Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1852-06-02

the use of slang, sectional appeals and misepresen
ation, but by stating facts and arguments addressed
TO their reason and understanding. If the voice of tn.
people is to be heard, the Democrats insist that i,
shall be uttered according to- the forms of the Con
stitution; the Register insists that majority sha
stand for tvothirds rather force two-thirds vote
In the Assembly, direct violation of the Constitution
This is the issue, and this the difference.
IN another part of the same article the Register
says: - 80.
"for ourselves, we answer, in reply to this ques.
tlon that the decision of the people should be obey
ed in this matter. In the first place, it will not be
denied that many, very many. of the people of the
State are looking forward to, and desiring amendments
of our State Constitution. That majority of the
people in favor of such amendments or for any
amendments at all. it is not 70: US to say"
"1t is not for US 10 say" whether the people de-
sire "any amendments at all ~. Why, has the Ed
tor never heard of the measure of Equal Suffrage
Does he not knoo that the people have demanded and
intend to have that! Does he not know that they
pronounced for it in the election of Gov. Reid and
that passed the last Assembly, in obedience to their
wishes, by three-ftths vote? Surely he does, and
yet he presumes far upon their ignorance as to al
tempt to conceal and smother these things up! The
Register talks abou dctation " and charges that the
friends of political equality the ballotbox, are op
posed to consulting the people to what they want
What stuff is this Why the people hare been consult
ed in this matter, from the very first The whole his
tory of this movement for Equal Suffrage shows that
it has been the peoples movement and now, after
the measure has been put fairly the road to sue
cess, and only lacks The approval Of the next Assem-
bly, and the popular sanction a, the polls, to become
part of the Constitution, find this organ of Fed
erasm opposing and endeavoring to defeat it. II is
the Register ,Ohieh to dictate to the people, and
not the Democrats. That paper would have them un-
do their work-t tells them they are in error in
their deliberate action heretofore taken and demands
that they that action and be guided, for the
future, by its wisdom and sagacity. Is not this
And what is this but " dictation ~ What is it but
impudence and arrogance of the worst stamp?
Bear in mind, people of North Carolina, that Johr
Kerr, the Wing candidate for Governor, is in favor
of the Resolution above copied in relation to Con-
vention; and that David S. Reid is in favor of the
following, adopted by the late Democratic State Con-
vention
That the Constitution of this State having pro-
vided for its amendment by legislative enactment,
and Mreeths of both houses Of the last General As
sembly having voted for the of Free Suffrage,
in favor Of re-airDing it BY the next General
Assembly, and of its subsequent approval by the peo
die, SO as to make it part of said Constitution. -
That we are for holding sacred the Federal basis
of apportioning Representatives among the several
States and against changing the present basis of
representation in the Senate and House of Commons
of this State" :" Ill.,.