The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1866-07-03

Convention is signed by U. S. Senators Doolitte,
Cowan, Dixon, Hendrck, Norton and Nesmith,
all of whom are warm supporters of the Presi-
dents policy.
THE WORK OF THE STATE CONVENTIONAL
Raleigh correspondent gives the only concise and
intelligent statement of the amendments to the
Constitution that we have seen. They are as
follows:
The Office of Lieutenant Governor was created.
No member Of the General Assembly can be
elected to any office during his term
Magistrates are to be elected by the people,
once in every six years, by districts. Two magis-
trates allowed to every one thousand inhabi-
tants; an additional number to shire and incor-
porated towns.
Petty misdemeanors may be tried before sin
gle magistrate out of court. Police courts and
courts in incorporated towns may be established
Every man elected to the office of Governor
Lieutenant Governor, and to the General Assem-
bly,, must take an oath that he is consttutionallv
qualified.
The basis of representation has been changed
in the House of Commons, from the Federal
basis to the white basis alone.
The Governor must be thirty years of age,
twenty years citizen, five years a resident i'm
mediately before the day of election, and must
possess land in fee to the value of s., 900. The
Lieutenant Governor the same. The qualifica-
tons are not all changes, nor are the qualifiea-
tons for Senate and House of Commons, but
notifications simply.
A Senator must be 25 years of age, five wears
a continued resident before the day of election,
and must possess hand in fee to the value of $780,
freehold to the value of one thousand dollars
Commoner must be twenty-one, and possess
real estate to the value of $500.
Finally, all officials must be achite men and
citizehs
A person having one-sixteenth of negro blood
or more is negro, or at least not white man.
person having less than one-sixteenth negro
blood is a white man in the constitutional sense
Negroesonly are excluded on account of color.
A taxed Indian is eligible to any office in North
Carolina.
The Wilmington Journal remarks: 'These
are the substance Of amendments which are to
be submitted to our people on the first Thursday
in August. Many of them are important, and
the time for their dissemination and consideration
is short.
The change in the basis of representation upon
a safe and satisfactory compromise, should it be
ratified by the people, will take out of future
State canvasses one exciting topic of discussion
AMI reconcile conflict of political interests
Reputation, which, previous to the assembling
of the Convention, began to be threatened as one
of the issues of the ensuing campaign, has been
siIenced for which, if the credit be due that body,
we return our thanks. We do not think the
people of North Carolina will ever sanction such
a dishonorable and dsgraceful measure, but the
agitation of the question and the consideration
given to it as one of the issues before the people
would bave injured the reputation of the State.
MINISTER TO SAN SALvADoR.-Ex-Gov
Holden left this City, on yesterday, for Wash
ington. As yet the Senate has not acted upon
his nomination, but We are glad to learu, from
the Intelligencer, that his appointment will be
confirmed. President johnson has not made
more popular appointment since he has been In
Sentinel
TExAs.-A teiegram from Galveston says
the election in Texas passed off quietly. Throck-
morton, the conservative candidate for Govern
or, received large majority in Galveston add
h. hal -, h. Of