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VOL. 1.
RALEIGH. N. C. WEDNESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 29. 1873.
NO. 252.
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WEDNESDAY ...JANUARY 29. 1S73
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tract for advertisements atom lowest rates.
Advertisers in that City are requested to
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LOCAL MATTER.
E. C. WOODSON, City Editor
Post Office Directory.
RALEIGH TOST OFFICE ARRANGE-
MENT.
OFFICE HOUKS FROM 81 A. M. TO 7 P. SI.
Time of Arrival and Closing the Mails:
Western Due at 7:30 a. m. Close at
5:30 P. M.
Eastern Due at 7 r. m. Close at G:30
A. M.
Northern via Weldon Due at 3:20
p.m. : Close at 9:15 a, m.
Northern via Greensboro Due at 5:30
.M. Close at 0:30 r. M.
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Mail Due at 9:30 A. xi. Close at 3:00
P. M.
No malls received or sent on Sundays.
Put nil letters for mailing in letter
lo.t, as that is the last place we look
fci them before closing a mail. It is
ut certain that a letter will leave by
first outgoing mail, when it is handed in
at general delivery window, or to a
cierK.
Office hours for Money Order and
Registered Letter Departments Jrom 9
a. m. to 4 p. M.
: Postmaster.
For latest
see Fourth Page.
news by telegraph,
Local Biuefs.
The weather Monday was particularly
disagreeable, drizzling rain,cloudy,cold,
damp and sloppy under foot.
The speech of Maj. Dunham, the able
Senator from Wilson, on the amnesty
bill Monday, was said to be by old
Senators one of the ablest efforts of the
session.
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Shoat barbecued, and in every other
way, is hard to, beat. - In fact, no dish
is co nnnnlar Wo am lfxl intn tliia
train thought by the advertisement of
Mr. W. T. Smith in to-day's issue, offer
ing some No. 1 shoats for sale. Head it.
The Lieutenant Governor perpetrated
a 'very neat oke upon the Senator from
Craven, Mr. Seymour, Monday. The
Senator named moved to adjourn, The
Lieutenant Governor asked the indul
gence of the Senator till an announce
ment could be made, stating, that he
knew the announcement was one of
special benefit to the Senator, and more
over one of strict importance to him.
The clerk then read that the lion. J. J
Hickman would .deliver a temperance
lecture at Metropolitan Hall at 7$, p. m
The quarter of beef at the Yarbor-
House, raised by lion. Wv A. Smith, is
the finest seen in market and shows him
to be a 2io. 1 cattle man. While we
differ with him politically, we commend
his enterprise as a farmer and stock
raiser. lie drives the, finest horses, has
the biggest, fatest mules, best cows and
sheCp, blows his horn for the best. hogs,
and makes more cotton than any man
of our acquaintance to his lorce. As a
farmer he is a success, but as a politi
cian, we'd we
opinion now.
need not express : our
Railroad birAsir-Ur. A passerrgtr
by the North Carolina Railroad train of
yesterday informs us that he wa3 in
Railroad smash-up at Burn's, four miles
this side of Augusta, Georgia, on the
Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Rail
road, Monday morning about 7 o'clock
Negligence in locking a switch was the
cause ot this accident : and after the
engine and two cars had passed over
the two rear cars were precipitated from
a slight embankment into a swamp on
the roadside. The ladies' car was a com
plete wreck. Several persons received
slight injuries; and two were seriously
hurt. Our informant suffered seriously
tor, in addition to a badly sprained
ancle, he.met with another calamity
his new "stove pipe" hat was "stove up
bv the sudden concussion between ins
head and the bottom of the car.
SupitEMrc Court. lbe Court ine
yesterday at the usual hour. All the Jus
tices present except Justice Boyden.
The only case argued was that of the
State on relation of W II Ilowertqn v. S
McD. Tate et al., from Rowan. Attor
ney General and W. II. Bailey fur plain
till" and A. S. Merrimon and David
Coleman for defendants. This is the
case that involves the validity of the ap
pointment of Directors by the Speaker
of -the House and President of the Sen
ate by act of the Assembly.- The case
v is argued at considerable length by
the attorneys.
Endorsed. Speaking' of Capt. R. P.
Waring, and1 Col. John E. Brown and
S. W. Ileid, Esq., the members irom
Mecklenburg, the Charlotte Democrat,
of the 2Sth iust., says :
" So far, we think we can truly say
that the people of Mecklenburg will
thoroughly endorse the -coarse of their
Senator and Representatives."
