Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1852-07-31
P,.OOf Conclusive, from Wig as
,ceW as Democratic sources, thESt
John Kerr IS for. an open Con-
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We invite public attention to the following I'M
questionable facts, going to prove that John kerr'
the Scott candidate for Governor, IS for an open,
unrestricted Convention. IN
The Greensborough Patriot Wing paper, in
It's notice on the 10th July of the discussion in that
,Iece between Messrs. Reid and Kerr, says:
"Mr. Kerr most distinctly declared himself fur a
npention called according the provisions OF the
Constitution but insisted that the Uoice the Gory
would and ought to the constitutional NUMBER
of the Assembly to effect lt-that thls was '"0 "O
REPUBLICAN doctrine.
The Mountain Banner of July 81, says:
..We have been told by gentleman who resides
in Marion that Mr.. Kerr there said, as ne salI mere
hat if elected Governor he would recommend 10 inc
LEGISLATURE to pass law submitting to the people
@ whether thew desire Convention. Gov Reid
Unmarked that that was the first time he hao neaIu
s"ch declaration, and enquired how it came that IL
was then first mentioned to which Mr. heIr rePlleu
that he had been requested by P0FfcaI - S"S
SOL"
The same paper, of the same date, in its notice
Of the discussion between Gov Reid and Mr.. Kerr
in Rutherfordton, says:
Mr. Kerr said that if elected he would recommend
10 the Legislature to pass law tor submitting 10 Tue
neonle to saw whether they wanted Convention ;
and if n majority of them voted for Convention ne
said the Legislature bound 10 call one"
In addition to this, we now repeat what we
stated in our last, that ES~ Mr.. Kerr declared IN
Rutherfordton that if elected Governor he would
recommend the taking of the popular vote on Con-
vention or no Convention; that if majority voted
in favor of calling Convention, he should recon-
mend the calling of Convention; and that if the
General Assembly should refuse to obey the voice
Of amaortv, he would tell the members they otsar-
ped sovereignty and Uiolated popular rights ~
At Greensboro. h Mr. Kerr declared, as we have
already proved by Wilson S. Hill and others, that
whoever in the Legislature should vote against a
bill for Convention after majority of the people
of the State had voted therefor an aristocrat,
and no republican," And we have, aso the
I9g- testimony of Mr.. Gilmer and his co-signers,
Wings, to the fact that Mr.. Kerr declared himself
in Greensborough, "for a COnrention called ac-
cording to the provisions of the Constitution, the
people being first consulted the question at the
pols'-that is a two-thirds vote of the Assembly
as the result of the action vote of bare ma
jority! -EF The certificate of Mr.. Gilmer and
Others here referred to, may be found in the Raj
eigh Register of the 2lst July.
But in addition to these proofs, already conclu-
sive and overwhelming, we have other and further
proofs, which we take from the Raleigh Register OF
the 2sth July, the organ of the Wing leaders Of
the State. A Correspondent of that paper, writing
from Rutherfordton under date July 90 says:
"He Mr.. Kerr] was in favor of submitting it to
the people say whether they satisfied with it
1.-THE Constitution or not; and when submitted to
Them, HE WOULD VOTE FOR A CONVENTION"
Again, another Correspondent of that paper,
writing from Marion Mcdowell, under date July
&c. says Mr.. Kerr spoke follows there on the sub
iect of a Convention
g He said he had no objection to the extension of
the privilege of voting for Senator, to all those rho
now have the privilege of voting for Commoner,
but he did object the mode of amendment pro-
posed, viz: Legislative enaetment-that his opinion
is that all amendments to the Constitution should be
made by Convention-that in the present state of
things in North Carolina, when different and various
propositions to amend the Constitution appear to be
desired, by large and high ly respectable portions of
citizens, it is duty of the Legislature to pass
law and submit the question directly to the people
10 vote for Convention no COnven ton; and If
majority of the State wanta Convention, that ii then
becomes tie moral and political duty Of the Legislature
10 call Convention in the constitutional mode-that
if elected Governor, he shall call The attention Of The
Legislature 10 the subject, and recommend the passage
of law to submit the question TO the people, and
that he should Uote for COnUentton."
The foregoing extracts we repeat, may be found
III ILO 1l1lCISu AlCSSISIcI VI ACGIl ulJS 4OOS'
We have now proved, first, from the Greensbor-
ough Patriot, Wing paper, that Mr.. Kerr dis
tnctIy declared himself for Convention in that
place we have proved, secondly, from the Noun
tain Banner, Democratic paper, that Mr.. Kerr
came out for a Convention both at Marion and
Ruthertordton, and said, if elected Governor, he
would advise the Legislature to take the necessary
steps to call one, provided majority of the peo
pie should vote for it; we have proved, thirdly, by
Wilson S. Hill and others, that Mr.. Kerr said, in
Greensborough that if majority of the people
should vote for Convention that member of the
Assembly, no matter from what County he might
come, who should vote against it, would be an
arstocrat, and no republican," we have proved,
fourthly, by Mr.. Glmer and others, Wings, that Mr.
Kerr declared himself in Greensborough I" for a
Convention; we have proved, filthy, by the Ra-
leigh Register Of July 28t, that Mr. Kerr said,
IN Rutherfordton, he would vote for Conven-
ton y; and we have proved, sixthly, and lastly,
By the same paper Of the same date, that Mr.. Kerr
sd IN Marion, it was the duty of the Legislature to
pass law and submit the question directly to the
people to vote for Convention or no Convention
that if a majority should vote for it. it would
then become the moral and political duty of the
Legislature to call it" that if elected Governor
he Shou1S coll tba ot+on4;o,