Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1851-02-12
OF RALEIGH NORTH CAROLINA WEDNESDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY

as by the way, he has done with them almost every
thing since he came here. No one has gained a
much on the public mind deserved better than b.
has, He now had the lead DRIVE of hi is party, 70
you know that part of them have 70 be led and par
to be driven, besides some Of both. But to the
point: 1t must be kept in mind that they said we
could not get Convention bill submitted to the peo
pie, and therefore must pass free suffrage. We in
sisted that Convention, unrestricted, was the thing
that the people, not we, should say. We further in.
sisted that if we passed free suffrage, the Eastern
men, who wanted that and no more, would not help
! US get Convention, but if we refused that alone
they would help US. This is now demonstrated
In two days it has passed the Commons finally: yes
in 48 hours after free suffrage was killed. This
alarmed the opposers of all amendments, and as soon
as they saw the effect it was producing in the Com
mons, Washington moved a reconsideration of the
Senate vote, and he and Shepard laid the motion on
the table, thinking that it would drive off the friends
Of Convention, or that the revived hope of getting
free suffrage alone would MAKE them 60 against the
Convention bill but not so-the ball was put in mo-
ton, and We had exuted much at its passing the
two readings the day after free suffrage went to sleep,
that all saw that nothing could defeat Convention,
unless it was the free suffrage humbug of Reid & Go.
They find now that it was awakened up too late to
! defeat Us, at least in the Commons. We now have
| both in the Senate, and may choose between them.
We shall rally them strongly, but cannot say as to
the result of Convention, while Reid's free suffrage
raises its head, ghost-like, righten off the tmid.
Here now is seen the inequality of our representa-
West, proper, have say fifteen Senator's representing
majority of the free white men of the State. The
minority have thirtyve Senators, at least must be
so by the census of 1850, presume. We know
that by the of l84O seventeen Senators rep
resent majority in the State. This is an outrage
that must be corrected.
1t is grosser injustice than is imposed on any
people in the Union. l am for war on it and war to
the knife, and that to the ht till we get justice. am
for no compromise without convention open and
unrestricted, for equal representation according to
white numbers. This is government of white
peoples the negroes property, and such should
be protected and taxed But the basis in our country
should be free white people. 1t has to come to that
and tell them that nothing short of it will do un-
less they at once come to compromise; we might
allow some mixture of basis. We do not care so
much about the Commons, each county must have
at least one, and the other members being distributed
according to federal population does not leave US in
great minority. But in the Senate it is intoer-
able. We have put the ball in motion, and tell them
that the truth is mighty and must prevail. We re-
solved to make everything turn on this reasonable
reform of abuses stupid to allow any other
consideration to overrule this, indeed we can get
nothing more except as a favor. We want it as
right-nothing but infdey to ourselves and our Sec
tioral rights can defeat US. already many central
and eastern men, and especially amongst the Whtgs'
H. w. Miller, Gen. and DR.. Haywood, Hinton,
w. H. Haywood, David Barnes OF Northampton,
Cherry of Berthe, and other influential Wings. In
Decd the enemies of right an' justice are ouaking be-
fore their impending doom-the truth is abroad and
shall ovewhelm them.
If we fail in the Senate to allow the people to
speak on this subject, it will be because of
quail representation, which only proves the stronger
necessity for the change. Rely on it, if we are
faithful Western resolutions, and make every
thing turn on this, and do not fater, we shall sue
coed. My hand is to the plough-so here goes.
Keep the Messenger steadily to the breeze, and we
will make it the Messenger of good tdings to Wes-
tern North Carolina ere long.
In haste. Respectfully your friend and ob'dt
serv't. WESTERN RESERVE"
This letter speaks for itself. The mask is at length
thrown off, and these Whg agitators stand forth be-
fore the people the advocates of unrestricted"
Convention, the object OF which is to destroy the
'' intolerable Senate basis! They may consent to
compromise; but at any rate, ,vhite people" are
the only persons upon whom representation ought to
be based, and negroes" are fit only to be taxed"
There it is. The object is apparent-who does not
see it!
We again call attention to the fact that all the
Wing papers in this City enlisted in this scheme
of agitation, and laborng induce the people to
call this Convention.
We repeat what we have heretofore said on this
subject, that the Democratic party is the party Of the
State !; and that it neither makes sectional appeals
panders to sectional prejudices. That party will
preserve its integrity this question: all Others
happen what may. Its principles are broad enough
to the whole State. and its policy is just and
liberal towards the extreme West as it is to the
centre, the South, the North or the extreme East
We shall recur to this subject again.
We receive letters quite frequently from our SUBJ
scribers, complaining that paper does not reach
them regularly. We assure them that their papers
are mailed in proper time at this Office, and that the
fault is not here. 1t must be elsewhere along the
sba othaE These connlaints have