, 1866-11-24
Message OF Governor Worth-Orpost-
tlou 10 the Constitutional Amendment.
From the New York uerald,1
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From the New York Herald,
RALEIGH. N. c.. Nov. 70, 1Sc6.
The Legislature vas organized yesterday.
anu to-day Governor Worth submitted bis |
annual message. The document, after set |
ting forth the grievances Of the State at the 1
hands Ut the National Government. discusses
the Constitutional Amendment as follows:
% al tbs
fcw remarks on one OF two Of them may rot be In
appropriate. Under ont laws, made IN conformity |
OF the following St.tc officers who entered on The
diseShases e q q By duties PRIOR to ths sa q May,
s t99E re cath - the consiton
nrer. Secretary d sta,c Comptroller. jnstlccs or
pcror Corrtt, Clerks and Masters In Equity, Clerk
OF the Supreme Court. Constablcs, County Trus-
KSgs 11 ns
General, State and County solicitors. every mem,
Ger Ger hol5irs he any ofiee oi i1ns e Of Proat Ia this
State. livery lawyer. was likewise required 10
lake il though The right TO practice law hiss not
persons who had held these Offices prior to the
war comp1 tsed q yast proportion q re population
oe aner PC as siaa, Sa
this oath. These classes embraced The grext body
Of The intelligence Of the statc; When war had
ed Tic other IL military conflict, when persona'
security compelled obedience to those n df focto
authority, who OF all these classes o. oHtcers who
remained In the State did not JON his own
the technical sense Of this Phrase, IN tho sense
ss ia, sa ssssa asessS hSs
among us who can consclentiously, say that ho
gave 10 aud and comfort to the Southern soldiers
amenament amend nt maaes inelgfble 10 once @ any one one
who went into q convention Or roted for the ordl-
! nance Of secession, and any one who voluntarily
tn the end Of the war or held a seat In tho Con-
edesatc Congress, provided suce pe,s1n had neyer M
Of he cns % attaches 10 those Who lad Eta oce,
and iaken the oath than to others, who
HfSfa lawyer sy VIZ lad tatea that oath md
Afterwards joined in The rebellion loss gailty !han
constable. OF postmaster, Or any other oficeE
to he re Tebeoa: - II It Be- said hat lbs dpsnse
power reserved to two.thirds Of Congress may bo
eI to ny
many more Important dulles. could exercise thIs
power with jnsice Or discretion: u this amend
single one could Be found in The State who was he
fors the var Governor Of 5Gags 81 tho Supreme
ter The advocates Of his amendment nrsc, that
ns aad hs
iaRtdca still more direct than W. ha7e y
COMING r. in ceas5sss Ii, t. .,, eass % !,
any mt o nnes
ftance+. 1tshouad be considered solely IN refer
enee 10 It's fitness to form part OF the fuudamen
sT aaa chan asns H.
ion Of sns proposed article has me sane mp9FE
preceding aectious. The original Constitution, In
closing the catalogue Of powers of Congress, give
the authority TO make Al. laws which shall Pc ne %
: foregoing powers and all Others Invested hy III
t Constitution In the Government ot the Unite
States Of any department Of officers thereof. TIL
E authority has always been understood to nprly /
: the power conferred on the Government Of th
e United States by amendment subte9uent'
@ sidefaton Of tae Judeiary. If IL design u i!
fh section Z simply to Fss The lSn ss'ss
plusage; Tut If it is intended to anrltfy the :;
!, iiona powers which Tona ,,s 6s sessoaasl saas
l. sn,hority over the ,sublects enbraeed, !
lstrs aifs t. # is ,e,ine sshe
ezpecia! saiae t t. he taet shat 1auniapsl CO!
shn,eb n ii controversies ] as 10 liz esssy er nso
l. crty except In the now limited teld of FEEDER
q. Jurisdiction arc determined By jury Of he cou
= become he protector Of lie, liberty Al
property in the sts.es, and the generate!
aeeare ana
cdies which can he aamihistratcd only In the F.
eral courts, then the most common and iemili
pfflces Of Justice must be Transferred to the Il
q. | points In the Stute where these courts arc he
and to Judges and Other officers deriving and hol
Ing their commissions. not from the authority a
On President and Senate Of the United States. +
er States are 10 cease to DO sclfgoseEntng COZ
s1 r. 1st:s. s .ssss .s s9ep saa :s i a!
a1e parties. must be regulated Is dc congressf Hf
a:sG ts ae Sa Il r.
as such m innovation for, although its annoyans
re: theirs to-mrrEow. The people Of this State, vi
Of ssBeular approach 10 unantmity, are sineett
ssiaions Ss II tse sS,ade 6nion @ she
of thcs have paid ts doscFnEaent The taxes Il form
ere whose powers they could not have resisted i 4
M nc, would, was making 1estes n money and X
E se o
m hilated more than half their wealth :. Il
have borne with patience the exclusion q II
ere Congress, where they have had no one to con,
ty, dict explain the nosl exaggerated niarepres
ts: to
ie to continue 1t seems We shall he allowed
have no EEarc in determining. No time hss b.
csc set and no conditions proposed, on which It n
OF ~ .h ~ eaS .h -. - sSnah1 n :.
ICY, r.uly fortitude. rcsdy al ali times to fulfl
sti duifea a. patriotic citizens, but under ctrcl
.or- stanees willing TO sacri6ce the honor and rfg
AL OF the State ~ member Of the Union-not in
day senSe ~ ins ~ Wssh.u al S,nrs sni sn5 E,ut ~
foC ~ tttuela Aa1 - ht aa , o ~ tas 4
arl ano spa.n oeaoss ing "ss i. "sne , III, s - ~
icy. Sue. ~ ,1,,as @ tnan ~ comnaea nn+ srn,l
So on The basis Of The Cnion a. our fathers w1e1
VI I can perceive in this proposed amendu
yed nothlnhe - ~ pe1 itr ;Tn5 ~ ne
lrs. ~ teuussSy S1.snstn - ~ ns.e.nnc-ares.
her Ely .v ~ haaisasto1 IL trron,r1rr,
,, - - that it be not ratified