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.1- 1 8 ' v ; ;. i . jn - ... - .,, . J.. ( - j ; - '. , .. ' ....-v..'- it. . . - .. . f . THE STATE JOURNAL:, RALEIGH, N. G, WEDNESDAY, FEMIU ARY 6, 1861. i 8" it ill Legislative Proceedings. ' -7 - ".SENATE. ,;. :.''! " .- f."4.; " I '" ' JThubsdat, Jan. 31stJ 1861. ! .1 "Recommendations from rations counties for the fcppoint- ment of Magistrates. Uoncurred in. . ; - j PETTTOKS. MtMOKIALS. C. Mr. Barringer, a memorial from Nelson Patterson, a free person of color. . Keterred. J ; - f 'I i- . Mr. Whi taker, a memorial from the citizens of Halifax, opposing the star la. Sent to the House. 1 r On motion rof Mr. Faixon. a bill to charter a branch of the W llnungton and Weldon Railroad to t avettevtti.e, waa ra&ae me special oraer ior luesaav nexi. n t 1 Messaire from the House, concurrinsr in the Sen at a 1UC lcnd- $ ; menta of the bill for calling Convention ; also concurring , in the proposition to appoint a Committee of Conference on r ' ; the pay of Commissioners to Washington and Montgomery, !'r ; AUo a proposition tQ go jforthwith into the elifcction of L United States Senator, announcing that Hons. IThos. L.- ' " r,liTifrmn tinrl O W SiiMnivora in nmnination. I Mr4 Dockery .said, in obedience to the wishes of friends and ii obedience to his own feelings, he nominated the lion. Bedford Brown. ' I . ' v The Chair appoipted Messrs. Stubbs and Burtim to su perintend the election. .1 . , TT ... , Mri Shaw-said he, was requested by the Hon. I Bedford Ttrnwn trt tt that i Hid not desire his name tf be run, I although he, considered the nomination made by Mi. Docke- :Th? Senate proceeded to-Vote for Senator wit t the fol lowing result i ' ! ' . ; ' L . For Mr. CSineman Mesms. Speaker, Arery, Burton, THfsoft: Dickson. Dobson. Fai.on, Hall. Harris oq., War ns rnohs, Thomas J?or Mr. Brown Messrs. Arendell, Dockery, En e, Grist, Mob Head, Sbarp.Slaughter, Spencer.Thomasof I avidson, iind Whedbee.r-10. ; f I . . ; Fnr Mr. Roo-prfl MeRsrs. Barrincrer. Blount ami btuDDS. I... For Mr Badger Mr. Turner. 1. . ' For: Mr. Gilmer Mr. Worth. 1. For Hon. D. S. Reid Mr. Simpson. 1 VVn IWr Kiitn Mr. l?rnwn. 1. : '' ' Mr. Taylor, of Nash, paired oflF with Mr. Walkdp i Mr. Sharrw Offered aresolntion requiring the Goyernor ' to suspend a ffag over the uapitoi aunng me pr 1 eioh of the Legislature. ' " , . I Mr. Turner moved a suspension of the rules, to pt this j Resolution on its several restdings. Two-thirds nc tooting, l a, call of the House was made. 1 : , - The Senate then refused t suspend the rules'. t: (Mr.1 Humphrey, a resolution requiring and authorising : the Governor to advertise in two newspapers of ach Con- .gressionat district, the act for calling a Convcnti n of the peopla of North-Carolina. ' ' On motion of Mr. Humphrey, the rules were suspended to nut the resolution on its several readings. J ri . f . . . . . i . . . M. ill. ; ivuirtell moved to. amena Dy lnsening uiu mc av,. -T3i BUDiisnea in an me papers oi uie . m teach districj." The amendment .was doptecu lution a? affinded passed us HCycrai rtiaaings.. iNTHOui'irrnos of bills. ! I ' . : Mf; SpeightJ a bill; to provide for the relief df- sheriffs lViir anrafir!aa ! f "R ftiirf1 . . !. .1 B11U WI j It V- tell JVP k ;JVtv.i i v 1 v Mr. Burton, from the coimnittee to superintend the elec tion of United States Sep atqr, made the tollOwiMr report Whole number of votes cast 147 necessary to a choice 74. "j"-. Mr. Clingman received, W. A. Graham..!. r .' . ' .17V .1G .. .11 . 6 .4 . 1 . 1 .21 . I ' .:' . 1; .if : i ,J- Bedford Brown,... if K. U. llogers..i. Gaither,.y.......f.. I mith,...........i. i; Eaton,....!;........... :"l Badger,...........! :U Donnell,......;.... ; Cowan,........;..M., Keid,... . j if- t!ilmcr,....i. ... '. Thompson,. Mr." Clingman was dulv e ectwl- -maibritjf 22. Mr. Lane from the Committee 1 CSrievahCes, (reported sundry bills. oti rrpposi ions and ' -- . Message from the Housed transmitting sindrv bills and - resolutions: ( ' ; I '-'.' ' i Engrossed bill, providing jfer the reading'of tl e min,utes j f 1 j Ot comity courfa. j Keferredi j . A ; bill to incorjorate Greensboro' Gas 'Light Referred. f . - i Coiupany. ' : A bill for the relief of Cvrjthia Chavia. Referred. ' A ; bill to establish a county 'by the. 'name of Mitchell.! Relef red. i" N . repeal ICth ana lith sections, haf), 32- Re- Wised Code. , ! I A resolution jq favof of the sureties f S. M Gardner, late sheriff. ' Referred. ', ; A bill to-incbrporate the Union Agricultural Society irt i' A. bill to incorporate Tally "JIo Female Acadimv, Re ferred. ' I The Sneaker appointed Messrs. Burton,'. Artndell-' and i 1 'llarriss, ot.tranklin,. the hi-nate hraiifH ot the pinm; Committee b j.'f j. of Conference on paying thjfe CommiiSiners.;. . I J ! : " i SThe Senate proceeded t'o iconsider the bill .to charter the of C., Humphrey, Lane, rucniora, iween, , Speigbt, Street. Stowe, Taylor, oi u., a ajjur of Jkaekson, Walker, Watson, waugn, miajter, ; i X-t Milton, YaucL'JvilIe.and 'Jujnction Railroad. :' . . i I ;. j'Th(j '-question recurr-ml' upon tli,e amendment offered yes X 'j ; terday by Mr. ;Winstcad, hieh w as rejected. A. !; j-: i Mr. Barringer offered a 'jsubstitute ftjr the bill, the pur . portiuf which wasf to. charter a road from Gi ee isboro' to ' . : Danriiie.' : I'- . ' . ' .VS Md. ..Brown- opposed thenbstitute; ! . ; . ). 1 ' MpjuBlt-d.oe moved to .aft end the substitute 1 y striking ' out Orcensbdro' and, inserting thev"" Coinpany'8 hops. " ; .- ThiMime.ndment' wajs' discussed .'at.so1engt1i y Messrs Barringer, .Thomas, of Davidson, ;Dobson, Bledsoe; and . Morehead. ' ,-. ' ' ' "I" -';'; - . . : I ,'; i Mi.'Ilall moved to adiourn. , Reiected. i 1 . i JiMrJ Sharp favored the Danville connection with Greens- ..tioro', speaking at some' length.. ; A ? ,, f Mr. Waugh opposed the fiillj a3 well as ihe si)stitute of ''V fered'by the .Senator, .from (Cabarrus. " IlesaidJtvvould be i iin just lor this Legislature to grant a chart e-r tolcut ..off the j -i-trade which the people of .Rockingham arid otlier counties ' j, f-. were 'proposing to bring; to f lie Noi th-Caroliia railnad. -.: 5 He argued that there was 'more nunecal and' tv-ricultdral j I ; veatth in the counties of Smokes. Surry;, Forsytllfe and Yad- I lyi than any -other ccuntiei in the State. He diti hope that ;-k -Senators would not cut-offltJie'se inipoi tant inUrests.t He . ' J 9Mr, Avery "said he favored the Danville connejption. He 4 . ; . fayqred it two years ago, -though he was not aJmeniber of ' ' thirfbodv. . .. !i- -I .. The substitute and the amendment were witlmrawn. The ouestion recurrina-'i nou the original bill its seeoiwl eading, the vote stood. as follow.s : '. j ! J - V ' . Affirmative. Messrs. Avery,' Brown, Barrmser, Disb- ' ' i son, lockery, DOwd, liurq, Harris rf C, Morhead, ,Sim- .' toons, Simpson. Stowe,Sha"fp, Slaughter; S pen ior. Stubbs, V; " ThJomas of J., Thomas of .'ft., W'alkeri WinsteaiH, Walkup, , J -.Whedbee and Worth'. 27 - ! : j' j : r j j Negative. Messrs.-Bledsoe. Blount, Dicksihn, Faison, t ' Prist, .'IJidl, f. Harriss , of jF., - Lane,l .FitchforH, Rogers, , h Speight, Street, Taylor, jf -G., Taylor of j., Turner, J. anirn. and vvriirakpr- 17 j i o ---- - . -;- ! 'f Un motion the Senate adjourned. ' ' ! ' . ,; . s -. -,' t : '-; r ' 1 : HOUSE' OF COMMONS, 'i i . Thi rsday. Jan 31. lftfil in - cun hjiu jit. ouien ireseniea menoriais irom ft f U .1 ll 11" . . . . 1 . I . , - . : I T . I 7 j Mr; W right,, the proceedings of Buckhdrn meting, HarJ f.htir rrwnpt.ivt pnnnl ii. j I - i - s ' neiv county.. . i ........ .; . i -. .!''! ; (Mr. Ward .'presented ' petition of Leah :"v1hite, a free! woman oi coiur, praying to be allowed to sell Jhereif and! cmiaren into ciayery. . f The Committees reportejd back ttL number of fore referred. . ! ills hereto-! j." A message was received .from the Senate, prdp'osin? thatJ ine peaters oi tne two ileuses send a telegraphic dispatch fu uie town oi nariotte manKing tne ciuzenslor their in yitation to,adjourn to that burred in. i . , j Also a message from the place. The messsabe was con- iSehate irtsistini? on their ampTiflU men vo me resolution 10 lv the t 6uinnssione-a in U ashJ ington and Montgomery, ajnd asking for the appointment off" iuanuij oi vonierenc. j . j j . ; j i u . ;The Houw concurred injthe message, and tie Speaker) .Appointed Messrs. William, of Nash, -ilerrim n and Bul4 ; iotw. ; 'i : )..! a i ! - ii Mr. Bullock moved thatia message be sent toithft Sndt -proposing logo forthwith'lnto the election of tinted State! Senator, and announcing that the jname of th4Hon.i T. L Clingman was in; nomination. Tlie motion wal adopted.; I. Mr. Jlarsti put in nomination the Hon. SionH. Ro-ersJ ! Mr. Haves introduced a resolution that the that twenty copies of tkei Convention bill be f printed fnit eacu memoer wesi oi tae lue lt)ilge. ! I : ;;' Mr. Yilliam8 of Nash, inoved to amend by including- al V i4-th& members,. -. . ; ..(, ; A:, . ; ' .,1 ftic uiumi hi ina.e me inumoer twentv-nve n ' each member, and it was iMdopted-i f ' OH " ;:i y- Mr. Hill introduce! the (following resoiution: ! j" "f ; P. 'Bfolved. by A GeneAl Aemhly of Xorith-CaroUim fl ' That if all efforts to.recoriiie the unhappy differences exist : " ...t ,,Ti i.yus ftji iue wuniryi snai( prove alwrtive, then. in the opinion of the General Assembly j every consideration of, hoftor and interest dmands that t North-Carolina shall unitef her, destiny with tie slavcholdf jwn motion oi Air. ling, the resolution wis read the econa time; ana on its passage the second tim, Mr. Hem-1' 1 called for the. ayes and pa rs. . j. - i ' - f f Mr. Farrow moved to lay the resolution om the table; ' 1 2fot adopted ayes 26; nats 71. , I i I i i juessage Teceivea rrom 'the Senate, concurring in the , , i proposition oi tne House t go into the electiuji of United . t Mates &enator,:and annouicing Uie Hons. T. L. Clinc-mari ! I OUU UCUIUIU UIWI1 II III lU'HJlUiillOII. ' J ) . ; 'I:, !Mr. Marsh withdrew thd name of tie Hon. .4 II. Roo-er :-, Jir. iiuers witnarew tpe name oi Mr. Jirown. i j ! Mr, Burgin nominated Burges S. Gaither.il ;' ivjt? BO"oated W. m Holden, and afterwards wnuurew jns name. .- t - . , . . ? 1 -Ii MivBridgers and Mr: Mjirsh were appointed to superin . ! htna the election, and reported as follows : , ji j H Jwr.Zingma.Url Speaker, Messrs. Uutrv, Bar- TOW. BatChelor. Raster .Vtr-IA tl! u r ' aS niiady Cheek, Clie, Crawford, Bavisfof B.. Davli i , -u-, c-wcii, r agg, ajson. r'erguson, Fov --rj GaUowayreen of F., Hail, ifiTl. Hoke, ' Jenkins,. Kalian ! i. I .film .rt rfa I nrvft v I l Til' v . w ' . ' m m A. vrenam.-Messrs. Barringer, Qarke of D rt ' , v. , ""-rr, viaamd, vrorreii, ure Green of S:, Guthrie, Harris, Hayes Patterson, ter, Shober, Siler, and Wiilslow. 17. 1 reen of C..I Jfoindex : "ror o-:M. .Xogcrs. Messrs. Albritton, Blue. Booth. Clarks, of C., Davis, of B-i Marsh, Merrimon, Perkins, and Ruffl. 9, - . . t. ' Ti;r. TtfeVann. Folk. Hor- For B. S.'Uarner. Jiesoro. .g,, , - TB-Mrs; Bowman, Carson, Crum- riler. Martin, and Whitehurst. 5. ' - puer, ;'" ... Uo. T.ntham.- McCleese and I tor y. rt.fi- $cbtirhJ" m u . "T.SliMi anil ITarrnirl or . o. uonneu. -uenoi . or. . Cowai. Mr. Jleares. . V For Lewi Thompon. Mr, Henry. ... Mr. Fleming had previously paired off with Mr. feimon- tbn, and Mr. Harrington wnu jj.r. Mr. Hill s resoiztion was again iau . , Mr! Liles offered an amendment.'. .' . . - . Mr. Crriimpler mbvedto postpone . indefinitely, and it was not adopted, i : , ' . ', . , . Mr. Merrimon ; moved an amendment, which was not dMPr.'iles amendment was' thetf put, and not adopted, , Mr. Clarke, of. Craven, offered an additional resolution, which was not adopted. ' ' . IThe'special order, the Caswelt Railroad biU was post poned until 7 o'clock. . ' f Mr i Yeates offered an amendment, which was discussed , bv Messrs. Person, Waters, HiU and Newbj against, and Mr. Yeates for.. - ' - - , ' . , , I 31r. Davis, of Rutherford, moved to postpone the resolu tions befor.e the House untU to-morrow at 12 Al. iNot Mrtarke, of Craven, said that if Mr. Hill would accept sliglt'amendment, he would vote for it with pleasure. . Mr. 'Bin acceptd.the amendment. ' Mr. Cowles i offered an amendment, which was fiot idevpteds '- : t ' , " ' .' - TqKestion then recurred on the passage of the resolu 1 ion; the second reading, and H passed.,. Ayes 94; nays Mr. Cheek rose to a point of order. He said neither Mr. 'erebee or Mr, . Crumpler :had voted. The Clerk called heir names and they refused to vote. " . Mr. Hill moved that the resolution be read the third "Mr. Farrow moved to postpone until Monday next and t was not adopted. J--'-. ' Mr. Wooten moved that the special order for 1 o dock be x)stponeda half an hqur, and itwas adoped. j l The question was then on the mottonof Mr. M, to read i third time, and two-thirds not voting in the' affirmative, ' ;he resolution was not read. '.',.. -,,Lv Mr. Hill moved to postpone the subject untiU IK o clock -morrow, and it was adopted. , . J . Mr. Meares gave nfetice that he would, to-morrow, m Tpduce a rule to authorise the calling of the previous ques tion; in order that. debate might be cut off and business' ilispatched. , ' . - . . , " f jMr. Autrey's resolution proposing to adjourn.tn? die the jlst day ot.J'eDruary was u. Mr. Martin niovad to amena oy inaeiuug mc o.jr March. ' .'. - 'I -.t.. i's a- ux ; Mr. Love, of Jackson, movea to iay iue resumuuuuu table and it Was not adopted. . . , -, ; Mr. f ov movea to msei i. iym vf Ar.r.. mnVB.d that a message be sent to the Senate, . proposing to appoint a Joint Committee of three from the House and two from the Senate to report the day to ad-. . . , . . - j t.j . ' ' . 3oum. anttit was auuuicu. ... -. Mr. lapscott imruuuwu a w.f e - . , - Constables in Graham, Alamande county, which passed; its third"and last reading. - , , . , . . . Sundrv other bills were introauceu anu i eici i , " l"c lit use adjourned.' , '. '." ;' '. ''.;: EVENING SESSION. ,. I AlessagesVere received from the Senate, transmitting, a memorial from citizens of Halifax, praying their representa tives notx'to vote for anv Stay law. Also, an engrossed res olution, -requiring the Governor to have the Convention act published ia all the papers of. the State, and to .furnish all the sheriffs of the State with fifty, hand .bills, advertising the day of election." ' , . ' 1 The'Caswell Raikoad bill, from Milton to the Company's Chops', was taken up as the special order. ; ' . Mr. Hill advocated -Hie oui, auu ,siu mi.(iu5; .". wanted a naked charter. There was no intention on the part of its friends to connect the road with Danville, but, on the contrary, it was regarded by the friends of the road to.be injurious to the road io connect it with the )anville . FMr. 'person opposed trie bill, and thought it would be in jurious to" other State roads. . 'i Mr. Meares also opposed 'the KU. . The vote was taken on its second reading and it did not. pass. Ayes 45, nays 49. . . . - .