. Prominent Arrivals. We notice
among the gentleman In attendance on
the Supreme. Court, now in session in
this city, Col. James S. Amis, of Gran
ville, Hon. .A. M. Scale3 and C-1. Jolj,n
A. Gilmer, of Guilford, Hon. J. II.
Wilson and Maj. C. Dowd, of Charlotte,
and Col. David Sch enk, of Lincoln.
Oxford Items. Our intelligent Ox
ford correspondent under yesterday's
date, sends the following :
Mr. R. H. Kingsbury's sale of house
hold and kitchen furniture on the 22nd
inst., was numerously attended, the
bidding was spirited and mostof the
articles it was thought sold for fully
ineir vaiue. me ciegant piano was
purchased by Mr. Willis S. Grandy. It
will be remembered that it was stated
sometime ago that Mr. Kingsbury sold
hisjiouse and lot to Mr. Henry Bryan
of Edgecombe. We -understand Mr.
Bryan is selling out in Edgecombe with
the intention of taking trp his residence
n Oxtord at an early day.
Mr. Kingsbury and his interesting
amily wilF take their' departure for
Waco, Texas, next Tuesday. They
carry with them our best wishes tor
their success and happiness.
The meeting ot the Goodwyn Agri-
cultural Club took place at the resi
dence of J. C. Cooper, Esq., on Satur
day, the 26 th inst., and is represented to
have been in every respect a most pleas
ant afjair. Hon, A. W. Venable, presi
ded, Mr, J. C. Taylor, the President of
the Club being detained at home again
by indisposition. Among other topics
that engaged the attention of the Club,
was that of the Railroad scheme :
ving reference to a branch Ilailroad
o be constructed from Oxford to some
point on the Roanoke Valley Road, of
which so much has heretofore been said.
The citizens of Oxford and .vicinity
re violently opposed to the formation
of the proposed new county of Gilliam.
They deprecate the project as unwise,
mpolitic and totally devoid ot merit.
heir lethargy in opposing the measure
ha3 arisen from the belief that the Legis-
ature would overwhelmingly vote down
the -proposition. Per contra, we are
assured that the citizens of Henderson
express the conviction that they will
succeed in getting the new county es
tablished.
Elder D. R. Hart, a prominent minis-
er ot the Primitive Baptist Church is
on a visit to the family of his son, Mr.
Alexander Crews. We regret to learn
that he is very much enfeebled in health
t he result, we suppose, of his arduous
ministerial labors.
We have been requested by many
Senators and other gentlemen to call
upon Mr. Norwood to write out lor
publication the remarks submitted by
him to the Senate on Monday last. We
sincerely trust that Mr. Norwood will
yield to the wishes ot these gentlemen.
e think it is due alike to himself, to
us constituents and to the people of
the State at large that his manly vindi
cation of them from the foul charges
brought against them should be pub-
Ished tc the world.
Able Speeches. The ' speeches of
Col. R. T. BeniSat and Maior McGehee.
in the House yesterday, on the bill re
moving Holden's disabilities were able
and masterly efforts, and we regret that
we cannot lay them before our readers.
Y e hope to be able to .do so hereafter.
JUr. Merrimon's effort, which we have
the pleasure of publishing this morn
ing in full, is a highly creditable pro-
auction.
Capt. Benjamin Robinson, formerly
of Fayetteville, who has been residing
in Alabama for several vears. nassed
through this city yesterday en route to
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his old home. We are glad to hear
that he has concluded to return to the
Old North State. He was a gallant
omcer in the oth. s. C. Regiment.
ldwin uoode uheatham. we are
in receipt of the printed oration of this
gentleman delivered before Henderson
Lodge No. 229, on St. John's Day,
The address is an able one and deserves
in every way the high encomiums be
stowed upon it.
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T II CAROLINA
GATES COUNTY.
In the Sdphriok Court.
Alexander Carter against Jacob Riddick
and Daniel Riddick Petition lor sale of
land lor partition.
It appearing to the satisfaction of the
Court that Jacob Riddick and Daniel Rid
dick live beyond the limits of the State. It
is therefore ordered by the Court that pub
lication be made in the Weekly News, a
paper published in the City of Raleigh, lor
sis weeks, commanding the defendants
above named, to be and appear at the of
fice of Superior Court Clerk, in Gatesville,
Gates County, N. C., on MONDAY, THE
17TH DAY OF MARCH, 1873, then and there
to plead or demur, &c, or the same will be
taken pro confesso.and heard ex parte as to
tuem.
