Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-11-25

The North Carolina Unt0ntstS-sA
Provincial GoNernment.
The Union men of North Carolina for
maIly established q Provisional State Gov
eminent at Hatteras Inlet, on the 18Th In
slant. "A convention Of. delegates was
held, at which forty-fVs counties of the
State were represented, aud the following
ordinance was unanimously adopted:
.sLy he People Of lie STATE Of Noyth Caro-
lima, az TepTeseated IN CeHpegtion at Hat.
LeSGs, Monday, November ID, 1861.
uBe It ordained by the Convention, and
it is hereby ordained and Published by the
authority of the same
81. That this Convention, on behalf OF
the people of North Carolina, and ac-
knoWledging the Constitution Of the United
States OF America as the supreme law OF
the land, hereby declares vacant all State
Offices the incumbents Of which have dls-
qualified themselves TO hold them by yio-
lating their paths TO support the Federal
Constitution.
tt2. That the Office of Governor of this
Commonwealth having been vacated by
the death of John W. Ellis, and by the ac-
tive treason to the Union Of his constitu-
tional successor, acting Governor Clark.
Marble Nash Taylor be hereby appointed
and declared Provisional Governor OF
North Carolins y
ti3. That the Constitution of the State
and its amendments, together with the
statutes and laws thereof, as contained IN
the Revised Code, put in operation Janu-
airy /, 1855, be declared in full forces also,
such subsequent acts Of the General AS
Sembly as were not adopted in contrayen-
ton of the national constitution or In de-
rogaticn of its authority.
"a, That the ordinance of the Copyen-
tion which assembled at Raleigh on the
goth of May last proclaiming the secession
of this commonwealth from the Federal
Union. such secession being legally impos-
sibIe, is of no force or effect; and said ordi-
nance, together with all other ordinances
and acts OF said Convention or of the Gen
eral Assembly. made and done IN pnrsn.
Ance of the reasonable purposes of the
couspirators against the Uniony is hereby
declared null and void.
5. That, whereas, tits desirable that this
State shall be represented In the Federal
Congress aud maintain her due right in the
counseIs Of the Union; therefore, the Pro-
gisionaI Governor be directed hereby to
or.ler special elections, in accordance with
chapter SO Of the Revised Code, as soon as
practicable and expedient, in any district
or districts now nnrepresentedi and in view
of the prevalence Of armed rebellion and
disorder in many portions of this Com
monwealth, the Governor is hereby direct
ed TO Issue his certificate of election upon
presentation of such evidence as shall sat-
isfy him of the fact Of an election.
"6. That the Governor be authorized and
empowered to fill such official vacancies
by temporary appointments, and to do sueh
acts as in the exercise Of a sound discre-
ton he may deem expedient for the safety
and good order of the State"
Governor Taylor, who Is declared the
acting executive under the terms Of this
ordinance, has issued his proclamation, or
dering an election for the Second Con-
gressionsl District, to be held on wedues-
day, lbe. 27th instant,