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.NoRrH.oARoLINA STATE CONVENTION.
Adjourned Session.

THURSDAY, Jan. %, 1852.
The Convention was called to order at 10 O'Clock
A. NJ, and the journal Of yesterday was READ aho
approved. ... 1911. ..g.L :,
MIR. Johnson presented the credentials ofDr. j.
NJ Strong, delegate elect from the county OF Meek
lenburg to fill the vacancy created by the resigna
ton of Dr. P. g. Caldwell
Mr.. Mcneil of Cumberland presented a certiti'
cate of the election of NJ D. McDuRie to fill the va
cancy occasOned by the resignation of the lion.
Warren Winslow, the former delegate from that
county.
Dr. Miller presented II memorial from the officers
of the 4lh Reg't \. Z. Troops stationed at Camp
Mangum, for the suppression of distilleries Re
ferred on motion of Mr.. Leak of Richmond, to Sc
lect committee .. r.....f ..sf.
Mr. Foster of Ashe memorial from that coun-
ty praying repeal of the 4th section of the Reve-
nue. law Referred to the Finance committee.
Mr. Houston, petition from the magistrates OF
Union county, praying repeal OF that provision oil
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.. Satterthwaite's resolution to
inquire concerning the quantity and quality OF the
clothing shoes, etc. advertised for sale at auction
by j. Devereux, MAJ, \. Q. NJ, submitted lengthy
report exhibiting in detail the number, and quail
ty of the articles and expressing the opinion that
the sale should be allowed to proceed as in other
cases of articles condemned as unfit for military
service The report further statcd that the CON-
mltee had no definite information to the manner
IN which this clothing came into the possession Of
the Quarter Masters Department, further than Ma
jor Devcreuxs statement that they were chiefly
purchased in large lotS-dealers being unwilling to
make other than wholesale sales.
Mr.. Leak of Richmond, while disclaiming all in
tention of casting any injurious mputation upon Of
6,,ar, tod With thp DeDart-
ment earnestly advocated a stricter investigation
into the matter, and postponement of the sale. -
Something, he said, obviously wrong and
should be cleared up.
Messrs Bachelor and Schenck were opposed to
stoppage of the sale, and deemed the report of the
committee satisfactory. The latter said that he,
"for one was opposed to the Conventions resolving
itself into committee Of espionage over the actions
of the military departments" We were sent here
for no such purpose but for higher and nOber ends.
Should there be peculson and fraud IN this matter,
let the officers be sued on their bonds and punished
for msfeasance
Mr. Schcnck moved in conclusion, that the re-
port be adopted.
Mr. Woudfn substantially concurred in the views
Just advanced 1t was TOO late to interfere with the
sale even were it polite to do Let the sale pro-
coed, and let the gentleman from Richmond intro
duce his resolution for further investigation into
the manner Of purchase. lie for would not op-
pose il.
Mr.. Leak rejOined at length, urging postpone
inert of the sale.
Mr.. Mebane remarked, that should the discussion
proceed the goods would all be sold, the sale was
now progressing.
The report of the committee then adopted.
BY general consent, the special order Was post
poned for little while, and
Mr.. Strong introduced resolution authorizing
the Secretary of State TO allow Mr.. VIM B. Gulick
a., - e rh, ratt.
of 1860 for the space OF two month, or until called
for by the Confederate government. Adopted.
On motion Of Mr. Ruftin. the President was au-
thoriZed to fill the vacancy in the judiciary commit
tee occaSioned by the resignation of Judge Biggs.
Mr.. Smith, of Macon, introduced an ordinance for
the completion Of the Western \. c. Railroad and
for other purposes
Referred Ia select committee.
The Convention now took up the special order,
viz: The ordinance to charter the Piedmont Rail
road Danville connccIion) on its second reading.
Mr. Strong moved that the ordinance be post
poned and made the special order for Thursday next,
at noon. Mr.. S. stated that this motion was made
in consequence Of the necessary absence Of many
delegates from the East.
Mr.. Brown was disposed to favor tSc postpone
ment, because under the circumstances, ne thought
there could be at present fair expression OF the
views Of the Convention.
Mr.. Reid opposed postponement lie was oppo-
sed TO extending through strained sense Of parlia
meniary courtesy, 4 pOstponcment TO those who
Threatened a resort TO every parliamentary ma.
nuruvrc 10 defeat the ordinance. The debate would
occupy several days-thcrc was little prospect Of
Mere being fuller House, and friends of the bill
absent now, as well as enemies The ordl-
nance should be passed fpaSSed at all soon pos
sible, since military necessity existed for the con-
structlon of the road.
Mr. Rayncr favored the poStponement He said
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one of those who threatened to kill the bill by
talking against time, he entirely mistaken.
That gentleman misunderstood the position OF the
opponents of the scheme. They threatened resort
to such in resistance only to an attempt made
by its friends to avail themselves of merely acct
dental majority when there was but thin atten-
dance a: the close of the last session. He urged
this pOStponement not as matter oil courtesy out
a matter OF right.
Mr. Kittre asked why had so many OF the EaS-
tern delegates returned to their homes? 1t was be-
cause of the presence Of the enemyS heet IN Pamilco
Sound. The main object Of the enemy, was to cut
off one of the chief arteries of Railroad communl-
cation with the capital Of the Southern COnedcracy
This absence of theirs was an additional, and
weIghty reason why the measure before the Con-
vention should be acted at once, and that steps
might be speedily taken for the construction OF an
other line Of railway, to supply the place OF the enc
which is now imperiled.
Mr. Gorrcll opposed the postponement and press
cd the immediate consideration OF the ordinance, on
the plea (mainly) of military necessity" de al,
luded to the menacing attitude of the enemy, and
predicted the utter ruin which would follow the
seizure, by the enemy, of the Wilmington and
Weldon Railroad in the East, and the Virginia and
Tennessee Road in the West.
Mr.. Brown had seen too much of Yankee pro-
grammes to place any reliance on them. A weeks
delay in the discussion, would not retard the con-
Struction OF the roads. He advocated with much
earnestness and force the proposed delay, concurr-
ing with Mr.. Rayner, in claiming it mot as par
liamentary courtesy, but as matter OF strict
justice"
Mr.. Gilmer regretted that Mr. Brown, whom he
had heretofore classed among the staunohest friends
of the bill, should now urge delay which might
prove fatal TO the measure.
Mr.. Mebane said that if he deemed this motion