The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1875-06-16
THE CONVENTION cAMpAIGN

HE SoNf EN ltOH " mA h&1t.
Nominations are being made generally
throughout the State and The campaign i
about TO begin in earnest. On the very
threshold Of il, We are met BY the insidious
tactics Of the radical party They pledge
themselves to vote for no man who does NOT
bind himself to vote for an immediate ad-
iournment Of the Convention after It's Us.
semblsge.
This is not the suggestion Of the people,
but is a most insidious and revolutionary
mode Of defeating their will. They do moi
deny that the Convention was called BY I
Constitutional majority. They DO not de.
ny that the voice Of the majority was fairly
expressed. Defeated in tho Legislature,
and defeated beforc the people. they fall
upon system which was born Of radical
ism. Tits asysteui that, protesting love
for the people, only expresses the love Of
power and the lust Of Office Of the leaders
The same tactics BY which they have delud-
ed and led The negro. is now applied to the
white man. The same presumption upon
the ignorance and docility Of The latter sug.
gssts % The leaders The sane course that
vas 80 successful with the negro. ,,.s .as
But The white man Is made Of different
msterial. His opportunity for relief and
reform has arrived and be will not be al.
serted fromit. For the suggestions Of the
radical programme only tend 70 Hx radical.
ism more firmly upon the State. wbai
that il, the whole condition Of the country.
North - we'll - South speaks with one
voice. Ezirassgance. corruption. disbon-
esty. oppressive debt. poyerty--these are
the fruits Of The party which came into pow.
er on the wares Of conquest. The whole
country groans..under the load. It will be
shaken of at The nortL. viii The people
Of North Carolina cling to what has been
repudiated elsewhere? ~ !. ..--...,.sisbil
We want more inielligiblegoyernmenf.
Under the present Corstitstioh, & is diff
cult 70 tel. where tbe Law making power is.
Under the old Constitution Win la plair
and simple provisions. what the Legisla
iure enacted was a 6nality. There was .,
uncertainty Of construction, Now The So
preme Court spends half lbs time uniyis,
the knot Of obscarity. The Consritutiot
is 50 contradictory, and assumes itself !.
much The duty Of Legislation, that The Leg
islator himself il never safe in his action
Judicial Legislation has become part .
our system. 80 d, za'te t~er
This obscuriiy aud the necessity for con
slant enlightenment is one pretext for 1,
large judiciary. 4 diminution 10 adsisa
BE and practical. and would much reduc
ihe expensivepess of justice. AID tbis SUB
jet involves another ssrious objection !
she preseu. Constitution. The number i
judges and The dursiioa Of the COsr,
should be leif 10 tbs people io'be express
ed through their servants. the Legislature
itsbould nerer be embedded in the fuDds
asatsl lsw q sbe lard. What prophet
. there b making il a permanent rule tina
here shall befve Supreme Court Judge,
and twelve Superior Court Judges. whe
the wssss q The State may require more ,
l&z. . tkeeass say be. V Be determine
b. necessity Or Why shosld Tie Cc@ris /,
sach eoupty b reguirss 70 Ss hold ts
weeks when 10 many eosssies enc veeh
quite eboqh. and sometimes rsore tha
enough. Cor dc TRANSACTION % kusiness
This j. simple specimen o. 40 hssrsmsr
framed cor oihce-bolders. and making con
fsrtabls provision Tor partisan retsiners.
The Subject being opened. We will retur
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