The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1868-08-26

Mr.. Moore, OF Carteret, moved the preVl-
Gus question. Sustained.
Tie resolutions offered by Mr.. Winstead
were adopted by the following vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Barrow, Barnes. Beeman,
Brogden Burns, Hyman. Lassiter, Legggg,
Lindsay, Love, Martindale, Melchor, Moore,
of Yancey, Osborne, Purdie Rich, Richard
son, Robbins, Shotfner, White Wynne, Win
stead, Wilson-23.
NAYs-Messrs. Bellamy, Blythe, Colgrove,
Cook, Davis. Hayes, Harrington, Long,
Moore, of Carteret, Sweet, Welker-11.
Mr.. Barrow asked leave of absence tor Mr..
Forkncr from Thursday next for the bal
ance of the session.
MIR. Osborne opposed.
Leave was granted.
The rules being suspended Mr.. Galloway
introduced bill relating to the obstruction
of R0ckfish Creek and on his motion 1t was
referred to the Committee on Internal I'M
provements.
The rules being suspended Mr.. Osborne
offered resolution authorizing the printing
of 1000 copies of the civil procedure bill
with its amendments. Carried.
Act to provide for the payment of the
lawful debt of the State, came up by special
order. Mr.. Brogden holding the floor from
yesterday. ,sraa. ...f
Mr.. Brogden resumed his remarks an
nounced yesterday and thought it all-impor-
tant to resume the payment of the interest on
the public debt by October next, which,
moreover, was in accordance with the agree
ments of the late Constitutional Convention.
Mr.. Brogden then entered into full analy-
sis of the law relating to, and the effects of,
of tho into on bo Stofa
debt and commended for the necessity of an
early payment. l.i .ass ST
Mr.. Osborne thought the truest policy
for North Carolina was pay as you 60 pol
icy. He wanted every suggestion for the
payment of money to be accompanied
by the question of how it should be raised.
He did not like the Constitution of the
| State as whole, but was heartily in favor
of many portions of it that he considered
| good, and one of them was that providing
| for the payment of the State debt. In the
| future let us adopt our legislation to the con-
| dition of the State and contract no debt for
which we cannot provide means Of payment,
and the progress of the State will be steady
| and triumphant. So tt..
Mr.. Robbins was friendly to the object of
| the bill but objected to some of its provi-
sions No man could be more ready to sus-
tain the credit of the State than be, but con-
sldered the bill totally inadequate to do
| what it proposed to do, because it did not
provide for either the appropriate legislation
or an appropriate tax. He considered it
| very unwise to borrow money at 10 to is
| per cent. to pay per cent. debt, and was
| opposed to sending the State Treasurer into
market for any such purpose, as it would
create Is per cent debt where there was
originally but per cent debt. He could
/ not perceive the wisdom of such a course.
This bill also lodges the question-it says
pay the debt in cash and provides no means
by which that cash is to be obtained. He
was opposed to the bill simply because it
was not adequate for the payment of which
it was intended. -. pa4t,..5i s5,t
Il, Mr. Brogden thought the remarks of the
Senator from Rowan was totally inapplica-
bile to the bill under consideration. It had
+ always been the custom for the Treasurer of
the State to borrow money with which to
| pay the debts af the State and this plan had.
always worked well. by paying with
| promptpesRs the credit OF the State had been
| maintained. .l,-5.-..
| Mr.. B$rroY moved the previous question,
The mbtio4 wits Sustained:
vo Bin pissed thirdsr9aSiag by tl,s following
YnAs-Messrs Barrow, Bellamy, Beasley,
Brogden, Burns, Blythe, Colgrove, Cook,
Davis, Eppes, Hayes, Harrington. LYMAN,
Jones of Wake, Lassiter, Legg, Long, Mar
tindale. Melchor, Moore of Carteret, Moore
of Yancey, Osborne, Rich, Richardson, Shoff-
ner, Sweet, Welker, White, and Winstead.-
30. ,-5i,.y ~. 4, 81. ..s. r....5
NAYS -Messrs. Barnes, Purdie, Robbins,
and Wilson,. a.s. = .s-. . .t..
A message was received from the House
announcing the passage of the following res
olutions, and asking the concurrence of the
Senate: 5. .-..-. ... ,,f-.s....5 *,
WHEREAS, the Public mind is still dangerous
ly excited by events and measures consequent
on the late protracted exhausting and bloody war;
And whereas. the people of the State desire and
need peace and in order to secure the same have
lately by very large majority adopted consti-
tuition and Established civil government there
under, which has been approved and recognized
by the government of the Unitdd States;
And whereas, notwithstanding such action OF
our people, the President of the United States
has since taken upon himself in late procama-
ton, to speak of the lawful Governor of this
sovereign State as a man .whO writes him.
self Governor" meaning thereby to imply
THAT he is not the rightful Governor, to in
ClIC anu encourage InSurfecLiOQ ana rebellion
against the State government, leading to further
revolution and blOodshed; s.lls
And whereas, the Ex-Provisional Governor OF
this State, Jonathan Worth, in yielding to the
permanent government, in deliberately written
| protest. declared that he did not recognize the
validity of the late elections under which the pre-
sent State officers claim to be invested with the
civil government of the State ~
And whereas, one OF the two leading political
parties i'll the nation, in their Convention held in
| tbn oifx nfM ovyV nrl- Tel,
nominate candidates for the Presidency of the
United States, declared in their platform that the
! existing governments in the recently insurgent
States are illegal and void; 't ''
And whereas, the nominee of said New Yorl,
Convention for the Vice-P Presidency, previous to
his nomination, declared in writing that these
State governments are null and void, and that
the President elected by his party should, with
out reference to the legal tribunals established BY
the Constitution, declare the governments null
and void, and compel the army to overthrow
them by force;
And whereas, the State Convention of the same
party, assembled in the city of Raleigh on the
18th day of August 1868, in their platform and
action Of the said New York Convention, de-
clared the political views of the said nominee fol
the Vice Presidency "sound; -
And whereas, the public press and the mass
meetings, and the public speakers Of the said pc
litical party have and do uniformly approve and
endorse the action of said Conventions, and en-
deavor to persuade and excite the people of this
State to sustain and aid them in their aforesaid
reasonable and revolutionary doctrines and de.
signs; a 7.as ftf 7t. .s-5usl
And whereas, these movements and proceed
ings have alarmed the people, embarrassed bus
mess and enterprise, injured the public credit
impaired the authority of the government, anc
raised most serious apprehensions of q renewa
OF most destructive and bloody civil war il
| the future; {5--i.rs
Therefore, in order, as far. as possible, to re
store public quiet and confidence, and to encour
age the law-abiding portion of the people to dis