The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1869-03-03
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S'.l " y liie f WIS ss TT IN
s y spf s i1egsfa ~ iS I'd
o'y, yes OUT ooutl Is so constltu.eqsll lnat 'liss
we pave hot IeiI Iat ~ Liberty 81 dellYer aFy
autiiorllative OPINION upon the sqb]ect. But
.e lac1 may oe stateg, ihat our neY n Gonstii
ths. n nron;s; "is "Pp'useu ~ oons,esI, ~
posed that RI .wonld have 1,een donfea fa 7it
had been tbionobt bi n II, Il IF ne
CONSTITUTION af tha Irpi;lad 1'g sfstss All ;tli
is settled 'tbat nvary n1s1 s h
made n its favor,f "a ay;;ng te
tion of tbc Convention Of iiHa liz ssSta a5d of
tie Congreesssl slrfttig "a ti,gs And II
nav he renrrseafed tIsat yen, nt;ons lays
wavs eex;sted NO. I 70 anY cnns;S,e, s;,l, ohlaas
anornt n,5r M ~ n sro RI niI Z;
amounts Eaen;n,, M 49, ~ ce i;th tba obanre;o
n,.n,erS onr, n,,gf rd Il ian;,;S
M conntrv ~ q 49, ~ ,,f ,,s sa,ia
oe s1ffl was. ,ecessoy,,';n in o,r ;nfancv as
neoolel Will fbe an s,ni,Iest III, HI and An
nnder The maxim de d;n;n,;s non c,,ra III
il NAV be that the exSemptionnI Of 4 hocmstead
Of $1,000 value will be deemed less consider
abla ,n,o tbann e1 m tban a,,d y bas tba1
sacr;ion III fff if,niT Il aaresS d of tbe
State Convention Inf of the liberal snirit5 IF
the times az we'll And Il nav well he snn-
posed to be the earnest wish of the Govern.
ment in all III denart,nentts5 55 and of e2eryvi
enliohtened and benevolent citizen II Zee
every yS'i1rilie man ewitI, 4 HOME-a home for lis
wife and children a home to adornn ana to
loyeMh;a Nome his i'l'ff7l' TlIo
sIN,.u,Trr III III, 49,. a,ls,naJ = .a,ay,t s7f4
= ''Af'pipp'fff'''ofr haa
nnl,uopsii owe a's hno Psieliitteu ~ ltsStt''ie
our eeee's1ee IN ADVANCE iolsa case between
Par1ies ~nael may come. lpel9re VS. SetIh
measuie ghic'lihas ~ me saaetioh ol tns o'als
CONSTITUTION; oI, congress. tne guardian lol
us Snieo osa.ss Nohssiso.ion,i anu on ialh
eHnsnlsleatP Paohc sei'tlnsHl,ra ana WINCH IS
iounoeu on JUSTICE, ana lM,llehi gives "
e'eryihiaa hotneslf lHWhich ns Cahhoepe
driven, mayweh be supposed to tlnd favor
Mi!he1he Seurt' no member et,wh,chi mas
ln.ima'ea an luhlaVoIaple oplhiop.i Il such
sooata pe the case theh every man VIII pc
saVeo from oppression. Little aosengs
"!ahy stay law 20 prevent, every man WIN
De ophgealto 40 justice g, ms credltors, py
snffchaering toIthe satlslastion OF ms dep!s
so much properly as IS not tlcAempteo' as ms
homestead iid ,As2gF44lni s,rIHH IL,
I'VE nave oeen thns luii IN iWnati may .pe
regarded as an unusual discourse @ me
sun1ect py tue CourtS because We are aware
that the effect Of our decision NIL be feit
very FAR beyond the case before us because
OF, the ANXIOUS Stat IQf thes pubic mind
and because, lln, dec clarlng lnyatld measure
which vas intended to afford rellei, out
whlchawas npteniy inyalid put mlscmeYous,
and gives a. stone instead OF bread, We were
ANXIOUS to relieve the pubic !mlnd ny OH
recting attention 0 to a, HleasureTt the homer
stead-1w1hcft may enure TO the benefit OF all.
owe come lpoWtoahe qpeston : DOGS 9the
ordinance, wlHehwe areconslderlngg, impair
the opiiSatieneol, c9ntfae{s Izxgouc JN
| We do notDproPose to hlo0r the SUBJECT.
| dts iplainGantte elncontrovertrple.g And the
learning upon ltels abundant and common
barnes vs.. Barnes. s.J1zib bag la9l}r1u.s stg
we ale opilged 10 cohcede tnat ~ was as
not the purpose OF tue convention 10 I'M
| pair ftheIebligetit,ns gol contracts shoth be-
cause that is not to be presumed and be-
| cause different purpose is expressly de-
clared. And we are to take thea declared
purpose the real ohe.'5 The purpose declared
is, ITO change the jurisdiction OF the
Cburts, = &C. TO do. that quite, within
the province oflegislation. ieB But while pur-
suing that Legitimate object, it turns out
that the effect was to impair the o5liga-
tion of contracts--a consequence WHICH,
as we are to presume, was not foresecn. and
! is to be'set down to inadyertence, er theinnr
conscious bias of pressing circumstances.
And sas soon as it is discovered thatithe
effect isto violate the Constitution, the Leg
lisature and aeveiyi citizen will sustain tue
Court in It's purpose to maintain the Con-
lstitution.no3 Pdt met ,XSjyHW M
hhThe second section of the ordinance ofthe
Oonventicn'iofq q1S66-66 entitled = An or
dinance to change the Jurisdiction of the
Courts" "r&c,hs amended by the Convention
of 1868, to be found appended to the Code,
provides ehat.aH contracts, without regard
ltothe terms of payment made by the parties,
shall be pasablein four annual installmerts.
aNbwifsthe terms of the contracta be that ii
rs a., Payasie one m anu sae sanc .ill,e
a;nsss. =,
loW t'tson. s. ls.an: ;.a e,,;.;s - .
IN na .i.' a'c J, 'on 'a ..'
,,,,lv to ,Ishts
..sitca NAV - Se5i.soo that the second
s,,;ahle 10 the typo- fold .oh;ect;on ,t
altet;ng ,tbe mssof the CONTRACT and, .,of
discriminating between classes.,oThe second
hsectieri is therefore void, as 1impairingi the
obligation of contracts, in that a. 1T alters
etheI terms intthel particular OF the time of
payment land 12) in the particular, Ithatliit
aitersithe remedy of enforcing the contrantt-
snotli limmaterlat anees reasonable alterations,
butmaterlai ana unreaSonabie onesgJs3noo
There are several cases before us. of which
tb;c on;nion ia decisive The nart;cnlar
enT; ,trasar; ;ntLis III ILL., MIL .
ss eS fgss1 M T.; ssa sSt,sea
.1f' .of deht before tiat time time could Be. sued On
in the. County Court (this suit having origi-