Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-12-03
THE WILMINGTON JOURNAL.
The Legislature Of north Carolina.

The Legislature Of North Carolina.
This body has already been in session going on to
two months, without having effected, fer, any of
the great measures of public policy for which the
people look to it. How far it may have progressed
in the initiatory steps, ii is impossible to say Nom
inally Democratic on joint ballot, the election of
United States Senator of that party-one of the great
objects to which we labored so hard to carry
the majority on joint ballots jeopard:sed if not
rendered impossible, by the arring of cliques, and
the maneuyres of selfish adventurers while the
great body of the party-the heart and soul, and
bone and sinew of the party, finds its efforts thwar
ted. and its choice defeated by few turbulent spir
It's, who as in 1872 would rather stir up dissenson
in the ranks, and if possible, in by any hook
crook than not in at all. These machi-
nations were defeated in 1842-we hope they will
lie defeated now. The great fault then was, tina,
the machinator was not marked. Had the ndepen-
dent Democratic press done its full duty then,
would have been saved this trouble no1U. The pow
of independent press, seeking the good of its
qchole party and above all cliques and dictations
easily be appreciated, its value overesti
mated. We hope that it will be brought to bear
upon the present crisis What is the use of our toll
ing and working to secure majority, if that ma
jority is to be split up by ambi dextrous wre-work
ers, and the able, popular and sound nominee of the
party for Senator be defeated by the abstraction of
portion of the forces which should sustain him. We
are plain-spoken because We like to be so, and the
occasion calls for it.
We are now speaking as Democrats, of the action
of the Democratic members of the General Assem-
bly,, and not discussing the issues between the Dem
ocratic and Wing parties and it's therefore, enough
for fO
OF the distribution of the proceeds of the pubic lands
has been, and is an issue between the two parties ;
and thatthe Democrats have always opposed it, We
find that Hon. Romulus NJ. Saunders, of Wake, has,
in The House of Commons, openly and directly taken
ground in favor of the Of the plausibiy
of his arguments we say nothing. Mr.. Saunders is
a plausible and able MN, and no doubt brought all
his plausibiIity and power to the defence of these
':sound Wing sentiments as the Raleigh Register
of the 9th terms series of resolutions introduced
by that gentleman. MIR Saunders doctrines and
positions may be very good Wing doctrines and po-
sitons, or they may be any thing else but Democrat
ic they are not The thing stands as it stands. We
await the issue.
The Free Suffrage bill has passed the House by
the Constitutional majority. We do hope that it
will pass the Senate No party we think, will take
tHc Elek Vi ueledthS u 10 Oo0"u ~ pass 0OiH0
le and may as well go through now, as after a
further struggle.
The last Legislature passed Act for new re-
vision of the Statutes, and in accordance with that
Act, Gov. Reid appointed B. F. Moore Asa Bggs
and R. NJ. Saunders, to make such revision They
should have reported to the present Legislature. but
it seems that Mr.. Saunders is not ready with his
share, so that no report will be made, and conse
qucntly that work will not deyolve upon this Legis
lature.
We hope that neither party will try to get the
advantage of the other in the appotlonment OF Con-
gressona Districts The fact that there will be an
e7eH number of districts will suggest an even divis-
ion, which would be about fair.
There will be little or no difficulty in apportion
ing the members of the House of Commons for the
law LAYS all that down but the laying off of Sena-
torial Districts will be matter of much more labor
and difficulty, and will require every man to keep
mis- eyes open We want no advantageous gouging
pro or con.
What, with Senator and Judge of the Supreme
Court to elect; the Free Suffrage bill to be finally
acted upon numerous projects Of Internal Improve
unent, and Judicial Reform to be disposed of-the
reorganization Of the School System to be debated
if no more and the several apportiontments to bt
made it is hard to tell when the Legislature will ad
iourn. Heaven send that when it does adjourn it
acts may give that satisfaction to its masters-th
people, of which, at present. we see little prospect