Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-02-13

This deIlberative assembly OF the s0vereigns Of
land has been in session since the 20th of May
with exception of the dogdays, wien it was too hot and
suitry TO nix up much, and the holidays when it was
the very time to mix And after all this lengthy ncu
baton and ayduOus labor what has been the result?
Has any person seen the little mouse run out? We con
less We have not. Then what has this TIE greatest,
most powerful body known to the people in their SOW
ereign capacity dOna for the people? Where are the
fruits 50 anxeusy looked for that this the great tree
OF liberty was to bring forth Echo answers where"
he fact is ell the business necessary to be done could
have been done in mCRh at the farthest The pco-
did not elect members to convention to overhaul the
constitution and change the whole organization of the
State. They did 10 such thing. They knew very well
Il at this time oil revolution and confusion was no!
the time for revising the constitution The proper time
for such things Is when men quiet-when peace
reigns throughout our country, and the minds OF
are free to weigh and deliberate upon such responsible
and weghty subjects ct when spreads its bloody
mantle over our land and powerful enemy urged on
by deadly hatred and the darkest revenge is already
laundering at our gates threatening US with the halter
OF the rebel, the knife Of the assassin and the torch
the Incendlary. Such not times Of deiberatou,
peclay snch deoeratlon as necessary for remo5eu5
the constitution.
The truth is the Convention has gone out of the way
for business as an excuse to perpetu itself. The
people never intended dreamed they would take up
the business they are now occupied with. II such thing
had been avowed on the stump, before the election not
oo'OCaic vi tnC COClFlQS would now DC uAA-
rating IN Raleigh at the expense of the people to tie
tune OF three dollars day." But having once baea
elected, and being mostly OF that class who have never
been IN power Tor the last ten year. and who never ey
pect to be again. they have presumed upon the coed
nature and patience of the people, TILL we fear forbea,
aDce has ceased to be virtue. The whole aim, obj ct
and scope OF that Convention, as the people intended
could have been accomplished in two weeks. IieJ
passed the ordinance OF secession the very day they were
organized; and how much longer time ought conven-
ton ask to accommodate the State to its sphere
Two weeks, says one Of the body and all must say
that four weeks is the greatest plenty. But instead
dong the work tor which the Convention was called
they have been fussng and growing over speculation
bill OF Mr. Badgers, as if they could legislae soul
into man who has none. They would come about tie
speed egislating for the government of the wind
The greatest speculation they could have gone into and
which would have saved many dollar to the State,
would have been to adjourn die But no; thev sit
there at Raleigh, smoke their cigars and drink whisky
vote three millions of treasury notes to pay them TIER
three dollars day, and then talk about putting down
speculation after fleeing the people in that kind
STYLE and that, too, at time when the resources OF tie
State shoad above all Others be carefully and econom'
lcally husbsnded. And some of its members say
that such wise and august assembly the COnvtn-
ton ought not to adourn-that the State needs its VIE
dom and lis counsel, and that it ought to be mace
permanent Institution, at least long the lasts
Ali You little fry sport your presumption, exercise
your brief but i'll gained power drink your whisky,
smoke your cigars and have GLORIOUS time generally
but remember that for all these things the people VIII
bring you to gment.-Mountaia Eagle, (&el0&
Cleveland Co..