The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1852-08-28
North Carolina Poliiics.

The whig journals are laborins 70 show that
the late large majority oh,sined Tor Reid. M.
democratic candidate for Governor. is no, A dem.
ocrst'c triumph. il WAS. say they. simply the
triumph Of free suffrage Reid was a rea,ou.
advocate for universal suiIIsge in the state e.ee
tons; the idea took with the people us North
Carolina, and they carried REID into tie Execu.
tive chair with sort of rush
Suppose all this to be true t.e election ofMr
Reid Is none the lees democratic triumph Tho
doc;rine Of free suffrage is an article in the dem.
o0ralle creed; while it is every where the VIII,
party who support the policy Of restrictions on
the right OF suffrage, freehold qualifications. u
long residence Of the voter in the place where b.
chooses to exercise political rights, aud all other
eNpedients To- make voters few in number, and
create sort of arlstocracy in the communty an
the extensions Of the right OF suffrage in ans uf
the states have been effected BY the democratic
party, In the state Of New York the democrats
have all along been the enemies Of these restrie.
tions, and have shaken them off one by one, after
hard struggles with the aristocratic PARTY. North
Carolina, at later period, is going through the
same process. democratic principle is rro.
claimed the democratic spirit is aroused, aud. IN
consequence, democratic candidate is elected,
and 1t this be not democratic triumph, there IL
nothing which can be called by that name.
~ NtHh' says the IfiyHrt, Mr. herr ltl6
candidate for Governor] "avowed himself wi.
ling to see free suffrage es,ab shed by couvea.
ton, instead Of being Immediately enacted b.
the legislature. Inasmuch as the legislature of
North Carolina have the power TO make tue
change, the people naturally regard the formality
OF calling convention as trick to delay the re-
form, and get rid Of it, il possible. 1t is the uni
rersni erped'ent Of Practised politicians when
'hey see that question is pretty certain to he
decided against them either In delibera,va
body at the polls, TO exert themselves undlr
some plausible pretext for its postponement. II
tha question Of free suffrage is 10 be settled Ly
convention, Nm act of the legislature must frL
be passed TO authorize the convention the mea.
sure must be considered and debated mcaus
may be found to postpone il to another wear {
II should be passed at last, there would be room
for an attempt to elect to the convention ma.
Jority of delegates unfriendly to universal sui.
hage, or at least in favor Of retaining some rem.
nant OF the oldrestrictions. The people ofNorrh
Carolina distrusted those who pretended this
conditional and distinct friendship fer universal
suffrage, Mr.. Kerr among the rest. and ga7e their
votes accordingly.
1t is childish to pretend that the moral effect Of
the election in North Caro,ina will not be in future
favorable to the denrcratic party in that sta,e
The triumph Of the democratic candidate md Of
the principle Of free suffrage are considered there
as identical. The Legislature will probably now
grant the desire Of the people so distinctly er.
pressed fit should not, the wiigs will natura
ly be held responsible, and will fall into still
greater unpopuarIty. If it shonld, a class II
men will be admitted 10 the right If suiiraga
who, generally in all states, vote with the demo.
cratic party, and who Will be apt to femcmler
to whom they are Indebted for the recognition of
their political rights.-N Y Post.