The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1866-07-04

thing wrong in that The old oath requires
the same thing also. Are not gentlemen
a ware of that fact2 This section merely
provides the Constitutional enactment to
preserve that important part of the oath.
The delegate from Camden, Mr.. Ferebee,
had boosted that he belonged to the Henry
Clay school of politics. He would ask him
if Henry Clay would have ever refused to
take an oath to support the constitution OF
his State, not inconsistent with that Of the
United Statesa He reckoned not. And
here he would say the difference between the
sentiments of the gentleman from Camden
and those of Harry Clay, was as wide as the
difference between Heaven and hell
Mr. Conigland in reply said that we had
/ been informed by Mr.: Moore, of Wake, that
there is clause in the present Constitution
requiring an oath of this sort Such being
thccase, whence the necessity ofincorporating
such clause at present Much difference OF
opinion as to the propriety of this clause is
now entertained; and why should it now he
considered SO necessary, which heretofore
has not been considered necessary The
delegate from Rowan has asked would Hen
nv Clay have hcsitated to take All oath like
this2 answer that as regards Constitu-
ton now proposed to be made, he would
not only not have taken an oath to support
it, but his clarion voice would have been
heard from Maine to California against it.
To use the words of the delegate, the Con-
stitution of the days Of Clay is as different
from that now proposed, as Heaven from
hell /! It proposes not only to exclude nine
tenths of our people, who are usually elected
to office. not only from federal offices, but
| from State offices also. Can any true son ofthe
South assent to tlis9 Rather than purchase
office at such price, would stay forever at
| home. III could, would not attain the
highest elevation by swearing to support
| Constitution, from the formation of which
| my voice is excluded and nine-tenths of my
own people disfranchised
Let our State Constitution remain as it is
in this particular. It's good enough for me
as 1t is, and will be good enough if it re-
| mains SO.
| MIR. Odom made an eloquent reply He
favored the section as reported by the com
mittee, and was himself prepared to swear to
support the Constitution of this State, not
inconsistent with the Constitution of the
United States. But this seemed unpleasant
to some. 1t aroused them. They talked of
Congress, the proposed amendments to the
i Constitution, &c. What are you going to
do, should those amendments be adopted ?
Are you going to submit to them 4? Then
what is there Objectionable in this oath 3
But you object. Then, if they are adopted,
are you going to rec0lationize again Are
you going to resist tile authority of the gov
eminent once more9 As for himself, he in
tended hereafter to defend the stars and
stripes wherever that banner foated PRO
longed applause. He had lost the savings
of fifty years, but he had willingly submitted
and intended to abide the issue. He would
prefer to return to the Union with the con-
cessions already made, but that seemed i'm
possible now. Who was to blame for it q
Not President johnson nor the Congress,
but those people here at home, who have
ruined us once before. 1t now appeared that
further concessions are to be made Between
the granting of further concessions and the
Inauguration of another revolution, he had
but one choice-make the concessions. We
had fought once and been whipped. Let us
, confess it. He was for peace and harmony
hereafter.
i Mr.. Howard said he thought the discussion
had given the question an importance which
! it did not deserve; and as he intended t.
r vote for the amendment of the delegate from
Craven he desired the Convention to under
9 stand the two propositions. The amendmen
2 proposed to retain the present oath which
7 contains the very words proposed to b.
g stricken out. and in addition an oath of al
t legiance to the State. Seeing no reason 70
e abridging the present oath he preferred tn
e amendment This discussion about secession
!, he thought entirely outof place. That ques
t ton had been referred to the sword, the onl
c arbiter-and was settled. No delegate cOul
e entertain the notion that any one could tax
n Office under the State without an oath t
; support the Constitution of the Unite
: States; such a proposition was preposterou
l. and absurd. .s - --.--
While saying this, he did not wish to b
r understood as attempting to conceal his ow
a sentiments. What gentleman called sece
: sion-that the general government had n
s. right to coerce State, he had always b'
} lieved, now believed. and expected to col
l. tinue to believe to be the true construction
i the Constitution as intended by the frame
is of the Government; but Others though
d otherwise and they had established the
m construction, and he had agreed and expec
ed honestly to abide by it.
h. The Convention then came to vote, an
lie the amendment of Mr.. Manly was rejecte
ID as follows:
I'd YEAs-Messrs Bagley, Berry, Conigan
lr Ferrebee, Howard, Joyner, Love of Jackso
s. McKoy of Sampson, Mcdonald of ChathaI
O. Person, Smith of Johnston, Spencer of Hyd
Winburne, and Wright-16.
e. NAYs.--Messrs Adams, Alexander, ALE
lie Baines, Baker, Barrow, Bingham, Boyde
of Bradley. Brickell, Bryan, Burgin, BuXto
tie Caldwell of Burke, Caldwell of Guilfor
al Dick, Dickey, Faircloth, Faulkner, Furch'
w Gahagan, Garland, Garrett, Gillian, Go
a win, Grissom. Harrissof Guilford, Har ris
tie Rutherford. Harrison, Haynes, Henry, Hods
ty jackson, Johnston, Jones OF Hfnderst
to Jones OF Rowan. Joyce, King, Lyon, Mex
ng of Harnett, Mcdonald of Moore, McIvor,
in Mclean, Mclaughlin, Norieet, Qdom, p
n terson. Phillips Polk, Rush, Settle, Slos
Smith of Arson, Smith of Wilkes, Starbut
mt Stephenson. Stewart, Walkup, Warren, a
ge Williams-62.
ID The Constitution then passed its fiji
'as reading.
no NoTE.-In the report of the proceedir
it. on the Stay Law the amendment offered
her Mr. Grissom, and which that gentleman e
tn nestly labored to incorporate into the |
Dv- every time it came up, was not given in II
, 1t It is as follows:
red Be it further ordained, That no sale Off
nd estare which may be hereafter made
der executions issuing upon judgments he
of tofore or hereafter recovered on contracts
in tered into before the first day Of May, A.
no 1865, shall be valid unless the same 81
uld bring price equal to t,co-thirds, at least
at its assessed tax valuation in force at
/ of time of such sale.
itu- ----'s- -
nd The Nation says: Before the discove
- of Grant, Spoke and Baker can produce
de- yery practical results. it is necessary [
to more Shall be known than 10 ut presen
ers. the languages of the Nile countries, q fat
be which the Catholic missionaries are