Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-03-14
From the State Journal.


Report Of the Commissioners from North Carolina.
We present as follows the Report of Hons. DANIEL
NJ. BARR1NGER DAVID S. REID, GEORGE DAVIS THos.
RUFFIN, JAMES NJ. MoREHEAD, Commissioners to the
Peace Conference from North Carolina The Commits
ontrs content themselves with giving mere statement
Of their action, leaving the details be gathered
from the journal of the Conference which will be print
ed in few days, and from which will publish exten
sive extracts when it reaches u.s. In connection with
this report give the proposed amendments adopted
by the Conference with the vote each article sepa
raely The report is as follows
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9th, 1861
SIR: Cndtr the appointment of the General Assem-
bly, the undersigned repaired to this place for the pur
pose OF meeting commissioners from other States under
the invitation of the State of Virginia. and uniting in
devisng some plan for settling the unhappy sectional
differences which have agitated the public mind and
dangered the Union. meeting took place at the time
appointed, viz the 4th day OF the present month"; and
it has been CONTINUED from day to day until the final ad
ournment this day. The Convention sat with closed
doors, but journal of the proceedings kept, and
OF the last acts to the injunction against
IS publication
In the progress of the meeting representatives from
twenty-oue States came in ; and after much discussion
and long dellberation the consultation resulted in the
adoption by majority of the States of seven sections
amendments OF the Constitution of the United Staes
aud presenting them to the Congress now session. aud
requesting that body to propose them for adoption by
Convention in TIE several States, in accordance with
printed copy* of the amendments is enclosed for the
formation Of the people and authorities of North Caro-
lima.
Upon the final gu stion Of adopting them, the vote of
the State given unanimously for the third and fourth
sections. Upon the Others there was difference of
opinion maj jOrity OF the Commissioners viz Messrs.
Reid, Barrnger and Davis of opinion that those
sections ought not TO be and would not be satisfactory
to North Carolina, and therefore felt bound to cast the
vote OF the State against the first second, fifth, sixth
and seventh sectious-while the other two Commission
ers, Messrs Run and Morehead thought it their daty
not to reject absolutely any guarantees, which the
savehodlDg States mi ght offer tor the security of the
sdveh0dIng Staes but to submit them to the people of
North-Carolna for acceptance rejection upon their
own deliberate judgement, and therefore they e bound
not 10 obstruct the adoption of those sections but to
give their voice f0T them though not coming up fully
to what they the people might deem right or proper
The journal of the Convention is not yet printed but
1t will be IN few days and the Undersigned have
dered that several copies OF it should be sent to your
Exceency that the various and nume Gus propositions
under the consideration of the Convention may be
and understood, and particularly the votes them
by North Carolina.
he undersigned cannot anticipate what disposition
Congress will make of this matter but few days
determine it. Nor do the undersigned possess any au
thenllc information upon the question, whether should
Congress propose these amendments, they will fail be-
fore the States, be ratified by sufficient number to
incorporate them into the Constitution.
We have the honor to be- with the highest respect
yonr Exceliencys most obedient servants,
d. NJ. BARRINGER.
DAVID S. REID.
GEO. DAVIS.
! THOMAS RUFFIN.
J. NJ MOREHEAD.
TO His ExcelIency, JOHN W. ELLIS
Raleigh, North Carolina