Wilmington journal., 1868-03-20

he opposed this ordinance. He wished the
matter to be left to the Legislature MIR.
ID. wished to know if the ordinance was
intended 90 be incorporated into the Con-
stitntion.
Mr.. Heaton replied 'sNo. that it was
simply a separate ordinance"
Mr.. Durham said, what binding effect
will this have, then ? None, according to
the decision of Grant, Pope and Candy,
unless they choose to enforce it, Iprotest
against this measure to tax the already
over hurdened people. North Carolina
not only owes a large debt, but nearly four
million of dollars of interest due upon the
bonds. The people are not in condition
now to pay the interest upon the public
debt. We can't ply the present taxes, vet
you propose to levy an additional tax of
over million of dollars annually, upon so
poor people. All such legislation must
result III utterly running the people, who
are now already on the brink of ruin [
know the importance of pushing to com
petion our internal Improvement enter
prises, but, sir, [ am opposed to crushing
our people under a load Of taxes. Even
now, they are too heavy for them to bear.
If either the people or the railroads are to
suffer, let the railroads suffer. Leave the
matter to the people. Let the people in
struct their representatives in the Legisla-
ture whether or not they are now willing
to assume the interest on the public debt.
Mr.. Abbott called the previous question,
but withdrew it in order to let Mr.. Cand-
Ter make some statements. Mr.. Gambler
spoke in opposition to the ordinance. He
(Candler) offered thefollowing amendments:
''Strike out 1859, in sections 3 and 4,
and insert 1871.
Mr.. King, of Lenoir, moved to add to
section 5 the words '' the Legislature shall
have power to alter, amend or repeal this
ordinance"
Mr.. Abbott said that if MIR. Gamblers
amendment was adopted he would vote
against the bill.
Mr. Rodman spoke for some time, adVo-
eating the passage of the ordinance.
Mr.. Abbott called the previous question,
the call was sustained, and the question
recurred upon Mr.. Kings amendment
The yeas and nays being called upon its
passage, resulted in its defeat by vote of
yeas 81, nays "a.
The question recurred upon Mr.. Cand
ler's amendment, and he called for the
yeas and nays. They were refused and
the amendment voted down.
The question required upon the ordi
nance. The yeas and nays being called,
resulted in the following ballot:
YEAs-Messrs Abbott, Andrews, Ashley, Blame,
Bryan, Carey (negro}, Garter, Cherry (negro1,
Chi!lson, Colgrove, Congleton, Cox, Dickey,
DOWd, Eppes (ncSro), Fisher, rkner: Franklin,
French, of Bladen, French, of Rockineham
French, OF Chowan, Fulings, Gaha9an, Gallo
way (nesro) Glover, Gully, <4unter, Hall, Harris,
OF Wake (negro), Hay, Hayes of Hoboson Hayes,
Of Halifax (negro), Heaton, Highsmith nogro),
Hobbs. IlClloweu, Hood (nogrol, Jones, of Calc
May, Mayo (negro), Marshall, Mcdonald, OF
Moore, Morton, Murphy, Nance, Nicholson, Pat
rick, Parker, Parks, Petree, Peterson, Pierson
Inegro}, Pool, Rasland Ray, Read. RenfroTS,
Stilwell, Ta1 lor, Tro8den, Tucker. Williams, Of
NAYs-Messrs Aydlott, Bradley, Gambler Dan
iel, Duehworth, Durham, Ellis, Etheridge, Gra-
am, OF Montgomery, Graham, of Orange, Hare,
Hodnett, Holt, Jones, Of Washington, King, of
Lcnoir, Merritt, Mcdonald, of Chatham, Moore,
Sanderlin, league, Turner-21.
The hour of one o'clock having arrived,
the Relief question being the special order,
was taken up and considered.
The substitute offered by Mr.. Graham,
Of Orange, for Mr. Rodman's ordinance, as
amended and reported back last night by
the committee on' Relief, which was adop
ted in lieu Of said ordinance, was dis
cusseI.
Mr.. Graham made several material amend
ment5 in his substitute
The question REQUIRED on the substitute
as amendcd. The yeas and na3 were called
and reo slted in the following ballot
YEAs-Measrs. Abbott, Andrews, Aydlott, Ba-
ker, Blume, Bradley, Bryan, Carey, negro, Garter,
Cherry, negro, Chillson, Congloton, Daniel, Dowd,
Duckworth, Durham, Etheridge, Franklin, French,
of Chowan, Gahagan, Galloway, negro, Glover
Graham. of Mcnf somery, Graham, of Orange,
Gully, Gunter, Hare, Hay, Hayes, Of Robeaon
Hayes, of Halifax, negro, Heaton, Highsmith, ne
gro, Hobbs, HOTTER, Holt. Hyman, negro, Jones,
of CALDWELL Kinney. .Lstn, Legg, May, Mayo,
negro, Marshall, Merritt Mcdonald, Of Chatham,
Mcdonald, of Moore, Morton, MulicaD, Murphy,
Nance, Newsom, Parks, Read, Rich, Rod1nan,
sanderlin, Smith, stwell, Taylor, Tcague, Tur-
ncr, Welker and Hall.
NAYs-Messrs. Candlc1, Colgrovo, French, of
Bladen, Jones, of Washington, King, of Lincoln,
Hing, of Lonoir, Parker, Petree, hay, Rentro",
Rhodes, Rose, Trogden and Williams, of Wake
After some other unimportant business
the Convention, on motion of Galloway,
negro, then adjourned.