Wilmington journal., 1874-09-04
gan: CONVENTION 0GT TsTHON
S.D THaE CALI. Ox' 1871.

Some OF our friends seem to be
afraid - trust the people of North
C,ro!ine with the privilege of chang
ing Tia ir Constitution. They fear,
tiay saw, in substance. tho Conserva-
tive party AMI its principles and its
practices have 80 slight hold upon
the confidence and affections of the
people ihat tho opening up to them of
the earliest opportunity to relieve
themselves Of confessed burdens in a
confesscdly legal way, may have the
effect o. destroying the supremacy OF
that party.
We have 10 such fear1, but arc per
fecsIy willing 10 trust the people with
the management OF their own affairs.
Ent even il We did appreheud danger
- The Conservative party we would
still think it the imperative duty of
that arty to advocate the call OF q
Convention hy the Legislature 81 The
carIic;.t possible moment, for tl2c rca
SON t;.,,t it ia the right OF the people.
the iraicnabie inherent 3ight % ttia
people, 20 manage tta-ir own ail.irs.
':iIc Conservative par = las 40 right,
nor ha- ury other party amy right to
have any tnl i'll view hut the good Of
tllr Statr. ~ 20 seek "a tca;n ~ ad
vantage di5tinct from that "f the
State. Ii the true ini:ss,iun Gf tine Con
yrrvttiv.. party IN North I..r"';nl Is
4. fl.,.yrs
IN an, i't.nG ttr"r,.i'5 s:,-.' the glory %
stt. t!,.u-. ,v,. c,,.tj,.', mncii gu t.
for ". nava E.iti."rFb been simple
,nofIeri, to Va IL. vt;.;"rf..s mainly i,r
til II frut-.
Th"pr s..,i, On. t.tut:or.i@ ni.u.sanc|
and gro~,lr outrages the p""p'" IN
their dearest rights and every body
knows it Il cannot be- changed by
ordinary Legislation, ty"n II every
In.ill},,.r ii the Legislature favored the
nI,argr, ami every hn.iy know; it.
Extraordinary legislation must be re-
sorted to. and such that cannot be per
fcctcl rutil thrce long years shall
have passed away, unless Convcn-
ton be called. Why tlcn, should VIC
hesitate to call n Convention, unless
we are H''"liilhS 70 'l"N' 'i'' lo"t
WIN 'i'' i''''ii'i53 u liz,
tuition? md what is Il legal Convcn-
ton that it should he feared? II IS !
nothing III Inc "oil' S''N' '''i
biaGe ol the people aS'ei''S, ,1"tS ~
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hl'i Ila' oh'y 'ireo C''l0 ol -
as 10 the WOE Nli'67 u .''
linen therc WIS " "l"e7l ''''' 4s''i -
iedefal lhtcrN'il''oli' iii"iS H''l''' ~
heVihg thRt II me convention "7a'ii
Died IL "o"ld De olSietSo" ~ i''''i".
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But ABOVE All 'he lA8''ll' % 'ii' l'l"l,
osltlon TO call Coh''ntiofi 9''"ii' ~"
to the people py the Log lSi"'' ''i'' /"
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'i' WV q ''o- W. 1900 81.
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courage 10 S'''iiil' 'ilo l''o''ioli ~
+ho f,,yos,,,r had % ;nsnlt;no1v md
1-ca,u- u-x,f,,aa1 - orfar,,
was /. surprising 'i'ei VIC n l''''
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'i'''' 'o'c'' GOWN 'i'e ''ii' eii'i'l'
no" when the Conventioh meets
next year the people Will have had
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