The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1868-03-04

teu ny the ConStltut1onai Convention e,rr,
the btatc forty thousand dollars annn,,, .u
There was one gentleman on the Sunron!s..
bench now who was favorite of the pcon,
and was possessed of great learning nnS
kindness. In the dark days of the re6elln''
he had done all he could for the people IT.
should be nominated. for If not the 9TH
side would take him up and carry him cas;
ly. He took the liberty to say this pla;nIn
He thought also that there should be fnS.
other judges cn the Supreme bench. 'f
MIR. Henderson paid high complement.
Judge Persons ability and integrity. tn.
people endorse him, and his nominatio~
would give satisfaction to all classes ua
also referred TO Judge Heatle, and euloo;,ass
his loyalty and integrity. He too fayoraa
i've judges instead Of three. ''eu
Mr. Galloway said that he was wilIino ~
place Col. Rodman at the head of ths s,'
premc bench. lApplause.] lie was accom-,
ed the most radical negro in North. Carolina
and he went in for the interests of the 'lora;
people. With Rodman at the head ,ya
saree Or four associate judges would sstisiv;
MN. Give US Rodman and Holden and
North. Carolina is redeemed. [Applause ~
He did not ask the political opinions of men
ior the Judiciary, but would say here if the
TOMMY Courts were revived negro votes
would defeat the Constitution. In the in.
dicery system every man was interested. and
1t Justice and liberty were written on the
foreheads of the judges, the people would
sustain them. Healso favored removing dis.
abilities from those honest, faithful men, who
stood by the acts of Congress.
he desired to have just men for judges
and thought the territory of North Carolina
demanded i've on the Supreme bench. lie
favored proper inovations. He desired good
men to come here from other States, su9h as
were in New Handver and Baden, and then
query n.au in the State would have employ.
mcnt.
Mr. Smith, of Johnston. said he was on.
posed to more than three Judges TN the Su-
preme bench Twice has the constitutional
Convention declared that to he the proper
number. The delegate from Davidson might
deliver his panegyries about Reade, but ifthe
Republican party went out of power, Mr..
Reade would be Conservative. He was
willing to take Pearson. He WAS opposed
to Reade, and had the backbone to say so.
Let the Republicans have the offices. "A
voice-that IS SOL Mr.. Reade holds his
mouth open like a young bird watching for
worm. When the Wing party was in
power, he did nothing, and ma,.e only one
speech for the Know Nothings. and that
was very poor one Laughter.1
bIr. s. said rs for himself he was happier
now than even before, and wished for no
Office. He had nobody to "cuss now
Laughter. All of us were happy together
but he couldn't go for Mr. Reade He would
go for Rodman, as Vance said, until hell
freezes over. Laughter. He opposed
adding any more judges to the number on
the bench. Put Pearson ON, and every man
after him would weaken the bench. That
was what he had to say. LApplause.l
Dir. Abbott said the delegate from John
ston had attempted to throw obloquy on
this important proposition. He protested
against such a manner of argument. 1t was
we'll enough to get up u laugh. but it was
another thing to ensure success. He was
never guilty of such levity at an important
crisis, and when the Convention re- asscm.
bled he might have more to say on this sub.
ject.
Several motions to adjourn had been pass
ed previously and Withdrawn, when the
Convention took q recess until half-past
this afternoon.
FIRST DAY-AFrERNooN SESSION
The Convention assembled at Al O'Clock
On motion of Mr.. Joyce. the motion in re.
lation to raising a committee on judges,
was modified SO as to require each judicial
district to recommend suitable names.
Mr. Peck, resolution instructing the
Constitutional Convention to make terms
of Solicitors four years. which on motion
of Mr.. Russell, was tabled.
Mr.. Hedrick introduced the following res
olutiOn:
Resolred That no person shall receive from
this Convention nomination on the State
ticket who is disqualified from holding Of
fee either by the reconstruction acts of Con
gress or by the 18th article of the Constitu.
tion of the United States, known MS the
Howard amendment.
He said that he had been studying this
matter for good while, and from the con-
sideratioD which he had given it, deemed it
right to say that he Thought this Convention
should show decent regard for the recon-
struction acts and the constitution Of the
| United States. The question was not a new
one. The acts had been in force over year,
| and the Howard amendment would Ne adop-
ted. He moved the adoption of the resolu-
| ton. ...
Mr.. Abbott moved to lay it on the table.
Mr.. Grissom moved to reject it. With
| drawn, when
The resolution was tabled unanimously
amidst loud applause.
| Mr. Lee, of Wake, offered the following
resolution:
RESOLVED. That committee of five he ap.
pointed to inquire :nto the rights of Prof
Hetlrick to seat on this floor, as delegate
or Republican. H...
Mr.. Hedrick-are you citizen2
Mr.. Lce-yes, sir. got my citizenship in
the army of the Potomac. fighting.
Mr.. Hedrick said he had never lost his cit.
izenship. e-. .....
The resolution Was put and not carried.
Mr.. Starbuck arose IN enquire whether il
would not be better for the Judicial districts
TO recommend Solicitors here He did mol
desire to force nomination IN any one
DIR. Coleman said he would move to amend
by saying that nominations could he mad
if the districts chose to make them.
MIR. Carrow opposed the whole. He sal'
it would bind no one The districts hat
about as much right to nominate Sheriff
here as.Solicitors.
Mr.. Powers moved a call of the roll. TIA
bled.
Mr.. Hedrick snid it might he thought tha
he wished no one to he pardnned On tll
contrary he had recommended every lnya
man who had applied to him. He though
that a man, who had been trying to get hi
pardon for the last ten months, should hol
back, and let those who are paldoncd, RI
construct.
Mr. Abbott r,o,,o,, >, M ;,to tho nomina