The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-01-05

plain and express The Grst clause u the first section OF
ibe fourth article q that instrument n the following
wesds;--
General Assembly unless BY the col currence OF two
thirds Of ali the members OF each mousse OF the General
The wcrGs are as broad and comprehensive az they
possibly could be made Well when the constitution de-
cares that convention oil the people shah De Called
&C., does il that some conventions o. the people,
Sc, may b. called by bare majority u IS absurd,
and makes the constitution stuitfy hseit
The very act itself Of calling a Convention by bare
majority IN The lace OF the express provision OF the con-
sti,ution wcrd be an act Of wnch the eope
il, their act viii be met at the Threshold with oppos
iicn. The Of the occasion - no Justhcatoa
for ralpGbe violation Of our own fundamental law.
that Ct your correspondents, IN referring 70 this
suhec calls TO his aid the opinion Of exChicf Justice
Ruiin. The venerable ex Chief Justice has been most
grossly misrepIefented this subject have i from
the very best authority that he entsFtainB no sncA
opinion as that bare majority OF the legislature can
call convention Of the people for any purpose. When
tie subject WIS fist mentioned to him. not having the
consultation before him and surprising that the clause
read, 'No convention Of the people, - alter or amend
this Constitution shall be called, &c h. lid express the
opinion that the contemplated convection FOR the pur-
poses desired, could be called by bare majority;
but his attention called 70 the
exact and express words OF ne constitution,
he aianG, ned his formerly expressed opinion,
and thinks now ninety nine out Il o,ary hundred OF
the legal pofesso in the State think that any CONVEX
ton o The people called by bare majority OF the Legis
lature woIld be plain and palpabe soation OF the
COM titGtien. Let those who are bsnt IN hitchng this
State to the detiuies Of South Carolina take care tnas
foot our own constitution. The people VIII not submit
TO it,
when constitutional means Of redress have
been Reconsideration it becomes APPARENT that the
North is determined not to do justcc-when the
and half million Of friends the Northern States
despair Of the defeat of black rcpubcanism,
should the present Congress adjourn wthou. giving
that additional guarantees for rights under
the win be provided ha people Of North
Carolina will DO prepared TO act with prompness and
with rcsolue determination 10 maintain her rights and
protect her honor at all hazards Our people
are a conservative people. They are attached to
constitutional Union. They have already suffered
much rather than resort to any which would
sever the that them with their conntrymen
of the North. But this cannot continue much longer.
This state OF things must cease and justice be dono
by the North, there is hope that people will
longer respect the relations which they bear tho
general government value this Union speak what
know. Black republcsnsm must recede from its acts OF
wrong and outrage to every barrier Of national
conservatism in the South will be broken down, and
North Carolina will hand in hand with her Southern
sisters that safety and independence OF the
Union which denied her in it, By doing justice prompt
y the North may the Union and avert the appalling
dangers which ahead but unless they do there
earthly hope. Will your people sleep until the awful
consequences Of their madness break with all their
horrors, upon them?