The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1866-12-08

of the motion, and was seconded by MI
Stone of Nash
The bill was reconsidered, and passed it
Sd reading q
BILLS ON THIRD READING.
ter of the Revised Code, read and passed.
A bill providing for working public roads
read and passed.
A resolution by Mr. Russ that, whereas
certain persons are interested to misrepresent
the sentiments of the people of this State
this Legislature representing the people, re
cord in solemn form as the sense of this AS
sembly that the representations aforesaid
are false.
MIR. Davis said that he knew of no disloy-
atty. That persecution of Union men was
untrue. That partizan contests would always
arise and men differ. That no one could
blame the people for their preferences That
II there was a man in this State SO base as to
say her people was disloyal he would brand
MIN as a double traitor. That persons. in
terested in disappearing North Carolina
at present, formerly pretended to be good
Confedera:es. How could the people trust
them Ii any were disloyal such men were
MIR. Davis called for the yeas and nays.
Mr.. Williams OF Yancey asked to be excu-
sed from voting. He said that he did not
know the truth about these things.
The House refused to excuse him.
MIR. Crawford of Rowan said that if the
gentleman did not know the truth he could
tell 1T him, and call names. There was dis
loyalty in This State and he was willing to
say so. w. w. Holden and his colleagues
were disloyal. He was willing to tax the
people, II there was no hell here in North
Carolina Tor these men, to build hell
MIR. Lyon called him tn order, and he took
his seat under the ruling of the speaker.
Mr.. Blair moved to lay the resolutions on
the table. The House refused as follows:
YEAS Messsrs. Ashworth, Beasley, Black
Blair, Blythe, Garrett, Hinnant, Jenkins, of
Castor, jenkins, of Granville, Jordan, Lyon,
Moore, of Chatham, Morton, Scoggin,
league, Vestal, and Williams, of Yancy.
NAYs--Messrs. Allen, Autry, Baker Boyd,
Bowe, Bradsher, Bright Brown, Bryson,
Carson, Chadwick, Clark, Clemeets, Cowan,
Crawford, of Macon, Crawford, of Rowan,
Dargan, Davis, Davidson, Durham, Everett,
Farrow, Freeman, Galloway, Cambria, Gar
ris, Gorham, Cranberry, Guess, Harding,
Harper, Henderson. Hodnett, Horton. of Wa
tauga, Horton, of Wilkes, Houston. Hutchin-
son, Jones, Judkins, Kelsey, Kenan, Kendall,
Latham, of Washington, Lee, Long, Lowe,
Lutterloh, May, Macarthur, Nc Clammy, Nc,
Cougar, Mckay, McNair, McRae, Moore, of
Hartford, Morehead, Morrissett, Murrll, Neal,
Patton, Perry, of Carteret, Perry, of Wake,
Reinhard, Richardson, Rogers, Rosebro
Russ, Scott, Shelton, Simpson, Smith, of
Duplin, Smith, of Guilford, Stevenson, Stone,
Sudderth, Trull, Turnbull. Umstead, Walker,
Waugh, Westmoreland, Whitley. Williams
OF Harnett, Williams, of Pitt, Womble, and
York.
MIR. Blair offered an amendment that those
who intlamed the Southern mind to the late
war were not worthy of confidence.
The amendment was lost
MIR. Lyon moved to postpone indefnitive-
ly. Lost.
Mr. Russ said that he presented this reso
luton and endorsed 1t. He held that any
man, who misrepresented North Carolina
was unworthy of respect He would
vouch for the loyalty of our people. The
men who were attempting to prejudice the
Northern people against us, and overturn
existing affairs, were like midnight assassins
attempting to rob your houses. He went on |
in that strain for some time.
Messrs Lyon, Freeman and Others ex-
planned the reasons of their vote, when the |
ballot was had as follows:
1EAs-Messrs. Allen, Autry Baker, Boyd, |
Bowe, Bradsher, Bright, Brown, Bryson,
Carson, Chadwick, Clark Clements, Cowan, |
Crawford of Macon. Crawford of Rowan, !
Dargan, Davis, Davidson, Durham, Everett, !
Freeman, Galloway, Cambria, Garris, Cor |
ham, Cranberry, Guess, Harding, Harper, |
Henderson, Hinnamt, Hodnett, Horton of |
Watauga, Horton of Wilkes, Houston, |
Hutchinson, Jones, Judkins, Kelsey, Kenan,
Kendall, Latham of Washington Lee, Long,
Lowe, Lutterloh, May Macarthur, McClam-
my, McGcugan, Mckay, Nc Nair, McRae,
Moore of Hartford, Morehead, Morton, Nor
rissett, Murrill, Neal, Patton, Perry of Car
teret, Perry of Wake, Reinhardt, Richard
son, Rosebro, Russ, Scott, Shelton, Simpson,
Smith of Duplin, Smith of Guilford, Stone,
Sudderth, Trull, Turnbull, Umstead, Walker,
Waugh, Westmoreland, Whitley, Williams I
of Hatnett, Williams of Pitt, Womble and
York-S5.
NAYs-Messrs. Ashworth, Beasey, Blair,
Blythe, Garrett. Jenkins of Greenville, Jor-
dan, Lyon, Moore of Chatham, Scoggin,
Stevenson, league, Vestal and Williams-14.
P. S. The word Union" was inserted in
an amendment on motion of Mr.. Lyon
The Union men were Kissed twice during
the proceedings, and the secessionists fire.