Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1861-12-11
Mr.. Warren presented petition from sundry cit
liens of Washington county, aggrieyed BY military
arrest made by COL Geo b. Singeltary. Referred

! arrest made by Col Geo. b. Singeltary. Referred
| to select committee. -rl'-,.. -"
Mr.. Ruffin from the committee which reported the |
ordinance for the relief othe treasury reportedsn Or
dnance allowing the Treasurer an additional cerk at
salary Of $780, and raising the salary OF the chief
| clerk in that department to fl 200 per ann'ln.
! Mr. Sutherland introduced resolution requiring |
the military committee to make inquiry as to the
proprety Of making provision for arnng the State
militia. Lies over.
| Mr.. Osborne from the military committee, sub
mitted together with majority report an ordinance
| for the construction of railroad between Green's
| bore N Z. and Danville, Va.
| On motion of Mr.. Osborne, this ordinance was
made the special order for Monday next at IL o'clock
! Mr.. Battle of Wake a resolution requiring the
Secretary of State furnish for the of the Con-
vention copy each of Cookies and Pearces maps
of the State.
Mr.. Battle moved to suspend the rule that the
resolution might have its final reading now. Lost
Mr. Galloway introduced ian ordinance to abro-
gate the 4th section Of the Revenue Law" Re.
ferred to the Finance committee.
| Mr.. Thomas of Jackson ian ordinance to equal
ize taxation" and another "to provide for equal
| distribution of the Common School fund" Lies
| over under the rule.
RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES ON THEIR SECOND
| HEADING
resolution, introduced by Mr.. Battle OF Wake,
concerning twelve month volunteers. lnstructs the
committee military affairs to inquire as to the
possibility and best means of inducing such voluu
teers to enlist for the war. Adopted
A resolution of thanks to the defenders Of Forts
| Hatteras and Clarke, introduced by Mr. Warren,
| was then read.
| At Mr. Warrens request, the following state
ment was read by the Clerk:
At the request of Flagotficer Barron when left
him at Fort Warren on the 9th inst, | saw Mr.. NAL
lory in Richmond Com. Barron having heard that
he was blamed for the fall of Hatteras, Secretary
Mallory said, Write to CON- Barron that the gov
eminent sympathzeswith HIM that it fully approves
of his course-that it approves of both his courage
and his Judgment and that there is no one whose
opinion Com. Barron could possibly care for. but
who approves of his action in every respect"
WYATT N. BROWN,
Surg. 7th Inf N. CIV.
Raleigh. Nov. 81. 1861.
The resolution was then unanimously adopted.
A resolution, introduced by Mr.. Bggs, concern
ing the twelve month volunteers mustered into the
Confederate States service for local defence In
structs the military committee to- inquire into the
proprety of allowing them such bounty, clothing,
etc, as is now allowed 10 other twelve months vol
| unteerS. Adopted
The ordinance to establish the office of Lieuten-
ant Governor was referred on motion of Mr. Battle,
to the committee on the executive.
The ordinance introduced by Mr. Thomas of
Jackson) to prevent the emancipation of slaves and
their being brought into this State as merchandise
WAS put on its second reading. The ordinance reads
as follows:
ORDINANCE IN RELATION TO SLAVES.
BE it ordained, That the General Assembly shall
have no power to pass laws for decentralization of
slaves without the consent Of their owners, with
out paying previous to such emancipation full
equivalent in money for the slaves so emancipated
They shall have power to prevent slaves from being
brought into this State as merchandise, and also to
obge the owners of slaves to treat them with hui
manity, to provide for them necessary food and
clothing and abstain from all injuries to them
extending to life OF limb.
Mr. Graham opposed its passage, because its first
provision was unnecessary, slaves could not be
emancipated now without the owners consent; and
its second provision alike unconstitutional and
lmpotc, Congress alone having the right to resn-
late commerce between the States Of the Confed-
eracy.
Messrs Rutin and Brown also opposed the ord-
nance, and
Mr.. Thomas moved to lay it on the table, which
was agreed to.
The ordinance for the suppression of oppressive
speculation was again postponed motion of Mr.
Satterthwaite, through courtesy to Mr. Badger, who
was absent.
On motion of Mr.. Smith of Johnston the ordi-
nance he had introduced laying tax on distillers,
was referred to the committee distilleries.
The Convention then proceeded to consider the
special order, viz: San ordinance TO define and pun
ish sediton."
Mr.. Biggs addressed the Convention at consider
able length in avoriof the He said it was
an act of extraordinary legislation, unnecessary in
time Of peace but like the issue of treasury notes
and the appropriation for the manufacture of salt,
its passage was inperatvey demanded by the pre-.
sent crisis.
We were engaged in perilous and terrific strug
gle, and nerve was requisite to meet it boldly and
e pass necessary measures. Since the war begun he
t had consistently denounced and repud:ted all at
tempts to dsuute the people of the South by reviv
ing party. No one could justly accuse him of har
: boring party prejudice at time like this, and hi
had no political aspirations 20 crafty. lie had al
ready received the highest honors the people of thu
State could confer.
This matter had been brought to the attention o
it the committee and its members concurred in think
o ing that some means should be devised to punish
treason and disoyaty. They had cast about for
le precedent and had found which all would res
pect, furnished by revolutionary fathers, wher
l. they were involved in similar struggle and envi
lc roned by like peris and difficulties In all mate
rial points the present ordinance was an exact tran
D. script of the OF 1777 He would notice brief,
Of the objections brought against the measure
1t was said that its passage would give indirect al
p and comfort to the enemy, by confirming the opir
ion they professed to entertain relative the prev
b. alence of strong Union sentiment in all of tn
Southern States. He thought that the requisitio
of an oath of allegiance would have no such eec
but rather the reverse.
re Every member of this Convention had signed tn
ordinance of secession, and the State had alread
sent 30 5000 soldiers to repel the INVADER
all Of these had taken an oath to support the go,
e. eminent Then why, he asked, should we nc
come forward with the same solemnity, and take
It like oath? Instead Of Strengthening it would etc
~ nally Danish any suspicion Of the loyalty of
tn people 1t was objected that we are morally boun
On already. Why, then, not take the oath? 1t vs.
I'll not intended to operate on such as were moral
bound, but did any one doubt that there were tho.
d. among us who felt the force Of no such obligation
These should be made tae ordinance proposes
to take the oath or leave the State. 1t might /
be asked, why not confine it to suspected person
as only" and to this he replied, that such restri