The North-Carolinian., 1850-12-07
n. C. LEGISLATURE.
November 2Sth.

series Of Resolutions, expressing the at
tach"aent of the people of North Carolina
to the Union, approving the Compromise
acts recently passed by Congress, affirming
the natural right of every people to throw
OFT allegiance to an oppressive Govern
ment, and declaring that the people of the
South. in the event of continued aggression
on the part of the North. may be driven
to this alternative.
Mr. Caldwell, Bill to improve the pub
| lie roads Of the State. Referred to Com :
mittee on Internal improvements.
Mr. Davidson. bill to incorporate the
Charlotte and Taylorsville Plank Road
Company.-Referred to Committee on
Corporations.
Mr. Bynum, a bill to repeal an act to
abolish Jury trials in the County Courts of
Rutherford and Cleveland. Referred to
Committee on Judiciary.
MIR Ellington, bill to incorporate Full
ton Lodge, No 80, i'll the Town of Sails
bury.
The Bill to incorporate the Fayetteville
au'l Southern Plank Road Company passed
its End reading.
Received a message from the House,
proposing to raise joint Select Committee
on military affairs to consist Of 9 on the
part of the House and 5 on the part of the
Senate. Concurred in.
Mr. Shepard, bill to amend an act pass
ed at the Session of 1854, entitled
'.An Act to establish Bank in the State
of North Carolina. Referred to Com
mittee on Corporations.
In the Commons, Mr. Walton then pres
ented the following Resolutions, which
were read and referred to the Committee
on Slavery.
l Resolred, That the State of North Carolina
moved by conservative principles and ardenA de-
votion to the Union which has ever character
lied her, acquiesced in the adjustment made by
Congress- commonly known the Compromise
Act.
ResoIre1, That while she thus acquiesces
she at the time does most solennIy declare
that in the event the law for the recovery of
Fugitive Slaves be unheedad by the non slave
holding States, repealed modified by Con-
gress, North Carolina will adopt the most sting
ent ami violent measures compatible with the
Construction of the Federal Government and her
own reserved rights as one OF the sovereign
States, with view to coerce the mad0ened,
misguided and funaticai population of the
Northern States, into a ust appreciation of the
rights guaranteed to the Southern States under
the federal compact, and to the Withdrawal of all
opposition either direct or Indirect to the eXecu-
ton of the laws made in accordance with the
8 ResoIred, That the Governor be and is here
by required to convene the Legislature when
ever in his opinion the contingency happeEs,
designated IN the second ReSOlutIOn.
MIR Rayner introduced bill concerning
the calling of a Convention to amend the
Constitution of North Carolina. which was
ordered to lie on the table and be pri nted.
MIR r. NJ Saunders, from the Committee
on the judiciary, to which had been re-
ferred the b!ll to abolish public executions,
reported the same with recommendation
to reject, which. after few remarks from
Mr. Caldwell, of GuiIford, was put on its
third reading, and the recomme ndation to
reject was adopted.
And Mr. Saunders, from the same Com
mittee, to which was referred the bill con-
cerning manslaughter by slaves, reported
the same with recommendation to reject
which was concurred in by the House.
Moved, that the Committee on Internal
Improvements be instructed to enquire
into the expediency of amending an act
of l64S 9, chartering the Turnpike Co.
from Salisbury to the Tennessee line, by
making Asheville the terminus of said road
instead Of Salisbury which was referred.
Mr. Iripp introduced bill to prevent
free negroes from owning and carrying fire
arms. Referred.
Mr. Drake introduced bill to give the
election OF masters in equity to the people;
referred to the committee on the judiciary.
NIT Nteei lulEOuUCeu IcoOlutlOD. tnal
the committee on military affairs be in
structed to enquire into the expediency of
abolishmg the law exempting men OF the
age. of So years from military duty.
Adopted.
Mr. Hill, Of New Hanover, a resolution,
that the Secretary Of State be required to
publish 90 copies of the muster roll of the
North Carolina Volunteers for tie year
1879, copy to be deposited with the
Clerk o. the Superior Court Of each County
in the State. MIR Hill explained the OBJ
jects ofhis resolution, briefly illustrating
the patriotism Of our citizens as contrasted
with tn. covert hostility of the New En-
gland Safes, during the last war with
Eng'ans. Mr. Saunders suggested the
propriev as we'll as necessity of making
some pr.vison for the expense of printing
&C., AMI on his motion the resolution was
laid on he table.
MIR D1niap introduced bill to ncor-
porate Cedar Hill division, No. 16, of the
Sons of Temperance in the County Of
Anson.
Mr. Bogden bill to extend the powers
Of the Clerks Of the Courts Of Pleas and
Quarter Sessions. Referred.
November 29th.
In tie Senate. Mr. Speaker announced
MessrsClark, Bynum, Caldwell, of Meek
lenburs Rogers and Pender. as Senate
Branchof committee on Military Affairs.