Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1852-10-06
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and fullest proof 70 the contrary proof which, w.
venture to asserf has sassed every fairminded man
either party in North 70 charge
Gov Graham with having opposed the giving Of the
Election OF Governor to the People. Regisser.r
The Standard charges only what is true and the
Register knows It. w hils a member Of the House
of Commons Of North Carolina, in 1884, Willians
A. Graham, the Soott-Seward candidate for the
Vice Presidency, voted against giving to the peo-
pie the right to elect their Governor; and for proof
of this fact we refer to Commons journal of that
session, page 22o: .s.;,s = s.,s I
The ercuse offered by the Seward journals for
this vote Of Mr. Graham, is, that he was very anx
ious to get such bill through the Assembly as
would ensure change in the basis Of representa-
ton; and that, in his anxiety to accomplish this
object he voted to strike out the feature Of the bill
giving the election of Governor to the people, in
the hope Of securing for the bill the vote Of the
Hon. David Outlaw, an Eastern member-Mr. OUT
law being opposed to the election Of Governor by
the people. MIR. Outlaw, it is intimated, was ex-
pected to vote for the bill, provided the clause in
relation to the election of Governor should be
stricken out. But we give this ercuse in the lam
guage of the Hillsborough Recorder, Mr.. Grahams
home organ:
sit was at this stage of the business, when con.
sidering this substitute, that Mr.. Outlaw moved to-
strike the section providing for the election Of the
Governor of the State by the free white men theeof
which motion decided in the negative, by vote
OF IS to "a.
Tho result of tho action OF the last session, and ap
pearances now rendered it extremely doubtful wheh-
the bill could be urged through 1t therefore
a matter of much importance to gain friends. It
should be recolIected that the great object for which
the movement was made, was to obtain equaza-
tion Of representation and as MI. Outlaw and some
others had expressed willingness to submit to this
amendment, but were opposed to alteration in the
mode Of elecng the Governor, was it not an act Of
prudence reconcile them, f by the sacrifice Of the
less they could secure from defeat the impor-
tant measure of reform! 1t was with this object in
view that Mr.. Graham voted in the affirmative Mr..
Outlaws notion
This, then, was the bargain between Mr.. Gra-
ham and Mr. Outlaw-Mr Outlaw was to vote for
the bill if this clause about the Governors election
should be stricken out Mr. Graham voted with
Mr.. Outlaw to strike out--the vote to strike out
did not prevail-it was lost, yeas IS, nays "a and
then Mr.. Outlaw (see Commons journal, page 22e)
voted against the whole bill Is not this astrange
record? Did not Mr.. Graham knoao, before this
vote was taken, that the House would not strike
out And knowing this, does not his vote to strike
out show, at least, indifference g. his part, not to
say contempt, for the popular power Whist
would sincere friend to popular rights have said
and done on such an occasion! He would have
said: Mr.. Outlaw, am very anxious to pass this
BILL account of the present inequality of repre-
sentation, and should be gratfed to have you
support it; but am satisfied, from ny knowledge
of the feelings and principles of the members Of
this House, that the condition you require will not
be complied with. The House will not strike out
the clause giving the election Of Goves7or to the
people and as am honestly in favor Of that clause,
and do not wish yield it except for much great
benefit to my constituents, and which can be OBJ
tanned only by thus yielding, cannot consent as
matter Of form, to record my vote to strike
out Would not this have been the language and
such the course OF a sincerce friend Of pupulae
rights &c. .. .
The Scott-Seward journals will seek in vain to
excuse this VOTE There it is on the record and
there stands William A. Graham asking the very
men to vote for him for the second Office in the
country whom he endeavored to deprive, by his
vote, of the plain and undoubted right to vote for
Governor!