The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-08-08

was ~ nave fIle
at New York March 4, 1889, but
owing to the delay Of the members
IN reaching the city it did not actual
ly convene until April 6. Owing to
the refusal Of the North Carolina
Convention in 1888 to ratify the Fed
eral constitution, the State was not
represented in Congress during its
first session This session came to a
close September %, 1889. On Novem-
Der II, the North Carolina Conven-
thon ratified the Federal Constitu-
tor.
worth Carolina in the United States
Senate.
The first United States Senators
from North Carolina were Samuel
johnston, who served until 1898, and
benjamin Hawkins, who served until
1875. They have had twenty-nine sue
cessors. Of these at the time of cleo
t'on, two, Johnston and Iredell, were
from Chowan county; three, Hawkins,
Iurner n Macon, were from War
rem; two, Bfoodworth and Abbott.
| were from New Hanover; two, Man
gum and Graham, were from Orange;
four, Haywood. Badger, Bragg and
Merrlmon, were from Wake; while
Guilford, Surry, BERTHE, Wilkes, Hall
fax, Caswell, Cumberland. Rocking
ham, Martin, Buncombe, ~Pasquotank.
Northampton, Mecklenburg. Pitt. Mad
ison, Sampson, Craven and Rowan
have furnished one each. Rowan
would have had two had not Francis
Locke who was elected in 1915, re-
signed without having qualified. AT
one time, 1S40-1S43. Orange county
had both Senators, Mangum and Ora
ham. Jesse Franklin, David Stone
and Willie P. Mangum having served
in the Senate and been retired, We're
again elected after various intervals.
h longest term Of service was Ran
SONS, which extended from 1872 to
1895, tW~enty-three years. Mangum
comes next with eighteen years, though
not c~onsecutively. Vance serve ff-
teen years which, after Ransom's
service, was the longest continuous
term.
The following Senators also served
the State as Governors: Samuel John
ston G7S7-1789), Alexander Martin
I17S9-1792), Jesse Franklin 1S20-
1870, David Stone GSOS-1S10),
James Turner 1so2-1so5), Montford
Stokes 1~s36-1S3a), john Branch
Gs17-1s2O, James Iredell 1827-
1929, William A. Graham (1S45-
1S49), David S. Reid 1~S51-1S54),
Thomas Bragg (1855-1S59), Zebulon
B. Vance GS62-1865. 1S77-1879), and
Thomas ]. Jarvis 1S79-1SS5).
John Branch, Senator from 1928
1929, was Secretary of the Navy in
the cabinet Of President Andrew
tor from 184o-1S43, was Secretary
Of the Navy in the cabinet of Presi-
dent Fillmore, aud George E. Badger,
Senator from 1S~46-1855. was Secretary
of the Navy in the cabinet Of Presi-
dent Harrison. William A. Graham
was also a Confederate States Sen
ator.
TIo f011ouir~ ~NctornI frnoo the
Senate, for one cause or another, be-
fore the expiration of their terms:
David Stone, in 1907; Francis Locne,
in 1915; James Turner, in 1916;
Nathaniel Macon, in 1928; John
Branch, in 1879; Willie P. Mangum,
in 1896; Bedford Brown, in 1910;
Robert Strange, in 1910; William H
HAYWOOD. Jr., in 1916. Francis Locke
resigned without taking his seat, be
cause he preferred the pleasures OF
private life to the hOnOrS and VeXa-
lions of office; Nathanie Macon, be-
cause he had reached the Psalmists
span of life; having determined Ions
before to retire to private life upon
reaching his seventeen birthday;
John Branch, to accept a~place in
Jackson's cabinet; Mangum, Brown,
Strange and Haywood, because Of in
structions by the legislature to sup
port measures contrary to their con-
VictiOnS. The abSurdlty OF the OLD
theory of instruction was shown in
these cases. Mangum, a Wing, re-
signed in 1886 rather than follow the
Instructions of a Democratic Legisla
ture. He was succeeded by Robert
Strange a Democrat. But the next
legislature was Wing, ~and adopted
instructions for Strange and Brown.
Democratic Senators, who promptly
resigned. Thereupon h Wing Legis-
lature immediately sent Mangum back
to the Senate.
Thomas L. Clingman and Thomas
Bragg withdrew from the Senate in
1851 upon the secession of North
Carolina. After the war, Graham
and Vance were elected, but refused
their seats because their disabilities
for '.particip3tiOn in rebellion had
Mt hnnn rnnanNed Nance AaS the