Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1861-12-04

Carolina Cherokees, paid high tribute to their
honesty fidelity and other manly virtues and con-
tended that the proposed repeal would render them
liable to be shot like dogs-for on their testimony,
if the law were repealed no white man could be
convicted of murder or other crime
Mr. Biggs moved to proceed to the consideration
of the special order and demanded the yeas and nays
Lost-yeas "a, nays 81.
Mr. Thomas resumed, discussing at great length
the whole question de noro He finally moved
reference of the ordinance together with his amend
ment to select committee of lawyersl Pending
which motion to adjourn was made and lost.
The question recurring, a message from the Gov
ernor was announced which. together with the Or
dinance for the relief of the Treasury, motion of
Mr.. Rayner, was referred to a select committee.
The question required, viz: Mr.. Thomas motion
to refer the ordinance and amendment to commit
tee. Lost.
Mr. Thomas then withdrew his amendment and
the ordinance passed its second and third readings
On motion Of Mr.. Rayner, the ordinance for the
relief of the Treasury was made the special order
for Tuesday, at half past 10 o'clock, A. M.
On motion Of Mr.. Ferebee, the Convention then
adjourned -
TUESDAY, Nov 26, 1861.
The Convention was called to order and opened
with prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Hardie
The journal Of yesterday was read and approved.
committees, viz:
On the Ordinance in relation to the political
status Of Citizens of this State Oho hold office under
the Government tthe United States-Messrs. Ray
ner, Battle Of Wake, Williamson. Osborne, and
Bachelor.
On the resolution relating to change in the Bill
Of Rights-Messrs. Ellison, Badger, Holmes, Rutfin
and Dick.
On the resolution concerning lands in Haypood
County belonging to alien enemies-Messrs. Strong,
Hicks, Fuller, Headen and Watson.
additional members Of Committee on the Coal
fields Railroad-Messrs. Gilmer and Barnes.
On motion of Mr.. Bggs, the clerk was ordered to
prepare and have printed list Of the existing COM
mittees for the use of the Convention.
Mr.. Ferebee offered resolution concerning eligi-
bilIty for public Office. Referred to committee on
foreigners, &c.
The special order for half past 10 A. NJ was post
poned until the same hour tomorrow.
Mr.. Graham introduced a resolution requiring the
judiciary committee to inquire into the expedency
Of establishing separate courts of justice for towns
having more than 2000 inhabitants. Adopted.
Sundry ordinances and resolutions ON their sec
ond reading were referred to appropriate committees,
and the Convention proceeded to consider the spe-
cal order viz: Mr.. Badgers ordinance for suppress
ing oppressive speculation and the amendments
thereto
The question required upon the amendment Of
fered by Mr.. Ruffn to an amendment previously
proposed by Mr.. Badger.
Mr. Rufin having proposed to amend that amend
ment by inserting after the word control" the
words, "by the means aforesaid"
Mr.. Badger said that all who would include
Speculative producers" we'll traders should
vote against the amendment.
The yeas and nays we're ordered, the clerk pro-
ceedeu to call the roll, and the amendment to the
amendment adopted by the following vote:
lisas-Messrs. Allison, Arlington, Atkinson,
Barnes, Bachelor, Battle of Edgecombc, Battle of
Wake, Berry, Biggs, Bond, Brodnax. Brown, Bry-
son, Bunting, Galloway, Cannon, Cunningham, Oar
den, Dick, Dickson, billiard, Douthit Durham Ed
wards, Filler, Ellison, Ferebee Foster of Ashe, Foy,
Fuller, Gilmer, Gorrell. Graham, Hargrove Headen,
Hicks, Houston of Union, Johnston, Jones of Cald-
well, Jones of Rowan Joyce. Kelly. Kittreil, Leak
of Arson. Leak of Richmond, Long Lyon Mann,
Mcdowell of Madison, Mcdowell OF Burke, McNeill
of Cumberland, Meares, Mebane Merritt, Miller,
Mo>eley, Myers, Osborne. Pettigrew, Phfer Rhodes,
Register, Rufin, Sanders Satterthwaite, Schenck,
Setter Ship, Smith of Halifax, Smith of Macon,
Sprouse, Strong, Sutherland, Thornton, Turner,
Walton Ward, Warren, Washington, Williams,
williamson Wilson, Woodfin, and Wooter-S3
Nays-Armield Badger, Carson, Green, Green.
lee learne Holden, Kelly, Moody, Patterson, Pen.
land, Rayner, Smith Of Johnston, Spruill Of Ty rre
Strange, Thomas of Carteret and Whitford-l7.
The question recurring on the amendment as
amended, Mr.. Brown addressed the Convention
He said that the peculiar circumstances by which
we were now surrounded could alone induce him
to give reluctant support to the measure pro
posed in some modified shape. 1t had beer
with him q cherished principle that trade and
commerce should be as free as the winds and
the waves He had great doubt whether the
pmpNv n
sive speculation in the prime necessaries of life
would attain Its end and feared it would have the
! pernicious effect of preventing importation. HI
would briefly allude to a case celebrated in history
When Europe was allied for the foul purpose o
crushing Republican France, that country became
great military camp-the agricultural interests q
the country were neglected, and starvation staret
the people in the face At this juncture, the Ma
tional Assembly lnterposed and regulated prices
and most injurious effects followed the restrictions
imposed-effects, in the opinion of political econo
mists of later day, much more pernicious thai
the evil they were designed to remove. Our com
merce now was paralyzed by the unjust blockade Q
our ports-greed of gain was rife in the land-th
evil was a crying one, and hence although he d
not approve of the measure he was compelled t
vote in its favor If modified.
Mr. Mebane said the Convention had though
proper to exempt the producing classes The strug
gle now was between the seller anu the consumer
He belonged to neither
Mr. Badger. Did the gentleman say he belonge
to neither?
Mr.. Mebane. 81 am both producer and cons,
mer, but am specially interested in neither" II
was opposed to the manner in which the ordnane
would punish the engrosser The penalties we,
severe, the ordinance was summary in Its operation
and from adverse decisions the parties convicte
had no appeal. lie objected further to the costs
The LAYERS, to be sure, would have fine time
Court being always IN session, and twenty dolls
fees being allowed where four would have been an
ply sufficient He would guarantee to clear an
one indicted under the ordinance any where outsic
of Wake county. In Wake, the law would be e.
planned as it could be no where else. The ord
nance only consulted the stomach to the utter lie
lect of the outer man. and could not stop 1.-THE
the evil complained Of since it didn't interfere wit
the operations of spectators from abroad.
Mr.. Leake opposed the passage Of the ordinan
in its present shape, and thought its operate
should be confined to the single article of salt
Coffeo opd cnuar nerhaps mioht also he include