The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1868-01-29

move its refcfence to the commits, .endea to
whole. II would be remembered ". OF the
Convention first assembled, the ous suen the
been raised as to its power over the had
cation OF delegates. Upon this o aaailh'
there had been difference of opinion a's M
it had come to HIN from various so, Now
that there were delegates upon this s Tu'ees,
qualified under the act of Congress Of h as'
ing q seat in this Convention. Not \. "oid-
equivocation of language did this Jsonas my
cation occur, but by tho positive words IL
the law itself It seemed to him, thereIo,"'
il this Convention continued in session. cosS /
tanning such delegates, without action a,
notice of their presence, it would leave the b
Convention open to the assaults of its enc.
mics inside and outside q. the most impor.
tant stage of its proceedings. The commit. I
tee on elections and privileges shoald be or.
dered to enquire into this matter and ascer.
tanned the truth, and report how tho Con.
vention could proceed in just, legal and (
manly way. Il was utterly impossible to
ignore the presence ofsuch persons here, in
violation ii the law, which this Convention
had been assembled to enforce. Men proan'
etl because they were banned and com
planned, and many of them pertains MICH,
have been elected, having just as much rieLt
to be here as any man in the same cateyorv
The President called Mr.. Rodman to ri.
chair. sf Fn -.,.
Mr.. T. went on. Aside from that Ones
ton, it is material to consider the legality NJ
our action, and the effect before the peonIa
and Congress. We should approach both
of them with clean hands. If the Conven
ton has members excluded by the provision
OF the law. it is the plain duty of the Con.
yentlon to take some action in regard IN
them. The exclusion might be merely nom 4
inal, and the parties able to take the reouira
oath. They should then be required to %
before the proper officer and qualify. L
may be the exclusion is actual. In that case
they should not remain on this floor. We
cannot shut our eyes because they are our
political or personal friends. 1t would leave
us too open to the assaults of enemies; and
because ofthat, he deemed such action I'm.
true to the country and the Republican par.
ty. This resolution met the disapprovai Of
many ofhis politicalfriends. He was sorry
that ttlid. But he had introduced it be.
cause be was true Republican. 1t was the
duty of that party to prune its own ranks,
and not have that work done by inimicai
hands. If it has defects it should acknowl.
edge them willingly, and not be forced to do
80 unwillingly. If, therefore, the Conven-
tiOn would now act upon these resolutions
he trusted it would not ignore the importance
of the question-almost fatal in its effects.
Mr.. Abbott said the delegate had stated
in substance all which had occurred to him
in the consideration of the subject. If re-
ferred to the committee of the whole, how.
ever much time would be lost in taking tes
timony, before an unwieldy body, and the
business of the Convention embarrassed. If
it was the purpose of the Convention to pur.
sue the course indlcsted by the gentleman
from Guilford, he would move its reference
to some committee which could pursue the
investigation with facility. If the Conven-
ton was ready to vote, the sooner the better
Mr.. Harris of Wake, said he undetermined
the matter in all its lights and bearings
He could not see why the delegate persisted
in his desire to send it before committee of
any kind. Whence does the Convention
derive the power to sit in judgement on the
qualifications of any member2 Is this bodr
to spend hours and days in the Investigation
of idle reports, rumors and suggestions II
it is fact that members are here illegally,
why not make application to the proper au.
thority9 Why is not formal protest pre-.
sented to Gen. Candy by some party contest.
ting the seat, or sent here to be acted on
in the usual way. In virtue of the recon
struction acts, and the order of Gen. Candy
this Convention has been assembled. He
has declared that any delegate holding his
order, has a certificate which is prinsa tacis
evidence of his right to seat in this body
Now if any one knows any delegate here
who is not qualified, let him make out for.
NAL protest and present it. Or bring for
ward the evidence and have the matter set
tied in the usual way. And he would ask
again, why not point out provision in the
law showing that the Convention has power
to pass on the qualifications of delegates
He moved to lay the matter ON the table.
Seconded, when Mr.. Mcdonald, of Chat
ham, called for the yeas and nays. which
| was not sustained se
The resolution was then laid on the table
| A letter from Maj. Wells, for the Post
| Commander, was then read thanking the
Convention for the honor of an invitation
to Post officers to the floor of the Conven.
ton, which was ordered to be spread on the
journals. e'a
On motion Of Mr.. Abbott, an ordinance
introduced by him in relation to the reduc.
ton of the States endorsement on the bonds
of the W. C. & R R. R. Co., was laid over
until Monday. tf
The resolution of Mr.. Jones in relation to
the Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal Co,
was taken up and put upon its passage.
Mr.. Jones. of Washington, said that for.
merly there had beeu but one canal, the Dis.
NAL Swamp, twenty two miles long, between
Virginia and the sounds of Eastern Carolina
This canal could not accommodate bot
toms of sufficient capacity, and to remedy
this defect the Albemarle and Chcsapekt
Canal was constructed, leading from Merit
river to Currituck Sound, and from Nortl
Landing to the Elizabeth rive, aAd Norfolk
The inducemcnt to the State had been thai
this canal would always carry seven fee
water, sufficient for the commerce of Eas
tern Carolina, and be Of sufficient widti
also. However, the canal carried only thrc
three feet water very frequently, and vessel
could be seen high and DIZZY on. Blackwatel
shoals This was Noncompliance with tb
act of Incorporation And while the Stat
had endorsed the bends Of this company TO
$3.50, 900 not Vne cent haA been returned II
J her. Several commissions had been raise
to enquire into the condition. OF this coApa
ny, without any good effect He was in
, formed that the accounts, were in confae
, condition. 1t was necessary to have az ID
vestigatlon, for the company should be bel
! to compliance Of its charter. And uales
/ some remedy were applied, that portion q
the State would soon be without seapol
of any pretensiens. The boats that wei
, | expected 10 come through the canal now stO