Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1852-12-22
Presentation Of the Memorial.

Presentation Of the Memorial.
On Friday morning, 18th inst, the memo.
rial ofthe citizens Of the State, asking redress
from the grievances and evils of the liquor
traffic, was presented to the Senate by Mr..
Steele, of Richmond County; saying, in the
ofhis remarks, that he was favorable
to the petition presented, and gave some log
ical reasons why it should be favorably con-
sidered by the Senate. Mr. Caldwell ofMeck-
lenburg, followed, and gave vent to some VIC
lent remarks against it. He deemed it the
production and the prayer of the Sons Of
Temperance alone, and in the course of his
remarks he took occasion to brand them as
9 a set of fanatics" and moved that it be not
received; which was ruled out Of order. Mr..
Steele replied, expressing his regret at the Vi
client passion the Senator from Mecklenhurg
eyinced, and further urged the Senate's ia
vorable consideration Of the Memorial. Mr..
Brogden and Mr.. Clark were both violently
opposed to the Memorial and its reception
BY the Senate. Mr.. Gi1mer said he was not
- hAShAbSA VI OlC O10GI, ICIIlCI WAS ne q
friend to liquor, but he was in favor of refer
ring the Memorial to a committee for further
consideration. Mr.. Kelly spoke in favor Of
the Memorial, r%cfuting the assertions Of Mr..
Caldwell respecting the alleged fanaticism,
&C. stating that they were as far from that as
the Senator from Mecklenburg.
Considerable excitement was manifested in
the chamber many Of the members seem
ingly in q q~uandary as to what they should,
or should not do, in the premises. After
some temperate and Incorporate debating, a
motion was made TO lay it on the table, on
which the yeas and nays were called, and
the following vote was announced:
AYES -Messrs. Albritton, Barrow, Berry, Bower.
BOYD, Brogden, bunting, Bynum, Caldwell, Clark,
Collins, Cowper, Cunningham, Drake, Harcroye,
hoke, W.. Jones, Ellington, Shaw, Speight, Ward,
Watson and Withers.-23.
NAYs:-Messrs. Albright, Arerdall, Cannaday,
qlnher, herrlng, !. Z. Jones, Joyner, Kelly. Kerr,
Lane, MeClees, Mcdowell. Mcmillan nf'tehon,M Muir
washington, Wiley, and Woodfn.-23.
The Speaker, Weldon N. Edwards, cave
the casting vote in The affirmative, thus Law.
ing it on the table, Or in other words. TREATING
theprayer ofsome $1,000 citizens Of the State
with silent contempt !!
At this state of affairs, Mr.. Jovner presen.
ted a Memorial from some sirty of his con
Sttuents, praying the General Assembly t.
take no action on the aforesaid Memorial
quite a~nti-tomperance in its character-aoAic7
was ordered to be printed!
The Speaker here took occasion to stat,
his reasons for voting as he did, viz: til,
advanced period of the session-great pres
of business-&c., &c.
Mr.. Gilmer moved the withdrawal Of tn
Memorial, which was granted, and it was car
rfed into the Commons Hall and presentec
I to that body through Mr.. Mcneil, of Robe
: son, IN an able speech. AS in the Senate
! II mere met with the most Incorporate oppo
sltlon. Mr.. Miller moved that the Memoria
be not received; which was ruled out of OF
t der. Mr.. Mcneil moved to refer it to a spe
cial committee which was lost. Mr.. Nun
Z day moved to lay on the table, on which III
yeas and nays were called. The following !
the vote on that motion:
AYES :-Messrs. Avery, Cook, Dobson, Dunn. E]
e lis, Fur, Hill, Of Duplin, Jarvis, Love, Martin, MAJ
! shall, Miller, Mills, Munday, Reid, sauls, Teagu,
{ FOLSOM, Waugh and Wynne.-2O.
e -Messrs. Adams, Albertson, Afford, Al
len, AIMS, BarcO, Black, Brooks, Bryant, Burton
" Bynum, of Northampton, Byrd, Caldwell, of Gui
ford, Galloway, Carmichael, Cherry, Chestnut, Co
\ Inns, Corbett, Daniel, Dargan, Dobbin, Erwin, For
vile Gather, George, Goodwin, Gwynn, Harris, {
Cabarrus, Harris, of Davidson, Herring. Hill I
1a8"eli, doleman, johnson, Jones, Lander, LeacI
Long, of Caswell, Long, Of Randolph, Lowry. Lyo1
Of Granville, Lyon, Of Orange, McDugald. McTr
: tyre, Mcneil, Norleet, Pegram, Perry, Perkin.
Phelps, Phillips, Puryear, Reid, of Duplin, Rive
: Russell, Sanders, of Johnston, Saunders. of Wax,
c Scales, Sheriff., S~hinpock, Simmons, Smith. Stranr
) Stubs, Sutton, Thornburg, Trip, Turner, Of IF,
dell Waters, Walton, Ward, Webb, Wheeler. white
7 hurst, Williams, Of Greene, Williams, of Warrel
Wider, and Woods.
MIR. Mcneil moved to refer to a special Committe
which was lost. A motion to refer to the Comm
tee on the Judiciary, was then made and carried.
We have neither room or time for comments
We simply give the facts.