The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-04-17
SPEECH OF
Edward Slanly, Of Nonh.Carolina,
Dthpered in Me House of Repre,cn,atires,
MARCH O, 1850.
SPEECH OF
CONTINUED.

10 lS43. Massachusetts passed resolution
recommending u change N the CJusi,,utio
OF The United States. The iecommendatic
was, that the 'htd clause Of the seccud SEC
tim of the fest article of the Cons itu,,o,
should be so changed as TO ah,i,sh the repre-
seu,ation Of tho sso.hsso States -tor--.ts,
sia,es. This proposition was denounced a
ieadng TO dlsunion. A gcai'rnan tron Var
pnia, W.. G,lmcr, aud one fiom South Car
uina, Mr. Bon,) sad OF II, "a pfopo,i'loi
precisely similar to ,ha, uo~ undef cuusIJrfa
ton was made by the notorious IL .rioid Con
,entiou." ! ihuk When that sneIdmtut /,
made he's viii te made, ond dsuulon sll
be the inevitable cun-e9 icrcc.
But ILou.b Tie Legislature Of Massachu
SITS did 4ropg in this instance, does no,
t".low that wtilc cur picsen Constitution
sinnd.. .he sould interfere ~uh sIave,y 10 "a,
ECU b,ru Sis'es. II II c,inces disposition
to in',r'rrr. II edG is slso The wan, a. poaer
under lhr Constitution. Or State Lei
tutes .me,iTes do SILLY things. They re
so've .ne year against the resolve Of the yea,
before. Hut ai.h TO call the attention OF ~,
colleague, (Mr. Crgmsn sho TO doub.
frgt'us luter hdtstChNsriis ftsnlIiltNs - b ~
"sggression." 10 some proceedings ol he last
L,gisiatuie Of our S'ate. We h ID before u,
IN the wlu'er of isis-i0. q p,opos,rion 10 a..
uend puf State constiiuuon. 10 The cubrf
nal0rsl canvas oi As. an issue uuS isely was
made, upon the propncIy Of striking ou, FROM
our : ite cnnsiEu'tn, o provision ~hIch Ie.
qIt,s sthal oil vote fot The Srns.e ,ha | os
hts aces of isoJ. The ID .mocrii. ralsed
the c,y OF . ;iee sbiita.e." The " h,g cat.
dij,i,-a most esum4b'e .enlicMan was
understood 10 oppose fee suftsgc; as NIGH,
have bsso expected. tie Dsuociais nearly
EJECT their candidate 10 Il Stale that g,,e
Tsylur more than eight thuussn IN art'y
over Cass. 10, when tie pfoposl'iUn VAS
b .uush hl snws'd to amend our constitution,
foue OF the DeubeIs liom my eol.cague's
(N'. Chngmnn',) di-itici we're eItucs, IA ed.
,oca'og tie "sh;e basis" They probabl,
remsnher ~ha, my colleague sid IN hs
speech IN D,ccnbrr. lsi7. Of the "whne
tacr BEN. superior TO ibe black; Of coutse a
cpunify filled with The former moie ,Igar
ou, sui prosperous Than one filed sih mix
ed race"
When the p'orosi'inn eas before the L-g.
i.'a'urc, her sueudmeu's sefe rnc,,d be.
side ID 1 relating to free su!I'ssr"
Tha, ma, be understood, let mc state tha,
by our s ate cons'Huuou the House oi Com
:. ..,pns Is cumpo.cd Of meu,Leis eltcled lfom
.a.e couplies according TO the federal pcp1.
~. 10" The s'ilcle seems TO have b,en
.s.,ied rom the Constitution OF the L. States,
..si,ch Nissschus-,ts wished 10 amend m SIS
/ 9Th. "lhitd clause al tho second stciion Of
4 first article" Oie western geuiiemon
proposed Ia the North Carolina L"sisll'ute:
9 " And be il further endcicd, That tn Cor.
s',iu'lun BE- 81 amended a. to provide ,hs, tie
S.uatc -hsll hc,eai,et be appoft:ontd among
the srvetat counties OF THIS State accofdn, io
the Federal bass. AID The members Of the
House Of Commons according TO The rh,te
population offhe State
For this amend nent forty enc ~esre'n mem
hers,oted. Wings and DsuoctaIs, and among
them 50 ne Of the bs, ,nen IN our State.
Aao her gen,c'osn proposed "lhai, IN oil
n'ure a'tsogemrns ot Sentot,,i dl,,rc S,
the whole number of White pupull,ion OF the
State alone shall be divided b, tify, erd very
hneh part o. the rhite papaiasion alone shall
BE- entitled 10 a Senaior.'
Oar Safe sen,ois are elected according 10
bn,. oi ,aSaton.
Aro he gsn,leman-a bolder and ,ruer
man 'arely to be iuund-ptoposeds sn am nd
men', that ",he membcts OF the House OF
Ccm,nous be apporuoued according TO the
White population OF the S a'c." r 'cled--
yeas SO, nays CO. Aud then, just as these
ppl,l,cu. move inen,s are made IA the nor rlhrtn
States. another gen'lemnn rom my col eague'.
dlsi,ic, mir .Chugman) poved that ",he " ords
federal population be struck out Of the con
suio,on, and free white popUla,,ou" be IN.
ss,tpd IN the stead. R'j,cted-2s to 66.
This las, gent eran--a Dcmrcnt-Ihou2h
he would co heyo wha, Tho VIII. memhot
had proposed. Slall these men be called Alb.
oii,onisisf No, str, no; they would be the
q d 10 take arms, If It were necessary, a.
gains, then. Bot IN Massachusetts propo.
sultn OF the Ike character Is denuunccd as
being 1.-The result Of the wicked designs OF
| ambitious ag,,a,ors and ignorant fana,ics."-
| ak my colleague. (Mr. Chngman whs,
shall bs SAID OF the " ahi,c BASH" advocates
IN ~es'etn Nnrh Carolina Are they ag,,a.
,o"l think the people IN eastern North
Carolina will ask my colleague 10 stop ag,ts.
ton ., home before ho threatens to dissolve
the Uni u for agitation abroad.
Nov, Mr.. Cbsumsn, the members Of Oh,
ate Legislature ~ho made these propositions
u,s moi fanatics. They a,e true sons Of the
old North Slate. They live in tho mos. besu
"'ul land thu, the sun Of heaven over shons
upon. Yes. sir, ] have heard the anecdo,,
IRON Mr.. Clay, that u preacher in K-n,ucky
whom speaking Of the beauties Of Paradise
whea he desired to make bis audience bel,ev
u was place Of bliss, sAid It was a Keniuck,