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An Ordinance TO provide for the payment of
the Militia while In active service.
BE IL ordained by the Delegates Of the People an
CoRrention assembled and IL is hereby ordained by
the authority Of the same, That the Militia who
have been or may be called into the service of the
State BY the Governor SHALL while in actual service
receive the pay allowed by law to volunteers
Read three times and passed, 26th of June, 1861.
w. N. ED Wards,
Teste: Pres of Convention.
WALTER L. STEELE, Sec'y.
L. e. EDWARDS, Asst Sec'y. -..,s----
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No. 81
An Ordinance to secure TO certain Officers and
Soldiers the right to vote.

NO oil.
An Ordinance to secure to certain Officers and
Soldiers the right to vote.
SECTION l. BE IL ordained By this Contention,
ANIL it is hereby ordained by authority Of the
same, That all officers and soldiers in the service of
the State or Of the Confederate States who are of
the age of twenty-one years and who are citizens of
this State, who, if within the State, shall be alb
sent from their respective counties at elections here
after to be held, if the exigenceS of the times shall
permit shall be entitled to vote for SheriffS Clerks
of the County and Superior Courts, and members
of the General Assembly for their respective coun-
ties and shall also be entitled vote for Governor
Electors for President and Vice President of the
Confederate States, and for members of the Con-
federate Congress for their respective Districts.
SEC. 2. BE it further ordained, That three free
holders of the respective companies, under the d.
recton of the commanding officers of the regiments
to which they belong, shall open polls on Thursday
before the day appointed for holding elections in
this State and SAID elections shall be conducted IN
all respects according to the laws of this State. The
three freehoders aforesaid shall prepare fair copy
of the votes poled, and shall transmit the same,
with the list of voters to the SherfS of their res
pective counties; and where officers and soldiers in
the same companies shall vote in different Counties
or different Congressional districts, the said free
holders shall specify accordingly, and make returns
the Sheriffs of the different counties above re-
ferred to.
Sec. 8. Be IL further ordained That the Sheriffs
of the respective counties of this State shall count
the votes of the said officers and soldiers if received
within seven days after the elections and they shall
not declare the result of the said elections until the
seven days above mentioned shall have expired.
SEC. 4. Be it further ordained, That this ordi-
nance shall be in force from and after the day of its
ratification; Provided This ordinance shall be in
force during the existence of the present war with
the United States and no longer
Read three times and passed June %, 1861.
W. N. EDWARDS,
Teste, Pres. of CouUentn.
WALTER L. STEELE, Secty
L. G. EDWARDS, Assistant Secty
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mo. 1871

81 OiiSGinence providing for compensation to
his GSn lot holding elections for delegates to
sr.1 s ~ ordained, &C., That the sherifs of the sew
by allowed the same compensation for 6oi a the
th elections for delegates to this Convention as
lucy are now allowed by law for holdno aIact;onc
Tr r members of the General Assemble anJ the
s.ms VI DE- and he is hereby directed to .iIo the
counts. 'enien1s OF their &C
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No. II.
A Resolution to raise an additional Battalion

A Resolution to raise an additional Battalion
of Cavalry.
Resolred, That in addition to the Regiment of
Cavalry at present authorized to be formed for SER
vice during the war, the Governor be authorized
to receive such other companies as have rendered or
may hereafter tender their services for the Pc
Rod, not exceeding five troops or a half Regiment
and that they be differed in like mnnner as the
said Regiment of Cavalry herein referred to.
Read three times and passed June Dist, 1861.
W. n. EDWARDS.
Teste: Pres. of Convention.
WALTER L. STEELE Secretary.
L. c. EDWARDS, Assistant Secretary.
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No. II.
Resolution in favor of the DooTkeepers.
ResoLoed That the Public Treasurer be and he is
authorized to pay the Principal and Assistant Door
keepers of this Convention the sum of fifty dollars
each as extra compensation for the hire Of servants
Read three times and passed Goth of June, 1861
W. N. EDWARDS,
Teste: Pres. of Convention.
WALTER L. STEELE, Secy.
L. c. EDWARDS, Asst Secy.
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mo. 90. |


