Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1862-09-15

honored by commanding. They too, were
disconnected, and spoke loudly and bitter
ly against the ~harshness of the law. : call
ed them together and supply lala before
them the. necessities Of their country, ana
appealed to their patriotism to sustain
| made themn no promises, held oat d"
hopes ; l even told them that though tney
were promised furloushs by the law, they
would not get them that there was Do.a-
ing before them but fighting and suner-
ing. They quietly dispersed 70 'ne'l
quarters, and In four hours the Teglnens
was reorganized for the war! This VIII
answer for a history Of our whole army.
If they who went out first, and nave
suffered and bled from the beginning,
could thus submit, oh caano those VINO
have so far reposed i. peace nsneir pro
tected homes, give the remainder OF their
time to their country? Our brave regl-
ments have had their ranks tblnned hy
death and disease ; will you not all so
cheerfully to their help? They have strug-
gied for you, and now you are needed TO
struggle with them. Let the la" De exc
cutad impartially upon all, rich and poor,
high and low.
Any proposition for the farther increase
of our army should, and under our present
prosperous circumstances, might safely be
treated with more elaboration, and that
method sought out which would be most
, acceptable to the people. Then let those
Of US who remain at home, bend every
energy to the task Of clothing aad feed
3 ing our defenders 10 the field, aud provld-
t ing for their wives and children. They
should constitute our first care. All the
fruits of the earth should be saved most
carefully, retrencbment and reform should
begin in our households, and extend to
g everything public and private. No" is the
time for an imitation of that heroic SELF
g denial by which our mothers Of the first
K revolution rendered their names worthy Of
a bright place in history, and doubt
not we shall see, as we have seen exam
ne pies in North Carolina that vial put oar
5; boosted manhood to shame.
- Fsllow-citizens, there are also other
ne dangers which beset US, besides those
IS, which come from the foe. Bloody reVolu
nd tons have necessarily a chaotic tendency
IN. Yielding ourselves up gradually to MARTA
Ise law-accustoming ourselves by slow de-
he grees to submit to the exercise Of arbitrarr
to power in our military leaders, and lookin!
with less and less concern upon the diso,
dered morals which a state of war Away
as must produce, We may endanger both civ.
ost liberty aud the framework Of society
ny. The time-henored principle in the charte
let of our liberties, " that the military shout
ice be subordinate to the civil authorities
CHI should still be boaored and maintained
40 Il should never be d~eparaAai4aa axo@l
ags p ras Sass " ss @ ! When the safety Of II
State would otherwise be imperilled.
err was won through centuries of strife b
our English, and re-baptized In the bloc
OF Of our American ancestors. Exorbital
ZEN, grants OF power, to any man or set of me
ges are dangerous In the extreme. The ger
en- e%rations Of the earth have seen but o
you Washington, and the sun may pursue b
1t great journey among the stars for ma,
centuries, before his counterpart is se'
tes- among the sons of men. The Judge, Il
que Magistrate and the Sheriff should ira,
alef, regularly the path of their accustom,
'een duties, and all respect and obedience vie
lose ded them-a custom for which the 90
in name Of Nerth Carolina has become pr
and verbal. Let all the complicated machine
sure Of the law, with the numbsrless axxilia
sry's organizations of society be kept in un
hitting action. Beware of i~nfringemel
ZEN thereon under the plea of necessity; nc
Eve has ever been found so plausible and 8,
hum cious by which to rob the people of th
ined iibsr les. 1t is the complaeent excuse
been the despot the world over. The PEG
,s.- must keep watch at this post. Their O
IS in GERS are responsible to them, and must
.lson held to a strict account. So far - !
lleck concerned, ext TO the preservation Of
State itself, [ shall regard it my sacl
oats, paramount duty to protect the citizen
the the enjoyment Of all his rights and Ill
pped ties.
ring Most assuredly nothing can DO deae
d to our rulers unless we give them a Ger,
'iting and hearty support. | beg it at y
reg hands, fellow-cltizens, In the great
with which you have set before me, SIS I s
were render it NEST chserfully to those by wi
it is expected Of me. Without it, l S
just be utterly Powerless. Yet that sla
lerate subserviency to those in power, which
ids in jures both giver and recipient, is to
ruin avoided aud dospised. I shall need
the friends, manly friends who will both v
saw aud c%ensure, as we'll as praise when
C SOL due, and with such sha / find my la
sery- lightened and the path Of duty less 6