Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-03-26

reasonably expect men thus stigmatized
and degraded to love and honor the gov
erDment whose laws place in that position.
If North Carolina was called upon to point
ont her jewels, like the mother of the Grac-
Chi, she would point to her children.
He did not think the resolution would
accomplish any thing, but it had to be voted
upon one way or the other. By refusing
to adopt 1t you allow the declaration to go
ont that large portion of our best citizens
are unworthy and unfit to be trusted with
the privileges of citizenship. Pass 10 and
you take q step in the right direction to-
wards consigning to a merited oblivion all
recollections OF the past differences, and to
heal the discords and dissensions that
have torn the country.
The passage of this resolution will not
put any one in office. 1t will remain for
the people to do that, and if O man is so
popular and deserving that the people will
elect him to Office, is It right to legislate to
keep him out of it. Then let MS forget
the past, clear away the last vestige of the
war and unite in repairing our waste pla-
| ces.
Mr.. Durham said last Summer the gen
tleman from Robson (Mr. Sinclairl, had
out Heroded Herod in his efforts to get
the House to adopt a similar resolution
He (Sinclair) was far more active in such
| AcaSuIcS 1uhu uo \Ihr' DurDRm) was, Tor
he MIR. ID. did not, at that time, think il
would accomplish any good. In fact the
gentleman had introduced resolutions
similar to this one at the early part Of this
session, but now he has thrown q sumer-
sanlt and is strenuous in his opposition to
this measure. He (Mr. Durham) would
feel and express surprise at such bare face
and ridiculous inconsistency if he did not
know the gentleman's character so WE'LL
The gentleman from Robson is, no doubt,
shrewd at times in his tactics, but this
time the motives that influence him are
too apparent and plain to be concealed
He (Mr. Durham) would advise the gentle
man instead of taking the trouble of draw
ing up resolutions laudatory of President
Grant, aud endeavoring to have counties
named Grant, &C., to ask the House, at
once and plainly, to pass a resolution re-
commencing him (Mr. Sinclair) to be ap-
pointed to the Office he was begging for.
That is the reason why the gentleman
wished SO much to have the Iaudatory
resolutions passed, and why he advocated
zealously the erection of /" Grant county,"
A blind man might see it.
He (Mr. Durham) did not care whether
the resolution passed or not, but he liked
to see man decently consistent one way
or the other. What did the gentleman
from New Hanover (Mr. French) mean by
| saying he was willing to relieve those whO
| accepted the situation" IF it meant that
man had to discard his own conscientious
convictions and accept Radical doc
trine gospel before his disabili-
ties could be removed. then he would
say he would scorn, and hold in
utter contempt those who in that sense
accepted the situation" If that was the
test of loyalty, then he was in truth and
spirit disloyal. He thought it his duty to
say in behalf of that portion of the citizens
of Cleaveland county who he represented
on this floor, that if there was one among
them SO base, degraded and lost to all hon.
orable instincts Hs to thus meauly and SER
vIlely barter away his rights and liberties,
ha did not desire to receive his vote. He
would sc0rn to receive the suffrage of a man
who could thus play the part of q crouch
ing, craving spaniel.
Mr. Argo next took the floor in opposi-
ton to both the motion TO postpone and
refer. Mr.. A. continued for some time in
defence of his resolution and gave at length
his reasons why he introduced it. MIR.
Argos remarks will be published in full
hereafter).
After some further debate, Mr. Argo
called the previous question.
The call being sustained, the question
required upon the motion to postpone un-
til the third Monday in November next
The yeas and nays were called and the
motion was lost by vote of yeas 3S,
nays 46
Mr.. French's motion to refer to Spe-
cial Committee of three, was put to a vote
and adopted, yeas Al, nays AZ.
On motion the House then adjourned.
SENATE.
THURSDAY, March 49, 1859.
| The Committee to whom was referred
the disorderly conduct of yesterday. made
the following report
l. Preamble setting forth the facts as
J they occurred.
2. Resolution censuring both Messrs.
Moore and Love.
3. Resolution imposing additional CEN
sure on Mr.. Love.
| Mr.. Robbins stated that the we'll known
relation existing between the two gentle.
men, made the calling to order, on the
part of Mr.. Moore offensive. he was not
willing to discriminate between the gen.
tlemen. He moved, therefore, to strike
out the second resolution.
| Mr. Osborne said, as an individual, he
concurred with Mr.. Robbins, that the Sen
ator from Carteret was provoking in calling
Mr.. Love to order under the circumstances
stated by Mr.. Robbins ; but setting upon
this matter as Court, he was compelled to
|
guage Of Mr.. Love was insultiDg-the re-
marks of Mr.. Moore improper. the rejoin-
der Of Mr.. Love equally improper-Mr.
Love was the aggressor, &C., and therefore
more censurable.
Mr.. Love asked to be heard, and said
he had no slavish or servile acknowledge
ments to make. He would, however, offer
any apology to the Senate that one gentle
man should make to another. He desired
merely to say that, on yesterday. when he
took the floor that he had no thought Of
alluding to the Senator from Carteret-
Senators were present whom he (Mr. Love-
had told recently, that he would not, In
future, notice the Senator named. That
when on the floor, he had been called to
order by the gentleman, as he felt in @
rather gruff way, and that this drew the
; fire to a point, not intended, and thus he
had been unduly provoked and thrown of
his guard If he had transgressed, it was
not by intention, or with design to offend
the Senate. or violate its rules.
The question then occurring on the mo-
= tiou to strike out the second resolution re-