An Ordinance to cede TO the Confederate States,
the property i'm and jurisdiction over the Forts,
Light il onses, Beacons, Marine Hospitals and
Mint in NOrth-CarOlina.
SECTION l. BE it ordained By the delegates of the
people Of North Carolina in Convention assembled
That the property in all tracts parcels of land,
lately held by the United States within the limits
of North Carolina, on which were erected any forti-
tication Light Houses Beacons or Marine Hospitals
and also the lot in .he town of Charlotte, in the
county Of Mecklenburg, which is situated the
buildings of the Mint, be and the same are hereby
granted to- and vested in the Confederate States of
America for the like Objects USES and purposes for
which they were formerly held by the said United
States, to have and to hold the same to the said
Confederate States long they shall severay be
devoted and applied to such object uses and purpo-
ses, and no longer.
SEC 2. Be it further ordained by tie authority
aforesaid, That all ornaments, furniture and ma
chinery at or in any of such Fort6cations, Light
Houses, Beacons, Marine Hospitals, or Mint are
hereby granted to- and vested in the said Coneder-
ate States, for the objects, uses and upon the con-
dtions aforesaid.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained That the iurs-
dction of the State of North Carolina over each and
all of said tracts parcels of land and the build
ngs situate thereon is hereby granted to the said
Confederate States of America excepting and rcserv-
ing to this State the power to execute within, and
upon the same civil process in all cases, and such
criminal process as may issue under her authority
against persons charged with offences committed
without the limits of said tracts parcels of land
such jurisdiction to be retained by the said Confed-
crate States long the said tracts parcels of
land shall be used for the purposes hereinbeore
pressed, and no longer.
Read three times and passed, June 27th 1861.
W. N. EDWARDS,
Teste: Pres. of Convention.
WALTER L. STEELE, Secty.
L. G. EDWARDS, Assist Secty.
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vded this resolution shall not be construed to au-
thorze direct the Governor and Treasurer to issue
any other State bonds to any other Corporation IN
this State, unless in his Judgment he may consider
it bis duty to do so under the requirements of law.
Read three times and passed, June 2sth 1861.
W. n. EDWARDS,
Teste: Pres Of Convention.
WALTER L. STEELE Sec'y.
L. G. EDWARDS, Asst Sec'y.
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Read three times and passed, Goth of June, 1861.
w. N. EDWARDS,
Teste: Pres. OF Convention.
WALTER L. STEELE, Sec'y.
L. e. EDWARDS, Assist Secy.
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June 9th, 1861.
NEW CLOTHING.

EUST RECEIVED
e. so PAIRS FANCY CASHMERE PANTS,
100 PLAIN
100 BEST BLK DOESKIN CAS-. PANTS,
so DRAR D'ETE
so &" BEST BLK DOESKIN CAS-. PANTS
made mp in Broad fall style.
WHITE MARSEILLES VESTS
DUCK LINEN PANTS,
BLACK (Sifk Warp ALPACA FROCKS
{" } SACKS,
FATIGUE SHIRTS, for Military Companies are re.
ceived daily BY Express.
TREASURY BONDS of The Confederate States taken
at par in payment for GOODS Also from those who are
indebted to us by Note OF open account.
E. L. HARDING
Raleigh, n. t., June y, 1851. 60-w&sW6t.
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No. 16
An Ordinance to ratify the Constitution of the
Provisional Government of the Confederate
States of America.
We, the people Of North Carolina in Convention
assembled do declare and orddin, and 1t is hereby
declared and ordained, That the State of North
Carolina does hereby assent to- and ratify the Con-
stitu.ion for the Provisional Government of the
Confederate States of America, adopted at Mont
gomery, in the State of Alabama, the Sth day of
February, A. D. 1861, by the Convention of Dele
gates from the States of South Carolina, Georgia,
Florida, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana, and
that North Carolina will enter into the federal
citation of the States upon the terms therein pro-
posed when admitted by the Congress or any COM
petent authority of the Confederate States
Done at Raleigh the twentieth day of May, in the
year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and
sixty one.
Read three times and passed Goth of June, 1861.
w. N EDWARDS,
Teste: Pres of Convention.
WALTER L. STEELE, Secretary.
L. c. EDWARDS, Assistant Secretary.
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Headquarters of N. C. Regiment of
Wise's Legion,
WARRENToN, June Is, 1861.

