, 1865-10-16

llny. Tic ordinance reported by the commit
Pc provided tor the insertion into t1te Con-
titution Of The following clause -: ~
"s1aSery and involuntary scrvitude otlacl.
tise than fl crimes whereof the parties shall
ave. been -dnay convicted, shall be, and arc
ereby forever prohibited within the State
In South Carolina long time was spent 10
cterninlng the phrnseology Of the slavery
fausc.' Exceeding sensitivcness YVES mani
.sted In regard to the matter BY many gen
tcmen, three OF fonr Of whom eyen went %
" as to say that they would not vote for It
t ali unless It 1ecitcd the t'historical factj1'~
hat the abolition was by the United States
authorities, That a. question OF this sort
Tould be raised here was certain cpouah, but
hat It would find less than dozen support:
one John ); ,odala, Of = Nofthamptou
hat the clause; shonld real-a The. .inslitn:
lion of. slavery having been de4roTea ln
North Carol3nn, 1t; Il hereby declared that
slavery and Involuntary stryltude,7 &C.. He
very briefly said that he fully ncsepted the
terms Of the President for restoration 70 Po-
litical rights, and would not only cheeEffliy
vote for the prohibition OF slavery, but would
oppose any attempt to retain control Of the
subject; b9t he thought it necessary to de-
clare the historical fact about the matter.
Mr. Thomas Settle, Chairman of tho Com
nlttee, and Ar. Bedford Brown; both favored
the Language Of the report, as being p1ain,
rssarv to inseTt Athe b;5 ,r,ca1 - rant .:iot tha
mover 20 an % md recite I ibat s1arerS % Vas k;,iei
by secession. which a maforIty of the pe,pla
OF the State a1Yays. 'onposed that Il might
have been partially retained II the Davis Goy.
crnmcnt had not 6een obstinate; md that It.
received Its death-thrnst when the Confeder-
negroes into the army, Iii. Brown wanted
the proposition to stand simnla- and ~ fhe
i ffce aci Of the people. while Nh. .Eettle
couldn't sec any occasion for putting into Il a
lookipg-glass In which future generations
might SEQ the gaping wounds Of tits.
sufficient 70 kill the amendment, but iils:Nttle
show If vitality vanished in IN instaat. 1when
a member Of the Smith family moved to in-
) se1t In it after the words North Carolina, the
words "by the seceseionlsls.' This palpabla
hit caused an explosion of laughter, which
carried Adams amendment to the tuble with
only stx or eight opposIng voices. another
ever" go as to leave coming times free to act
as suited their views, but IN intimution that
the vrns and 11aye would he called, nm the
amendment, secured its instant Withdrawal.
And then, at quarter before eleven on
t1is seycnth day Of October, 1866, BY unani-
mous vote Of her delegates in convention as
sembled, the State Of North Carolina, acting
under tie force Of necessity, declared slavery
abolished and forever prohibited within her
limlts In how large and humane sense this
prohibition lis declarca, let the future show.
CIVIL ooyEnsxpyr..
With characteristic observance of the orde.
in wiIch -thrir wnri r. n ht dono. tho efn-
Tention Immediately after nassinr the;slarery
or;]inance fnols m that for rcEestat atlisbfnr
cjviI l[oycrnmrnt' which was amcndeI briefv
iebafed and then .passed. -:
II nrT,ri1es that IN tic second Thursday at
Eovamber ncxt nm riection shan be held for
Govcrnor 1nrrnhers If The Leeislotrre. and
,o,,,nsnnt,,tiv IN Eor1rcss Thc members Of
tx aa;siHtnre are i1 t,o1d office iii Their
s,Scasl1~s "rs cbnenr m the first Thursday ri
Anonst Is.sS whiIe The Governor takes his
scof ne sonn ns tfe Y,royzfnnn1 {;nyertloE ceases
- ~ - nn5 ho1Js II, nfIca m, foni,arv