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WiLUIXGTOS, Jf. C., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1805.
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ANDREW JOHNSON .
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We arc authorized to announce Col. NATH'L
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WILMINGTON, N. C OCTOBER 19.
B3 LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
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'Jacoby S
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darkens R
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An Diey
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Mayor's Court, Wednesday Before Com-
, missioner Sbaclcelford.
More Iron. John Andrews, a freedman, was
arrested near the City Hotel . on Tuesday after
noon with a piece of iron which he could not ac
count for. He stated to his honor that he was
hungry and without thinking of the harm he
picked it up to, sell and buy , him something to
eat with the money. He was sent to the freed-
men'sj bureau. ,
Swpting in the Streets. Marion Tucker, a neat
appearing negro, and Edward Davis, were taken
in charge by one of the police at the instance of
the provost marshal, for shooting m the street.
DaviSjwas not guilty and Tucker owned up, sta
ting, however, that he did not know it was against
the law. He was fined $5 lest lie should not
know! the next time, and very reasonable shots
they were. The next caught at such amusement
should pay $50 and a week in the lock-up on
bread and water.
Insolence. Wright Stanly, a drayman, was
brought up for using insulting language to Dan'l
B. Baker, Esq., when not molesting him. The
evidence was conclusive on the point, but the
mayor could find no ordinance covering the case,
and he told Mr. Baker to use his own method of
punishment hereafter iu similar cases, and the old
gentleman said he would.
Discharged. Frank Chasten, J. A. Stubbs and
Freeman Wood, arrested on a charge of stealing
ing a gun from a negro, was discharged from want
of sufficient testimony to convict them.
communications? TME JLATE8T NEWS
THE MILITARY COMMISSION.
Eighth day's proceed
ings. Tria. of McMillan and McGIII.
The Defence Examines two more
Willi esse.
The Conversation of McMillan
with Mary Ann Wilkes.
BY MAIL
ARIEL'S LEHERS.
Another Statement of it.
&C.
i uot bwri un usually accurate in ht (acts lie would
hare got the worst of the suit and taea'tttfljroul
of pocket. ji
The, prcceedings of , your XorUi Carollacoa-;
veulion are observed here with th greatest in
t teres t. Somehow or bther XortIi Ctrolina never
deemed out of the union- The people of the
i north could never, realize thai she had gone. But
v 7 : , , , w mat sne nas returnea sne comes wiin a aig-
A Parkjice "from 1 Albany -The GoTvrnor nitF that all admire, and her action m regard to
Dismisses the Complaints ajrainst the City the ordinance of teceasiion is far superior to that
OfrielaU Great Rejoleinics snt CBinntp of otlier sUte. ARIEL.
tlon of Whiskey A New Pa! it teal Cm- I
blnatlon Weed and Wood In the sasne !
Boat-How the thins; wU work The Per- j
fartnauces of the Wood Brothers The
State Campaign The Herald and the
Theatrical Managers Somebody getting j
Frightened - A Queer Ubel Cut-John j
Jay in Court Aneedote of DaniiiTht
Xorth Carolina Convention, Ac , Ac , Ac.
THE FALL ELECTIONS.
Our New York Correspondence.
Tlie court met as usual this morning. After
the readim? of the seventh Jav's nroo1 imra
j f- - -
the examination of witnesses for the accused was
continued.' ' ' ' "
. . . KOBERT MASOX SWORK.
