The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1874-09-09
rHE coNYENTfoy prESTluN.

ment at this suSjsct tas created consiisra-
Bile discussion III lSs press Of he Stste.
xhich we are glsd to see, has been conduct;
ed with good temper and taste. Allos-
an ces ale made fer honest differences .of
opinica. We are not surprised to fad
some 81 the most able Of our cmssmfora-
riss disagreeing with ". and deprcsstliig
seldom which. in their jadg'~sati i fraagat
with danger.
But what Is the danger tiss sfTfehend ?
Does not Ii all proceed from tic failure to
obtain Conrssfisu s1llsd iJdsf tl1:satho-
rity sf the Iegislkssf<6 is1c-7i lad the
hssss to reach 1 csnclsson. that bscauss
tlat failed therefore tho people src averss
to resorting to that mode u relief from the
evils unisr which they labor. Bat DO they
look TO tho real casses Of aversion! DO
they remenbef iLst these casses ia some q
theft features 10 longer sxis, /, II others. do
not attend the present proposition,
The Convention called III is70.7i was
the act Of . bare ,aIori;g Of the I.egisla-
sure. The whole radical party, Shiis ID
hitting sc~e Of the imperfectious Of the
Constitrsiuh Of 1868. was solidly united
against the call; while many eminent faw.
yers. and shousaads q Conservative voters.
doubted tse legality o. the msssare. |.
consequently weat 70 the people. fSredoom-
edto defeat. AMI when 70 intrinsic causes
Of defeat. we're added the aso1ed hostility
Of the Etecrtive Of the State, hk threat
and bis readiness. to call to hs aid the pow.
ca Of the General Government 10 dispcrse
the Convention. thereby introducing thosc
relations u hostility between ,sc people and
the Government which. FROM the bitter ex.
periencc Of the past we're 90 much to be
dreaded. il was no matter II sondef .aat
the oonrensicn scheue was defeated BIZ an
overwhelming majority.
Bun this reason does not exit now. The
Government has sfsf s6ine wholesome ex.
perienee in the soiiy Of ihtsrmsddling in
State sasirs, even where IL bad colorado
preteKt todoso. II d learning more and
more the wisdoin'cf letting tie people nv
aasc thsir own aa4rA ard putting into
practice the theory that each State i enti-
tied 10 republican government.
Under the call no~ proposed. there Is no,
the shadow Of prstsai for outside .interr0
sitiOn. Il would be made strictly IN &C.
sortianee with the requirements u the Con-
stituiion Of iscs.
by virtue Of the snt section Of Article
XIII, the unquestissed .alhsrity exists 10
the legislature. wien the requisite n.jo-
ritz exists. and shen the causes are sui.
cienlly ul5.Bensous. v assemble toe people
IN Convention.
We win not here repeat ,hxe esase-. 10
shiehws briefly alluded in our last. We
xill pass on to zpolber cause Of alarm and
opposition. The people are made 10 b
slsrmsd ~ adyapcs % the s2prehensiOt
that the Homestead secured uDdsr tie Cvu.
stitu,ion II i6S sould be destroyed.
u you'll be singular indeed that a 50.
Tenn inarurIens. deliberately designed f.,
thsweH icing Of yeopie. and Intended L
b adapted 70 tbeiY Wants through 81 time
did 90, contain sosxs fssfats or good il it
II woula be equally strsnss IL the party j,
opposition 20 dat which fsaed such Con
s,itstion. shoaid b 90 blinded by part,
bate. as % overlook such good. Of faiI /,
see that iis own perpstuity consisted il
such rsoognitios.
Nov all men Of al parties agree hath,
homestead el<ass d Que q wisdom aud JUS
ice. ooe 80 elnipeniIy stsed 70 the nece,si
ties, and meeting al The demsnds Of %,
people. one 20 veil adapted W secure per
raaneus prosperity By desircylag that eeet
iag tenure o. lsSf, shich bsfyrs existed
that fro,s siAtksrsssfs< u esns. Il
welcomed - a'bIsssiss psssf % Be s.ks,
a~sy. So fsr from dsstroyistths Home
stssd. tbs tsBdsne, b 70 salsrss hs opsrs
tiors " srt~seing Il Ia fss sinris.
BctsifssdY re bear The, threat ID al
ssnes. that The coussntiou ell BE- defss,
I'd 90 this grobsd. win tss people sllo,
shS'osslyss To- ~ deceived. % b turns'
from their purposes. % b 5sptitsa bfsse
pssdsd rolisf. bsessss q ssiu the rsd;si
party tsperpesusse ~ The iIIs Of Tbs cs
ssiistien d 'es b. this play vpeastsS
i FAM
IfthsEscpls ESQ b rssss letssx-efk.
ths hcn,ntsaa viii be destroyed Or Is.
they VIZ loss any oshsr recognized sdyar
tsgs they hsvs uhdsr tie Consultation, The
ftk<y caut6< b blamed n sl.<v ot,.o.o