Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard., 1853-01-01
MR.. CHERRY, THE REve1UT1oN1sr

? MR. CHERRY THE REVOLUTIONIST
This gentleman, one of the Commoners fr,,
thefober and conservative Comfy ofBerte, acted
NEST conspicuous part in the fort which va,
made by Wing leaders on the 22d and 23d of H.
eem0er, to rerelutionize the State government. In
TIE course of the struggle ON Wednesday, Mr.
Cherry said he would make proposition: IT,.
Wings he said, were willing to take the Sepato,;
al bill offered by Mr.. Mcintyre, a Wing, with fl.
amendment offered by Mr., Puryear, Wing. and
enqured II the Democrats would accept it. Sem.
one answered in the negative, whereupop he i.
elared thas House, then, shall adjourn ot t,,,,.
O'Clock to- night" What did that meapq L
meant that no Senatorial bill should pass-tb.t
the two Houses should be adjourned without d.r
and the result would have been. as Mr. CHI
hlmset admitted in the course of the strugpa
that Convention would have been necessary -
order to form new Constitution and to aro-cor
struct the fabric of demolished government,
Again, Mr. Cherry called upon the Who's -
stand hrm' to resist the BILL and adjourn the Ieo;,.
iature; and declared in his place that he wopH
move to adjourn, call the yeas and nays. and 70.
sort TO all the parliamentary usagcs in his power
to stave eff the question until midnight. And
now, what bill was this which he was thus resist.
ing Why, it was a bill which gave the Demo.
Gratis 22 Districts, the Wings %, and left 6 in
doubt-the very bill which had been agreed to br
Mr.. Philips, of Orange, the Wing member of tbe
Committee of two, and reported by Mr.. Avery and
himself to the House ! Give us, said Mr.. Cbarrr,
IN substance-give us what we demand-sive # to
us now, on aOe aUiu break up Mis governz,cat and
'end all interests back to chaos and disorder
how different was the course of Mr.. Pbilns of
Orange! He declared, in spirit of true copser.
'atlsm, that no such banner of disoroaniza+;or
should wave over him, and amid loud apnlauso
rom both Democrats and Wings, he protested
against the revolutionary action of the leaders Of
lis party.
lime wore on, until at length the Speaker took
he matter into his own hands and, by desertinr
Mr. Cherry and Others, as Mr.. Cherry charged Oh
thursday, he checked the revolution, but in order
o do this he was compelled by the course Of Mr.
merry and his brother reYoutionists TO tramnla
nder foot the rules of order of the House.
On Thursday the contest was renewed. and, as
he result of Wing action, the wheels of oorcrr-
1ent rolled within ten minutes of the rcroe Of
naos Here again the Speaker interposed, and,
again violating the rul is of order, prevented
adjournment of the House. The Sneaker #
'pears, was party to the movement ND to a Ger
IN time; and while he acknowledged this. and
sumed his full share of the responsibility. he at
e same time expressed his regret for the course
had pursued, and endeavored to atone for his
ror by different course of conduct. Not 50
tn Messrs Cherry, Albertson, Afford Caldwell u
Gultord, and others. They, with Mr.. Cher
at their head, 6raved At out to the last s.
reed their own Speaker to resign by their rash s
d dlsorganizing conduct, and rushed the State +
vernment to the very brink of confusion and an
chy! And after all this, Mr.. Cherry, in his per-
nal explanation, endeavored to justify his conduct
ID exclaimed, in tone of baffied indignation,
at If wien the crisis arrived there had been Z.
backing out, it was not chargeable to him."
stead OF expressing regret for his conduct, and
1lng pardon of the House and the country. be
'rled in it-he exulted that he had not cbapoed
his purpose to obtain party advantages or rcro
lomze the government
We leave this gentleman in the hands of hi,
lshtuents. They, we feel confident, will deal
II hlm IN proper manner at the polls
we nave barely commenced the discussion of
matter In our next we shall pay our respects
the Editor of the Raleigh Register, who, it ap
'rs, is prepared to justify and defend this out
'eous attempt to dissolve the government
are determined that the people shall have all
} facts and know all the men who took part in
S unprecedented movement.
G4y- The following neat and appropriate address