The Greensborough patriot [March 6, 1862]

              VOL. XXIII.
PUBLISHED WEEKLY. BY
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Pot Uic Patriot.
Jonatban W. Field
(JUBMSBOKO' Feb. 18, M*62.
On thm day, being Tuesday of Court,
large number of citiacn* of Guilford
I ..„rtHou--e were called to
r by Hon. James T. Morehead, for the
of passing some appropriate testi-
, nial of I espect to the memory of Jona-
Lhan W. Field,deceased, late a mambef of
the Special Court.
( larkson Tomlinson, Esq., was called to
tbeChair, and William Woodburn, Esq.,
app ' retary.
II ; I j. .Morehead, in proper and
i,is, introduced the following
lutions, winch were unanimously adop-
Lhe meeting:
\\ it has pleased Almighty God
to remove from our midst Jonathan W.
Id a member oi the special Court, since
the last Term:
.', L'uat wo deeply tleplorc the loss
berished for Ins many virtues in
private life, and >o much respected for his
manly firmness and honesty in purpose in
ihodischarge ol every public duty assigned
him
/,•, /, That these piocecdings be sab-
Led to the Court, and that the Court be
fully asked to order the same to be
spread on their record, anJ thai a copy of
uni I e furnished to the family of the
deceased.
Resolved, That we deeply sympathize
with the wife and children of the deceased
lieir sad bereavement of him who: so
lently and affectionately discharged
th.' duties id husband and lather.
On motion, the mover of the resolutions
. requested to present them to the
r : And accordingly on Thursday of
Term, Mr Morehead presented tliem
to the I 'flirt in session : i. hereupon, it was
y the Court that they bo spread
i the record.
C. TOMLINSON, Ch'm.
WM. VVoODBl n.v, See.
i r the Patriot.
Captain Wafli'igton.
Camp F her, Newborn, N. C. 1
February 1 lib, 1802. J
Mr. Editor:—Permit rue through your
:. KI say a word in recommendation of
ray friend and fellow soldier, Wm.P. Wat-lin
He is a gentleman, and soldier
any position, lie has boon a mem-
Cavalry Company pince last
■ ■I Ins good common senso, and cool
i hare almost been invaluable
I the company. lie has always,
umk-rall circumstances, proved himself an
Bolder, and well worthy of pro-iti
lion, and although I I egret to give him
d lose his valuable services, I rejoice
. liery qualities have been
id lie iias been promoted. He
will very soon visit our country to enlist
! I hope you will use your
and aid hint to enlist men todo-our
country which is now standing in
great need of defenders. No one is
Bed either in mind, coolness, de-
Ui initiation or experience. Having been
in the -Mexican war nearly two years, and
I er from the beginning of this war, he
is well drilled, and experienced in all the
minutia of military evolutions and thor-hly
understands camp life and how to
provide for the soldier. Aid him, and you
will aid your country. Respectfully, &C,
B. L. COLE,
Capt. Co. V. 19th Reg. N. C. S. T.
GREENSBOROUGH, N. C, THURSDAY, MARCH 6. 1862. NO. 1,188. ]
diers familos tamely stand by and see them
striped of all the comforts of life, while their
natural protectors, viz: their fathers and
husbandi are braving all the dangers of
ordinance, and also to the amendment of f vention had no constitutional right to :n-thegentleman
from Guilford. If iho orig-1 torfere wiihthe industrial pursuits of the
inal bill passed and tho manufacture of j people. His people were not much inter-liquor
was prohibited, dispeople would be I ested in distilleries, there being only about
. cut off from market. There was no more ' fifteen in his county; but should this or-armrlife
and that m>t for pay, but for necessity for taxing distilleries than cotton , dinancc bo passed they wovld sow the
.tnarmjlil-, anatnat j y, inner^and the manufacturers of cotton . wind and reap tho whirl wind. He feared
tho merep.ttance of a soldiers wages^ saj | Jothj tannerje8, &c. j there would be resistance in some counties.
Mr. Kirrell did not regard it at a ques- He was in far jr of the amendment of the
tion of revenue. He thought it an obso- gentleman from Davie, to limit the price of
lute, controlling, paramount necessity to spu.i cotton to 30 cts. a pound, and that of
pass a prohibitory law. Duty to the coun-try
and their families dictated tho necessity
of suppressing the evil.
Judge Ruffin argued the question on its j
leal merits. With certi.in exceptions ; also fix the price of bacon, brandy, shoes,
men had always been left to their own j &c, he might vote for it. But ho said
pursuits, the bent of I heir own nvnds and , this to show tho utter impracticability o
domestics to 15 and 20 cents per square
yard according to quality.
Mr. Meares didn't know how to vote on
tho amendment. f the gentleman would
811 or 12.00per month which any labour-ing
man can obtain from his neighbour or
the fanner.
