Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1861-12-05
North Carolina Wheeling into
Union Line.
SCEESSON FROM SECESSIA
A Provisional State !. Government.
Forty-fve Counties represented
The STATE OFFICES DECLARED VACANT.
Marble Nash Taylor Declared Governor
with Power to Appoint State Officers.
THE OLD NORTH STATE REPUDL
ATES THE REBELS.
corresp ondence of the N. Y. Tribune.

Corresp Ondence Of the N. Y. Tribune.
HATTEARs INLET, N G. Nov. Is.
The provisional State government for
North Carolina, the establishment of which
has been in contemplation for months past,
was formally instituted to-day by copven>
tion of delegates and proxies representing
forty Eve counties of the State.
The following ordinances were unanimous
ly adopted:
"By the People Of the State Of North Caro-
lima, as represented an ConUention, at Hat
teras, Monday, NoO. IS, 1861.
Be 1t ordained by this Convention, and
it is hereby ordained and published by au-
thority of the same:
81. That this Convention, on behalf of the
people of North Carolina, and acknowledge
ing 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 bave disqualified them
selves to hold them by violating their oaths
to support the Federal Constitution.
I'll. That the Office of Governor of this
Commonwealth having been vacated by the
death OF John W. Ellis, and by the active
tAVucOH w VIC ANulUu Va his OUHobitullOudi
successor, Acting Governor Clark, therefore
Marble Nash Taylor be hereby appointed
and declared Provisional Governor of North
| Carolina.
iii. That the Constitution of this State
and its amendments, together with the stat
ues and laws thereof, as contained in the Re-
vised Code put iu operatian January l, 1856,
be declared confined in full force also such
subsequent octs of the General Assembly as
were not adopted in contravention of the Ma
tiopal Con nstitutiud, or in derogation of its
authority.
NV. That the ordinance Of the Conven+
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 impossible. is of no
force or effect; and said ordinance, together
with all other ordinances and acts of said
Convection, or the General Assembly, made
and done in pursuance of the reasonable
purposes of the conspirators against the
Union, is hereby declared ab initi0 null and
void
"V. That whereas it is desirable that this
State shall be represented in the Federal
Congress, and maintain her due weight N
the councils of the Union, therefore the Pro-
floOHdl OOfCIhOl Uo QiTtCtcQ DGICUI W OI0GT
special elections. in accordance with chapter
60 of the Revised Code, as soon as practical>
ly and expedieDt, ia any district or districts
now unrepresented. And, in view of preva-
lence of armed rebellion and disorder in
many portions of this Co nmonwealth, the
Goveraor Is hereby directed to issue his GER
tfcates of election upon presentation of such
evidence as shall satisfy him OF the fact of
an ele3tion.
wi. That the Governor lie authorized
and empowered tt fill such official vacancies
by temporary appointments, and TO do such
acts as, in the exercise of sound discretion
he may deem expedeient for the safety and
good order of the State"
The Convention has adjourned, subject to
be reassembled upon the call of the Presi-
dent
Governor Taylor has issued his proclama-
tion ordering an aleetion fpr the Second Con-
gressioual District, to be held on w Wednesnay
9th inst
The great sael of the State in possession of
the Rev. Mr.. Taylor, is beautiful and very
appropriate device The Goddess cf Liberty,
representing the Uniop, bears in hear hand
a scroll containing the Federal Constitution,
to the benefits of which North Carolina, typ~
flied by the Goddess Ceres is suing TO be ad.
mitted. In the distance is ship emblemat-
ic Of the commerce of the State.
Thus has another of the seeded States fors
mally returned TO her allegiance. May God
speed the work now inaugurated in this good
old Commonwealth, until her whole people
shall be redeemed from rebel tyranny and
usurpaton.