HARRENToN, june Is, 1861.
GENERAL ORDER.
Having been appointed BY Gen. Henry A. Wise to Col
opecy in WiseS Legion and commissioned TO raise Regi-
men in North Carolina hereby earnestly invite those de-
srous of joining this popular corps and Of seeing prompt
and active service under the chyaFic Wise, organize
forthwith into companies of g. each elect their company
officers and prepare without loss of time. Each
company viii consist of Captain first and Sec
ond Lieutenant four Sergeants and four COrpOas and if
ty-three priVaes. AS formed each company will
be moved INTO camp at Petersburg Va and mustered into
service prior to the formation into Regiment under the
above destination.
Being designed for parzan service, the Regiment will be
composed of one Cavalry and nine Infantry and Light
Infantry companies Each will provide himself with
change of clothes of durable material mot waiting for
uniformity of dress) blanket and a haversack
Now is the time for brilliant service. Come forward,
gentlemen, to she number of $40, and Quickly.
WHARTON J. GREEN,
Cal. Commanding.
- Papers throughout the State please notice.
June II, 1861. 56-w&swtf
BINGHAM SCHOOL,
OAKS, ORANGE Co, N. G.
TINE WAR MAKES ROOM FOR MANY NEW PU-
Il Pills.
The next Session will begin AUGUST 2stb 1861.
Address,
W. J. BINGHAM & SONS.
June 49, 1851. 25w9tpd.
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mo. 14.1

No IA.
An Ordinance to amend the 4th section of the
4th article of the amendments to the Constitu.
tiOn.
Be it ordained By this Contention Of the people,
and it is hereby ordained by the authority of the
same That the fourth section of the fourth article
of the amendments to the Constitution, proposed
and ratified in the year eighteen hundred and thirty
five, be amended by striking out the word United,
and inserting in lieu thereof the word Confederate
before the word States.
Read three times and passed, June goth, 1861
70 N EDWARDS,
Teste: Pres. Of Convention.
WALTER L. STEELE, Secretary.
L. c. EDWARDS, Assist. Secretary.
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mo. 15
Resolution touching the compensation of the
Printers to this Convention.
Resolced That the Secretary Of State be and ne
is hereby directed to make settlement with the
Printers to this Convention under the same laws
and regulations as govern his settlements with the
State Printer.
Read three times and passed. goth Of June, 1861.
w. n EDWARDS,
Teste: Pres of Convention.
WALTER L. STEELE, Secretary.
L. c. EDWARDS, Assistant Secretary.
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GEO. W. BLOUNT,
.TTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW,

wilson, c.,
NM ILL ATTEND TO BUSINESS ENTRUSTED TO
w BIN in Nash, Wilson, Edgcombe and Franklin
Counties.
Feb q, 1861. l5-w&sHly.
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ARTICLE V.
Section |.

Upon the demand Of any three states legally assembled
in their several conventions the Congress shall
convention OF all the states TO take into consideration such
amendments TO the constitution the said shall
cur in suggesting at the time when the said demand
made and should of the proposed amendments to the
Constitution be agreed BY the said convenou-votng
by staesand the same he ratified BY the legislatures of
the several states BY in two-thrds thereof
as the the other mode of ratification NAV be pro
posed BY the general conventouthey shall from thence
forward form part Of this constitution But state SHALL
without It's eonsen De deprived Of its equal representation
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1861-03-14

Mr.. Lincoln soreuaded in Wash
ingtou.
On Thursday night last a Gne band
of music accompanied by large crowd
of people screnadcd Mr.. Lincoln at his
hotel in Washington.
After thanking the crowd, he said.
"I have rcaehed this city under cir
cumstances considerably differing from
those under which any other man ever
reached IT, am here for the purpose
of taking an official position among a
people almost all of whom were politi-
.cally opposed to me, and are yet op.
posed to me, as I suppose.
81 propose no lengthy address to you;
| only propose to say, as I did yesterday
when your worthy Mayor called on me,
that thought much Of the ill- l-foeling
which existed between you and the peo-
.Plc of your surroundings, and that poo-
.pla from among whom [ came, has de-
pended, and now depends, upon misun-
derstanding.
81 hope that if things shall 20 along
As pIosperOuSly as / believe we all de-
sire, may have the power to remove
something of this misunderstanding.
that I may be enabled to convince you
and the people Of your section of the
country that we regard you as in all
things being our equals; as in all things
being entitled to the same respect and
the same treatment that we claim for
ourselves; that we arc uowise disposed,
IF it were in our power, to opnress you,
deprive you of any Of your righ,s un-
der the Constitution Of the United
States, or even narrowly split hairs
with you in regard to these rights; but
are determined to give you, so far as
lies in our hands, all your rights under
the Constitution, not grudgiugly, but
fully and fairly.
81 hope that by thus dealing with you
We will become better acquainted and
better friends"
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SfljstrlIaNrous.
A Platform to stand On.


