Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1852-05-26

t r1. nya mas oeen experienced in calling co.
anela our Constitution, we are determ S.oonVenion
PeIPetoaiiy changing Constitution -'neo 10 have
I'D, III is me proposition Recommended :;
port. mat two succeeding Leuslatursu. IN The Re.
majority of votes, may alter any Dart &c ,Oy bare
oonsl'uton, or any part of the Amendn,o"e present
may De adopted by this Convention or a" which
me Dill OF Rights, consecraed by the principle
Jul ives liberty and property. security of
what reason is given for this procoad;-
majority ought 10 govern. Let us M, hs That
oy iuie generallues. In what sense ouch, ueeelved
10 govern! That the deliberate will If ,t aories
uugnt uitimately to prevail, no one will J People
mat the temporary will of a maioritv . Geny; but
produced by the effervescence of t6a "nch may Be
10 40 aohoteUer ii pLeuses-set up and nnt a ought
sututlons from day TO day-no man can h oo"h Con-
agant as to desire N"'' "e SO extrav
Ii nothing more is needed for the pnrDo.o.
enehI man this brIef maxim, let the maioTu G0T
EN- what becomes of all our checks nm LILY gov
why have facO branches in our LeqisIa, jIoflesl
Judicial establishments WHY trial INV Why
we are to adopt this unfeitered principle Sury! Ii
these establishments! F' why anyot
he would rather live under the rno,,
government on earh than under an unlimi,e 9Spotc
eminent OF numbers. He night escaDe H." @ GOv
one iyIant. out there would be no escaDa nNee Of
multitude of Tyrants. o'edPe from
The provision which the gentleman f1onD g
offers as an amendment to the Renor, nu. sampson
ter on proper footing. He points n PotS The mat.
IN winch Amendments to the Constn,iorn" o manner
after be made and whenever there 10 mdy here
Tor calling the attention of the peonIe -, ~, ground
OBJECT, there would be difficulty in obi S great
favor the call. 0 Legislature TO
1t is well known that the di6cr,t.
some time prevented the late comnroro;. winch for
.he East and the West, arose from ie.ioo oe'"een
1alned oy the East, that the West intended y enter
S9e unfair advantage of the East in the " dhe
ne believed this jealousy to be unfonnded eneht
fore did all in his power tn nroooo,o and there
Dot' II ne should carry home with him da"i;hl
- convention, That majority of two snccos;
legislatures should have the mower of ohane;|e
shn'IG any and every part of the Constitpop So
and 3D. o1Iiseo TO say that he had been dec,rsS
anu ."a' 'he west had bound the East hand orJ sat
ny Inc arrangement now made i, i I"u JU".
1re " est Will have majority of six in rho Homsn
OF commons, and that the East will have n,aior
c VIZ i 'ne SENATE; but from the GROWING incroaso
ere on es. mere can be no doubt this aiori,y will
~ o"s 'dhIsh' and then what is 10 prevent them if
uiSPosed from carrying into effect whatever Man.
VI deg amusement the widest demagopues NAV NV.
Gle the people of the West to favor g.
1hese are " words of truth and soberness -: and
ye' scarcely seventeen years have passed ere the
fearful apPrehensions - of Mr.. CASTOR are baoD.
ming TO be felt by the friends of the basis. He no.
ieVed and hoped and his honored and patriotic assn
clates believed and hoped he did, that this two.
thirds requirement which they inserted in the Consti
tuition, would forever prove barrier 10 "plaps of
aggrandizement" ard sectional aggression; but what
would he say now, if among US as he was then Of
the demand set up by these wild demagogues," that
This taOo-thirds vOte in both houses Of the Rsseb must
yield to the UOice Of bare majority at the baLoBur2
Would he-could he, under such circumstances. re
cognze the Wing party of the State as the conser
vative " and Constitution-abiding paryl No-he
would turn from them with mingled anger and regret;
and he would look to the Democrats as alone CAPABLE
of meeting and managing this question as oughtto
be met and managed, for the good and the welfare of
all interests and sections.
We call upon the people CT North Carolina as they
value their own peace and their dearest interests to
look at these things they are-to discard party in
fuences and disregard partizan appeals and 10 an
nounce, in tones which shall silence these " dema-
gogues" for years to come, that when they demand
the undoubted right of Free Suffrage, of equality
the baIot-box they intend to hare ii, aUirhOut 1.-THE
time aLOcing the great principles (Which their
political and social structure rests, 10 be assaed and
dangered.