The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-10-06

Of North Carolina from her early ement to the pres
cut time 20 be confined within her bot nda les Would
they have looked upon IL hard sen ence Would
they not have looked upon it pressiye and cruel
North Carolina has supplied the wtster States with
large proportion Of her population for the reason that by
going West they could better their condition. Who
would prevent them from doing IL Who would say to
the poor 10 North Carolina, that has no land OF his
own TO cultivate, that lives upon barren angle
some pny plain, In some other State upon some
stony ridge that he must plough arc dig the place APP
pointed TO him by his landlord and that he Is not to
emigrate where he can better his condition What is
his prospect He has to live poor lie has TO live hard
and in the end, when he dies, poverty, want is the
only Inheritance he leave his children There no
who has higher appreciation Of North Carolina
than have she Is my native State found it to be
my interest to emgrate, and should have thought 1t
cruel and hard II had been told that could not leave
her boundary Although North Carolina did not afford
the advantages Of education though cannot speak
in the language of the schoomen and call her cher
shing mother, yet in the language of Cowper with all
her faults love her STILL She is still my mother she
il my native State and love her SUCH and love
her people, too But what idea is it to present. in
uencing the action Of statesman, that people may not
emigrate from State to another Sir, say let
man go anywhere within the boundaries OF the United
States where he can better his condition.
Mr. President, II entertained the notions that some
of my friends who oppose this bill do should be more
ardent advocate of the policy than now If that
possible. My friend from Alabama Mr.. Clay entertains
some strange notions in reference to democracy and the
people; and in his speech the fisheries BILL he gave
this proposition kind OF side blow, lick by indection
do not object to that but il entertained his opinions
should be determined and jealous advocate of the
policy Of this bill than now, If that possible
In his speech upon the Lecompton constitution that SEN
ator in speaking OF the powers Of the convention which
framed the constitution, said
my opinion they
The spirit genius Of institutions they had not submitted
mn not q ' e people SS's @ sovereignty
y ,no n oa eposa Il
democraces much because would be mpracdcab be-
would BIO unwso and expeden for the people themselves
assemble and adopt laws"
have always thought the general idea had been that
it was not practicable do everything in strict demo-
cratic sense and that it convenient for the peo
Pile appear through their delegates But the senator
said further:
They satisfied reading reflection
Mr. dsons observation about democrace that they have
specacs turb have
found Incompatible with security the rights of
violent They examples furnished BY
Greece and Italy that il is impossible in pure democracy
majority oensr swayed BY passion than BY reason that its voice
pacous nooran noable Of all yrants They
wholly irresponsible power acknowledging SUPERIOR for
ing authority law itself subject
il The Of parity q en might
sacrifice public good private rights 70 ruling interest
and oppressed the poor the rich with equal ardor in
They suffered judge his case
should be based by by and could
Be the supreme abcr It's cause Contrary
knew nat body %en liable es controlled BY
rights Of minority,
selves Hence they making laws organic
municipal their delegates whose crimes they
could punsh whose they could correct and whose
great security our rights Of Hfe liberty aud property
in the responsibility those who make and of those who the
law Establish as principle that to give sanction be
security surrender those rights the capon rapacous
and throughout country sub
INIT every question whether pertaining organic municipal
pubcanm Of France which appealed the sections
republication this mutabe aud
Theirs Afforded shield for The minority this gives
doagognem Of this should prevail the phanthropc
pbiIosophc saesmanship of our fathers /"
In the speech the senator says
Property every fabric To preserve
protect aud rights Of property society formed
Now if entertained these notions should unques
tonably 60 for the homestead bill am free to say
here that do hold the doctrine advanced by the
honorable gentleman from Alabama to the extent that
he goes believe the people capable Of sclfgoven
ment think they have demonstrated most clearly
and do not think the senator's history of democracy
states the should be. presume in the sena-
tor State the people acted directly upon their con
stitution at the baotbox That the organic law If
they did not there, they have done In most of the
States Of the Union not perhaps in their original for
nation Of their governments but thepcope have gone
on and advanced in popular government. The honora
bic senator to be opposed to democratizing in
other words he is opposed to popularzng istitu
tons he is afraid to trust the control of things to the
people at the ballotbox Why sir, the organic law which
coners all upon your State legislatures creates
the different divisions different departments of the
State The government controlled at the ballot box
and the doctrine set forth in the constitution of Ala
bama Is, that the people have right to abolish and
change their form Of government when they think prop
The principle is clearly recognised and on this nv
honorable friend and myself differ essentially find
similar doctrine laid down in pamphlet which have