Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-02-21


respectively, were allowed admission to the
Hall promiscuously.
Abbott thought that "wherever respect
able white man or his wife or children,
properly attired and behaved, could GO.
there should colored ladies and gentlemen
be permitted to enter"
Ashley, Harris and Galloway concurred
with Abbott. Thus is political equality
succeeded by demands for social equality
thus is ''the bottom rail- lifting to the top. I
The demand of these licentious delegates
were SO revolving to the members CT the
Young Mems Christian Association that
they promptly withdrew their request.
Sec 10-Adopted.
MIR. Tourgee moved to amend by adding
to the 18th section a provision that would
keep prisoners from being required to pay
costs, jail, or necessary witness fees, unless
found guilty. Amendment adopted, and
section as amended, carried.
Sec. 12-AdOpted.
Sec. 13-Adopted.
Sec. 14-Adopted.
Sec. l5-Adopted.
Mr. Heaton moved to insert new Sec
ton after section IS, as follows: "There
shall be no imprisonment for debt in this
State, unless in cases of fraud
The President suggested it come as a tail
to 18th section.
Mr.. f. said he wanted il Il separate sec
ton, and no tai about it. The new section
was then adopted as section 10TH
Sec. 17-Adopted.
Sec 18-Adopted.
The 10Th section reads, ''the freedom of
the press is one of the great bulwarks OF
liberty, and therefore ought never to be
restrained"
Mr.. Rodman moved to amend by adding,
''but the General assembly may have power
to pass laws to prevent its abuses.
Mr.. Nicholson moved to amend further
by adding: ''but every individual shall be
held responsible for an abuse Of the same %
The vote being put on Mr.. n. S amend
ment, resulted in the affirmative, and the
section as amended, WAS read and adopted.
Section 20, which provides that the priv
lege OF the writ of habeas corpus shall not
be suspended in this State, Mr. Rodman
moved to strike out, which motion was lost
and the section adopted
Mr.. Abbot moved to insert between 20
and q a section providing that no prop
erty qualification will be required in holding
Office, as follows
''As political rights and privileges are
not dependent upon Or modified by prop
erty, therefore no property qualification
Ought to afford the right to vote Or hold
Gffice"-
And Mr.. Ashley moved to amend by
striking out the word ''is'' in the third line
and inserting ''are," which motion pre-
vailed, and the section was adopted as
amended.
Sections 81. 30 and 80 were adopted.
Mr.. Durham N, Ied to insert new sec
ton, as follows:
The Caucasian and African races are
distinct by nature and color, therefore all
lntermarrlages between the Caucasian or
white race and the African or black race
are forever prohibited
On the proposition Mr.. Durham de-
handed the yeas and nays. The first name
on the roll was called, when further call
was objected to by some Of the members,
Oh the ground that yeas and nays had not
been announced. Right here considerable
tillIbusterlng was earned on, after which
the house refused to have the yeas and
nays.
Mr.. Durham contended that as the call
had been commenced, it was proper it
should be continued, he knew gentlemen
We're trying to dodge the issue, and it could
not be denied.
Mr.. Sweet moved the proposition be laid
on the table.
On this Mr. Durham called for the yeas
and nays.
Mr.. McDon2ld, of Chatham, said he
wanted members to keep their seats-they
were leaving evidently trying to dodge the
question. He intended to face the music,
and he wanted others to Go the same.
The yeas and nays were refused by the
House, and Mr.. Durham said he WAS not
surprised at refusal as gentlemen wished
to dodge the question. He had offered an
additional section to the Bill of Rights, and
any motion, if carried, to lay on the table,
would take the whole matter with it.
Mr.. Heaton could so understand.
Mr.. Durham said that any man acquainted
with parliamentary usages would so decide.
He knew the proposition would not be &C
cepted. but he offered it to test the sense
of the House. and gentlemen had filibus-
tered and lodged the question.
After much filibustering, the Chair de-
cided otherwise, and the motion to lay on
the table was Of course carried.
All of which goes to show conclusivei-,
beyond the faintest shadow of doubt, that
these negro reconstructionists will be salts
fed with nothing less than eqnality IN the
bridal chamber
The section WAS then adopted, and the
mongrels dispersed to their cages, there to
remain until the regular hour of perfor
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