The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-03-05
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| eiec'lOnetf dpdlhst u. iHej VOleu
D for il 10 kill Convention, and con
: graduated themselves that lbey had
. killed hoih.
} But If you do get il, i, ai'l only
, be after four more Years uf Hglis.
iion. Aud every other sH endmtnt
Is 20 be made With The sauie d iii.
Guilty. A generstirn mey pass 3.
way, before even one amendment
may be made 10 the Consiirunon,
though deHsnd' d by two lhIds OF
the voters Of our State, and Of The
most vital Importance 10 their bes,
interests.
Suppose there are no, iwo.lhi,ds
OF both Ii ausps of the next General
Assembly IN favor Of Fee Suffrage
IN hat si'uat,on vi! you he p
The whole bate IS to b. iouc ht
over agaIn. You begin there you
frs, started. You vii not be a.
near the attainment, of Your wishes
as you are now. l. ths an illus.
trstIon OF that principle contained
in the fest section Of our Bill OF
Rights, /" That all political power
Is vested IN and derived from the
people only = The Legislature is
onis the creature Of the people ; ard
I bat mode of amending the consu.
tuilon recoan,s's the Flghl of that
creature te dole out TO them such a.
Hendneh es may sLit their plea.
sure. II put, II IN the power ot sew.
en.een Senators, representing one.
fifth Of the State, TO hu'd down, un.
der the mes, grinding tyranny and
oppression, the other ur.ffihs, and
to ,suut them with the insulting cry
OF Dorr Rebellion. They say We
have the power to govern you; wc
WI execlse that power; and you
have no means Of redress except BY
rebellion. Every prIuclple Of Free
Governmeut is outraged by such
courss EVERY principle Of our na.
tu'e revolts at u.
The mode Of ming the con.
stltu'ion which We advocate avoids
all these objections. There is no
possibility OF mixing il up with the
political ln'rlgues Of the day.
Demagogues have no opportunity
OF seizIng upon some ene principle,
and riding upon 1t as hobby into
power. There is no improper and
immature! agitation OF the popular
mind. When q Convention IS au.
thonsed, " law, the people are sen.
slble OF The importance Of The task
they have to perform, ard fully q.
live to the responsibility which rests
upon them. They select as their
Delegate, not holbrained politicians
trained IN Ibe polluted atmosphere
OF party corruption; but men dis.
for purity, for wisdom, for
'ntergrl,y, for prudence, for moder.
stion-men who have passed the
age when they are misled BY tho
ailuremenis Of ambition; and who
may desire to secure for their de.
'cendan's free, stable and couser.
'ailve Government. Their deli.
Deratons are conducted with caIm.
ness and dignity.
Let such body assembly 10
North Carolina, and take into con.
'lderaton the whole Constitution.
Let heir wisdom determine wbelh.
II any alterations should be made,
md # any. what they are. Let
hese alterations then be submitted
o the peop'e, and let them declare,
/, the ballotbox, whether they pre-.
er the old Constitution or the new.
There need be no turmoil.-no excite.
nen,. Everything will be conducted
With that calmness and dignity be.
coming so important q subject.-
Wnhin twelve months everything
nav be done, aud # change -
made, the Government will be NOV.
NJ on harmonlously IN it's ne " sphere
IT acnon-every grievance remedi.
.d-eveTy cause Of complain, taken
s~sy-aHd that which hos been the
pane Of North Carollns, cuppling
all her forts to better her cou6i.
'on,-retarding all her improve.
inen,s-Eas,ern and Western ieal.
Dusy, buried forever.
We beg our Eastern brethren not
to suppose We desire to encroach
upon their rights. Not a western
nsn harbors such thought. Has
the West ever been unjust towards
he East !-can one instance bs
pointed Out in the history Of our
State, where the Wes, was not true
% the Eas,l where she failed to
meet her Eastern brethren in the
'plrit Of bro,hetly kindness and af.
ection ~lth that spin, which should
,uhslst between members Of the
same great family
Then Why persist in charging
iha, our object in seeking to Obtain
= Convention is an attempt to de.
prive the Ess, of any of her just
rlghls? We solemnly avow it 10
os our bshef tha, every cause of
that either has against
he other, can be easily, readily 70.
moved BY a Convention that all
differences will be adjusted fairly