R. B. G. COWPER, C. S. C,
jan20-w6w ' Gates County.
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Yesterday morning between the Fayette
ville street Capitol gate and the Postoffice
JIG 75. The finder will be liberally reward-
eu oy jeavii:g it at tnis omce.
O G S F OR S A L E
I have for sale a few well-fatted, corn-fed
Southwestern Virginia SHOATS, averag
ing about 101) pounds net. Any person
wishing to purchase nice family meat will
do well to call ana examine this lot at
Crawlord's Store, opposite the Market
House, WM. T. SMITII
ja28-2t of Montgomery Co., Va.
Y N N E, YANCE Y & 0.0
LIVERY SALE 1SD EXCHANGE STABLES,
Are constantly receiving
JIUILE8 AJTD It J
They have now on
and 15 Fast Horses.
hand some SO Mules
Janl0-3m.
QORN, OATS, MEAL, BACON,
Mess Pork, Eulk Sides, N. C. and Family
Flour always on hand. Consignments daily
eceived- A. G, LEE A CO.
LEGISLATURE OF NORTH CAR
OLINA.
SENATE.
Tuesday, Jan. 28, 1873.
The Senate was called to order at 11
o'clock, Lieutenant Governor Brogden
in the chair.
Journal of yesterday read and ap
proved.
Mr. "Waring, of Mecklenburg, arose
to a question ofprivilege to repel, he
said an attack made upon him
by name in thatmorniug's issue of the
"Sentinel." Ai long as the attacks of
that paper wtre directed against the
Committee on Public printing and the
Legislature, he had remained silent,' but
he could not longer do so when at
tacked individually. The allegation of
the "Sentinel" that one ot the Editors
of the News had been heard to say
that they were indebted to him (Mr.
Waring) for the public printing was a
very strange one if true, as he had never
given either of them the slightest inti-
nutionasto how he meant to vote on
the question. He had no acquaintance
with but one of them, and that of fhe
slightest character. He did not pre
tend to be altogether without personal
vanity (what man wa9 ?) but his con
ceit had certainly not gone to that ex
treme as to , suppose he could
control a Committee composed
of gentlemen of so much intel
ligence and character, andthe whole
Legislature besides. The imputing to
him of such an influence and favor is an
insult to each and every member of the
Committee. The Sentinel further
charged that the Committee of last
session, of which he was a member gave
the contract to Mr. Syme, and that,
then, the Committee reported to the
Legislature for its confirmation of the
contract, all under the same'law as to
the matter as now existed. But it is
well known that the law in this regard
is not the same. By a special act of the
Assembly afterwards, passed there in the
interest of the Sentinel, the Committee's
award of the public printing was made
a finaltv.
The Sentinel have charged that
notwithstanding the last award of the
Committee to the News, 9 out of every
10 ot the Conservative memoers ot the
Legislature would have given it to the
Sentinel, but the Editor failed to
state that the position taken
by him (Mr. Waring) in the Senate, that
the award of the Committee could not
be reviewed, was sustained by an over
whelming vote only eight Senators
voting in the negative. This was
strange indeed it the benate had the
power to review, and at the same time
9 out of every 10 of the members of that
body were infavor of the Sentinel's hav
ing the public printing instead of the
News. The law referred to gave the
whole matter in power to the Commit
tee, and took away the revising power
of the Senate. The Sentinel further
charged by implication that he (Mr.
Waring) and certain friends of the
News, entered into a combination to
give the public printing to that paper.
There is not a word of truth m the
insinuation. The Editor ot the Sentinel
is simply mistaken. He (the Senator)
had cever had any consultation . at any
time, at or before or since the Senatorial
election, with any friend of the News,
or even intimated to any person how he
would vote in the Committee on the
public printing.
The insinuation that he belonged to
any moneyed ring is absurd. No man
as imoecunious as he was could well
gain admittance to any such ring.
He had never even seen bwepson m
his life, nor ever had any communication
with him or any friend of his in relerence
to any matter in which he was interest
ed.
