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

upon the acceptance of the report of tie com
mittce, which report is that the bill be postponed
until next December. Upon that question de-
sire to submit few remarks. WilnouI renec..
ing upon the committee, I had thought that they
wonld have mftha different report. had
thought that thit III would be regularly brought
up and debated ,asols hall. Istill desire, since
this bill has bee}er stroduced and referred, that
it may be taken d and full discussion had up
on tia discussion which will show the sentl-
sments of all gentlemen upon it. Upon this bill
/ would remark. that my feelings are like the
motto upon the banner that Panl Jones lung to
the breeze, when lie launched the first crnjser in
the war Of the Rebellion: "Do not tread on me?
! hope that the report of the committees Viii not
be adopted. - sl-s.5- n ~ 49,
The speaker (Mr. SEYMOUR stated that the
Trainer Of the bill desired that the committee
should postpone action upon the bill until next
session. $3.50 as-.ssfs ~
Nj. Holden said he san the Trainer Of the bill
last evening, and be expressed at the re-
port Of the committee. ... :. ;
Il Mr.. Jarvis observed that the Trainer of the bill
was-not present, and that he moved that it be
postponed until he came in. ,s...5 u .isi
"a Mr. Holden said the famer of the bill was
different gentleman from the introducer, who
was responsible for the bill; but if the gentleman
from Washington [Mr. Rea) did desire its post
ponement, there were come Others in this hall
who desired discussion and action upon the bill
at this session. He did not care whether the
House had it postponed or not, If action was had
upon it. He would submit.
8 Mr.. Argo moved to po,tponc the consideration
of the bill until IL o'clock tomorrow, with the
order that it be printed
Not agreed to--yeas 3D. nays 81.
Mr.. Holden. suppose that every gentleman
understands the principle of the bill, though he
may not be familiar with its details, and though
there is probability TIT may be voted ss down
special order. There is NO use of postponing
until tomorrow what we can do to-day. There
was no use, as this House has declared, of the
report of the committee postponing until next
session. Let us act upon this bill to-day. Gen
tlemen understand its import and its Significance.
therefore hope that the motion to postpone un-
til tomorrow will not prevail. l do not think,
SIR that the motion to print is for any other pur
pose than to stave the bill off little longer;
and tomorrow parliamentary tactics may pass it
over little further and little further, and Mon
day next is the end ofthis session. We have but
a few hours and do not desire to waste the
time. Let the bill 90 the Senate to day or to-
morrow, and give tia tair showing. That is all
ask. ,s.--. ...--. a.
Mr.. Barnett said be did not believe there was
dozen men upon this floor who knew anything
of the principles of the bill. much less the Details
and he hopedit would be printed.
Mr.. Pou did not think the bill was at all nee
essary to accomplish the purposes indicated in
| it. If the government was decided by the courts
to be no legal government, there was no use to
attempt to give protection to persons for wrongs
committed under TINT government. He moved
| that the whole subject be laid upon the table. -
The motion was withdrawn, when
Mr.. Holden said: The gentleman from Person
| said that there were 1ot dozen members upon
this floor aware of tie-u forget his words but
| the Specification was that there was not dozen
members who understood the bill. Those dozen
persons could not have been here during the
war, for every man, white or black, who lived
| here at that time, Is aware OF the import of
this BILL They know full well all that that bill
| states; and know ifrom bitter, hard, scathing,
| personal experience l have passed sleepless
nights, where the morning sun did not bring me
| pleasure and refreslment. / was weary and
longed to lay my head upon my bed; but there
were men seeking tile life OF one for whom it
would have been pleasure to me to have
died and as car LOAD after car load of troops
(, rolled down yonder railroad, shouting for the
rebellion, sleep wasa stranger to my eyelids.
Faithful colored men, with no eye but Gods
| upon them, and in fear and trembling of their
masters, told me totell him that danger was lurk-
ing nigh. I know that much; sir, and so does
| this House. Twelve men on this floor not I'M
derstand that bill : The gentleman was asleep,
| his ewes were closed. ask him if, in the county
he represents, the people do not tn
bill? And LasK fmt this inquiry be made in my
county. My people were familiar with murders
and atrocities during the war. have one wort
which my colleague (Mr. Moring) knows full
we'll and which will thrill the people, and thai
word is the name Of Castlebury, the imprisoner
of women and children, who took them from
their homes at dead of night and locked them
up without fuel, without food, and without raj
ment. know smother thing, that sixty mer
i'm this county able to furpish their horses du
ring the war went out to New Light, and
poor man, pianacled and fettered,, was shot
\ without hope ct 1redrcss and, sir, there i,
want these things known. / stand here repre-
1 sentative of my constituency at this hour tt
demand that the truth be proved and made
known to the world. l tell the gentleman tina
/ not only twelve gentlemen on this floor under
stand the bill, but majority of the people Of
this State understand it and a Republican
/ pledged to the flag Of the Union and of his ia
theirs, who votes against this BILL can only 90 be
fore his constituents, as whited sepnlchre, full
of dead mems bones. | demand that Republi
| cans shall toe the mark. - ..
The counties of Wake, Franklin, Granville
Orange and Chatham are the only ones will
which l am personally acquainted. And thos
dark swamps of Nash, in whose recesses men hit
themselves, are places to- me unknown. Yet
even were their history known to all, or could
stones speak, and trees tell their tale,-could ma
ture, like angels, trumpettongued rehearst
what she had seen,. ask where would be tn
twelve men in North Carolina, or in this House
that would any better. understand this bill thai
they do now? Sir, If man fails in duty to fellow
ultil, leu Tie TOchS speak, let the trees cry OUT
and before high Heaven they can tell the tai
from which we seem oshrink with horror. Let tn
poor women of this land come up before YOU
commissioners and tell them how, at the dead Q
night, the representatives Of an abortive govern
mcnt, with bayonets and roll of drum, took ava
their only stay and support to die on the battle
field. Perhaps he sleeps in some Conlederat
cemetery to-day, honored because he fell in de
fence of the Lost Cause, ard yet he fell with Low
for the old starry flag burning within his breast
He was murdered. Sir, / would cast no slu
upon his memory. love those men with whom
stood few short hours at Roanoke Islam
for the kindnesses they did me. They wer
in heart Union men. The Lieutenant Col
oncl of that regiment was q Union man, an
and though like Lucifer, lie fell g from morn
not forget him now. Good and brave men q
they are, and as they were, cannot forget them
and yet there are men who forgot God, country
and everything but the mandates OF a despoti
master. They did the work of demons. The
lorded it over the weak and the poor. Sir, the
had the impudence to tell me, on one occasion
Sat ten taps of the town bell, go-shoulder yor
musket, for the Yankees will be here" i ha
surrendered in 1868. was then peaceful cit
zen. Yet to-day, such men, who once brow-b
honest people, and rode their caparisoned steed
as 1t were, over bleeding hearts, these men to da
walk our streets with blood dripping from the
garments, apparently the idols OF the communit,
If had tongue to do it, would blast them
all eternity. This bill will do it. Honest me
cannot fear its effects, because it cannot touc
them. 1t cannot touch any person but thos
who violated the laws of God, the laws of nj
lions and of humanity. Those despots and tyran
fear the bill who imprisoned women, shot mel
and, above all, did not spare the innocent bah
But l want their crimes proved. I make IL
statements upon reputable testimony, but wal
the testimony in black and white. / desire r
revenge but this shall be DONE / will go befol
my people, and gentlemen you will 20 befol
your people, and they will ask you why this
not done? Viii you answer there were n,
twelve legislators who understood the bill
There is not man within my hearing who do