Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-10-23

RALEIGH, N. c., Oct. IS, 1865.
B. F. Moore, of Wake, presented an ordi.
nance for submitting the anti-secession and
anti.slavery ordinances for the ratification of
the legal voters Of the State on the second
Thursday in November next, and providing
for the publication Of the same, and the in.
corporation of the ordinances in the consti-
tuition Of the State. He moved to suspend
the rules, and put the ordinance on its third
reading.
Conigland, of Halifax, moved to amend,
striking out all after the enacting clause in
the first. and making the submission apply
only to the ordinance prohibiting slavery.
He thought it bad policy to submit this
question to the people; it would excite bad
feeling. He could not sec the policy Of sub.
hitting to the vote Of the people questions
which were to be made part Of the constitu-
tion Of the State.
The motion to strike out failed, only five
voting in favor, viz: Alben, Conigland, of
Halifax, Howard, Of Edgecomb, Kinney and
Mccoy, Of Sampson.
Several members explained their votes, and
said they would have refused to submit the
question in the offensive language of the
first proposition; had not Mr.. Moore modi-
fed his resolution they would have voted for
Conigland's proposition.
The ordinance passed a second reading.
Howard, of Edgecomb, Love, Of jackson,
Eaton, of Warren, and Ferrebee, made
speeches, all substantially in the same spirit
ia opposition to a submission Of Tie question
SguaTeiy to the people.
The yeas and nays were called on Cald-
wells amendment, which was Secession"
or "No Secession" and the vote stood 7S
nays to 20 yeas.
ment Of DR.. Grisson, to make the form Of the
ballot "Anti-Secession ordinance ratified"
or amt Slavery ordinance rejected, ""Anti-
Slavery ordinance ratified" or "Anti-Sla-
very ordinance rejected, +" the vote was taken
viUa vooe, and declared adopted. A division
was called, but a count showed large ma
jority in favor of it. Thus ended days
discussion, in which the Secession element
fought their ground inch by inch-in the
same spirit others did the passage Of Boy
denis ordinance declaring the Secession ordi-
nance had always been null and void-but
instead Of meeting the same stern resolution
they encountered only weakness and vascil-
lation. They evidently had no intention
that the people should be permitted to give
their verdict squarely against secession and
slavery. In the form the question will be
submitted, it will be mere passive acqui-
escence by the people, in the action of the
Convention, which they have declared, time
and time again, to be done under constraint,
and for the sole purpose of getting back into
the Union-not because they detested seces-
sion or disbeleved in slavery per Sc, but
solely upon grounds Of policy. The vote
shows that there were fve members opposed
to submitting the question Of secession or no
secession to the people at all. This is evil
IDENTIFY more than half backing down from the
position assumed in the passage of these or
dinances, and will be 30 regarded.
EVENING SESSION.
The convention this evening was engaged
in the consideration Of the tax bill of the
State Treasurer, for raising 100000. The
bill was considered section by section,
amended and finally passed.
The convention will probably adjourn to.
morrow. u. s.