He (the Senator) had stood by the
"Sentinel" for two years, and he now
stated that the sole reason he had not
continued to stand by it was the course
of that paper on the Senatoual question
He was no more responsible for
he award of the Public Printing
to the News than the other members
of the Committee, but he was perfectly
willing to assurxe the whole responsi
bility. Were it to do over again ho
would ii9ln give the printing to the
News. The editor ot tho Sentinel said
he would appeal from Cse3ar to 1
people. Well, he would invite him, as
far as his constituency was concerned,
to discuss the question with him before
the people of Mecklenburg. .He might
speak two hours, while he, (the Sena
tor) would confine his reply to ten min
utes, and then he might rejoin until
next election, if ho chose. He had no
fears of the Sentinel, and , would do
nothing to soothe its ire or stay .its
blows.
Reports of Committees.
Messrs. Love, from Committee on
Propositions and Grievances, Murray,
from Engrossed Bills, and Seymour,
from the Judiciary submitted reports,
Messages Received
From House of Representatives trans
mitting several bills, which were appro
priately referred, and a resolution au
thorizing the General Assembly to send
for persons and papers in the matter of
the impeachment ot Solicitor Henry,
which was on motion of Mr, Merrimon,
laid on the table.
The hour having arrived for the Spe
cial Order, which was the consideration
of the Amnesty and Pardon Bill, owing
to the length of the speeches we cannot
get in a report tor the vvestern edition
No vote was taken its further cousid
eration postponed till to-moirow.
Mr. Kespess toos tne noor'in opposi
tion to the bill, and to reply to remarks
of certain Senators who had preceded
him in favor ot the bill. It had been
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repeatedly charged mat lie had express
ed himself for mercy. He was in favor
of extending mercy to the erring, but
he wished to associate justice with
mercy. His outraged constituency de
manded justice at his hand3, and he
would cast his vote accordingly. Th
speaker proceeded to review the speech
of Mr. Norwood, replying to and an
swering the position taken by that
gentleman, also to the remarks of Mr
Dunham, especially the reference made
tathe forgiving spirit of Christ while
iiailed to the cross. The speaker con
cluded with a general charge of crimes
upon Ku Klux organizations that he
considered beyond the pale ot amnesty.
At trie conclusion or Mr. Respess'
remark?, Mr. Love said he thought the
matter had been sufficiently discussed,
and to prevent a further waste of time,
he felt compelled to call the "previous
question but gave way to
Mr. Scott, wno desired to defend his
position as a member of J:he Judiciary
Committe that considered the bill.
He eaid that both sides of the ques- I
tion rV been fai:ly discussed, and no 1
dlposition shown to cut off debate on
the question, and even now he was op
posed to the call for the previous ques-
lon. He desired to see it discussed in
a calm, cool-and dispassionate manner,
and he was rejoiced to see that the op
position had shown no great feeling in
meeting the question. The first day the
bill was introduced in the Senate, so
mildly was it considered that a specta-
or would have Iookedupon the Senate
oa a miirna onmipstinn cnnictn
The Senators fiom RandolphCand Cra
ven met the bill calmly and dispassion
ately, but what is the spirit now shown
since the articles that have appeared in
their organ? And now, smce such
enormous crimes are charged in their or
gan, how the pious soul of the Senator
from Beaufort (Mr. Respess) is disgrunt-
ed ! With all kindness to that gentle
man, he would say that his speech this
ung was nothing more than a re
hash of 1871 stump campaign speeches,
and better Buited to his sable auditory
in the lobby than before this Senate.
He did not. propose, in supporting
this bill, to stand between criminals and
the bar of justice. It seemed to him
that when the arm of civil law was not
strong enough to maintain its own ma
jesty, when it could not protect itself,
then the objact and purposes of these
organizations were not altogether evil.
When these outrages were committed,
some almost oy tne light oi burning
oarns upon the incendiaries, it seems
we could feel as those 'men must have
felt, and find no effort to conclude that
these are
amnesty.
purely cases for pardon and
The speaker referred to the position
of Gov. Ilolden, who declared himself
in favor of pardon and amnesty, and
this bill contemplates no more than he
purposed doing. He also referred to
. . fr r II A"m
the example oi ait unristcndom. as
history shows, that exercised this clem
ency immediately after revolutions. It
was time that stnle should be at an
end. Immigration was kept back, our
railroads at a stand still : no one to
build them. Amnesty would wipe away
all show or scmblriace t these organiza
tions, and a permanent peace the result
The speaker passed a high compliment
upontthe address ol the Senator from
Grange, delivered yesterday, and
thought its argument was clear and con
clusive,
Mr. Scott concluded by defining his
position. Representing the constituen
cy that he did, where no ivu ivlux or
kindred organization ever existed, not
one ever seen or heard of, it was not
reasonable to suppose that he would
vote for amnesty and pardon for the
murders of Honneycut and the Foscue
family, but he thought it was right and
would do so
Harris, colored, followed Mr. Scott in
defence of the charges made by Sen
ators against his own color and their
connection with the Union Leagues.