-v. ' ,Mr. Peebles, by .request of the friends ot the bill, moved to reconsider the vote. . ' . . Hr. Meares moved-to-lay that motion on the taqle, and, pending its consideration, the hour arrived, and the mili tary bill, "An Act x to amend the 70th chap, of Revised". Code, " Was taken up, the questioil being on the substitute offered by the ccrmmitteeA - .... . ,,.: Various amendments, were offered -to -the bill, which were defeated, and the bill .passed its second l eading: ' The .question : again recurred qn the motion' of - Mr. Pee bles to reconsider-the railroad bill, and it was-reconsidered. i Jdr. Waid, an-'am-endment, that in ease'the road should ever be extended tolVeVirginiai line, the' Company should-; forfeit their charter. ' ' ' . -. Mr. Hill accepted the ampndmont. . ' ' Mr. B.atchelo'gpoke-in. oppodtion'toVtSebnl, and Mr. Davis, of Mecklenburg; in favpr of it. .., . ; . Mr. Person intro'duced an amendment that tie road ter minate at Hillsboro:. Not adopted. . . - u . f " ' Mr.' Tapscott spoke ia favor of the bill. , ' , x,V ;" The bill was again put on its seVijjnd .reading and .i' passed.. ':' ' "' ' ' ' 'Oo motion, its further consideration was pqstpbned until, to-morrow.. : - ." v ,', ' y .' . . . ' -Mr. Williams, of Nash, from the committee .of confer-, ence, appointed to consider the Senate amendme.atito the resolution, which. provides fov th pay of 'comnirscidnei',:. reported the. Senate, amendment;- and the House diq'hot'. concur in the report. . . - ,"' ..' ' ' ' - Mr. F6v moved to reconsider the vote. ' . . Mr. Latham moved to lay that motion on h'e table,- and., it was not adopted. V. . . ' ' .. . ' . The question on the motion to reconsider wa Carried) and the House adjourned. ; . . ' : ' V ' : ' . SENATE. . . - . , . Friday, Feb. 1, 1861.V . Senate met at 10-o'clock. ' ' Journal read and approved, . Message from the House, proposing to rafs'e a joint select committee, to' appoint some day for the adjoujrnmen't M the' Legislature nine die: - . . - Senate .cdnourred, and Messrs. .Worth and Pitchford were appointed On the part of the Senate. " - Mr. Dockery, from the Committee on Agriculture, made sundry -reports, . -' - '' ' - Mr." Bledsoe, a report from the Committee on Constitu tional' Reform, which was made -1 the special' ' Order for Thursday next t 22 O'clock. v. . ..... . :f - w . ft. .1 ti- ".j T"i. " iur. aiKer,a repori u-orn iub ummmee on ijitei ary Fund. ' j ; " . : V- .: ' , ".. ' ' . Mr, Avery, sundry reports from the Committee on the Judiciary, ii . '"'."" .Mr".;: Humphrey., from - the Committee, on Corporations, reported sundry bills. -... Mr. Whedbee, a report from the Committee on Corpor ations. . ' L. ' A communication from the principal of the Deaf and Dumb Institute was read, inviting the officers and mem bers of the General Assembly to an exhibition at the Insti tuted . ' . I t ' . Mr. Thomas, of Jackson, reported a bill from the Com mittee on Internal Improvements. ' ' ; Mr. Pitchford, presented a petition from a free person of color'from Warren pounty, which was duly referred. , HESOLCTIOXS. . ' , Mr, Morehead introduced a resolution in favor of the .Green Monumental Association, which on? a suspension of : the rules; passed its several readings. Mr. Bledsoe, a resolution in favor of Win. Thompson. Referred to the Committee on Claims. ' . I. . INTRODUCTION OF BILLS. Mr. Stubba1, a bill concerning the town of Jamesville.' in the county of Martin. Placed on the file. Mr. Barringer. a bill to charter the Greensboro' and. Danville Raihqad Company. Placed on file. . Mr. Walkup, a bill to extend the corporate limits of the town of Monroe, and for other purposes. Referred. ' Mr. Arendell, from the Committee on Conference, re ported that they had agreed upon allowin the commis sioners to Washington and Alabama six dollars per diem arid mileage, as proposed by the Senate. " Message from the House," concurring in the report of said committee, and the resolution was ordered to be enrolled. Mr. Street, a bill to protect the Fair Grounds of the " Union Agricultural Society " of the town of Newbern. Referred. i . ' Mr. Faison recommended several names from the county of Sampson for magistrates, which were approved. Mr. Brown moved to take up and consider a bill to char ter the Milton, Yanceyville and Junction railroad. "Mr. Hall said, while he was disposed to accommodate his friend from Caswell, he should most rcepectfully object to the motion. He preferred that the Senate should proceed regularly with the Calendar. He was not disposed to give this' bili preference over others of equal importance. The motioh to take up did not prevail. Message from the House, transmitting gandry engrossed bills, asking the concurrence of the Senate, which were read, and appropriately referred. : A bill providing for "the registration of coroner's bonds. . A bill to incorporate Jefferson Acndemy. .A bill to incorporate the Ashville' Water Company in Buncombe,. ; " - , A bill to incorporate a Female Academy in the county of Buncombe. - ' t A bill to amend an act to incorporate the town of Thom asville. 1 A bill "concerning the wardens of the poor for the countv of Wake. ' ... . Resolution in favor of P. A. Smith of CabaYraa count v. A bill for the relief of Evans Ferguson and Benj. Smith" free persons of color. ' A bill to amend a section 6f the Revised Code, entitled Idiots and Lunatics. ' ' A bill to lav off and PstaWish a 'rniiTitv hxr thu namo f ! .. J J ucftftftc ui Iransylvania. ; A bill to prohibit the sale of expectancies, j A bill concerning the Superior Courts of Rowan." i A bill concerning an act to incorporate the Jonathan' Turnpike Company. t , A bill to amend the charter of the Farmer's Bank. A bill to amend certaih section of Revised Code, relative to free negroes carrying arm?. A bill to prevent damages bwcamp fires.' A bill relating to the election of constables. ; Resolution in favor of John Tapscott, and other sheriffs, providing for the collection of arrearages of taxes. - A bill providing for giving control of certain turnpikes to the county courts of certain counties." A biU to incorporate Oak Hill Academy in Granville. : Mr. Brown renewed his motion to tae np the Milton, i anceyville and Junction railroad. Motion did not pre vail.: . r . ... s r The following bills were put upon their second reading A bill to appoint tax "collectors for the counties af Wayne and Haywood. - , ;- , ' . Mr. Turner arose to a personal explanation, with regard to a report of his remarks in the State Journal, He said that the reporter had made him say, in that paper, that " he was a federalist, and that the States had no rights ex cept such as are given under the Federal Constitution. - In explanation of these remarks, the reporter understood Mr. Turner to say that the reporter had misunderstood him that he was no federalist, and did not hold the doc trine that States had no sovereignty upon which they might fall back whenever their fights were invaded. He repelled the idea that he was a federalist.: f 1 , " T s- 1 MrJ Turner then read the following paragraph from the State Journal : ' - ' ' . " The Senator, from Orange propose to send Commis sioners to Washington tp preserve the Unien. What kind of a Union does he wish to preserve ? Does he wish to pre serve a Union in which we; of the! South, are required to get upon our knees and beg that our rights may.be re-, tspected?'". .j ; ' ! ... -J ! .