The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1851-05-14

arse 81 TIE question ~ an open W.
Fentinn.
Our friend Of the Register. in his sin
cere anxiety fnr the success Of the
Wing party. Of which he is - able and
faithful an advocate. suggests course
which we conceive puts IN jeopardy the
success both Of the Wings and Of the
Convention men Of the State. A Wing
candidate whose mouth shall be closed
on the Convention question. and who
will.enly feel himself at liberty TO say.
" Il am willing to leave IL 10 the people
to say whether they desire conven-
tion or not" will meet but cool reosp-
fi0a in the West. We want no more
temporizing upon these questions touch,
ing the constitution. We want the Con-
ventioa question tested--nct question
where no candidate is at all interested
but tested over the head Of a candi- |,
date who is able to Develop all the ele-
ments Of popular inquiry and inresti-
CATION. We want a candidate-(if he
is Wing, all the better)-who will
boldly thunder forth the arguments on
this question in the East and the West
ON the seaboarl and among the noun
tains-arousing The irhoie people Of the
STATE to the speedy contamination of
constitutional reform by Convention
chosen for that purpose by themselves.
Ii must-it will come 10 this, and we
see no use in tempurizing and delaying
the issue.
Reference is made in the above TO llf views Of
the Register; and TIA, The subject may be fully
before ou readers, We cory q portion or the Re
gis,er's article. as follows:
J, Hhai then as Hhigs should IRE do?
Some of our brethren Of the West
, have said, they will support no man foT
. Governor or any other public Officer
who will not Internationally pledge
himself for ni unrestricted Convention.
Whether this be the general sentiment
of the West we are unable to say, but
. it is evidently at present, the determi-
nation of many, and they are respecta-
BILE. individuals.
Well, in the mean while, most OF
; our brethren Of the East say, they can
h not and will not adopt such pledge OF
= vote for a man who runs Under such q
. pledge.
) Now, it is evident-it is as plain, as
a the sun at noon day, that IL This plan /,
!. persisted in, the Wing party will be de-
!. ifeated-oyerwhelmed in the next Stat,
!. election. IL cannot be otherwise, ant
! no sane man can for moment believ,
: that the Democratic party intend fol
~ lowing such an example of politica
!. suicide--cutting itself in twain, upon
Id question Of State policy. They hav
Sc already reconciled their difference.
ed and have agreed TO let all such quei
IN tons encounter the same ordeal TIN
81. /" Free Suffrage" has passed througl
ar Upon this platform they stand. G'
r,) Democrats to vote for Wing for q
,at vernon, indeed Induce them to desc
lie their party and vote against their nom
nee to help carry out any great plan
- State policy, however much they ma
]. desire it ! Ncyer-neuer! They ma
!. huzza for the policy, but they will voI
4 for their men-iust as they damne
~ (msay Of tacm) Free Suffrage" an
an still electioneered aud voted for Rel
nd He must indeed be a green horn wi
20 expects to make any thing out ola d.
pm mocrat in this way!
But the principles Of the Wing part
We are worth preserving and perpetuatin
Id They are necessary for the prosperii
); and safety of the country. They a
Of time honored principles. The flag upt
X which they are inscribed has been borl
IL aloft by noble hands guided by mob
or hearts. Are we willing to dash avn
To- these principles, now in the midst
IS our Country's peril? Are we dispose
u to drag down into the dust this flag,
of the verv moment, above all others,
lst should be flying high into the breez
on to encourage the patriots of the lal
to who are battling for the Union of the
raj States? We cannot bring ourselves
he such a conclusion. Then let us he
in, all such differences as may exist up'
we sectional, local, State questions, and
lit. forth to contend againsta common en-
- my to our cause
ow And cannot this be done witho
ca jeopardizing the rights or interests
tu- any section in reference to these OUT
hat lions of Constitution reform! We mt
cir earnestly insist that it can-unless su
led an intolerant spirit prevails in one s.
ton as requires a yielding OF zee
les thing in opinion OF principle ON
on part of the other. This is a popa
tie. Government. We profess to bow to
{ will of the People. If the East wa
tie, any thing in the way Of polltical rig,
,rm against the will of the People, it
/ of wrong, and cannot bear the test OF
"a animation and trial. Ii the West
ect- mands any thing against that will, !
ma equally wrong. Why then cannot tn
eel sections agree to let the People act
e a umpire to settle the difference betw
,,re- them? Who will it injure? WI
this rights will be trodden down by it? y