Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1853-01-19

the re-enactnnent on Thursday of the scenes ..
Wednesday mig ut but before the vote was tak.n
on his motion, the House adjourned. On TIM.
day morning M. Strange's motion came up fir,
in order, as the unfinished business; but at II,
request of Mr.. Martin, of Franklin, he withdr.n
it to make way for Resolution introduced BY him
to the effect that the Senatorial bill should betako,
up and considered until half past eleven oclosL.
and that, when this time had elapsed, Mr. Strapcs.
motion should be taken up and acted upon r.
fore half past eleven arrived amendments had bao,
made to the bill of a character which satisfied Il.
Wing leaders, and the bill, as amended, passed.,
second reading; and the Speaker then decided tb.t
by force of Mr.. Martins Resolution the rules War,
suspended and the bill could be put upon its third
reading. From this decision Mr.. Reid, of Dunrr
appealed and Mr.. Hill, of Caswell, and Mr.. Stranc,
of New Hanover, addressed the House apaiD.
the decision. The Register says they spoke to con-
sumo time, so that twelve o'clock might arrive and
the Legislature be adjourned; but the facts ara :,
gainst the Register for by Mr.. Martins ResoIufo0
it was provided that, as soon as half past eleven
arrived, Mr.. Strange's motion to send messapato
the Senate to rescind the joint Resolution to ad.
journ at twelve o'clock would come up, and tbera
fore Mr.. Hill, Mr.. Strange, and others, could I'M,
haze consumed the time up to taUelOe o'clock Tbeo
gentlemen were speaking in good faith against tRe
decision of the Speaker decision that would mt
have been sustained by the House, had vote been
taken upon it. The Register knows very well that
during this entire movement every Democratic
member of the House, and many of the Who
members, were striving to get to vote to rescipd
the Resolution to adjourn, while Mr.. Cherry and
others, during the whole of Wednesday night &C.
cupied the position that no vote should be taken
upon the report of the Sc lect Committee, and that
unless the Democrats would propose a plan BY
which the Districts should be laid off to suit them
they would consume the time till twelve O'Clock
adjourn the two Houses, and thus dissolve the gvr
eminent. And on Thursday morning these revo
lutionary leaders went still further, and assumed
the extraordinary position that unless the rules
its third reading, they would discuss Mr.. Stranges
motion to send message to the Senate proposing
to rescnd until twelve o'clock, and thus break up
the government! The Register knows these facts
to be as we have stated them; but that paper Will
never admit either these facts or any other facts
with this unprecedented movement on
The part of its party friends.
We have shown in this and in articles which
nave preceded this, the following facts:
1st. That the bill, as reported by Messrs. Avery
and Philips, assigned to the Democrats % Dis
tricts, to the Wings %, and left 6 in doubt.
I'd. That the Wing leaders vehemently opposed
This bill, and openly declared on Wednesday night
he 22d, that before 1T should pass they wouH
the goOernmcut.
3D. That the Speaker, who was party to the
revolutionary movement up to certain time, chan
sed his course, but, IN order to check and hold
Down his party friends, he was compelled to violate
the rules of order of the House.
4th. That the Speaker rebuked Wing leaders
Sor their violent and disorganizing conduct; and
hat Mr.. Cherry retorted, and admitted that, while
ne was responsible for his share of the revolution
sry movement, the Speaker was equally RESPONSE
Die and equally censurable with himself.
5th. That on Thursday the 23d, the Wing lea
lers having got the bill into shape to suit them
elves, insisted on passing it through its three
eadings IN OioIation of the rules Of order; and
declared that if they were not permitted to do So
hey would speak against the Resolution proposing
o the Senate to rescind, until twelve o'clock, and
hereby dissolve the government.
9th. That fifteen Wing members at ten minutes
0 taOelOe o'clock on Thursday, voted against con-
urring in the Senate proposition to postpone the
'eriod for adjourning thereby evincing, to the
asst moment, determination to overturn the gov
18th. That the Wings had a decided majority
u the House-that the Democrats acre, therefore,
that the WING leaders scere and
IRE, matter of course, responsible, from first
o last, for the di&graceul and disOrganiSi'lg move
semts Of the 22d and 23d December.
We repeat, we have established these facts be-
ond all cavil or question. There they stand and
here we intend they shall stand. The Register
nay buster and misrepresent, but the course OF
hat print is we'll understood-it amounts to MOTH
ng. Intelligent gentlemen smile as they read It's E
account of this matter, while the unin-
ormed are puzzled to reconcile its conflicting state
nents, and at last come to the conclusion that the
1ditor does not know himself what he IS Writlhg
bout, or what he wishes to establish.
We have written more than we intended when
re commenced; but the subject is an important
ne and shall resume and continue the consld-