Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-12-01

lection, because considered them as in.
sult1ng TO the!honor Of this House. They
were not accompanied with anv epecifc !
charges or sffidavits which would have
entitled them to our serious consideration. /
II is contended that we should look into
this matter, Because those resolutions. and |
others to be brought forward. we're pre-.
pared in this city and sent out to be |
adopted and returned to this Assembly for |
o itical effect This may be all true if
50, let it remain SO. The republicans
have right to copy aad approve the
orders of thei~ leaders.
Ssr, let me Illustrate. A IN, :nber of his
church, who appeared to be piOus and
zealoEs. was advised and instructed by his
pastor, that be should hold family pray
ers. His excuse for not doing so was that
he could not word a prayer. Well, says
| the parsor. I will write you ore. The
church member took it home. He could
not read. neither could any member of bis
family. Bat lie was determined to obey
his leader, the pastor. and SO he resorted
to this device to avoid the Inconvenience
of bis ignorance he pasted the written
prayer above his mantle. board, aud on
rising in the morning and retiring at night
he would call up kis family, and, pointing
to the written pages above the mantle
| board; be would say. 'Ihena's ma SEMI.
mpsnts. O LORD. Anse,s - Why, sir, those
resoluti, ns make broad aud sweeping
charges. Sir, the noble Democratic party
il sometimes charged by them beng a
Knklux party. Shall We go into that IL
vesiigefion here? II so. shall We investi-
gate the doings Of the Rcd Strings.
Leagues. National Guard, Societe litter.
rationale, s., &c. Where, where in
the name Of com mon sens5 would this
matter end ? I contend that this is nei-
ther the time nCr tie place. and that It
would be out of the line OF our duty to
pursue sGch q course. This is not the
forum Of loli1ic0. This is not the arena
for fierce, contending party conflicts, for
crimination? No. this is the hall of the
House OF Representatives of the people OF
Norh Carolina. Our duties sworn duties,
: are prescribed in the constitution. We
are acre to iegl>lsta, to pass such laws fox
thu cOLveDlt nee, com merCe, the general
an 1 lOca! interest and honor of the people
as we may deem advisable under their liz.
srnctions, and the circumstance Of the
: case and not to squandec their time anG
money in tt g discussion of frivolous party
/ questions.
] Let Us COW, once for all, as st.tesmer
: aud patriots, dismiss these angry artJ
questions from this hall, and addre> g our
} selves to tie business of our mission anG
i rsturn t. our respective hom 8. Let us
reduce the per diem let US transact tht
Legitimate business before rs with de
! cency, honor and dispatch, and adj ourn
v Let us have a short session let US do ou
9 daty.
Let al the ends thou sini'st at,
Be thy Gods, thy country's md truths,
, And then il thou f,ilest o Cromwell.
L Thou fai.est a bic seed IN trtyr
Mr.. Speaker, in order that no misun-
derstanding may be had, have to say tina
am no5 at mpting 10 cover up my OWL
Or nybody eI-e's tracks. The subjec
suggested by this resolution is O. yerv deli
, care and solemn one.
= have tho honor to represent large
i democratic majority than any member il
this general assembly.
r And sir, [ claim the honor to be The frs
) man in the west, if rot in the whole State
publicly from the stump 10 denounce il
t all the anathemas Of language at my com
msnd all secret political associations, q
: wrong in principle. whether provoked o
e nnprovok ed and to pronounce their crime
; and ou'rages as intrinNically wrong an
e dangerous to the liberties of the State AM
the republic
submit these remarks, sir, under n
e overehadowirg fear of the federal cour
r which is to meet in this city next week
nor for fear, favor, affection or reward, bu
l.! because, Ike the pure, crystal waters fror
the mountains, they spring spontaneousl
fI0m %" Judgment and uV heart. hav
made these remarks in The interests an
honor of the good people Of North Caro-
lima and for tho purpcs9 of inducing thi
F., House to Danish all such questions from
. these halls. 1 horo that the motion t.
) iuIc initely postpone will prevail and es
tabI,h precedent for the disposal of al
l. such improper and angry snbjects.
= Madison col. favored the motion to in
g definitely postpone.
4 The yeas aud nays we're called and th
;. motion prevailed by vote of yeas 70
/ nays 90.