservative aud po-
J pular branches Of the government, as
. ould most rebound TO the public gnod.
, Whilst The Senate represents the people
, in their relston Of separately organized
P communities. as statps--the House Of
Representatives, represents them IN their
/ Numerical force. The great principle
q which lie a, the foundation Of our re-
: publican system is, that tie PEOPLE ara
4 capable of seif-goyernmen,-thst ell pow
D err is derived from them-snd that Their
n wall, when censtautoually expressed, 10
9 and must be The supreme law. BY ,he
= pc ople as constituting The body poilnc,
mean those endowed vi h The RICH. Of SUI
$ frsgs, whose VOICES and wishes ought TO
d .xetc,se controlling i"doencs over The
5 governing power. The only psscocai,
l. and in faci. possible way of making this
e controlling influence peacefully assilsble.
). is By giving 10 msjHri,ies, in the various
s relations in which the people are called
4. on TO act, the pewer Of expressing the
n sense OF The whole. That "a majority
= ought 10 rule. has become SO tri.e amax
y i'm, especiaily with that political parry
rray~ m hnu, Il may eSDatt ODUpsltnn Ii