Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1853-02-02
For the Standard.
SENATORIAL DISTRICTS.

AS the aciion Of the Legislature on the arrange
ment of the Senatorial Districts is likely 10 become
fruitful theme of animal version. and Is already the
subject of abuse and Misrepresentation, Is proper
That the public should befully and accurately Inform
ed as 70 the whole proceedings, SO as 70 be able tc
iorm correct Judgment as 10 who Is censnrabe and
VINO has been misrepresented inregard to the matter
Inc Editor of the G0ldsboro Pdfo, spirit OF per
sona revenge towards Gen. Saunders, charges thai
gentleman not only with giving aid to the Wings in
defeating the Democratic plan; but that reward
for this service he elected by that party lA
| Superior Court Bench. Ttlsis serious charge-if
true ought TO Gen. Sanders. and those W no
voted for him with nfamy-f false should brand the
Editor hetler. AS friend of truth and Justice
undertake TO give exposition of the whore
proceedings and it will then be seen who is ;he a.
posate, and who the faiseaccuser. At an early Pc
rlod in the session, the subject of arranging the Sem
atoria Districts referred joint select COM
mittee Of both Houses. After having the subject
under consideration for several weeks, they reported
that they were unable to agree Mr. Reid of Dublin
submitting the Democratic plan. and Mr. Mcintyre,
OF Richmond, the Wing plan. The latter some
what changed on the suggestion Of Mr.. Puryear.
Ecepted by the These two plans agreed with
each ether, and with the plan adopted except in
the particulars and districts which will be pointed
out In the 4th district Mr.. Reid proposed TO make
Martin alone district, uniting Washington. Tyrrell,
and Hyde. MIR. Mcintyre attached Washington to
Martin, leaving the other two Counties district.
In I4th. Mr.. r. united Onslow, Carfere and Jones,
into one district; Mr.. Mel. separated Onslow as
to make two districts. In 18TH 18th. Mr.. Reid made
Bladen and Robson disrict-Brunswick and
F, Columbus another; Mr.. Mcintyre united Baden,
Brunswick, Columbus and attached Robeson to Rich
mond. Such were the points of difference in the
! East. Mr.. Reid giving the democrats SEN
ator. and the wings one less In the arrangement for
the West the two plans differed in many points-in
numbers 81. 80, "a. Mr. Reid made AIamance
district and united Randolph and Montgomery,
Moore and Richmond Mr.. Mcintyre united Alamance
and Randolph. Moore and Montgomery. which gave
the wings one more and the democrats one less.
In a. Mr. ReId-Surry, Ashe and Yadkn-Mr. |
! n lie oh IT
from democratic to whig. In the other western dis
tricts. the plans differed the arrangement of the
counties. lint not 10 the political effect, except
the 50th, Mr.. Reid made it as it stands. Mr. !
Mcintyre attached Henderson the Cherokee dis
trict. thus making it decided wing district. Ac-
cording to our classification Mr. Reds plan made
% districts Democratic. % Wing and 2 doubtful
with 81 eastern districts and % western.
Mr.. Mcintyre mace PC whig, 81 democratic, with
doubtful the same to East and West. After
several days debate of political and personal chsrac
Ter. without reasonable prospect of vote Gen.
Saunderssmoved the reference of both plans to Joint
select committee of two from each House, which
motion prevailed by vote of 80 to IL. On the 2Olh
December he reported that the committee had been
unable to agree Mr.. lloyd and himself agreeing as to
one plan democratic. Mr.. Amis and Woodfn agree.
ing as to an other whg The question then came no
on MI McIntyre's plan substitute for Mr.. Red's
Gen. Saunders called for division Of the question c
and voted against striking out which prevailed thus
ope atng rejection Of the substitute C
Wherrupon MI Pnryear moved to amend by add s
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amendment carried. Gen. Saunders voting in the
negative This amendment effected material change 2
in the character of the bill, making the Surrv district
which had been democratic, very decidedly whiu OF
Several other amendments then followed on all of NJ
which Gen. Saunders. the Journal shows. voted
with the democrats This Wednesday the 22d er
the two Houses having already agreed to adonrn ST.
that day. 1t was then proposed that the subject
should be referred to committee Of two during the IN
recess, who were TO report at the meeting of the I'D
House at 3 o'clock. Messrs. Phillips and Avery
tIo NJ,
hat they had agreed and proposed strike out all the no
amendments and to adopt Mr.. Reds bill. changing
'ny the 4th district by uniting Washington and b
Martini and the 49h and sob, by taking Madsou;from
% and adding it to 5Oh This report gave rise 10 m;
cry angry discussion, the whig speakers threaten.
ng they would proong the discussion until IL o'clock
ooner than suffer The bill pass in that shane It
vas at this Of the proceedings. then after
Clock that Mr.. Puryear proposed rescind the no
ert dar This mn,ion tho Snoator ~ e"ch inc gIt
rmness to sustain. though in order it was car %
led and concurred in by the Senate. CIV
At the meeting of the House the next day. the -,
3d. at 10 o'clock, Mr. Strange moved rescind the W
rder tor adj ourniRg at 12-when a debate of the "
anne character of the previous night was likely to WI
'llow-Mr Martin then moved to take up the Sena- INC
rla bill and continue to act it until half after
even. This motion carried by LARGE majority "iS
was then that Gen. Saunders stated the two plans 49,
hIch had been proposed in the joint committee of COZ
Inference, the by himself and the other by Mr. 20
mis-, and he thought by way of communists The M
ouse miobt anree On eitbeJ tb S o1i's 'Ie Mr.
rs, both Wings and Democrats, avowed their read the
csc IN vote for etber r. G 80. e. rea
vn frst-whch proposed Madison to the COZ
I'm district lea vpo tho 5Otb &c !, mo. 0
uga to the 44th, which would make it as it had sy'
ood under the act Of '42-and to change Mr. Reids ing
an IN only important particular-to wit by adj o;
ng Bladen to Brunswick, and Columbus and Roae- "'
n to Richmond, as thus sink one district NE
aking ont of two, and to give Senator T., eau
and nInh ard Alamance e.cb- ,n-L;n- -; " mis-
one. For this amendment or 5 who's voted De
It Is or l6 democrats voted against and defeated IT, =
~ 80 GuP 'S'lse Pian-nT Amls'-was then kno
ai .ni . ~ VII VI democrats who had cas-
voted accordingly. and it adopted by a vote of va
to 80, which being agreed to by the Senate be- lie
me law This is true exposition of the whole No,
oceedings, and from this statement it is submitted
all fair and candid minds that SO far from incurrng @
nsure. Gen. Saunders acted with perfect p.opretv- ~
&C ornron';oe ny P,Ipe unuer me c'rcumstan- lady
elf, as Baden and Robson had only 2673 dollars 80,
lumbns and Brunswick but $I59S-ihe ratio he ~
$2766-while Alamance paid $I675-and Ran " |i
pm Sl726-both hourishing and increasing conn. 49,;
). MI. Ams's plan adopted differed from Gen s
by uniting Aamance with andolph-rnakino II a
lg, and separating Onslow from C2reret and j.; "
making one democratic and the other a whir die g.
t. The public will thus the points of differ th
e about which much excitement was prodncad - III
last the only difference these plans was
n. Saunders gave the democrats one less than M ID
d's-and MIR. Ams', the plan ado2ted one Ices A.,
q Gen, S.-ledVinO three dictr $3.50