Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-11-20
CONVENTION.

CONVENTION.
Every day chronicles the growth OF
The feeling III favor of a Convention.
~ first advocated by few leading
u4aD ana Two or th-ee papers, it now
numbers among it's friends large ma
iority Of the taxpayers, nearly every
prominent Democratic-Conserv
and many Of the influential papers Of
the State. Indeed wherever the ques-
ton has been fully discussed, there is
little division of sentiment. Only in
localities where the masses have not
been informed in regard to the over
towering necessities of q Convention
tio VIC find any opposition to it. We
are satisfied that a free and full dis
clission Of the subject Will end in the
call Of q Convention.
Among those papers which have OPP
posed the call of Convention were
the Asheville Citizen and the Uestt5n
Erpositor. The former, in its last
Issue, openly advocates Convention,
AMI TIE latter is no longer hostile to
i. The Asheville Citizen says:
SHALL WE HAVE A CONVENTION
We believe all the interests of our
State answer in the affirmative. For
cxpediercy sake at first we questioned
the prop-iety Of calling a Convention;
bat since more carefully considering
oil hoo
ing the opinions OF many Of orr
prominent men, even those against the
question, we are j. Isfied that our
people and State can b. ,e4 and greatly
be served by Convention The Leg
i+i;lt1lre has it in its power - exhibit
he praudest characteristics which men
Occupying places of trust can possess
patriotism and craftsmanship. Let
them meet next Monday, and devo.c
themselves to raising Just enough
revenue FOR the actual and necessary
expenses Of the Stat, and then ut
once pass the act calling Convention
10 meet by February, at farthest. -
Chen adjourn to meet ten days after
ratification OF the amendments to the
Constitution which may be passed by
the Convention. Laws can then be
made in conformity with said chan
yes, TINS giving our people alr4 ost
"a Immediate benefit from So d
alterations. Our Legislature ought
not 30 SIT longer that ten days
i.Ie Convention need not sit more than
50 days, and the Legislature at its ad-
journed session need not stay longer
Ehan from 40 to so days. The mem
Ders of the present Legislature have
the grandest opportunity to show of
what stuff they are made. And we
hope members of both parties may
work together on this Convention; but
i those claiming to be Republicans
refuse 10 co-orperate in this move
EIent, let the Democrats make a
"quare, manly, patriotic fight for What
they are compelled to know and admit
IS required Of them by long suffer
ing, and tax ridden, prosecuted peo-
pile. We don't advise hasty action
but few days only is needed to ma
tire all plans for this movement. We
5incerely believe the interests Of our
State and people OF all classes, re
4aIEo the Immediate benefits which
>a0nGos IN our Constitution only can
render, and thus believing it 10 BE
.ight, we are strongly in favor Of an
carly cell for z Convention.
The AsLeyiIio Western EJpUSitol
says:
Ne publish below n letter fro,3,
lion. l.. 5. Gather IN reference 70
ne calling Of Stat" Convention. For
the want OF space we cannot comply
'9iti. Col. Gather request to publish
the CT letter Of George Davis and
others, or this question, addressed 20
the llmi gton JOURNAL, but will DO
80 next week. The opinion in favor OF
- call Of the Convention is gaining
ground: many Of the people of both
parties deere q Convention.
Or columns are open to our friends
GA thiS question, and as the step is
o2.2 OF Importance, it should be we'll
considered. Ii the Convention is called
Il should not bo III the spirit of party.
hat II patriotic effort to meet tie
wants OF the entire people.
AsHtyILLE, Nov. 1874.
Hon II II Iualoac-
DEAR SIR:-I think it all important |
that our Legislature should pass al |
act to provide for an unrestricted Con |
renton of the people of North Caro-
Ina to assemble at an early Gay to |
sake into consideration the necessity |
of amending our State Constitution. |
Individually, I should prefer that the
Convention, when convened, would re-
adopt the State Constitution we had |
on the Goth of May, 1861, with the
necessary amendments, growing out
OF the recent amendments of the Con
stitutiOn of the United States, and the
ordinances contained in our present
Constitution onthe question of slavery,
with the addition of the homestead
and personal property eye;nDtions
i is important that our people should
see and Know the views of onr distin-
GH.sh"' !,7en in all parts of the State,
upon -:.-~ i.r;,tcrtant ouestion. T
snail B. - ~ 'hhged, personally,
II you :" pnblish in your paper
the enclosesi letter from the Honera-
bles George Davis, Robert Strange,
John l.. Holmes, o. P. Meares, r. s.
French and ". A. Wright, addressed
to the Wilmington Journal. Also the
letter Of Judge Manly, of NAwbern,
and Hon. Mr.. Manning, of Chatham. !
on the same subject. These letters
present the views of the Convention 1
party IN the State fully and with great ;
ability, and demonstrate most clearly
the necessity of many amendments to {
our State Constitution and the pro- |
pretty and policy of making them by S
q convention of the people. 4
nope that the North Carolina Citi-
zen, henderson county Adrertiser and {
She cherokee Herald will likewise 8
publish these interesting letters and {
other documents on the same subject
SO that our western people shall have
the opportunity of reading the arpu- b
'nehts on both sides of this question. t