Wilmington journal., 1872-01-12

SAMPSON. Buncombe and Wilkes tteO in ;,
stead Of one member, as at present. These,
with the new counties to he provided for,
will occasion loss offive to other counties.
1t appears that Craven, Halifax and Gran :
vile, now sending three members each,
will lose one. and two other counties, ho'
remembered, will lose one each. hese
changes viii all, or nearly all he to the ad- :
vantage of the Conservatives.
Very little is said i'll regard to the sena-
torial question. 1t is understood that Gov
clnor Nance's resignation is iii the hands OF
a Senator ready to be tendered.- ! suppose
il viii be withheld for few days, until the
disposition of the United States Senate
upon the amnesty bill and Governor Nance's
claims, after the recess, may be known.
1t !, reported that Governor Caldwell
will refuse to commission any one as Sena-.
tor whom the Legislature may elect. do
not know whether this refusal Is to be
based upon the ground that the Lc9lola-
turc has exhausted lis powers under the
acts Of Congress regulating the election o1
Senators or that there is no vacancy Imtll
The Senate declares one to exist. 1t Is GER
tain. if such is to be his action, that 1t Is
done with a view to secure the appoint
mcnf. in order that he may buy oil Judge
Settle or some more dangerous rival for the
Radical nomination for Governor.
hardly think how ever, that the Cover
nor would be guilty Of such dangerous
folly. 1t would require not more than
twcntv-fOur hours to place another man III
the Executive Office who would execute the
law. And besides, the Governors ccrtliI-
cate is merely a prescribed form Of commu-
nica;ing W lat the Legislature had done. 1t
does not admit the applicant to his seat,
and his refusal to give it would not eX-
cludc linn from it. Fer if s1c! was the
case, Governor Of opposite politics might,
at his Will, at least temporarily defeat the
will OF the party composing the majority OF
the Legislature. Even in States where the
veto power is given to the Governor, it does
not extend to the election Of officers.
These questions, however. only tend to
complicate thc matter. SO far as | can
learn. there is nothing certain, except that
the impudent aspirations of General
Abbott will be rejected. Even if Governor
Caldwell should appoint, it would cost him
Ills denomination should he give it to
Abbott.
DR.. Norment, the very efficient Senator
from RobesOn, has made a fIuitless effort
to bring the LoWely gang 10 punishment.
| fail TO see the justice of weighing the
lives Of citizens and the cost Of their pro
. lection in opposite scales. The United
States Government Is using the army to
punish tie ktl-kluN. Governor Holden
did not hesitate 10 violate law, without
regard to cost. for tie same purpose.
{ IOWcry has killed more men i'll the State
than the klt-EluN and tie Loyal Lea9uers
together. | do not think the Senate should
. have hesitated TO Vote an appropriation
sufficiently large to have secured tie arrest
Of these IaWlesS men.
Ii was 4 little remarkable with what
, manimity and enthusiasm the Radical
Senators voted against tn, appropriation
The c0lured Senator from New Hanover
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