Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1852-08-04
Proof Conclusive, from Whig as
aCeu as Democratic sOasrces, that
John Kerr Is for an Ol0e,s Con-
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We invite public attention to the following un-
Questionable tacts going to prove that John Kerr,
he Scott candidate for Governor, is for an open,
unrestricted Convention.
The Greensborough Patriot, Wing paper, in
is notice on the 10th July of the discussion in that
place between Messrs. Reid and Kerr, says:
" Mr.. Kerr most distinctly declared himself fr a
called according to the provisions of the
would and ought to the constitutional number
Of the Assembly to effect it-that this the true
Doctrine"
The Mountain Banner of July 81, says:
eve have been told by gentleman who resides
in Marion that Mr. Kerr there said, he said here,
that it elected Governor he would recommend to the
Legislature to pass law submitting to the people to
say whether they desire Convention. Gov. Reid
remarked that that the first time he had heard
such declaration, and enquired how it that it
was then first mentioned to which Mr.. Kerr replied
that he had been requested by political to say
SO!"
The same paper, of the same date, in its notice
of the discussion between Gov. Reid and Mr.. Kerr
in Rutherfordton, says:
"Mr. Kerr said that it elected he would recommend
to the Legislature pass law for submitting to the
people to say whether they wanted Convention
and if majority of them voted for Convention he
said the Legislature bound to COLL one.''
In addition to this, we now repeat what we
stated in our last, that E9- Mr.. Kerr declared in
Rutherfordton that if elected Governor he would
recommend the taking Of the popular vote on Con-
vention or no Convention that if majority voted
in favor of calling Convention, he should recon-
mend the calling of Convention; and that if the
General Assembly should refuse to obey the voice
of amajority, he would tell the members they usur-
ped sovereignty and violated popular rights. -ET
At GreensborouG h Mr.. Kerr declared, as we have
already proved by Wilson S. Hill and Others, that
whoever in the Legislature should vote against
bill for Convention, after majority of the people
of the State had voted therefor, aristocrat,
and no republican" And we have, also, the
EE testimony of Mr.. Gimer and his co-signers,
Wings, to the fact that Mr.. Kerr declared himself
in Greensborough, "for Convention called ac-
cording to the provisions Of the Constitution, the
people being first consulted on the question at the
polls"-that is, a two-thirds vote of the Assembly
as the result of the action or vote Of bare ma
iority .&T The certificate of Mr.. Gil,ner and
Others, here referred to, may be found in the Raj
eigh Register of the 2lst July.
But in addition to these proofs, already conclu-
sive and overwhelming, we have other and further
proofs, which we take from the Raleigh Register OF
the 2sth July, the organ Of the Wing leaders OF
the State. A Correspondent Of that paper, writing
from Rutherfordton under date July 20, says:
"He [Mr. Kerrl was in favor Of submitting it to
the peope to say whether they were satisfied with
r,he Consti,u,ion1 or not; and when submitted to
| them, HE WOULD VOTE FOR CONVENTION"
Again, another Correspondent Of that paper
writing from Marion, Mcdowell, under date July
16, says Mr. Kerrspoke as follows there on the sub
iect of Convention: .
.He said he had no objection to the extension o.
the privilege Of voting for Senator to all those NJ
now have the privilege of voting for Commoner
but he did object to the mode of amendment pro
posed, viz Legislative enactment-that his oP,nior
s that all amendments to the Constitution shouid o
made bv Convention-that in the present state o
;hinps in North Carolina, when different and various
propositions to amend the Constitution appear 20 o
desired, by large and highly respectable portions o
our citizens, it is duty OF the Legislature to pass
law and submit the question directly to the Peop"
to vote for Convention or no Convention; and !!
majority of the State wanta Convention. that Il fhe
beeome. the mural and political duty the Leg.'la"r
to call ConrentiOn in the constitutional mooe-tna Ia
if elected Governor he shall call the attention Of th
Leeisatre TO the subject and recommend the Passag
of law to submit the question 10 the PeoP'e' d"
that he should cote for Conuent'on.
The foregoing extracts, we repeat may oe 'ouh'
in the Raleigh Register Of 2sth July, 1852.
We have now proved, first, from the Greensbor
ough Patriot, a Wing paper, that Mr.. Kerr "a's
t;nctlv declared himself fora Convention" IN tina
place we have proved, secondly, from the Noun
tain Banner, Democratic paper, that Mr.. her
lcame out for a Convention both at Marion an
Rutherfordton, and said, if elected Governor h
would advise the Legislature to take the necessar
steps to call one, provided majority OF the pee
ple should vote for it we have proved, thirdly,
Wilson 8. Hill and others, that Mr.. Kerr said,
Greensborough, that if majority Of the peop
shoud vote for Convention, that member OF tn
Assembly, no matter from what County he m'gi
: come. who should vote against it, would be "a
ar;stocrat. and no republican,; we have prove'
fourtblv. by Mr.. Gimer and others, Wings, that M
Kerr declared himself in Greensborough " for
Convention we have proved, filthy, by the III
ze;oh Reqister of July 2sth, that Mr.. Kerr sal'
in Rutherfordton, "he would vote for a ConVe'
ton; and we have proved, sixthly, and lastl
bv the same paper of the same date, that Mr.. Ne
said in Marion, it was ''the duty ofthe Legislature
mass q law and submit the question directly to tt
, neonle to vote for Convention or no Convention
if a majority should vote for it, it "ou'
then become the moral and political duty of tt
Ao,slature to call it" that if elected Governo
be should call the attention of the Legislature
the subject and recommend the passage OF la
to submit the question to the people and tina
az one Of the people, "he should rote for Co'