Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-09-09
The Republican Victory in North Car
Olina.

The Columbia Union Herald, reviewing
the result of the recent election in North
Carolina, says:
The result of the election in North Car
olina for members H Constitutional
Convention has been signal victory for
the Republicans. The Legislature which
ordered the election was threcfourths
Democratic, while the Republicans will
have majority of at least two in the con-
yention, unless they are cheated out of it.
On the popular vote there is at least 49,
600 Republican majority. The Demo
Gratis, with their usual stupidity, have
thus reawakened and consolidated the
Republicans in State which seemed but
a little while ago as certain to be over
whelmingly Democratic as Tennessee or
Georgia The Republicans were divided,
disheartened and defeated. They are now
united. encouraged and victorious North
Carolina NAV as well be taken off the
Democratic slate as certain for them in
1876.
The result is significant also of the
waning power of the lrrcconcilable wing
of the Southern Democracy. Finding
large party majority in the Legislature,
the fire eaters began an attack upon the
present Constitution. They declared that
a true North Carolina Democrat ought
not TO be able to breathe freely under
bavonet Consttution-made by Yankees
and nipeersn 1t was in vain to reply that
out of the 100 men who formed the Con-
sttutional Convention of 1868 only thirty
eirht belonged to either Of those hateful
classes. They were unable to point out
any Objectionable features in the instru-
ment which could not be as well altered by
the LEGISLATURE The truth was that they
desired to have Constitution made after
the old pattern by the old kind of politi-
cians-one in which the people would be
consulted as little as possible and the
broken-down aristocrats as much as
possible. After much effort these
indictments dragoored the Legisla-
ture into passing bill calling a
convention. Even then they would not
trust the people They did not submit the
question for a convention or against
convention" to the voters. They voted
themselves that there should be conven-
ton whether or not If they could they
would have elected its members also.
This, however, they had to leave to the
people. SO that no matter how much OPP
posed to change in the organic law
voter NAV have been he could not express
it by his ballot. He could simply vote
for candidate To meet this difficulty
the Republican Central Committee called
a meeting of prominent Republicans to
consult and adopt a policy of resistance.
A large number assembled and put forth
An address, asking the sutfrages of the
people for the Republican candidates, who
would pledge themselves to an instant
adjournment of the convention should
that party succeed in electing majority
of its members.
The campaign was carried on with this
understanding, ard if clear working ma
jority is secured by the Republicans the
pledge will doubtless be fulfilled, and the
schemes of the reactionists WI have come
to naught. Under any circumstances they
are defeated, for the Republicans are
strong enough to virtually control action,
even if there should be some who are
willing to enter into some constitutional
changes. We hope, however, that the
body will meet on Sept g, and adjourn at
once. In this manner we believe the will
of the majority of the people will be best
carried out, for it is evident that if the
people had been allowed to vote yes or no
on the question the negative would have
been in majority of at least 10000 IN the
State.