He caused to be read the oath of the
order of the Invisible Empire and ;also
the League oath. His speech was in
defense ot the orders of his party with
a concluding exhortation to tne oppo
sition to remain firm in their purpose to
vote against the bid.
Mr. Seymour was glad to see the
spirit that had been exhibited by the
Conservative members on this floor
since the discussion of this bill, and
while he regretted to see the harmony
disturbed that has characterized the
session of the Senate, yet it becomes a
necessity ,now. lie regarded the bill,
as it was, an insult to the members ot
the Union Leagues, Heroes of America,
&c, in associating them with -the va
nous Ku Klux organizations, and sent
an amendment to the Clerk's desk pro
posing to strike out the names above
mentioned from the bill.
Mr. beymour proceeded at some
length in support of his amendment, in
which he -charged sixteen octavo vol-
r . t -t- T-wt m
umes oi crime on me nu JUuxr-tvA'.,
and said that the Conservative party
could pass this bill, but the respocslbil-
ty would be on their shoulders. He
did not wish to be understood as makiDg
a charge on any member ot the Senate,
but against the party.
Mr. Allen next occupied the floor in
advocacv of the bill. He said he would
not reiterate the sentiments expressed
by able. Senators on this floor in favor
of the bill, but desired to call the at
tention of Senators to the inconsistent
position taken by members ot the op
position party, lhey seem to admire
the spirit of amnesty and pardon, and
were the first and foremost to advocate
it in the early part of the session. They
say political offences ought to be con
doned for, the benator from Craven
especially. They.assert that the Eu Klux
organizations are political everybody
knows that the Union Leagues were.
Now put these propositions together
here are political organizations formed
for party purposes, both ot which have
committed political offences. What is
the sequence ? Is it not that this bill
is eminently fitted ? And certainly the
Senators that oppose this bill, stands
guilty of gioos iuconsistency. Much
has been sr.iu by Senators of the Kirk
war, and the impeachment of Governor
Holden. Vv'hy was it done ? Do not
allof us know that Governor Holden inaugurated-
iu Noith Carolina a pftjer
war, (I so t;rm it because no actual bat
tle ever occiued,) ai:d though he assum
ed to be guided by .the x'oDStitutiou of
the United fctates, yet he violated every
letter of it. That instrument did not
authorize him to perform his lawless
acts, 'lis well known that the Consti
tution expressly forbids the suspension
of the writ of habeas corpus, except in
cei tain cases, and yet lie did it.
Whenever the writ of habeas cor
pus is suspended war is tupposcd
The "other side of the House candidly
admits that alter war should come acts
of pardon arid oblivion for offences,
&c. The Senator from Craven (Mr.
Seymour), in gathering authority where
on to lean his argument, seems to have
ignored Phillips' reports, that contain
the decisions in the case of the State
vs. Blalock, who plead the amnesty act
for crimes committed and was pardoned.
The opposition party objected to the
impeachment of Holden because, they
assert, that the circumstances justified
his acts that a revolution did exist and
yet say that acts of oblivion should not
be granted. Strange inconsistency.
Why do they object to amnesty and
pardon. It is easily told. Just before
the election of August last in fact on
the eve of every election that has been
known in this State for several years, the
howl of Ku Klux ! the terrible Ku Klux 1
is raised. What is it for ? for the pur
pose of intimidating voters. How many
Ku Klux have heen convicted of crime ?
Six, no mojee. How many have been
arrested ? Thousands. As before inti
mated, on the eve of every election
Deputy Marshals are sent out in every
direction to scour the country with
the howl of Ku Klux. Was not
this the case last summer when honest
voters were intimidated and kept from
the poflV? But for these Deputy Mar
shals NorthCarolina would now'be
Democratic in every branch of its gov
ernment. The opposition know that
amnesty will defeat them ; they know
when this bill becomes a law their
trump card is gone, and the death knell
of their party will be sounded. This is
why they are so much opposed to it. x
Why is it that members of the Repub
lican party now issue proclamation of-
amnesty Capt. Durham left this city
soon after the adjournment of the Fed
eral Court and proclaimed a pardon to
all the Ku Klux ot Cleaveland county.-
Would a Democrat dare attempt such
a thing ? No, this power uiust be re
served m the Republican party.