- " The reporter of the Journal, (said Mr. JTurner,) not only misunderstood me," but he undertakes- to propound certain- questions toj the Senator trom' said reporters were j only ' allowed upon report what Senators said, and not to iiYfi -' In this instance. ' (said Mr. T.,1 Orange. He this floor to report 'upon the reporter- of the. Journal ha arrogated to Uimselt. the ' rignt to propound certain questions to him,.v(the Senator from Orange. ) If the, reporter wished to- Know his opinions upon certain questions', he (Mr. T.) would give that opin ion to he reporter at his tables, but- he. did not acknowl edge the right f the j reporter to propound questions to. a Senator upon this flror. ' ,.' .. -i ' . .'. .,--. i ' 1 A wdD OF EXPLANATION.' " ., ' : The reader will perceive that Mi. Turner charged in the Senate that the;reporter of the State Journal had, in his report, propounded certain questions td him (Mr. T.) Knowing that the! extract which Mr. T. read was un true, as to the reporter, we went to Mr. Turner's desk and asked him for the paper from wbjch he read, and for the paragraph which he quoted. "Upon examination we found, thatf the questions, which the Senator from Orange had im puted to the reporter, were propounded by Mr. Hall, of New Hanover, in a debate,' which occurred on the 25th nit. between those two SJenators. And yet the Senator from Orange, with the State Journal in' his Jiands--with the re port of the speech of Mr. Hall before his eyes, charged us, (the reporter,) who had no voice upon the floor of the Senate, with the arrogance of propounding questions to him, and proceeded to deliver us; a lecture for this arro- The reporter immediately .'repaired, to Mr: Tjs desk, and on examination of the copy of the. State r Journal, from ' which he ( Mr. T.) read, found that the question which had. been attributed to the reporter, were propounded by Mr. Hall, of New Hanover, as above stated. - The Reporter will not pretend to say that Mr. Turner was, wilfully ignorant of the facts in the case, but he', does think' it remarkably strange, that with t$e paperin his hands, he-should have at tributed remarks to himNyhich the paper shows wre made byMr..Hall. j -' , He called the attention of the Senator from Orange to tbeseiacts; and hej promised to 1 set us Soratp H-bieh hp srahsprmpntl V did. right before the ti . . XvEFOHTKB. Mr. Hall said, upon examination he found that.the lan hv ih-fi Senatof from' Oranire. ta the re-s porter was substantially his language, and was-contained in a report of the speech "made by him" favoring the. Majority Rpnnrt. of t.hfi Cnmrnittee on "federal- relations. He .then era vp in snbsfanpp vVhat he did sav on that occasion Mr. Turner said.kince the Senator from New .Hanover haft md Vi.mslf witness fnr 'the accuracy of the re- h.rfer hp n-nnld nsV that. Senator if he ever heard him nf the followinfr lantruaee : " That the States had-no rights except such as.are given under the Constitution'" . Mr. TTallsaid he did not recollect the particular language. hut. frr mi t.hp snpprhes m ade here.! he thought the Senator from. Orange came as near being a federalist as any man he ever saw. -. . .1 hp thonbt the federalists were all dead The Senate resumed the readinsr of bills a second and o third time, as. follows : ' - ; . . A hill for the management of' insolvent estates. third tinip . Read a A bill to provide for the establishment of schools for the education of common school teachers. . . " '. -,! A bill to authorise -the appointment of special Magis-j trates in the county of Craven, i'assed its several reaamgs. i A hill to rhancre the nlaee of holding- the Courts of War Hen for Nrirthamnton eountv. Passod its several readings. A bill to change the place of comparing the polls for the 44th Senatorial district, passed its several reauings. . ; J A bill to'pre'vent the sale of spirits within two miles of Reynoldson Institute in the county ot Gates. ; Mr. Pithford was. on motion J excused from serving on the Primmittpp of adionrnmpnt. - . 1 "t" ; A bill concerning the Inspectors of Naval Stores in the. town ot ilmmgton. Reterred. : A bill to permit persons to. remove the remains of their d.pppflsf'd relatives from the lands of another Leave of absence was granted i to the Senator from Mar tin eoiintv from to-dav until Tuesdav next.1' "Mr. Turner moved to take up! a bill to repeal so much of the Revised Code as exempted State bonds trom -taxation adopted. . i . . ; Mr. Morehead spoke at, length; against the. bill. ; Mr. Bledsoe replied in favor of the bill. i-Mr.- Sham concurred in the remarks of Mr. Bledsoe.- I Mi. Dockry followed Mr.'. Shjirp,. favoring the repeal of the law which exempts. State bonds from taxation. Mr. Pitchford moved that the Senate adiourn. Motion withdrawn. :. - ''. ! ' " j' i Mr.'- Morehead replied to .the remarks of the Senators froln. Wakt' liichnumd and Iredell. . " ... ! ' Mr. Ble'dsoe replied' to MY. Morehead, ' i The, Sneaker announced that -Mr.' Avcrv would fill the. 'Mace of ilr. Pitchford on the Committee 6f Adjournment 'j .On motion of Mr. Taylor, of Brunswick, the Senate ad journed ' ; , . .' ' HOUSE OF COMMONS. V. ' ; .. Friday, Feb: 1,1861. . i . The committees made sundry reports on bills referred. . ' Mr: Hayes introduced a bill'to increase the pay of mem bers. Th'e speakers, to receive $5 per day, and the mem bers' and doorkeepers to receive $4 per day. ' Mr. Hayes' moved to have the bill read a second time, and it was, hot adopted: . ..' Mr. Person.' 'from the Committee on .the Judiciary,' re ported back-the bill to divide the State into 8 Judicial Dis tricts with a substitute, ?" Mr. Iiaves'a resolnfron in favor Samuel. Bt les. - - The House concurred in the report of the Committee of .Conference, which provides that the commissioners to Washington city and Montgomery, shall receive $6 per .diein and mileage. ' i ' . i A 10 charter the New River Canal Company, in On slow county,-tyas tafcep up as the special order. Mr. Foyadvocatcd the passage 'of the bill. . . fThe question was oni. a motion to strike out the 4th sec. tion of the bill, which provides tor ap appropriation, on the part' of the State, of 10,000. The ayes and nays weri? taken and the'section was stricken out. - , ' On motion of Mr. Fleming,1 another clause was stricken out, and the bill passed its second reading. i ' The bill to abolish the officejof State Geologist was taken upon its second reading; - "" . " " !" Mr. Ferebee spoke, in opposition to the passage of the bill, and Mr. Folk spokehn lavor ot the oill. . Mr. Merrimon opposed the bill, and thought it was an office ot great importance to the State.- , , ( Mr. Slade favored the passage of the bill , and also Mr. Newbv. ... ' i . ' . -! Mr.' Wright opposed the bill; and thought the present officer very efficient. )'.-! . - - k The discussion on the bill was extended to'some length, and was participated in by many members. ,' Mr. Love, of Jackson, moved a substitute to the bill; Mr. Fleming moved to indefinitely postpone, and it was not aaopted. Ayes .50, nay3 6b. . . ;. . Mr. Shober moved to postpone until Wednesday next; j Mr. Crumpler moved that the special order (the hour having arrived) be postponed a half an hour, and it was adopted. ' ' v' The question was then on the substitute of Mr. Love, and Mr. Crumpler, calling for a division ot. the question, the bill was not stricken out. ' i i .. f The ayes and nays were then taken on the passage of the bill its second reading, and it passed. Ayes. 65, nays 33. J Message from the Senate, concurring in the proposition of the House to appoint a joint committee to decide on the day of adjourning, nine dte. j - r " ' ' The Speaker appointed Messrs. WatersFagg and Fere bee the committee on the part of the House. Mr. Newby moved to suspend the rules, and have-the bill read the third time.. i , The vote was taken and the rules were suspended. Ayes 67, nays 30. . i The bill was put on. its passage the last reading, and it passed, by ayes 68, nays 29. f . ' The question next before the House was the concurrence of the House in the Senate recommendation of magistrates for Camden countv. ' Mr. Marsh 'spoke in opposition to some of the names, and thousrhtthe Legislature should only appoint those recom le Countv CourtJ i mended bv the 1 he House adjourned to 10 io' clock to-morrow. ' . ' .' A ;--' : :' SENATE. :: v '' : . -I " ; Sati-rdat, Feb. 2, 1861. Senate met at 10 o'clock. ; , " . ' . Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Fitzgerald. The. Journal of yesterday read. - - T f riKPOBTS br committees. ..;.....-;'' Mr. Thomas; of Jackson, from the 1 Committee on Inter nal Improvements, made sundry reports. On motion of Mr. Outlaw, !tne report of the committee made on the Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal,; was order ed to be printed. . : , '. I ; ' Mr, Avery, from the Judiciary Committee, reported sur.dry bills. , ; -' ' . i Mr. Barringer, from the Committee on "Federal Rela tions, reported a bill to provide for the defence of the peo , pie of the State, this bill being a substitute for one referred to said Committee. 1 , ; " i Mr. Avery, from a Joint Select Committee on Adjourn ment, reported that such was the condition of the public business that it was impossible to fix npon tmjf day for ad journment. There were about 150 bills before the Senate, and as many as 290 before the House,' He asked that the .Committee be discharged from further duty. So ordered. i INTRODUCTION of bills. " i Mr. Walkup, a bill concerning the Revenue Law. Re ferred. . . 1 , -, PRIVATE CALENDAR. t The following bills were read a second and some a second and third time. I " i A bill to incorporate Judson Female College, in the county of Henderson. A bill to incorporate the " Franklin Rifles " commanded by Capt. Wm. F. Green, in the county of Franklin. Lies on the table, . I . ' A bill to incorporate - the " Old Topsail Riflemen. Laid oh the table. - ' ' i . t t A bill to incorporate the " Independent Grays " in the town of Elizabeth City. The Comifcittce '.n Military ;A3?.irs. having reported ad- versely to the.passage of all billa for iacorporatino- Volun teer companies .- v - . , ! Mr. Barringer enquired of, the Committee their reason -for so doing. i - ,. . ,- - ; ' ' " v ... I Mr. Street sjaid the 'Committee were pr'eVaring generii hill, the objecf Of which was td put all military companies npon the sam footing; - . v . . .- . , t I Mr. Bledsoe? thought there were provisions in the General hill which wquld work injuriously. For-instance, there was a provlsiqn; that each company" shall contain a certain . -number of solfers. There were a great many companies already formed and this bill, could not apply to them. There, never vras a" time, , he thought, when miliUr.y com panies should ? be mofe' encouraged, than npw,' The bill passed its several readings. ' - l' ' . ' . Mr. . f Hall presented a resolution . from the Mayor and officers of the town of- Wilmington, tendering the use of . Thalian Hall and others, to-the use of the General Assem bly, in case it'became Hecessary for the "Legislature to ad journ from , this City; on account of the prevalence of the SmallPpX. i. i - ';: j Ori-mbtionof Mr.l Outlaw, it Mas transmitted to the House, with instructions that the Speakers'of the two Houses respectfully 4ecHne the tender, but return the thanks of ithe General Assembly t the citizens of Wilmingtoriibr" their, kind offr.-r , ' " -'- ',,'' i A bill to incorporate the Albemarle Guards was taken up',' discussed at ltngth, and on motion of;-Mr.'Bledsoe, it Was amended by Inserting after the : ' Albemarle Guards " the ' Sharon; Bifliemeo,"; the "Franklin, Rifles,',', the "Eliza beth .City Grays,':' and other companies. -.. ; - . V Mr. Street 'inoyed to lay the bill with amendments on the table. Not adopted. ' . .-. ; . . . ; j. The bill as mended passed its third reading. A bill to amend an act entitled ah act to incorporate the-, .town of Charlottd. " : ' t . ' " " Some opposition was . made to the bill on account of : its length, the Speakers taking the position that it would be a useless expenditure of money to put the act of incorporation upon the pages of the Laws; - . j yS- - Ir.. Turneroffered an . amendment to the bill, providing "that this acjt shall not be published among the laws of this General Assembly." . , '' - . i 1 Mr.: Walked' accepted the amendment.! . The bill as amended passed its final reading. A-bill to atsend an act entitled an act to incorporate Mars Hill. College. Passed' its several readings. A' bU to incorporate the " Orange- Light Infantry." On motion f Mr. Simpson, the third section was stricken 'out and,-- as appended, passed its final reading. A hill for the better regulation of the town Carthage. j Passed over. 1 - . . " . .A bill, to incorporate the Fayetteville Savings Bank. - The bill was so amended that the" profits and dividends of said Bank should not be exempted from State tax.' Mr. Dockery opposed the bill, 7 ' ' . '--. ' Mr. Bledsosfavored. it. ; . . At the suggestion of Mr. Dowd, the bill was passed- over .informaUy, hecaiise of the absence .of, MrShaw. - " ..Engrossed Yesolution in favor of Daniel Willis and David Lewis. V Fassd its several readings. ' . . ; A till to. incorporate the'Rudisill Gold Mining Company of BaltiiHore pity., Passed third reading.," ' .'Aljill to, incorporate the Dayidspn, Copper Mining Com-. panyJ ' Passed its finalreSding.. - - - ;' ' ' A bill to iricorporate the Chatham -Mining Company. Prssed oyer informally for the.lacfe of sufficient notice. U A bill concerning the corporation of the town of Ashe Tjoro'. Read.-a hird time, ' ' "' ' . I..A bill for the protection of Haywood Male and Female jft.cademy. Passed its final reading. v j Mr. Outlaw made a report from tb.e Committee on the Library. ,j ' . - . . , ' . , : On motion of Mr. Waugh, the Senate adjourned. ' - 1 : HOUSE OF COMMONS. ' I . ';! ..." , , Saturday, Feb. 2, 1861. A number bf bills were'repor ted back by the committees. Mr. Person, from Committee on Finance, reported a rev enue bill, j The bill provides for a reduction of the tax on lands to 15 ce'nt on the hundred dollars, and makes many otner cnanges in tne oia revenue iajw. On motion ; of Mj. Person, the' bill was ordered to printed, and made the special order for Monday at O'clOCk. t- ' . ' . Mr. Watson, a resolution in favor of Chas. Beasley. Mr iWillia'nls, of N ash resolutions in favor of E, be 12 B. Freeman, clerk of the. Supreme Court, and also, .a resolu tion in favor bf Henry J. Brown and others. Mr. Person a resofution in favor of D. W. Courts, Pub lic Treasurer, t I ' 1 . ' ' Mr. Harr'ingtpn, a resolution in favor of Martha Speares. Mr. ilea res introduced a.bill to establish the Mariners schoolof NOrth-Carolina, at, SmithvilleJ ; V Jlr. Fagg gave notice that on .Tuesday next he . would mo ve to take up the bill to alter the rules of -pleading, and ,for the relief of the people. He said relief had been ex tended to. - the banks, and it should be given to the people alsol ; .;- ' ; '' , Mr. ; Dickson i introduced a bill to charter the North western Railroad Coinpan v. , The bill to allow the authorities of Hertford to sell cer tain tqwn lots was read the third time and passed. 3il to incorporate the Valley Gold Mining Company. Passed. ; ' i '.