The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-06-21

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EiHg Ghr session of lss0-.als On me
Ies.h Pass q he Senate Journal : he
following entry:
The Ssnais look up foF consideration.
the bill enliled I'll 70 exempt IN per
cons uaiei n years q age from perform
Ing military tslys which mas read he Sc
es.nd Time. The amendment proposed by
Mr. MeDisrmid MS Esjeried. The ques-
ton then REQUIRED on me passage az he
bin. and was derided in he negative
yeas lsi nays 2S." Mr.. Reid voting
nay!
Here. Ihen, is striking example OF HE
very literal notions and Consistent lore
Of popular rights. .Taxaiina and repre-.
senialion should r. hand IN hand" Bur
here = class Of citizens entitled 10 no
vote. shat out from this privilege. and
siill, he assisted 10 continue them buFlhen.
ed with this heaviest Of all species Of tax
ati0n, this most lahOrioas and responsible
OF al services 10 the country! True. he
did not vote 10 Tar them in money. hui
what j. The time aad labor Of The poor, but
money 10 Iheal?
Bot there is another remarkable instance
of The deep and abiding iondness which
this newborn champion Of free suffrage
had for popular rights. Al Tie session Of
lsi0-'4i. the Free School bill was be-
fore The Legislature. One of The most
important questions which that body had
10 determine WAS, how the sehnoI fund
should be distributed, whether according
70 riiife population or federal numbers.
Now II Is not my intention TO contrast the
policy or justice Of these two modes of
distribution. Ii j. suilicien, Coz ms pre-.
sent purpose 10 state. that By the division
according 10 federal population. all the
Negro properly Of The state is represent.
ed, and II according 10 irhie population,
that species Of property carries no weight.
Under one division the fund would be
distributed in proportion TO the nunber of
whites, and consequently approach 10
something like equality amongst the chill
dren 10 be educated. By the other. il
worldnecessariy happen, that some neigh.
borh0nds. where there are but few white
childfen, would gel much larger portion
OF the fund, than others in which there
are greater number of whites: and this
result would be owing to the slaves being
counted under the rule Of distribution ac-
cording 70 federal population. | find on
the Journal Of the Senate Of 1904.
page los, The following entry -" The
Free School bill beiag under consideration,
MIR. Shepard moved to amend il by strik.
ing out The woId white. in the 6rst sec.
ton, and Inserting in lien thereof The word
federal. Mr.. Waddell called for divi-
sion Of the question. The question on
striking out the word white, was decided
in The afirmatiVe-yeas 81; nays 2l."
Mr.. Reid voted in the affirmative! lie
also roled Immediately thereafter, 10 in-
sert The word federal. On page 226, il
will be seen that he voted against distri-
bnling any part Of This fund according TO
The basis Of white population, but required
the whole Of il 10 be divided according 10
federal numbers. This is beautifully con-
sistenl with his present sentiments, under
which he would have us believe he has
most spasmodic horror of allowing proper
~ 10 have The least influence III matters
Of government!
Bot there is still other proof and more
conclusive than any we have yet given,
of Mr.. Reds devotion to the rights of the
people. He approves the gerrymander.
BY which he and other Democrats were
legi-lsied into Congress. against the will
and voice Of large majority of The free
rsen Of the stale. He now opposes that
alteration Of The law, By which the stale
was given lis true voice in lie House of
Representatives. For twelve years have
the voters of the state declared themselves
opposed to the doctrines Of those in pow
er. That is still their position. YET this
candidate for popular SURFACES proclaims
that he IS in favor OF SO disircting The
state, that the true voice of the people can
be smothered-iheir wishes and princi-
plies misrepresenied, and their best inter-
esis sacrificed TO the unhallowed purpo-
sss of an administration, which has not ils
parallel on record, FOR corruption and
reckless prostitution Of the government
and its patronage, to The aggrandizement
of party leaders, Having acknowledged
Il learn he does,) that majority of the
people Of the stale are Wings. how can
Mr.. Reid expect 10 gain confidence for
his profession Of devotion to The popular
will. when in the same breath he announ- /
ces bis readiness 10 contribute all in his