The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-06-26

that We hare not The mesns-onr very
poverty has resulted from unrewarded la
Dor. llmiled production. and languid trade.
and furnishes The strongest reason FOR our
prosecuting The system with united ener
gy.
Great caution. however. should be used
10 checking visionary schemes in vast
ing our strength by embarking Al once in
10 too many fnlerprizes OF . purely Sec
sional character; 10 everlasting ourselves;
and IN inclning State debt thai will be
oppressive 10 The people, and which may
induce bad men and demsgogues 10 reject
and rePudisie il.
FREE SUFFRAGE.
The position assumed and maintained
by me during The past canvass for Cover.
nor. in reference 10 the right Of . Free
Suffrage" would seem TO be miszppre-
hended in some sections and deem this
a fis occasion for declaring 10 you. and
through you 10 the people Al large, The
ground have heretofore taken, and which
! expect hereafter 10 occupy. upon The
subject Of altering The Constitution Of
Nonh Carolina.
The political campaign Of ls4s was
conducted throughout ihe country. and es.
peeially in North Carolina. as every one
knows, in reference 10 questions OF nsnon.
al policy. The two parlies, we all reeol.
lecl, nominated heir candidates without
respect To-" Free Suffrage" and bo;h their
Conventions forbore TO express any opin>
ions favorable OF unlas orable 10 Conslilu-
lional reforms Of any kind.
Are you Whig-are you Democrat!
That was The question.
The administration Of the government
by Mr.. Polk The settlement ol the Ore
gon dispute with Great Britain; the origin
Of the Mexican war and The manner Of ils
prosecution the wrongs praciised by the
administration towards The illuslrious Ge-
nerals OF our gallant army when fighting
the battles Of their country; The dangers TO
be apprehended 10 the safety Of the Re.
public from extending our borders by con-
quest. and the periIs 10 which il must ex.
pose the southern institutions in paIlicu-
lar; the possible overthrow and ruin Of the
Union itself 10 bring into il the large Ter.
rilories Of New Mexico and California by
the aid Of the sword. without some friend
ly compromise Of opinion among ourselve,
upon the subject Of negro slavery; .hs
abuse Of the veto power by the President
and the prescription OF the Wing par.y By
the administration, 90 as 10 exclude them
like aliens and enemies, from the stations
Of honor and profit in common country;
these constituted The leading topics Of dis
cussion, and formed the basis Of our par
ty divisions.
The Candidate Of our opponents wa
brought out BY his party upon naiiona
groundsonly. The Democratic Convention
saw I'll NOT 10 express in their publishe,
proceedings any dissatisfaction whaseve
with the Constitution Of The State.
| The selected him and nominated him
ss the Whig party had chosen me
without regard TO his opinions upon ,h,
Constitution as IL is. II was not mad
known BY the proceedings Of the Conven
lion, nor by the proceedings Of any meet
ing, gres, or small, any where in the State
that either part desired to alter. or ,ha
the people were in any degree dissaiisfe,
with their Government in North Carroll
ma.
/ During The progress Of the campaign
however, the public ear was startled b,
new issues wholly unanticipa,ed by eiihe
party. The Democratic Candidate 70
Governor, stepping on The platform Of pc
lilical faith erected by the Convention .
that party, took his stand under a new ban
ner inscribed with The seductive motto {
.Free Suffrage"
J. To the North Carolina politicians Z
tina, day, the announcement was like
!. clap Of thunder in clear sky. The di.
; tracing questions onder our Old Consiitr
/ ton arising from taxation, representation
!. and the right Of voting. which had so Ion
J disturbed our councils. divided our pee
& pie into eastern and western fragmeni
!, marred The harmonious cooperation Of III
! Legislature, and kept down ihe energ
. and prosperity Of our State, had been az
{ justed by an amendment Of our Conslil,
. lion. In spirit OF mutual accommod,
5 lion, the different sections Of the Stat
E which had held opinions an,agonistic,
= on these questions, me, together in Coz
{ vention in the year 1895, composed th
h dispute by Compromise, gave 10 Ii
& west a preponderance in the law-mskir
!. department Of the government, and sat o,
d hand in hand in new career Of arousir
s the energies Of the State, and Of stimuli
i ting and sustaining each other in the co
!, dial and liberal support Of a system
!. state policy which should enlighten, emu
s Bile and enrich the whole of every part
d our good old commonwealth.
r No wonder, then. when This chord ",
q struck, which again asoke to life and m
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