Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-02-21

| issue shall bc esta abEshed under the author
| ity of this State"
Mr.. Abbott would agree to it down tt
| the 10th section.
some little length and stated that the gen
| eral government alone ought to have juris
diction of such matters
Mr. Jones, of Washington, said Ii
wished to retain some evidence Cf State
sovereignty. He did not believe the swort
and purse should be consolidated into one
power. To say that tho State Of Nortl
Carolina should forego all power to estab
lish q bank to furnish a currency for its
people, would be to go back into almost
barbarism.
Mr.. Abbott u.oycd to strike out all down
to the 10th section and refer the subject
matter to the committee Oh Finance, as &
good deal of the matter properly belonged
to that committee.
Mr. Jones did not think So
Mr. Abbott Withdrew his motion unit
the Sd reading.
Mr.. Heaton cOncuTred with Mr.. Jones'
On motion of Mr.. Tourgee, the balance
of the report was postponed until Friday
next, II o'clock.
On motion, the House adjourned.
TUESDAY, Feb. II, 1868.
Tho Convention was called to order at 1(
o'clock.
Prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Lennon, of the
Convention
soldiers were here
The President said they were here by nc
authority.
Mr.. d. replied that they should leave
their arms behind them. They ought not
to be allowed to come in with arms in theil
hands.
Mr.. Bryan said that be was not afraid ot
the United States Soldiers, and if Conserva-
tive gentlemen would behave themselves,
they would not hurt them.
Mr.. Durham said he would tell the gen
tleman he was not afraid of either hino Oh
the soldiers. The Conservative gentlemen
Gil this floor were not of a ''scary kind"
Mr.. Jones, of Washington, moved that a
committee of three be appointed, by the
Chair, to wait on Gen. Candy. Agreed to,
when
The Chair announced the following gen
tlemen as the committee, viz Messrs
Jones, of Washington, Read and Grant.
The committee, in accordance with Mr..
Durham's resolution of yesterday, in rela-
tion to black-mail, was announced, as fol-
lows. viz Messrs. Durham, Ashley and j.
H. Harris, (negro)
Harris (negro) asked to be excused, but
the President refused to make any altera-
ton.
Mr.. Ray presented memorial, to be re-
ferred to the Select Committee of three, in
regard to distiliation of grain.
Mr.. Franklin, a memorial from Mrs.
Todd. of Raleigh, praying for divorce
Referred to the Special Committee, raised
some days ago in regard to these matters.
By consent, Harris, of Wake, negro, in
troduced the following resolution
Whereas, 1t is a matter of common rumor that
Plato Durham, delegate, "so-called, from Cleave-
land, obtained his election by the dishonorable
use of certain official communication Of the
Freedmen's Bureau, surreptitiously obtained
and arheredS, If these rumore true, it is the
duty OF this body to expel and purge itself of this
Be 1t Resolved, That Select Committee of
three member be appointed by the President,
whose duty it shall be to ascertain and report
whether such ccrrupting procedure was adopted
to secure the election OF the said Plato Durham.
as delegate to this Convention, and, if so. all
the facts connected Herewith. to the end that the
delegate, $50 called" may be dealt with.
Harris, (negro,) moved to suspend the
rules and consider the resolution.
Some objections were made, when
Mr. Durham said he hoped that therules
would be suspended.
Mr.. King, of Lenoir, moved to lay it on
the table.
Mr. Durham said he wished the resolu-
ton to go on record, and, if it came from a
source that he could notice, he would gladly
do it. He repeated that he could not no.
tice anything, personally, coming from such
a source, but he wished the resolution to be
dealt with by the Republican party, and to
go on record.
Mr.. King renewed his motion to lay on
the table.
The motion was put to q vote and lost.
The question then REQUIRED upon the
adoption of the resolution.
Mr. King, of Lenoir, moved its indefi-
mite postponement, and called the yeas and
nays.
Mr. Heaton favored, OF course, the pas
sage of the resolution.
Mr. Durham said that it had been insin-
uated that he introduced his resolution,
yesterday merely to cast reflections upon
certain members of the Republican party.
But such insinuations were basely false
It was duty he owed to his constituents,
us he had been friend to the bill referred
to.
Mr. Heaton asked if Mr.. Durham meant
to say lie spoke falsely.
Mr.. d. replied Il do, if you mean to
insinuatc anything OF the kind against my
intention in introducing my resolution yes
terday."
Mr.. H. said, Il do not"
'FThen," said Mr.. Durham, 81 do not, in
that case, mean to apply offensive language
to you"
The cali for the yeas and nays was not
sustained.
The House refused to postpone, and the
resolution was adopted.
Mr.. Abbott, from the COMMITTEES of Con
ference with General Candy, reported back
four resolutions, and asked to be discharged
from their further consideration.
SPECIAL ORDEE-JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT.
A report was presented containing three
resolutions testing the sense of this Con
vention in regard 90 the election of Judges
of the Supreme and Superior Courts lst,
By the people Cd, by the General Assem-
by Sd, Appointment by the Governor,
with the consent of the Senate or of the
General Assembly.
Mr.. Rodman, the Chairman of the Com
mittee, favored the appointment by the
Governor, to be confirmed by the Senate.
lie thought that the popular system would
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