Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-03-27

one. He (Mr. Graham) had always yielded
due courtesy to t he opposite side and he
would demand and insist on proper cour-
tesy being paid to the Conservative gentle
men.
After a long discussion, the report was
recon mltted to the committee, with in
structions to collect all the evidence IN the
matter and present it with their report.
Mr.. Cowles vacated the Chair, took the
floor and entered into long vindication
of himself from charges of partiality
brought by Mr.. Durham.
Mr.. Durham arose and repeated in sum
and substance, those charges and said that
while he deprecated the necessity of his
having been driven to use strong language,
yet he had nothing now to apologize for
gross injustice C0ld clOtcniSh 0jScOTte$Y had
characterized almost the whole of the pro
proceedings of this Convention.
The divorce case of Edward Shroyer WAS
taken up.
On motion, the rules were suspended to
put the ordinance granting the divorce on
its passage. The yeas and nays were or
dered and the vote stood yeas 81, nays rs,
not quorum voting.
Pending further action in the matter,
Mr.. Heaton offered an ordinance, proVl-
ding for an election on the ratification or
rejection Of the Constitution, State officers,
congressman, &c, fixing the days OF said
election on the 2lst, 22d and 23d Of April
next The rules were suspended to put the
ordinance on its passage, the yeas and nays
were called and resulted in the passage OF
the ordinance, by q party vote Of yeas SO,
nays 5.
On motion, the House adjourned until
7! o'clock, this evening
NIGHT SESSION.
Convention called to order at the usual
hour.
Jones, Of Washington, called up the ordi-
nance providing for a Commission, con-
sisting of himself, G. G. Pool and G. Cherry,
NEGRO, to enquire into the affairs Of the
Chesapeake and Albemarle Canal Com
pany,-the said Commission to be paid Sc
per day while engaged in the work, and
to have their travelling and incidental ex-
penses paid.
On motion, the rules were suspended
and the ordinance Was adopted.
Mr.. Sweet offered an ordinance repeating
section Of an ordinance entitled "an
ordinance to change the manner of paying
the subscription to the capital stock OF the
Western North Carolina Railroad Com
pany."
Mr.. Sweet moved to suspend the rules
and put the ordinance upon it's passage.
The yeas and nays being called upon It's
passage, resulted i'll it's adoption by a vote
of yeas G6, nays 9.
Mr.. Heaton, from the Committee on Re-
vision, reported that the said committee
had completed its work and now presented
the Constitution as whole.
NJ. II. moved that as Mr.. Nicholson
was familiar with the instrument, he
should proceed to the Secretarys desk and
read it.
Mr.. Nicholson came to the stand and
proceeded to read the entire Constitution,
when Mr. Heaton offered n resolution that
the same be adopted
On the passage of the resolution, Mr..
HeatOn called for the yeas and nays.
Mr.. Durham said the Conservatives Gid
not look upon this as Constitution framed
by the free people of North Carolina, but
one forced upon them at the point Of the
bayonet He, in the name of tie COnser
vatives on this floor, asked that the capitol
bell be toLIe2, while the vote on this resolu-
ton is being taken, as tho death knell of
the constitutional liberties of the free cltl-
zens of North Carolina
Mr.. Rodman made q speech I01uliu0 the
Constitution and deprecating Mr. Durham's
remarks.
Tourgee, also, had his say.
''I rise to state that I have never per
formed an act more cheerfully in my life
than the one which [ shall perform in
voting against this Constitution. North
Carolina is the only Southern State in
which large number of the most intelli-
gent and enlightened citizens are not placed
in lower position than those assigned to
the lately emancipated slave. While [ give
credit to some gentlemen on this floor for
magnanimity in this matter, I do attribute
your lenient course in this State to the
largo white registered majority. The spirit
of your party is proscnptive, and 1t is for
the prudential reason [ have mentioned
%.at your usual policy is not pursued here.
vote for tie Constitution Of o1n' .fGtte''s,
framed by independent freemen, and not
for one dictated to US by Congress. [ re-
deem the pledge given to nay constitu-
voted against holding this Convention.
The question occurred upon the resoiu-
ton.
The roll was called, resulting in the fol-
lowing ballot:
YEAs.-Mr President, Messrs Abbott, Andrews,
Ashley, Aydlott, Benbow, Blum, Bryan, Carey,
(negroj Carter Gambler, Cherry (negro), Chilsop
Colgrovc, Cons gIeton, Cox, Dicky, Duckworth
Eppes (negro), Fisher, tOrkner, Franklin, French
of Baden, French. of Rockingham, French, OF
ChOWan, FulIIngS, GanaSan- Galloway (EegrOJ,
George, Glover, Graham, of Montgomery, Grant,
of Wayne, Grant, of Northampton. Gully, Gunter
Hall, Harris, of Wake (negro), Harris, OF Frank
lin, Hay, Hayes, of Robinson, Hayes, of Halifax
(negro), Heaton, Highsmtb, (Lesro), Hobbs,
Hotter, Holjowel, Hood, tnegro), Hyman (ne-
gro), JONES' of Caldwell, Jones, OF Washington,
kinney, Latin, Lee, (negro), Legg, Logan, Mar
shall, Mcdonald, of Moore, Morton, Mujlcan,
Murphy, Nance, Newsom, Nicholson, Patrick, Par
ker. Parks, Petree, Person, (negro1, Read;Ren-
frow Rhodes Rich, Robbins tcegro), Rodman,
Rose, Silly, Stilweil, Sweet, smith. Taylor,
league, Tourgee. Trogden, Tucker, Turner,
Weker, Wa.ts-SG.
NAYs-Messrs Baker, Bradley, Dur, III, Ether
idge, Graham, Of Grange, Hare, Holt, McCut-
bins Merritt, SaGderlin-1O.
MI. Abbott offered resolution that the
President, Secretary and members shall
sign the Constitution tonight, and mem
bers absent shall have the opportunity to
sign between this and the 1st day Of July
next. Carried.
Mr.. Sweet offered a resolution informin 6
Gen. Candy of the different offices created
by this Convention, &c. Carried.
MIR. Nicholson read power of Attorney
from certain parties, authorizing the Sc
cretary to sign the Constitution for them
q rrroot 1aaI Of U-r2noiiHT to the