Iwas Jat the house of Jno. - Thompson the
week before Sykes' body was found; at the same
time with McMillan and others; William Wilkes
was not there; he came about the time we start
ed off- did hear all the conversation between Mc
Millan and Mary Ann Wilkes; heard every bit of
it; McMillan did riot in that conversation about
Sykes express a . "determination to kill him;
am certain that no such remark was made; and
if it had been witness would have heard it; Mc
Millan and witness were together all the time of
conversation; general report says that the char
acter Of Mary Ann Wilkes is not good; the road
from Elias Edwards' house to the eight mile post
is part sandy and part hard and part covered
with straw; where it turns out of the main road
it is sandy; the balance is hard and a portion cov
ered with,pine straw; in some parts a man walk
ing over this road would not leave tracks,
if he walked along carefully, otherwise he would
leave tracks; country where the body of Sykes
was said to be found is very rough, and grown
up with pine woods and w,ire grass; it would be
a mere chance for a man to be tracked fpom the
main road to the place of murder; don't think a
man could be tracked through there by his tracks;
in places a track might be seen; do know the
road across juniper bay, and cavalry could cross
it; witness crossed the bay two or three times
the past summer; assisted in building the road in
1863, and am certain about the matter, the road
is hard where the open pond is; men could cross
very handily here without leaving tracks, and
thinks that horses could; there is an open coun
try road that passes by Miss Norman's, by Gil
lespie's, White's mill, and comes into the main
road again near the eight '. mile" post, near Ed
wards' house and near the open pond.
CROSS-EXAMINED BY JUDGE ADVOCATE.
Don't recollect that there was a good deal of
rain about the 10th of April ; witness was de
layed with his crop last spring for want of rain.
There is an old field on the south side of the
Elizabeth road, between the road and the bay,
about a quarter of a mile from the eight mile
post ; might track men and horses through it ;
not very well acquainted with the place; was
never over it. Witness and Mary Ann Wilkes
are both members of the Baptist church, and in
good standing.
Xew York, Oct. 14th. 186i.
Late last evening I received a large package
from Albany, marked official and adorned with
IN ION TOICJIPTIS rVLHI miERE.
Pennsylvania Election. .
fMOX MAJORITY ABOCT TBS THOCA5D.
Phii.adei.puia, October 11.
Union majority in the state estimated at 10.000,
with gains of several members of the - Assembly,
f From the Philadelphia Preei
The Result. .
Although' the returns from the state are more
meagre than we were ledVto expect, they are still
sufficiently- full to confirm our belief that the state
the state arms. I opened it in great liaste, im- j has given an unexectedly large union majority.
Seaman's Missionary. Rev. P. Boughton,
southern secretary of the American Seaman's
Society, is now on a visit to the city looking after
the wants and necessities of the seaman. Rev.
Mr. Boughton is sent by the society, of which he
is the! secretary, to the different homes and beth
els established by them in the south, but who are
now in great need of assistance, consequent upon
the late war, in order to report upon their condi-
ditiori, that these wants may be supplied, , His
mission' will extend along the entire coast '-wherever
these institutions may have been established.
A meeting of the directors Of the seaman 8 home
was held in this city yesterday afternoon, and
Mr. Boughton made acquainted with its require
ments, and it wjll not be long perhaps before they
are supplied, as far as they can possibly be.
4
Heard Op.-r-The first tidings of Mr. Wilkin
son, since his departure, reached his uncle late
yesterday afternoon. He was seen on Mon-
aay jaiternoon across tne weiaon rauroaa
with an overcoat on his arm, 4nd walking hur
riedly in a northerly direction, establishing the
probaibility of his suffering from: temporary in
sanity. This little news of his whereabouts bring
sanguine hopes to. his friends that more will be
beard of him to-day.
The Grand Re-Opening. The Theatre re
opens to-night with Lucretia Borgia--tha entire
pew company in the cast. The play is one of the
best and should be greeted by a fuH and over
flowing house.
Bailed. The steamer Commander, Capt. Terry,
arrived on Tuesday evening and cleared; yester
day afternoon with full cargo. She will leave
for New York this morning at 4 o clock.
1
OBJECTIONS RAISED BY COUNSEL THE DECISION
OF THE COURT.
The counsel for the accused entered objections
to this evidence, for reasons that evidence of
character can only be given in by proving the
general. character of a person in the community
in which they reside. It is not, therefore, com
petent to know that the party whose character is
so as to be impeached, is a member of any church
and. in good standing, for that would be to prove i
by an isolated fact residence of character which
the law says shall be established only by the
general opinion or conclusion of the community.