Mr. Editor, there is but one of two con-clusions
to come to from this conflict. And
that is we must conquer or we of the South
are a ruined, yes, an irretrievably ruined
people. And for me, before I will submit
to subjugation, may 1 and all that is dear to I P^J^raployE*«eni"'of th'eiV capital in their ' regulating these matters. "If let alono.'they
trie sink beneath the sods of my mother own waV The price of whiskey had been ; would regulate themselves. The probabil-earth.
A. SOLDIER. | eni,anced but that, like other commodities, j ity ofa scarcity of grain had been
greatly
_»-•-.» depended thi> j was opposed oi
Something for the Confederate sol - t
dlcrNto Read.
enhanced I of a d-spended on and was regulated bv the sup- j exaggerated. He wasopposed to tho or
ply and demand. He was in favor ofa tax ; dinancc, and believed gentlemen were sent
but opposed to any measure which would , here for other higher duties than those
Wc copy the following gasconade from I amount to a prohibition. j pertaining to questions of ordinary legisla-the
New York Tribune, for the special di- [ Mr. Thompson was for the largest liberty j tion.
gestion of such of our troops Confederate j to the citizen in ordinary times, but these | [Mr. Graham, by consent, offered the fol-and
State, as are about to withdraw from times were quite extrao dinary. The pri-. lowing resolution :
the army when the enemy is encamped on vste pursuits of all our citizens bad been Resolved, That the Governor bo reques
our soil simply because their term of en- interfered with more or less, and distillers ted to forthwith dispatch a suitable officer
listment had expired: had no right to claim any exemption.— or agent to the 19th regiment ofN C. State
The armies of tho Union are on the point They were legislating to secure tho indo- Troops 2d Cavalry, to ascertain tho defi-ofadvaacing
from all quarters on tho dis- , pendence of the country not to resrulato or ciency of said regiment in horses, and to
couraged pooily armed, shivering, half | interfere with the private pursuits of das-; report thereon, without delay, and that he
famished levies of the rebellion, which is j ses or individuals ; an J if the probability furnish what may be required to fit them
evidently conscious of its swiftly approach- of a famine, or a soaicety of corn making for effective service, if in his power, and if
ing doom Itsso'diers are trying to es- it equal to a famine, for tho families of ] not, that he communicate to this Convention
unable
arge portion of their force approaches its I for corn, and twenty five cents a pound for ■† † Mr. Badger moved to amend by striking
of the rebel I bacon. If passing a prohibitory law was : out "ryo and oats," and to add the piovis.
1 at the producer be allowed to distill his
grain
close, and tho frantic appea
journals prove that few of them can be necessary to secure an abundance of corn in ; that the pro<
persuaded or bullied intc serving further. I ib0 future in view of the exegeneies of tho own surplus
And the boldest of these journals are now ' country, prescn'.and prospective, ho would
clamoring for a general conscription j vote for it.
as the last hope of their exploding trea- j Mr. Headen was utterly opposed to the
son ] ordinance and to the amendment. The
Let Unionists everywhere rejoice and tendency of the Government was to enslave
take courage. A few daya will bring us I mm.
tidings of heavy blows struck from all sides I Mr. Jones, of Rowan, held in his hand an
at the defences of rebellion. They may not j amendment, which, at ll)2 proper time,
he would propose as a substitute, if the
motion to strike out prevailed. He was op-posed
to a prohibitory law, but was in favor
of taxation.
all be successful—some of them may bo
failures—but the preponderance in men.
arms and resources on the side of loyalty
and the nation is so decided, that the gen-eral
result cannot be doubtful. Within
two months—unless all signs fail—the I for various reasons, but especially for the
kingdom of Jeff. Davis will be a thing of j *toi in which tho passage of such an
tho past. Let every one do his utmost to
strengthen t'.ie arms and animate the
hearts of our bravo patriots in tho field,
and the gigantic treason of 1SG1 will soon
be but a hideous, guilty dream.
Mi. Ruflin moved toamend the amend-ment
by allowing any one who hus already
! purchased corn to distill it—which was
I rejected
Tbe question reearring on iho amend-j
ment offered by the gentleman from Wake
it was adopted—yeas 53, noes 30.
Mr. Ruftin moved to amend by striking
oat March (the limit to which distillation
is proposed to be allowed under the ordin-ance;
and insert April—rejected.
Mi. Ratlin moved to strikeout 15th of
Mr. Spoid was opposed to the ordinance March, and insert the 1st of April—which
motion prevailed—y« as 50, noes 35.
The question recurring on tho adoption
of the ordinance,
Mr. liarnes enquired whether a perron
having a surplus of corn but no still, couid
procure his neighbor to still it for him.
Mr. Badger replied that was a question
ordin-ance
would raise in the Stale. He would
vote against striking ojt in order to kill the
bill
Mr. Satterthwaite would vote to strike
out, because he thought a compromise of
STATE CONVENTION.
ADJOURNED SL'SSIUX.
WEDNBSBAY, February 19.
The Convention was called to
the usual hour by the President.
