Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1861-01-16

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for South Carolina and second 70 bone in depecatug
the nse OF orce against he bad opposed the force
bill Y years ago. ysssss d.
Mr. Barringer said that be accepted The position Of
seeding State as one Of revolution in all bearng but
denied that it would Be one Of treason
Mr. Bledsoe said that he obliged to the Senator from
Cabarrns for correcting the Misrepresentation OF his posi-
ton in his speech on the appropriation BILL that he had
never uttered one sentiment calculated to array one class Of
our citizens against another and that when he had
covery charged he had denounced the base san
derthat he favored the appropriation Of QUO to
the State for the purpose putting the State complete
position of defence against nsurrecon AZ well as from in
/. vasion. ,.7s s'..ss 5=5ssia
Mr. Sharpe replied to Mr. Barrnger said that if State
seeded the General Government had the right to coerce
her-that secession was reb 'lion and treason:
message received from the House asking the mme-
dine consideration of resolution which had passed that
body. @>-
On motion Of Mr. Sharpe the committee se and through
their chairman, Mr. Speght, reported progress and asked
leave 10 sit again tomorrow at II o'clock Report concur
red in. III
The Speaker resumed his seat.
The resolutions received from the House were then read
They ask If the President and Of the Southern States that
the snns quo of all movements tending to occasion col
sion and concerning the forts and arsenas OF the Nation
be strictly maintained for the present. except to repel
erosion.
Dir. Brown coucurred in the resolutions.
Mr.. Euro moved amend to substitute the resolu.
tions of Mr.. Blcdsoe introduced On Saturday
Mr.. Turner propnsed to amend BY sending Hon. w.
Graham and Hon. Thomas Ruin ST., Commissioners TO
the parties indicated in the House resolutions Mr. made
After debate between Mcssrs Bledsoc, Sharpe, Worth,
Erwin and Avery,
Mr.. Humphrey moved to lay on the table.
Mr.. Outlaw moved to adjourn. Carried and the Senate
~ HOUSE OF COMMONS
House met at l0ls o'clock. l..
Journal Of Saturday read and approved.
The Committee enrolled bills for the week was an.
nounced follows: Messrs Watson, Green of Stauy,
Potts. WinslOw, and Clark of Davidson.
Mr. Clark of Cravenby unanimous leave Of the House,
introduced bill for the calling ola State c"nvenon-pr-
vides that the question Of convention shall be put to the
people, and at the sane time to elect delegates meet in
the people decide for convention the time of cleo.
ton Of delegates and IF meeting Of convention being left
blank The bill referred to the Committee Of the whole
and ordered to be printed
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
By Mr.. Blue the proceedings of two meetings in Rich.
mond county. in favor OF Constitutional Union =, -,
by Mr. Cowlcs the proceedings OF meeting IN iadkn,
in favor Of Constitutional Uniun.
BY Mr.. Waugh. of Union meeting in Surry county.
The hour for the special order being the resolution OF
Mr. Love of Jackson against the coercion OF seeding Slate
BY the General Government,
The committee on federal relations made report the
resolution recommending a substitute.
Mr.. Marsh offered amendment to the amendment pro-
posed bv the committee, also against coercion.
Mr. Merrimon moved 10 postpone the resolution aud
amendments and make them the special order for tomor.
Mr.. Harris moved to print Mr. Marsh's amendment
adopted
Petitions and Memorials resumed.
by Mr.. Waugh. the proceedings Of meeting Of citizens
of Surry and Stokes in favor Of Uniun.
BY Mr. Marsh the proceedings Of meeting in Beaufort,
in favor of a Constitutional U"ion
REPORTS OF coxAlrrsEs'
BY Mr. Waugh, from the committee IN corporations re-
ported the bill to Incorporate the Fayetteville Light In.
anry Volunteer Company at Fayetteville, recommending
BY Mr.. Williams of Nash the memorial from A. J.
Tanwatr. witness in the Of the State against Christ
asking to be relieved from its further
Concurred in.
BY the same the resolution in favor Of J. L. Ward. Of
Polk recommending its passage.
FEDERAL RELATIONS.
The hour Of O'Clock having arrived the House re-
solved itself into committee OF the whole on federal rea'
tons Mr.. Hill in the chair.
Mr. Br;dgers t"ok the hnr and advocated the amend
ment OF Mr. Dortch lie bel ered that al! hope OF the
Union is a. end that the interest Of Nor Carolina re-
aures tina, she should connect her fate with that Of tie
Sou,h believes secession the remedy for wrongs
Mr. Bullock took substantially the same ground as that
occupied BY Mr. Br:dgers.
Mr. Love. Of Haywud next addressed the House, taking
strong gr.Iind for a convention.
In the canvass for seat on this a'or last summer he had
taken bold and desided position against convention 10
amend the Contribution of the State to admit Of al RI
loren any other amendment If the Constitution His
constituents they had done every other occasion be
had the honor present himself befrc them for their sup
port. had sstane him in that position by almost unnn.
imous Voice Tine present ndiion Of federal affairs
not then kresce demanded convention Of the people
that they might take this int" their hands
eastern friends IN The subject ii any change the Csri.
tuition especially the white basis rhc people Of the west
and he felt autrized TO speak r the Democracy Of that
section Of the State were willing stand bv the cmprp-
Of the Constitution fixed by thu Of 1855
long the willing Justice the
especially the subject of internal improvements But
when the east manifested DISPOSITION 10 oppress the
bv over taxaon and not extending to them the facilities
of the Rail R.ad system uaug"rcd by the STATE he would
not then assume speak for the west due regard
the rights Of the o,, and the present con.
don Of our federal relations demand convention. As
regards Ike Union he would saw he WELDED to M man
tbs -four in devotion tn Constitutional Union, and he
ud 60 as FIR MS any man in e.haus,ng every hunnraLe
and rcaceabe measure 10 sustain h,, Union lie had bn,
little hope of an adjustment honorable to the Snh lie
feared the Rubcon had already been p,..pd and that the
Ikx If March would number the DAYS Of the Kepublic
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