The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1866-06-27

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mise. And with what show of justice can
you disturb ito If the East has lost hel
power IN the Senate, secured in 1885, as g
tnai adjustment, by accident, how can you
fairly deprive her of that which she gains by
tile same event2 How without shame can
you take from her not only what she has
gained but also deprive her of much of the
. little she formerly hada A compromise in
deed The East loses much by abolition,
IN the Senate-in her weakened condition
she is required to give all she gains in the
Commons by that event, and one-third oil
what she had before The West gains much
! in the Senate-in her new position Of strength,
In the mere accidental exercise of power, re-
gardless of former constitutional compro-
mise. she takes from the East what she gains
in the Commons and much of what power
she had before. One gives all-the other
takes all. Strange COMPROMISED But it is
said the West has the power here and can take
all, and therefore she is magnanimous in this
arrangement. Were this So would it release
her from her plighted faith of 1882 But it
is not Facts are stubborn things. The
West demanded the white basis entire, the
proposition so ably argued by the delegate
from Lincoln, and fought for it so long as
there was hope. She demanded the PROPOSE
ton of the delegate from jackson, white
basis in the Commons and mixed basis in the
Senate, and fought for it until defeated by a
decisive vote This was all that was LETT
She proposed to call it a compromise L! and
took it without a struggle-it was tost in
her lap by Eastern members blame not
hn Inst RI ako1 "a
matter of State policy. He who stands firm
ly by his own people always commands my
respect.
But Mr.. President, this is not question
of mere State policy. 1t is not even mere
question of policy. 1t is a matter of princi-
pie. In one particular concede to it cor
rect principle. 1t gives to property proper
representation But, Sir, it contains two IA
tai errors-unjust in principle and perfectly
suicidal to US. That representation is de-
pendant on suffrage, and that taxation is not
dependant on representation. Is not this so 2
The delegate from Lincoln says "the right
of suffrage being denied the negro, he cannot
justly be represented" Here the first princi-
pie is announced and with conclusion that
once admitted, shuts the mouth of every
Southern man. No one would exempt the
negro from taxation. Is he represented 1t
may be said he is in the Senate, but this is
not true. ii poll tax is paid for the protec-
ton of personal rights, and always exercises
its power and claims its representation in the
body representing persons. 1t must be in
proportion to population, and therefore di-
minishes rather than increases the power Of
the body representing taxation as contradis-
tinguished from persons.
The true principles of good government
are exactly the reverse of these two princi-
Piles, thus embodied in this settlement Rep.
resentation is not dependant on suffrage. The
rights and the interests of community arc
SO blended, so dependant each on the Other
for mutual prosperity, that the interests OF
each may we'll be represented without uni
versal suffrage, and the fair adjustment o.
the right of suffrage is a matter of conven
ton and in an agricultural community likt
ours, where land is so plentiful and labor 81
scarce, the interests of the employer and EN-
ployee, of capital and labor, are harmonious
and the rights of the one class will be as faith
fully maintained as the rights of the other
cannot foresec what time may develop, but
doubt not that interest will accede to, aye
that interest will demand whatever is just
whateveris right according to the fundamen
tai principles of sound, republican, represen
tative government.
And Of these fundamental principles ther
is one that the American people win surei
return to and abide by. Taxation without rep
resentation is tyranny. Where, Task, do th
friends of this settlement propose to TAX
their stand2 They cannot forego taxation
the swlite population will not submit t
that Taxation without representation 2
they cannot face that. Representation d,
mands suffrage They propose to vote tina
How, ask, will they defend us2 How ca
they sustain us in any contest with radical
ism9 How can they ask our proper repre-
sentation in Congress without granting un
versal suffragea 1 appeal to the delegat
from the Eastern, the Middle, and the We
tern Counties to pause before they consun
mate this deed-to pause before they depriy
US of every plank of reason, or justice,
principle on which we now stand.
But the delegate from Guilford says IL
rejection of this will cause mighty agit,
ton. am sure he is mistaken. On tt
other hand adopt it, and you will inaugural
an agitation much more powerful, muc
more uncomfortable. Sir. the negroes are
Eastern Carolina and must remain for year
The peace, the prosperity of our section d.
ponds on the cultivation on our part, of til
best and kindest relations. Their interest
are our interests, their welfare our prosperit,
and whenever permitted we will show t
them and the world that whatever ,justict
right or common interest demands, the
shall have. fff sU