Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1861-01-19
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IRln,Y January i. ls6l.
The SENATE was called 10 "r,i"r at I"o'cI"ck, \ NJ
T.= Journal al yesterday read.
PETITIONS
Mr.. Eure, "f Resolutions from citizens of Gates
county "a federal relations. Lie an the liable.
Mr.. shaw, petition from citizens IT Cumberland crniy
r.yng rr the enactment Of law in regard To free per-
color. Read and referred To the committee
slaves and Tree m-grut>.
Mr noGs"n restitution in favor of W. C. Norwood, of
iaikin county. Referred II the committee IN ci inn.
Mr.. Street. bill Il provide Tor the education Of State
Cadets III the North iarina Military lnsItu'e II: Char
lurr and iT other purposes. Ordered be prmte and
referred to the comiiis" education und II literary
fund.
Mr. Ramsay. bill incorpnr- the onion Mining Com
pany. Eeierred 1" the committee ruipurat.uaS
Mr. Taylor, "f brunswick, bill fr the better regulation
Of pilots Cape Fear Referred To The cunlIUc
propositions and grievances
MIR Thomas of Davidson, bill Ia incorporate Davidson
Copper Mining Company. Referred 10 committee "n cor
poratiuns.
Mr.. Walker, hill to incorporate Rudisil Gold Mining
Company Referred to cnnmIIer corporations.
Mr.. Walker b! To incorporate the y. G. and Baltimore
Mining Company Referred TO committee corporations.
Mr. Brown from the committee banks and currency.
reported back the bill establish the bank Aamance,
recommending It's passage.
CONVENTION
The hour of IL having arrived, the special order viz
The amendment 10 the amendment introduced By the Sem
from Gates taken up.
Mr. Ramsay offered substitute requiring the question Of
Convention or Convention 10 be submitted - the people
The Ih of March next, and that if Called the COnven
: tiun >hall meet on the 10Th of MAY.
Mr. DOckery said he would nte for the substitute offered
: by The Senator from Rowan The provision submit
the question OF Conve:On the people
In the first nSn!ce, and in the event of Convention its
action to Tie ratification Of the people Their rejection at
erwarI accorded fully with the line of policy he advnca-
led in Committee Of the whole few days ago the time
he introduced the proceedings Of public meetings in
the county Of Richmond and from The county of Robe
son. That whilst he entertained serious apprchenSiOnS.
that should Convention assemble the seceSsonsIs and
designing politicians might be able by adrut
to get the control and Withdraw State from the Union
immediately as Convention far had DONE relying
upon the protection of the conservative principle embodied
IN the substitute to vest in the people whom it rghttuy
belongs the power TO approve reject at the ballot box
he would not oppose 10 allow the people to set
tie the question they might think proper But he would
most earnestly caution all lovers of constitutional liberty,
and especially all who not believe existing CAUSES su-
Gent to Justify the Of this great country and the
destruction of the government bequeahed BY Wash
lngnn and other patriots of revolutionary days, against
the lm nent danger of the results that have followed
the holding of conventions in other States.
Mr. ID. said, he wou.d cheerfully have voted for
the amendment submitted by the Senator from Guilnrd,
but for his objection an open Convention at this time
Although warm aud persistent advocate of I'D ydL0rena,
he did not wish to conIpcate federal and State reform be-
fore the same Convention lie of the opinion that
the preservation destruction our form
of government would afford reflection sufficient, and
sderatlon enough, for any Convention this time and in
view of the excited and exciting remarks heard almost
every day the floor of the Senate by leading
members tina they wish the Convention take the State
instantly out of the Unon and by sone that they would
regard the State degraded by remaining the Union uni
the 4th Of March next, he feared too much.
Mr. Lane said he in favor of the original bill but
order to secure Convention, he wiling fol
before the Senate looking to that object. lie
would abide BY their decision when made lie spoke al
some length reviewing the wrongs received at hands
the Republican party and said that North should
seek redress in the Union if she ud of if she
Mr. Ramsay said that he had offered this substitute, be
caue lie did not approve of many Of the provisions of the
substitute offered by the Senator from Gates. He
favor o. Convention called BY the people coolly aud de
lberaey lie had doubts whether the Legislature had tn
right TO call Convention federal reati6ns-was utterly
opposed 10 secession for existing causes and did not beev
in the right The cOo SOBER thong Of the people
would yet the country
, Nj. Lane rejoined.
Mr.. Street said that the Convention shond be called a
early day. be feared that collision would take place
between the federal and State authorities in the secednt
States He in favor Of open and unrestricted Con
yen0n In the course Of his remarks he said that Mr.
Crittendens plan for saving the Union would not be &C
ceptable 10 the South.
Mr. Brown replied he said that the adoption of Mr.
Crittendens resolutions would guarantee protection Il
slavery forever South of the line So deg 80 mln the
SO declared in explicit terms and would drive from tn
oCougresa at once and forever this dsractng SLAYER