The Journal oi yesterday was read and
approved.
Mr. Graham presented a petition from
officers ol 19th regiment, Stales troops, the
2nd cavahy, complaining that horses
and equipments had not been lur-nished
them, and such as they had re-ceived
were of inferiorquality and useless,
and praying a prompt remedy for the
evil.
the points of difference might be made.— j of construction. (The impression was,
that, under the ordinance, he could not.—
REP.)
The question recurring on the adoption of
the ordinance,
Mr. Gorrell moved to strike out all after
the ordaining clause, and insert the substi-tute
proposed by him, on yesterday, which
was ruled out of order. He then moved to
strike Out twenty-five cents, the proposed
The question recurring on tho motion of; tax per gallon on d n^olic liquors, and in-the
gentleman from Guilford to strike out ] sert twenty ; and also fifty cents, the pro-all
of the ordinance under consideration, ■ posed tax on imported liquors, and insert
He was willing to impose a tax, but was
j opposed to prohibition.
Mr. Graham was no great zealot in this
matter, but wished to preserve the grain
for bread Allow disti.lers to go on till
March, and private distillers who are all
order at I farmers, will not bo effected by this ordin-ance.
He was in favor of the original or-dinance.
and insert his amendment as a substitute,
the ayes and noes were ordered and resul-ted—
ays37, noes47, as follows :
Yeas,—Messrs. Allison. l.atde of N.,
Brodnax, Brown, Callo.vay, Christian,
Douthitt, Durham, Foster of A., Foster of
Judge Ruflin equircd whether there was j R., Gilmer, Gorrell, Headen, Hold-n, Jones
not a law authorizing the purchase of j of R.^Joyce^ Kelh.^Long, McDowell of
Hid equipments for this regi. iM., McDtiflie, McNeil ot C, Me bane.
I Michal, Mitchell, Murrill, Osborne, Phifer,
horses
ment.
Mr. Woodfin explained. ; Roid, Ruflin, Satherthwaite, Setzer, Snipp,
Mr. Satterthwaite deemed it Incumbent Sproase, Starbuck, Wil.iamson, Wilson
on him to slate what had occured in his i and \\ ooten—'61.
own presence. He did not think any blame
attached to the Colonel of this regiment.
Ho. Mr. S., was present in the Huarier-masler's
office when a Captain of this regi-ment
enquired whether the orders had not
been issued to purchase horses for the regi- : Leak of R., Lyon, Mann, Manning, Mc-rsoes,—
Messrs. Badge-r, Battle of E.,
Lattle of W. Berry, Bogle, Caidwell, Can-non,
Cunningham, Darden, Dick, Dickson,
Edwards, Foy, Fuller, Graham, Green,
forty; and then to strike out all after the
ordaining Cause, a:.d insert his ordinut.ee
thus amended.
Mr. Brown consideied the argument ex-hausted,
and hoped gentlemen,would allow
a vote to oe taken.
Mr. Gilmer had an amendment which he
gave notice he nould offer, if the amend-ment
o; his colleague was rejected. He
wasopposed to tin-ordinance. It discrim-inates
in favor of the rich man, who has a
still and can *;iil h's corn, and against the
poor man who had none, and to whom the
rich man could and would prescribe his
own term-v
Mr. Badger thought his friend's remarks
were very good for a stump speech, and he
Hearne, Hicks, Holmes, Houston, Kittrell,; ought to have reserved them for Guilford
For the patriot.
Camp Fisber, .Feb. 2.'(, 180.2.
Mr —After the lato disastrous
the west was received by our
-. this camp, their facos seems to
serious calm. A spirit —a determi-
; —to conquer or die infuses the bos-very
man. The only solicitude
- that those dearer to us than life may
our cares during our absence,
h we must all hope will not Oo tho
I : ;iet that one of the men in my
rid a better soldier is not in the
eo than he, has to day appealed to me
to losomething to prevent his children
bound by the Court. His fara-ire
n t now resdenla of Guilford, but
were at the lime of his enlistment. I know
ndies of Guilford, (and many
-■ liberal contributions
have made -.is leu numerous to
had it in their power, no sol-r
children, however humble
ghl be, would suffer for the nec-
- ■-.!., i- ■„! lifc.
In looking over the nows which I occa-ally
learn from home, I am sorry to see
that the same spirit of speculation among
a certain class M alive, when they were at
the men who most strongly advocated
n and war; but now would throw
th last morsel of broad from the plate ofa
soldier's child for a half dime. How long
will this Btate of affairs be submitted to 7—
How long will thotruo men of tho coun-try,
and tho tnends of their country's sol-1
ment. The Quartermaster said it was
true, he had received written instruc-tions
to purchase the horses, but ho bad
also received verbal instructions not to
obey.
' )n motion of Mr. Graham the petition
was refered to a select committee consisting
of Messrs. Graham, Sehcnck, Woodfin,
Barnes and Cunningham.
