The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1874-12-23
AcHANGIYG SENTIMENT.

a CHANGING SENTIMENT.
Some weeks since one of our readers
from cur own county told us that in adyo.
eating the cause Of the Convention. We
had driven nail 10 our own cofin." and
we had killed ourselves politically. We
we're not much alarmed at the prognOstic,
for Methink there are wiser men in cur
county than our interlocutor. We only re-
fer to the remarks now in connection with
the progress Of events.
We do not take credit for extreme saga
city in taking the position We did, for il
seemed 10 Us so natural for the conserya-
tive party to seize at once the advantages
their victory bad given them to carry out
tie promises. express OF implied. that had
been On tho tongue Of every larty man
since the birth Of the Constitution Of 1868,
that We did not believe voice would have
been raised IN opposition. Opposition there
has been. and in most unexpected quarters,
bat it has been neither factious nor unreal
sonable; only the outgrowtli Of caution. or
ignorance. We we're satisfied that the agi-
tation Of the subject, 50 far from being pre-
judicial to it ultimate success. would bring
light 70 the uniniolmed. strength % tie Ii
mid. courage to he eautious, and faal =
greemeut and unaniDisy 10 the party.
Our hopes are being rapidly realized.
Day By day accetsiOus are beng made to
the ranks Of the Conyebtionis;s, and there
isnot single instance knOEn Of any de-
lection from among them. On Wednesday
last. the Raleigh News. paper % inauen-
tial and . largely circulated, and which
We thipk prematurely took ground agaius;
The measure. wheeled into line. and cone.
oct boldly and sqaarely for Convention.
It's move viii DO worth iLOdsanes q vote.
70 The cause Severalinembers d The Leg.
islstnre who vent to Raleigh prejadiesd
against the movement, have changed their
views.
They 80 home 70 their constituents vel
fitted 70 lead IL the formation of opinion,
for no men are better quslissd = judge D
the imperfectiOns u the present Constitu.
ton, than those who are called upon /,
frame laws 10 meet present urgent needs,
and who are constantly thphrted b ihi
ioe-pgu,us, contradictory. and jet ilaexi.
BE instrument.
The bills introduced BY VI. Moreleat
andby Mr. MiIisin the Senate hare folloa
ed close upon The bcels Of tie resolution j
inquiry introduced into the House By Mr.
Staples. They al tend 10 the same diree
ton and il is hoped that directly after Ii,
recess. steps win be taken IN earnest to de-
termipe the limits Of the Constitution. enc
srens~ei impetus given 70 the spirit whiel
animstes 30 many 70 retusn 70 the institu
tionl and the form Of government iahsrile,
from our fathers
NR. MEANS BILL.
Since writing the above bill has beei
introduced into The House By Nr. Mean
which goes al once 70 The root Of the mat
Ger. Il provides At once for tie call Of
consealion aud e Ieaves U;tt Ole peTl
asmssipes ase rigih and DE responsibility
II restrictions upon those very subjects Up
% which alarm has been excited.
This, Il seems 70 ". should disarm Al
hostility % The measure. since those mos
interested In ihe framing new Consiitu
ton have primary control over IL funda
mental fsaiures and Of course can exelud
81 that b detrimental 70 their interests Q
in,eri whatever is 10 their advantage.
The time when The Legislature shoul
have taken The quesiiop 10 hand has arrive
aud more rapidly Than We anticipated
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