Newbern weekly progress., 1860-11-27
Re,,ef TO the Banks-ResOIutiOns
for and Against the UniOn-Ad

,.o3.,ced the following resolutions opposed to
Eeeo7red That this General Assembly is not
;,,1;ffarent to the difficulties which surround
and the dangers which now threaten to over
turn the best government ever Vouch-saled py
God to man. :, :,
Pesolped, That the submission of all the
States and all the people OF the States to the
late Presidential election is no more than
compliance with laws which they nave enacted
,,ndar a Constitution to which all should tR
sincerely attached.
ResoLsed, That We are now ready Tor nan
l.. ;rdonandcnt and constitutional defence Of
O If rights, interests and honor.
Pesoyre9 That we are not ready to yield orr
foothoId on the Constitution and the Union for
stand upon the ultried plank OF secession and
tiisunion.
Res01red, That the old Declaration of indie
pendencc is good enough for US; VIC need no
new declaration We will move Oft under no
new banner not known to the whole American
neoDle and to their Constitution and laws.
MIR. Turner said he had not offered these
rcsolutions 80 much for debate as for action
Every Senator he supposed, was as ready now
as he would ever be to vote upon them 1t
was due to the people Of this State, and to our
sister Southern States, that they should know,
and know early, where we stood, and what we
intended. He believed the sentiment and feel
ings of the people of North Carolina were mis-
represented by those editors who spoke OF the
people as greatly excited and ready tor seces-
sion. He was no friend OF the doctrine OF even
ueaceable secession Without intending to be
Offensive to those who differed with him, he
thought the doctrine seemed cowardly. Where
free people were oppressed their property en-
dangered, and their honor assailed, there was
no time to retire. no time to secede. Open
and manly resistance was the remedy. One of
the electors for the State (Hon. Abraham W.
Venable) is openly and publicly pledged to re-
sistance, revolution and war whenever Black
Republican is to be inaugurated as President
the United States With long continued ST.
lence on our part, and an elector entertaining
such sentiments, publicly avowed we may mis-
lead others and cause them to calculate upon
our co-Operation in their disunion and revolu-
tionarv movements, when we little designed do
ing so.
These reasons constituted his apology for Of
fering these resolutions.
Mr.. Avery moved to lay Mr. Turner's reso-
lutiOns on the table.
Mr. Burton called for the ayes and noes, but
afterwards withdrew the call.
The resolutions were tabled and ordered to
be printed.
On the same day Mr. Bledsoe. offered bill to
amend the C0nSClLuIIoH dS IoiiO"S'
A BILL To ALTER THE CONSTITUTION.
WHEREAS, the government of North ( Carolina af-
fords equal protection to all the citizens aud
cry species of property in the State. justice de-
1nands that every species of property shonld be
rubiect to equal taxation for the support of the
government; And whereas, under the present
Constitution, as generally construed, the General
Assembly has power to tax slave property,
equally with land and other property i'll proper
ton to the protection it enjoys; And whereas.
clause I'd, section J., article 4th of the amended
Constitution provides that the General Assembly
may alter the IN the manner therein pre-
scribed; Therefore,
Be 1t enacted 6y the General Assembly the State of
N0rth- Carolina and is hereby enacted by authority
Of the same That the Sd section of the 4th article
Of the amended Constitution be altered to read
fellows:
L. Be 1t further enacted That all free white
males over the age of twenty one years, and an
der forty five years shall be subject to equal
rapitatiJn tax, and no other white person shall !
De subject to such tax.
z. BE 1t further enacted, That all free coored in
na5itants of this State, shall be subject to such
capitAtion or other tax the General Assembly |
may impose.
3. BE 1t further enacted, That property in slaves !
shall be equally subject to taxation with every |
nther species of property, and shall be taxed as /
high but not higher, than land according to value.
Ordered to be printed.
On Thursday in the Senate. Mr.. Avery intro |
]uced resolution relieving the Banks of this |
State from the penalty imposed in of their
'uspending specie payments, which, after a |
good deal OF discussion, passed its third read
ng.
In the House Of Commons, similar bill was
which. however, upon it being stated
hat a bill to relieve the Banks had been intro
luced into the Senate, was laid on the table
ir. Ferebee introduced the feli0wipg resou-
ions:
ResOtced, That the Constitution Of the United
states IS not league. confederscy or compact be-
ween the people of the several States in their
overeign capacities, bat Government proptrr, |
ounded on the adoption of the people, ard crea.-
ing direct relations between itself and indi-
iduals.
Rcso10eA That no State authority has power to
issolNe these relations; that nothing can dis
olive S6en but revolution, and that, consequently
here can be no such thing as secession without
evolution.
EesoLoed, That it is the duty of the State of
orth Carolina under all circumstances and at
II hazards, to protect, maintain and defend, IN
re Union, all the rights guaranteed to her citizens
y the Constitution of the United States
Resotned, That the election of Abraham Lin
oln and Hannibal Hamlin to the Presidency
nd Vtce-PresIdeRcy of the United States by
'etional vote, however much to be deplered. is ,
OF sufficient cause for a dissolution of the
MON.
M Hoi1e moved to amend by substituting
le following:
Resotced, That the Constitution of the United
tates is a compact between sovereign and inde- {
endent States, and all nowers not therein dele
ated are reserved to the States respectively that
nong the attributes of sovereignty retained by
e several States is that of watching over the
. erations OF the General Government, and pro-
ting her citizens from unconstitutional abuses
= the one hand and the securing to them on the !
Ter strict fulGlment of the obligations i'm
15ed by the Constitution upon the General Gov
lTuent. .-.f
Res0tred, That the people of North Carolina, |
an organized political community have the
&ht to withdraw from the Union whenever a
.lor:ty OF the people in Convention assembled
ali decide withdrawal necessary to protect
err property or persons from Unconstitutional {
ID oppressive legislation by the General Gov
nment or whenever, by the failure to fulfil
II constitutional obligations the people of the r
ate may deem such step necessary in order {
secure the enjoyment of tfe rights, privileges,
II protection GUARANTEED to them by the Consti-
ton of the United States; and, in such an {
majority of the people OF North {
lFolIRa, acting through the organized authori-
IS OF the State, would be entitled to the sole and
diFiduai allegiance of all her citizens.
lr Merrinon offered the following as an amend r
ans to the amendment of Mr.. Hoke: 6
Re N RpSalrod ba tho He1ornI Ae..o~,lL.. I