Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1895-07-10


separate commonw wealth, and be re-
ceived by the United States as a mem.
Der cf the Union. By the act itself,
they put in total oblivion all matters
and things done and transacted by the
inhabitants of the counties aforesaid, l.,
in setting up, or endeavoring to set up
an independent government, and carry
ing on the same, and pardoned the
same, provided, they returned their
allegiance to their State; and they ap-
pointed elections to be held in those
counties, of persons to represent them
in the next General Assembly of North
Carolina; and the freemen were author
lied to elect three good men to super
intend and act as inspectors of the poll,
in case of the failure of the County
Court to appoint Inspectors, as the
standing laws of elections required;
and the inspectors thus chosen by the
freemen, were empowered to make a
return and certificate of the persons
duly elected; they also gave eighteen
months further time for the compile.
tion of surveys; they also, in this ses-
sion, appointed officers for the revolted
counties, both civil and military, in
place of those who had been appointed
by the government Of Frankland. Not
withstanding these advances towards
good understanding and reconcilia-
tion by the Assembly of North Caro-.
lima. many of the inhabitants of the
western counties, resolved to never re-
turn to dependence on that State, and
to maintain the government which
they were forming for themselves, at
all hazards.
The convention at Jonesboro, in
December, 1884, and the Assembly of
FARMLAND, in August, 1886, had recon-.
mended to the people, to choose con
vention, for the purpose of adopting
the proposed constitution, or of alter
ing it as they should instruct. Deputies
were elected accordingly, and met at
Greeneville on the 18th of November,
17S5. From different parts of the new
State, the people forwarded instructions 8
which showed that there was great
diversity of sentiment amongst them.
The convention after some debate,
agreed to appoint committee who
should prepare form of government,
to be laid before the convention, that
it might be examined, altered, amend
ed, and added to, as the majority
should think proper, and that thus it
might be perfected and finished in as
accurate manner as the united wis
dom of the members could devise.
After the committee retired, the first
thing they agreed upon, was to proceed
upon the business. by taking the con
stitution of North Carolina for their
ground work, and together with it, all
the political helps, that the thirteen
constitutions of the United States, the
instructions of the people, and any
other quarter might afford, to prepare
a report to lay before the conven ton.
In this manner the committee proceed
ed, adhering strictly to the ground
work, the constitution of North Caro-.
lima, retaining of it whatever appeared
suitable, and to it added pieces, out of
the other political helps, till they had
so formed their plan that it might be
laid before the whole conveDt tion, and
be examined, altered, amended, and
improved, as the majority should think
best. The whole house having met,
the report Of the committee was laid
before them and entirely rejected. In
consequence of which, on the motion
of Mr.. Cooke, the whole house took up
the constitution of North Carolina, and
hastily reading it, approved of it in the
general, whilst the friends of the re-
port of the committee, strove to intro
duce, but all in vain, some material
parts of their plan, single house of
legislation, equal and adequate repre-
sentation, the exclusion of attornies
from the Assembly, &c., and failing i'll
the most important points, as they
conceived, they, by the unanimous
consent of the whole convention, were
permitted to enter upon the journals,
their dissent to what had been carried
in convention, and also, to hold out to
the people for their consideration, the
report of the committee, except the
greater part of the 32d section, which
upon second thought, they expunged.
The dissent which they entered upon
the journals was as follows:
The dissent is, because we deem the
report of the committee, excluding
that part of the 32d article, which fixes
a tax upon certain articles, as indigo,
tobacco, flour, &C., to be the sense of
a majority of the freemen of Frank
land, and more agreeable to a republi-
can government, which report so con.
sidered, we hold out for the considera
ton of the people; signed, David
Campbell, Samuel Houston, John Tip
ton, John Weir, Robert Love, William
Cox, David Craig, James Montgomery
John Strain, Robert Allison, David
Looney, John Blair, James White,
Samuel Newell, John Gilleyland,
James Stuart, George Maxwell, Joseph
Timp'on, and Peter Parkison, nineteen
in all. A great outcry was raised
against the report, and its friends vim.
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