The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-06-28


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ne6l of another. KiEhC1t Is coaseal..
Mr.. McQaeen lfram whom he Sand
ard has quolrd. bur whose sentim-ais he
hss most gn'ssly misTerFesehsea,l nsed
this f.rrible language:
sSir. II q naachiae has l.egn universally arfans-
Cd afer certain manner. sn1 has pFoEea slIs-
rent IN al rs opersiioas ne have q Tizht 10 N
er that i efrsrnry Mas n nssall Of that paTiiru-
lar plan. and dat 4 xalA not sosk 4 Eeil II ar
ranged IN Anashsr way- Hos 5 The f.es n re-
gard "a the arranEgnenf a ne legislative Assn
Eirs Of different countries throughout he aosld.
Who have lighted up ne torch o. eisil liberty
We find. that Withoat IN sEcepsiOn 70 the rule.
the S-nasr Ess. anivfrsAlly. emhnced a srlecs b.
Is al Hrn representing The Interests az proper.
o.. and that the popnlsr branrh of the gesisalure
has jus, As uniformly embraced ! mosr safrnded
sphere 81 HeHshefs as rtpsc<niins The Interests af
public liberty. Why this uniformity cf arrange
ment throughout the world Have ne Dot The
ssFOnses, reasons foE believing that il has rsgita
from kxed principles 10 political scieDoe which
were slermed essential 70 the Interests Of rullie
liberty. and i M, tie helirf confirmed ~ The fact
mat thls arrangement las constantly squared
with the prosperity Of every county in which j,
has teen ajopsedF
Judge Castor declared that.
The necessity Of two Houses Of Legislation
- checks upon the haste, impFOyidsnce. sudden
impulse and intemnerate exeiiemcEt Of either. j.
50 universally admitted. that il NAV he regalded
as political axicm, IN the CONSTITUTION Of these
/ two Hocses.sit is desirable that they should in
truth operate as checks-that they should not lie
Liable 10 eel. a. the same moment that impulse
CT excitement which leads TO haste and imprUxi-
aense. Such government is ioTmed for the pur-
pose ofPIoseriing persons and property. and would
he inadequate TO its end ii il len either II the ner-
ey Of the other"
Such appeared 10 he the general sen;i-
| meni of the Convention. as far as il was
Expressed. No one was found attacking
this feature nf our I'onsiitminn. ALI ne.
quieseed in lis conservative character.
he question Of representation was com
promised--setlled. All hailei the result
as a harbinger oG happier and more peace.
iul days TO The people of the stale. The
amendments were Submitted 10 the voters.
and they ratified them by majority uf
upwards Of five Thousand. since that
time. twelve years have pas>ed-ihere
have been FIVE sessions Of the Legislature
six popular elections for Governor anil
MEMBERSHIP People have from time To
time. assembled in vast numbers TO hear
pn)iIi"al discussions. and not one word oi
complaint was ever raised against this
northumberland by the People rep.
resenlaGyes. and ratified by The PEOPLE
themselves. until Mr.. Reid and the Stan.
dard commenced their attack upnn il. un.
der circumstances, too, which deserve the
rebuke and unqualified condemnation oi
every lover Of lhe. peace and quiet Of the
state. to whatsoever politital party he may
belong. Since The amendments were
adopted, we have heard no sectional birk.
erings--no local aninlosi,ies haye been
engendered. Both great political parties
have been true In the compromise Of 1895.
There has been no East against The West
-no West against the East Whatever
may be.said 10 The contrary. BY fault 6nd-
ing and selfish denlagogues. the, character
OF The stale has ben elevated and lis po-
lnical weight in the Union increased. by
the fra,ernal feeling which has been ere.
aiel by the compromises nf the Con,pn.
ton which amended tie Constitution.
And are we 10 be plunged again into The
stormy sea Of sectional cnnlenilon Are
We To forget The kind feeling which as
North Carrlinians We haye cultivated for
years. between all sections Of the stale.
and draw of in angry array Of baule. a,
The bidding of such men as these who
have proclaimed in substance. that you
are too beBighred tn frame a Constitution
which Ought 10 last quarter Of veniu.
Try! Are yon prepared To give blind
adhesion I" the ediels Or principles of men
WHO would have ynn upturn y"ur Con-
siiinii"n I" CRAFTY par,izan ends If you
allow them 10 begin lheir ,amperipg, where
will il end
Bgi there is anoIhe. bright idea of Mr..
Reni's, which may thTnw some light an
| the motives that aeiuale those who have
brgun this assault upon ll.e Constitution.
| He says he j. DESTROYS To alter The name
of the House Of Cnnilnpns--rhat lis pre-.
SEM title is too arisincratir--as we have
no :" Lords" we. should haye no Com.
mons" Now | have the authority Of .
very great man for believing that a rose
would smell as sweet by any other name.
Bot whether Ibis is good reasnp for al.
ierlng The name of The rose. wnpl.l admit
Of serious debate. But Mr.. Reds no.
lion is not entirely original. heard af a
sapient clergyman who desired some r..
gIslatise enarlment. amending the Bible 81
as TO substitute The word " Governor" OF
|" President for :" Lord and i. King
Wherever they ofrcurred. He. too. mus