It would set up, in other words, a particular fact
in opposition to a general one, and establish that !
by particulars which the law requires to be shown !
by; generalities. .
The Judge Advocate replied : Tiie counsel for
the defence objects to the, question, the answer to
rwhich, it seems to me, would be the very best ev
idence of general character.
If Mary Ann. Wilkes; - was a member in good
standing of a christian church her general char
acter could not be bad, and it would be mani
festly unjust to admit straggling reports against
her character, which tend to give the general re
port, to which this witness testifies, without al
lowing the status of the said Mary Ann Wilkes
as a christian communicant to be shown, especi
ally as she could not be a notoriously bad char-
acter and still be a member in good standing of
the Baptist church.
' The Jourt, after hearing the objections, de
cided to admit the question. -
Her standing in the church was very good.
outside the church was bad; if witnesses could
be obtained in the church to appear against her
she would have been dismissed long since. (Wit
nesses were required to be members of the church
to appear as evidence against a member:)
Question by the Court hich road did you
build over Juniper bay 1
Answer I built a road over Piney Island.
' L JOilk V. KELLY SWORN.
I was an officer in the Confederate service, and
Matthew B. Sykes was a member sf my com-
i agining that Governor Fenton had appointed mc
; to some high office; but fate did not allow me the
j opportunity of declining an office this lime. Xo;
! the package contained a copy, kindly forwarded
! by Secretary Harvey, of the governor's decision
in the case of the complaints against those city
officials who constitute the street cleaning com
mission. Of course "the governor dismisses the
complaints, declaring tliem wholly unsupported
by any evidence. Next Thursday is the day and
Albany is the place fixed for the investigation ol
the remaining charges.
Of course the friends of the city officials are
in a high state of glee over this result, and the
drunken loafers and vagabonds who have been
crying " reform, reform,'; are very chapfallen. It
is beneath the dignity of the Governor to deal
with such fellows. They don't need a judicial
decision to squelch them ; they only require a
police officer. But still the Governor has seen
fit to condescend to listen to them, to con
sider carefully all that they had to say, and
then to administer to them a most emphatic re
buke. Everybody rejoices at their discomfiture.
The amount of whiskey - consumed to-day in
drinking confusion and destruction to them must
have been enormous; The amount of whiskey
they have consumed in trying to drown their
cares in the flowing bowl must have been move
enormous still, for they are all whiskey-braves of
the Bourbon tribe.
. But there are other developments in local poli
tics much more interesting than this. Fernando
Wood and Thurlow Weed have formed a combi
nation by which the former hopes to be elected
Mayor, and the latter expects to secure several
State Senators' who will vote for a Broadway
railroad, and for Henry J. Raymond as United
States Senator. You will remember that 1 have
often charged in these letters that Northern cop
perheads and Republicans were working to
gether, hand in glove, and here is a curious
proof of the accuracy of my information. Weed
and Wood make a pretty pair ; but I doubt
whether they can accomplish anything. The
people of New York would burn down the City
Hall and go without a government rather than
allow Fernando Woon to be Mayor again, and I
don't think Weed has influence enough to change
this sentiment.
The senatorial designs of the new combination
are considered rather threatening to the Tam
any Hall. Wood found out, through Cornell
and Sweed, two Tamany traitors, who would
be nominated by the regular organization and
then cailed together his irregular banditti find
nominated them in advance, so as to claim j
that Tamany only endorses his ticket. But
every one sees mrougn tins nttie game ana on o Scott 3
laughs at it, and the only effect ofit is to secure !
the election of the candidates whtfafe thus put
upon all the ballots, regular and irregular. The
Taminanv leaders play a bolder hand. Tweed
is Fernando Wood's candidate in the fourth sen
atorial district, and against him the Tamany
men will put up Feruando's brother Ben, your
old friend of the News. This will be a very beau
tiful squabble, unless one or the other of the
brothers gives in, and it will create more amuse
ment in political circles,' in and out of the city,
than any event of the present canvass.
