The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1868-02-19
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beautify the grounds with flowers, the sons
our fields with the rich products of the soil,
rendering old age comfortable and youth
prosperous and happy.
Mr.. Morton moved to postpone to Thurs
day next, II O'Clock, for q more thorough
consideration. Carried.
Mr.. Mcdonald, of Chatham, moved to take
up the ordinance in favor Of Fl. B. Guthrie.
| Agreed to.
Referred to special committee.
Mr.. Bryan gave notice that he would on
tomorrow move the reconsideration OF the
vote striking out the 4th to 18th section OF
report of committee on corporations.
Mr.. Harris, of Wake, moved to take up the
ordinance introduced the other day to stop
the sales of property under mortgage or deed
in trust. Agreed to.
Mr.. Watts ordinance on the same subject
was taken up also and read.
Mr.. Watts urged the adoption of his ordi-
nance. er,-sa. ~ .
Mr.. Jones, of Washington, opposed. He
said it was violation of contracts. The
mortgage had rights as well as the mort
gagor No one was sold out save when ne
cessity forced it. He reviewed the system
of stay laws. The whole had taught dishon-
esty. Let the people alone to settle, and
that will be the best of all stay laws. The
majority of the people are interested in early
payments. There was more danger from
over legislation, than from too little legisla-
ton. And as to the question of abolishing
debts for slave property, is that relief for the
people2 On this subject of relief, hundreds
of dollars are spent here on the floor. He
was opposed to. indefinite legislation, and
intendetf>to introduce aresolution to check
it.
Mr.. Harris, of Wake, said he had opposed
legislation by the Convention, but was con.
WINGED of the necessity of preventing the
wholesale sacrifice of the property of the
people. The ordinance merely proposes to
stop sales, except for a fair value. No one
was more opposed to reputation than he.
But it was the duty of the Convention to
stand by the poor and weak, and to protect
honest men, who are now being sold out of
homes and lands.
| Mr.. May sal / the work of this Convention
had been OF legislative character. The
policy now pursued was wrong. One thing
after another was taken up and the 6iay
spent IN talking about legislation. The
session will he protracted to sixty days and
perhaps nothing DONE He intended to vote
against everything of legislative character
introduced.
Mr.. Jones, of Caldwell, an amendment,
"that the trustee shall take measures to pre-
vent the waste OF the property, and of houses
and land controe the rents ofthe same so as
to apply them to the payment of the interest
on the debts secured by the trust"
Mr.. Watts pressed the passage of the or
dinance. He said more time had been con-
sumed by the other side, than had been ia
ken up by the friends of the ordinance. If
he did not urge its adoption he would be
false TO the poor people of his County and
the State. He hoped the matter would be
disposed of at once.
Mr. Jones withdrew ms amendment.
Mr.. Forkner moved to postpone until the
| Constitution was finished
| MIR. Morton called for the yeas and nays,
| as follows:
YEAs-Messrs Ashley, Baker, Barnes. Ben
bow, Bradley, Bryan, Carter, Gambler, Cher
! ~, Cox, Dickey, Dowd, Duckworth, Dur
! ham, Ellis, Fisher, Forkner, French ofRock-
| ingham. Gahagan, Galloway, Garland. Clio
vcr, Grant. of Wayne, Grant, of Northamp
ton, Hobbs, Hodnett, Hotter, Hollowell, Ing,
Jones. of Caldwell, Jones, of Washington,
Lennon, Logan, May, Mayo, Marier. McCub-
bins, Mulican, Murphy, Nance, Nicholson,
Parker, Parks, Petree, Pierson, Renfrow,
Rhodes, Rose, Silly, league, Trogdeu, Tuck
er. and Williams, of Wake.
NAYs-Messrs. Abbott, Carey. Chillson,
Congletun, Etheridge, Franklin, French, of
Chowan, George, Graham, of Montgomery,
Gully, Gunter, Harris, of Wake, Hay, Hayes,
of Halifax, Highsmitl, Lee. Long, Merritt,
Mcdonald, of Chatham, Mcdonald, of Moore,
Morton, Nance, Newsom, Peterson. Ragland,
Ray. Read, Robbins, Rodman, Sanderlin
Smith, Stillwell, Taylor, Turner, Watts Wei
ker, Williams, of Sampson, and Williamson.
Yeas 81. Nays 3s.
ABSENT OR NOT VoTING-Messrs. Andrews,
Aydott, Blume, Colgrove, Daniel, Eppes,
French, of Bladen, Fullings, Garrett, Ora
ham, of Orange, Hare, Harris, of Franklin,
Hayes, of Robson, Heaton, Holt, Hood,
Hyman, King, of Lincoln. Kinney, Latin,
Sweet, and Tourgee.
Carey.
Mr.. Jones, of Washington, moved that the
Convention consider nothing after II o'clock
of purely legislative character until the
Constitution is framed.
The rules were suspended, when Mr.. Wei
ker moved to lay on the table. He said there
was a law of this character in force already.
Mr.. Abbott said there was rule in force
equivalent to this.
For :-Messrs Abbott, Ashley. Blume,
Carter, Gambler, Cherry, Chillson, Etheridge,
Fisher, Franklin, French, of Chowan, Gal
loway, Graham, of Montgomery, Gully, Gun
ter, Hay, Hobbs, Hollowell. Ing, Long,
Mann, Mcdonald, of Chatham, Mcdonald,
of Moore. Morton, Murphy, Nance, Newsom,
Parks Petree, Ragland, Ray, Rodman: Rose,
Smith, Stilwell. Taylor, Turner, Watts We'll
ker.
AGAINST :-Messrs. Barnes, BenbOw, Brad
ley, Bryan, Cox. Dickey, Dowd, Duckworth,
Durham, Ellis, Forkner French, of Rock
ingham, Fuilings, Gahagan. Garland, George,
Grant, OF northampton, Hare, Hayes, of
Halifax, Highsmith, Hodnett, Hotter, Holt,
Jones, OF Caldwell, Jones, of Washington,
King, of Lenoir, Kinney, Lennon, Logan,
May, Mayo, Marler, McCubbin, Merritt.
Mullican, Parker, Peterson, Pierson, Read,
Renfrow, Rhodes, Robbins. Sanderlin, Still
ly, league, Trogden, Tucker, Williams. of
Sampson, Williams, of Wake, Williamson.
ABSENT OR NOT VoT1Na :-Mcsss. An
drews, Aydlott. Baker, Carey, Colgroye,
Congleton, Daniel, Eppes, French. of Bladen,
Garrett, Glover, Graham, OF Orange, Grant,
of Wayne, Harris, of Wake, Harris, of
| Franklin, Hayes, of Robson, Heaton, Hood,
Hyman, King, Of Lincoln, Latin, Lee Legg,
| Moore, Nicholson, Patrick, Pool, Rich,