Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-01-22
From the Raleigh Sentinel.
E.EGTsLHTURE OE NORTH CAROLINA
SENATE.

The Senate was called to order at II
o'clock
Mr. Sweet arose to question of priyi-
| lege, and said in substance, as follows
! Mr. President arise to notice an artl-
Gle which appeared in to-day's Standard.
! headed 1" The Investigation Committee,
| though it is thought unworthy of notice by
many Of my friends. [ will allude to it this
| time and I trust it will be the last time that
[ shall be compelled TO refer to that sour
rilous sheet The entire article, Mr.. Pre-
sident, is as far from the truth as hell is
from heaven, and that is supposed to be
considerable distance. [ will now point
out some Of the glaring falsehoods to wit
LIE NO. 1.
"It is now several weeks since the ap-
pointment Of the committee to investigate
the fraud and corruption alleged by Mr..
Sweet to exist in the General Assembly,
and nothing has been heard from it.
LIE NO. ..
The committee have been given unlimi
ted powers, and have been supported by
every member of the General Assembly
without regard to party, and yet nothing
has been heard from the committee.
LIE NO. 3.
The General Assembly has done every
/ W
! that it is innocent OF fraud, and has no
| sympathy with it, yet the Legislative body
OF a great State is allowed to remain un-
! der suspicion, while those who have
charged crime upon it pick their teeth
around hotels,
LIE NO. 4.
and~ are puffed up with the happy con-
scicusness of the notoriety they have there
by attained.
LIE NO. 5.
The leading spirit of the committee
when called upon to do justice to the body
which has afforded him every opportunity
to prove his charges,
LIE NO. g.
Deliberately rises in his place in the Sen
ate and says that he can prove his charac-
ter in i7e minutes, " bit prefers to eCaH 20
LIE NO. 7.
And this is the answer that the Legisla-
ture OF North Carolina receives when 1t de-
mands to- know upon what grounds it has
been charged with crime, its honor i'm
peached and its fair fame blackened. 4" Mr..
S,ree: prefers TO oCaU !"
LIE NO. s.
When the people of the State demand to
know why their representatives are stigma
tized as being guilty of fraud and bribery,
they are awed into silence by being told
that " lur. SWeet prefers to e0aH"
LIE NO. 9.
The Standard is and has ever been in fa-
vor of giving Mr.. Sweet every chance of
proving the truth Of his charges.
LIE NO. 10.
| And of giving every power asked by the
| aODo ittap that If fra16 EXISTS it NAV be
punished,
| LIE NO. II.
| Weeks have elapsed since the utterance
CT those charges, and yet nothing has been
done to clear the General Assembly from
| imputations which have been cast upon it. "
[ will state now, Sir, for the information
| of the Senate, that person high in au-
thority Qt the St1ndard office, from whom
the committee expected to get important
| information, has d6Sented himself from the
cify. lie cannot be found consequently,
We are unable to reach him, and L will
state IN the presence of the representative
of that paper, that whOsoever wrote that
! article did it for a malicious purpose, and
! he has heart as black as the blacklist
night, and is base enough to resort to lies
| or any other means TO accomplish his he'll
| Iish purpose. l will not attempt to follow
| this author down into the cess pool OF abuse
and infamy. The person who contends
with pole cat will suffer, and not the pole
cat. l nov wash my hands, and L hope
for all time in attempting to reply to these
scurrilous attacks.
REPORT OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Brogden, from the Committee on
Finance, reported favorabiy on resOlu-
luton for the relief of the Sheriff of Bruins
wick.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
BY Mr. Robbins: \ bill to amend sec
ton 60, title 6, of the Code of Civil Pro
cedure Referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
BY Mr. Brogden A bill to secure the
free exercise of the right of suffrage and to
protect the freedom of the ballot-box.-
This bill provides for separate boxes for
white and colored voters. Referred to
the Committee on Propositions and
Grievances.
The House having refused to concur in
the Senate bill allowing certain counties to
issue bonds and asked for Committee OF
Conference, it was concurred in and the
President designated Messrs Osborne and
Brogden as the Senate branch.
message was received from the Gov
ernor, notifying the Senate of his appoint
OAAS
Special Court of Newbern which was con
Cured in.
CALENDAR.
Bill restoring to married women theil
common law right of dover. Passed
second reading, and, on motion of Mr.
Barrow, was ordered TO be printed.
Resolution in favor of A. J. Johnson, oi
Onslow, passed its second reading.
Resolution proposing to raise a Join
Committee to investigate the PenitentiarJ
purchase
Mr.. Respass said he could not see the
object Of appointing SO many Committee!
on this subject, unless it was to tram
mel the action of the committee already
appointed, and hoped it would be voted
down.
Mr.. Welker said he saw no propriety il
passing this resolution, as he had no doub
that the committee already appointed
would make satisfactory report, an6
|, moved its indefinite postponement, which
: motion was adopted.
Bill for the relief of the Sheriffs Of Pas.