The state campaign goes bravely on. The
democrats of this State are rather encouraged
than discouraged by the defeats of the demo
crats in Pennsylvania and Ohio. Indeed, they
claim that General Cox, the republican candi
date in Ohio, is a first class New York democrat;
for he declared emphatically for President John
son, and stumped the State agaiust negro suf
frage. As for Pennsylvania, the vote was oulv
While the union counties have again pledged their
loyalty by majorities equalling, and in many in
stances exceeding, those of 1662, the union gain
in the democratic counties lias been sufficiently
great tr confound our opjwnent., aihi, at the
same time. h'!i to swell the a sure irate vote for
II art ran ft and Camptell over that given forPavis
and Linton.
In this city official returns of the Eighth ward
give Weaver, the democratic candidate for city
commissioner, twenty majority. After a careful
caU ulation. with incomplete returns, the Pret
yesterday gave Weaver thirteen majority, which,
with the Eighth ward, will now elect him by thirty-three
votes. ;
Ohio Elections!
Columbus, Oct. U.
Returns to-day are decidedly cheering ; 48
counties sh e a union majority of '24,070. The
counties to hear from will increase thiato 28,000,
and with the soldiers' vote added, to 30,000.
The falling off on the reserve is heavy, which
accounts for the decreased majority.
We have at least two-thirds of both brandies
of the legislature, thus insuring the election of a
United States senator. .
The democrats are gloomy to-niaht, while their
opponents are quite jubilant.
Iowa flections
Chicago, Oct. 11.
Returns from the Iowa election indicate that
Stone's majority will be about 20.000. A small
vote was polled. Clinton county gives about 500
republican majority.
The Virginia- Election.
Amelia Court House, October 12.
Ridgway for congress, McRae for the senate,
and Miller for house of delegates, are largely
ahead.
Jennings" Ordinary, Oct. 12.
Ridgway for congress, McRae for the senate,
and Miller for house of delegates, ahead by large
majorities.
i Amelia Springs, Oct. 12.
j For Congress Ridgwav 22. For Senate
' McRae 22. For House Miller 23.
! Danville, Oct. 12.'
) For Senate Keenel42; White 22 ; Slaughter
1. For Congress Withers 110 ; Davis 20; Gras-
tv 8 ; Stovall lo; Potts 4. For House of Dele
gatesClark 149; Ragsdale 146; Finney 83 ;
I Waddell oH.
. Clover, Oct. 12.
For Congress Withers Co ; Davis 3 ; Stovall
199. For Senate Keene lo4 ; White 12.
i Keysville, Oct. 12.
I Polls closed For Congress Ridgway 37 ;
Fitzpatrick 11. For Senate Hancock 02; But-
Dodson 10; Hardy 22.
Coalfield. Oct. 12.
Hancock, McRae and Ridgway have large ma
jorities. Robinson's Precinct, Chesterfield, Oct. 12.
For Congress Ridgway 12G; Fitzpatrick 1.
Senate McRao 126 ; Cocke 3. House of Dele-
FROM YES?E$MK$ FE
,V - NOONEMTIQN. i
'BY- EXPKES3.'
STATE XGQItyENXION
OF
NORTH RQLINA.
T11B COXYESTIOX TO ADJ0V1W
It will Meet again oil the Second
ThuRdayHayJWGft. .
or
The
aettm
Certain
of Uall flea tloit
Ordinances.
gates Hancock 122; Jones o ; Tallev 1. For
Amendment 1 32.
Against 0.
Danville, Oct. 12.
Congress Withers 179 ; Davis 46 ; Stovall 57 ;
Grasty 17 ; Botts 7. Senate Keeue 241 ;; White
41; Slaughter 2. House of Delegates--Clarke
144 ; Finney 123 j. Waddell 109 ; Ragsdale 75.--For
Amendment 271. Against 0.
Halifax Courthouse, Oct.
