North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1850-12-21
THE LEGISLATURE.

tn our columns to-day, for the proceed
We .' ~. LEGISLATURE from Wednesday to Thurs
DAY Sorae was engaged for the most part on We'd
Inc Thursday, in considering the Resolutions
ne'ua' wood6n, in favor of az extension OF the
Of ~" c.roIina Rail Road. east and west. Mr..
N0'I smoke in favor of his Resolutions on We'd
"0OO" "a On Thursday Mr.. Washington took the
neSo'' - in Speech of considerable length.
same Commons, on Wednesday, Messis. Avery
snoke at some length, on the question of
anu .,.;o,,l Reform. This discussion is noticed
oO"' ",tor Mace in to-day's paper. In the House,
ID anO'" the question of Constitutional Reform
on HUI, ,vben Mr.. Barnes of Northampton spoke
c'",' ,h IN the subject. He was followed, in the
o.ing. BY Gen. Saunders, who advocated the
'ndo,eu,s by legislative action, and not by a
-,n,;on: and Mr.. Rayner then proceeded to de-
w. Iabored argument on the question gener-
~. Mr. Rayner advocated his bill calling Con-
- Convention to do nothing, as We under
''" h,t establish Equal Suffrage, if the people
and opposed Constitutional amendments by
:'l.,;ro action. Mr.. Rayner evidently argued
nsnin, EQUAL Suffrage, though he disclaimed any
a,.rou of doing so. He is no doubt oPPosed to it {;
- ,,is fact will be taken for granted, unless he
-n.nu come out in favor of it, in SO many words.
IN Thursday Daniel w. Courts, Esq. of the Coun-
rpooliroham, was elected Public Treasurer, on
,,d ballot. This is an excellent appointment
w, Lo,,o M doubt that MIR. Courts will discharge
A. a,,es Of this important and responsible Office in
srcb manner as TO give satisfaction to the whole
people Of the State.
We refer to our regular proceedings for the vote,
8 H. nhnrS hO ali
on the occasion.
few minutes before the House of Commons
commenced voting, Mr.. Fleming, OF 1ancy, rose IN
his Mace and nominated for the Office OF Treasurer
the Hon. G. W. Caldwell, of Mecklenburg. Soon
after, MIR. Fleming withdrew Mr.. Caldwell's name,
as he stated oprsss 1t would be to embarrass
some of his personal friends on the floor; and about
tie same time Mr.. Stowe rose and stated that Mr..
Cadwell's name had been put in nomination without
his knowledge or authority. This we knew, and
this every one who knows Green w. Caldwell,
knew also; but Mr.. Stoves statement was neverthe-
less proper at the time, it public vindlcaton
of Mr. Caldwell, made the spot. Mr.. Fleming,
however, voted for Mr.. Caldwell on both ballots.
We can regard this movement, by Mr.. Fleming, in
no other light than that of attempt to cripple and
dsorganize the Democratic party at time when its
nominee needed every vote he could obtain; and as
calculated so far it might have effect, to embar-
rass his election. We have deemed it our duty to
pu, the Democracy of Yancy in possession of the
facts, and to leave it to them to say whether they
are satisfied or not with such conduct the part of
their Representative Ii is idle to make party nomi-
nations, unless We adhere to them. The Democratic
pePLs Eave no diskes nor prejudices in connection
with appointments to Office. All they ask is, that
sound Democrats and capable men be appointed and
what they ask-wha they have Uied in this respect,
they expect TO carried by their Representatives
The Slavery question will come up in both Houses
on Monday next, as the special order.