Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1851-09-25

he pcrsonates.
In ettectIng change in our relations
ernment, when the powers adverse g ns
mighty and overwhelming, 1t would be worse
than weakness 1t would 1po,Sln truth, suicidal
iof the convention 10 a'1e"p' 10 seeeoe ",'ious
the concurrence ana 'he sympathy 0' ! majority
oi M sIc .o'.Ne G,o,,,;, ,,v +, ,,.rro, .,,,t
MY oo-opeFauonsissn s.t ""y Oe a'Suis"' '''''
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not suEs = 10y, ''s' 1'' -:
hnd ,hon, 10 ,h;.
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81. snt statcs tat as foster;esd
b;ni Nv 5ir sssaefaus 6ounty ,and mad him
s,,ro,,d sf bs ssat;yity tsSofsEe globe.
tsFor rTssSsn salts, tjlsa Iatassfsss no more
&, mi Il tbe majority. No
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sls. sss .:..s. 4, s..,;.,,,, I'll, ,.,
- -. J, :. ,,a ,oo III ,hat
:, .,, ,ssf ou,aa 80
- a.. ;ne,mous b.das
w. - .u,;..;o, ho,r do,sn
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Rut f.llo,v- -ct;zcn,ssi IN order to ascertain the
wisbes; of our people. we must pursue our in
ou;ries in !, spirit of prcat frankncss and candor.
Ibave; road with astonisbmcnt 4 letter purport-
;nc to hore en,,in,te3 from a DISTINGUISHED Jurist
i ~, st,,o aryy, ,n,.,. IN u.b;.h the ,,,h
,..;,,, os ~, r,,ns,;;,tior ,f ,-eo 10 rof;.rrea
70 40 ;rdio,t;no tho mode NV which We shoula
;r,ir,t;or odro;,1y lint ;n;,paicouslv thrown out
10, roon so;,oa nnon hy Tho admirers of that
oon,,o,n,n erorv wI;src and r have rcccntlv
Ioora =, orr own dia,rict something called m
T.no.;.;on ,h;ob willis al alon.nnd;ng md; IN v,rious
ornate and graceful expressions of discontcnt re-
commends to the cooperation party, that aftor
the observance of ccrtanp plan Of eepdust, they
sustain the action of the State IN case that ac
ton is taken by t''o-thtrds Of the citizens thereof.
Now the very beginning of this llth article
advcrtcd to by the learned Judge. prescribes the
manner of calling Convention of the people, in
these words-"-No Convention of the people
shall he called unless bv the concurrence Of two
thirds Of both branches of the whole reprcscn-
,ation.n That manner was strictly observed by
, the Legislature in calling Your Convention elect
and no conscientious man can deny the fact. !,
You will see that the same formula is not re-
ouired for the call of Convention, which is re.
ouisite to amend the Constitution. for the very
obvious reason, that the action in relation to the
latter is final and conclusive, while in relation to
the former, it is only initiatory. When we ask
4 the people to assemble together, we are only
paying the highest Difference to their judgment
possible, and convoking them to the rescue o.
the State, when the wisdom of the Legislature
! feels inadequate to the task. -I
A simple majority of the Convention is com:
~. ,.1oe-ee f.er, tho i;acn Tia
nnV ptINf,Io tI,ny E-yr
80. .e psNr'. T., '-e'>
49, - -. -. -" AslN Ir,' y,
8 = -.
roa, H. ax,.,,,r,no, as -. ~. W.
,r,i.o,;ors ana ro.,,,;.,. 49,. ~. .'''s I
a, fO'' -'''~ '
IN thc whole fr,mcworL of or, no.o,n,,,,.
wc have adborrcd so olovo,, 70 ,,,o nr;,,o,,, g..
,bo majority sb,,, -rl. tho. :. :. na,.;,,a c.. u,
,n,iortv 70 do on,,5;no which ;r oon,o,,n.
w;,l, orr ro,;,v !, :, oon,no.on. g.. a.. ..,.,
noono 70 do 4 simn,. .te,dv ,n,;o,,,. :, on,.
about two-t,,irds oe .ho n;.,u;..s -. .,.,.,.
amend Tho cnn.,;,,,;on r.. .,,1.
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: -,:...r..' - !. w., e>" "''. '.'H I" O's.i'c'
'I'u :. "''e"' '''oS' oS pare majority IN each o
the Legislature, the two-thirds necessary tc
amend the Constitution, or to perfect any mca
sure of which dclibcrative body can take cog
nizancc
can easily conceive how single man Of in
'eiiisence, IN the wild vasarlcs Of diseased
fancy, may assume the ground, that the act o.
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