Congress Stovail 153; Davis 27 ; Withers 9 ;
Mosby 14. Senate Keene 6; White 92; How
ell 10. House of Delegates Owen 139: Medley
165.
fs Clover, Halifax, Oct. 12.
Congress-s-Stovall 99; Withers 68; Davis 4.
light and the republican majority much less than j Senate Keehe l55 ; White 12. House of
mitrht have been reasonably exiected. In th
state the situation is very different. The repub
licans are divided into conservatives and radi
cals, who hate each other terribly, while the
democrats are backed by President Johnson, his
friends and the army. A letter from General
Sickels, published in the Lead-er to-day, declares
his entire abhorence to the democratic platform
and party in this State. At the Tammany rati
fication meeting, next week, Montgomery Blair,
Robert J. Walker, James T. Brady, General Slo
cuni, John Van Buren and perhaps, Gen. Logan
will speak. Under such auspices victory is cer-
and then farewell to tUe republican party.
Garret 183;
Amendment 143.
irate
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BAILEY'S' HOTEL2, OCTdBER 18,'1865r-
W H Ransom, New York,
G W .Cheesborough, New
York,
Wm J Perkins, New York,
T W BfiDorn, USN;'
V T WiUiams; U,
D J Singletery, Whiteville,
MDWard, do,
W J Dyson. do,
Lt Joe Collin. Wuijdng.-
CITY HOTEL, OCT GBER.18, 186or
A A Bogue, Chicago, 111,. .
B B Banderay Anslow io.
Mrs E Simpson, Goldsboro,
R Taylor, reterstmrg,.! -i
Mrs Bemmer. Wash City.
ii A jiemnuuiMaguuua,
J J Peterson, Salem,
A J Stedman & family, Vft,
C Gaaham, Marion, 8 C,
N B Godard, do.
TM Smith Whitvttle,- J
K II ay nes do.
E B Holden, Caswell co,
IeaacMcKnight, -Albany,
A Smith, Richmond. Va,
W AaderBOnTPhfladelphia
W Marphy, Wilmington,
P; Boughten, New York, a
C Ijpecomb, mail agent.
W Furpleaa, Brunswick, ,
D T Montrose,' " (to,
8B Hathaway, Providence
Sharpies,-.-'.'v . " do, i ;i '
v uayme vv it it
$ Phillips, Wilmington,
Arrested. rWilkinsom, the . man charged, in
connection with' McGill" and McMillan, who are
a. t rrfA r ; I
now pn. trial oeiore tne jixuitary- uoiiiuiimim- twr-i
the" tnurder of Matthew BA Sykes, of t B Jaden
county, has beenaiTst knd wacjdgeji fu jail
in this city yesterday morning.
The EcwPSK-rr-Aji eclipsef of tbe,isunjis ;an
notuiced to take place "to-day, commencing at 9
f-.-ii.rr-- ' ' "xft't-
Raix AoAiK'TprrntS iOv.iam fell yesterday,
completely i flooding- the streets with vater.
Dele-
Owen 81 ; Medley 20. For
AeainstQ.
Petersbubo, Oct. 12. ,
The election in this place passed off quietly.
The following is the result : For Congress-
Chandler 367 ; Millson 1' ; Kilby 33 ; Wilson 6.
For the" State Senate Boiling 87. For the
House of Delegates Joynes 575 ; Atkinson 337 ;
Whitworth 103 ; Carr 0. For the constitutional
amendment, 682 ; against it. 2.
Lynchburg, Oc,12. ,
In this citv C. L. Mosby, for congress, received
109 ; R. E. Withers 1 07 f& Davidson 8 ? B. Davis
JuJge
panyj I cannot say. correctly as to time he joined;! getg frightened and runs away the rest will fol
at ' Fort Fisher, he was a volunteer; think the
company was over-the maximum; he came down
to Foft Fisher very anxious to join; he did con
ceal at the timepf enhstment.a diseas on his
leg which IfHiOwn at tWtime, would have ex
cluded him: he was- afterwards discharged; in
June "pr July, 1864 he was m sentiment and
feeling, from his acts and conversation, , witness
should judge, attached to JLhe Confederate cause;
he was regarded by the company as a rebel, in
fqll Sympathy with the cause; cannot say whether
he entered the company before the passing of the
Conscription acti-he did before said act was put
in force in Bladen county; "' 1
6 questions were asked by eitherithe f Judge
Adjocate or the Court.
