Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1859-11-30

4. =. "the Congress whenever two-thirds Of both
s,ses shall deem it necessary, shall propose amend
sos to this Constitution or, on the application of
hs legislatures of twothirds of the several States,
sh,u call a Convention for proposing amendments.
,,, in either case, shall be valid to all intents
and purposes, as part Of this Constitution, when
,,t6ed BY the Legislatures of three-fourths Of the
..,er,l States or by Conventions in three-fourths
thereof as the or the other mode Of ratification
NAV be proposed by the Congress"
Including Kansas, which will be admitted at the
,.x session, there are thirty States OF these
nineteen are nons!avcholding and fifteen slavehold-
ING including Delaware with the latter. But Della
ware is only nominally a slavcholding State; and
.s probability is that in the course of four or five
re,rs both Missouri and Maryland will be in the
came condition. But let us take the States rs they
,re and then look to the future. Utah, Nebraska,
D,kotah and Washington will certainly come in As
free States. That would make twcnty-three nom
slarehollins to fifteen slaveholding. New Mexico
and Arizona, it is hoped will be slaveholding
xe DO not claim them. The abolitionists will keep
them out and agitate until they apply for admission
with Constitutions prohibiting slavery. Meanwhile
Nebraska may be divided into three States as large
As North Carolina Dakotah and Utah may be also
divided There is no prospect that the slaveholding
States will increase in number. Ten years hence
in much less time, probably-there will be forty
States in the American Un,on,-twenty-five nom
slaveholJing and fifteen slaveholding. According
to this assumption, either Missouri or Delaware
would make two-thirdS. Convention could then
be called and the whole question Of slavery consid-
cred and disposed Of according to the torms Of tie
Constitution. It is true, it. would require three
furths of the States to render the action Of the
Convention valid but, after the action of twothrds
against slavery, and that too according to the forms
Of the Constitution it would make but little differ.
enee whether threeourths vote should be obtained
or not The institution in all the States where il
exists, would be virtually destroyed.
This is the ultimate point ON which the black Re
publcans are fixing their eyes. Stewards cherished
plan is to abolish the institution by degrees, by
throwing the influence of the federal government
against it and by preventing its spread. He pro
ses to be most devoted friend Of the Constitution
and the Union. He thinks the Democratic part.
ought to be permanently dislodged from power
because it has uniformly favored the extension Q
slavery; and that his party ought to be placed il
power, 50 as to throw the influence of the govern
uent on the side of so-called freedom, and thus i
the end extinguish slavery. This is his position
moderately stated. But he goes further than thi.
He would strike down the Supreme Court, becaus
its decisions it has protected the Constitutions
rights Of Shareholders; and he would Il the occasio
in bis Judgment appeared to call for it. substitut
the higher law" for the Constitution ITSELF H
would he willing to see instruction and murder
the slaveholding States, provided he was not told
hm advance! In "his position" as he remarke
toForbes, "he ought not to have been informed
such things!"
For one, We are no: willing to sit quietly dow
and see the South destroyed according to the form
Of the Constitution. Even if the black Republica,
should oe defeated in 1861 there is no certainty tn
they will be in 1864, or in 1863 1.-THE agitation
IN the language Of Mr.. Calhoun, twill 60 to its end
That end We fear, will be the destruction Of Il
American Union. The black Republicans are ca
able Of any thing. When they get the power, tn
Will both rule and ruin. We are as sanguine as mo
men, and we will hope US long as there is grou'
nr hope. We do hope 50 far as 1860 is concerne
We think the chances are that We will defeat the
IN that contest; but what Of 1864, Of 1868, Of 1871
OF the next fifteen years? Who can penetrate t
gathering gloom before usl Let the South be rea,
ut any emergency. Let North Carolina be read
LET her be put on war footing at the next sessi
" The Legislature, whatever may be the result
The contest of 1860.