The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-07-03

be Unconstitutional. unWlse unjust
Resolved. That the white and black
races are distinct by nature n that
any and all efforts % abolish
such distinction and TO degrade
the whistle 10 the level OF the olack
ace are crimes against the ciShlzatlon
Of the age and against Cod
Resolved. THAI h government Of
the United States and OF the southern
states were instituted by white men
and that while the lives. liberty ana
property or the black race should be
protected by just laws these govern
ments ought to be controlled by white
men only"
Another resolution appealed 10 the
sense of justice OF the masses OF the
northern people TO remoye from me
people OF the southern states this deg
dali heaped upon them n 20
consider the dire results to the whole.
country OF transferring political power
10 ignorant blacks
In the case of vartsas resolutions
the words Stat Of North Carolina
Delegate A w IourEee
made motions to strike out the word
state" and insert people"
resolution was adopted January
esnd. offered by j. c. Abbott. 4
committee OF three be appointed oy
the chair to confer With General can
by. which committee shall be empow-
cred =, consult upon n subject re-
latinr To the public interests and 70
report the result OF their c0nSulta-
lions 10 the convention. JanuarE
sSrd. Calvin ]. Cowles. the chairman
Of the committee. received a teiesFdm
from General Candy, ACKNOWLEDGING
.the receipt Of letter reporting the or
SANITATION OF the convention OF North
Carolina" Abbott. Ragland ana
Durham were appointed as the COM
mittA 10 confer with General CANDY
The latter wrote the convention giving
II the assurance OF his hearty CO.
operation henev that NAV De nee
essary and proper"
on motion of Joh Mcdonald. or
Chatham, January cath. General an
nv was by resolution invited To visit
the convention and communicate any
thing he may deem Mt for Soed o.
the people Of North Carolina
January SIst. Fabius II. Busbee, the
reporter for The North Carolinian.H vas
expelled from the convention bS IS
chairman for presenting at the dFsN
of the chairman a paper p~urporunS |"
be a report Of the current p~roceeulnsS'
Astounding in fiouts, sneers n IN
suits"
On the second day after IL met the
convention had adopted a resolution
TO guard against any reports which II
might not relish.
En6 convention loIDd1t lily P~ASD~
to d!still whiskey from corn or any
other grain from February LIST 10
June 1st, 1868.
The committee on finance vas d.
recred TO negotiate a 100000 loan for
contingent expenses. A resolution was
introduced by Delegate Williams ask
inc 10 lend money, and one
by French to negotiate a loan TO pay
mileage.
February 10th Durham introduced a
resolution. which was adopted. saying
il was a matter of common rumor t1fc
corrupting influences had been USED !"
secure the passage of certain ordi-
nanceS by the convention and De
~nounciug that a select committee ~
three he raised 10 investigate and re
port.
a resolution was introduced asking
the committee which were TO con-ef
with General Candy 10 ask him how
far he will recognize legislation by the
convention"
When the militia bill came up John
". Graham offered an amendment
that white and colored persons should
DE organized into separate commands
and tina 10 white man shall ever De-
required to obey a negro Officer. L
was voted down-ayes, Q; noes. g.
When the "Bill of Rights came UP
for adoption Plato Durham offered as
8 raw section the following:
The Caucasian and African races
are distinct by nature and color.
therefore all intermarriages between
them are forever prohibited. This
was tabled, the vote is not given.
John G.. Marler was ousted from his
seat March 3rd. the committee saying
that General Canby's report showed
John VI. Marshall got 1.123 votes and
Marler 1890. Durham wanted To nave
the original ballots sent for. but his
motion was lost.