The Court then adjourned until ten o'clock tb-
morrow. . . , .: ..v- t: v ... ,t---.c v. n i .
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tain
The quarrel beeen the few i org Jiesaia ana m. Hannah 76. For House of Delegate
the theatrical manager still continues, and waxes I j) Wilson 230 ; Dr. A. J. Clark 230.
warmer ana warmer, ine ineaxxes nos jnace
over all their handbills, posters and advertise-,
ments this significant line, " This establishment 1
does not advertise in the New York Herald." The
editor of the Herald is making a .mint of money
out of the fighU His theatrical criticisms grow
spicier and spicier, and his editorials thunder
denunciations of the immoral drama. It is gen- j
erally expected that he will soon begin to show
WA8HTKGTDK, Oct. 12.
A despatch from Fortress Monroe says the elec
tion passed ofF quietly. The union ticket is pro
bably elected in the first and second districts. L.
H. Chandler is undoubtedly elected to confess
from Norfolk.
Norfolk, Oct. 12
The vote for members of congress in this city
up the immoral managers, and these parties are
becrmninff to shake m their snoes. ii one oi tnem i
low like sheep. Stuart, of the Winter Garden, is
most likeiy to. turn tail first. Wallack is sick
with apprehension that his career will be investi-
gated. Few of the other managers have records
without some blot upon wnicn a ciever journal :si
can put his finger. , The increase in the circula-
tion of the Herald consequent upon tnese devel
opments ought to more than compensate the edi
at the close of the polls, stood as follows : Chan
dler, 139 majority over Millson; 78 ove? all. Ma
jority for constitutional amendment, 459. . Ma
ioritv for water supplv, 302. Tlie aggregate vote
polled in the city is 6(H).
In Portsmouth Chandler received 421 ; Kellv
73 ; Millson 23. The majority for constitutional
amendment was 291. - "
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per in North Carolina. w
The Weekly TTEnTjifor thipreaentiwiock,
a oi.i?ji c -. si" .i
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news by telegraph' and the malls up to the hour of
going tq press ; , NeW ,Tork and European Gossip ;
choica stories and poetry :" religidM? jyateLfigence ;
agricultural information; weekly review of the
'inflrkets, etc. etc- etc.. r i t u- '
Teems: Per yeari $2 50; ,Bix . months, $1 50;
three months, $1 90 one month, 50. i.: M
f A-Umit, nuipber iof adVertisementa bnly'ieill
Dereceivea, wmcn njnst tenanaea?m Dy ' Thtrrs-
I An unfinished house in Chicopee', belonging
to Abner B. Abbev, was set on fire by an ; incen-
tor for any losses he may sustain from the advert , diary on Sunday. Loss 200.
tisements that are withdrawn. Une tnmg at leas-;
is sure that the Herald will not be a loser by the j
squabble.
The Harris divorce case, down in Connecticut, j
is nearlv over; and sir, thank Heaven, is the.
dreadful Wirz case at Washington. Another ,
queer libel case is on in our courts, however, and j
mav keen ud the interest. Mr. Henry B. Dawson i
Passage of a RcoIntioii- Courer
nine the Test Oath.
Ac. fcc, Ac
Our Raleigh Correspondence.
Ralkioh, N. C. October 16, 18o.
There are, Indications that we aay expect an
early adjournment. Mr. Thorn ton, oC Bertie,
thuf morning offeretl a resolution ihat when thk
Convention adjourns (except from day to day).
it adjourn to meet on the second Thursday of
May next, unless sooner convened by call trom
the Governor, and with au amendment fixing the
fourth Thursday in May imdead hf the second.