- . ; . " "" Bill, to amend an act passed in 1858-'9, incorporating the Perquimans Male' and Female Academy Passed; Bill to incorporate the trustees of the Bald? Creek camp ground, in Catawba county. Passed, , v " Mrj Ewell, at the request of Mr; Fqy, moved to recon sider the vote by which -the'; bill to charter the- New River .Nayiiraiian Company was defeated oft yesterday. - On motion of Jlr. Foy,- themtion was postponed until Thursday next.' Y'1' " . ' . Mr. Bowman, introduced a tesolution, with a memorial, for, the relief of Benjamin Henlien,-late superintendent of Convmon School in Yancev county.- Bill to in enjrri irate the Wilmington' Water Works Com-panyj,-passe'd Uts last reading., A "message was read from the Senate, transmitting an in vitation fromf the authorities of Wilmington to -.adjourn to Wilmington in the event they should determine to adjourn fi oni the Capital on account of the prevalence of the, Small Poxiond tehding the use ofthe JIalls of that city. Also a proposition frowi the'Seriate to declin-e the invitation, and that the Speakers return their thanks for the polite invi tation, .-'i f -J'r . - , . " , The message was concurred. in., A Jarge number of private bills wee read the second time, and disposed of on their second readings. ' Bill to incorporate the Greensboro Hotel Company passed its third reading. Leave of absence was granted Messrs.Hoke7 Foy, Flem ing and Winglow. ; J . -- Mr. Yeate gave notice that he would hereafter move to reconsider the yote bv which the office of State Geologist was abolished vesterdav. " Jlr. Davis pf Rutherford moved a call of the House, and the motidri was adopted. The name's were taken, of those present, and j Mr. Shober moved that the proceedings on the subject be suspended. ' j The motion of Mr. Shober did not prevail. : Mr. Wilkerson moved that the absentees be excused. ' i The ayes and nays wer.e taken on the .motion of Mr. "ilkersbn, and it was adopted. The House adjourned, . . - j A public Meeting in iiarnett. A large and enthusiastic meeting of the citizens of Harnett bounty assembled at James Ai Johnson's store,! on Saturday, the 12th ult. The following proceedinj2:8 were had : . On motion' of John Mathews, the meeting came to -order, by calling John Green, Esq., to the Chair. : ,:f :;. , . .TBe Chairpan explained the object of the meet in a lew appropriate remarks. ; ' On motion John-C. Ballentihe was requested to act as Secretary.. ' ' i , On motionlof I.. H. Penny, the Chairman appoint ed the following committee to draft resolutions for the consideration of the meeting: John' Matthews, James A. Johnson, David Stewart, lea Matthews, A. B. Gregory, L. H, Penny, William T.Johnson, John Gregory and AVnrrick llockaday. . The committee -returned nd reported the follow ing' preamble: and, resolution s : . " VVHEREftis,' a convention of the citizens of Iiarnett countv, at' Sutninerville, on Tuesday of December court ultimo, passed a resolution recommending the Legislature of North-Carolina to call a Convention of the Stated td consider our Federal Relations, which we 'endorse; and declare to . be our undivided senti ment j Therefore; be it . - - Jlesolvedl .That ;we endorse the same in every par ticular: ; j . ' '''' ; ..:'.' . . "'. itesoicecZ. That,' in our judgment, the calling of a. Cohveotion of the State to Consider our Federal Re lations reflects the wishea of a very deci4ejd majority of the Citizens of Iiarnett county. Resdced, That; we feel proud to own the Hon. Warren Winslowiaa our representative in the Con gre?s of the United Slates, and freely endorse the manly sand he has taken to secure to Us pur rights-. Resolved', That! we freely- endorse the message of John W. Ellis, Governor of North-Carolina, and de clare that ;the c6tnmunication in a late number of the Standard, setting forth-that there were not fifty persons in $be county of Iiarnett who would endorse the Governor's .message, is totally untrue. : ,fiesdvetfi Thft lit devolves upon the present Gen eral Assembly to elect a. United States Senator to fil.j the expired term of the Hon. Ti L. Clingman. . Mesdced, That, as the 'Ion. T. L. Clir grtian has been tried and found faiihful we recommend his re election. :i . ' " . On motion of;, John ; A. Matthew the; resolutions were unanimously adopted. ' . , 0ii motion, it was ordered that a copy of these res olutions be sent to our representatives injthe Gene-, nil ; Assembly, with a request that they lay them be fore thp General Assembly, and that they are her? by instructed to tote for the same.-' T Up motion, it was ordered mat the proceedings of tnis niecnng ie puonMieu iu, tue oiuie uournat ana . 1 - . . . t ' J 1 l: ll. 1 C'l .. i . t i - Fayetteville CardyJan. un motion, me meeimg aujournea. 1 , - , i JOHN GREEX, Chairman. Johii C. Balcektise, becretary. Nathan Mitchell was murdered i by j' his on I ItlocJi Island, Rhode Island, t on t Sa wife Saturday niht. i ,;' i ; ' j '- . For the State Journal, r ' .Meeting ia tlates. . A iieeting of ihej citizens of the , county o,f GateS ir l respective of pavohci ted, by public - noticefor the TOnsiieratipnf ?irela'ladiwas'lld at the -Court House at jlatesville to Saturday, Dec. 29th, '.--parvid ParlbrJ Esq IjeLng called to the ihair. ) -,-Afidr much'diKussionqf the resolutbns then reports -d by, a conimitte j appointed (beingl.the 1st, 3d, 6th and 5th of resolutions' ;below) on motion the meeting djovnied tjo. jVidayj Jan. 4th.' i ' ".V ' eineeting, jacioording to order, convened on the '4th !iay of January, at Gatesyille.-David Parker, Esq. presiding. ' ' j v ' ' -fl'-v ' ; Resolutions by a jmajority, and others by a minority i ,0f the' committee theft appointed, were reported- the ''maj(ity. resolutions being the same as reported on Dec. . 2tfthf th'e'nuuorityjin substaiice as those reported by Mr.- H61den, "in the Raleigh -'mjethig.J-a motion to ameid the-majority resolutions by substituting Jtho mi nority resolutions, having been put, and ' the voice of the meeting being .yincertain, a calLwas made that the votebe taken by-rsing and sitting , when it was ad judged' to' beiiiarried a large part of the meeting yo tihg,&gainjs.t the motion to afli'end, no motion having been tnade, (though attention was several times called ., to'it j Tor Pie i adoption of the minority resolutions. On n?oton the meeting adjourned. Notice was then given, thatithe.adjourned meeting'w"ouldbe ield at Mintons , villa, Jan 12tbT. ; f ; , .'.':j' .." ' ' On Saturday, Jan. 12th, according to proclamation anadie, and notices posted, a meeting was held at Min ; tonsyille; a large crowd.being assembled, David Par keriEsqi., presiding, the meeting having been called to . order by the chairman, the Rev. Wm. Totter, was on motion appointed Secretary: The object of the meet-' ; mg was then explained by W. H. Manning, Esq., to give) an iexpressioh of opinion upon our federal illa tions, arjd especially upon the subject of a convention of the State,- contemplated in a bill reported to the Sendte of the General Assembly, the meeting having beeri talle'd to order for this purpose, in which all. would participate irrespective of former , party distinc . tions. ' : - 'i ' '' . ' . : On motion, a committee, to report resolutions for . the1 lnsideration )f the meeting was appointed, cOn-. sisting of the folk wing gentlemen: W. H. Mannidg, 1. J. Walton, Rev. Q. H. Trotman, Jno. W. Hays R. H. Ballard, Joseph Hurdle, WmJ H. Harrell, and Calk) Hais,. ' Whereupon, the following resolutions, aftej' a short tecess, were reported by the chairman of the committee. S I" Resolved 1. -That the perj)etuation of the Union of the ptates, dear to the hearts ot all good citizens, is no longer coinpaiible with the safety of the rights. and. liberties of the people of North-Carolina, unless tlies'e rigljts and liberties shall receive from the Northern States the respect which the obligations of the Consti tutional law should command. : I lie-solved 2. That the enunciation bf the higher law dccirinfe which nullifies the obligations of all Consti tutions and of all laws protective of our rights the declaration that an irrepressible conflict between free andjjslave labor lias already begun, and shall never eea.se until the one or the other be extinct ; that no, moite slave States shall be admitted into the Union; ' the jdenialal to us of equal rights in the common Ter ritoics.; the . threatened abolition of the jiiten&tate slavje trade and of slavery in the District of Columbia the ifurtive abduction o,f our slaves, and their forcible resque by mobjviolence, from the very! officers of the "lawj; Jthe legalized obstruction of the constitutionaL remiedy for the; recovery of fugitives from service ; the refusal of the! 