New-York tribune., 1871-11-01
NORTH CAROLINA.
ADDRESS OF THE DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE.

ADDRESS OF THE DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE.
The Central Democratic Executive Commit
tee Of North Carolina have issued address The doc
umcnt rcCounts the changes which the Democrats are
desrous Of making the state Constitution and
acey denOunces the Republican party In regard to the
method OF amending the Constitution they say;
The majority against the proposed cal for Conyen,
ton though c"mpartnytiH mtager, SetafS S
tOn Of the people, however proper ana desirabe tnat
the radical members OF the Legislature at the hehest Of
their party unanimously refused to vote Tor the can oi
call cannot be made without the votes OF at least
of them, and they and their party thus assume the
smendns snd reformDg their Organic law only
Gf ARonsS the the
oppressivey in many respects and some OF s
IN srce a n ye it the duty Of every good
citizen to seek relief from such evils by the legislative
tmrrGcncW' it may be- We venture to hope that the
members Of they Legislature, when the assemble at once
agree upon this plan of relief and we respectfully sug
gcst that the meantime, the people give prompt aud
free expression Of their wishes to such amendnents az
they desire that the Legislature may be Informed OF
tIe popular will as well may be, In reference to con-
stitutiOnal reform.
What said Of the finances Of the State is not very In
teigibe The Republicans accused of running the
credit Of the state and amendment to the Constilu-
tion is d,mardcd to facilitate the reputation Of tie
state debt In their words Section of Article
should be so amended to strike out all thereof that
provides the inriolaJility ofh puLlie debL"
TIE KU-KLUX.
The Committee handle the KuKluX III pre-
cisely the same way that the rural Democratic press
handle Tamnany:
We deem II worth while to notice in this address that
wicked and interested persOns-unprncped aud violent
Radical parzans in and out OF this tAte-iOr sinister
purposes have sought TO produce the false impression
that the DrmOcratc-CODseryatly party nave ana 40
COnuye at and encourage the preparation OF crime ana
outrage To THIS detcstable end they have. wherever
thry could prostuted the Press legislative ana Ju-
their power such imputatiOn Is not only grOundless
false, and scandaous, but Infamous to the last de-
gree. and betrays spirit or NlcKeuness, we
yepture TO assert, without a parallel In political
warfare The uarty which We represent has al
and persstcnty condemned crime, by whomsOever
perpetrated and has repeatedly out OF the usual
poca course TO denOunce IT, and urge upon the people
the high importance OF peace and GOOD Order, anu
the duty good citizen 10 be actVe ana jealous III
bringing offenders 70 justice. -,
The course pursued by the unworthy persons 10 who
We refer is deeply 10 be depored by all good men OF
every political party 1t Is not only ignooe nut u tends
10 destroy the moral and legitimate eneCt OF the voice Oh
the urrss legislative action and judicial deterrnina
tion for the suppression Of crime-their constant
effort is TO turn such matters to pOhtral
advantage by giving them political turn ana thus it
produce the almost inevitable conviction on the minds
If observers that the purpose OF the press
the legislature and courts, not TO suppress crime anu
outrage hut to manufacture political capital and advan
10 90 from the crimes offenders, and thus engender
hitter feelings among their opponents destroy conn
dence i'm the courts and bring them into disgrace ana
contempt We again urge friends to set their races
nt Violence and lawlessness OF all kinds, and to be-
especially active in preventing secret outrages Oy dS
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