The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-05-09

free negroes 10 enlave
themselves. Committee did not re-
port
Debtors IN prison bounds 10 be al
lowed to go free during the war. Not
voted on.
Making the sale of cotton yarns for
over $3.50 per bunch OF I'VE pounds
a misdemeanor. Committee did not
report.
BY a close vote the convention (5t
TO SD refused to repeal the StA,
Law passed by the General Assem-
bly,.
Mr.. woodnn's ordinance to. deprive
the courts during the war or all civil
jurisdiction and 10 give the Superior
Court judges power 10 call criminal
courts for the trial of felonies was
pigeon-holed in committee.
The act Of Assembly allowing
Indians TO testify in court against
whites was repealed.
In May, 1852, the following ord
nances were declared ir~repealabie
l. To dissolve the Union. >. Defining
treason against the State. ; and 4.
tiatI1ylng the Provincial and Perma-
nent Confederate Constitutions. 5.
Substitute in our Constitution tho
word "Confederate" for United. s.
Taxing slaves as property. I Soldiers
voting. s. One-fifth to call for years
and nays in Legislature. 3. That
Jews may hold office. 10. Six months
IN district to vote for Senators. IL.
Election of Governor 1st Thursday
in August, 1852. IL. Refugees may
vote in any county. Several OF these
are In our Constitution now.
At one time there seemed to be
threatened a collision with the Con-
1ederate Government. The news
came that a citizen Of Beaufort coun-
~. Isaiah Respass, had been arrested
by the military authorities on the
ri roa tf n no1fnr with .l,a MANY ay1
had been carried to Richmond, Va.
for trial. Mr.. Badger offered a strong
resolution, demanding that he be re-
turned to the civil authorities and
tried according to State law. There
was hot discussions. but. when ad-
satisfactorily adjusted. The CONVEX
ton seemed to favor the resolution.
Mr.. Badger offered another resolu-
ton strongly approving a proclama-
ton of the Governor in May, 1862,
~denouncfng a threat by the military
authorities to disarm our people.
Satisfactory explanations were made
and the resolution was not pressed.
The "Self-Denying Ordinance" pro-
hibiting members Of the Convention
from holding any Office was voted
down.
The same fate befell the ordinance
to cOnfiscate the property of citizens
abandoning the State, and of residents
OF the United States not returning
to the State.
The ordinance of Mr.. Leak to create
an executive councii with virtually
dictatOrial powers, the Governor be
ing a member, was summarily de-
feated. AS proposed, the council
could declare martial law, arrest and
-imprison any they deemed disloyal.
seize private property for public use,
order into the military and police any
part OF the population, draw upon the
public treasury at discretion, purchase
arms and ammunition to unlimited ex-
tent, and appoint and pay as many
officers as they might choose l CUB
whether any one, except Mr.. Leak,
approved this ~despotic measure.
Mr.. Badger was u authority or
questions Of parliamentary law. His
habit was to give the reasons for his
opinions. For example, he laid down
that when the aye and noes were not
called, any member could move 4
reconsideration. AS the journal did
not show the votes. all preSenl ar.
presumed to be on the winning side.
Twice he took issue with President
Edwards, who. as a rule. was 4 good
parliamentarian. and was sustained
by the Convention. Governor Graham
was next to Mr.. Badger on parliament
tary law.
I VIII now give some incidents and
peculiarities OF delegates which may
be of interest. q
When the skirmish, magnif~d into
q battle, Of Big Bethel occurred Col
one1, afterwards Gen. d. IT. Hill. in
command of a North Carolina regi-
ment, reported it to Governor Ellis,
W n transmitted the report 70 the
Convention. Colonel Hill wrote
~piously, Our Hevenly Father has
wonderfully in~terposed To shield our
heads in the day Of battle. Yes
wonderfully that only one was kill
ed and six wounded. The Convention
broke up for about an hour in freD-
zied tumult Many seemed TO think
that the armies OF Yanl1eedom We're
broken into fragments and the Con
federacy had taken her place among
the nations. Colonel Sam Spruiit
moved that a committee illuminate
the Capitol and grounds in honor o.