The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1875-07-28

~ tue best vi HIS aoiiity, uut VIII ihuc h's
light under bushel whatever II may be,
aid not lend IT 10 the ref,rm and improve
iiient ofits g8eernneiit, is only endeavour'
Ing t8 !iullify and make voi,la constitn-
tional law, which must he executed; and
every consideration OF patriotism requires,
that Il shall he executed IN good faith.
The people surely Will hardly require
sucli an agent for sucl,a work, any more
than they would commit he work Of ahlye
"a The drones. A con vention then. we are
obliged to have; and the only concern with
the people, at present Is what delegafts
they will elect The fact is not to be dis-
guised, that notwithstanding the votes Of
soit,e cdllsiiiUuUis repiitllEan members IN
favor Of the itteasufe, the great body Of the
t.n.,a,ran leaders n the State have made
M I strlrt Marty question. ana that they
il.,sn ~ s,,n. nol,Gv orother. t,,endeayor
a;a,,,. ~ a,.mlars II tb. con.
I 49,. :. I,.,n. IA ,s,,,.ee nas, defeat
'e',',9.' 1i' n 1 M. aa.a..,., .vp, 900
anu y '''aAe '''e "piea'a,e - ,',S -,
lhat tiey are ~ u'e n.9oi''s - t,o',p
lafoii''a' anu reau. m0oso.'a.. ,,i'. ~. - aa."'
~ uie elections " 1919, hnu .ne u,sss''S-
fled CONSERVATIVE VINO w ihuinefehce -
fuses tosctti uf tifr''ws away ms vote, oat
aiis them ~ tiifs design 70 tne sacflnce o.
his principles aud party organization ON
which, lie habitually relies for the promo-
tion OF he good OF his Country.
There is but one point Of view h which
The Convention may be regarded as ut all
4 dangerous assembly; aud that is, if this
party should obtain majority and by
combination ofth two elements aforesaid.
the do-no,Lings and the mischief makes.
should run riot over tie restrictions upon
the convention, assert that i.s powers are
unlimited, and undertake TO legislate at its
will. They might thus establish whatever
regulations might be deemed Of advantage
1 to their palty il State or IN national affairs
/ ard proyide Tur LAYING Of districts for the
election in the future Of colored judges. or
other officers. IL order to secure party sup
| port and occasion mischieyous contention,
and tlle most fearful results. This aspect
Of the mat,cr. / commerd to the consider
alton IL those who propose to sit quietly
down aud let the affairs Of the State take
care Of themselves. Tae emergency being
upon Us. yotirg for delegates Of our oxn
views Is necessary actof self defence. Ii
ne will not attempt TO govern ourselves
there is watehful opponent at hand. who
will readily assume the Office ofgoyerning
NJ. However desirable il might be that iD
the revision OF State constitution, all
party considerations shonld be sunk. in the
actual conditions Of affairs, and from the
/ spiri, manifested by our opponents. the
reliance of the friends of law. order and
reform must be mainly upon that pariyto
which We are in dehted. for the rescue
| OF The Government from The Legislative
control Of those. who IN their constitutional
convention. aud III the en.ning session Of
the Legislature. involved the State IN thirty
millions II dollars 81 nrw debt. in the mos
profuse expenditures for ordinary purposes,
and IN lie sequel. attempted to suhjec;
our citizens 10 4 military de.potIsm; from
which we we're happily relieved BY the
| Judiciary of the United States. II is there
fore no ordinary electiun which lies before
us. hut one. in which whatever may have
been our individual opinions as 10 calling
convention. neutrality il likely to b. as
fatal i ~ abandonment q our principles.
As 10 The object for which tie copyen.
t;ou j, called. aud the specific amendments
which should be made. they are too numer.
ous 10 Be set fortl, in this address. The
work n Tie convention can have no bind
| ing effect until il shall be approved by the
,,aanlo Whef con cousc 10 pass upbn
~, s,o,h viii i,e tirre for considering the
,,a,r.sa ~, s,,,n.1.x b.t me only remark