'Constituted authorities of Northern itafes, -after lawful demand, to deliver fugitives from justice because) tiieir alleged, crimes, recognized, the right of property in the i slave; the instigation of ser vilef revolt, imperilling the lives of our : wives and our) children ; the murderous assault, during the silent holB's of a Sabbath night, upon the peaceful citizens of Harper's Ferry ; the desssolation Of Northern Texas, tlieconflagratipn of her towns, and" settlements, the - poiloiiingjof hj;i people, the 'murder and violence of defenceless women and children ; the bloody raids upon Kafisas and Missouri,- all done, fostered, - encouraged ijmct consummatej;! by the sectional party, Avhose con tinued aggressions , upon Southern rights, have now culminated in the election to the chair once occupied .by I a jWashiiigtbn ' and a. Jefferson, of candidates . plegel to engraift into the administrative policy of thefgovernmentjtheir obnoxious principles, which are Ucsructive of jthje peace, the happiness and the pros perity of the Southern people,, foreshadow our inevita '.bleldobm in tile jUiiion as it now is, forewarn us as iVee'nien, to assert our rights, and prepare for the de fence' pf " our altars, pur 'homes and our fircswles."' ), Revived 3, -That j hitherto we have flattered ourf seltesl with the hope that the. sober second thought of the citizeds of the . non-.slaveholding States would I'evejituaUy respejet bur- - Constitutional rights, and bk ;cortent s to' leave us in the. enjoyment of domestic )eace. We have hoped that a returning sense of jus-it-ice rhight indHce the settlement of all subjects of cohr jtroversy inj 'sudlij way ,as would lead to the. restoration ' of the peace and concord, and brotherly love which ! oncfe! prevailed.! We have hoped much from the efforts of patriotic men in Wasliington city land el.se Ayl?re, that something -might be done 'to allay the ir ritations of, Southern mind, and to protect the citizen' of the South in the enjOyfnent of his rights of person .incT property!' by such constitutional guaranties, as would forever, put at rest the difficulties between the -IStates of the j' confederacy , but events already trans pired throughout the land and now -transpiring in Congress, have almost destroyed tljyp hope that thf Union of the- States can longer be preserved, if we Avcrtild regard f the happiness and welfare and pros perity of ourselves and our posterity. ' . Resolved,- 4 i-.That however much the haste and pre cipitancy of South-Carolina may be regretted, for her we 'cherish th warmest sympathy, being the sole judge for; herself of th infraction of the constitution, and re sponsible to np one in her decision.! it is her indefeas able right to Resume the powers once granted by her to ithe Union whenever the compact of the constitu tion shall have been broken, "a bargain broken' on one sidle being a biargain broken on all sides," and no pow er bn earth can rightfully coerce her into submission. , Resdved, h That it is the solemn con victioti of this nieeting that the people of the State, through delegates of their selectioiibould meet in Convention to delib erate upon such measures for the protection of the rights and equality of the State of North Carolina as-ja member of the IJnion, so that the Union may be1 pre served, if its preservation with adequate protection to ; their rights be possible, and if not, then to consider their grievances jand to determine the mode, measure, and time of redress, the action of the- said convention to he final and j?onclusive-when ratified by the vote of the people, the. sense of this meeting being through a State Convention,5 to jprovidp for the representation of he State-in a Southern Convention called to devise meas ures for the peaceful adjustment of difficulties now en dangering the ijmion, and the preservation of onrrights anfi equality therein ; and failing in .hat effort, to pre- pare for the maintenance and defence of tsputhern rightst: in he establishment of a Southern Confederacy. Jtesdved, 6t That the representatives of this CouDty an District in ;he General Assembly be and they are hei'eby Tequested and instructed to use their' influenc to kecure the, jpajssage of a bill through the respective branc hes of the! Legislature, for the holding of a State' Oinvention, and to use their influence to secure' the passage bf a jjoiht resolution of the two Houses inviting tha felave Stages, to a coiruriVm Congress or Ciinvention of the said States to be held at an agreed time and pl4ce, for thej purposes respectively before declared and herein set forjthj. : , ' - i . - . The resolul'jns were then carefully read--explana-tory remark V"ere made by Messrs; Q. H. Trotman A. J. Waltoii nd V(. II. Manning, the attention of all was directed to Jeach resolution, and especially to jthose Jrelalting to a convention these were again re;d the i niotion Hir the adoption of the resolution hitting been fnade, and the vote being taken by rising; and sitting, theiresoluuions were unanimously adopted.' The hanieal of eentlemen who actel with the oppo sition party, jnentionel in the proceedings of the meefc- in; ana unuerscored, to snow that each party was irir- lyjreated.i : ' " '!-. ' -'. ' I.' ": 4- It was reslved thai copies of the resolutions adopt ed Iby.this nipeting, be sent to our representatives in th Senate and House of Commons of the General As M;nibly, and likewise to Messrs. Bur well ,W. Baxter, B. jT. SimmOnsj, R. A. Small and John Fergusson of th General lAssembly. It was, on motion ordered, that the proceedings of the meeting be published in th4 papers oi the State.' A motion of thanks to the orncers ot tne, meeting having been cajried, the meet- mg adjourned. I DAVID PARKER, Ch'.n. 'PoTEE, Sec; from the,$Jw Orleans Z)?fo y V :' F0RT smfrER;vV H : 'jb the fort--let peace prtvaU ;," ' Claim the 1- but yet forbear i-. J3iit if words of;kindress fail . - " . Then cry rescue dnd-rprepare;' ! ,Feel noanger gtyeha'hari'd;,:' . l '' ' Fling no mep'acffno retorfe; '! , ' Jf the foe .reentlbss stand; v , . -, "r , i Sbuth-Caf olimi ! take the fdrtr : i ' Siimteri name of old renown ; I ; " Sumter 1 spirit 1 guard yout'own ; Be thou still; chivalric tiwn I I " , Let the. seeds of wrong be sown People ! strike--but not till when ' Right .lies' in that sole resort ";', Be ve armed but only then, Sxuth-Carolina 1 take theYort. Take the fort but vet beware ; . Strike not at an idiot 'srcall ; . " ' ,Tis not who the most shall dare, But 'tis who shall dare at all ; I fall kindness, spurned shall fail ! If all argument fall .short, Then, though Heaven itself grow pata ft"?1 . 