Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-03-05


Resolution 2dop1ed-s Lengthy
ana Intervening Dis ussIon-
ThorRe Expelled By "A Vote of IL
to 81.
The third session OF the Ecclesiasti-
cai Court, the lower House of the Gen
eraI Assembly composing the same,
me5 promptly at 7! o'clock, Mr..
! Speaker Robinson IN the Chair.
Mr.. Patton offered substitute for
the Moring resolution, providing fo-
the expulsion OF J. William Thorne
for causing to be published and circu-
lated q pamphlet, the teachings of
wa~ich, N the Judgment of the House,
ale subycrslye OF good government
and morals, and which render him un ,
| qualified to discharge the duties of a
! legislator. sc.
Brewington and Moore both took
the floor, and were loud in their de-
fence Of IL0rne and ''agin" the sub
stitute
Dir. Patton said SO long as the SUBJ
! st!tUte had raised such d row III q
/ certain corner of the House, he would
withdraw it, ana let the resolution
! offered by Hughes, co!ored, CT Gran
vile, take its place.
This was a sumner, but Moore
! stumbled On haetslessIy, and finally
/ took his seat.
Mr.. Pinnix had read by the clerk
| All opinion Of Chief Justice Pearson
! to the effect that the evidence of an
! inidel was competent in q Court of
| Justice, after which he proceeded to
discuss the legality OF the question of
| expulsion. He claimed there was no
evidence that Thorne wrote the pam
! phlet or hat, circulated it, &c.
| Mr.. Staples followed III reply to the
! points OF law urged By Mr.. Pinnix, IN
which he stated nrst that it was in
evidence that Th0rne admitted the
authorship Of tho pamphlet, and the
fact if its publication was, in law, the
fact OF its circulation.
Mr. Norment briefly responded in
support OF IhO2ne.
Mr.. Glenn said he had followed the
discussion closely, and weighed well
ali the testimony pro and coa, and he
was satisfied that the gentleman from
Warren was being tried Ior his religi-
Gus belief. and Ee could not support
the resolution.
Mr.. Trlvett spoke in advocacy of
the resolution, stating that man who
would promu gate such dangerous
doctrines should B0t sit III the coun-
ellis OF our State.
Mr. Finger said that he was glad
that the resolution, which bound us
down to say that the member from
Warren denied the being OF Almighty
God, was oItt OF the way We could
now put the ematter on general grounds
and saw whether or not & man pro-
mitigating such Jlasphe1nous
pamphlet Is qualified to be Il legislator.
H. was prepared to say that he did
not tuink' he was. and vas glad that
tie resolution was now in sucil shape
that he could Support 1t.
hlr. Tate t5iuuEht this House was
treading on dangerous pronLd and
moved to refer the whole matter to
the Judiciary Committee.
On ttis motion. 1lg. E-wi1. called
tne yeas aud uayes.
Mr Whitley oil ed to anv post
pouement- lie tl5or,gi2t the natter
should have been disposed q Oh Sat
urday. The House, he Thought,
should ba 1t some other work. The
motion to refer was 5o-t.
Amendments bv sEosss-s. Walker, Of
Richmond, insorung '-DIaspleulous''
instead Of sacriiegIaus, and Finger.
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The Hughes resolution was then
adopted by the following vote:
Ayes-Messrs. Atwatar, BaInhardt,
of Caldwell RelnIieardt. OF Rowan.
barrett. Bet1is. BIzzeu. Brvson,
Davis. OF Haywood, DAVIS, Of Jackson,
Dortch. Erwin, Finger, Foote, Free
man, Gather, Cash, Green, Gudger,
Hammer, Harrison, Hay,nora. Holt,
Hooker, Isler. Kendall, Latta, Mar
tin. hIcCubbins, Mock. Nfoffitt.
MoseIy, Normen5, Patton, Presson,
Profift, Reid, Shacklcford, Sharpe,
Spears. Staples, Thompson, OF Beau
fort, Thompson. Of Lincoln, Trivett,
Walker, Of Richmond, Wells, Whit
ley, YoG45.-4G.
Nays-Messrs Brewington, Bum,