Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1851-01-17
THE WILMINGTON JOURNAL,
The Defeat ofthe Free Suffrage Bill.

The Defeat ofthe Free Suffrage RllI.
In the House of Commons on Saturday last, the
bill for amending the Constitution so as to abolish
the landed quafcation.for electors for State Sena-
tors, was defeated having failed by few votes Of
obtaining the Constitutional vote, namely-three-
ifths. We find the last Fayetteville Observer in ex-
tacles over this result announcing it with flourish
OF trumpets and double exclamation marks, as q re-
markable result of the incoming of Free Suffrage
Governor. We must confess that we cannot see the
fairness nor the propriety this course of procedure
The Observer must know, that even in case of the
hnaI failure of this measure, at least far as this
Legislature is concerned, the Democratic party can
not be made responsible for that result in SO much
as that party although in the majority, cannot and
does not control three-ffths vote Indeed, this
question ought to have been about the turmoil of
party, and the strife of demagogues and has pain
ed US to hear Eastern Wing men and papers raise
hypocritical whine about Convention and the dear
people, and all that sort of thing intended for pure
CANNON, when they must be aware that the mode
of amending the Constitution prescribed in the second
clause of the 1st section of the fourth article of the
amended Constitution was intended for the express
purpose ofavoidng in future the turmoil and excite
ment incident to Convention. We have talked to
more than one member of the Convention of 35 and
their opinion upon that subject is unanimous We
have sort of doubt that this cry of Convention
has been raised for ofwo objects either to EN-
barrass the subject and defeat the proposed amend
ment, or else to tamper with the West and sacrifice
the interests of the sayeholdng portions the State
to the ascendency of the Wing party There can
be no doubt that the clamor among the Western
Wings in favor of Convention, is with ultimate
reference to abolition of the federal basis and the
complete ascendency of the West, and that even
Eastern Wings are in many cases. willing to connive
at this because the Wing strength is located in the
non-slaveholdng counties. 1t is remarkable with
what facility wbg politicians consent to sacrifice the
interests of their section, either represented by
the Eastern counties of the State, the Southern
States of the Union, in order to secure party tr-
umph. The Wing strength in North Carolina is in
the -slaveholding counties of the West and the
party is subservient to that influence So in the
Union, the North is the Wing stronghold and the
Wing party South is ready to yield to it in every
thing almost.
The vote on the Free Suffrage Bill stood 68 ayes
to AZ noes Of the noes sir are Democrats and hr-
ty-six Wings. OF the 6 Democrats are from ex-
IRENE Western counties where they want to call a
and let the horses vote.
NEWSPAPER DIscoNTINUANcE.-We perceive by an
editorial notice in yesterday issue ofthe Religious
and General Lnteigencer" that in order to build up
more central and official organ of the Baptist de-
and also to aid the family of the late
Editor of the Biblical Recorder the Integencer will
be discontinued and its list merged in that of the
Recorder, which will still be published for the bene-
it of Mrs MEREDITH, under the auspices of the Bap-
list. State Convention. We cannot but approve the
motives which have lead to the discontnuance ofthe
[ntelgencer, while will miss it from our list of
exchanges. Mr. MCDANIEL offers his press and types
or sale. - -~'- - = .-5-t
Of course readers are also aware, that since
he lamented death of Mr. Foor-- the -4esrore ha.
been discontinued until further arrangements may
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Rea7@The Hillsboro Depocrat has been purchased
~ J. W. LANCASTER, Esq, by whom it has been Re-
moved to Graham, the county seat of the,new coun-
y of Alamance, where it is now and will hereafter
be published and edited by him, under the name of
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