Senator Dixon writes as follows to a
friend in Putnam, Conn
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4, 1861.
My DEAR FRIEND: have read your
valued letter of the Both ult, with deer
interest. In this hour of our country
peril, l am glad to receive the counsel
Of true and trusted friends. That
shall not vote for the Crittenden prop
osition, you may be assured; but [ am
not ready to say that there is no prop
er mode of adjusting the controversy
[ concur with Mr.. Seward and Mr. @,
E. Adams, and other faithful Republi-
cans, in the opinion that 1ohHs zee should
abandon no principle nor trent lgiih trait
ors, noe mag get honoraJB aad rigbgully
adopt sUcb measures as shall enable CAS-
sius H. Clay, Etheridge MiiiSon GaDIor,
Johnson, Davjs, &c., to breast the torrent
Of secession in their States, aohicb get re-
main loyaL VIII you condemn me for
this? l trust not. If you do, then 1
must still follow the dictates Of my own
conscience and Judgment.
Most faithfully yours,
JAMES DIXON.
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A Tennessee Editor on Jefferson Da-
Wis and the Confederate States.
The Nashville Democrat Of the 10th
inst. has q slashing article on President
Jefferson Davis and the new Coufedera-
cy, from which we extract as follows:
This same bIustercr, in speech a
few years ago, vontured to slander the
Tennessee volunteers We know W hat we
say when we assert that, with all his
buster, Tennessee could, if so disposed,
subduc the whole Cottonocracy in a
short time. He calculates now on the
soldiers Of Tennessee to aid him in his
wicked and feudish purpose of break
ing up this glorious government.
lie is as proud and as vain rs Boelzo
bub. lie thinks that he holds the
"kingdoms of the world, and the pow
ers thereof in the hollow Of his hand.
He Is looking for the English Govern.
mcnt to bow to him. He says the
English Government will acknowl-
edge the Cottonocracy.
This is all nonsense. The EngIisb
Government as well as all others. know
how to treat the flag of the United
States, and so will jeff Davis. Let him
attempt TO subdue the Federal Govern.
ment, let him fire at Fort Sumter. or
any other fort of the United States.
where our flag now floats, and he is as
sure to be hung as the sun will rise to-
morrow morning, unless he runs like a
coward, beyond the reach Of Tennessee.
We know hundreds of men in the Cot
tonocracy who arc ready to tie the rope
for the hangman.
jeff Davis has been producing dis.
content and teaching treason as LONG os
we can stand it. lie has been n vile
conspirator against his government for
years.
There is no use in soothing our pco.
pie any longer Traitors must suffer
unless they stop their treason. Wemay
be asked to be patient. How, in the
name OF high heaven can a man be pa
tient when traitorous flag is dauntel
in our face? when a traitor comes to our
very border, and talks treason to oui
country opcnly2
He talks of sacking cities. Vile rob
ell, Inflated bigoL Let him try Nh,
Tenucssecans, whom he so basoly Sian
dorcd. let him try Nashville. On
readers must indulge us a little. w,
cannot forbcar to denounce treasor: anC
when we cease to do so, "may our rich
hand forget her cunning
We have borne with treason as Ions
as it is possible to do so. Talk of tear
ing down our fair fabric of government
Never! Never! jeff Davis is on the roal
to the galIows, and his followers hal
better be careful An indignant pub
lie will notforevor endure insultand trea
son-plottng We have lived prosper
ously and happily for threo.quarters of
a century, and we know that Tennessee
never will give up this free and happy
country.
Let this vile traitor and his foul min.
ions come. Tennessee never has forsa.
ken the glorious flag of free and happy
America, and by the eternal, she never
will! She has always conquered the en-.
mics Of the country, and will again, if
required to do so. This is our country
and all the powers Of earth can not fore,
us to give itup.
Rise, rupw-c0uutrymcn, our country vot remains,
Hy that dread u.Hun we wayu the sword ou high,
Aud swear for her 10 live with her To- dial
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was also well pleased with her re-
marks in regard to what women have
to undergo, but I thought her sympa-
thios laid little too much on the side
Of the "weakor vessel" She must allow
me to disagree with her here a little, for
1 must confess my sympathies arc rath-
or more inclined to the stronger sex
And this reminds me Of certain good
divine, who fourishod not many years
ago, and whose matrimonial relations
are supposed not to have been Of the most
agreeable kind. One Sabbath morning
ho was reading to his congregation the
parable Of the Supper in Luke, four
teenth chapter in which occurs this
passage:
"And another said, I have bought
five yoke of oxen, and I 60 to prove
them; I pray thee have me excused
And another said, have married q wife,
and therefore 1 cannot come"
The minister suddenly paused at the
end of this verse, drew off his spocta-
cles, and looking around on his hear
''' o"'U "''"' e"P"oS'S' Inc lao' ls'
my Olo'u'o", Que woman woman can ara" q
'nuu 'ur,nor from 'ho N'nguom OF HeaV-
en- tnan nVe yoke OF oAen'
Al
NO" mere Is more tru'n Cnan poetry
IN 'n's aneeuote' lor verify DeIleve
that woman s influence IS lar greater
than a man s. either Tor good OF Tor
evil, and it's my candid opinion that
there IS nothing under the sun worse
than bad woman lead II you please
the Proverbs OF Solomon. lie speaks
OF bad women five times where he speaks
once OF men.
1 say, then, 1t becomes US to read the
Bible Tor ourselves, and there we can
learn our whole duty to God as well as
man. Ana having learned 1t, let us al
SO put IL IN pracuco' ana we Will make
loving wives and faithful mothers and
our husoanus, seeing our good WORKS
"iiIoe constrained TO follow u.s. ana
tnen there VIII DC no sueh thinS as Sc
ceSs'on, reOeI''ou' OF u''solut'ou'
but am dlgresslnS' hou INTENDED
"IlUluS lol tue haIlucI DcpaIOHicHU,
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senator CoIIinsI Railroad Report.

