. Cyclopedia of American government . his meant that the smalleastern counties could easily hold the politicalpower over the large western counties. Whenthe western counties came to possess a denserpopulation, they did not enjoy fair representa-tion in the legislature, and, through it, in theexecutive and judicial departments. The eastand the west comparatively soon after 1776 cession convention was voted down by thepeople by a majority of 195 as late as Febru-ary 28, 1861. The call of President Lincoln,on April 15, for two regiments from North Car-olina changed the situation. On May 20, 1861,
. Cyclopedia of American government . his meant that the smalleastern counties could easily hold the politicalpower over the large western counties. Whenthe western counties came to possess a denserpopulation, they did not enjoy fair representa-tion in the legislature, and, through it, in theexecutive and judicial departments. The eastand the west comparatively soon after 1776 cession convention was voted down by thepeople by a majority of 195 as late as Febru-ary 28, 1861. The call of President Lincoln,on April 15, for two regiments from North Car-olina changed the situation. On May 20, 1861,North Carolina went out of the Union. Thecapital was captured by General Sherman onApril 13, 1865, and the state was under a mil-itary government until May 29, 1865, whenGovernor Holden, who had been appointed byPresident Johnson as provisional governor,undertook the task of reconstructing the convention, held in October, 1865, declaredthat secession had never legally existed, andpassed an ordinance against slavery. This con-. BOUNDARIES OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA became vigorous, if not bitter, opponents ofeaeli otlier. The east was Anti-Federal orDemocratic; the west, Federal or Whig. Theeast had important waterways; the west hadpractically no cheap or effective means oftransportation, and was eager that the statetake a leading part in internal improvements,especially in the building of railways. From1820 to 1835 the pressure for a constitutionalconvention grew, and a convention was heldin June-July, 1835. The amendments of theconstitution were fundamentally provided for a senate of 50, elected bien-ially from districts, which should be formedevery twenty years by the assembly, and fora house of 120, elected from the counties ac-cording to population. They provided for theelection of the governor bienniallv, bv the Deo-ple instead of by the assembly. The propertyqualification was changed only for the memberof the house; he was now required to posses
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