Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1862-01-29
School Fund, II
\ TO BE CONTINUED
N0RTH-CAR0LINAs STATE CONVENTION
Adjourned session.


A. NJ. and the journal Of yesterday was reao "nu
approved. ,...,rn1
mir. johnson presented the credentials OF VI. ~
N. Strong, delegate elect from the county OF Mech-
|an,nrp 20 fll the vacancy created by the reslgna
ton of DR.. P. Z. Caldwell. u.;e
Mr. McNeill of Cumberland, presented certn-
cute of the election of NJ. j. McDuie to MI the va
cancy occasioncd by the resignation OF .he iiol:
warren Winslow the former delegate IRON that
county. a,oor,
DR. Miller presented memorial from the otfcers
of the 4th Rec't n c. Troops, stationed at camp
Mangurn, for the suppression OF dlstilief'es' he
ferr,.i ON motion of Mr. Leak of Richmond, to Sc
lect committee
Mr. Foster. Of Ashe. memorial from that coun-
ty, praying repeal of the 4h section OF the heVe
nue. law. Referred to the Finance committee
Mr.. Houston, petition from inc y" "
Union county, praying repeal of that provision OF
the Revenue law which exempts from taxation
$500 worth of each taxpayers property. Referred
TO the Finance committee. :,
Mr. Long. from the select committee, appointed
in pursuance of Mr.. Satterthwaites resolution 10
inquire concerning the quantity and quaty OF 'lle
clothing shoes, etc. advertised tor sale at auc'io'
BIZ j. Devereux, Maj, A. q. NJ, submitted lengthy
report, exhibiting in detail the number, ana quar-
ty of the articles, and expressing the opinion tha'
the sale should be allowed to proceed as IN other
cases of articles condemned unfit for military
service. The report further stated that the COM
mittee had no definite Information as to the manner
IN which this clothing came into the possession Vi
the Quarter Masters Department, further tnan Ma
jor Dsvereux's statement that they were ch'ehy
purchased in large lotS-dealers being uA"lihe ~
make other than wholesale sales -
Mr. Leak of Richmond, while disclaiming all in
tention of castng any injurious imputaton upon Of
ficers connected with the Quarter masters Depart
ment, earnestly advocated a srlcter lnVesIisa'loh
into the matter, and poStponement OF the suit
Something he Said was obviously wrong, anu
should he cleared up.
Mcssrs. Bachelor and Schenck were opposed to
stoppage Of the SALE and deemed the report OF inc
committee satisfactory. The latter sao that lie,
for one, opposed to the Convention reSo..'ls
itself into committee of espionage over the actions
of the military deparinuets,' We were sent here
FOR no such purpose, y II higher and nobier ends
Should there be pecula and fraud IN this matter
10, the officers be sued on their bonds and punished
for naliea>ance.
Mr.. Schcnck moved in conclusion, that the re-
port be adopted
Mr. Wocdtin substantially concurred in the views
lust advanced 1t Was too late to interfere with the
sale even were it polite to do So Let the sale pro-
ye.d and let the gentleman from Richmond INTRO
,luc his resolution for further investg CATION into
the manner Of purchase. lie for would not op-
pose it.
Mir. Leak rejoined at length, urging postpone
.acEt Of the sale.
NJ. Melanc remarked th.t should the discussion
proceed the goods would al he sold as the sale was
now progressing.
The report Of til. committee then adopted.
By general consent. the specia! order Was post
pouru for :; liltlc while, and
Mr. St!cng introduced q resolution authorizing
t!: Secretary OF State to allow Mr.. WIN. b. Guick
tine use in or out of his Office Of The tenSns returns
Of 1859, tnr the space OF two month, or until called
for by the Confederate government. Adopted.
On motion Of Mr. Rutin, the President was au-
;horiZe to fiji the vacancy in the judiciary commit
tee. occlsnned by the resignation of Judge Blgss.
Mr. Smith OF Macon, introduced an ordinance for
the completion Of the Western y. {. Railroad, and
tor other purposes.
Referred To a select committee.
The Convention took up the special order,
viz: The ordinance 70 charter the Piedmont Rail
road Danylle conuCclion on its second readlns
NJ Strong moved that the ordinance be post
ponce, and made the special order for Thursday next
st noon Mr. 5. stated that this motion was made
i'll consequence of the necessary absence OF many
delegates from the East.
Mr.. Brown disposed to favor the postpone
mcnt because, under the circumstances, ne thought
there could be at present 10 fair expression OF the
views Of the Convention.
d to extending through strained sense o! parlla
,ntary courtesy, poStponemcnt to those who
rcatcned resort TO every parliamentary ma
rnvrc to defeat the ordinance The debate woniC
cupy several days -therc was little prospect O
ere being a fuller House, and friends of the bill
absent TOW. well as enemies The orGi
SHOULD be passed passed at all assoon as pos
,le since a military necessity existed Tor the con
ruc'lon Of the road.
Mr.. Rayncr favored the postronement He sale
! if the delegate from Rockingham alluded to him a!
one of those who threatened to kill the bli! by
talking against time" he was entre Y mistaken
! That gentleman misunderstood the position of thu
! opponents of the scheme. They threatened rcsor
To such in resistance only to an attempt mad
! by its friends to avail themselves OF merely acct
dental majority, when there was but thin atten
dance az the close of the last session. lie urge
this postponement not as matter of courtesy, ou
as a matter OF right
Mr.. kittrcll asked why had so many OF the Eas
tern delegates returned to their homes? 1t was DC
Of the presence OF the enemy s eet IA pami,c
Sound The main object Of the enemy, was to Gu
off one of the chief arteries of Railroad commun
cation with tue capital Of the Southern Confederacy
THIS absence of theirs an additional, ana
welghty reason why the measure before the Cor
vention should be acted OH at once, and that step
might be speedily taken for the construction OF ar
other line Of railway, to supply the place OF the on
which is now imperllled
Mr. Gorrell opposed the postponement, and press
ed the Immediate consideration of the ordinance,
the plea (mainly) of "lni,itary necessity" lie
luled to the menacing attitude Of the enemy, an
predicted the utter ruin which would follow Tn
seizure by the enemy, of the Wilmington an
Weldon Railroad in the East, and the Virginia an
Tennessee Road in the West.
MIR. Brown had seen too much OF Yankee pr
grammes to place any reliance on them. week
delay in The discussion, would not retard the col
struction Of the roads. He advocated with mae
earnestuess and force, the proposed delay, concur
ing with Mr.. Rayner, in claiming it mot as pa
liamentary courtesy, but as a matter OF strl
justice"
Mr. Gilmer regretted that Mr.. Brown, whom
had heretofore classed among the staunchest trlen
Of the bill, should now urge delay which mig
} prove fatal to the measure.
Mr. Mebane said that if he deemed this motto
, for postponenenta mere parliamentary maneuvr
he should certainly oppose it; but he did rot so r
, gard it, and protested against making this vote