The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1861-06-05
NORTH Carolina state Convention.

Friday, May 81
Prayer by The Rev. ]. NJ. Atkinson, Of III, Presby-
rim church.
The President announced the following committees:
Committee on .fddre.s - Messrs. cnige. Badger,
shaw, Rsfin Graham, Ashe, GorreIl, Reid. speed ard
Thompson.
com@iats On sEEf~y 4fais = Mesas Howard,
wOoJ6n. YenabIe, Osborne. KilireH. Brown, Burning
Foster % Randolph, snd Jones d Caldwell
CenaiiieS % Taxafioa, Bss<ase. se,--hess,a Ruff
On. Smith Of HaIaI. Mcdowell Of BIaden Peiiigrew,
Thomas Of Jackson. Johnson Of Mscklenburg, Badger
Briggs. Lander Miiehsll and heDOweIlof Madison.
Mr. Houson d DuPlin submitted The following 70
soluiioa:
Resolved That in view q the blockade Of our ports
BY Abraham Lincoln, committee 81 Eve members be
raised. whose duty 4 shall be 10 investigate and repon
the necessity and legsliiy o. emhsgo upon shipping
and ship owners q this STATE. Adopted.
The President appointed aesas. Houston % Duplin,
Giimsr. Leak q Richmond. Thomas Of Canstel, and
Warren, a. The committee.
Mr. Rafin introduced The following resolution;
Resolved That committee u Finance Be raised for
The purpose Of ssoersinng The Of the Tea-
safy. making proper esms,e Of the sums that will be
nesdsd Coz the period Of year. and proposing the fur.
ther ssys and means Zoe rasins The same, e any be
needed. Adopted.
Mr.. Osborne offered resolution % amend The STATE
Consultation. 70 esals the Office Of Lieutenant
Go,srnor. Read. and laid over under the rule
Nc. Rafin introduced an ordinance 10 define treason
assns, The sisle (which y 10 The words clause
Isl section "a u article 4h 81 the Constitution o. the
late United sss,ss) inserting he words this Stale
instead Of United States" Read. and placed the
calendar.
The ordinance % rsuiy the Constitution q The Con.
fsde,s States being The special order, was postponed,
on the motion q Mr. Badger, % 10 o'clock on Monday
nert
Mr. Battle, Of Wake, introduced resolution request
ing the Treasurer ofihe slas 70 prepare and commune
cate 70 this Convention statement % ths public debt,
actual aid contingent, estimate d the debts which
may likely accrue uadsf recent acts Of The General A.
ssmbly; also the Kind of debt IN bond otherwise.
whsn and where payable, and The means Of The State
10 meet IL indebtedness. Carried.
Mr. Fey introduced an ordinance 20 amend the third
section q the fourth article Of The Constitution % "a
10 provide ss, tsradoa shall Be equal and uniform
throughout The STATE and properly shsll Be taxed in
proportion 10 i.s value, which shall b ssceiained 10
such manner - may BE- prescribed BY law and I'll pro-
psny subject TO psy s1 for State purposes. shall like
wise BE- subject to tsIs,On fOf County PURPOSES but
any property may be exempted from taxation BY the vote
% majority u The whole number q members q each
House o. The General Assembly.
On motOn q Mr.. Digs The Convention ven, iLio
secret session.
Saturday, May %.
The preslden, siaied, that In compliance with The
fsquss, o. the Convention be had autographed 20 The
Commissioner q, Monsousfy. 70 bring, on his rslurn,
. properly sulhsntes,sd copy Of The Constitution Of
ihs CoufsJsnis states.
MI. Reid announced the death o. the Hon. John
hin, delegate 70 The Convention from the count. Of
stokes, and sasr euIosy upon the character u the
deceased, offered resolutions usual an such occasions.
Amer other sloqusn. suIosies from Mssss. Leske Of
Richmond. Dick, Bsgs, GiImsr, Badger, Jones o. Ro.
san, and wilson, The resolutions were unanimously
adopted, and The Convention sajourned.
Monday Stay ~.
NJ. Ward introduced tbs following preamble and
wsssrls The present Military Board Of The STATE y
understood 10 be organized wiIhou, The sid o. eo-opsn