Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1852-05-19

We propose at an early day, to state our objec
tons in full to Legislative amendments, Of the Con
+ stitution. -. .. Register.
Il And we propose, at au early day. to lay before ou
readers the Speech Of the Hon. William B. Shepard
delivered in the last Assembly, in favor of amend
ments by Legislative enactment and the subsequent
sanction of the people, the safest, surest, and bes
mode; and we willing that the Register should
take its time in ansa0cring said Speech. In the
meantime quote follows from the IS Debates Of
the Convention of 1885. pages $40, 37l, and 372.
Mr.. Castor said:
sanction the principle, THAT A BARE MAJORITY MAY
AUTHORIZE A CONVENTION; if we do, we shall be
exposed to continual fluctuations. The people have,
it is true, the sacred right OF revoldtion-they possess
the power Of rising in their might, and upturning the
funda mental principles of governments but they can
not do it, unless the emergency is great. Mr. Castor
concluded by saying if the right of bare majority
to call Convention were recognized in the Consti-
tuition, he would not give fig for all the matters
which the Convention had been engaged in adjusting,
since it assembled. Instead Of any permanent regu-
iations, every thing would be afoat and should
have new Constitution every two or three years."
| MI. Meares, on whose motion it was provided that
Convention should be called in future, except by
concurrent vote of two.thirds of both houses Of the
General Assembly. said:
"It might be supposed by some, that he was. in
fuenced by sectional feelings in Introducing this
mendment; but this was not true. All who had OBJ
served his course would admi, that he as little
Liable to the charge Of egisating under the influence
| of sectional views. as any that floor. 1t is
we'll known .ha, large portion of the people of North
Uarolina are in favor of adopting white population
as the basis of representation. He was radically OPP
posed 10 such a basis, and would prefer living under
any republican government, to one recognizing the
| mn Ninln @f kaeSo
sen,aton. To GUARD AGAINST THIS, WAS The
| JEcT OF THIS AMENDMENT"
Mr.. Fisher said:
"F For himself, he was opposed to an easy mode Of
obtaining Convention, and DECIDEDLY PREFERRED
THE PLAN AMENDING THE CONSTITUTION THROUGH
THE LEeIsLATuRE.''
We hope the Register will, cat early day -
the earlier the beter-sate it's objections these
views and opinions Of CASTOR, Meares, and Fisher.
The public will be very apt to be amused, if not m
pressed and taken captive in their feelings and udg
ments, when the contest shall have fully opened be-
tween the opinions Of the Register and those Of these
departed sages and patriots. The Editor of the Re-
gster against the recorded opinions Of Chas. Fisher
William B. Meares, and William Castor!
The STANDARD. We can assure the Editor Of the
Standard, that what Mr.. Mangum thinks about Gen.
| Scott or Mr.. S,anly knows about him, have NO
effect upon our sentiments our course. As to the
prospect that the State Delegates, appointed by the
| Iaie Convention, may drop Fillmore and take up
Scott, do not believe word of it. We trust that
Mr.. Fillmore will be nominated any how-and the
way for the hgs Of North Carolina, and some other
States, to secure that nomination, is plain the
road to market et"-though we will not mention it in
conversation with the Standard he has no part
lot in the matter. We will venture to assert how
ever that following the lead Of Messrs. Mangum and
Stanly will not accomplish the object-for they have
apple cart and 80 stick our foot in it"-as the old
saying is. Our hope is that the members of the
Whig Party will think tor themselues which case
all will be safe. Wilmington ConmerciaL
The Commercial has " hope " that the IS men,
bers of the Whig party will think for themselves,
and thus heal Messrs. Mangum and S,anly, and de-
feat Gen. Scotts nomination. This sounds very we'll,
but it amountsto nothing. Delegates sent to Bal
tmore to oote and not to perpIex {" harmonious Whig
gerry" by too much " Minking"; and Delegates are
very apt, all things duly considered, to cote for the
strongrst man. Gen. Scott is the strongest Wing,
first, because he has the smell Of gunpowder abou,
him; and secondly, because he is the first choice Of
the Wings of the free States. where nearly all the
Whig strength lies. Messrs. Miller and Nash, not
to mention the other Delegates, know all this and
considerably the subject better than we do
and We predict they will be found, at tie proper time,
side by side with Mangum and Stanly, pledging
North Carolina to the support Of Scott. Let Mr..
Loring watch and wait. and he will Is see sights'
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