The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-01-15

House on the bull TO amend the CONSTITUTION,
ak,ug grounds in favor Of the original bill and
u opposition to Convention. When he had
oucluded.
VI. Steele, Of Richmond, took The floor.
SAID he believed our CONSTITUTION was the
,es, 10 the world. aud he was willing To
i've under il as It is, until the Arch Al
gels last trump shall sound. He argued
ID against legislative amendments, and 10 IA
sor Of amending BY Cpuvent,on-g,v,nges
strong case IN point, the manner IN which
he bill before the House had been argued
The question, is the proposed amendment 4
right! had not been argued at all. The only
questions thus far discussed we're, are he .
people " favor Of he anne ndmen,! and IN What
manner shall II he donel Mr.. S. VAS in favor &c
the question TO tie people. to say
" neither they d. sired any change in the Con. /
aud il they desire a change, he
y ished IL to be done by Convention.
Mr.. Person, Of Moore, made motion to
adjourn, but wuhdrew IL; when
Mr.. X. NJ. Saunders introduced a resolu. |
ton 10 terminate the debate on this question
al 4 O'Clock TO morrow. dolly allowing 5 min.
u,es to any gentleman tler,oe an amendment
to explain 1t.
After three inc fiec,usl motions 70 adjourn,
and motion TO Law on the tabIe upon WHICH
the ayes and noes were called, a0d after
some more discu sion, wiihou, ihe vote being
taken.
The House at length adjourred'
Tuesday, December 81.
Mr.. Wilson from the JOINT Select Commit.
lee to make arrangements for the inaugora.
ton Of the Governor, reported The arrange.
ments for the same, which report was agreed
to, and q message was seu, to the Senate ask
ing It's concurrence.
Mr.. Stevenson presented a bill regulating
the emancipation Of slaves by iast vii and
testament. Pissed first reading, aad was re
ferred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mr.. Webb, a resolution proposing that The
'~o Houses should adjourn sine die, on the
18Th day Of J,nusr. nexl. which, on his mo.
ton, was laid on the table
O, motion Of Mr.. Ra,ner, the House pro.
ceeded to the unha shed business Of yester
day, viz:-ihe bill to amend the Constitution
Of North Carolina.
Mr.. Winston took the floor, Mr.. Person
having given way. He made an argument
10 favor Of striking out of the Constitution
the freehold qualification, opposed an unimii
ed Convention, and said he would 90 for tn,
bill of the gentleman from Hartford Mr.
Rayner,) for a restricted Convention, II i
, were 50 changed as TO call the Conyentio,
Immediately, w.thou, frs, submitting ihs
Question 10 The people to say whether they
desired the Convention or nst-it being the
province Of The Legislature, under the Con.
siilu,ion, 10 call Convention, and not Of the
people. Mr.. W. said he would supper, the
orip,na bill, and called upon his ,riends &c
+, supper, tiff defeated, he believed some De
mocra,s would rejoice over ii, as i, would fur
$ nish capital FOR future use. IL not passed
= this free suffrage question would d.ag III
e basis question With II. An unlimited CONVEX
ticn wouid rot sur II 4 ccntu:c-!nc east vi
never consent :" a change ~ The hasis OF REP
rssental,on. In answer 10 a question, Nj
!, W. said he vas opposed 10 ~ amendmen,
save that Of giving free suffrage.
}. Mr.. Person, OF Moore, argued a, length j
J. favor OF the original bi, and IN opposllio
II both TO limited and an unlimited Conver
n lion; when ne had conc uded,
MIR. Cotton, Of Chatham, addressed III
q House IN favor Of free suffrage, and in fav'
10 Of the election of Judges by the people; al
a conc luded nv saving that IT he could rot q
n the amendments IN any other way ne won
re Jump hsl footed into an unlimited Conven,iu
Dr The further conslde ration o the quesil'
te was Thea postponed to 81 o'clock, P. N.
ro,a,va1 no Sspa
* proposing that the Two Houses adj urn al
ef die on the 18th day Of January. Laid on t
N table.
q. On motion of Mr.. FIemming, the Hou
took Z recess.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
he The House resumed the consider ion
Dr. the bill to amend The Constitution.
Mr.. Drake, Of Randolph, addressed /
81 House in favor 81 a Convention. He was
,e, favor of free suffrage, but he desired m,
IS than that
N. Mr.. Webb. Of Rutherford, wished to C.
rect the impression on the minds Of sou
ing that The people Of hi C unity voted for
am Reid because of hiss advocating free sutfrs
sed 1t was because Of local question.
IN. was 10 favor o! submitting u tn the people
say whether they desire Convention;
ln. Il they do, let IL come.
of The Speaker then stated that the quest
sd. was on the amendment offered by the gen
man from Davidson, Mr.. FosIer,) 10 the
The mendmenl Of the gentleman from Herlfc
.ial (Mr. Rayner.)
ST.. Mr.. Pc rson. Of Moore, ca lied for divis
and moved that the question be taken first
rial the striking out.
The Nj. Foster withdrew his amendment,
no ting that he would offer IL again a, some
kee er Stage Of The proceedings.
led, After several in' ffectuaI attempts To a me
bill the question was taken on The original bill
ported BY The Com niitee, known as the