Wilmington journal., 1871-06-16

tiOne, and after these 0nds had been sold
In the N 7rkets of the world they r. pea ed
the acts under which they had been 49,
sued, without making any pr1vi ion to
Lr1tect Innocent purchasers &broAd nor
even for the payment of contractors { r
work done for tue companies. And .si
to put it still further out Of the power Of
on,racfors to obtain mpensatIon, they
repealed the act Incorporating the com
pany to which had been issued the larReAt
amount of State bonds. II is clear that if
the Lee islature is thus to be permitted.
through its agents, to cell bonds In large
quantities ard subsequently repeal its acrs
srd at the same time enable these agent
to contract d bts for q great amount fol-
work done, and then alb 1lsh the instru-
mentalities which create the dtbts. the
State can never have credit either abroad
or at homo. If this clause was lot So, ci4 ally
inserted to facilitate large stealing opera
tins. it hes at least in practice opened n
wide door r. them.
As to the exp. diency of calling Con-
ven ion at tuls ime and by the presen
mode there is some differeIce of opiniou.
L is sal / chat Convention might have
be. n bad last winter by two thirds vot
of L gle a ura, and 10y the int actlou
of t. otu patti g. Had it thus been brought
about Iha changes needed iu the HrganI.
law would ere dis ave been perfected
There is ona advantage however in tn.
r sent plan. Had 5he Legislature Gail d
a Convection d re city it must have b. Ell
IN unlimited one, for acc Jrding to LIE
languag3 Of the cou. ttutlon its~lf, the,
are mp!y empowered to Gall u ''convep-
ZION OF the people," AID would hot h4v
b-rn authDrIz to rostIIct it. Henu.
nch a CONVENTION being Lccese arr u
United wonid have had 'mpl-te c 'utru,
Of the hume sFesd aud all cthtr qu S ions
have heart N any promir eat X u ,'c u
ay they were uppus to t,e hom e.,
provisit ind treferrrd an nDrt str;c,.G
ConventIo0. In s Ich b ,dy the or, dl'n
ioer 81 NIGH lr domiI are IN tie N
sttsd, thus be des 10Y, d. The friend u
that metsIrs the refu Q ought nov tu c III.
fn~"aid d aud Sis in makiug the ueeded
changes IN the Constitution whe:e IT, ca
b. f Iy doD3. Ip like manuer would
appeal to the C. l.r. d votes to assist tn.
NOV ment COW when tht ir rights are full,
protected by tho res ricttons in the ac'.
They ought to member that the people
OF the State will Mt alwat 8 sub nit to tse
present iucp1veniences and evils, and Il
the Conversion should not be held unit
uftAr The nex' preti tiiential elt cIion, and
political change should occur, there
much more dauger that extreme men ma
then be il tie ascendency, aud if pCssb
tnut their rights may b5 interf+red with.
Will pss=icg Grough different por-
Il IT'S the Sta t, exc. pit the Office bold
ers, l do not remember 20 have met b
siugle man who dId not agree that W
ought 10 have Our GODS ltutiun Ameuded al |
many particulars. In ct, rs tar as the |
merits of the c. ntroversy aro involved, il
:, ems to be cnutest where the officers ar |
0n one side, aud the people on the her
Il would seem that such O contest ought
COS in popular govern nment to be doub,fal |
True the cEict Ia are now so numerous as |
10 IL ring TO mILd d the cDrditiou Of things
1t the b-ginuing Of the revolution, wher.
n making th-Ir Declaration Of IudeLen-
leuce our forefathers declared, that the
King of Great Britain b d sent ga awarm
If officers to eat out the substance of the
people,"
This declaration suggests the main OBJ
: cllOns u .,on which the opponents Of tn,
rely. z: that The President OF
he Uni'ed States wIilinteffere by military
orce to keep the present Office holders il
'ower. There is no doubt Out that they
re- looking In that direction, b 'pefully
nd anxiously. The idt a III 1t because our
tate was admitted back into the Union
y an Act of UougresS and therefore Gao.
ot change it's constitution without the
onscat of Congress, is too absurd t, jas ,
ify refuta'ion when it is remr nbered that ,
IL the States except the Ola Thirteen ,
'ere admitted In the eame manner, and
bat they have from time to time changed
heir several constitutions without con-
1lting Congress.
It. is tbjected, however, that President .
!, ant will under the authority of the so -.
alled Kn Klnx act, fore bly, prevent the '
sss mbiirg OF the convention. That he !
bGaT rs,A 70 10 hr, = l.
Is in this State Is hey ood question. No q
ne who has read Senator POOLS speech Of v
larch last, can doubt but that ho, to pre- Il
rye bis present position, is q1ite ready Ii
} s. blrct his constituents to the sternsAt
iii ary despotism, aud the greatest po al. C
le oppre ssion. Distipg sisr ed as tha, c
oeech is for what Hndt as calls, "Iyit q il
the solid aud profound" 1t is even more {:
IN 4rkabie fpr it's lg 4nious, elaborate, 1
I'd cold blooded m4I1guiFv. II Las only =
le dubi Us and dark merit, iu this, that -
has made some shades hgutcr bv com
ar4s with itself, the atroci of his pro Il
osition to CIV. Holden (proven too By q
le evldepco Cf IeadIr PUBLIC IN J T., ~
np!oy a nQtf q pirate secretly TO rnnidsr 0
10 obnoxious me n Who were to he arrest {
!. Mr. ? OILS efor ts will ba seco uded b,
Lumbsr other place holders wEo sr.-
adv to bfh 10, and sone of whom hav. p
IACt I'll II WaS"lT S'On, that III tlel
'iniDn, Ie nblican 6 verumeut ca not b.. =
iu this = ase, aud that bavoue. .
v+rLmt n o"g to prevail ln ito ste ID (
, them "the wish Was father t. ih. r
o"g -" became they see the sIen,H r =
'iu hey have on thar fellow ci izen> %
r. tAin+d in cffice, and are .aruest .
'pirg to be kept in by bayon+'s. Al
The Pr d mt should not + rgat tha,
nator Pool aid his as-ocrates are tn.
ue individuals who u gei Gov. Holden
rward. to WhOm The eLOff er act gave as nj
nch tcoOe ns does the Ku KIux lw q
Z z. es d~Dt. Bolden had too power n .,
AsOLs f1r some mOvemen'r, fol il we e O.
le as g. ated at Dot d. If dI gaI e mn i:
re i'll veral counties, Committing. !, o'
'ret. great or m 8, It vas up1oub I'd Y ~
3 duty Of the Govs Ior to endeAvor to ~
ppreFs them. Had be dDne so b tn. AZ
ilnsry and proprr civil means, he wouId IN
ve been commt ndel. 1t was becaus ~
long de led ally a,ticn, aud thea re- 81
ted to military, tyranical aud brutal Pa
aus, mskIr g arrests of innc cent men ou =.
'arge scale, aud with snch other at 90 =,
ulns c.rcE4Astsnces, as to satisfy th, ps
b lc that bis object waa not tn urasatv m