Mr, Graham offered an ordinance in rela-tion
to public printing—provides that
it be let out on contract to tho lowest res-ponsible
bidder—read first time.
Mr. Battle of Nash offered a resolution
authorizing a loan of £4,000 from tho
Treasury of tho State lo Messrs. Tappy
and Lumsdcn, lessees ol* the Bloomery
Iron works in Nash county, lo aid them in
tho construction ofa railroad from their
works to the nearest pointon the Wilrair
ton and Wei Jon railroad. Referred
select Committee.
Neill of II., Meares, Miller, Pen land,
Rhodes, Royaler, Sanders, Sehenck, Smith
of'J., Smith of M., Speed, Strat.ge, Strong
of M., Strong of W., Sutherland, Thomas
of J, Thompson, Thornton, Turner, War-ren,
Washington and Woodfin—47.
Mr. Sprouse moved toamend by adding adopted.'had destroyed that feature and he
an additional section regulating tho price] should therefore vote against it.
Mr. Strong moved to reconsider the
vote by which the amendment of tho dele-gate
from Wake had been adopted. By
the adoption of tiio amendment, the object
• Mil.
He reminded gentlemen that the gentle-man
from Guilford was an enemy to the
bill, and cautioned them to receive his re-marks
with due allowance.
Mr. Fuller was a friend to the original
bill, because it proposed to suppress the
evil complained of, but the amendment just
of cotton yarn and cotton and woolen cloth,
and inhibiting ther exportation out of the
State, which motion was rejected.
The question recurring on the passage
of the ordinance, on its third
ing,
Mr. Green urged the stern necessity of
' arresting the destruction of grain by dis-tillaiion.
He had nol formerly been in favor
of to stringent a measure aj this, but it had
become apparent that some remedy must I
be applied to the evil. A startling change |
to a 1 had been produced in public sentiment, in \
j view of tho exigencies of tho country and
The Convention resumed the unfinished I tho scarcity ol bread whieh impends. I'o-business
of yestarday, being the "ordin- titions bad poured in upon this body from
anco to prohibit for a limited time tho
manufacture ofliquor from grain." Tim
question recurring on the amendment of
the gentleman lrom Guilford, he withdrew
the amendment offered by him. on yester-day,
and offered a substitute more carefully
prepared.
Mr. Gorrell would regard the question
solely as a measure of revenue. A tax on
whiskey would greatly aid the Treasury,
and he saw no reason to tut off one of the
sources from which much revenue may be
derived. He had no fears for a scarcity
of provisions, and wat^ willing to trust in
Prjvidence for future supplies. This was
not a mere temporary arrangement—it
was inteuded to be incorporled in the rev-enue
law for ali t me to come, uuless re-pealed
by the Legislature. If they passed
this ordinance, they would interfere with
legitimate, private business, and give just
cause for complaint' Ho could not vote lor
a prohibitory la*'.
Mr. Smith, of Macon, was in favor of a
prohibitory law. The most dangerous
boar was the wounded bear; he inu-l be
killed or let alone. He was opposed to a
temporizing spirit in treating this matter.
He would either favor a prohibitorj- law
or not touch the question at all. The true
issuo before the Convention and the country
all quarters ol tho country, praying them
to arrest the progress of the evil, and secure
the blessings of plenty of bread, at a reas-onable
price to the army and tho peo-ple.
Tne soldier in th field could j
not live on whiskey, nor would it satisfy]
tho hunger tt hischiidren at home. Whis" I
read- | oftlio bill had been totally defeated. The .
! object of the bill to prevent the destruction j
' of corn and secure if possible a supply of|
broad, on moderate, living terms, for the
poor at home, and the army in tho field.— ,
There was great danger that there would i
be a BCarcily of bread in the country. IIis
friend from Alamance, had said that the i
demand would follow the supply, but it j
was idle and worse than idle to talk of sup-1
ply and demand on tho ordinary principles ,
of political economy as we were. Nobody
would think of allowing a man to setup a
distiller•y in a city besieged by the enemy,
and to which there is neither ingress or
egress. No supply could go there, be the
demand ever so great. Our whole country
was besieged and blockaded, and it was
the part ot wir-d'in and prudence, lo pro-key
would not fight our battles, defend our ; vide beforehand lor any emergency. The
ives or secure our independence. A dead distilleries onght to be suppressed. He
ly struggle was going on for all these, and ! learned there was 150 in Forsyth, L'OO in
U was the part ol wisdom to provide against | Daviet and they had sprung up in bun
all contingencies by which the perils which i dreds all over the country, and their contin-beset
us could be enhanced. Tho farmers
in tho country had every thing at stake,
and it wus peculiarly their interest to make :
bread cheap aud keep it so, for tho lamilies ' Teas 40 noe I I
ued operations tended only lo a famine
and the subjugation of the country.
The motion to reconsider was rejected—
On motion of Mr Barnes the Convention
adjourned till 10 o'clock to-morrow.
