Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1863-02-02
Uuion in any form or modification what

ever.
That, the Senate concurring, the Speaker
OF each House be requested to forward a
copy OF these resolutions to our Senators
and Representatives in Congress, that they a
may present them to that body, and thus
place on public record this our final and ire
vocable determination.
MIR. Grissom proposed the following as q
substitute:
WHEREAS, various slanderous reports have
been cir culated both in the State and out OF
1T, rejecting on the loyalty of the members
of this Legislature and the people of the
State. and assembling to them hostility to the
Confederate Government and a desire to re-
construct the Union. Therefore be 1t unan-
m0usly
ResOLv ed, That as the Representatives of
the people, and in our own behalf as :ndiyid-
al citizens of the State, we protest against
and denounce these accusations az entirely
false in letter and spirit, as calculated to
misrepresent the sentiments OF those who
have never faltered in support of all constl
%tutional measures for the prosecution OF the
war, and as tending to produce Jealousles
and h~eartburnings among a'people who have
sealed their devotion to the cause of South
ern Independence with their blood, upon the
proudest battlefields OF this revolution
That the charge, of a desire on the part of
this Legislature, or any portion of it, to con-
hict with Confederate Government, or to EN-,
barrass the President in the prosecution of
the war, is grossly untrue, Liberal and Sian
derous. That we hereby pledge ourselves
most heartily and emphatically to the most
vigorous constitutional war policy, promis-
ing in the name of North Carolina, the most
liberal contribution of men and money to
the support of it, and protesting against any
settlement of the struggle which does not Sc
cure the independence of the Confederate
States of America.
The following additional resolution was
offered by Mr.. Amis and accepted by Mr..
GriSson:
Resolved, That the Governor be requested
! to communicate a copy of these resolutions
to the Governors of the several States of the
Confederacy, and also to our Senators and
, Representatives in Congress, to be laid be.
fore their respective bodies.
, After a lengthy and excited debate, and
the rejection of several amendments, Mr..
: Grissom's substitute was adopted by a vote
T Of 80 yeas 10 9 nays.
I Mr.. Cowles introduced a series of resolu-
g tons requesting the President to revoke the
r orders suspending the writ of habeas corpus
I at, and in the vicinity of Salisbury, declar-
c ing that we had laws sufficiently stringent
to punish all manner of disloyal conduct att
Judges of unimpeachable integrity to adj
minister the same. That any freeman res.
n trained of his liberty has a right to a speedy
and public trial by a jury of his peers
l Made the special order for II o'clock, to
morrow, and ordered to be printed.
The House proceeded to the consideration
=. Of a resolution to authorize the Governor to
is contract for a quantity of salt. ,..
re A protracted discussion arose on this reso
luton, participated in by Messrs. Waddell
n Harris, of Chatham, Russ, Amis, Robbins
s. Cowles and others; the whole matter wa
ed finally tabled.
Mr.. Stancell introduced a bill to exemp
p old men from military duty, exempts a.
On over DO. .-. .a.. .
i'll The bill to amend the charter of the Coal
field Railroad, passed it's second and thir
readings.
SENATE, Jan. 2S.-Mr. Graham offered
'rs bill to provide for the payment of claims du
te, the State from the Confederate Government
err Also a bill in regard to Auditors Office
OF Passed their several readings.
ny Mr.. Ellis, a resolution in regard to the en-
or rollment Of free negroes as cooks in the al
to my. Referred.
The bill to secure the rights of marie
: women was discussed by Messrs. Smith
Use Graham, Faison, Eure, Murrill and other
of The bill failed to pass, ayes Is, noes %.
lgs The bill to raise ten thousand v~olunteeN
for State defence, with Mr.. Lanes amend
ment excepting conscripts from its provis
ions, was debated to the close of the sessit
without coming 20 a. vote.
If. 'a
ro- House, Jan. 28.-Mr. Shepherd, from IL
the Committee on Finance, reported a bill
the amend an act entitled an act to provide wa,
and and means for supplying the Treasury, &
of Mr.. Shepherd explained the import of II
sed bill, and said that it was important that Il
in bill should pass at once. He therefore hope
cas- that the rules would be suspended and t
BRO. bill passed its several readings. Concur
ent in, and the bill passed its final reading in t
and House.
Mr.. Mckay, reported back a bill for t
iced relief of the people of Allegheny county, l
up commencing it's passage. The bill was p
to on its several readings and passed.
see Mr.. PEBBLES, from the Judiciary Comm
de- tee, reported back a bill relative to attac
vote ments of soldiers property, recommending
substitute for the bill. Passed its seve
Ger readings under a suspension of the rules.
Ac- Mr.. Hooper offered a bill to legalize t
IN of proceedings of a court in Catawba coun
t of Passed its several readings under a suspe
sion of the rules.
rried Mr.. Grissom moved to take up House
No. ID, of specie payments by the banks,
the regulate the currency between creditors a
debtors. Concurred in and the bill '
/ the read.
Quite a lengthy and an animated discu
yalty ION ensued, participated in by Messrs, w