The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1860-11-28
LeslslatIye Proceedlngs.

presented Dill 70 alter the CONSTITUTION
which was read the first time and ordered t
be printed.
Mr.. Slaughter, bill to call Convention
of tire people Of the State to abolish capita
ton taxation on slaves and TO tax them
with other species Of property according Il
value. Read irst time and ordered to be
printed.
In the House, Mr.. Crumpler introduced
bill TO amend the Constitution. Read first
time and ordered to be printed.
A joint resolution was passed, raising .
committee to take into consideration that
part Of the Governors message referring t.
federal relations.
In the House. Mr.. Bowman introduced q
bill to establish county by the name Of
Mitchell. Read one time and referred Il
Committee on Propositions and Grievances
Mr.. Ferebee introduced the following reso.
buttons:
Mr.. Hoke offered resolutions on the same
subject; and Mr.. MerrIman offered sub.
stitute all Of which were referred to the
Committee on federal relations, and ordered
20 be printed.
Wednesday, in the Senate, Mr.. Turner
introduced the following resolutions opposed
to secession:
Resolved, That this Genaral Assembly i
not Indifferent 10 the difficulties which sur
round and the dangers which now threaten
to oyerturn the best government ever souch'
safed to man.
Rssoived, That the submission OF all the
States 10 the late Presidential election Is no
more than compliance with laws which they
have enacted under a Constitution 10 which
all should be sincerely attached.
RESOLVED, That we are now ready for a
manly, independent and constitutional! de-
fence Of our rights, interests and honor.
Resolued. That we are not ready to yield
our fooihold on the Constitution and the
Union for stand upon the untried plank oil
secession aud disunion.
Resolved, That the old Declaration Of indie.
pendenee is good enough for,us we heed nc
new declaration. We will move OF under
no new banner not known to the whole
American people. and &c their Consultation
ard laws.
Mr.. Turner gaid he had not offered these
resolutions so much for debate a. Tor acton
Every Senator, he supposed, was as ready
pew as he would ever be 10 vote upon them
II was due 10 the people o. this State, aud I.
our sister Southern States, that they should
know, and know early, where we stood, and
what we intended. He believed the senti.
ment and feelings OF the people OF NORTH
Carolina we're misrepresented by those edi.
tors who spoke u the people as greatly exel'
ted and ready for secession. lie was no
friend Of the doctrine Of even peaceable Sc
cession, Without intending 10 be offensive
10 those who differed with him. he thought
the doctrine seemed cowardy. Where /
free people were oppressed. their property
endangered. and their honor sssaIled. Their,
was no time TO retire no time TO secede.
Open aud manly resistance was the remedy
One Of the electors for the State, Hon
Abraham w. yenablel IS openly and public
" pledged to resistance. revolution aud war
whenever Black Republican Is 10 0e iuau
eurated as President Of the United States
With long continued silence on our part. AM
an eleetor entertaining such sentiments, pub
licly avowed, We may mislrad others, an,
cause them 10 calculate upon our co.opera
ton 10 their disunion aud reyolutiOnr,
movements, when We little designed doini
80.
These reasons constituted his apology 70
Offering the resolutions.
Mr. Avery moved TO lay Mr.. Turner
resolutions on the table.
Me-. Burton called for the ayes and noes
but afterwards Withdrew the call.
The resolutions were tabled and Orderei
20 be printed.
Mr.. BIedsoe offered bill 10 amend ih
Constitution as follows:
WHEREAS, the government Of North Caro-
lima affords equal protection to all the Cit
zens and every species Of property in th
State, Justice demands that every species q
property should be subject 10 equal taxatiu
Tor the support Of the government; An
whereas, under the present Constitution, .
generally constructed. the General Assembl
has no power 10 tax slave property equal
with land sud other property. in proportio
20 the protection il enjoys; And wherea.
elsuse cd, section 1 article Alb Of the amend
ed Constitution, provides that The Genera
Assembly NAV alter the sane in the name
therein prescribed; Therefore,
BE IL Enacted bg he General assembly 3
fle STATE Of North Carolina. and i Is htreb
enacted 81 authority ef ne sapis, That III
5rd section of the 4tli article Of the amende
Constitution be altered 70 read j. fellows
d. BE IL lprfher enacted, That al free whit
males over the age oi twenty one yeats, an
under The age 81 for,y.iye years, shall p
subject 20 an equal clpitation tax. and n
other person shall be subject 20 such TAX.
g. he Il further enacted, That all The IRE
eolMed inhabitants Of this State, shallbe sub
jcct 10 such capitatiOn OF other tax as u
General Assembly may impose.
.. he Il further enacted, That property !
slaves shall be equally subject to taxaiio
with every other species Of property, an
shalt be taxed as high. but not higher, tina
land according 10 value.
Ordered 10 be printed.
Quite an interesting debate took place !
The Senate on Thursday, on a bill introduce
A.. A. A..s. far the relief or The RaoL