He offered this bill at the suggestion
of friends, and conscientiously believed
he was acting for the general good and
welfare of the State in doing so. He
was pleased at the remarks of the Sena
tor from Wilson, Mr. Dunham, and en
dorsed them in toto. He hoped the
Senate would consider the bill at once
and let it pass to-day. "
A considerable discussion ensued in
regard to postponement, and several
votes taken, all of which failed.
Mr. Ellis, of Catawba, offered the, fol
lowing amendment : ';.
" That
this act shall not apply to
those who may be guilty of murder by
actual participation or by advocating
the same, unless' such murder was com
mitted in retaliation for the crime of
murdei, rape or arson."
In favoring his amendment, Mr. Ellis
said he was unwilling to vote on the
passage of the bill in its present shape.
He had seriously considered it in all it3
phases, aad must say that it had caused
him deep concern. He represented the
largest Democratic majority of any
Senator on this floor, and that constitu-.
ency he must and would respect. He
would not vote for pardon to tne mur
derers of Ucnneycut and the Foscve
family. He hoped his amendment would
pass, if so, he Would vote for the bill.
Pending the vote on the amendment,
the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Pursuant to adjournment, Mr. Speak
er Robinson called th-3 House to order
at 10 a. m.
Prayer by Rev. J. M. Atkinson, of the
city.
Journal of yesterday rqad and ap
6roved.
-Messrs. Moss, Lindsay and Hinnant
were allowed to record their votes in
the affirmative on the amendments of
fered by Mr.McGehee to a bill in relation
to the turnpike from Marion to Ashe
ville, and in the negative on the bill.
By Mr. Turner, a resolution in regard
to internal improvements. Referred.
Mr. Davis, a resolution in favor of
Jesse Waters. . Referred.
Mr. Mitchell, a bill to incorporate the
Danburv Lodge. F. and A. Masons of
Stokes county. Referred.
By Mr. Morrison, a bill to incorporate
Stanley Creek Camp Ground. lie-
f erred.
By Abbott, col , a bill to compel
owners of stock to work the same.
Bv Lovd. a col., bill concerning the
inspection ot tar in New Hanover
1 . T i 1 '
COuuiV.- ii;ierreu.
By Mr. Dickey, a biir deciatoiy"of
chapter 181, laws 1871-72. Referred.
By Mr. Bryson, of Jackson, a bill; to
amend the act relative to privy exami
nations of married women. Referred.
By Mr. Shaw, a bill to establish the
sale of spirituous liquors in Carthage.
Referred.
By Mr. Gray, a bill to prevent sale of
liquor in certain; townships of Dare
county. Referred.
By Mr. Dudley, a bill to amend char
ter of the city of Newberu, N, C. Re
ferred. Calendar.
House resolution authorizing the Ju
diciary Committee to send for persons
and papers relative to the impeachment
of R. M. Henry, Solicitor of the 12th
Judicial District, passed.
House resolution requesting North
Carolina Representatives in Congress to
use their influence to have the tax on
liquor and the bonds of distillers and
tobacco dealers reduced, was taken up
and, on motion, laid on the table.
House bill 10 protect the agricultu
ral interests ol the State, was read.
Tiie su stitute recommended by the
Judiciary Committee, Was read.
Mr. Brown, of Davidson, opposed the
whole matter. j j
""Mr, Gorman advocated the pase
of the bill. .
A long debate ensued during wiii;.li ,
Mr. Brown,' ol' Davidson, moved ! j
icdt finitely postpone, which motion was j
voted down',' but the bill failed to pa i
its second reading. '
The resolution to remove the disabiii
ties of- W. W. Holden, next came up
Mr. Houston moved to mdeiiuittly
nostpone the. resolution.
