Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1861-05-29

smiles, and even by tears The artllerysin the
grove belehed forth the announcement in around Of
hundred guns and all the church bells rang ont .
merry peel .5-s X.
AS soon as there was ! chance to be heard, Mr..
Leake, Of Richmond, called for "three cheers for
South Carolina, the noblest Roman Of them all,
which were heartily given -. :. 5,s.3,} -
Mr.. Smith, of Halifax, moved the appointment of
. committee on credentials, and the committee was
appointed as follows: Messrs. Howard, Thornton,
Barnes, Battle Of Wake, and Biggs.
Mr.. Rayner moved that the ordinance of secession
just passed. be enrolled parchment ready for the
signature Of the members of the Convention to-
morrow at 10 O'clock. The motion was afterward
amended by the appointment of q committee to have
the ordinance properly enrolled and presented for
signature as soon as practicable. The committee
consists Of Messrs Barnes, Rayner, Venable, Rufin
and Craige.
Mr.. Barnes presented papers concerning the con-
tested election in Halifax which were referred to
the committee on credentials y
On motion, committee to report rules for the
Convention was appointed as follows:
Messrs. Reid, Graham, Meares, Gilmer, and
Biggs.
Mr.. Meares introduced an ordinance providing
for the adoption of the Constitution of the provision
al government of the Confederate States of America
and the same was read as follows: -.
AN ORDINANCE
To ratiy tho Constitution Of the Provisional Co..
srnmaent Of the Confederate States Of America.
We, the people of North-C Carolina, in Convention
assembled do declare and ordain, and it is hereby
declared and ordained that the State of North Caro-
lima does hereby assent to and ratlfy the "Constitu
ton of the Provisional Government Of the Confeder
ate States of America" adopted at Montgomery in
the State of Alabama on the eighth day of February,
A. D. 1861, by the Convention of Delegates from
the States of South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Ala
bama, Mississippi and Louisiana and that North
Carolina will enter into the federal association of
States upon the terms therein proposed when ad-
mitted by the Congress or any competent authority
of the Confederate States.
Done at Raleigh, the twentieth day of May, in
the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and sxty.one. -e
Mr.. Graham moved that the Convention now ad-
journ.
Mr. Ashe hoped the gentleman would withdraw
the notion that action might be had on Mr.. Meares'
resolution.
The motion was not Withdrawn, and the yeas and
nays on motion of Mr.. Ashe, being TAKEN result
ed-yeas SO, nays GA, so the motion to adjourn did
not prevail.
The question was then on Mr.. Meares' resolution.
Mr. Dick moved his amendment thereto, that the
ordinance be submitted for the ratification of the
people, and demanded the yeas and nays thereon,
which being ordered, resulted-yeas "a, nays 70, as
follows:
Messrs. Allison, Arm6eld, Berry, Bond, Galloway,
Cannon, Council, Davidson, Dick, Douthitt, Eer,
Ellison, Ferebee, Foster of Randolph, Gilmer Ora
Mann, Manning, Merritt Mitchell, Sanders, Smith
of Johnston, Smith Of Macon Speed, Sprouse, Spruil
of BERTHE, Thomas of Carteret, Warren, Wilson and
Wood6n-34
Messrs. President Arlington, Barnes, Battle of
Edgecombe Biggs, Brodnax, Brown Bunting, Car
son, Cowan, Craige, Cunningham, Darden, Durham,
Foster Of Ashe, Foy, Fuller, Gee, Graves, Green,
Greenlee, Hamlin Hargrove, Henkle, Hicks Hill,
Houston of Duplin, Houston of Union, Howard,
DER Leake of Richmond, Mcdowell Of Baden, Nc.
Dowell OF Burke, Mcdowell of Madison, McNeill of
Cumberland, McNeill of Harnett Miller, Moody,
Mosely, Myers, Osborne Pettigrew, Rayner, Reid,
Rhodes, Register, Rutin Satterthwaite, Shaw, Shipp
Smith of Halifax, Switzerland, Spruill of Tyrrell,
Stewart Strong Thomas of Jackson, Thompson,
Thornton, Tracy, Turner, Venable, Walton, Ward,
Washington, Whitford, Winslow and Wooten-73.
The vote was then taken on Mr. Meares' resolution,
and it was adopted unanimously.
Mr.. Venable then introduced an ordinance to
adopt the Constitution of the Confederate States of
America which was read and made the order for to-
morrow at II o'clock.
The Convention then adjourned to meet again to-
morrow II o'clock, A. N.
TUESDAY, May 81, 1861.
The Convention was called to order BY the Pres-
dent at II o'clock. Prayer by the Rev. Charles F.
Deems, D. D.
The journal of Monday was read and amended.
Mr.. Ruffin stated that Mr.. Mebane who was too
i'll yesterday to attend the sitting of the Conven-
ton, was in his seat and desired to have his vote
recorded in favor of secession, and the request
granted.
Mr.. Gorrell also appeared in his seat, and by his
colleague, Mr.. Glmer, desired to have his vote re-
corded in favor of the ordinance of secession and it
was agreed to.
the rules Of the Convention Of 1886, with slight
amendment-the report was read "
Mr.. Lander proposed to strike out the clause re-
quiring all ordinances to be read on three several
days. He said the Convention would sit, perhaps,
only few days and this rule would necessarily ope-
rate to the delay Of business. q "
Mr. Biggs thought the amendment unnecessary,
as the rule might be dispensed with by twO-thirds
Of the Convention.
Mr.. Ashe suggested that the rule applies only to
propositions for changing the Constitution.
Mr.. Reid said this is no time to be considering
changes in the Constitution. We are not in stu,
alton for such work-the exigencies of the times do
not favor.such elaboration.
Mr. Gilmer understood the rule to apply to all Or
dinances considered in the Convention, and he
thought it very important one and should be re-
tanned He differed from the opinion that the busi-
ness ofthe session was nearly completed he thought
there was subject at least that ought not to be
neglected. change in the Constitution in regard
to taxation, neglect to attend to which would be
unfortunate at this particular crisis.
Mr.. Reid replied, that the subject to which the
gentleman (Mr. Gilmer) alluded, was not now en-
gazing the public mind-the question of ad palo
ram taxation was scarcely thought of--every body
is thinking of defending our rights and not about
money. - -@.-;=t=f' = +! - ~
The question Was then put on Mr. Landers amend
ment and 1t was adopted -, = e
Mr.. Ferebee offered an additional rule, prov
+ ding for the opening Of the daily sessions with
prayer, and it was adopted. .ss
-, And as thus amended, the rules reported by thu
committee were adopted ~
Mr.. Leak, of Richmond, offered resolution il
response to the greeting from South Caroline
through her Commissioner, Hon. F. j. Moses, which