Newbern weekly progress., 1860-01-17

w. .,.,x.r Hr2-We see that some bitter oppo-
neuts of the Democracy IN discussing or attempting
70 d,scuxs the prorpriety expedlency OF an extra
session Of the Legislature of North Carolina take oc
cnson to indulge themselves in sneer at Governor
Ellis whn they say, lacks the decissloh 10 cal! the
Legislature tOgethCr-is afraid ot the responsibility
etc.
Now these eneers come from those who would be
e first to (enounre the Governor If he d3d call an
rxtio scsson-yvho would be among the first to howl
over its extravaganza, and the first to deprecate
any action the Legislature might be dlsposeo 10
We think the Governor is perfectly right in await
ing decided manifest alton OF pu6hc opnlon oec
fore calling an extra session of the Legislature of
North Carolina for without the public feeling OF the
State goes with and sustain the act no good could
possibly result from it. while 1t would entail heavy
expense We do not believe that the public feeling
of North Carolina get demands an extra session,
if theL slature was called together have things
assumed that form that would lead to intelligent
and definite action, and mere words are out OF the
question now-13'l. Journal.
If the Journal includes the authors Of con1mu-
nications which have appeared in the Progress
among the "btter opponents ofDemocracy' who
have been " discussing or attempting to discuss
the propriety and expediency eff an extra session
of the Legislature of North Carolina" we can as
sure him that the discussions, that have appeared
in this paTor, have all emenated from democrats,
and old liners at that. We caDnet see why 1T Is
not possible for men of the party to differ
on particular subjects and still all be honest
Not being able to the necessity for a called
session at this time We have so expressed ourself
and given reasons for such opinion but we
knoY many honorable gentlemen who differ with
us in relation to the expediency of such step,
and we are not aware of their having d" sneered
at any one. But reiterate what we have al
ready said, ana it is this: Should a crisis arrive
when in the opinion of the Executive the inter
csts Of the State require called session of the
Legislature, he should follow the dictates of duty
and commend the representatives of the people to
assemble, and not wait for expressions of opinion
by the different sections of the State means
TO be seized with which to justify his course in
after times. 1t would have been funny had Gov.
Wise have waited for expressions by the people be-
fore he had acted in the late affair that SO disturb
cd the quiet of that State. One of the most i'm
portant duties of State Executive is, it seems to
us, to act promptly, in certain emergencies, with
out consultation with the people.
AS before stated, our own opinion to the
cessty for called session has been frankly Civ
en-. and again take occasion to say that our
columns are open to all who desire to be heard,
for or against, such step.
We have means of knowing what the indi-
vidual views of Gov Ellis regards the ne
cessity for a called session, but suppose that he
discovers no such necessity, he has issued no
proclamation commanding the members to assem-
BILE. If he deems such step important, at this
time, and refuses to take it because the views of
the people as to the good policy of such course
not known he is guilty of a dereliction of du-
ty that the people could by no means excuse. But
we make no charges. The Executive will act, we
suppose, as to him seemeth right and proper If he
don't, he ought.