Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1852-12-15
FREE SUFFRAGE.

On Friday the Sd Of December, 1852 the Free
sHHsre I'LL WAS rejected in the Senate OF North
asina, twenty y-seven Democrats and six Wings
otDr tJr it. thirty four votes, two-thisds OF the
snats being necessary to pass it, and the follow
as Wings against it:
Messrs. Albright, Bynum, Cewper. Gilmer, L.
Jones, Joyner, Kelly, Lane, McCleese, Mitchell,
Palmer, Parks. Richardson. Thompson and Woodd".>
The Speaker Of the Senate, Mr.. Edwards, De-
rsrat, declined to v.te. He might have passed
L .etiI and either one of the above-named Wings
nish. Lave done the same The responsibility rests
iisrtore, on these sixteen Senators.
And in the House, on Wednesday last, the Free
Sufase lii having been offered again, and put
lp5n its fist reading for thIeefifths vote, it was
stctell, the iyowing Wings voting against it:
Nsssrs. AbeI,son. Alfcrd, Anis, Brooks, Caid-
zpl Of Guord. Carmichael. Cherry, Collins, Cook.
Erwin, Eure, Furr, Goodwin. Harris Of Catarrus.
H5eman. Johnson. Jones. Lowry. Miller, Perry,
antas Of Johnston. Shimpock. .Siinons, Smith SPru.
D, Stiles. Teegae. Thnrnburgh, Trip, Turner OF
sdsIl, Walters, Waugh, Whitehurs', and Wiley.
Nr Waugh voted in the negative in order to
e5tsn the right to move to reconsider; which ne
| ILL., and the Ill will again come up for action to-
dayy, Friday
seventy-two votes are required to pass the BILL
Nas three ff;hs OF the whole number Of members.
The same bill is also pending in the Senate.
Ii order that our readers may clearly understand
he matter, We will repeat again the condition IN
vhch the question stands: The Free Suffrage
ILL., which was expected to he PASSED this session.
'Hlured two-thirds vote; and that bill has been
fseated III the Senate. Had it passed, the people
F'uid have voted directly on the question at the
Ids; tut having failed, the bill has been agar
Sa:ted Iii the Commons and Senate. If 1t shouie
pass this Session by the three-ffths vote, it will thel
aand Tor a two-thirds vote in the next Assembly
'us Ii it should fail, the measure will have peer
noTn lack four years-that Is, it will require t~'
ess'ons Of the Assembly to perfect it and suom'
Ito the peo'lc.
Aessrs. Eure, Afford, Goodwin, Simons, STILES
,aa Waters, who voted for the bill on its p;'ssag
Trough tie Commons on the 10Th Of last montE
''ed against it on Wednesday last. Several mem
ss We're absent on the last vote, and some OF tn
'nsss declined to vote. Ten Wings voted for tn
'a On Wednesday last, and fifty-four Democrats
care determined that the people of the Stat
aA know the men who are opposed to this fur
'@asntal principle Of free government; and hcne
have spread out the names. There they are
P'eh vote-a vote against making free whit
I*a equal at the ballot box-would look muc
oaeF On the journals of the British or Canada
~'ament than it does here, in republican Ncr
C''Ena.
We hope the constituents of these men will f
w. !. article away for future use. The struggle
~s great measure will never cease until it t
ttupas; and the longer it is delayed the more p'
y, saa and overwhelming will be the popular ind
'A'n against its opponents. Indeed, the peol
'uld be untrue to themselves and to their post
''A they should fail to call to a reckoning a
'ePudlate, now and hereafter, those who h'
a.: Ie' uampled down great principle and def