North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1850-12-14
/, LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
SENATE.

certain changes in the Hall of the House of Con- U
mons, and making appropriations therefor, reported
the same with the following amendment, to-wit: thu,
the Senate Chamber be furnished in similar man.
ner to the House of Commons. and that the sum Of
$500 be appropriated for that purpose.
Mr.. Cameron presented the petition of Barnsbas
Thomas and Elizabeth Thomas, of Cumberland, relD.
ting to a County land claim. Referred.
On motion Of Mr.. Cameron, iResolped, That tho
Military Committee be instructed inquire irto H.
expediency of providing for the establishment of =
Military Scientific Institution in this State, under The
patronage of the State.
Mr.. Washington Introduced bill 10 incorpo,,,.
Newbern and Central Rail Road Company. Read
first time, passed and referred.
Mr.. Grist bill to amend the act Of incorporation
of the town of Washington. Referred.
Mr. Washington. a hill tore-charier the Merchant
Bank of Newbern. Read first time. passe and "a
ferred.
Mr. Woodfn introduced the following resolution,
Be IL Resolred by the General assembly of The Sto,
of North Carolina That it is the policy of Tho
State to encourage the extension of the North Cam
lima Rail Road, west, to Knoxville, Tennessee, and
from Goldsborough to Newbern or Beaufort; and
as of securing this improvement for the ben
eft of the State, Charters ought to be granted Com
panies to take the respective portions of said road
the of the Charter heretofore granted to the
North Carolina Rail Road. Read and made special
order of the day for Tuesday next
| Mr.. w ood6n reported series of resolutions as
substitute for those referred to the Committee on Se
gro Slavery.
The bills TO incorporate the GreenviIle and RaIeiob
Plank Road Company, and the Fayetteville and
Charlotte Plank Road Company, passed their third
readings and were ordered to be engrossed.
| Mr.. Gmer introduced bill TO incorporate Bank
! in the town of Greensborough. Referred.
! On motion of Mr.. Clarke, the order making the
resolutions Slavery the special order of the day for
! Tuesday next, reconsdered, and made the spe.
cial order of the day for Monday
On motion of Mr.. Bynum, the bill providing fora
Geological and Agricultural survey of the State was
made the special order of the day for Friday next
And on motion of Mr.. Berry, the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
! PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
I Mr.. Stowe presented the resignation of BENJAMIN
Smith, Justice of the Peace in CASTOR county; Mr..
Barco, that of w. w. SaunderIin, of Camden and
Mr. Winston, that of Jones Cook of franklin; all of
which were accepted.
Mr.. Love offered memorial from citizens of the
counties of Haywood and Macon, praying creation
of new county to be called Jackson, of portions
of the two counties named referred TO the committee
on Propositions and Grievances.
Mr.. Johnston presented the report of the Adjuant
General, which was sent the Senate with propo.
stion to print.
Bills AND RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. Erwin introduced the following resolution,
which was read the frst,tirne:
Be 10 Rcsoiued bu the General assembly Of the Stale
of North Carolina, That it is the policy of this
State TO extend the North Carolina Railroad
from Salisbury to the Tennessee line, and east from
Godsboro TO Newbern Beaufort, and that charters
for this purpose should be granted to Companies
the same terms those heretofore granted to the
North Carolina Railroad Company.
Mr.. Eaton bill for the more effectual prosecution
of accessories before the fact elonies referred
the committee the Judiciary.
MIR. Love bill to establish the county Of Jackson
referred to the committee Propositions and Gtev
ances.
Mr.. Trip bill to submit the question of "peni
tentiary'' IS penitentary to the people at the
next election for members of Congress.
Mr. Stevenson presented minority report from the
committee on amendments the Constitution, in IA
vor of the election of Judges by the people, which
was laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
| On motion of Mr.. Cherry, the committee Edu
cation were instructed to inquire into the expedency
Of diverng escheated property from the University
to the fund of the Literary Board for the benefit
Common Schools.
! On motion of Mr.. Powers, the committee on amend
ments to the Constitution instructed 10 inquire
into the expedency of amending the Constitution SO
as TO give the County Courts authority to levy tax
of dollars all free negroes under fifty years Of
age, TO be appropriated TO the removal of the free
negroes from the State.
Mr.. Powers introduced bill to amend the law
concerning slaves and free persons of color, that
free negroes being absent from the State shall not be
allowed to return; referred TO the committee the
Judiciary.
Mr.. Farmer bill to repeal the act of 1852 amend
ing the act Incorporating the Hickorynut Turnpike
Company; which was referred to the committee
Propositions and Grievances.
Mr.. Stubbs bill define the meaning of the tenth
section of the sxty-seventh chapter of the Revised
Statutes, and to amend the act concerning Swamp
lands; referred to the committee on the Judiciary.
Mr. Flemmng introduced the following preamble
and resolutions, which motion of MIR. Walton
were laid on the table and ordered to be printed
Equality of rights is natures pIan
And so follow nature the march of Man."
WHEREAS, We. the Representatives of the people
of North Carolina, in General Assembly convened, re-
cognize and fully appreciate the necessity wchdrov
our revolutionary fathers 10 resist the unjust,
quail, and oppressive colonial system under which
they suffered from exactons thai were UNJUST impO.
sitions that were oppressive, and laws that ty-
ranical in their operation, and calculated to degrade
and ensave the subjects upon whom they operated
that fully endorse their action although it led to
revolution, in opposing laws passed by paha
ment in which they were neither heard nor repre-.
scented. and controlled by power foreign to- their
interest and inimica to their prosperity: Therefore
Be ii Resolced, That frequent recurrence 10 fun
damental principles is obviously necessary to pre-
serve the blessings of Liberty.
9. Resolued, That all political power is vested in
and derived from the people only.
g. ResoiDed, That we recognize in all American
citizens, certain inaienabe rights, among which
life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, and that
no men or set of men, entitled to peculiar or
exclusive privileges.
4. Resoiued, That it is only when placed upon
terms of equality with his fellow that man begins TO
feel that he is free; il is then that the soul of lnde
pendence is enkinded at the intellectual pile, and
the heart inhamed with concscious greatness; that
MAN. by contemplating the immortality of his Creator
spurns the tyrant's ROD, and casts the letters thai
would ensave him at the feet of his oPPREssoR.
S. ResoLred, That under government like ours
all white and of right TO be free, equal, and
independent, and that all measures contravenng this
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