The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1866-06-13
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Patterson, Pearsall, Perkins, Phillips, Polk,
Richardson, Russell, Rush, Satterthwaite,
Simmons, Smith of Anson, Smith of John
ston, Spencer of Hyde, Spencer of Montgom-
cry, Starbuck, Stephenson, Thompson, Walk
up, Wiley, Wilson, Winburne, Winston-56.
Sections and were passed
For section Mr. McIvor offered the ma
jority report from. the committee on magis-
trate. s&
Mr.. Ellis of Catawba offered minority
report
Mr.. Furches offered an ordinance, the mi
nority report being withdrawn
Mr.. Grissom offered an amendment to the
majority report.
A debate ensued, which consumed the
balance of the session
Which ordinance, amendment, PROPOSE
ton. substitute, or what question, exactly,
was before the House, 5 minutes prior to the
adjournment, the reporter was unable to
ascertain. No action was taken on either
of the above cited amendments, &c. Ad-
journed.
GLAD TO HEAR IT.--The Troy Times
expresses itself satisfied with the posi-
ton of the Evening Journal, which it
pronounces "sound, loyal and just"
flour respected contemporary has here
tofore entertained any doubts as to our
fidelity to principle, we are rejoiced to
know that they have been dispelled;
though the positions held by us are
not different from those we have uni
formly maintained, during the discus
sion of pending questions.
We are also glad to learn from, the
Times that it is in favor of the immedi-
ate admission of the loyal representa-
tives from Tennessee, without condition
or qualification. This is sound policy,
and just. But we had been led to sup
pose the Times occupied a different pos
ition, from its remark some days since
that while halfa-dozen loyal members
might have been elected by the South,
their admission would establish pre-
cedent of representation, and make nee
cessary the recognition of others, with
out the possession of such qualifica-
tions.
Calm and temperate discussion shows
that there are no differences of opinion
within the Union Party, which cannot
be speedily and harmoniously adjusted.
The danger of rupture and collision lies
not in any conflict of vital principles,
but in the heated and unwise contro-
versy respecting non-essentials in the
imputation of improper motives in the
suspicion and allegation of treachery,
where no treachery is intended.
A fair and equitable basis of agree
ment is suggested by comparing the
views of President and Congress. The
President comedies to Congress- -as
he necessarily must .do,-an absolute
right to Judge as to the election and
qualifications of its members. Con-
gress insists that prime qualification
in the member shall be loyalty-secur-
ed in the ''iron-clad" test oath-and
that the election shall be deemed valid
only when it has been held by those
who are competent to vote, and have
rot been disfranchised by Federal law.
The President maintains that when any
loyal district has sent loyal man to
Washington, he should be admitted
Congress can assert, with perfect pro-
priety, its right to 60 behind the Gre
dentials oftHe member, and inquire into
the legality of the returns. Congress
holds that in the process of reorganiza
ton, the South should not derive an adj
vantage from the civil citizenship ofthe
blacks, who are not accorded The fran
chise. The President suggests thatthis
difficulty would be avoided by basing
representation upon voters, instead OF
upon population. Congress wants some
substantial guaranty that the future po-
litical authority Of the South shall not
be in the hands of those whose evil
genius initiated Rebellion. The Presi-
dent says-and the people endorse the
view-that the true way to establish
this safeguard, is, not by disfranchising
nearly all the whites in the several
States, but by some act which shall for
ever disable certain leading classes Of
Traitors for the exercise Of political
privileges.
These are the only substantial points
upon which controversies have arisen,
and these all lie within the limits Of an
easy and natural adjustment. Ofcourse,
it is for the interest of the Opposition
to represent the positions Of the Execu-
! tive and the Legislgture as being in ir-
reconcilable antagonism. But the as
sumption of such theory would excite
nothing but ridicule, were it not for the
fanatic and unreasoning course of a few
Intermediates of the mischiefmaking
Thad Stevens clan.-Al6dny Eoenin9
Journal.
THE HIGHEST YET.-We saw yesterday,
says the Richmond Times of Saturday, in
the hands of Capt. William Y. Sheppard, oi
the Tobacco Exchange, a sample of bright
yellow Virginia tobacco, which was sold re.
Gently in st. Louis for three hundred dollar!
per hundred pounds. The tobacco was ship.
ped from Richmond to St. Louis on specula
ton. h'tf tissff 2
ARRESTED FOR TREASON. P. Milligan
the Indiana Son of Liberty, was arrested a.
indianapolis on Tuesday, taken before tht
United States Circuit Court and held il
bonds of $1,000 to answer, at the Octobel
term, charge of treason He was visiting
his Democratic friends In that city, and wal
in the special care of the Democratic candi
date for Attorney General, John r. Coffroth
A synopsis of the reasonable speech deliy
cred by Milligan was published in the
Chronicle few days ago.
An American who was asked by haugh