Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1867-03-08

voting who has heretofore exercised the
elective franchise under the Constitution
and laws OF this State, or who, at the time
of the adoption of this amendment may be
entitled to vote under said Constitution
and laws.
And whereas, from the outgivings of re-
preventative men of the North, in the event
of the rejection by the States, of the amend
ment proposed by Congress for their ratiti-
cation, as the 14th article of the amend
ment to the Constitution of the United
States
{" That fH0Se communities that hare been
in rebellion h0re anything TO propose, if they
think there is a better mode, Il more generous
mode, u mode 6ette, cd5culdted to secure tie
peace and harmony and prosperity Of This
great land, Letttem come .f0r1C05U and pro-
pose ii. 0ndhe people wiU listen and .juGge"
And whereas, it is now conceded, the
aforesaid proposed amendment will not re-
ceive the assent of the constitutional num-
Der of States to ratify the same as part of
the Constitution of the United States and
whereas, we believe the before recited pro-
position is GO better mode, more gener-
GUS mode, mode better calculated to Sc
cure the peace and harmony and prosneri-
ty Of this great land - and whereas, there
is no sacrifice Of honor, sin coming for
ward and proposing" the before recited
plan as basis of final settlement;
! Be 1t therefore, ReS0jced tie General As
Se7nbly of The State of North Carolina, That
! the State of North Carolina, desiring a final
settlement of the troubles existing between
the two great sections of the Union, will,
! looking to that end, adopt the aforesaid
proposition by q Convention of her Deo-
pie.
! The preamble and resolution on it's in
| fInI fIoG l.
! the joint committee on Federal Relations.
After a very full interchange of sentiment,
| Col. Hail. the Chairman of the committee,
made the following report, which we think
may be certainly claimed to be in &ccor-
dance with the general sentiment of the
Legislature and the people:
REPORT OF THE JOINT SELECT COMMITTEE ON
FEDERAL RELATIONS UPON THE RESOLUTION
Is. l67) IN REGARD TO FEDERAL RELATIONS.
The committee on Federal Relations, to
whom was referred a ''Resolution in regard
to Federal Relations" beg leave to make
the following report:
Your Committee are fully persuaded that
the proposition contained in the Resolu-
ton, if submitted to the people of North
Carolina, with an assurance that it would
accomplish the object they have sc much
at heart, would be accepted by them.
vexed question; suffering severely from the
effects of disorganized social and politi-
cal society, and satisfied that no material
prosperity will ever be possible until po-
litlcal union of the different States can be
brought about by q just anG honorable ba-
gig, they would willingly agree that North
Carolina should do everything in her pow
Ell, consistent with her honor, to attain an
end SO much desired. And your commit
tee see nothing in the proposition to which
North Carolina could not or ought not at
this time to consent, provided that by so
doing a final settlement of our troubles
could be arrived at.
But after a survey of the present indica-
tions of the political 0aiDaus of the Federal
Congress, your committee can see no good
that can be accomplished by the adoption
of the resolution referred to them but on
the other hand, are of the opinion that such
action on the part Of the General Assembly,
may be so construed as to place the people
of the State in position at once false and
degrading 1t is Il matter of common fame,
known to all, that the Congress has just
passed an Act in effect destroying the or
ganization of the State, and placing re-
Strictions on her action, evidently intended
as punishments of our people.
In view of this fact, it does seem to your
Committee to be an lnopportune time to
come forward with propositions of our own,
notwithstanding the fact, that We are now
and have been at all times, since the final
abandonment of armed resistance to the
Federal government, willing to yield all the
issues of the late unfortunate contest, and
indeed more than might have been legiti~
mately involved therein. Your Committee
think there is a point beyond which our
self-respect and honor forbid us to CO.
If suffer we must, let us try to conduct our
selves in this hour of our unparalleled mis-
fortunes and woe, in such a manner as not
to bring shame upon the record of the past,
hoping that after the lapse of time, when
wiser, more dispassionate and cooler coun-
sells shall prevail, that the people Of North
Carolina will be better understood and
credence be accorded to their oft repeated
assertion, that their great wish is now for
the formation of more perfect Union, and
the restoration of peace and harmony on
an indestructible basis.
For the reasons assigned, your committee
beg leave to be discharged from the further
consideration of the Resolution.
E. d. HALL,
For the Committee.
From the New York Post
The Famine ia South Carolina,