Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1866-12-20


accrue to the State at large from the
completion of the Western Road. The
bill he said, did not propose to increase
the Indebted ness of the State one iota. It
merely asked an exchange of its own
bonds, idle in the State Treasury, for stock
In the road. T'ze-s sstGa - e~erI hs. -ft., s.
The question recurring, the motion to
reconsider prevailed The bill then
passed its third reading, yeas 81, nays 80.
Mr.. Russ, by leave, introduced the fol-
lowing resolution: 1.a.,:s. r,s........ /. I,
WHEREAS, this General Assembly has
unmistakable evidence that there are per-
sons in the State who consider themselves
interested in misrepresenting the condi
ton OF things and~tbestate OF public sentl-
ment here with reference to the Federal
government and a0hereos, it is understood
that these Misrepresentation are used in
Washington city, where the voice of the
people OF II orth Carolina cannot be heard;
and aUhere0s, the silence OF this Assembly.
representing the whole people OF the State,
and familiar with their views, may be used
TO the dsparagcment of the community,
therefore.
BE 1t Reso1ved, That the charges of dis
loyalty, 'ot persecution towards those
styling themselves the original Union
men and Of the partial administrator OF
jnstice are false, and kncwn by those In
our midst, who make them, to be without
the shadow of foundation , . .-.,il1."
Resozoed, That this Assembly deems it
due to itself and to the people whom i: re-
presents to record, in this solemn from, its
'sense of the injustice, attempted to be done
by INSCRIPTIONS partizans, to community
devoted to peace and to the cause Of law
and order, and to all their Constitutional
obligations, State and Federal, as any in
the United States.
Mr.. Blair moved to lay the resolutions
on the table, which was not agreed to.
Mr.. Blair offered the following amend
:nent.
Resolved further, Thatsit is opinion of
| this General Assembly that the persons
who instigated the late war, the men who
| fired the Southern mind aud inha.ned the
Southern heart, are unworthy of the con
fdence of the people OF North Carolina,
aud should never be allowed to vote or
! hold office. i, t..n... .....
! CThe reading. of the amendment was
received with Kisses. The disorder was
promptly checked by the Speaker)
| Mr.. Blair asked the I cas- and Navs or
the amendment, but the call was not sns-
tained. ,Tts
| The amendment was rejected. -
! Mr.. Russ addressed the House in sup.
lport of the resolutions. LIE had introduc
ed them in good faith He had reason. to
/ believe that an effort was being made to
secure at the hands Of Congress, the over.
throw of existing State Governments, and
the establishment OF. Territorial Govern
/ ,nents In their stead. .. He. believed that
there existed no people. more loyal. than
fthose OF this State, aud thuught i. her ma
! Iligners should be silenced and the fail
j t;..ne of theState autheritatiyely vinGicated
|by its Represent atives. Z Il fE.5,.-.z u;
! oMra Blythe, regretted the introduction
Iof, the resolutions. He, could not con
scientiously support them. /. because, they
were untrue, in that they asserted that the
i Union men OF the State had not been per.
Isecnted. People in other sections Of Hthe
}State nigh, be loyal. >, He did not under
i ltake to question their loyalty. The re
i verse of this was true to q considerable
Iextent in his section of the Sfate.,t, a..d
! Mr., Davis, suggested that gentlemen
! Representing idisloyal >, constituencies. j
! there were, any, ,snch, might SUPPORT ,th'
with ,prosisos, specially, ,eeXclu
i ding theirs counties from its puryleW, ljs.,
.Ef Mr. Freeman, was for peace, and .har
;. fnonyi and deprecated, the. re opening 8
.1dld wounds aud the agitation .,ot i old dit
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