Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1860-12-08
LEGISLATURE OF NORTH-CAROLINA.
SENATE.

The Senate was called to order at IL o'clock
Prayer by Rev. I. E. Skinner.
The Journal Of Wednesday was read and ap-
proved.
MIR. Harriss, of Chatham, presented memorial
from the Cape Fear and Deep River Navigation Com
pany, which ordered to be read During the
reading,
Mr.. Outlaw moved that the further reading of the
memorial be dispensed with and that it be referred
to the committee on claims. Carried.
Mr.. Shaw moved to print. Not concurred in.
Mr. Blount presented series of resolutions passed
by citizens of Pitt county, declaring that sufficient
cause existed for North Carolina to dissolve the
bands which unite her to the federal government
and urging the arming of the State forthwith. Re-
ferred to the committee on federal relations.
A message was received from the House stating
that that body had concurred in the proposition of
the Senate to print the communication from the
Wilmington, Charlotte and Rutherford Railroad
Mr.. Faison from the committee on the election of
Engrossing Clerk, yesterday, reported as follows:
Whole number of votes cast 149, necessary to
choice II. Mr.. Futral received 43 votes, Mr.. Vail
IS votes.
Mr. Worth from the committee on the election of
State Treasurer, reported that Mr.. Courts had re-
ceived LAG votes, the whole number cast and was
unanimously elected
Mr.. Street presented a memorial from K H.
Lewis and W. ii. Lewis, of the county of Craven
Read and on motion of Mr.. Street. transmitted to
the House.
Mr.. Ramsay presented memorial from and pro-
ceedIngs of meeting of the citizens of Rowan
county, in favor of calling Convention of the
State and favoring secession
Mr.. Ramsay said that this memorial emanated
from highly respectable portion of his constituents
but he would state that he did not believe that it
reflected the sentiments of the majority in his
section, and thought it proper to state that he diff
fered with the memorialists very materially but
would defer further remarks on the question to
future time
MIR. Avery presented series of resolutions of the
same character from portion of his constituents
who had met without regard to party.
Mr.. Brown arose and said that he would take this
opportunity of expressing his views on the subject
matter of these resolutions, which were being from
time to time introduced and which it was likely
would be considered abroad the voice of majority in
the State when it was his opinion that nine of eve
ry ten Of the people of the State opposed to
dissolution of the Union for existing causes He
had high respect for the nestimable right of petit
ton, and wished it distinctly understood that he
believed the memorialists were influenced by noble
and patriotic motives, but that they were too hasty
In some things he agreed with them, in others he
differed.
Mr. B. said that he had been among his constituents
during the past few days. and they opposed to
such hasty action-that the people of Caswell were
in favor of initiating the glorious example of our rev.
dictionary sires in celebrating on these questions
with camness and lofty purpose Of mind of demand
ing their rights in the Unon and guarantees for the
protection Of their property from the North before
venturng to dissolve that glorious compact framed
by our fathers. Mr.. Brown said that the Southern
States should confer solemnly together on this all
important subject as the same lot of veal or wo
would fall on them all alike in of their secession
that North Carolina should be consulted and that no
State should secede without this common consulta-
tion-that they should together demand their rights
and in the event Of failure to obtain them act to-
gether as brethren. Gentlemen who had supported
Mr.. Breckenridge during the late campaign had not
only said they were not advocating disunion and
that the election Of Lincoln was not sufficient cause
for disunion but had repealed the charge as an in
famous SANDER. He had not heard one of them
say that the election Of Lincoln sufficient cause
for dissolution of the Union before the election
but on Wednesday evening had heard doctrines
avowed in meeting in the Commons Hall, by an
Elector, certainly not avowed during the canvass.
If it had been generally so avowed and believed, he
did not believe the Breckenridge ticket would have
received 90, 900 votes in North Carolina
What right asked Mr. B., have we to march to
victory under one Hag and in the moment of tri-
umph to raise one entirely different Was this good
faith to the people? His own opinion was that a
mere popular election was no cause for dissolution
that the proper mode would be to demand guaran
tees for the protection of property and that our