THfRRDAY, Fob. 20.
The Convention was called to order by
the President.
Journal of yesterday was read.
Mr. Satterthwaite offered a resolution au-thorizing
the President to employ an addi-tional
Engrossing Clerk during tho remain-der
of the session, which was adopted under
a suspension of the rules.
Mr. Gorrell offered a resolution oxempt-ingfrom
military du vail persons engaged
in the maniifactcre of firearms. After some
debate it appear, d that tho Governor and
Adjutant General had the power to detaeh
men, and that the Confederate government
always did it, to manufacture arms. Mr.
Gorrell withdrew his resolution.
The Convention took up the unfinished
business of yesterday, being the ordinance ,
to suppress for a limited timo, ihe manufac- j
ture of liquors from grain.
The question returning on the substitute I
proposed by Mr. Gorrell, on motion of Mr.
Howard the 2nd section of the amendment I
was stricken out and the following inser-ted
:
Belit further ordained ; That every per-son
liable to the provisions of this ordi-nance,
shall, on the 1st day of May, 1862,
and on tho 1st day of each alternate month
thereafter, return to the Sheriff, under
oath, a statement of all the spirituous li-quors
which said person has made during
the two preceding months, and pay the tax
imposed thereon. And should any person
fail to make said return, it shall be the duty
of tin-Sheriff to call npon said person for
the same, and for said service he shall be
'allied to collect from the delinquent, the
sum of two dollars in addition to the tax
hereby imposed. Provided, however, that
should any person refuse to give in said
lax, the person so refesing shall he liable to
pay five hundred doll irs, and it shall be
the duty of the Sheriff to proceed forthwith
to collect the same by distress.
Mr. Graham moved to commit tho bill to
a select committee, bat after the same do-bate
withdrew his motion.
Mr. Battle, of Wake, showed by statistics
drawn from the census of 1850 that there
were great dang.-r ofa scarcity of corn. If
a plan could be devised to check the evils
of ihe poor men, who, in common with Judge Howard moved to amend the or-themselves
and their sons, are lighting for j dinancc by striking ouTtwenty cents" th
life, liberty and independence. , proposed tax per gallon on domestic li-jreen's
remarks, the hour quors, and inserting forty, and on this mo-of
1 o'clock arrived and the Convention
took a recess.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Tho Convention was called to order by
the President at 4 o'clock.
Mr. Green, having the floor, continued
his speech, advocating tho suppression
of the manufacture of liquor from grain.
Judge Ruffin intimated his willingness to
yield to what appeared to be the decided
opinion of the Convention, that no more
was bread or whiskey, aid ho was in favor j corn should be purchased for the purpose
of securing a supply of bread. ! of distillation.
Mr. Joyce wasopposed to tho original! Mr. Galloway contended that the Con-tion
demanded the yeas and noes— i
which motion prevailed—yeas 43, noes, |
30.
Mr. Badger moved to amend further i
by striking out forty cenfs, tho proposed
tax on imported liquors, and insert one
dollar.
Pending the question, Mr. Speed moved
to adjourn, which motion did not prevail—
yeas 32, noes 60.
Judge Howard wished to amend by ma-.
king the tax imposed by this ordinance,
payable monthly, but while engaged in
drav- ing it up formally.
of disiilliation, without touching the friends
Ol I is gentleman from Davje(Mr. Sprouse)
ue would cheeifully vole for it. Ho knew
if farmers could be allowed to distil their
surplus grain and the large establishments
be checked, the production cf whiskey and
the destruction of corn would be greatly
diminished: but he did not see how such
partial legislation could be effected.
Mr. Sehenck was at first in favor ot total
prohibit" n, but he was now willing to al-low
producers i i distil their own surplus :
grain. He therefore moved to add: "Pro-j
ded that no person shall be allowed lo distill |
fir another."
Messrs Woodfin, Osborne and Jones, of
Rowan, were opposed to the amendment;;
and .Messrs. Graham and Rjffin supported '
it. It finally prevailed—-yeas 52, nays35.
Mr. Battle, of Wake, moved to strike
out "rye" from the enumeration of grains
—which was rejected.
Mr. Barnes moved toamend by striking !
out so much of iho ordinanceas imposes a j
tax on liquors distilled from fruit.
Messrs. Osborne and Baffin opposed the
amendment. The yeas and nays wore or-dei
ed and the amendment was adopted—
yeas 45. nays 44.
Mr. Michal moved an amendment, as ad-ditional
sections to ihe bill, (the purport of
which the reporter could not learn) whieh
was rejected.
Mr. Balger moved lo amend the section
under which imported liquors are taxed,
by striking out forty cents and inserting
one dollar, which motion prevailed—yeas
40, nays &i.
< >n motion of Mr. Badger the6th section
of the substitute was further amended by
adding "and if iho said tax shall not be
pai I by the person bringing or sending the
Ba .to into the State, the buyer or ieccivcr
sball be liable for the same" to be collected
in the manner specified by the 2nd section
of t"isordinance.
