The Tarboro' southerner., 1868-01-23

Mr.. Watts WltilUICN MS iilOlIpH.
Mr.. Heaton moved the resolution be re.
turned for revision, which vast seconded
by Mr.. Watts, when it was decided that
the resolution mnst lay over until to-mor-
row, under the rules.
Mr.. French Of Chowan, moved that the
rules be suspended and the resolution OF
M. Jones of Caldwell, be taken up, which
he;"s uohe the resolution was adopted as
follows:
ReSoIred, That the president of this Con-
vention be requested to inform Gen. Candy.
Commanding End Mil. District. that this
Convention IS permantly organized, and
proceeding to the dispatch of business,
Mr.. torkner offered the following resolu-
ton:
ReSolred, BY the delegates of North
Carolina in Convention assembled, That
the Secretary of State furnish each d Ieie- .t
gate Of this Convention with copy ol the
Constitution, adopted by the Convention
of 1S65-'66, for the use Of delegates.
The rules were suspended, when on mo-
ton of Hood, (negro,) the resolution was d.
mended by inserting the words " De re-
quested," before g furnish"
Mr.. Watts objected to the use OF the
word State. The Convention might in
volve itself in great difficulty, and place
lloS!l III OpDOSlllOIl " tlle aFOhOO opIUlOuS
Of Congress. He moved to strike out
State" and say rth-Carolina.
Mr.. Congleton hoped the word State
would be left out. He didn't consider
there was any State.
Mr.. Tourree moved to insert the WORD
Provisional before Secretary, which was
arreed to. and the resolution thus amend
ed adopted. a .ho
Mr.. Mcdonald, of Chatham, offered the
following resolution: co,o n,o,,
Resoised, That committee OF one mem,
Der from each judicial dlstficI oo ~
bv tuis Convention, whose duty 1t si1r y.
to devise. and report some plan 10 .o ~
the people of the State from the pr nL
debts under which they now fapo'I
which must unless some reh'eut
forded, result in general Drill rron,no
Inns add very greatly to present genera
distress and operate TO lht se'''uS i"J"'
of III our industrial purSul'S.
The rules were suspended, whom
MI. Rodman offered the following ordi
nance:
An ordinance restricting the jurisdiction
of courts of this State.
Be it ordained By the people Of North Cor
0iiaa in tOnrsntioa assembled: That nt
Court of law or equity of this State shall
have jurisdiction OF any suit or action
founded OIL any contract made prior tC
the lst day OF May, 1865, Except action,
against public officers, executors, admins
tratOrr. guardians, trustees and others act
Ing in tidnciary capacity, and their sure
ties for breach OF their respective duties ;,
or of any action or process to waive or en-.
force any judgment heretofore recovered
on any such contract, whether such actor
be now pending or shall lie commenced
hereafter and whether such process ha:
been already issued or shall be hereafter
sued for, and the ShcriffS, coroners and
constableS OF this State, having in their
hands any final process issued upon any
judgment, founded il such cause Of action
arc hereby commanded to stay all proceed.
ingS in the same and to return the same tc
the proper courts.
SEC. 2. This ordinance shall be force
after its ratification by this Convention
and shall continue in force until the Con
stituti0n, which this Convention has me,
to form, shall 90 into effect.
Mr.. ToIrgce moved to refer this entire
subject to the committee oft the Whole, and
make it the special order for Tuesday
next, IL O'Clock. Agreed to.
Mr.. Durham offered the following reso-
lutions
RcS0!ced, That it is the sincere desire
of the people Of North Carolina TO restore
the State to her constitutional relations
within the federal Union, at the earliest
day practicable, upon terms Just aud hon.
orable both to the government ef the
United States and to the State.
HeSctCed, That recognizing the helpless
condition Of North Carolina and the power
OF the federal government to enforce the
acceptance of the terms of Reconstruction
proposed by Congress, it is nevertheless
the sense of this Convention that those
measures, known as the reconstruction act:
are unWise, unconstitutional, unjust, op.
pressive, and subyersive of the rights and
liberties OF eight millions of people and
are calculated to hasten and complete the
destruction of that wise system of govern.
ment which faithfully adhered to, secured
so much happiness and prosperity to the
American people.
ReS0iCed, That the white and black races
are distinct by nature, and that any and
all efforts to abolish or abridge such dis
tnctiOns, and to degrade the white to the
level of the black race are crimes against
the civilization OF the age and against God
Res0lrca, That the governments of the
United State, and Of the several States
were instituted by white men, and thai
while the lives, liberty and property Of the
black race should be protected by just
laws, these governments oguht to be con,
trolled by white only.
Resoire1, That We appeal to the sense
of justice Of the masses of the Northern
people n rem2ye from intelligent Ameri
can citizens Of the Southern States, the
degradation now heapcd upon them, and
to consider the dire results to the whole
country, if the policy Of dePriving eight
millions of people OF the services OF THEN
Statesmen, disfranchising intelligent whites
and transferring political poEer to the
blacks, shall be continued.
The Convention ljourlItd.