The farmer and mechanic., 1913-12-02
Would Retain Cttircn>hip


Il r Moore, Who VAS the author
| Of the committees ordinance. said his
| main reason FOR fasorfnE Il Was that
1 through - the right OF citizenship
| n the United States would be retained.
and not otherwise lie did not be
| licye that declaring the ordinance of
secession null and void woald p~rua-
nen,iy inysIidate all acts don. during
| the war. but said that tho convention
! could make them valid hy an add
| tionai ordinance great deal Of feel
ing was shown n the debate by Ses
eraI OF those favoring the com init
tees ordinance. Judge Warren who
| had voted for the ord IT, nc. OF secss
sion in 1861. declared that the Oh
Ject Of the substitute was 10 hood
| wink the convention into an enior~--
men, Of secession : r Philips
| voiced the sentiment OF Il large NUM-
| Der when he said that as the conven-
tion of 1861 had expressed an opinion
one way. a body OF equal rank should
register counter opinion. and the
functions OF convention IF the peo-
PIE were both legislative and judicial
ii could either repeal or declare null
and void the acts Of a former body.
AS secession was creature OF the
. mind and could not. in consequence.
, be affected by the success failure
) Of army. il was necessary TO d.
clare against 1T.
1 a
vote of 81 TO 2e. The following voted
r nay: Alexander. Allen. Brown. Cong
I land. Eaton. Faison. Ferebee. Hanra-
!. han II How ard. Jarvis. Joyner. Kennedy
4 Manly. Mckay. McIver. Mebane. Muir
/ ply. Ward. Winborne. and Wright
: The original was then put upon its
T | second reading and passed with nine
n still voting in the negative. These were
n Allen. Faison. Ferebee. Howard. Joy
t ner. Manly. Mckay. Murphy. and
y Ward A few moments later it passrd
,. its third reading. Several delegates.
# including Judge Howard and Neili
: Mckay. voted against it. and a still
n and L. y. Ferebee, declined to vote.
n Sidney Andrews thus describes the
e scene:
> Settle the Fair.
- 1t was late in the day. and every
), body was tired. Lets suspend the
" rules and put the ordinance on its
a passage tonight" cried Settle. the fair.
h OF Rockingham. Nobody objected the
rules were suspended. and the Presi
dent stood up and demanded in a loud
and measured voice. this ordinance
he having been three times read. the
SIS question is. shall il pass" Somebody
OF | raised the question that. not beine
be an ordinance to amend the ConSti
n tuition il did not need three reading
Is. and was already passed. Several dele
lie. gates yociferated ClamorOus advice
W. and MIR. President. new IN his duties
IL stood bewildered Settle cut the kno
with his sonorous. Its q good thing
no and let's give it three readings any
IS how" So the measured voice agar
he demanded. Shall the ordinance pass
ne There was strong and exuitan
no AYE the clear and emphatic No
re of Howard and Mckay, the susgesuv
ne silence Of Manly and F'erebee- an
nl-l I'd or n
ne nouncement, The ordinance is pass
ed.
of Judge Howard relates that just be
tn fore the third reading. Judge Mani
nd and d. d. Ferebee were about 10 ieav
ed. the hall but stayed with him. Settl
on was standing in the aisle and turne
at and said, Howard let it be unani
er, nous You have already voted
on Judge Howard replied with emphas
cts IN see you ID first
AS Ry this act secession. already dea
10 in North Carolina for some time pas
iTe was pronounced never TO have ma
op- life.
zen The division appeared again ~ cor
lu- nection with the abolition of shaver
9th on the third day. Settle reported a
me ordinance forever abolishing SLAYER
cd in the State few OF the membei
Is attempted to have the cause OF i
luH abolition insered a preamble. oi
the plan failed. ana TWO Gays ia''
ia the ordinance was passed unan
or. mously 1t was then provided IN
Of both ordinances should be subfnitt'
,rm seperatelv to the people at the ne
,m- election An amendment was onert
a to this. providing that the poop
the should vote on the questions IN =
ate | words Secession" or NO Secession
the and Slavery" or No Slavery. IN
by was purely for political purposes al
his was resented by those who had o
had posed the anti secession oroinsnc
on judge Howard. in opposing u
was amendment. attacked sharply tho
feet who never spoke OF acted for =
tied Union until the Confederate cause W
nee lost and then became pToscF1psiFc a
and yindictiye This was directly a! m
tate AT several members of the conve
hey ton and was applicable 70 ma
,ct0 more.
he The Objects AlsOmpilshrH