Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-03-24
OUR RALEIGH LETTER.
Trial Concluded and Vute Taken-H xeHe
mena in the Characterization Bill
Not One Radical Votes for 1t tie.
c0nsideration-Ih Question to
be Observation-Disclosures
April Ex-Governor Vance
In Raleigh
RALEIGH, N. c., March q, 1871

! Dear journal At length the trial is
ended, the argument concluded, and ere
this reaches you, the final vote will be
taken. Gov. Bragg spoke for two hours
and half On yesterday, and the same
length of time again last night, and finally
concluded to-day, having spoken some
what over six hours. It was undoubtedly
the speech of the case, and verified the old
saying 'the best is always reserved for dhe
last" It was perfect and complete sum-
mary of the whole case. clothed in Ian
guage dignifed. earnest, and at times elO-
quent, and delivered In manner most
clear, forcible and emphatic. II any
person could hear such an argument and
fail to be convinced of Holden's guilt. he
is sincerely to be pitied for his OBJ
tuseness. According to an order adopted
by the Court to day, the vote will be taken
on the article, seridtim, tomorrow at IL
o clock, when no debate or explanation of
votes will be allowed, but each Senator 10
permitted to file within one week his writ
ten opinion. which will be printed with
the proceedings. The galleries for the
past two days have been throDgel with
the ladies, and tho lobbies crowded by the
many visitors in attendance. No doubt
that tomorrow every available space will
be occupied by an immense crowd. The
voting aud reading of the articles will &C.
cupy over two hours. Tue readers of the
JoNRNAL shall ut onca be informed of the
final result by special telegram. Every
thing is very quiet. every one anxiously
awaiting the morrow's sun, when the ex-
element will reach its eliminating point
It is thought the accused will be
acquitted on the first one or two Articles,
and convicted on ell tho others, as some
Senators have doubts as to his guilt in de- |
clarlng Alamance county TO be in iusurrec- |
ton.
A most exciting and interesting scene !
has been witnessed i'll the House to day
The Convention Bill was the special order
and occupied, al the day, the attention of
the House. 1t failed to obtain the reqni-
site two-thlrds, the vote being seventy.
three to forty-two Mr. J. o. NILS, of
Burke, was the only Democrat who voted
against 1t, except Mr. Strndwick, Of
Orange who did 50 merely for the purpose
Of moving for q reconsideration, which he
did III most handsome aud eloquent
speech. Not Il single, solitary, Rf dlcal 70
ted Tor it, Being determined that the co
Pile should not be debarred the simple
privilege of voting on the question them
selves, the tWo-thlrds clause was stricken
out Of the bill. and it then passed its SEQ
9nd reading by q strict party vote So
hat this Legislature is determined that
he question Of Convention or no Con
7ention," shall be submitted to the voters
If North Carolina, ON the first Thursday
n August next, Radicals to the contrary,
The two thirds clause
vas only inserted to quiet the quulms of
conscience Of certain Radioale, who pre-
ended to favor it, but as they refused to
'ote for the bill with that clause, 1t was j
imply stricken out, aud the bill will be
ONE law by nero MAJ GRITTY, and the {
'eople thus allowed al opportunity of ex- 5
ressing the ir wishes.
Tho Legislature will no doubt adjourn Y
Il Monday, the 81 of April, and wen then IT
lany bills will be left ON the Calendar I'm 4
isposed Of.
The Senate to day adopted resolution t
0 hold sessions every night, SO as to dis q
ose of as many bills as possible before ad-
1urnment.
Hon. z. B. Vance arrived here this after
Don from Washington. 1t is a mistake
nat he has resigned. Hal.