Tiie resolution was adopt ed, This settle the
question tliatrrliere is to le another session, and
we inay now anticipate , that such measures as
are-of immediate necessity will be promptly
passed, and all others deferred, j A committee
of five was appointed this morning to examine
the calendar and report to-morrow what subjects
need action during the presentseKsion,. and to tlx
a day for adjournment. Addh'jg to this that the
Convention decide to hold a sessioni this evening,
it becomes tolerably clear that4 members an be
ginning to think seriously of going home, and
are anxious to finish Uieir business Jiere as soon
as iossible. '
A new ordnance on the subject of the State
debts was tliis morning otiered bf Mr. Caldwell,
of Guilford.. It proposes to scale down to speci
value at the time of issue all debt$, except those ,
exclusively for war purposes, and! ascertain the '
exact amouut of the same when so scaled. . The-srt
debts it proposes to consolidate with the debts
contracteti previous to May, 1861, exclusive of
interest accruing oh them since that date. It
then proposes to apply all the bonds of railroad
comftthies and other corporations!! held by the
State, and also all stocks in the same which the
State owns, to the reduction of this.oousolidated
debt. For the remainder of this debt .it i pro
posed to issue bonds bearing interfcstnot exceed
ing three per cent, and of denominations of $100,
or some multiple of that, amount. The ordi
nance was laid over under the rulies, aftd in the
prosiect of an'early adjournment it seems prob
able that we shall hear no more about it during
the present session. . The ordinance on this sub
ject introduced by Mr. McDonald,, of Moore, on
Saturday, is yet lying over awaiting action.
Mr. Eaton this morning introduced a resolu
tion respectfully but earnestly requesting' con
gress to repeal the test oath, act of July, 1802.;
The object aimed at is certainly highly desirable,,. ,
but whether the resolution will produce much
effect upon-the "hard-hearted and stift-necked'v
faction Vho will oppose, the. repeal asked for is
somewhat doubtful. There is nothing like try
ing, however, and certainly afterJ the "proofs ot
'thorough loyalty afforded by thi couventionj a"
request like this may be very properly made".
The ordinance submitting to thei people for rat
ification the ordinances nullifying the ordinance
of secession and abolishing slavery occasioned
considerable discussion: It provided that voters'
should indicate their decision by writing on their
tickets the words, ''for (or against) the ordinance
denying the rigfrt of secession." The submission
of tins ordinance was opposed by Metsrs. Conig
land, of Halifax, Ferrebee, of Camden, Judge
Howard, of Edgecombe, and others; and wan
advocated by Messrs. Dockery, Furchen, Hon.
Bedford Brown, Caldwell, of .Burke, Winstpn,
and others.
Against the submission to the people it was ar
gued that the ordinance, not being a part of tlie
constitution, it was making it an exception to all
other ordinances to submit it ; that it would liave
a .tendency to produce unnecessary excitement
m the public mind and revive- a question which
had better 1? let drop ; that tlie ordinance wan
consented to by many simply because it was a ,
measure of necessity, and as they had honestly
believed in the right of secession ; it was unkind
now to ask them to stultify themselves by voting
on this question, especially as they;were all agreed
on the question of lovalty to the government;
and further that, if there should be a large mi-;
nority against the ordinance, the effect
would be prejudicial to the interests of tlie
state in her federal relations. On the other side
it was urged that the Dassase of .this ordinance
was almost the paramount object for winch ' the
convention had been called together; and that its
importance well entitled it to be Biade an excep- '
tion ; that a failure to submit it might produce
the impression that the convention feared its re
jection by the people and ' thus lead to false in
ferences as to tlie state of public sentiment and
that it was of especial importance for the hereHy
of secession, which had been productive of such
grievous ills, to be finally imilforfTKrcbfidemnexl
by the greatest of all , tribunals ,fn a republican
r government the popular voice, j
After considerable debate Mr; Moorei suggested
a compromise ; in the. shape of ah amendment,
substituting for the words ''the ordinaries denying
the right of secession," the words ."the ordinance
concerning secession.'-' This MrHore thought
would be less 'distasteful to those who were ten
der on this subject, but would nevertheless in-
volve just as fulla ratiflcatiori of jthe ordinance as
tlie other. This, however, was Objected to by a
number of ge1lt-le1Ilenar',' bein'sr'tod.' indefinite.
