The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-05-28
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The Wilmington Journal, oi Friday evening.
thus sums up the action of the North Caro-.
lima State Convention
Tue Convention, presided over BY Hon.
Weldon n. FL wards, OF Warren. has.
cry body knows, passed the Ordinance of Sc
cessioa, and also adopted the Provisional
Government OF the Confederate States. the
ordinances for these purposes have been sign
ed oy ali the members. SO Ear the movements
OF tue Convention Hsre made unanimous. Ia
tn order of procedure, the ratiiIca tion Of the
permanent Constitution of the Confederate
States ough; TO nave~rome next, and We pre-
sntna would have done so, had there beea a
Ger lied copy cf said Consultation in the pos
session OF the Convention. OF course pam PHI
let or ewspaper copies of that document
might have been procured, but very properly
these were not regarded as sufficiently author
ita.ive TO form the official basis OF solemn
State actiou In SO inonen tous A crisis a the
present. A properly attes;ed copy wall short
" he received from Montgomery, and the sub
i~cs will then be before the Convention. No
doubt the CoasJitu tnn VIII be r3tifed and
II so, /. must he taken as a whole, the Con
yontion having no power TO amend IL ia any
way 10 suit themselves Any desired amend
ment can oe suggested by the Convention, ne
was done5 by the Florida Convent tion. We
doubt II any amendments viii be asked for.
! The Constitution will be promptly ratified as
soon as il gets officially before the C9nyea-
/ lion.
Tho other matters already mooted to the
7 Convention aTe--flrst The prepara ton OF an
attslEers SSktiuk EDTiG Lf3e causes NStu
| Horth CdroliuA 10 separate herself from the
late United Sta.es. This arises our OF and in
| connect lion with me passage OF The ordoancs
| OF Secession. Second. There viii PROBABLY oe
some bhiPg done III regard IN tho STAY Law,
| which meets with good deal OF opposition in
/ soIae secuous, ana which is seriously believed
| by mary lawyers 10 bs unconstitutional nS to
several OF ITS provisions. Third. The ques.
| tiou ot taxation, Involving the al rGlorsm
| amendment to the Constitution, will certain
| iy be brought up at an early day, and some
| change Is certaiu to be made. That was clear
| Is Indicated by Il vote l.li<en on Wednesday -
| " nat tbs extent of shat change NAV De we
| harIiy know. Fourth. There has eeen some
| talk about Lieutenant Governor. Wa ID
| not know whether one VITA bs elected by the
| tOuNen nloh. pGt Inc IHct tDGs tAe ONCE viii be
| created is pretty clearly indicated although
! wa hAve not noticed that IL has Yet bsen
| brought before the members publicly.
Naturally there are Il good tasDy people dis
| satis dcd win matters ana Things connected
| wltn tAa military movements aad arrange
! meC's. Naturally, too there uliy have been
| things done that might have been setter done
had knore been greater experience aud larger
tdclsltIes for doing them. No doubt there are
'scre%s loose" tners always are some loose
eodS ieii hanging IN times Like these, ana
! when noSrIGe us are inttItted as suddenly as
most OF the recent military NOV yements hay.
h "a 10 Dc initiated. a source OF confusion
mas been the cdangoa in The laws bearing upon
the military servics. The raising OF the teu
| regiments OF state troops deran2ed the offer.
lng aud acceptance OF the tVe!ye months vol
Hn teers. Tue bill for twenty thuus nd vol.
unLeeEs. although very goCd bill, Heces sari-
iy, uaCr5 OT Lees put5 tisiuga out UE gear win
tlOse C1lnpanies WAC mad uti srpd their sery!ca
uHoer tornavr laws. Knes9 ullucuI4ss were
10 have been eSpeC ted, uud tniuk that Ia a
sb0rJ tims the machinery will get to running
more smoothly, aAd woTaiug more tiacieutiy.
! Patience IS virtue Is hiGn ~ not relit.r ksiniy
| pleuty Just now, but.J ~ nous the less met .a
Al ala sucA ilRt many Will be sure 10 get the
| 'btg disgust for d while at beast. Com plain l.
| Will inevitably be made of any ap.oIn Iins
| power, "hetleF that power be- exercised by
| iae Governor, iGe AdpLHnt- General or tht
| ADVISORY Board. w here oaty oue out vi do
| zen applicants IoT &Dy pIrucuiAr post can b.
| hppoiut+d 10 eucn loSL, Ut course there vii
! oe eleven disappointed. We are not defend
| Iag all the appointments ts tuauS, nor are We at.
lacking tatia ais, not my 0i lDem. Ne art
| only reasoning upon the general tendency u
| tnIuSs Creating a pressure even on tns Uou
| Nenti0n anu thle uriugs us 10 the aiih Lndt
ter, already eusagius the attention OF tina
| body, ualIitiy i4a tpNgs isatIon Ia 10 ths nat
| taEy resources ot lbs State, Toe law upOu iat
| subject, anu ths administration OF ihat par
| OF tao otats Oovtrameut. The Con ven tIot
. | was iii secret : eslon yesterday upJn This lnat
, | ter. ana of course We cHuLoL say what va!
s.Id aad done, but II Is eYlGeug taat there Is
| deposition 10 make SOu4s changes, but loha
ca snSes We DO not kt9w II any body uues
tney are smart.