Mr. Killin moved to strike out the whole
of this section on the ground that it con-flicted
with the oonstitotiun of the Confed-erate
States; which motion did not prevail
—yeas :JS, nays -10.
.Messrs. Meares and Gorrell, severally,
ottered substitutes for thcGlh section, which
were rejected.
Mr. Holmes moved to amend by striking
out ail after the ordaining clause and in
sorting the following as a substitute : That
from and alter the 2nd day of April next
until the 1st day of December, in the pres-ent
year, ihe manufacture of spirituous li-quors
from grain, by disti lation orolbcrpro-cess
is absolutely prohibited; and any per-son
offending against the provisions of this
ordinance shall be guilty ofa misdemeanor,
and on conviction shall be punished by fine
or imprisonment, the fine to be not less
than W00, and tho imprisonment not less
than SO di
Mr. I lolmcs advocated, strenuously, the
necessity of adopting this amendment and
its belter adaptation to the end in view
than the ordinance under consideration;
but our limited space and the extent to
h the proceedings ol to-day have al-ready
drawn upon our columns, compel us
lo exclude tho Reporter's synopsis of his
arguments—as, indeed, has been the case
with respect to all the gentlemen who ad-dressed
the Coiivcniionon this important
question. At the close of Mr. Holmes' re-marks
the yeas and nays were ordered on
the amendment and it was rejected, yeas
37, nay- 48.
The question being on ihe amendment
offered by the gentleman from Guiiford
(Mr. Gorrell) as a substitute for the bill un-der
consideration,
.Mr. Thompson addressed tho Convention
in favor ot prohibition.
The j-easand nays wero then ordered
and resulted, yeas 3S, nays 50.
Mr. Gilmer gave notice thet ho would
offer an amendment as a substitute for the
bill under consideration—the amendment
pioposes to impose a tax of30 cents a gal-lon
on all liquor* distilled in the State from
and arter t: J _- passage of this ordinance and
up to tho 15th of April next, and then to
make distilling unlawful under a penalty of
i.ot less than ono hundred dollars or im-prisonment
for not less than 30 days, (for
every violation of the ordinance.) and fur
ther to impose a tax ol one dollar a gallon
on all liquor sold, not ihe manufacture oi
ihia State; to be paid by the sailer if a res-ident,
and it not by the purobaser.
Two o'clock having arrived, the Con ven-tion
took a recess till 4 o'clock.
AFTXRJtOON SESSIOW.
Tho Convention was called to order al
4 o'clock, by tho President.
Mr. Badger introduced on ordinanco to
exempt members ot the Society of Priends
■ from military duty.
Thn question being on the substitute pro-posed
by Mr. Gilmer, for the ordinance
under consideration, to prevent for a limited
time tho distillation of ardent spirits. Ti.i-subBtituto
allows distillation until A pri:
; 15th, by paying a tax of 30 cents a gallop
j and prohibits distillation from April l.'nb
unlil January 1, 1S6S.
Mr. Graham advocated tho iustico and
propriety of this measure as a compromise
between absolute prohibition and simple
taxation.
Mr. Graham was opposed to extending
the time to the 15th of April—he thought
it belter to adhere to tho original proposi-tion.
" ' '
Judge Osborno regarded tho original bill
as the very worst measure which couid be
proposed. It operated unequally and un-justly,
and was a positive reward, under
the operation of tho statute, to tbose who
distilled their own corn, while it prohibited
those who had invested all their capital in
the business.
Tho question recurring on tho passage ol
the ordinance, as amended by Mr. Gilmer.
Mr. Leake offered an amendment provi-ding
that it shall not be lawful for any per-son
to purchase grain for dir-tilliation or
distill his own grain for tho space of nin^
months from tho 1st of April next—nice
ted.
Mr. Barnes moved to amend so as to allow
persons having grain of their own todi-ei!
tho same; and on this motion the yeas
nays were ordered—yeas 98, nays 54—re-jected.
Mr. Barnes moved to amend by adding
an additional section limiting distilleries to
sell (heir liquor at ono dollar a gallon, an I
on this motion tho yeas and nays were or-dered—
yeas 19, nays 59—rejected.
Mr. Sprouse moved lo amend by adding
an additional clause, making it peaal (or
manulaetnrers of cotton yam or cotton an I
woolen cloth lo sell ihe samo to non-rcei-douts
of this Stalo—whichamoudui ml
modified by Mr. Badgoi by adding, "or
cloth made of flax, tow, wool or other lex
tihles fibre or any mixturo of the same or
of leather or raw-hide. Tne quo-lion bcini/
on the adoption of the amendment, Mr.
Badger thought an ariicle had been omit-ted,
and called for the rinding of the amend-ment,
which was agreed to.
Mr. Badger then moved to insert il.
word "silk" immediately before the word
"hair," which motion oid not prevail.
