The Hillsborough recorder., 1874-09-16
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THE CONTENTION QUESTION.

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tiou 81 il. The unsayon.ble verdict Of the
30 tapers spoken of BY the Eess Is By no
means authoritative. On the contrafy.
with 81 defereneei to our estoei6cd friends.
We do not see single afgunett advanced
~hich can be deemed valid. DOT single 6b.
jsesiou urged which sssly pride shoSid not
Llush 70 advasee. For they have no stron-
Or ground shad espedieuey. no better e.
ems f1nn timidiss.
uPou one satjcct. there d perfect una
ninisy. All lsre agreed that the Constitu-
tion Of 1868 b not only imperfect. but hos
tile % The best iaiefesss q the State. be-
causs not adapted to The habits aha customs
u The people. and containing within itself
iusuruiountable Obstacles 70 improvement !,
and itself the most effective instrument for
the perpetuatioh Of its own sronss. All
sss agrced that the Constitution needs
sisendusns. That has beca TIE daily feel
ing. tbs daily expericdeo since tas fatal
hour 6siss slioptibn.
The used of relief is universally admit
Ted ! tss tiode Of redress is ne stumbling
block. The Legislative msihea has been
relied upoa To snssil ektsnt. anu ue are
yet IN tssaark rs 20 whether We have Sc
estrd su5tling by that after four years Of
.risl. Yet this is What our friends advise
us 10 rely upon sgsili.
saPpsing TIE legislative mode isaraiu
.risd. xssh The experience Of the .ast etFor,
ID hat dirca7sh. what sssufs.oss n have we
tb.s ths s-oossdiug Lsgis4suse win contain
che required Constitutional msjority rcces-
sary % conhrm The acts Of in predecessor:
Nay " not be.iere that the people. impa.
tient It sucd triding with matter Of such
vital import. will burl the defsulting party
srSsz power. and rc-estsblish tho oue les.
profuse ID It's promises ef relief. more bon
cato carry oSi Is principles of wrong.
The csll Cor amendments 10 the Coosti-
tusioS of 1855 is Universal. his ppu-
lar claisur. n comes frum all. conserva.
tiss ana Espublicaa. from lawyer and from
farmer. from nershsht aud from riiecIl,uic.
II must be answered At one tiIse or anotb.
er. What time better than The present
What postponed period can offer greaterad.
vsntsgess' wbe better fitted than the par.
~ elected on the PRINCIPLES Of reform apd
es;rfto effest the much needed reform e
give ths ioug expected relief? II, sber
the Conservative party has had the hsppy
opportunity thrown into its hands By com.
hinafioa Of circumstances 10 do that whicl
tLs radical party. uatler no ciTcnmSaaces
sssr viii DO. and shall fail to act. will tb,
people. crushed under iae weight Of oPpsss
sson bold II guilslesss win il sot rAiie
srnst its open enemy, than cou6ds 10 falls
ssd timid fricudss
Amoog the elgessiom urged against ID,
esii sor Convention i. thss there arc 10,
foqnsnt changes proposed 10 the Orgspi'
lsw, thsi Cenysations baye become 50 cum
Iigp - 20 lo-e sIl.isir dignity. and cOasli
.stiosa - ofss esssngcd as 70 loss shei
bindivg fosus. Il sLsre ans ssight 10 thi
objeusioa7 Have coprsntioas been % frc
qneBt. OF Consultations 70 often changed
That Of i716 remained IN full force unit
1883 #hen changes became imperative un
der tbs more snligbtsped spirit Of The age
Tie Consultation Of 1885. guarded visi
,eslous ssrs ssziasf change for light Or trau
siens causes. undsrxsst 20 alterations b,
ths conssstioa q 1851. spd was in fuI
force vhsa The ststs fell, . eonqaered pro
vinos into the hands of lhs Northern Coz
ernmenf. The Constitution Of 1868 VA
ths imposition of our eonqueron.
Nov that. theoretically II least. wc ar
fully restored 10 oar rights and our liber
'is<. What ssxsssnes ean attach 70 tbs act o
~ bs,ssst. % De work d The carpet bag
Ger and shs bswly snfrsnehissd sIsss
What hesitation should there be IN tulIinI
down ssd rsooassrastinr ihs saifcs so ~
sdspisd % car wssssi What sitsebnsn
can BE- felt fovs fabns erected % ths ruin
a tbs xis@ construction Of our fatbsp
Wy sbeuId se regard chat which proceed
"a 70 its vork b. trsmpling upos every tr'
disios. b. violating ssery custom, " a
suIaag svsfy habit
What respoct dos- intelligence owe 10 .
instrsm<ss rhDs uts>fznos< are % obscuf
e TIE or.els< Of Dodoas. never plain lzn
sos always thssj ezespt shsossh ihs inss'
psstssien q sts High Prioss q ths Ten
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