The Hillsborough recorder., 1852-02-04

Usltcd STATES Senators
n. B-rJ- MN. . Distinguished hvyer and
p..li,i,ieiss al CIV q N~w ORLEANS. and d.
eiird wlis. has hrrn rsrrsed IS The I.esislsissv
II I.sui-i.a.. o.. 8, srnsles Gar N yea. frss.
tie i,h .f March Issa, isPIarr ef Mr. Downs.
Who's term will ,hea ~zlsac. M
Th~ 2 syeiir.i e Oh~ rvef ssy, thst NJ. Benj.-
min !. q naive sfsh.s ssws. We ~am .lss sLss
shs ssas.~ 49, ks~ Ken,srLy. Ns passs. !.
sssiisv 4 C.swrli csuaaay. in tsi~ State.
Ths H.a- r. N. T. Hsslss hss h~sn w-~s~c:-
ed. A-ns'ss IA cs~srrs- from the = .sr u vH-
gina, ~isL.ai srrioas srroi,ion.
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Free auHrnre- "A Cssyenssen, kc.
n ~in l~ -s~n ~ sk< Pr~h.ssi~s q Gssrr-
nse Reid. which has srprssrd in the Recorder
fr several weeks that the bilI iar smending The
C~nssiiuSca sf slsis sssis. hy ssikias sui The
fi~~-hdd qusks~sssa tos sss~~ IN sis srnzse.
having passed the Legislature 81 lhr last srssiou
By m.jssisy sf ihrrs-sshs sfshe whslr nun,ler
af members Of hssh Hsu~-, ,nsss pas al tiss
nert sesian hy vss~ sf twetlisd~, and ilen hr
ssiihed by the Pesple leisre il can I~cen'e rsst
of the Constitution. .Jhc quessicus involved in
chi. proposition must, therefore. enter lsrsrly in-
o. the csn,ss- sns msmstn q the ner, I.rsi-la-
iuse. In scase srcsions the rnposed change ~iII
he ~srmly oppssrd . wrong in rsinciPIe, aud
ilse esa,ea will he kx pseseriar the ccnssiiu.
iion in,s~s. In rshess sh~ osrscvs win h. 40 10
che hest m.sl~ sf making the sm~miusent, whr-
ther hy Legislative ensctmeni az Ivy canseu-
sisn. And in oshrrr ~siIl, rsssy rsiie'y of qurs-
sisar, embracing ihe slssve ~ we'll o. many 9th
~ sr~rikc sascnd,peu,. TO the Constitution. viii
he DISCUSSED n large. And what The rerult of The
whsle ssy be. can only l'r tnswn when the ner,
Legislature assemblies. In our sIiaion the ques-
ton .hould lie confined entirely to The canvass
Cor mrmh~n of the Legislature. Il fsII4 property
Ia she line Of th<ir duty in their legislative caps-
city. Tie Governor has no more power ORR il
than . private ei,izsn--he can only recommend
ms.-ures Coz she sciion Of the I<gsis,urs--snd
We do M, see the propn~,y Of running csndi.
date far pasi of such dignity. upon quesiiu
az this k,nd. mersig 10 try he sircngfh cf fhs
opposing parties. Indeed, J, would le sImosl
impas.ihls even to olt ain that much by such :
coursc, as great many other quesiis'as wouk
necessrily be mixed up with this, and 50 innu
ence the result. thai no one would I've aile TO tel
far which side the victory should he declared.
Fa lhese ressms Ne do MT think il exTc.ien
ih.l ,lr Whig Convention should nominate I
esndslale '.~h ho shall lin the language Of ou
friends Of ll,e Gresnslorongh Pa,rios,l speak ou
hoslIy. in every corner Of the State, ss an advo
rz,e of f~c Convention TO rrform the Consii
tu,ion" 0ih~r reasons might I've added, which
arc Of great weight in themselves, hui We Galea
90 press them al present. We will simply state
for i,ssa,ce. The Objection that "sn advocaie q
Convention will lr expected 10 point out SIC
ciic amendments which are ncrded, else VIII.
"atvocs,e' . Convention! And We have u
notion of nominating esndida,e To canvass ,h
State In onlcr to produce, IN the minds of Il,
people, dissatisfaction with our Constitution
which VIC l-lieyc to I've, taken as whole, the ve
" bca in the Union.
6ut ihe,e is one position We are willing 10 &C
the Wing party assume, aud that is-aprsi,io
10 all amendments To the Constitution by I.egi'
iaiivs rnacimrnt. II the Constitution must b
amended, let il 10 done hy Convention.
These views are definite enough. We ihinI
and will prc.rnt "pIa,form" upon which .
Wings can stand.