They desired that the people should have the sub
ject presented to them so plainly that theywbail .'
Know precisely wnat iney werervoting fbrr Final-
ly Mr. Moore came to .'the ' rescue i with another
amendment, aomo other gentlemen had tried their
hands but without Buccess,' but Mr. Moote thw
time hit the mark. The amendment he proposed
was that voters write on their tlcketa. the words
MARINE INTELL3CENCE .
r. J day noon. j
isLsnprf a new edition of the Federalist, some time
ago, with notes "and comments, the purpose of
which was, apparently, to justify the right of se-.
cession. John Jay; a descendant of the Old states
man of that name, came out in a couple of pam
phlets, reviewing the book and, Recusing Dawson
of libelling the heroes of the revolution, encour- v
aging the rebellion and of a lack of appreciation :"
of the historic grandenr of the republic. There-;
,upQn Dawson sues Jav; for libel, laying IiLs dam-
ages, at sixty tnousana aquars. Jir. vaFo uiusi
value his appreciation of the historic grandeur of
the republic ' very high. This reminds me of a
suit brought against Alexander Dumas at Paris;
Dumas had introduced several historical cnarjae
ters into a novel and given a romantic version of
several historical incidents. The son of one of the
characters sued Dumas for misrepresenting his
father's actions in the novel, and if Dumas had
PORT OF mLMlNGTOX X,
ARRIVED. . r
Oct. 17th- Steamer Reindeer, Johnson, from the Cy
press Landing, to A. i. flail.
- CLEARED.
Oct. 18th Stamer Commander, Terry, for New Yorkt
by florace Barry,
-COMM'ERCIAfc.r""'-"
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J The Home Marlteti?.f4J - ' . 1 U ,
, 4?; Wilkwcto,- Wedntday, 6 RltfOetlSth; ;
. CaPDK TcarssnsE. Wo iwte tliesaleatodayT 1S4
bbla. jCrutLi'Tttrpcnlltte at f3 65. Market firm. ti
, RoWx la not quite so high ; &D hhs comiiion sold at
j'l Ta b I uncb auged, with les bT 125 Mh . Bt i 15. ,
4 Pais cTk-lOO bushels were sold at 3. . ' . 7.'
i i ii i j i i i i i
. .New YorkjtteamejriComman(ler, oo bbl. RoIn,
, 87 bbli. Tar, and 106 balei1 (Cotton
nasse
"anti-slavery ordinance'! or ."antirSecesAian.ordi,
nance,"' raUfled? o "rejected' as the case.may '
be. This appeared to rneet wiih general favor
and waa soon accexted.vj TheiloVdlnahcethefi
S.' At the evening, session commencim? .
at 7, P. 5R, the revenue bill was" takerj'up " and
passed through some twenty aectibnsbrilteWonVl 1
reading. , I t will probably, bo .finished edrly -. itx'
to-morrow's session. The people rariU then kne. t
what demands are to De made upon tneir profits . .
for the support of their state go vernment, during" -"
the present-year. -!.--r- tjj-rii.ta . J
The ordinance declaring wha .laws and ordi--Jr. -,. rt
nances are still iu force is made, the siecial order
fof 11,. A., 31.,, to-morrow, wheiU.WiUr.be': put c
upon-its , tnird reading., Some Ihree daya in all ? Jf
have already been devoted to this" bin, and anoth-
er batclt of ainendments is threatened which will -
probably make,! the matter consume the; greater
part of to-morrow session
Reported expressly for The WUmington, Herald.
,1 THIRTEENTHS d!a in '
I : Raleigh, N.C.rOct. 1865;v
' The convention met at 10 o'cidck, A. Pray
K Continvtd on fourth page.
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