Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1861-06-19
from His Excellency, the President of the Confed
| crate States which was read, as follows:


crate States, which was read, as follows
Hon. WELDON N EDWARDS,
= President Of the N. C. State Convention:
SIR have received, through His Excelency,
John W. Ellis, Governor Of North Carolina, copy
of an ordinance passed by the Convention OF North
Carolina, vestng IN tho Confederate States OF Amer
lea, jurisdiction over certain tracts OF land IN the
town of Fayetteville and county of Cumberand'-
Looking hopefully forward to the day when in arms
and all things necessary to maintain our rights, We
may be independent,
am, very respectfully
and truly, yours
JEFF. DAVIS.
The communication was referred to committee,
consisting of Messrs Rufin, Graham, Rayner, Cor
rel and Shaw to report the expediency OF trans
ferrng the other public property within the limits
of the State to the Confederate States Government
Mr.. Strong, from the committee on enrolled bills,
reported as correctly enrolled, an ordinance Prov-
ding for the mode in which the ordinances OF the
Convention shall be authenticated and the same
was signed by the President
RESOLUTIONS.
By Mr. Battle, resolution to allow Elizabeth
Cbayis and child to enslave themselves Lies over.
By Mr. Miller, a resolution limiting the time OF
debate-also lies over.
Mr. Smith moved to take up the motion to re-
consider the vote on the seventh regiment bill, and
the motion prevailed.
Mr.. Fuller moved to postpone the subject, and
make it the special order for Tuesday next at IL
o'clock but afterwards withdrew it.
The question was then the motion to recon-
sider On this motion, Mr.. Barnes demanded the
yeas and nays, which being ordered, resulted-yeas
IS, nays 4s.
The question, shall this ordinance pass: was
then put.
Mr. Satterthwaite of Pitt said:
Mr.. PRESIDENT: am very much obliged to my
friend from Northampton, for his courtesy in yield
ing the floor, to afford me an opportunity of ex-
planning what may seem to be very inconsistent
course, upon this ordinance. On the original pas
sage of the ordinance, voted for it. confess did
So Mr.. President, not so much from conviction of
its importance and necessity, as from desire to CO.
operate with my friends on all questions where my
judgment does not condemn their policy. But, MIR.
President am one of those who believe that it is
the duty of the representative to represent the will
and reflect the wishes Of his constituents, upon
questions of legislation, whenever he can do so,
without any violation of his own conscience, and
especially so, when his own mind is in doubt as to
the propriety of the measure Since the passage OF
this ordinance, and its publication among the peo-
pie of my county, they have furnished me with
what consider unmstakable evidence of their op-
position to it-whether their present opinion is the
result of wise reflection hasty and nconsiderate,
shall not stop to inquire but shall feel bound now
to vote against the ordinance, without entering into
any protracted discussion, as to the merits or de-
merits of the ordinance itself.
Mr. Spruill, of BERTHE, alluded to the views of the
Brigadier General, in regard to the coast defence
thought the Governor misintormed on the subject;
gave some facts in relation to the position Ct af-
fairs IN the East as reasons for his support of the
ordinance.
The hour had now arrived to take up the special
order.
Mr. Barnes moved to postpone the consideration
of the special order, that the question now under
consideration may be disposed Of
Upon this motion a discussion arose. embracing a
wide range, and which occupied the remainder of
the morning, and nearly the whole Of the afternoon
sessions The limits Of newspaper report will al
low of but the merest synopsis of the remarks of
the speakers.
Mr.. Speed said he had done his duty in this mat
ter if the Convention chose to reject the ordinance
upon the heads of others would rest the RESPONSE
bility. He said he had been accused of censurlng
the Executive in answer to that he would say, if
he had but little confidence in the powers that be-
he had caught the contag ion during the debates
here.
Mr.. Howard raised the point of order that it was
not proper to argue the merits of the question when
motion to postpone it was under consideration
The chair decided that it was in order to show
the Importance or necessity of measure, as rea-
son why it should not be postponed.
Mr.. Speed resumed his remarks and alluded to
remarks of the opponents of the ordinance on its
former passage, and to amendments offered by
them, to show that there was necessity for the
troops contemplated in the ordinance being raised.
Mr.. Wood6n explained his remarks the ordi
nance when it up beiore--he thought those
whose business it was to attend to these matters
were more competent to do it than this Convention
was. He was in favor of the motion to postpone
Mr.. Howard said he was not acting from motives
of like or dislike to any one in his opposition to the
ordinance, but from consciousness of duty and
right.
! Mr. Thomas, of Jackson said he did not rise tc
| make speech but to say to his eastern friends
they ought to be satisfied with equal rights anc
equal protection. He advered to remarks that hac
been made about the legislature, on "Wednesday
last. He was called to order, when some little I'm
reportable colloquy ensued
Mr.. Barnes disclaimed all intention in supporting
the ordinance, to reflect censure upon the Governor
or any body else He believed the circumstances re
quired some such measure, and therefore he was il
| favor of it.
Mr.. Shaw thought that notwithstanding the dis
clamer Of gentlemen it did appear to him that Their
N~N''H y" S~sos
charge Of our military defences. He alluded to tn
remarks Of Mr.. Speed, and said he though: he wa
the last man who ought to bring charges agains
the Executive, and mentioned rumor Of certain
expressions Mr.. Speed had used last spring.
Mr. Smith said he had introduced the ordinanc
on his own responsibility, and because he though
it necessary. He had confidence in the Governor
integrity, but not in his military skill that no one
who knows any thing of the matter, will endors
the report concerning the strength of the coast de
fences. He continued at some length, to argue tn
merits Of the ordinance.
Mr.. Tracy followed in opposition to the ordinance
lie said that if the brave volunteers from his count
had thought that such an ordinance would hav
passed the Convention, they would never have lei
their homes, as they have in great numbers for tn
defence of the country He said no such thing ha
been heard of in any of the other States.
Mr.. Fuller stated that he had supported thi
measure on the former occasion, because he though
it polite measure, but had since reasons 70
changing his views, and had, therefore, moved tn
reconsideration He thought the Executive coul
effect tie object designed better without the ord