Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-12-17
- From the Raleigh Standard.

On Fridays the 3D. of December, 1852, the Free
Suffrage bill was rejected in the Senate of North Ca
rolina twenty seven Democratsand six Wings voting
for it. ithrty-four votes, two-thirds of the Senate
being necessary 10 pass It, ana the following h'gs
against il :
Messrs Albright, Bynum Cowper, Gilmer, T. F. Jones'
Kelly Lane Mecl . Mitchell Palmer Parks
The Sneaker Of the Senate, Mr.. Edwards, a Demo-
crat. declined to vote. He mig ht have passed the
bill: and either one of the above named Wings
might have done the same The responsibility rests
/ therefore on these sixteen Senators. .
| And in the House. on Wednesday last the Free
Suffrage bill having been offered again. and put up
on its first reading for threeffths vote, 1t was re-
iected, the following Wings voting against it
ford Carmichael Cherry Collins Cook Erwin Eure Furr
Goodwin, Harris of Ca6arrus Holeman, Johnson, Jones'
d MILES p reTy se Teague
Turner of lrede Waters, Waugh Whtehust and Wiley
Mr. Waugh voted in the negative IN order TO oo-
tain the risht to move to reconsider; which he did,
and the bill will again come up for action to-day
Friday.
Seventv-two votes required pass the bill be-
; ing thrce-ffths of the whole number of members
The same bill is also pending in the Senate.
In order that readers may clearly understand
the matter, we will repeat again the condition IN
u which the question stands: The Free Suffrage bill
which expected to passed this session. requir
ed two-thirds vote and that bill has been defeated
in the Senate. Had it passed, the people would have
Il voted directly the question at the pols but nav
ing failed the bill has been again started in thu
/ Commons and Senate If it should pass this session
by the three fftbs vote, it will then stand for TWO
thirds vote in the next Assembly but If 1t shoul
% fail the measure will have been thrown back lou
) yeers-that is it will require two sessions OF the As
y, sembly to perfect it and submit it to the people
~ Messrs Eure, Afford, Goodwin, Simons, Stiles an
as Waters who voted for the bill its passage thr'
p' the Commons on the 10th of last month voted a
G. gainst it on Wednesday last. Several members wer
i'll absent on the last and of the Wings dt
" clined to vote. Ten Wings voted for the Dill
IN Wednesday last, and ffty-fou Democrats,
~ We are determined that the people OF the STA
shall know the men who opposed to this tund
les mental principle of free government and hence
have spread out the There they are! Sue
w. a yote-a vote against making free white men equ,
DIN at the ballot box-would look much better on Il
journals of the British Canadian Parliament thf
30 it does here. in Republican North Carolina go
'eS We hope the constituents of these men Will 4
TO this article away for future use. The struggle I
this great measure will until it triumph
and the longer ii is delayed the more profound a
gut overwhelming will be the popular Indignation
gainst its opponents. Indeed, the people would
er Untrue to themselves and to their posterty if tn
should fail to call to reckoning and to repud'a
Beo now and hereafter, those who have thus trampl
us down great principle and defed their will.