The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1854-07-12


OF q t'uhven,ien % amend oar State
Constitution and Who are opposed Co.
endless Legislztise tinkering AZ our
Fundamental Law. TO lrarn. notxifh-
standing shat NAV hare been said by
politicians. thst the East would oppose
. Convention. bot give % free suffrage
by Legislative enactment. that such
prominent men ~ George r. Davis.
Robert II. cossn and o. P. Meares.
have cone out in the Wilmington He
raid and expressed themselves ia. fsygr
ola Convention and opposed to amend
nents Of the Constitution BY the Leg
Mature, for very good ressons-
Hear what Messrs. Davis and Aesres
have to say. Mr.. .eowan being Of the
same opinion;
Ezsset from Mr.. Dsvis's eon,npni-
cation:
within the last two years q gres;
change has been effected in the views
af this and other sections Of the State.
. believe that now i majority Of the
people are in favor or 4 Convention.
Many, like myself, who have lost
none of their veneratign for the Con-
'siituiion. OF OF their aversion to see
lag il made political shuttIe-cock
between opposing parties = now re-
gard Convention as the best means
Of preserving its most valuable fea-
lures. II is evident to me that the
questions as reform which have been
agitated. can never be quietly settled
in any other way. The Democrats
have shown that constant agitation is
TO be their game. They viii use free
suffrage as long as they can make il
available; they will next go for the
election Of judges by the people; then
for the abolition .of the Senate Basis.
and then for yaIy other change, which
they may think popular enough to az
ford them party triumph. We shall
never have rest. And, as | regard
perpetual agitation-a constant tipk-
rring with the constitution-as the
greatest danger TO which RcpGbiican
liberty can be subjected as the Sec
tional jealousies between the East aud
the West. can only be soInented and
embittered hsreby. 10 che great detri-
fnentof the best interests Of the State ;
and as | am willing to entrust to the
patriotism and conservative good sense
Of the people the noble fabric which
the wisdom of their forefathers reared,
I am in favor Of an open Convention.
II It be asked. How then can you
accept the Wing platform which de-
clares for a restricted Conventioni |
answer. ! am opposed to any alteration
In the Senate Basis /; and although the
Legislature may not have the power Of
restricting a Convention, that platform
pledges the faith Of the Wing party
against any such alteration"
Extract from Mr.. Meares's cowmu-
nication:
My fears Of change in the Fede-
raj Basis, as expressed two years ago.
have been entirely removed. In the
first place. ] have obtained information
Of reliable character, both Of pri.
waite and public nature, in the past
two years. from which ] have come to
the conclusion that proposition to
change the Federal Basis, in this State,
could not receive one third vote Of
her citizens. In the next place, both
of the political parties of the State are
now fully committed against il; and
so are the Gubernatorial candidates.
In the neSt place, some of the largest
pro.slayery counties Of the State are
situated in the West; and have every
reason to believe they would vote with
the East in an emergency Of the kind.
But, the question may BE- asked, even
admitting that there il no danger Of a
change in the Federal Basis. Why do
you perfcr TO call Convention to al.
ter the Constitution rather than have
it done BY Legislative enac:mentl |
answer. in the first place. ! believe
that a Convention would be much freer
f. IN party influences, apd wpuId be
composed of much more intelligent
aYd patriotic body Of men, than the
Legislature. In the next place, | be-
lieve that the conventional mode is
much the most expeditions; and in the
next. | believe it would be the cheap
est mode. =.
1 A ..tfs
!'have thought it due to myself to
say this much with regard to my posi-
ton upon this question. ! have not
entered into an argument to sustain
the facts which have stated, because
such was not the object Of this Card. 1t
will be seen from what | have said,
that am an advocate Of d Convention
to amend the Constitution. and there.
fore in favor IF sgppoftipg General
THE WING PARTY NOT DEAD.
We had the pleasure day or two
ago of placing in our columns the able
a t.rxt,v ,4..x, &C IL