The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1853-03-02

Ii,l % carry dis pFlnrIpls ont fs'ily. TIL
Iailo ~ smounl az putlir taxes nefrsl1ff
" ealills ! eoanly - district - Sshaiar
= he sun of sz766 IN round nnaahfrs.
The eaanlies af caswell. Crasrn. t'um-
berlsnd, Edserasbr, Granville. Gsil'or'I.
Hal.fzr. Mer1irnhu'g. Nrw Hanosrr.
Wake and Warren. l2 rpunii<s. IN ISL
paid inia The Treasury public taxes 70 the
amount of $50 .32l:25. whirh sum disi-
ded ny s2766. shows thai these "A raun-
liifs are rhlilird 10 10 Sensioss. aud YET
Iihry are ,sllswrd 90 = ole for and have
nnly eleven Srarers. z Senator's les
dian The true number 10 whieh their iax
eniiiies them. The rsuniirs 81 Wskr.
Nes Hanover. Edgecenhe. cunberIand,
Craven. Granville. znd flaIiisr. 7cnunsiss 8,
paid IN The rear 1881. inln ,he pahlit
Treasury. iants ~ ,Ihe amount az s35,
s92:33; which divided by <2766. shaws
lhn these seven connlies are entitled "a
Is Srnsiurs: and yet according 10 Inc pro.
visi"ns Of ihe Constitution lhey a-e sllaw-
I'd only : Sen.lors.-six less Than their
irne and proper number. The eonniirs
Of Wake. New Hanover. E.lgernmhe and
tnmhrrland. IN 1851. paid take. inia the
Treasury 10 the amount of SO .432:4l;
!, whieh. ,lIsidrd nv the ratio S2766. shows
that they are enillled Ia 8 Srnsi.rs-i~o
zach; WHEREAS. by the prav,sians &C ,he
Constitution, lhey only GET Srns,ors-
ane 10 earh eounIy.s | repeat. are nnl
these fnus counties (iooking safely 10 lhr
taxes paid by them. entitled 10 Two Se-
naiors each! u 80. why should they moi
haveiheml Why campri them Ia hand
hall their taxes nyeI :" some nrlghhoring
canaiy. ar district, 10 give the rilizsns oI
sand neighboring county or disluri tie
right ,o elert their Senator. a member In
whose eleriion they have no voice,
although they furnish the taxes that en-.
iilrs him 10 his seal, and who, when
elrried. as often as anv other way. nen-
iraiizes or kills the ynle of The Sena,or
from the county Ina: furnishes The taxes!
u any ~ The ro mites named have taxes
enough for ON Srnaior and a lrariion over,
winch. when united 10 ihe taxes of 4
1heighhoring rannly. eniillrs that neigh
horlng hrouniy 10 another Senator, whv
NOT LEI each rnunfy share IN ihe benrfi, oI
these united taxes, by uniting their .oies
also in rleo,ing this other Srnaio,! WHY
have moi some of these questions nfrqua.
liiy and jnsiic sirurk Gnvernor Reid and
his patriotic friends! ! ask how are an
ihrse things 10 be regulated, and when.
without a conreniinn!
The Convention mode of amending the
Constitution. the oil Fashioned republican
plan. has been assailed on lI,e score oI
ECONOMY. and attempts are constantly
being male 10 scare The people oui of The
right To retain their organic law in their
avn hands by talking about the expense
0f a Convention.
We are moi permitted 10 know wha,
Governor Reds Free Snf1iage has already
rn-i The Star. ! venture The opinlon. ilia,
4 we had added up the costs OF adver>
iissmcnis and paw Of members of the As
srmbIy, whilst discussing this qurs,ion
~ ihrre surress We sessions. il would
amount 10 SUN hui linle less Than the
expense attending lhr Convention in 1898
u. after all this. il fails 10 get i iwn thirds
vote ia the Senate. as am persuaded will
be the case. then We have injured by
way "f Stale debt good round sum nr
thousands for nohing. fnr an experiment
Thai failed. To elect other Gnvrrnors II
may he renewed. the same expense in
CURED, aud a failure agnin. films aborIive
process shall he again attempted, the like
expense incurred, and there be like (a,l.
ures time after iime, IN attempting la ef.
ircl 'hr other changes We, behind, The peo-
pie viii get iheifeyes nppn 10 the imposi-
lion thai is heirg praclicrd upon lhem.
and arse IN their Jury and destroy their
tleceivers.
Acro ding TO the Convention mode, one
expenditure completes Tie work. II lie
people decide against it but liulp expense
u incurred. II the Convention j. called.
the del' gates will likely agree on all the
amendments really needed and de ired by
the people. who Will ran'y the sannc, AMI
again became qniei. happy, and runlen-
ted.
The Governor saws that the calling ~
Convention OF The penp'e is inpos,iblr.
This may br'sa. II his wise cn,lnscls pre>
vail. ] may be. asked how are you going
10 get Gonsenlmp! ! answer, first con-
sub ,llr penpir MISUNDERSTANDING rlry
want no convention aud prefer The tnn>
as u is. II so. al is well. IT,
hawever. n shall he asreliained hv very |
decisive and Imposing MAJORITY Of The
votes 81 the people, that they desire
all true republican iepres. a.
a'I,es. 10 tlrlerrnce 10 The decided vn,cp
u large mjoiiiv Of The people. would
ny. lri item elect lhe,r delegates ON The
rsleral basis aud ga inio rOnvenllon. / res.
'eci the tights Of a minority. The rights
i minnrIiy ought MOI only 10 be le~pr.-
ri. but fiamlv, faithfully and steadily
Stnul,l The majority il favor
4 convention he small, lIr du les al the
oprp.enia,isrs. in yieldr 4, The call.
night he different from what u va Id ae.
r ere lire m larry Should liz l,ra. ,,,l