The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1855-01-10

;mnor,an, occasions. 10 consult, and IN {
whose wisdom and experience ! shall AZ
an times confidently rely. i
Ii has no, heen usual, ! believe, Tor
those who have preceded me in my of
6re. 10 enier fully. on orrasions like The
present, into an expression Of their opin-
ions and views npon questions pending
before the people or ia the l.egls!a-
i've Halls III the Stair. Nor, suppose.
il |, expected of me now TO depart from
a course, sanctioned by usage, aud per-
han, proper in itself. Yet. ] am row,
and ,rus, lever shall he ready. on all pro-
nor ocrasinnr, To express my opinions
and lake nv fair sllare Of respnnsib'ii-i
Inv touching every s.cslion whirh may
cnncrrn The interest, the welfare and me
prosperity 81 our people.
i | hope. however, IN order TO AVOID MS /
conception. that ! shall he Psrdoned lnr !,
slight departure from the usage 10 wh'cl,
I | have adverled. in now making nr'ei
] reference 10 some matters Of public ino-
! men,. which hitherto have been murh
dicnsscd throughout The Stale, and IN re-
la,on 10 which there has been and Is stu
deep and abiding interest ILL.,.
/ p,nmincn, among ilrsp has heen me
question of so amending our Stale C"n-
sum,lon, as To extend The right oi sui
rage. by ahnoga,ing The freehold qual'h.
cation for Senatorial voters. ]. wuuia
be a waste uf words, as well AZ a useless
) consumption of time. ~ discuss the merits
) Of that queslinn here il has already been
: ,ho.ouglly discussed. aud IN my oplnl'.l
; there is M question in regard Ia wfieh
! ,he,e has been clearer and less edulvo>
c.l expression nf public sentiment.
Time aud again has il come before The
i people. aud on every orcaslon, through
e The broad cspanse Of The East To 'oe
: mountain SUBMITS oil the West, lhslr
i voice has heen heard in us favor.
III In our last State canvass il ceased Ia
be subject, upon the merits oil Which,
!. save with here and there an exception
d lhrre was any controversy. TWAS virtually
Ie ronce,led en al hands, hath amendment
was one M, only desired BY very la,g'
e mqjnity o. our penplc. but which war
Is right and proper in It-rli. u ronsr"''tSs
ID there @a.. IL was only as 10 the means .
]. eiFer,ing the change; whether Il sh"uId u
done BY the l., gisla,iye or Conventions
made uf amending The Cons iIuii"n.
he need uol a, length rrileraie here my oPin
Il ions on thai subject; they were reel
IL and repeatedly expressed in almost ever,
4. section oi tho STATE. and were suhsianll
/, ally. the same that were entertained an
expressed lime af,.r lime. bnsh afhrIall!
IL and unnAiriaily. by my imme'llair pre-
~ deressar. Twill he sufficient Tor me
say thai have sern M Cause 10 rhang
-. the.s opiniuns.> sanctioned as they has
!, been, so often, b. The pn,,nlai woe.
r. Changes IN nur Fundamental law Shout
" not he made for slight or transient fea
SIMS. The wise men who formed our 'ar
~ sli,u.ion, so intended. and they have We
~ nr,yidei. in the Instrument itself. sail
-, ynari!, a2ainsi such evils. But when
IN, change i. proposed which all OF nsarl
AL sprer shnuld b. made. csrriul cnl
10. sideraiinn of The snhjrrl has lead me
IN The cnnrlnsion thai there Is M way
"a. which Il can I've done. 80 prarticahle.
ernnnmial, aud withsl so safe and COZ
IN, serya,iye To- liz character. as that al hr
IN. rrqniring The sanction ~ The large fonsI
III miion,l majorllirs 10 each branch 81 "
~. surressivs Legislatures. and The suh-
qurnl ratification ~ HE proposed 'men'
I'M men, hy dirrrI yn,e 81 til psnple ,l,eH
ar selves.
no. There j. an"Iher subject that has
Or, lraried in = large degree. the aiirnIinn
..d the people nf The Stale, and VIII, y. lro
The - very great Importance. observes Ma
lhin the b,lrf notice winch ! -hall ,
~. SOW upnn Il ou The present "erasI"n.
Oh allu,le 10 lhe ,uhjrci 81 mlrfnsl Imprns
m.nl.
by The natural rc.nu'rrs 81 mr. STATE.
w. an agricultural. mineral and rnmmeir
~. punt 81 visw, are cTrIsihly great:
81. they need ,he a..isIanrr 81 ihn-e att
flsi N1rauN NHfW Alf rffFibF SHH FAl't
sec. II onr ,iay have - son,crfully supp
NJ. ed. IL the cnd hal tile, may " i
va, proved aud dr'rlnprd. THESE are "a
about whmI all agree, uhIlr there ~
Ia IT, some diiTrnnrr ~ opinion ~ 70
rIleni 10 with The Sia'e .lonid embs
III 4 system &c Rillmad impnycmer
eprcially a ihi- limo. Wild and Wi,
a. afy selirnes should ~ al tunes IT, i
outraged. aud rslfcislly INV: We IL
sern tie eITcri. ~ such enterprises
other Sac. 81 tir l'nnn. wllefs mlllti
ncn have been uicirt,vahly Junk 10 !
oil IflInm,r ~nfks II lie kini. and VII,
.nre hA. len,I,d 10 ~ lnllr ,lfgfcr, 10 ptnt'
lilo ihe nsesen di-asinm. rondii,nn %
i.y. MONETARY affair. II The r"snty.
,,ge Bu Gft,natly 81 North CARROLL
tel llnngi, lie inanrIal wave uhirh
frr- sptead felg Le great rammrrrial ~,
he u The t'nnsD, liz mol III her nniafn
my yet tcr pukis debt . romphraty
small. snd pnufrly siihn her msa
-, IL, ~ts,l,t !. t,ns.4,,,atsed ltcf tttrrsury