Wilmington journal., 1875-09-17
,cur WILMINGTON JOURNAL
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;F>HDNDEst
R.1rl4H. North CAROLINA,
September 7ti:, 1875.

,.Tc:IIAE. Hs;EE>7'D NDEst g..
RALEIGH, North CAROLINA,
September 7ti:, 1875.
N, pcor Iowna|:
r,n.t,tntional reform is the object
uo Dcm,centic party seeks to attain
T., mems of the Convention how i'll
s...inn. The only part'znn ends it has
n vaw are those that are necessarily
occidental 10 the better government Il
letter constitution will give us Hav-
;,o c1l,,, here therefore. nvOwtdIy as
constitutional rrfcEnl-rs rather than as
,ortizana, COMMON sense dictated that
tbey should act in concert with all
o.bnr delegates who had the same OBJ
ircts in viaw, regardless of past affiIi-
atoms. When il appeared therefore,
tHat DR.. Ransom had occupied sub
etonfiaiIv the same ground in his can
ross before the people of Tyrrell, that
D.Inocratir delegates hat occupied,
elsewhere there was really no good
rrgs.n Why they should not act in con
cert Thuft was but one object in
view, and but one way to accomplish
it. Fifty-niue Democrats, in favor OF
constitutional reform, and 80 Radicals
opposed t. It, ana DIR. Ransom, a
ncmber Of neither party, but in favor
Of ofc04sttGtionni reform, composed the
Conventions 1t WAS II fOrcgone cOnclu-
sion then t!rat Dr. kansom must act
with the Democrats if lie would ac-
compIsh the purpose for which his
constituents scft him here
Nor was 1t any matter for surprise
that the Democrats should make him
their cnui ltt" for presiding officer of
the Convention, as tEr"y could give no
Otherprool % satisfactory of their pHr-
pose to srcur,- tii, much needed con
stltutinnal =. form rather than mere |
partlzan ady1,taGe Everything vas
suborliuat'd t. their patriotic purpose !
t,rc,v. tIe people of the burden .
uud,r which they have SO long labor .
ed. There was no bargain, no trade,
10 intrg1" and no corrHptinn, but .
Simply Un honest pltrIotic acceptance
Of the situation, and q common sense
recognition of the nee, ssIti.s AMI OBJ
lsatiome il imposed upon every dele
gta who thought the G1iiby corstitu-
tntion oppressive, and bad promised
the p,opiy to amend it.
L il doubtless tIun that the honor
Of presiding over the conv,nti-n is Il
Lg" "E" bUt 1t could be thrust upon no
ou' and bring o1ly pleasure or it de-
vowed upon hun til. iisagrooabin duty
ofyoting gf'Hhims"lf, itparty affiliations
we're regarded L Governor Eicd had
been nur candidate, and if Ransom had
supported him, there would still have
been Ho vI1ctiGl unless the Governor
Lad voted tor himself, and this must
have continued iJ..t SO long rs the
Radicals had 80 Of the 119 delegates.
Ii therefore The Convention was to be
organized At al! it was absolutely ne
cessary for some one to vote for him
sell. or TO probing the contest until af-
ter the approaching election ia Orange
ToHIt give au additional delegate.
The expense involved in the
INTER Alternative WIS 50 great that no
delegate could JUSTIFY himself in in
fleeing 1t upon tn" people % s-vc him
sell from the performance Of an act
di'agre'ahe to himself as a privat,
@tiTluul!. When, therefore. fourteen
o'1iolS llad demonstrated the impossi-
O'l'y o1 obtaining an organization by
my O'her means than oy voting for
himself, aud after repeated re pr4senta-
l'oTis from Governor Reid. the leader
Vi me party, to DIR. Ransom, that his
"''I TO his constituents aid to the
people OF the Stat" generally, demand
t' lie sacrifice Of his personal feel
'lS'' that he stood npou the floor of
'D' convention as ii public representa-
anu not rs private individual,
Dr kansom welded und cast his vote
W hlniselt. No one pretends that'the
a'' was very agreeable one to per-
t0'u but for all that it was none the
.''' necessary to he performed IN or
" effect an organization. With
'"' al organization that constitutional
1'"'m was ImpOsaIb!p, to etfa which.
VIZ people OF Tyrreli had elected i'm
s'' sent him to Raleigh. SO much
~. hansom's voting for himself.
in' session OF the Convention this
1-ofAlng was an exceedingly good hu-
ar, a-o'ea one, and passed off very pleas
After the balloting had pro-
Seu some time Judge Settle an
'"leeo his desire to be excused from
a. 'Aer service as presiding officer, for
ie'Son that important business en-
o. ''N'eitS demanded his presence
.'7"here, and asked that DR.. Hover
w. w. The Secretary of State, be permit
= ~ % take his place. Serious obiec-
os-I N were made to this from all parts
= WIG House. The Judge proceeded
put The question. however. but when
~ ~ ''iIed apon those who were in ia
A., Vi 'he proposition not a single
.'sa'e spoke SO the Judge was not
e,a,,, .,D not on" disposed to withhold
d.; D' where credit is due, nor am [
mat p'Sed to withhold it even when
Jr] ''eS no more than his plain duty.
bars settle did his duty when not to
soa 'ohe 1t might have involved con-
an5 54g"ce" Of the gravest character
frn 'ne need of praise is most chear-
sor awarded him therefor. The ac-
On, =. Governor Brogden had reduced
vas s'.De trends to such straits that there
ts, ''''le disposition to subm it to fur-
fssra "o,ra8e' and it was possibly the
tl,on6, 'lat we had passed peaceablv
n;o, kN scenes that it was feared
On, sa' De anything but peaceful that
this sefyoody in such go ID humor
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