Mr. Bennett argued at length against
the right o'f the House to adopt such a
measure. He contended that the action
of the Court of Impeachment was a
judicial one, and the Legislature, being
only a co-ordinate branch of Govern -ment
could not reverse the decision cf
another equally powerful branch, (judicial)
Mr. Dula next addressed the House
in behalf of the adoption of the resolu
tion. . . . ;
Mr. McGehee passed in -''review the
history of the impeachment trial. He
asserted that ofthe many impeachment
trials wliich-had taken place in this
country, there was no one, the proceed
ings in which, offered less ground for
objection or cavil. He adverted to, and
commented on the distribution of the
powrers of Government in the Constitu
tion. He maintained that the power of
paidon belonged to the Executive the
Legislature could only exercise the
pow er of granting amnesty. He stated
at leDgth the distinctions between the
two, and maintained that any attempt
by the Legislature to exercise the power
ot pardon would be an act of usurpa
tion. He maintained that the power of
Parliament so often referred to by the
advocates of the resolution could not
be successfully invoked in its behalf.
He dwelt upon and defined the differ
ence between them. He maintained,
1st. That the pardoning power being
conferred on theExecutive was by plain
implication inhibited to the Legisla
ture. 2nd. That the exercise of such a
power would be contrary to all prece
dent that .there was no example of
such a proceeding in American history.
3rd. That it would draw into the vortex
of party politics the most solemn de
terminations of judicial tribunals, since
as parties successively rose to power,
they would reverse the judgment ' ot
adverse parties.
Mr. Morrison, next addressed the
House on tha matter under considera
tion. He said
Mr. Speaker I was sorry when the
gentleman from Wake, introduced this
resolution, its . discussion will revive
bitter memories of wrongs, while if not
forgiven, ought at least.for the harmony
of this body, to be forgotten. I know
if it is voted down, as I most assuredly
hope it will be, then the friends of Gov.
Holden will charge us with want of
generosity, inasmuch as they but a short
time since voted for a resolution pray
ing Congress to remove
the
disabilities
f Messrs. Craige, Smith and other
prominent citizens of our State. But,
sir, l oeg leave to remind tne nonoiaDie
gentleman from Wake, that the disabil
ities under which these gentlemen labor
arc of an entirely different nature from
those placed upon Governor Ilolden by
the nigh Court of Impeachmen. That
clause in the- XI v amendment to the
Constitution of the United States, which
deprives many citizens of the South of
their most sacred rights, is known and
acknowledged to be an act of party
persecution, suggested by party expe
diency, and enacted in direct violation
of our country's Constitution, 1 which
says no bill of attainder, or expost facto
law shall be passed. It deserves to be
ranked with the savage persecutions
waged between the contending factions
in
old England three hun
r mr Tmoro orn
rather than with the
deliberate legislation of a Congress
which claims to represent a great, en
lightened and humane people,
On the other hand Win. W. Holden
was tried and convicted of high crimes
and misdemeanors in office, not by a
political party, but by the representa
tives of an iniured people regardless of
partv affiliations.
I care notlhow to inquire into' the
causes of his trial. They are yet fresh
in the memorv of us all. It is enough
for our present purpose to know he vi
olated the constitution of our State,
susDended her great writ of right, ex
hausted her iudiciary, and in various
ways heaped insults upon the genius of
her free institutions.
For it all. he was debased from the
executive chair, and declared incapable
of ever again holding an office
of honor, trust or profit in our State, a
ounishment richly merited, and none
too severe. We now hear earnest and
eloquent appeals in behalf of his pardon,
and we are told that the result there
from will be ft return of good feeling,
reconciliation and peace throughout al
the borders of our land. If such could
be the result, no man on this floor would
go ahead oi me ln yieiuiug a ueariv
support to the resolution. I5ut, sir, 1
cannot so see it. I honestly believe a
large majority of the best men in North
Carolina, Republicans and Democrats,
woiild vote against the "resolution on
tomorrow. "And why? Because, they
know that by HoldenVrrricJiment
the majesty of an outrcged law was vin
dicated and one of the greatest wrongs
ever perpetrated upon, the liberty of the
citizens was avenged.
I Confess. I was surprised to hear so
good a lawyer a3 the gentleman from
Wake attempt to prove that the Legis
lature bus the constitutional authority
to remove Mr. Holden's disabilities.
The Constitution of our State, like
that of the Uuited States, vest3 the par
tloning power in the Executive, except
in cases of impeachment In both in
struements the language used is identi
cally the' same, and in neither is there
to be found a provision for pardon in
these cases. Hence, Judge Story says
"judgment upon impeachment?-, when
once pronounced, become absolute and
irreversible," which position i3 also sus
tained by Mr. Rowle and the learned
Judge Kent. Do not undeistand me, Mr.
