Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-03-11

evident to every Senator on the floor who
had hsteHed to the remarks of The Senate,
from Wilkes, that it vas utterly imposs;.
BILE for him to divest himself of the part
zan. He stood in his place to protect m
party or shade Of guilt. The Senator asknG
the question why the Committee had not
reported The reason was evident to ever
one who had noticed the proceedings Of
this General Assembly, when resolution at.
ter resolution was voted down looking t.
full and fair Investigation of this whole
lsubject. Why have they not been con
victed because Senators on this floor, the
Senator from Wilkes foremos! in the ranks
have continually done all they could to
tram mel this Investigation, and now when
there is prospect to get full report q
these sHlndling transactions, they como
forward again with proposition TO abol-
ISL the Committee and cut off the very last
hope, here on the very eve of Adjournment
when no other Committee can be raises
The main intent and object of this re olr
ton Is to allow these men to go abroad in
to the world and retain their i.l-eottfr
gains. All of them irrespective OF partv
who have been engaged in these infanous
transactions should be brought to trial ami
to Justice.
Mr.. Davis desired to ask the Senate. ).
he was not aware that there existed in tLa
other branch Of the General Assembly
Committee of the Whole who could inTa.-
tigate these matters.
Mr.. Jones said he was aware that sac.
machinery was in existence, and Ia ".
also aware that it was too cumbersome t.
accomplish the object it was raised Tor
The Senator from Montgomery know :.
also, and those who were opposed 10 tu-
investigation rejOiced when that polio,
was adopted, and the friends OF truth and
justice have always regretted that sa.a
Committee WAS raised He thought The
resolution came with bad grace from ill.,.
Senator from Wilkes when his own caa-
stituents are holding public meetings, do
nouncing this fraud and demanding 1--we
tigation.
Mr.. Graham said it had been insinuaftl
by the Senator from Wilkes that IL.
Democrat (alluding to SwepsoD) had w.
away from the investigation and the t..
publican (Littlefeld) had held his ground
He was not aware before that SWepsUu Was
a Democrat, and was under tie imprcssiei.
that he was not. IL he (Swepson) vot.l.
at all in the last Presidential election +
was his impression thathe voted for Graut.
If he was not q Republican it was possiDie
he belonged to the third party movement.
However, this was not party question.
and he regretted that the Scnu,or from
Wilkes had dragged party into the discu,.
sion. If the resolution nc introduced i.
the early part Of last session had been
adopted this whole matter would hay,.
been cleared up and the guilty made Il
suffer. He did not think the resolpt!o,
was worthy of so much discussion, and
hoped the Senate wonld dispose Of il rs ia.
proposed.
Mr.. Forkner said while he might bc ey.s
SO much opposed to tho rasOiutiUu III.
Sa1af 70 had horoEnfO~,. tor J.
tons of various characters that came be
fore it, and out of courtesy to tho moEei
he should vote against the motion not TO
entertain it.
Messrs. Brogden, and Jones, OF Wake,
made similar statements, and the motion
of Mr.. Graham was voted down.
NAYS. -Messrs. Beeman, Bellamy, Drosdeu
Burns, EBlythe, Oolgrove, Cook, Davis, Appea
colored, Forkner, Galloway, colOred, Hayes, Ia
Jones. of Wake, Legg, Martindale, Moore, ..
Oarteret, Smith, Stephens and Sweet.
Mr.. Love demanded the previous Gues-
ton on the passage Of the resolution
which was voted down.
Mr.. Brogden moved to amend the resu-
luton by striking out the clause reHec.Ug
on the President of the Senate, which 77as
adopted.
Mr.. Robbins said he wondered ii The
ObJSSG VI oL41G4olnG GII5 IESOjuLlOH VAS 10
get it in such a shape that it would pass :
He thought it looked very much Ike it,
He said it siRniied nothing to the Repub-
llcan or Democratic party, if there was =
scoundrel who called himself after their
party, unless after it was proven that he
was scOundrel, that such party upheld
and endorsed him; then the party becomes
responsible, and not without. But the az
gument of the Senator from Wilkes seems
to be, we will sustain our sWindIers and Won
must sustain yours. We claim none OF
them, and it IS to be hoped that no party
does. There Is one thing certain, the
swindler does not care for party-ho is en-
tirely for himself. Senators, cast aside
this partisan feeling, and speak as North
CarOllnlans, In the name of the State, thai
we do not recognize scOundrels because
they call themselves by our party name.
They are for nobody's party. l can prove
that the Republicans you have trusted with
these appropriations are the very men who
have stabbed the party who gave them
place. You placed this money into their
hands. You thought they were honest.
The contractors in the Western part Of the
State and the poor laborer5 that worked
On the road trusted them. You and they
have been deceived, and yet there are
men, Senator's, on this floor who have
moved to amend this resolution for tho
purpose of passing it. If it could only
pass it would be the very last blow neces.
5ary to bury Republicanism in this State.
The man that votes FOR this resolution saws
This investigation shall not be made the
people shall not know what was done with
he SIG, 600, 900, and he votes to hide him
'elf behind the hills and mountains from
he scorn and contempt of an indignant
md outraged people. They will place him
beside the swindler, where be viii belouo.
He could not understand how any one
would attempt to amend the resolution to
make it passable; it was unamendab!c.
md the offence would be unpardouable.
Pass it, and can kill the Republican par
y so dead on the stump with it that it will
De tol gotten that there ever was such Il
party. 1 want to kill your party,
put prefer doing it some other way. !
10 not want to be compelled to Kill 1t by
showing up your villainy, but pass the res
button and you place the club of Hercules
n the hands of the Democratic party, and
We will smash the life ont Of tho Eeuubl-