The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1859-02-15

MospAF, February 7,

NoEpAF, FEBRUARY 4,
The Senate has had the Revenue bill under con-
sideration. A tar of s25 on race tracks and % on
cock pits was added to the list, and the bill passed
its I'd reading-3l to Ii.
In the House, the bito change the county line be-
tween Burke and Caldwell counties, passed its second
and third readings, rs did the following: A bill
to prevent the removal Of landmarks. bill 10
prevent the circulation of counterfeit bank bills
tit authorizes the banks to stamp Counterfeit
on every bad bill offered to them.
Mr. Sparrow offered a resolution authorizing the
Chief Clerk publish the laws of the State in the
newspapers published in certain towns in the State
FREE NEGROES.
The bill to provide for making free negroes pay
their debts by selling them was read the second
. time.
Mr. Outlaw moved it be indefinitely postpoR-
ed. Rejected-yeas 90, nays 81.
Mr. Mckay opposed the bill as unconstitutional.
Mr. Whitfield spoke in favor of the bill The
Supreme Court of the United States had decided
they were not citizens.
Mr. Mckay was as much in favor of slave insti-
tutons as any man, but he would not vote for SELL
ing free negroes for debt. He would rather de-
prive those who dealt with them of the power to
recover their debts, and thus put end to trading
with them.
Mr. 7 r Caldwell moved to amend, BY striking
out "selr' and insert ''hire." Adopted
Mr. Ward opposed the bill; he would not give
mean white men power 10 get free negro In debt,
and then sell him.
Mr. Outlaw was against the bill.
Dir Kerr was for it. The law imprsons white
men for debt, and he could see reason why a
free negro should not be hired out to pay his debts
Mr. Meares was in favor of the bill The State
sold them to secure its costs of prosecution, and he
thought it ought to allow its private citizens to
cure their debts in the same manner.
Mr. Pritchard had introduced the bill, and had
idea of seeing much negro sympathy. The
South had two classes of enemies, free negroes and
their sympathsers. He not convinced that
there was any constitutional objection to the prin-
ciple of the bill. If the free negroes will not pay
their debts, let them be made to do So He hoped
the House would pass the bill.
Mr. Norwood offered an amendment, limiting the
provisions of the bill to debts contracted after the
LIST of April, 1860. Adopted-47 to p.
Mr. Norwood thought that fanaticism in the
North ought not to drive us into an opposite ex-
IRENE. Hiring out for five years is actually sale
for that period, as the negro was actually slave
for that time. The evil of contracting debt is of
small extent He would, therefore, oppose the bill
rs it crushed out what little liberty the free negros
had left. He asked the House to reject the bill
Mr. Scales conceded with Mr. Norwood and
moved to lay the bill on the table, which was re-
jected.
The bill then passed its second reading-yeas IS,
nays 33.
The following bills passed their second and
third readings: The bill to amend the charter of
the town of Salisbury; the bill to amend the act
abolishing jury trials in Polk county.
The bill concerning usury was indefinitely post
roned.
The bill to incorporate the Peoples or Relief
Bank of North Carolina passed its second reading,
with the understanding that the discussion its
merits was to take place On its third reading
The bill to amend the act incorporating the
Cheraw Coal Company's railroad to the Coalfelds
in Chatham, was indefinitely postpoEed-yeas 81,
nays 81.
A bill to provide for limited partnerships passed
its second and third readings
TUESDAY, February s.
In the House, the bill granting aid to the
Chesapeake and Albemare Canal Company was
read.
Mr. Badham offered a substitute providing that
S150,00O should be given in two payments, in
stead of three.
The question was then put the passage of
the bill and it was rejected-yeas 33, nays e..
The bill to provide for survey of railroad to
the Tennessee Line in the direction of Chattanooga
was taken up, and passed its third reading-yeas
Il, nays %.
The following bill passed its third reading:
A bill to authorize the County Courts to tax all
articles of property taxable in the general revenue
bill in those counties that made subscriptions to
the Wilmington, Charlotte and Rutherford Rail
road. The bill vas passed With Arson county ex-
enpted from its provisions.