The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1861-03-05
THE JEWISH DISABILITY BILL.


Mr. Hall, of New Hanover, for removing from the
Constitution of the State the clause virtually dis.
qualifying persons protesting the Jewish religion
from holding any Office in the State? This secta-
rian exclusion is SO contrary to the spirit of the
Constitution, and of the people of North Carolina
it is due to both that it should cease The
Jewish people of the State it is true not
Gus, and the exclusion is wrong in principle even
if only man suffered by it Wilmington jour.
sol.
The bill was duly introduced by Mr. Hall in the
Senate. When the ad Uoloresa bill came up, the
amendment to the Constitution proposed by MI
Halls bill was inserted in it. The ad vaiorem
bill failed aud took with it the amendment.
In the House, simultaneous with Mr. Hall
Judge Person introduced this bill When taken
up on its first reading, Mr. Yeates and others crow.
ded it with dd valorena amendments under which
it was defeated.
This is recollection of the history of the Jew
ish Disability bill.
We concur with the Journal in its estimate ot
this wrong upon the Jewish people of the State
Notwithstanding that Mr. Crumpler (of Ashe CO. >
thought the Jews had privileges enough already
Mr. Crumpler, who is a graduate of the culvert
went out of his way to assal the Jews. He spoke
of them as CONSUMERS" and not "producers"-
men who lived by their wits, dealt unfairly cheat
ed, &c. This mode of refusing justice to an en-
terprizng and respectable body of our citizens is
not such as to commend itself to right thinking
people generay-Ra1 Journal
INCREDIBLE News FROM MExIco.-The
Corpus Christi (Texas) Ranchero, has the fellow
ing singular statement:
Great excitement exists at the present time
among the Mexicans in Western Texas, and, in
deed, among many Americans, occasioned by re-
port that a Saint has mysteriously appeared in
Mexico at some point near Camargo, who possesses
the power to feed thousands of people with two or
three tortiltds little cakes, each getting all he
ea all diseases flesh is heir to; restores sight
to the Blind in fact performs all kinds of miracles.
No one can tell his name where he came from.
He says he will be killed in Mexico, and reques is
that his murderer may not be punished. He claims
he is sent on an especial mission to the Mexican
people, and that he shall perform many wonderful
things and make many disclosures before he ends
his career. Apparently but sixteen seventeen
years of age he has great beard of patriarchal
length; and evidence that he is impotser it is
reported that Gen Vidaurri had him cleany shaven,
and told him that if he really man of God, as
he professed, to cause his beard to reappear upon
his face. The saint requested his interrogation to
turn his back for few moments, which he did,
and after making a prayer and going through
some mysterious ceremony, presto! his face was
covered with beard the same as before.
Thus the story goes and if not true, certain it
is that that the Mexcans of this and the djoning
counties are swarming thlther in large numbers,
and are preparing to go.
Our readers may believe much of the above as
they please.
AN INTERESTING CAsE.-A few days ago, a
prisoner in the Georgia penitentiary, convicted
of robbng the United States mails, sued out
writ of habeas corpus and asked to be discharged
on the ground that the State had seeded from the
Union. The court, however, decided that the
ordinance by which Georgia had declared her
cession from the Union, does not extend beyond
separation from the other States and withdrawal
of the powers delegated to the General Govern
ment; that upon the past exercise of those powers
by the latter Government the ordinance does not
assume to act, and was not designed to act; and
does not annul any of its acts The prisoner was,
remanded.
WAR CAPACITIES OF THE SoUTH.-The Mobile
Advertiser discusses the probabilities of civil war;
and adds:
The South could detach one-half its whole male
population to wage with much ease as the
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