The New York herald., 1866-05-29
Proposition TO Pardon All Prisoners Except
Those Convicted Of Criminal Felo.
mics Prior to Nay l, 1866.
sDlster Feeling stiil Existing Between the
Loyal and Daleyal Inhabitants.
REPORTS OF Committees
THE POSTAL AFFAIRS OF THE STATE.
&c. &c. 40.


w RMEoH, n G, Nay %, 1868
The State Convention continued lis session today.
resolution adopted calling for committee u
provide circulating medium necessary In the
sincss, the present Of the community
supplied.
The report of the Committee Revising and Rewriting
che Constitution Of the Sats read and the documents
-orderea TO be printed.
An ord nance providing for homestead exemption, also
reducing the per diem members Of the Conyen
tion, read for tho nrst time
The ordinance granting amnesty to all prisoners
eeptng those convicted Of clonies prior To May
J. 1868, was called up and r,ad u sec'nd time.
Er foD X CALwxlI, Of BURKE the author Of the
ordinance then arose aud ga his reasons for
ing the ordnance. He sad lie with mbers Of
tte Convention were well a"are that there was still Nj
ieeiihg eAistng among the leypc VI thc Stato tho
one side by those Who lately acled with the socalled
Csn.ederate States, and the other BY persons
arranged themselves On tue SIDE OF the federal govern
1nent and II something not done alay feel.
tng In short time IL viii both rupture and
civil war; He knew the fact that the western por-
tion Of the State It impossible TO Obtain grund
jury constituted of meu ~ho had hgh of
in some couutes IL is impossible get grand Jury
had true bill OF indictment against who
Lately engaged in the Confederate military service, no
yAtter What tue offence may be called Or now high tho
crime, and the men constituting tese Jurcs are looked
cIDn 10 these conmunt being the best friends oi
al cuipnts and honorable citizens, and nnd OK.
70 80, those they have TO
believe fought on the SIDE oI the state ana the Con-
fdefacy he knew these acs to be as he represented
hea, bal Ia courtesy he would sp cfy wher5 these
olenccs had been committed lhsy were susceptible of
Proof and the socos good witnesses and sufficient
proof TO make true IL bat they were rcturncd 10
court ignored; whiIe ia other hand men whose pro-
clvtes in favor Of tie Un.led states government
n.en who held al"vf during The war, but no" desire
tio Sprs and Stripes Tie emblem under VIII ch they
desire 10 lie and diehavc the slightest offences
Ley committed, been prosecuted The same grand jury
that ignored bits against guity Confcdcrates have
every instance without EXCEPTION returned true bills
sganst Union men OF the state He MAS informed "
soIsc gentlemen who occ py seafs In the Con' ention
fhait'ngs just the reverse IA their counties he
deprecated this state Of things IN tue honest Old State
North Car0iipa No thought thl state OF affairs should
be put un end to and hs .or would all In has
power and harnonze The people OF nii 500
sons and allow no u tho n~s oi the State,
hut make all persons answer uly and fairly Tor tne
lames for which they guilty. He WAS sorry Tor Inc
honor Of size Siats 10 ob,xrd ssie what he did,
bat he WAS promp;ed BY SENSE duly and the Of
truth 10 give oppression " MS feelings la some par.S
vi the State lAie Coniederatcs cannot get Justice
in others CONSERVATIVE men cannot get JUS
aicc In some counties Cvnfcd,r ,raie juries are
pardonng friends aud in other counties Unln
rights aud equal laws sh"uid prevail throughout the
Commonwealth, and all ENJOY, The same privileges IN
courts Of justice He did wish 10 put men IN Jeopar
d, because they bad an on tho sido Of tho con-
fdency did he want Or ~isf "a SEQ lovers OF Tue
a. the bar OF justice mersy they have
bcen ON that side OF the qucston-that hs venxesnce
and Psnales Of the laws should % v'sca epOr s
noe wu should they got i'er deserts would Do touna
guilty OF orimes mucn more Offensive. He "Anssd 'n's
Ts,s Amendment of the member from s,anly gocs
q tiIo further II proposes pardon HON :cides com.
witted by men In mater which sorscc, commtteo
updcp ordern These saOud be passed over rs
one Of things that ought " 10 forgiven tney
can ..,..- 49,.
the lonventiou ns last sesson and provision WA
thop Incorporated. going w some :nSth upon u suo
lcct lie rose ask thst the ordinance now before tne
Sonvenston, before u be passed up,a one wsy " tne
other. be referred W = SPECIAL coinmisteo io'
its consideration II " very clearly ~ erays
en- act they will be call upon TO perform ana ~
scas and bearings should DC well eonsdersa ne na,
the subject OF general amnesty aud lac moved e'e'
.ence OF this subject the sp cal committee
motion was made 10 hay the subject on me tapc
which Was lost--yeas 80 nays o. L. - - :
niittce cf nine.
An ofdnance 10 amend act Of the General Assem-
bly, in regard 70 pcoIs Of color, mixed blood &C., wa
brought up and road . nd t,mc but on motion Va
referred = sslect committees.
Tie resi- OF the day was occupied In discussing an OF
dnancs concerning debts Of the State 10 be hereate
contracted
THE POSTAL SERVICE IN THE STATE
DR. lobe tho special agent OF the POss Omce Depar'
npeni, met large numbvr of tho members Of tue sat
OF postal routes He stated W the conferences his ~
sructions from tho Postmaster General and the desif
OF that officer give the people Of the entire south
postal facilities where loyal mon could be secured u
and Otherwise. Ses erai OF the delegate
said that there re few II any. men In North Cafoin
ould truthfuy oonsci ntously take the est oati
even Union men nj heart during the -
conflict Many OF that cnss conscripted ana man
scceptcd civil positions under the rebel government
save themselves from entering the army There vs.
way open let ten thousand good Union men out OF
rncshcs by inserting the words "soiIntariiy hkng
arms &c. Until this done the del gates thousi
there little no prospect for an carry tc-estAosi
ment of postal routes In the sts's