Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1850-12-18
THE LEGISLATURE.

We devote the greater portlOn OF our space to-udy,
to the Speech of Mr.. Shepard and the proceedings
Of the two Houses on Tuesday last. The length of
these proceedings has prevented US from bringing them
Up to Thursday evening, but we shall endeavor to
make an even start in our next issue. We shall
state briefly, however, the substance of what was
done on W ednesday and Thursday.
On Tuesday the Resolutions of Mr.. Bridges, of
franklin came up for consideration as the special or
der; and the House launched upon the sea
of discussion. On Wednesday the discussion was
continued, and on Thursday, at about half past two
o'clock, the House to vote on the indefinite
posponenent of the Resolutions, having, on Tuesday,
refused to lay them on the table. The reader Will
find these Resolutions in Tuesdays proceedings in
to-day's paper.
The following is the vote by which, on Thursday,
on motion of MIR. Mclean, the Resolutions of Mr..
Bridges were indefinitely postponed. Those who vo-
ted to postpone indefinitely, are
Messrs. Adams, Amis, Avery, D. A. Barnes, Blow,
Boyle, A. H. CALDWELL D. F. CALDWELL Campbell Cher
r CIanton Coekerham Davidson, Douthet, Drake, Dun
lap Durham, Eaton, Erwin, Farmer, Fleming, Flynt'
Foard, onvile, A. G. Foster A. NJ Foster, Gordon.
HARRISON G.. w. Hayes John Hayes John H. Hill, Will
liam HiI Jerkns Jones. kaum, Kelly A. >: Leach D.
NJ. Leach Locke owe, Marshall Maultsby, Mckay, NC
son. Pesram Pigott, Poole, OVERS Rayner, Rollins,
Rufin Russell L. B. Sanders r. NJ. Saunders, Saunder-
son. Scott Sharp Sheek Shnpock, Siicr Simmons Sloan,
Steele Sevel,son Stubbs Thornburgh Thornton lrPP'
Walton, Waugh, Webb, Wiggins. Wiley, B. F. Will
lams, and Winston-SO.
Those who voted against postponing are,
Messrs. Barco, Joshua Barnes. Bond, Boykin, Bra
zier Bridges Brogden Gotten, Dickinson, Eure, Hack
ney. Herring. Samuel P. Hi Jarvis, Johnston Martini
Mathis, Mcdowell, McClcesc, Neill McNeil, Mizell,
5. ]. Person. T. j. Person. Pope, Rankin, Reinhardt'
Sheriff. Sherard, Stowe, Sutton Swanner, Taylor,
Thigpen, J.J. Williams, Wilson, and Winstcad-56.
The House was addressed, in the course of the dis
cussion, by Messrs. Jones, Leach, of Davidson,
Bridges, Stevenson, Mizel, Samuel ]. Person, Saun-
ders of Wake, Martin, Brogden, Sherard, Cotton,
Cherry. Winston, Bond, Wilson, Pope, Drake, Ef-
win, Fleming, and Taylor. This discussion elected
fine display of talent, and excited very general
interest The lobbies and gallery were crowded with
auditors of both sexes while it was going on. We
hope the gentlemen who participated in it will write
out their remarks for publication. Our columns are
open to them.
On Tuesday, Gen. Saunders submitted to the
House of Commons the majority Report of the Com
mittee on Negro Slavery Messrs. Rayner and Hill,
of Caswell. also submitted Resolutions the same
subject, which will be found, together with the Re-
port of the majority, in Tuesdays proceedings.
On Wednesday, Mr.. Avery submitted in the Com
mons, and Mr.. Clark in the Senate, the minority Re-
port of the Committee affirming the right of seces-
sion These Reports and Resolutions were ordered
to be printed, and the whole question will come up
for consideration and discussion Monday or Tues
day next. We shall publish the minority Report in
next.
No debate of general interest has yet taken place
In the Senate. That body is proceeding quietly with
its business. which it dispatches with equal decoram
and dignity.
We hope the two Houses will act at the earliest
practicable period on the Slavery question. The eyes
Of the Union now on North Carolina and the
people of the State demand that their voice be ex-
pressed in unmstakabe this absorbing ques-
ton. Action is the word