Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-02-08
FURTHER BY THE ARABIA,

FURTHER BY THE ARABIA.
Russia accepts the Allies Proposals as basis of
Negotiations.
The steamer Asia arrived out on The 18th. aci,.
steamer Baltic on the l7lh. he steamer Uni,n Te
not touch at Southampton on her passage OFT VII
The news of Russas acceptance of the allied ~
positions, caused an immense sensation The h,
rose per cent, and cotton l farthing A panic
so ensned in the other markets.
The next day the English government publish,
despatch from Minister Seymour, as follows:
g Russia agrees to accept The proposals as l,s
of negotiations" -
This qualified announcement curbed the eycr.
ment, and the alarn:ists begin TO fear that Russ
merely wants to gain time by deceptive negotaro
meantime the funds remain steady.
Previous TO the above announcement, the Yienr
papers represented the state of affairs seoc
and alarming, and stated that the personnel of the Ap
| triAn Embassy, had received orders to quit
The actual facts in connection with the pr9ros
lions are, that hen the Austrian Ambassador hama
ed the allied note 10 NesseIrode, he said be- was No.
authorized to enter INTO discussion hut if In o
was not accepted Internationally before the 18Th I
and all the Austrian Embassy mus, leave st pe,or
burg To prevent this, Nesselrode communicated win
Vienna, direct, and Prince Gortschakof al Vienr
had a talk with Count Buol, in which the forn
produced memorandum expressing the general H.
cIlnaon of Russia to negotiate, but proposing Celia,
alterations.
/ Count Buol received the document, but naslnucb..
! ii did not contain the unconditional acceptance
the propositions, Austria could not reply without i,
concurrence of Francs and England. The ambas
sailors of these powers were accordingly sent to a.
London and Paris and reply was received that thu
Western powers had no motive to change the deci,
ion already carefully considered aad further thatH
Russia did not accept by the 18Th, Count Esterba7
and the Austrian legation would leave, and Austria
J date 1to nht o:o ilo
operation of the other powers.
The Russian Embassy had been ordered to leau
Vienna during the week capsng between RUSSIA
first and second reply, and an intense apprehenss
existed in Vienna, but on the 10th these apprehea
SONS subsidized by the announcement as above STATED
that Russia agrees to negotiate the terms PROPOSE
There is nothing of Importance trom the Crmaa
PROCLAMATI0N,
NOR Of TIE STATE OF NORTH CAR G I'M LS
WHEREAS, An Act passed by the last General Assem-
bly, of this State, hy vote of three-tthS of all the
bers thereof, duly certified copy of which follows
AN ACT to amend the Constitution of the State of North
| Carolina.
WHEREAS, large number of the people disfrangd
by the freehold qualification required of voters for n2u
bers of the Senate. Therefore;
State Of North Carolina, and ii hcreby enacted b Nh,
authority of the same, (tree-ftths of the whole number
members of each House cOncurrng) That the I'd clause Of
the LIST section of the ls article of the amended Constitution
ratified by the people of North Carolina the second Mon
day of November the year of our Lord eighteen hndr
and thirtyfve shall be amended read follows Ever
free white Of the age of twentyone years. being
tive naturazed citizen of the United States and who
been nhabitant of the State for twelve months imm
atey preceding the day of any election and shall have
public taxes shall be entitled to vote for member of tn
Senate for the district in which he resides.
SEC. 2 Be II further enacted, That the Governor Of IN
State be- and he is hereby directed to his procm
to the people of North Carolina at least six months b
the next election for members of the General Assembly
ting forth the purport Of this act, and the
Constitution herein proposed, which proclamation shall
accompanied by true and perfect copy of the act auh
Gated by the certificate of the Secretary of state and
the proclamation and the copy of this act the Governor
this State at east six months before tho election Of m
to the General Assembly.
Read three times and ratified in General Assembly this
day of February, 1855.
SAM'L. p. HILL.
Speaker Of the House Of Commons
WARREN WINSTON,
Speaker of the Senate
State of North Carolina,
. Office of the Secretary of State
William Hill, Secretary of State in and for the
OF North Carolina do hereby certify that the foregongb
true copy of the original ratified and file in this
Given under my hand this 9th day of January, 1885,
w. HILL, Secretary of Stat
Now, therefore, in conformity to the Constitution h
State and the requirements of the aforesaid act Go a
this my Proclamation, making known to the people N
Carolina the provisions of said and the am there
ny proposed to be made to the Constitution of the State m
do the to be published in ten newspapers Of tbs
State SIX months before the electi IN Of members Of
General Assembly.
In testimony whereof, l. Thomas Bragg Governor Of tt
State of North Carolina, have hereto set my ban.
and caused the great seal of the State to be hGt
H. 81 affixed Done at the City Of Raleigh this the 2a
day of January, A D., 1885, and in the SOth yea.
of our independence. THOS BRAGG
by the Governor
PULASKI COwPER,
Pirate ScCreta A.