Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1865-10-12
THE Nc. CONVENTION.

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The North Carolina Convention assem-
bled at Raleigh, on Monday Of last week.
Hon. Ew1N q. READ, was elected Presi-
dent and JAMES q. MOORE, Principal
Clerk. Wstolipthe following with refer
enoe to the proceedings, from the Charlotte
Democrat, of Tuesday last:
The Convention has gone to work in good
earnest, and disposition is manifested to
do the work promptly. We judge from
what has already transpired, that the Con.
vention will refuse to take any action in re.
gard to the war debt of the State. 20
On Friday, Mr.. Bynum Of Lincoln, in
troduced an ordinance establishing the white
basis for representation in the House of
Commons, and providing that each county
shall have at least one member of the House
Of Commons whether it has the requisite
population or not. Mr.. Dickey introduced
an ordinance forbidding the assumption by
the State of the war debt. Mr.. Jones of
Rowan, an ordinance to petition the Presi.
dent for a general amnesty.
On Saturday, October z, ceuch business
of importance was transacted. An ordi.
nance providing for the election Of. members
of a General Assembly, Representatives in
Congress, and Governor, was passed under
q suspension Of the rules. This ordinance
provides for the election Of q General As
sembly, seven Representatives in Congress,
and q Governor, on the second Thursday
in November next General Assembly
to meet on the third Monday in November,
and the Governor elect to take his seat as
soon as the authority Of the Provisional
Governor shall cease, either before the LIST
of January, 1856, or afterwards before the
LIST of January. 1867. It further provides
that the Governor shall hold Office until the
lst of January, 1867, and empowers. the
General Assembly to modify as much of this
ordinance as relates to the provisions for
eleoting Governor and his term of Office.
Qualifications of voters substantially the
same as those required in the election of
delegates to the State Convention.
| Mr.. Settle introduced an ordinance re.
cognizing the just debt Of the State and.
repudiating the war debt.
The Committees ordinance prohibiting
slavery in the State of North Carolina, passed
unanimously its I'd and Sd readings.
Onmotion of Mr.. Settle, the Convention
ordered that Committee of eleven be.
raised on the subject of public and private
debts. To this Committee (yet to be ap.
pointed) were referred the ordinance intro
duced by Mr.. Settle, and similar PROPOSE
tions. -.
:, The following is the ordinance passed by
the Convention, making null and void the
ordinance of Secession passed May Goth,
1861:
Be it declared and ordained by the dele
gates Of the good people Of the State Of N.
Carolina in Convention assembled, and it.
is hereby declared and ordained, That the
ordinance of the Convention of the State
Of North Carolina, ratified on the 21st day
Of. November, 1889, which adopted and
ratified the Constitution of the United
States, and also all acts and parts Of acts of
the General Assembly ratifying and adopt
ing amendments to the said Constitution,
are now, and atall times since the adoption
and ratification thereof, have been IN full
force and effect, Notwithstanding the sup.
posed Ordinance Of the 10th day Of May,
1851, declaring the same to be repealed,
,rescinded and abrogated, and the said sup.
posed ordinance is now, and at all times
hath been, null and void.
Previous to the final passageof the above
ordinance an effort was made to secure the
adoption Of a substitute introduced by Mr..
Berebee, to the effect that there was some
sort Of constitutional or revolution:
,ary-for the action of the Convention of
1861. The substitute received the votes
of Messrs. Alexander, Allen, Bedford,
Brown, Conigland, Eaton, Faison, Ferebee,
Hanrahan, Howard, Jarvis, Joyne, Ken.
nedy, Manly, Mccoy, MoIver, Mebane,
Murphy, Ward, Winburne & Wright.
The ordinance was then put on itssecond
reading and adopted by a vote of los to 9.
Those who voted against it were Messrs.
Allen, Faison, Ferebee, Howard, Joyner,
Manly, Mccoy, Murphy and Ward. This
vote is understood to be against the phrase.
ology Of the repealing ordinance, and not
against repeating the ordinance of secession.
On its third and final passage the vote
for it was unanimous.