Mr. Collins, from the Standing Com.
mittee on Railroads, submitted an elab.
crate report in answer to a resolution OF
last session instructing the Committee
to issue circulars to the several railroads
for the purpose Of getting from them a
detailed statement Of their condition,
amount of income and expenditures, tho
amount and character of indebtedness,
and such other necessary information
as would enable the Committee to OBJ.
tain an accurate knowledge of tho con.
dition OF our railroads and the operation
Of the system.
The report was laid on the table, and
five hundred extra copies ordered to be
printed. The report states that only
two Of all the railroads in the State, an.
swered the questions submitted to them,
and consequently, the committee have
been unable to obtain the desired iufor-
nation. Tho report sets forth the OBJ
jects sought to be obtained by the res
olutions of last session, which was to
ascertain what further legislation is ne
cossary on this subject. Ii appears
from this report that thoro are now
some three thousand miles Of railroad in
the State, costing, at least one hundred
aud thirty millions Of dollars, or more
than ono-eighth of all the taxable prop
crty in tho State Three-fourths of all
the railroads in tho State, pay neither
dividends nor debts, and are in a state
Of insolvency. Only four railroad com
panies declare dividends.
Hitherto tho legislative policy of tho
State has been to encourage their con-
struction, but now the time has arrived
whom legislation is demanded to regu-
late aud control these vast interests,
such legislation as viii protect the rights
of parties interested, and the rights of
the public The particular kind Of leg
istation, or the particular topics upon
which il is claimed legislation is neeos-
sary, are set forth at some length ia the
report The report also states that a
bin will also be introduced to compel
Railroad companies to furnish certain
statistical information to the Commis-
sioner Of Statistics
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