Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1852-04-07

next election which is to epace on Tuesday, the
End of November. The Assembly of this State,
which alone has the power make this change will
not meet, in due course, until the third Monday
OF November; and it would appear, therefore, ndis-
pensable that that body should be convened at an
earlier period than usual. The number of votes
to which the State will be entitled could not have
been known to the last Assembly, to Gov Manly
when he delivered his message to that body, or to
Gov. Reid when he into office, or afterwards
during the period the Assembly was in Session; and
indeed that funconary has yet been informed Of
fcialy of the number, by the Department at WASH
ington. Other States, however, preparing to act
under the census of 1850. The parties in PENN
syvania claiming the additional Elector which
that State will be entitled and the following Reso-
lutions the subject adopted by the late Dem
ocratic Convention of Virginia, with The expectation
that the Wing Convention would take a similar view
Of the subject:
ResolUed, That under the law of 1872, and the
construction placed it by all the departments of the
government State and federal, for sixty years, and the
unofficial returns of the late census known to this
committee, the State of Virginia will not be entitled
to more than Is electors in the next presidential cleo
ton.
Resoiued That should the law of 1872 be so amend
ed or the official returns Of the vary from
those before US, ente the State II cleo
tors the central committee be authorized and required
to appoint two electors for the State at large"
If should be found indispensable call extra
session of our Assembly, 10 convene that body at
an earlier period than usual, we have no doubt the
Governor will in due time submit the matter 10 the
Council of State, and that proper action will be taken.
Up to 1886 we had annual sessions of the Legis-
lature and therefore extra session would have been
fropr A.1 a. had hao
change in the number of the States Electoral votes,
for the plain reason that the Assembly, meeting SO
frequently, could have foreseen the change
foresee it, and acted accordingly.
1t is provided by the amended Constitution, article
first, sections first and third that the Senatorial Dis
,rcts shall be laid off and the members of the Com
mons apportioned, the first session Of the Assembly
after the year ls4I. and afterwards, at lis first session.
after the year 1851" and then every twenty years
thereafter, &C. IT, the old Assembly should be con
vened would i; not therefore, be incumbent upon that
body thus to lay off and appor,ion! How, indeed,
conld the Constitutional I'M junction. be avoided And
if So was the old or present Assembly elected with
this view 10 this question there can be but
swer-it not; but the next Assembly will be
chosen with reference this well as other duties
Again, will the Of service of members of the
new members shall have been chosen If So itwould
be necessary, if the old Assembly should be
vened, to convene it before the August election !
Would it not them be advisable to convene the new
Assembly? And if so, might that body be called
together at such time would enable it take every
necessary step in relation the Electoral Districts
and then go forward and conclude the business of the
session. Might not the called session run into the
regular session, and thus the expense of mileage?
The Assembly, it strikes US, might be convened
some time in September-say the Sd or 4th Monday :
and all the business, GncludRg the Electoral Disrics)
which should come regularly before it, might be dis
patched, and the members might to their homes
before Christmas.
We have doubt that Gov. Reid will give 10 the
whole subject the fullest consideration and re-
peat our to the people of the State that if
he should find a called session indispensable. he " i'll
submit the matter the Council, who, in conjunction
with himself, will take such action may be deemed
advisable and proper.