Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1861-06-12
NOrth Carolina STATE conuen.ie.

O"AoALud oGdtc Convention.
Inc proceedings of this body drag heavily
along slow progress being made in The trans
action OF business. Gus is a nlenti,,r 49,
modify in this blatant age, among the old TO
s'eS as well as Young America. II is
Oe'ieVed' hoWever, that it is pretty well ex-
pended now, and business y i'll benceforth h
~ promptly dispatched,
committee on the Stay Law have re-.
ported mat they were unable to arrive at anv
eohclusion as to the constitutionalitv Of tho
law, and they were therefore DISCHARGED Co.,
us further consideration.
considerable discussion has Loon
~ about the election ofdelegatcs or renroson
."uVes to the Congress Of the C~onf.doro+.
states. Some propose the election of a.
us'esates by the Convention others the eIoo
uoh oil ten (the number of epreserto4
senators to which the State was entitled II
"e Ola Uovernment,) by the Convent;on.
anu otners again the election of ten hv tba
people. y 'he
Protracted discussions have -
iargeiy the time of the Convention - 49,
u the Permanent Constitution Of
- Oolheaerate States of Amcrica-the main
P". u uinerence being as to its adoption bv
NORM Carolina, until provision is dist;nctlT
maue IN the instrument for the recoon;fon
tHs state as one of -Ahe~GenfgderaIc states,
thereby emitting North Carolina to a voice
N the election of the permanent President
and Vice President of the new Government
AS We understand it, Gov. Graham and Others
contend, that as the Constitution now stands
u adopted by this State now, we are not
guaranteed a participation in the election.
1hey therefore propose d~eferring its adoption
until the Congress meets next month, when
tins amendment can be made, and then at an
adjourned session, in August or September
next, this Convention can adopt the consti-
Triton, and as the Permanent Constitution
does not 80 into effect until February next,
there is no necessity for hurrying its adoption
} by this Convention.
On the other hand, as we understand it,
Judge Ruffin, Judge Badger, and others, ar
que that inasmuch as provision is made in the
Provisional Constitution for the admission of
, North Carolina and other States, on the COM
= pl!ance with certain stipulations, that there
= by, those States having complied with the
q stipulations named, become at once de .facto
members of the Government and are entitled
= to all the privileges OF the original seven
States-a voice in the election of permanent
President and Vice President, as we'll as all
other matters. And further, that it is very
necessary that the Permanent Constitution
- should be adopted by this State at once, so
er that the Confederate States may be regarded
by Europe and the world as a permanent,
re established government.
I'd The vote was taken on Thursday last, and
the Permanent Constitution was adopted by a
S. unanimous vote. The proposition to refer it
A. to the people was lost--for reference SO,
ed against it 76.
n. A large number of propositions have been
ar submitted which have been referred to ap
If, propriate Committees. We deem it unne-
is ccssary to mention them in detail until thu
Committees shall report upon them. Al
*. important one among them, however, is, tt
ice make the sessions and elections of member
to the Legislature annual, instead of bienni-
al, as now, and to limit the sessions to
certain number Of days. And another, tn
- creation of the Office of Lieutenant Gov
ernor,
,t We have heard many express the opinion
"
that before the Convention takes a recess t.
od August next, (Which will probably be in
u. week from the date of this paper,) that tn
~ Ad Talorem amendment to the Constitutio
l. will be adopted, and that a r%evisal of tn
Military system will be made, so as to have
Secretary of War to take the whole matte
$50 in hand, instead Of the present Militar
M Board. I'VE very much doubt the success
20 Of the latter proposition. 1t is believed b
many that the election of Magistrates by tn
- people will be another change made, as it
thought that there should be a Magistrate
each district, to keep a record of his proceed
ingS, have fees, hold sale n djudgment days
"e and no man to be taken out of his distriC
-ne in trial of warrants; then there will be n
snap judgments and executions.