Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1852-05-12
THE CONSISTENCY OF wH1GGERY.

RESOLUTIONS
adopted by the late Whig Convention held IN this
Tariff for protection and National Bank
At the Whig Convention in this place, in Decem.
ber, 1s43. the following Resolutions were adopted:
ResolOed, That for collecting and discussing the
public revenues-for facilitating and equalizing ex.
changes. and for furnishing a currency of uniform
vsiue, National Bank is and has been Ito the gov
ernment and people Of the Union,) aconvenient pro-
per. and necessary instrument and therefore
Resolued That such an institution, with the safe
guards and improvements in it's organization which
experience has Suggested ought to be estabshed by
Congress-" .....-
Again, in 1916, the Convention Of the Wings of
this State adopted the following Resolution:
Resolued, That the Wings Of North Carolina are
most decidedly opposed to that scheme of finance,
commonly called the Sub-Treasury, which has been
90 repeatedly and sgnally rejected by the people
istration is again endeavorng 70 force upon us.''
Both these Conventions also took ground for a
"prosective Tariff.
upon the Wings to rally for Mr. Clay upon the fol-
lowing among other grounds: .-....-
''Remember that Henry Clay is in favor of fair
and just protection to American industry.
Remember that he 10 in favor of one Presidential
term.
Remember that he is in favor Of sound, well-reg.
ulated, national currency. .
Remember that he is in favor Of restricting tho
Veto power to proper limit"
Where are the Wings of this State now upon these
issues? If the leaders still for National Bank,
protective Tariff, the one-term principle, the restrc
tion Of the Veto power and against the Independent
Treasury, why did they not declare in their late
Convention!
No one now advocates openly National Bank.
The country is rrospering, without such hsti,u-
ton, beyond all former example-the exchanges are
low, and in healthy conditon-and the State Banks,
generally well-managed as they are, have answered
every purpose in the way Of currency and sound
circulating medium. The present Tariff, based
principles. but aording incidental protection
all Tariffs must s operating 10 the satisfaction Of
a vast majority Of the people; and but few ia any
section found favor it's alteration, the impo-
sition of higher the aboring classes Of the
country. These are facts, we'll known to all and yet
the Whig leaders of this State had not the manIi-
ness to come forward in their late Convention and
confess them, and manifest willingness to stand by
things as they Party pride controlled them, and
they silent The policy Of their adversaries
tood forth before them, vindca'ed most triumphant.
" by experence-hy tests. the soundness Of which
no one can doubt; but party spirit sat upon their
judgments and sealed their tongues.
Wehope the people. du ring the ensuing campaign
will compel these leaders to show their hands. 1t 10
important that should be known whether they are tor
or against the measures above alluded to. Silence
num- will do; for who doubts but these lead
ers, if they had Wing Congress and Whig Pre-
sident, would not at once 60 to work and fas'en
National Bank and protective Tariff upon the coun-
try! "The price Of liberty is eternal vigilance"
"JUsT RIGHT"
The Greensborough Patriot, one of the organs of
the advocates of an open Convention, and known 70
be against the present basis Of representation in the
Legislature. Is .asiyied so;M the action @ tie late
Wig Convention on the subject. That paper says:
s.Those who shared with Us in anxious forebod-
nps for the results of the Convention will now share
our satisfaction in perusng the proceedings. The
large majority of delegates from the Eastern por-
,ion of the State, where. from previous Indications
we had to look for little mag nanmity questions OF
State reform yet have they distinctly and formally
recognized the Reform Convention issue in the can
vass for Governor. Though all is no, done that we
could wish.-quite as much has been done az we
could expect. The great principle for which we have
con,ended-,he right and power and proPrety OF the
people to exercise full primary control over their own
fundamental I8W6-OdS OeeO
pa,c dis.nctness which puts the matter at ease 90
far as the Wings of the State are concerned. The
principle being esiablished we have no fear OF prdc
ticai results The people of North Carolina at
progressive, vet conservative point OF their polica
history where we have full faith, they will manage
the question of constitutional reform just right.
The :. principle having been recognized, says th'
Patriot, 1--WE have no fear Of practical results. >
Those practical results are to be, Of course, ar
of aho hooia anAan al
tablishment of the principle Of free white population
as against taxation and federal population. In tn
mean time Equal Suffrage, treated with silent contemp
by the late hg Convention. 10 to be suspended unit
. :. such time this open Convention can be called
Is til. Whiggery Are the people Of the State pre-
pared for these things! ....
+ az The Raleigh Star asks if Gov. Reid is "in fl
IS vor Of changing the federal into the white basis.
= The Editor of the Star kno,us that Gov. Reid is
favor of the basis of representation in both branche
+ of the Legislature, IS and yet he asks this que'
tion, insidiously, with the view Of throwing doub
. upon tho Governors position. fal ~
How is the Editor Of the Star on this question
IL he for against the present basis And il for
e how can he support candidate for Governor, who's
views upon the subject are, to say the eass unknown
But il against it, why does the Editor CONS 70
l. ward with his reasons for being opposed to it.!
Mp. CLAY's HEALTH. At the latest dates fro
~ Washington, Mr.. CLAY was very low and sinkir
gradually. His friends and family had been sent 70
in anticipation Of his death. His physicians. it
said, have scarcely hope that he will recover Pre-
- ident Fillmore visited him on the Cd Instant;
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I'd CALIFORNIA GoLD. 1t 10 stated that letters fro