1. ft-X T ft.1 f . oouxn-uarouna ijaKe ine rort. Tate the fortbut not till they. . Baser even than, kings or slaves Meji in' place and tnen in payj . J -. Dare be idiots or be knaves ; Peace ! then hide thee, shrunk and pale- Hide; in corridor. or court ; j ; , ; Then, at last, let blood prevail ; South Carolina ! take the fort. ; V New Oe leans, December 81, 1860. r : PEDIGREE OF HANNIBAL HAMLIN. In support of the' charge heretofore made, thai Ha nib al Hamlin, the Black Republican Vice-President e1pct,.is a jiegro, we offer the following testimonVtjf, a crelible Nvjtness. In this connection1 we may n'piin'j our readers ; of the fact that the subrnisMoiiibts Ifii event bf that functionary s death; also submi'tt "of that ihe rule of a free negro. . ; . , : . ; For. the benefit ot all concerned wy" publish tllti loiving letter relating to the pedigree- of the Rluck -lli?publiean Vice-President elect of the Northern St;itT. id came to us through the hands of a' qenilemait. who vouches for the truth of the writer, a gentlennui f'Xrw ; Iljampshiri?. . Its statements but confirm the as&prtins " !; ol one of Hamlin s colleagnes ot the House of .Kepre 'seiitativesj from Maine, in tormer years,; who then as sured the Hon. R. B. Rhett that -1 bloixl in his veins, and that one of annul uau negro his children had kinky hairj. Hannibal and Scipio are both ; f tvnriw A- .. . names on the plantations..- .Doubtlestr this- flahnilyal'j'.' inherited his classic appellation iromj an imported an-S' cestor dubbed Hannibal by his owner. We have lAt'ttt -. informed of a desire, oh the part pf some Alabamans, f ; to purhcase the title and to fetch him dowu to Alikj-J ,: ina. But as he is only one-sixteenth negro, be irtVntitlo-!, j,; by our own laws,. to be whitewashed, anJ. therefore! asf "it these gentlemen might ' lose, their money and . their M trpuble, we would respectfully advise against the pkuj Besides, it would be cruel tp. his constituency of the; i' Northern States. " Ephnani is joined to his idols ; let him alone.j Ciiarleston Mercury. ! . , : : 1 LETTER FROM A GENTLEMAN OF THE .HIGHEST KE- SPECTARILItV. " I . i j!;,-'1 . " Portsmouth, N H., Oct.j 20, 1800. ; ' Dear S r: On mV return to this place, after air : absence of ten days, I found your letter of theUli. y iijist., making inquiries respecting Senrtjr lla iiuinx' ;' jkdigree, which I hasten to answer.' I was' told! Iy the Hon, Jjohn Burnham, of Hawcock .county, Mutn'-1! who was many years a member of our' State Sepale j': 'and Executive Council, that;"he-knew Itimnibal Jhm- ' ' tin's ancesury well,1 having, lved, in early life, in tlif ir immediate neighborhood. lie1 said that bis; (jrent- (trandfalhtT' teas a mulatto, and marriI.- a French ft . . f 1 J r- " -7 .. . I . vVoman (Canadian) for his wife. I ;have ii very1 dis-, . r exact' wonts. My father, who was la soldier in tho revolutionary army under (Jenorals Sullivan and Grtn,; at Rlnkle ' Island, tiften told me that he knew HannUrf. , Hamlin's (jrawijathcr, Captain- Eleazer Htmtin, who, . at that timjs; And place, commanded a company ot'lnr..' groes, nuilattoes and Indians.: He once' heard j the 'inspector of the regiment enquire of Captain Hamlin t "Jtow many dacks, besides himself, he had ra his com- j ,'Bany." .' .. ;. ' ,' ; 'V .y It is not truej as some of the republican Kvpers rr . present, that the grandfather, , Eleazer Hamlin, serve 1 "tlie country faithfully during the revolutionary viir. " My father said he embezzled the money .he reeeivel for paying his men, and after, stealing a quantity Vf' wine . and other necessaries provided for the- sickjaji'l wounded, sjld theni, pocketed the money, and lt l;t fri Y': army In disgrace. ' ; . V"7 '. : ' ; ' J -i . j The father of Hannibal Hunthi lived, where Ifarir . iiibal was Ibprn, within a quarter of a. mile'of -in yj.ri'sif , ; jdence in ij'aris. vlaice. l'he father was !a .'Federalist, j 1 lof the Hartford Convention stamp, and nad a b'rotlwr flamed Africa Hajnlin. , Itis' a, current report in !tht ' heighborhUxl, that a servaut girl once heard; ail un'l?. oi Hannibal Hamlin, while looking at him iuthe-cra-! die, remark, "."For God's sake, how long will' (His damn blaekblood remain in our family'- ( I J The,ab(jve facts are all, thai have cpmeto my kpoy-. ledge, and I have stated them correctly, But you ) mistake, 1 fear, the sentiment ofPeunsylvanmj aad ' the Free North, if you suppose fhatproof of African y. blood in the veins of any candidate' of the Republican .party for jthe Presidency and Vice-Presidency will dic ta ch from them votes.. I venly believe that rytft Douglas and Dred " Scott would command a stall 1 stronger yote in the'Free iStates. j - If the election of Lincoln occurs, as lit. now .stj probable, there will, I predict, Ihj, within erne year; a dissolution of the Republican party,' or of the Jnim'i. ! s The only bond of Union is the Constitution,. and i(; Lincoln should sustain it in grxxl faitliithe Abolitintfti 7 of the North will not sustain him. v j f' i;; But if. I on the other hand, he heeds their .'counsels.; and represents truly their sentiments, ihe whole, fabtio oi our Government must crumble, and we, at ;jNorth, must be the greater. sufferers, as. it .will be the', seat of civil strife. 1 ' '-'' -'':..' p ii1 . THEN AND NOW. . . We find the following in the Asheville'Vew 1 of last .week, and it admirably shows the Editor the p.'--tiard up. Qomment is unnecessary : j I ' j , j "'i f "But it is said that thej Staxd; HRM !Evefv :" Supreme) Court may be in effort is being made to : the futurje.an unsafe tribii-the Omstitutional Cubn j. nal for the South : that the'raen in the legislature mt-' . "Black Republicans willpb-'extrememejures. UXthpy tain control of it and turn stand firm. The people ars . its decisions against the1 standing finhj aiid'wjattn- . filaveholdidff Statps. That.intr and waiting.'' Thy ; 1 may be ifo. At present ithavegivn,i.obTdeirs yetfpr ia uci taiuiy n baie inuuiiai e.ireiue. oj- "'i"1? r. i for the South. It may be'sures. What is needed no; changed and no(doubt will is forethought, firmness ana. V hcf. if Black Repiiblicans'decision of- charact.. j should Jbtain possession ofrequired fourteen years ol -the Government. But what toil, and bloody and .saenn- ; of that ? Must we wait 'til ces of all kinds to estah,ia ; this change is made ? Shallthe present Union. e W we permit Lincoln to per- lie ve the people are.oppn" . vert thewhole power of the to breaking it .'lipf0 Gnvernrnf.nt nrul Jn !ir,.1i"'l,rrft!L-fat " and W1U3"'!- ; tion to turn the Supreme good cause.- Good c:vV'- Court against us ? We are for dLsunion may anf r for meetinrr thft nf-niv at lpt. us not hasten f nt' all ins: him or beiua vaunuish-'nothins be done iahif'ev vuuull. . ' v (ViftiVi UI0U 111VV w v - . ed long Wore his law, his passion. ThfoundaU adjudications against us are.of States, to. be enp' p, ( made. If the people of the'must not be laid jn 'PJL .South are true to them-'or resentment, but : ''H Reives and their posterity, caution. : . cireumspecjif" ; they wi by the' 11 V ..'cl-im. " II UCtCI IJC HUUUlWl.yiitVll,, lliu h..tv.-.;-- . decisions of Black.is wise enough; to sav at at?1' i' Republican Judges. But if, to know that the n'ion they submit to the inaugu- ought to be. dlsstuvW : ration atd the rule of Blacklday ? Stamt nreij -t, tbfmspltpa t Kiil.mi likfl-l fSlanilard of VcconO-J wise to the decisions of an 18G0. abolition court. : It will be too latejto resist the court,! after having , submitted toj the President. ' That is ouri view ont."StandardJune I 2d, 1SG0, - . I .ti i ' ' :i r f -.'! f! , .,.! -- 4 'I i 4 ,.1 'if
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