The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1868-11-04
Baptist State Convention. .


This body held its annual session in Hills
boro, and we learn that large delegation
| was in attendance. The session commenced
on Wednesday morning, and the introducto-
| ry sermon was preached in the evening by
Rev. John Mitchell, of BERTHE County. Rev.
s. G. Mason, of Caswell County, was elected
| President, and Rev. j. L. Carroll, of Oxford,
Secretary.
The proceedings of the Convention were
very harmonious, and liberal contributions
were made to various benevolent objects.
Rev. Drs. ]. B. Jeter, of Virginia, J. A.
Broadus, of South Carolina, and T. B Kings
bury, Of Tennessee, were present.
The delegates speak In the highest terms of
the hospitable manner in which they were
entertained by the citizens of Hillsboro, of
all denominations.
The next session of the Convention will be
held in Newben, commencing on Wednes-
day before the second Sabbath in November,
1859.
The sessions of the Convention were held
in the new Baptist Church, recently compile
ted, and which is said to be one of the hand
soonest Church buildings in the State The
dedication services took place on Tuesday
night last. and the sermon preached on that
occasion by the Rev. TAos. FL. Pritchard, d.
D., is said to have been one Of his ablest eff
forts.
We hope some friend will give us full
account of the proceedings of the Corven-
ton. =
The greatest indignation exists in the &C mmu-
nifty here to-day because of the registration to
vote in the Presidential eleotisa of number of
negro soldiers of the Fortieth eolored infantry
Among Others, Nelson A. Miles, commandment of
the sub district, of North Carolina and colonel OF
The Fortieth; Colonel Ghnrr. Chief of the Freed.
mans Bureau; Chaplain Pepper and Major
Gedcis also of the Fortieth, registered as voters
The radical registrars contend that as residents
Of the State twelve months and of the county
thirty days these negro soldiers are entitled to
register and vote under act of the lie gislature
recently in session. On the other hand, it is
claimed that they are non Presidents, liable to be
ordered OH at any mOmeat, nOn-taxpayers, and
consequently have no shadow Of righ5 to regis
precedented and creates great deal of camor.
.Raleigh Dispatch to the XeD York Herald, of
the 3OM
Gen. Miles, Col Chur and Chaplain Pep
per have right to register, not under law
of the Legislature, bat under Article vi, Sec.
of the State Constitution, which is as fol-
lows:
Every male person bern In the United States
and every male person who has been naturalized,
twenty-one years old or upward, who shall have
resided in this State twelve months ncxt prece.
ding the election, and thirty days in the county
in which he offers to vote, shall be deemed an
elector."
Ifit,can be shown that these gentlemen
are not".citizens Of the United Statcs.n that
they have not resided in the State twelve
MONTHS or in Wake county one month";"
then they haveao right to vote. Otherwise
this ".clamof" cones with bad grace tro IN
men lately in rebellion againt these who are
clearly sntit!ed to the right of Suffrage, and
whose only crime is in having fought to up.
hold ar perpetnate the government of the
United States.