The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1868-07-08
legislature of NOrth-Carolina.

Pursuant to Proclamation of w. W.
HOLDEN Governor elect of North Carolina
the Senators elect convened at the capito
in the City of Raleigh, at 12 NJ, on We'd
nestay. July 1st, A. d., 1858. e. g..
The Senate having been called to order,
R. P. Dick, Associate Justice of the Su-
preme Court of North Carolina, administered
the constitutional oath of Office to the Lieut..
Governor elect, Tod. r. Caldwell, who
thereupon assumed the Chair as President
Of the Senate. .a
On assuming the Chair Mr.. Caldwell said:
SENATORS Having been chosen by the
Freemen of North Carolina to the high and
honorable Office of Lieutenant Governor of
the State, I,to-day, with unaffected diffidence
enter upon my duties, determined, as far as
in me lies to discharge them with fidelity
to the country and with such degree of
impartiality as, trust, may secure the ap-
prOval of those over whom tits NV province
to preside ...f a.; t1 81 l'.
Well aware, Senator's of the difficulty of
my task and fully cognizant of my mex
perience in the administration of parlia-
mentary law, l throw myself upon your in
diligence, feeling assured that your generous
impulses will prompt you to look npon my
defects with proper measure of allowance,
and induce you to aid and sustain me, by
friendly counsel, in interpreting and en-
forcing such rules as you may adopt for the
government of this body ) uHns.HF
Our common country has recently passed
through trying ordeal, and although the
uf,f tba tnD, lac ailntp hn l,iil il,,wc
of our troubled ocean are still surging
around u.s. The face ofthe waters is rough;
true and well skilled pilots are needed to
steer the old ship of State safely into har-
Dor. The people have chosen US as helms
men-the cargo is rich and precous--it con-
ssts of the lives, the liberties, the fortunes
and the honor of our confding constituents
may we realize our responsibility. and
strive not to disappoint their hopes and ex-
pectatiOns; but with stout hearts and de-
termned purpose, 60 to work vigorously,
and endeavor to repair the damages of the
last seven eventful years. Let us, by acts
of kindness and prudent legislation,
cultivate a feeling of true friendship
and brotherly love among our people, who
have recently been so unnaturally estranged,
and let the victors in the late conflict COM
vanquished by an exhibition of charity, that
nOblest of Christian virtues, and by forgive
ness TO all who by good works show that
they have repented of their errors and are
resolved for the future to dedicate them
selves, with all their energies and talents, to
the building up of the waste places of our
once happy and beautiful land. ,-, ,f-
We have, Senators, noble and patriotic
Iutinc tl, tlo nb, oe oh
to harmonize our people and prevail upon
them to cherish a feeling of respect and ven
Grafton for the government of the United
States, whose broad egis is over us all, to
shield us from harm and to protect US against
toes from without and within Forgetting
then, what is behind us, let us press onward
IN the glorious struggle to make ours the
grandest nution on the face of the globe
THIS can be accomplished by educating and
eieVatlng our people-by indoctrinating the
rising generation with the true principles of
republican government-by making the
hulA0lest peasant in the land feel that the
protecting arm of power is, continually
around and about hinl-and by teaching the
naughty, the vicious and the strong that
they cannot attain to such height as to be
ABOVE the avenging hand of violated law.
MAY IL lie our aim So to iGgslatc as to do
equal and exact justice to all classes and
conditions Of men. Then we shall merit the
good will and appreciation of the wise,
tiieTirtuous and the good; a kind and be-
h@pant Providence will also smile upon our
iaOors and sustain us in our efforts to anne
norate the condition of our pc0ple, and to
preserve and perpetuate the good name OF
our honest old State .T.- sls
heSpeaking your cooperation, Senators,
IN enforcing the rules which may be enacted
ior the government of this body, and invok-
my Inc blessings of Almighty God to rest
upon our deliberations, now announce that
s sne, Senate is ready to proceed with its
further organization. LE- a-.. af.r
The President appointed Senator VIM.
barrow, of the 4th District, and Senator
". d. S. Sweet of the 10Th District, as
1'nclpal Clerk and Assistant respectively
pro TEN. Il .vale,.r,.eI ~
Inc constitutional oath was then admin
-'''red to the following named Senator's
"o were under no political disabilities
~ y associate Justice of the Supreme Court
H. T. Dick, viz: