Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-03-14

convIcts as may be required will be
kept to work on the Penitentiary, and
| the remainder will be used in different
| sections of the State to aid in the
completion of important enterprises
thus making the labor of the convicts
| valuable assistance in building rail
| roads, &c. The Legislature also
passed an act allowing the County
Commissioners of each county to pu,
the inmates in the common jails al
work upon the county roads,
public buildings or other public
works-thIs making class of persons
who have heretofore been heavy ex-
pense to the State of some service to
! the public, and, perhaps in some coun-
| ties, real advantage and benefit.
Defendants are often confined in jail
between the terms of the Court and
kept there fOl months ut heavy ex-
pense TO the county before the trial
comes off. If they are found guilty of
crime and sentenced to imprisonment
for less than two years, :hf v must be
remanded to Jail and continue at the
expense of their county until their
term of confinement expires. This has
prrved p heavy and oppressive burden,
and the Legislature has acted wisely
III making the change.
Fifthiy The Constitutional .iNic1E-
naents. The Conservatives had only &.
majority of twtnty-fnrr on Joint ballot,
and therefore it WAS necessary to
e..cure enough OF the votes of the Re
publicans "a pass the Constitutional
Observation-Disclosures lay two-thirdS ma
ioritv 1t would have hcen to the in
tere5t nj the Conservative party rs 4
political organization to have driven the
Radicals from the support Of the i mend
ncnts by submitting them as a whole,
which worid have insured the defeat
of each and errrr AmaGdmout. But
the Amendments were submitted sepa-
ratelv. and, by that means, ii majority
of t;1cm-:nciuding All Of the most
itn;prtan were adopted h. 4 ivo-
thirds eotc IN both Houses. ar! vii he
suhniitted tn tho pe0ntc for rat,jcl-
tiou on the first Thursday in August
ncxt These Amendments involve
vital charges il t!2c organic law of the
Stat :, and are such ~ have boom fuII1d
tn ha !.tceS7drv on ;i.''0unt O! the
defects ard oppressive ",arsch 81 the
present Carr.ti2a% Constitution Of the
S-ate
s5iztlliv. CodTc91i"u cf thc Lars.
Ihn Work OF TIE codI!icit1Ctl 81 IA"
laws. entrusted t. .fudga Battle, wa
submitted II the La.,;siati.ra. and
carefully cEamiuctt aua reviewed ny
Nessrs. Bennett and atclIeLco, az the
.!ud.oIorv Committee. aaj rs SOON =
t;,s sisu3a can be published, :hc present
Jo"iCs:On IL, III, aIib-e". will beayoidcd,
AMI the public y.iIl li:,vt- il :. Simple.
mctioG:c4I form. the w:lt'ic stairo law
OF l2t State, after the manner o. Ia,
Old Revised tD>i".
I'D n'r space allow, - might add
n,ar&i other IL. :.-urcs To- s.ls above
LIST, 10 show - ;aa peopia q; Eoi.!
Carolina low autniI,,:,.T the work Of
tic present session has ncen performed
how generously ana patrioticaly
the Representatives Q: ine people
Lavo ]aborad for tl,4 try.o vel
fare nnd rroeperit~ % tie State, aod
how much credit and I:ogor Hlioc.!d
be awarded them for q faithful, con-
scent ou5 and ef:iG:en: discharge o.
their public duties.
Never 6. Legislature wor!zcd moro
ass;.,u0us!y y-Eevc- a Ieg,s'atnro &C
cor1p'ished better results inr The 'eco-
pie, arI: for tie State. With the cx-
ccptiOn Of the 1Infortunato struggle
over tic Senatorial election, ~ whicl:
th. Conservative nominee w2s defeated,
We fi,.si nit little K, ,c.s2,r. III the
conduct u any ~ t.3a Conservatives
oi Ii,ta Legislature, while tilo great
majority 0f them have yacr 5r;!e. aEd
et,.,ifu@t &oH united