Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-12-04


not made myself indnstriou~ in the circu-
lation of charges of corruption against
members of the General Assembly. I will
now take the RESPONSE bility, in my place in
the Senate. of Fpledging my word aud
honor, as gentleman and Senator. that
I am able to prooe conclusi0elg that rotes of
members WE'RE BOUGHT. during the last
session of our General Assembly, FOR
DOLLARS AND CENTS.
Mr.. Robbins said that he was glad the
Senator from Craven had taken such a
noble stand, and he honored him for it
Ii any member of this body has accepted
brihe, let him be brought to the bar of
the House and expelled and, while up,
he would like to notice reflection made
on the Democratic party in an article in
the Standard, headed Immigration" in
relation to the word "Carpet Bagger. -
He desired to state authoritativeiy, as un-
derstood and intended to be understood,
the meaning of that word by the Demo
cratic party. 1t has no allusion, nor is it
applied, to any Northern man, who came
here among Us to make this his permanent
home, but the carpet-bagger Is bird of
passage, who lights down to pick up what
he can and flies away to repeat the game
in another locality. He is the vampire,
who has come among US to suck the blood
of our beloved State. We welcome men
from everywhere, who are honest and in
tend to make this their permanent home.
and whose interests will become identified
with the merits Of our people.
Mr.. Jones. Of Wake, said that he was
glad that the discussion on this question
had given more light, and he was in favor
of the resolution !; but if il had been
based upon what had been charged in the
Sentinel, there was no ground for it
| hat paper had stigmatized every North
ern rnau in this body and in the State as
carpet-bagger. Not even the Senator from
Craven had escaped being SO stigmatized
by that paper.
The question recurring on the passage
OF the resolution, the Ayes and Nays were
called and lr passed unanimously.
On motion, the Senate adjourned until
tomorrow at II o'clock.
HOUSE OF REPRESEN TATIVES.
MONDAY, Nov 80, 1868.
BILLS.
BY Mr.. Gambler A bill to repeal the
act restoring to married women their COM
mon law right Of dover. Referred.
CALENDAR.
House bill No. Al, to amend the Charter
OF the Coaltields and Cheraw Railroad,
passed its third reading and was ordered
TO be engrossed.
The bill regulating the sale of State
bonds by Railroad companies was taken
up. when
Mr. Downing moved to indefinitely post
pone.
Mr.. Pon called for the yeas and nays
The cali was not sustained and Mr.. Down
lngs motion was adopted.
Mr.. French moved to raise Committee
on Immigration consisting of five. Car
ried.
SPECIAL ORDER, VIZ
j. S. Lcar2's (colored) resolution, in
structing our Representatives. in the next
Congress to seek to have political disabili
ties removed from all the citizens of the
State was next reached.
B. ". Morris, (colored,) said Congress
understood their business we'll enough,
without petitions from this body there
fore, he thought the resolution was entire
Iy out Of order. He moved to indefinitely
postpone it.
NIr. Durham called for the yeas and
nays.
The call was sustained and result I'd, yeas
As. nays 49.
Mr. Hodnett said, in the words Of Gen.
Grant, for whom he had the utmost re-
spect, ''Let US have peace" Now large |
portion OF the people have, through the |
Influence of politicians, been made to be- |
Iieve that large class were dissatisfied
with the present state of things, to the de-
gree that they would, if in their power, in
augurate another war. This was a string
picked upon during the late
&r,I e., l.!
knows that this war issue was as false as it
was IN reality foolish. There were but two
issues really before the people one, to
keep portion of our fellow-citizens in a
state of disfranchisement the other, man
hood suffrage. The people have declared
that manhood suffrage shall be an element
of our government. He accepted the issue
in good faith, but he could not satisfy his
Of either justice or good poll
cy, in continuing the working of the 14th
article. 1t has taken away from the best
Union men their rights of citizenship
men whose hearts have beat in sympathy
with the cause of the Union and Constitu-
ton, from the first gun at Charleston to the
last one at Appomattox Court House. Mr..
Eodnett continued at some length, ably to
advocate the resolution.
Mr.. Sinclair said there was q peculiar
in this Legislatures in augurating
q measure of this character. at this time -
1t is we'll known that this body is controll-
I'd by the Republican party, and for the
next four years this party will control the
government of the State-yes, and the gov
prnment which is to control the destinies
of this great Continent. The illustrious
parsonage, who has just been elect ed to
the Executive chair of this nation, has in
scribed in characters of light. the policy
which he intends to pursue. 1t is peace.
This was the motto that carried his banner
among the masses of the peo-
pie. The people wasn't peace, and they will
have it. No measure that can be intro
dnoed into this body is SO we'll calculated
TO bring it as the one before the House
Low. North Carolina is reconstructed, and
better, because on higher
and nobler basis, than any of her sister
States i'll the South and if We would com
plete the work and restore fraternal con
cord among all classes, then let this reso-
luton pass, &c.
Mr.. Justice off red substitute, asking
Congress to remove the disabilities of all
citizens who had never denied the consti