The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1851-02-05

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menlrrs fram ilsr dslTrrrn rouns.es h.,d
IN iise aamrs af those tl.ey drs.se -.
painsesl; and lbrv are read II H.. c,erl..
istle. Nobody l.ezEs lhe usmes, az EAR.
10 hear Them. Il j. understood .. BE- a..
season Es spou.-znd is Que az lI,a,s r,,,-
tens of snr legislature long knoun and
rerngnised and never drpar ed fsem
They are frequently srle- led By he mru,-
hers af the legislature for sIle irilnrpe.
whirh rsrh ran exfu .; homr IN some
particular neighhorisaod. And IL Is VEL
known that msny nf ihn<e sppoin.sd m.
wholly unfit fa the prnpef performance
az the duties entrusted 10 thsm. Ana
some ef those euiies are Of lls Lishes,
Importance 10 their several roun,ies
They enjoy aud exerrise the power 10 tar
the people; they impose iaxes much NOE
heavy Than those imposed BY ,he Legs.
ture. They regulate foads; huild bri.Iges.
court houses and jails /; requisite lie paIrol:
and govern The whole police nf their -.
reral ronnlies; besides exercising origi-
nal jurisdiction in all rases of debt under
el00. and actions on accounts under SEQ.
besides presiding in County cours. where
business 81 The highest importance u the
interests Of all 10 irans7e.ed. They have
exclusive jurisdiction Of the probate Of
wills Of granting letters ofsdninisiraiion;
they appoint guardians. and control The
settlement Of their accounts. and OF al
estates. There are many other important
duties they perform-ihey are. in fact. the
great consevaiors Of society. and upon
the proper and efIicien, performance Of
their duties. depends. in great measure,
the social order. morality. peace and pros.
periiy Of every community. Surely. msn
upon whose qualifications for office. and
proper conduct. 80 much depends. should
be seleried with great care. There is no
amendment TO The Constitution more i'm.
periously demanded by The public good
than This. II they tax The people. ought
NOT the people 10 elect them This is
question for them 10 decide y hen in Con-
venlion assembled. :
ID 10 made a question. too, by many,
whether the election If Secretary Of Stale,
Comptroller aud Treasurer. oughl moi to
be given Ia The people /; and other sfirers
now elected by The Legislature. &C gen.
ersl character. when their duties connect
them with The whole State.
u has been proposed. TOO. In provide
for the election Of Lieutenant Governor
10 preside in the Senate. and WIN shall
assume the Office Of Chief Magistrate
. Of the State upon the death Of the incum-
bent. We all remember the long struggle
to cleo, Presiding Officer in The Senate.
six years ago. and again two years ago,
when iha, body Wa. equally divided. A
Lieutenant Governor would have removed
that difficulty.
The Rules of the Senate require that
the Presiding Officer of That body shall
moi vote npon questions pending hefoie IL.
except in ease Of tie. and when his vote
may make a tie. And he i mot permit
ted TO speak. excep, when The House is in
Committee Of the Whole. One Senatorial
District is sherefare necessarily almost
wholly disfranchiseJ. The improperly of
this state Of things will readily occur To
all. !
Many other complaints exist against
the present Constitution. Many other
Improvements could be pointed out. more
consisien, with the progress OF the age.
The Science Of government il progressive
az every other science. The people i'm
prove; their means ofknowletlge increase;
their circumstances change; their relations
towards one anolher. and towards cilizens
, 81 ti,e.r sister States alter. Our sister
States everywhere around us are taking
advantage Of THE age Of improvement 10
imprnve their forms Of government. adopt
ed when the rights Of the people were
comparatively liille known. Is our ron
stiiuiion alone 10 Tereire no improvement
from The spirit thai is abroad! Is North
Carolina alone 10 stand still! u she alone
to continue hound in those shackles which
have kept her limbs So long fe,lered in the
hands Of steel! CDR shall she arise, like
strong man in his might, and demand that
she shall be free!
To you the appeal is made. What Will
Won do!
We disclaim all desire To dictate to Won,
or even TO suggest the alterations which
should be made in ;he Constitution. u IS
not part of our Legislative duty. We
have merely directed our attention to
those defects which exist in il. u is your
provInre. when in Convention assembled,
10 correct these defects, and in the man
nrr which you may conceive will best
snhserve the great purposes for which
Governments were Instituted. The posi-
tion which We assume, and which has gov
erned our course in our action upon the
various propositions 10 amend the Consul
iniion, which have bcen before The Leg
isla IRE, is
That The only proper Republican mode
Of amending or altering The Constitution
is By the People themselves in Convention
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