The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1875-08-04
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JgH4T HIS BEEN DONE.

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and the good accomplished or the osildone.
Two years ago the question IF constitution
al reform was before you in another shape.
The Legislative mode Of amendment was be-
fore you. 1: was small boon which was
granted 10 yuaander the Constitution and
We advised you to embrace that opportunl-
VI getting such reforms as we're within your
reach, believing that you would have no
better opportunity Of lettering your condi-
ton and that constitutional reform could
never be reached thoroughly BY the hands
Of tie people. proyidentially, as i Seem
ed. the Legislature Of last winter was DE.
mocratic BY 50 large a majority that We i'm
ncdately urged that advantage. be taken IF
it to make thorough and wholesale reforms
in the Constitution Such opportunity
does not present itself more than once in a
generation aud whether the people have
awaited themselves of it or not we will not
reproach ourselves for luck Of wisdom or
lack Of regard for the welfare Of the people
that We advised 10 that course.
The Constitution Of 1868 was faulty in
its very inception. It did mol spring from
the calls Of he people but the demands Of
military despotism. It did not provide
for the wants Of the people but for those
who shaped the action Of the Convention
for the creation Of offices and the good Of
Office holders. Ii did not frame sound or
ganic law but made feeting and temporary
legislation Of permanent Guiding effect. Il
did not consider the sparse population OF
the State, nor it, impoyerishment, but
made its Offices to correspond to a densely
settled territory and its salaries based upon
exhaustjess wealth. II created many more
Offices than were needed and it paid the
holders Of those Offices more than they earn
ed By the performance Of their duties. l.
burdened the people With taxes By the ere
alton and support Of peual and charitable
Institutions for which there was no demsnd.
on in which the burden might properly have
been shared vita the tax payers By those
who we're able when possessed Of sufficient
private means.
But tie whole subject has been under re-
view and BY this time has had the weight 81
popular verdict. If the people have voted
for the Democratic candidates and the De-
moeratic party has majority in the Con-
veniion. then such change silI have been
brought about, that public prosperity will
rebound as from the removal Of great
weight upon il. Ton the contrary thera-
ideals should be 10 The majority, then the
people will have loaded themselves with
chains they can never shake %. They have
handed themselves over 70 the hands of their
enemies. aud they will never free them.
selves again unless through the violence u
revolution.
But as we write the prospects are %
bright. and all accounts - cheering. that il
is impossible 70 anticipate calamity soluD-
taTily sought and calmly invited.
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To those shom this paper may reach be-
fore the day Of election sO have only one
word Of advice. Remember that this i
probably the last struggle At tile polls ".
iseen the Democrat aud tie Radical. II
the latter controls in tie Convention. be
will make farther struggle fruitless. be-
cause be > gOing 70 found bis power . deep
that il will not be shaken.
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Civil Rights i wha. The Radicals are
aimisg at. Not Civil Rights either. Be.
cause tie negro has al thai 10 needs. but
social rights. such Is John Page demands
when be says. that there shall be 10 diae-
renee between tie ahiie and The black 10
anything If the radicals control The CosseD-
ton.
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The Consultation is The campaign Organ
Of he RsdieaI party 10 Raleigh. IL local
editor Is eO,orcd man. Think of that. ye
men The Constitution seeks 10 convert 10
radieaiism!
Does thai look Ike Gill rghts Color.
ed editors. eolorcd lawyers. coloreI Judges
--thsse al come from tie party that waD,s
70 control the Convention.
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After the election. We bope 70 give our
readers more varied editorial matter. We
have been compelled to feed them On The
uuyarying dish Of State politics. They ore
tired q The diet. no doubt. butA they have