The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1851-04-02


81 going lhFangh ~ ne trouble and tx-
pense 0f eaIling canFeuliOn. merely -
FiFike thrss lines OuI Gf he Osisiiiuiioo
ana insert Eve Others. Really ! mas sur
prised n hear q gsnksman bfioaging 70
DE legal psasessien. ass~Hrh ~ sfEumeni
q this. Does not the gentleman well
know shai in III governments. where ihe
majesty of die Law Is Recognised. HAT.
absurd ~ Il insy seen 10 flr unlearnrds
Inc rciinsnenss end terhnicslilifs OF Lam
rusge are the ennseFysiive instruments al
lfsrednms Do~s he moi know that The
rights of property. liberty. Iiie esfn. ire
eaenay dep<nd apoa she prnpreiy 81 Q
single worss Dsfs . law passed hy ihis
General Assembly. derive is gravity
and inperisnre solely from ils length!
Does lie gentleman estimate che merits
"a speech by the number OF mere words
contained IN IN According 90 bis arRu-
menl. The sturdy old Barnns af Rnnsmede
were engaged in 0 childish business. when
they siieisied ierms % lyranl king. and
laid ihe foundations ri English freeslom. in
few sentences Of thai Great Charter. The
history OF which allnrns one oflhe bright
esl pages Of history. Does The gentle
man think The English people we're guilty.
OF folly in driving bigot from his throne.
and consulsing ihe nation in risil war.
merely IN establish The Bill OF Rights!
The wrii Of Habeas Coptn so dear 10
every American rs well as British free.
man. consists Of but Few lines; and ysi
il is more important 10 our rights and Ii.
berry, Than all The arts which this I.rgis-
lsinre is likely 10 crawd in q thousand
pages. Look AZ The Declaration OF inale.
pendenre-ihe manifesto &c freedom, 10
The civilized warld-does i,s value. It's i'm
rnrance. lis glory. consist 40 us length!
Not al al. Bu, in The immortal princi-
pies of liberty therein condensed IN SO
sliorl compass. iflhe genljeman's ar
gnmein were worth any hing. 1 world nse
Il as testimony against himself. ] wonld
ask him. IL he vas willing 10 consume Two
weeks of The lime of This Assembly a. il
present sessinn-lhen agiiaie this ques-
lion before The people 10 he passed upon
by them in The election nf members 10 The
Hexi Gepsral Assemhly-and then again
consume two more weeks of The succeed.
ing sessinn--al such an expenditure OF
money. and 10 The neglect of iha public
business. merely 10 strike three lines
oat Of the Constitution, and insert FIVE
Ifit is SO small matter. why
does The gentleman so periinariously in.
sisi on IN IL he thinks il Of 40 little cou-
sequence, why dnes he mol abandon il.
when he sees his meihod of making The
change so earnestly opposed
L Another affection TO adjusting this ones
lion by Convention. in case the people
desire IL, is The expense that vii! be In
Cured by j.. Now LEI US examine into
This objection. If The people ,leride, in
favor oil Convention al the polls, T'pre-
snme that Convention when assembled.
would proceed nj once TO make the
change, for as iliis one question would
be alone presented. there could be no mis-
take in regard 10 The wishes ola majority
Of The people. To effect this nnr amend.
meni only. and that too, where discussion
would be out Of the question, wonId not
require more than three or four DAYS, or
week. a, far.hfst. My hill propasese 10
pay The members Of The Convention only
$i so per day. and only one half The mile.
age allowed To members Of The General
Assembly. Let any gentleman make The
calculation, and he will find, iIla. making
This change by a Convention. if a change
must be had. will, ip The end. be much less
expensive Than il done BY legislative enact
meni. presume no one will deny that
lhi- session will have been prolonged at
least ten DAYS hy The agitation Of This SUBJ
Jet. and Kindred questions necessarily
growing out Of ito say nothing OF ipp
days consumed by !, al the last session.
Even IL the measure is carried h. The re-
qulsile majnsity Of three iifihs a, The pre-.
Sent session, il must still 90 through The
same ordeal Of prolracleI debate and sire.
nuous opposition al The nextseSsion. Iii
should lall then. when il will require two.
thirds Of both Houses. The whole question
must then be commenced de moro: and il
may be Tor years AMI years 10 come, thai
the General Assembly will consume a
week or ten days in the discussion Of Ibis
subject. Bu. suppose il is disposed Of a,
the next session--lel any. one make the
estimate, and he will find that this method
Of legislative amendment will IN The end. l,e
much The most expensive. Bni behold ,,e
If the advocates &c this me- |
ihnd Of amending The Constitution. They
first Tell Of the grea, Importance and ines,i. |
'nahle value Of the principles involved
and Of what g,ievous wrong The people
are laboring under. II this be SO. onoh,
The expenditure Of few thousands 10 he
allowed 10 postpone The enjoyment bv the
people Of this important right! Yel. these
lear lovers Of The people tell US in the
mex. breath. that the. people are so sor,lrI
md narrow minded. that anxionsly as ,hey
iesIre The change, Ihey are moi willing 10
contribute The small amount thai must me-
'essarily be expended in effec,inp il. do
lot know, however, whether there i 90