The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-10-21


The copperheads and enemies Of the favored
the assumption OF the rebel State debt
RICHMOND, Va, Oct 20, 1855
The Raleigh papers Of yesterday publish telegram
from the President to Governor Holden declaring that
every dollar Of the debt created aid tho rebellion
should be repudiaed finally and forever and expressing
the hope that the people Of North Carolina viii wash
their hands Of everything that partakcs the slightest
degree Of the rebellion recently crushed by the strong
arm Of the government.
Our Raleigh Correspondence.
RALEIGH, Oct H. 1855
As the first business Of the morning session. Judge
Donnell. from the Grinding Committee, should
call in Albany reported list OF ordinances proper
be considered by the Convention during the pres
ent session. Among them the ordinances declar
ing what laws in forcc providing for payment Of the
old State debt vacang the Offices judges &c. who have
taken any oath inconsistent with the constitution Of the
United staes creating commission report the State
Legislature code OF laws for freedmen enforcing the
claims Of the State property by the State raising
for the support Of the State Government; and
resolutions Of thanks to President johnson and Gov
Holden inquirng in relation TO the details Of the
State debt; soliciting Of the President OF the United
States total amnesty for all the people Of North Caro-
lima asking that persons under arrest by the military
may handed the civil authorities and for the
Transmission the President OF the United States OF
copies Of the Bill Of Rights the State constitution and
amendments and the ordinances relating secession
and slavery passed by the Convention
The report agreed to- and the latter resolution at
once taken up and passed
PRESERVATION
Judge Howard, from the committee that subject
reported ordinance requiring the Shers TO
the magistrates OF the several countless and with them
perfect enrolment in each district OF all able bodied
white citizens between the ages Of eighteen and thirty
Ave. unmarried. first GLASS; and between eighteen
and forty Ave. married. a second class, from which to
State police guard for the of law and
order TO act when called upon 70 do as aids TO the To-
cal police and civil officers until the State militia shall be
Judge Howard and General Dockery advocated the
ordinance stating that II absolutely needed In
localities protect life and property and preserve ths
peace Of the State. The rules suspended and the
ordinance made the special order for eleven O'Clock to-
morrow.
VOTES OF UNION SOLDIERS.
motion was made by Mr.. Rnmley To take mp AMI
pass the ordinance not included In the report OF the
intec providing that citizens who had served sol
ders In the United States army and had now returned
70 their homes may vote In the approaching election
without taking the oath ~ allegiance paying poll
The committee, however had concluded that all such
citizens entitled TO vote without any new lcgsa
ton, under the constitution Of the STATE and the
House refused to consider the ordinance.
NoN-LIABLIrY FOR ACTS DONE UNDER THE coNPEDERAcY.
The ordinance declaring what laws arc in force and for
other .rposes being sort Of omnibus BILL was then
taken up and spirited debate sprang up upon pro
vision holding exempt from responsibility by indictment
or civil acton any officer solder, or other person who
had any time been engaged in the discharge CT duty
under and in accordance with act OF the confederate
Congress- the State OF North Carolina during the
rebellion, whether such laws bad legal and binding force
Mr. Tod Caldwell offered an amo 'dment which
sought allow persons who had suffered their per
their property by trcspass VIOLENCE their re-
4 UNION orPrcER spvAxs ms MIMI
Captain Bryan officer Of the federal army desired
TO know what the Convention proposed to do by tins
working man. and there might be something in the law
he held in his hand that he couldn't that other
gentlemen could see But him II looked IKE propo-
ston that secession which had been declared Tile
gal, was legal after ALL and that those who had com
mtcd oItrages under seccsson 10 be held harm
less Now he happened TO have had five cousins hanged
shot by rebel ruians, who professed to act under
orders and hunted them down and killed them like dogs
because they would not 20 into the rebel army.
WHERE COT ORDER.
II men who only acted under orders not 10 be
held responsible for hanging Union and burning
their houses why they would all get on because every
body would say he had orders TO hunt The men and as
acted under orders for he thought he got his orders orr
| gnay from the devil.
| ONE HORSE MACHINE
When Jer Davis had the power no Union man could
get any fair play Tho rebels did they pleased and
| no one cared how many Union they Killed of II
was all on one side but then JeG Davis machine was
| always one horse machine. He never gave Union
| man show They were all called tories during The
war; and In the western part OF the State, where lac
lived they hunted like dogs To avoid lighting for
secession several went TO the federal army He had told
L
/ side, and when CONSUMPTION came he went and
fought IN the federal army and fought well as he
/ THE CONVENTION HAD BrrrH 90 HoME
He had devilment enough under the confoderacy
aud he wouldn't 20 for giving Union men no show for
getting square with the who had committed ourages
/ upon them Why, the old men and women had been
locked up Jail maltreated for feeding their
sons when they were hiding from CONSUMPTION II tho
thing you've done i all rghtn going 70 pass this
ordinance, would be time 10 adjourn and 20 home,
they'd pass another secession ordinance soon, and be
out of tho Union again. first they knew N
/ DAxgfR RETAIL ron
He could only tell them that la his part Of the State
Il men were denied IA rights under tho Law against
lew, and II much he could do already 20 per
suadc against retaliation. He did not care, far
as he was himself personally concerned although 2. one
him reward OF two thousand dollars was offered Shy
olders for his head and he didn't think that much OF
| reward either, AZ IL v as Confederate money,
\ COULDN'T DIXIE
" might b" his ignorance that prevented him from
seeing the proprety Of letting or free who had
committed murder on Union men He admitted that he
M ignorant compared with the lawyers and
judges around him. but he wanted 10 tell them that
ignorant IA 10 vas, be couldn't SEQ Dixie In th,s
he had been told what glorious future there for
the South, and what heap Of laurts be might win n
he went into Tho war; but no couldn't H. and be
didn't go in Y this was ignorance, q looked likc .
prcs good sort of ignorance just about these oays
CARRYING wArEa ON rorH sHouLpERs.
! There GOOD many men here who had been
| alkns great deal nnout Their Union principles end
1rtat for the last two weeks, but he could tell them
! thsrc we're mighty few Of them who hadn't carre.
v3der on both shoulders during the war
s ss1cman OIs rom Ws though, a' esry sr
I 10 me rebel army who had killed should be
,onP' II so, among the respectable body OF lnwysr
&c should himself desire NJ TO cngngc counsel
4 'LoNG rAw suoRr
/ Captain Bryan did hot thlnS any peson would und.r
stand him as favoring that great many sop
had been can.crpted AMI obliged 70 hph ana kilmen
Il ~ II Wcrp n thg