Speaker, as arguing that in cases of im
pea- 1 mentia pardoning povver novvheie
exir-'.n; but I uo- assert, without leur
ol t ....iradijction, that it is not delegated
f.. Use Executive, the Legislative, or the
.J i .icial Departments of the Govern
',': cut ; and veelion 37 ofthe Declaration
;i Rights says: "All powers cot herein
delegated remain with the people-"
fLeretore, th.s power to pardon remains
1 with the people; and the only way in
I which it can be exercised is by a sover-
ii.; couvtnuun. im we nave a um
tiiiution that is not "a medley of cr.i
u.Vion'and contradictions," I will always
be rtady to join Gov. Holden's' friends
ia calling it.
But were it even granted -Tor
argument's sake that we have' the "powt r
to relieve Mr. Ilolden, I am :ree o
admit I couid not vote for the re oSutio.i.
Justice to the people ot North Carolina
would compel me to oppose it. Justice
to the truth oi history would have a
.till
stronger
claim upon me, for
with tho late illfatcd
Emperor of France when he nobiy says
uiomuuua iiuiu uuguti iu oe no less
sacred than religion."
There is no act of the State of North
Carolina of which her,son3 " should feel
more proud than of the impeachment of
Gov. Holden- I say it not as a partisan,
out as a citizen, a lover ol tho sacred
principles of magna charta and habeas
corpus, it is time our people
have wone glorious laurels ion
every held where intellect, wisdom
and valor can avail. Geo. E. Bad
ger and Nathaniel Macon could have
with honor worn tho stateman's toga in
any age or land. The genius of Leon
ard Henderson and Thomas Ruffin
would have done credit to the woolsack
of England ; and in the late civil war
our soldiers, lead by Branch, Pender,
Pettigrew and my own county's chival
rous Dodson Kamseur, worked out for
themselves a name and a fame in history
as virtue and
courage have a place in the hearts of
men. But when the representative's of
the people assembled in 1870, and un
daunted by threats of federal bayonetF.
determined to punish a Governor who
had trampled every principle of Repub
lican treedom under his leet, in my
opinion, they added lustre to every '
other page of our history, and proved
that they were not unworthy sons and
grandsons of the heroes of 1770.
Pass this resolution, and you stultify
their action completely, and you render
barren bt fruit one of the greatest vic
tories ever gained by popular rights
over the encroachments of Executive
tyranny.
Mr. Badger argued at length in favor
of the resolution.
Alter considerable debate, the ques
tion on Mr. Houston's motion to indefi
nitely postpone, was put and carried in
the amxniative by the following vote :
Yeas Messrs. Anderson,of Davie, Ander-
son,of Clay, Ballard, Bennett, Blackwell,
Brown, ot Mecklenburg, Brson, of
Jackson, Bryson, of Swain, Bryan, of
Sampson, Bryan, of Alleghany, Bullard,
Byrd, Carter, Craige, Dickey, Freeman,
Gant, Gilmer, Grady, Gudger, Haynes,
Hianant, Houston, Johnson, Jones, of
Caldwell, Jones, of Orange, Jones, of
Tyrrell, Joyner, Johns, Lindsay, Luckey,
Marler, Maxwell, McGehee, -.McNeill,.
Mitchell, Moring, Moss, Morrison, Nor-
ment, Presson, Shaw, bhinn, of Iredell, ;
Shinn, ot Cabarrus, Shackelford, Stand
ford, Slowe, Todd, Turner, Waiiick,
Waddill, Vyptson, Wargb, WtbbrWiteyT
Whitmire and Woodhouse 57.
Nays-Messrs. Abbott,Badger,Bean,Bly,
the, Bowe, Bowman,Brown,of Davidson,
Bryant,of Pitt.Bryan, of Wilkes, Brooks,
Bunn, Carson, Copeland, Corson,-Cox,
Darden, Davis, Dudley, Dula, Ellison.
Fletcher, Foster, Godfrey, Gorman,
Goodwyn, Gray, Guyther, Hampton,
Heaton, Hughes, Jonei, of Camden,
Jones, of Northampton,1 Jordan, King,.
Lloyd, Lutterloh, McLaurin, Miller,
Michael, Patrick, Paschall, Perry, of
Biaden, Perry, of Wake, Reid, of Ran
dolph, Rhodes, Scott, Sharp, Tnvett,
Winslow, Wheeler and Whisnant 50.
The bill to amend the school law was
taken up on its third reading.
Mr. Johnston offered a substitute
therefor. .
Pendingits consideration the House
adjourned.
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