Mr. Sprouse said if the bill passed in lit
present shape it would ruin tho people ol
his country. It was out of tho question for
his people to got a market for l leir grain,
unless allowed to distill il; l.e thonghi
there was moro danger of being destitute
of clothing than food:
Mr. Calloway concurred in the senti-ments
ot Mr. Sprouse, and urged the adop-tion
of the amendment. The qaestion re«
cuiring on tho amendment offered by Mr.
Sprouse—it was rejected—yeas 2C, nays
47.
Mr. Meares inquired of his friend from
Guiiford, (Mr. Gilmer; whether the inhibi-tion
in the ordinance proposed by him ap-plied
to the manufacture of alcohol. If il
did not, it was vimially inoperative and
delegates might as well haVe been at home
all tho timo ihcy have spent upon it.
Mr. Strange moved toamend by an ad-ditional
section providing that the las
8 la gallon imposed, by the ordinance,
on imported liquors, shall not be enforced
before the 1st of March, which motion pr
railed.
Mr. Ellison moved to amend so us to
make the distiller liable to indictment f«i
every act of disti llation; which was n;_"
to.
Mr. Battle, of Nash, moved to amend so
as l«> mako the distiller's tax list returnable
to the Sheriffon the 15th of April, which
motion did not prevail.
The. question recurring on the paaaagi
the ordinance as amended, tho yeas and
nays were ordered, yeas 5G, nays 3J, a^
follows:
Yeas—Messrs. Allison, Atkinson, Bat
tie of IL, Brodnax, Bunting, Cannon,
Cnrislian, Cunningham, Darden, lhck,
Dickson, Douthit, Edwards, Ellison, li-ter
of A., Foy, Puller, Gilmer, Gorrell,
Green, Hicks, Holmes, Houston, Jon<
C,Kelly, Leak of R., Lyon, McDu
McNeill ofC., McNeill of II., Miller, Mit< h
ell, Myers, Osborne, Phifer, 1<I od« -. Roys-ter,
Satterthwaite, Schecnk, Sbipp, Smith*
ot M.,Spruill of T., Starbuc'-, Strat. t
Strong of M , Strong of W., Thompson,
Thornton, Turner, Warren, Washington.
Williamson, Wilson, Woodfin, Wu »ten—6G
NATS—Messrs. Badger, Battle of
vote was taken ) was allowed to record hi.
the d.tillation of ardent sPir,ufo,P.|imi.
Mr. Reid from the committee to »*ie*
was referred,he memoral and ordtn.
uttber.,rdR«l|nmd, asked that th,
;;^bed,charKed from ,ts f„r,„,.
The Committee was discharged f
Mr Starbuck from a .pec/rnrr.nIIe„.
over45years of ago from ordinary ,., J
The lule was su pet.ded and the i
'nee passed its second reading '
It was then ordered to a third rcn !
Messrs Cbr.neanJ Fuller oppo-.
passage, ind on motion of the firmer the
yeas and nays we-e ordered, and lh«
nance was rejected. Yeas S, m n
I hose who voied in tho afflrmu, v were
Messrs. Allno .. Atkinson, Battle ol Wake,
Berry Bogle, Callowav, Cannon, Chris-nan,
Cunningham, Dick, D MI,.
son, Foster ofAshe, Poy,, Himei, Gorrell
Graham, Headen, Holden, joyee, K
Ijong.Mann, Manning, MaJfell of|I*.
Murrill, aetzer, Shipp, Smith of John*!
Sprouse, btarbuck, Williamson and W
—ao.
Tuose who voted m the nogauv , ,»rre
Masse*. Battle of Bdgecomoe, Battle oi
Nash, Brodnax, Bunting, Ca Id wail, Coun-cil,
Darden, Douthit, Durham, fid*.a
b oater ol Randolph, Fuller, Green, II, arne,
I licks, Holmes, Houston, Howard
dCaldv.ell, Jones of Rowan, ftiltrell.
Leak of Richmond, M. Duilie, MoN« I ct
Cumberland. Meares, Mcbanu. Mil
ler, Mkeiicll, Myers, Osborne, Pbilar.
tteid, Rhode*, Royoter, Ruflin, Sander*
Scheiick, Ciyruill of Tyrrell, Stning
.1 Mecklenburg, Strong of Wat... . I
•JI Carlerot, Thompson, Thornton, M
Washington, WoodAoaml Wootea-^48
Mr.Mitchell introduced an nrfinenro to
•ax money. Passed first n-adin-' nu.l lie*
over.
Mr. Meares, a resolution i i favoi ol Win
B. Lovell. [To reimburse him for i
ncutred by him in relic.. ing th • aa
■I the sick sonlii ia of the 10th regi aim ol
N. C. T. at .Mauuuaas.]
Mr. Christian moved toamend jy I
ling fifty dodars expended by Mn 1. ivell
•>r iho reliefof invalid soldiers at Ifilb
and Gilmer tin* _;ht
ton.
