The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1853-02-02


asra-arr i.iiiy la;krs ll.rsuEh IrsisIzii, e
hs-iy. prnpsse ia girr shr ,rridrn:s con
nrrird VIII u a. mailrr 81 jHsi rampll-
m nj Ia snsssw nember. Mr. Turner,
e OnBxr. ~zly IN Inc sesss,n inIssluerd
ball Ia aIh!ii-h Il.e lrrsI ald qualification
CO Iamr-ii mri wi.h su-h slerislrd up
ps-,',an from bath whirs and Drmsczis.
that - hsgan io he whispered abaui
amnng the mrmhrrs lhai he Was sfssid la
have u repnrlrd ppm hy the rnlnmiller
io whom u bud bern rrf.-rrei. VIVA; was
snsp'rian unly. At lirsr. he-ame a fixed
iarl IN il,rir minds wl,rn Il was known
thai be MAS Il,- chairman &c The commit.
Zee 10 aham the bull had been Referred.
Tin F,,dsy nighh ia-l. Mr.. Turner. as
chairman 81 she COMMITTEES. made fssn-
r-hle rrp"n. rrroanmrn.!ing In the IIaasr
il'r passage af Illr lill--s m..ii"n wss
made hy s"lne member ca rjrri il,r hill
hriorr ihe rIrrk had finished reading H..
This noiion was pui; and ihr bill appeared
To- he rrjerIr, by anosrrw hrlming mairI-
". IIslorr the Speaker c.uld pa, the vote
IN the negative. The Young American rose,
eri.lrnsly under feelings Of ovssIx,wrring
emharrasmrni. aud iskrd 10 he heard upon
ihe hill. Leave was granted lInm every
qu.rsrr oflhe liau-c.
ihapr. said Mr.. q. il will not prarr ton
great Tax eill'sr upon ,he plIrnee or
time al iIie members of tins llapse 10
listen lev momrnIs. only, while 4 gre
The reasons Which hare inlurr,l me "a
nlIrr this hill--s bill winch prnpases
n.'lhing hes than Ia abolish the anrirnl
AMI u'nrshnuDrrsl FREEHOLD qualification
~, jnrprs, AMI ! wish gentleman To
bear IN mind that although tins bill pro-,
poses - abn ish a freehpid qualification, il
'l"es noi propn-e rhaage ~ The con.
sil'uiipn = a The prnperiy quail firailon Tor
> rus y only to be found upon The Stat
niehm,k. anj mai il The rons,ilnl,on. The
question which naturally suggests iisril
!. ll,r mind nf every onr. is, hoy came
y there. what y arp 'sr was % intended 10
answer. VIM WAS u intended To exclude.
wh1 WAS IL intended 10 protect. n. SAID
ilir Speaker. we nrnr 10 The early his
tory 81 The trial rs jury. We find there was
4 time when none. olhrr Than a mental
qualification was required. III the reign
~ Edward the IL. near six hundred
wears ago, Ia exclude miserable arrr
81 peasants, who had, nrJihrr ,.know-
leise nr spur, neutrality-suspicious.. a statute
was psi.sed forbnI,Ilng all persons serving
a.jurors wlm dl,i mol spend annually 20
slniling.. q subsequent riaiuie raised II 10
~ slnllings annually. The % Il statute
1f Eizlhe,h required y, man. hrfde he
could act As juror. - be il The receipt &c
"a sterling over aud above his annual
rents. Subsequent statutes raised IL 10
clio. an ! finally a. G22. lie then prot.
r,i 10 the Satisfaction oi every member.
save Fur, lllslla aud rrgulaii ms ncre>.
sary Inr Tho prUrrriipn 0f sorirly, ia H.
rule and nfml state, 400 years ag,.
were M more nrcessarv for snrieiy,in It's
pr>rni rnlnsasesI r.mdlilon than the lead.
ing things whml, are u. res~,r, ioronirol
sriancy are necessary To g,vern .lhr fall
er..wn man -sa'iA y The laslsr roulsl only
sfF5vr ) VI. ,lra'rr Il rTf Trown nsn. /,
'l~f"rm"r ron',I.niy ps.vc j hnd,ause II,
"a fnll grosn natinn. The point upon
which he seemed 10 Il sell uilh mas, inr,e
was. i!,st the State had the rIsiu 10 The
.rr,i'rs 10 every man capable OF serving
her. i'iit The services oI tie 30. 1000 dis
lranrhi-r,l Inrm u. winch the liien,. vi
equal sriIr.gr WISHED 90 wrl,omc into
pnI,iIeM equality. .lrmld mn be- exempt
from HE lmrllsrn ard often painful dries.
which the jury boA so oiicn ilnpusr, upon
lhr Jury.
WIsasa pfrasr,l every one was ll,t elrya.
Ted p..silion whirh hr assumed Nv shnw.
Ing thai the history of .urirly, since the
li'si ac' creating property qualification
Tor JUROR wa passed, was but the hisin.
~ II The moral. physc.l AM imcIltclual |
unpro, rmrnt az m.n-Ilrre was no M.
tempt Ia array "nr class against ara: her or
la create lllsaIls,iinn aud ,li.ron,en, IN The |
MINDS Of those Who are rxrlude,l. as YIN
nav have ufcn heard the a,ivnrairs oC
Free Suffrage d.; IN sucl, exp r.sion a.
- j. =, mlrnns distinction wllrrh shnuld 1
n"' hp nlrrar,l, WIS heard To ESCAPE him.
ilis conclusion. s,lliri, was IN answer
q the rry against the blll. tina, il was an
lha,rsrl,.um hearisurpasspd.
What. s1nl he, are We not al inn,,ra,n,..
We're nat mr. i,lhrrs innavaior>i were no,
iaImm.k. Adams. aud The great Wa>hins.
nn innovaiorsl was nj Marin I,,uhrr
~ iui,ovaims was nat Fulinn an iunoy,.
nr! aud Nurse was M better. This rrv
{ Inso,aiion has hteu raised IN every
&c. by every people. aud against every
mprnvencnI--wh ril,rr il was in morals. |,
rmm.r.. ar ans. When The 18th statute of
.dwar'l ,hrl- was passed, requiring a
ropcriy qualification. IL wa rall,tI an M 4
the 2lsi statute required /
0 instead al 20 sIiilings. IL was cunJrm. 4
ri by -arnr "a a dangerous. Iuno,a,ion. /,
J hen Dr.. Jenna disc .,rrr,I thai va.rina. 1,
IN wrs "a preventive Of Small pox, he n
as deferred tur many Gears Ir.,,n mn,