Messrs. (h-borne «...
that inquiry should bo made eeooeking
these claims before they should be al$wed
by the Convention.
Mr. Christian withdrew tho am .-m.merit
ind the resolution was referred t'. a select
committee.
Mr. Warren, a resolution proposing to
raise a select committee le inquires* to the
expediency ofa resoiganization oft! •• pa\
master's department. Adopted un l,
-uspension of the rulo.
Mr. Cannon a resolution for the protec
lion of private properly. [Instructs lbs
Governor to issuo a proclamation, 'com-mandingull
militia and military < Bo rs to
abstain lrom the destruction of | i rat •
property and lo do all in their power i i pre
servo the same.] Liesover ono day,
Mr. Graham moved to take up an: ordi-nance
in relation lo the Board ot (Mai
heretofore introduced by him. [pifvid.-a
lhat the Board may draw on ihe in u-U y i .
in amount not exceeding five huudrZ
lars to defray incidental expense* ut ji.i
the authentication of claims.] Tbilordi
nance passed its several readings ujPer a
suspension of the rule. F
Mr. Baynor moved to take up at erdi-iiance
to define and punish •edilii n| which
he had itilt duced nt '.ho last MSSitZl
Mr. Graham opposed the motion} deem
ing it unnecessary to pass any etVlinam
jii the Buoiecl.
[Mr. Holden (by leave) road lo l' '
renttoo a telegram he had just received
from I'ctetvburg announcing the r
tho Federal nun-boats at Wya III !'iij ve*te -
This intelligence was greeted
great a,.j.!au-e. I
Mr. Bayner madeeomelater* »
ia nls concerning the conditiw"
a
Iw
■
Battle of W., Bejry. Caidwell, Calloway.
Council, Durham, Foster of R Qrahaii
Hearne, Headen, Holden, Jones of H ,
Joyce, Bout;, Manning, Means, Mebi
Michal, Murrill, Reid, Ruffin, Sand
Setzer, Smith of J., Speed, Sprouse, Thorn*
of C—80.
Tan.A., February 21, 1862.
The Convention was called lo order at
ten o'clock.
Prayer by the Bee. Henry Ilardie of lie .
Presbyterian Chuicb.
The journal of yesterday was read and
approved.
Mr. Manning introduced an ordin*
supplemental lo, and amendatory of an o:
dinancc providing lor the assumption of th<
Confederate tax. Passed first rea
and relerrcd to the oomm ttec on fin-ancc.
Mr. Wilson, an ordinance lo provide foi
the payment of bounty duo to deceasi
soldiers.
The rule was suspended , » indry sm<
ment* were offered, and the ordinance
was finally referred to the judiciary
mitiee.
Mr. Gilmer, a petition frGm clerks ir.
the military departments, arking an in-creaso
of salary. Referred to a select com-mittee.
Mr. Kittrell, (who was absent when the
; e, -— ->1J "' "'"•
defence* at Wiaton, and the skirmij whn
took place day bolore \
The ii ii ution recurring on Mr.
motion, was wilhltae n by him.
Mi. Bidgi r i
yesterday
(Quaker:. I.um military duties. .>
lo.
Tho President annourn e.| that
had red ived a communication from rl
dent Davis, v hereupon the '
went into secret MSSJOU.
AFTKK.VOO.N *ES*1' H
Mr. Strange coved arm .
the vote lo which "the ordinaoc j ;
it for a limited time tho ail i
spirituous liquors," passed Its t»
ling. This motion was laid on tllj
on motion of Mr Gilmer. Yeas"j7l| ayt i*
Mr. Ruflin introduced the foil if|ii« ie--
tdUtion, which was adopted unde->;i MI--
J i n- ion of the rules. ■
•< Whereas, Certain rumors areftnrn i
that in the late battle on R an I
between the forces of ihe ' I derate
■nates and those tftba United :>
of the former behaved badly; IIKU wheras,
certain regiments and com|
Carolina Troops formed a part ' '<•»»■
federate army '.hen engaged, an 1
-incere desire of the Convcnti ' H «
P« opleof thij State to movi
hible any sue* imputation on -; "«■
just. It is there! ire
Rc-.lv -I. That the Senators i iCoi .•••
from this Slate be instructed to c ill:
official report the "aid battle, an 1 I i
to this body a copy the same, aid*,
proceeding's of any Court inquiry I
martial that may be held lout hln
fenCe* of the said Island, at
the troops from this Slate engag-said
battle." ■
.Mr. Ruffin, from the Judiciary i
reported a substitute for lb* orrf . i .< e r>
ferred to ibem; provided for l
of bounties due dc''< ased sol hers.
The substitute is entlrd -'an i rdn
10 make some provision for soldier* dying
in service/' and p«—d its several readings
under a suspension of the rule.
Mr. Rayner moved to take up "an ordi-nance
to flno and punish Sedition '
On this question the yeas and nays were
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