The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1862-11-26
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A Superior Courts Of Law and Equity. Inv 3,
mediate predecessor. with the advice Of ~.
4 Council Of Strife, filed said vacancy s.
granting q Temporary commission to ,he
Hon. john Kerr, Of Ca,well. which will ex.
plre at the end of yuur present session. 4,
| Is your duty to fill tins vacancy psrnanent.
". S4l 8
/ The Office OF Attorney General has been
also vacated by the former incumbent, Hon
W. A. Jenkins entering the army and AZ.
I.cepung an nfiice under The c0nirderai.
States. There are also Solicitors TO be
elected fur several of the circuits.
There are confined in Salisbury by lie
Confederate authorities, d number Of CHI.
zens of North Carolina, arrested for allry.
ed political offences. How long they ar.
70 remain incarcerated no one can saw bur
those who apprehended them. What their
guilt really consists 10 do not know, bu,
this much IL becomes both you aud me II
Know, IN yirw Of the oaths we take upon
entering into "iiice, that lhey were not az.
rested by lawful proeess, aud as citizens
OF North Carolina they are entitled under
The Constitution ~ speedy trial by Jury
81 their peers, and to be confronted with
their aecnsers. have laid their cases ~.
fore hi. Excellency tie President Of ,he
Confederate States. aud when lis teDly I.
received YOU will be informed thereof.
should there exist any grave State reasons
why they are denied a uiai. ii i due Al
least, thai We should be informed of them.
! have not seen an official copy Of the act.
but learn from the newspapers that Con.
gress has conferred upon The President tie
possr I" suspend the writ vi Labeas corpus
"a all Gases Of arrest. made by Confederate
authority. III thi, be once admitted. no
ma j. safe from the pswer u one indiyid.
ual. lie could al pleasure. sriLe sny cill
zen nt The State with or wtthuut excuse.
throw him into prison aud permit him ii
iangulsa there without rellei---a puwcr that
am unwilling TO see entrusted 10 any lis.
nv min. To submit TO Il, exercise would
70 my "pinivn b. establishing 4 prrerdrn,
Dangerous. md psrniei,us IL tie extreme.
AIMING people - unI,rd sni faithful 10
Their cag,r - ours, where li,ipN atty /. the
rare@and solitary exception Il the genera
ruir. can see but little gnnd. but a "a.
ude OF ibfowing evil from these inorlina,r
stretches u military puwer which arr at
dissracing us equally with Nlr Noftavrn
enemies. A free Republic that must need,
cast Oh Il, freedom ~ every time Of rrusbls
will SION east il OF forever. Freedom can.
not Dc embraced iu-,las AMI ,purnrd Il.
morrow: straGfast aud constant sorsh,p
eau alone secure her counties. blessings.
Her chosen in,,rgmrnt,-the 'nnsti,a,ien
aud the aws-nere made lie sure cosenaat
oi her everlasting residence amsng ~; aaf
delight 10 iiinss Of peace aud prosperity.
and our guide and shield ID lie dag i
trouble and calamity. Now. Il ever. I,
The 'i,ne wien We should ABIDE str,ctiy b.
their stern DEGREES. and w.lk uprigb,iy ii
'he narrow path they htye marked oil e.
Iur tn"t,teps We should lea.tu al, Iat
sake the hahn and the rDanpa,s wheL tht
vessel isslriven b. the tempest, aud clned.
Ind darkness Obscure the Wv.
Deeply impressed as haze been vii
he Impartanre % this subject. have bstp
inxieu. IL the same time / ]. AVOID ans an-
necessary conflict wltnthe CohIrdera,e Al.
horlties. lbave. therefore. waited paiieat.
y Tor yOur assembling. confident that sou
would iase proper steps 10 maintai1 ihe
avs and preserve The rights % nur people
" b-comcs nv dBfy al.n. 10 call yDqr 81.
ention @ The INFECT u oiIicerins uar troop,
. tie feld-spme Conflict u opinion 81
sting 10 regard thereto.
The right Of the State authorities 70 com
nt,sion the officers u The regiments orig
lally raised ior The var. j. not dnabied i
conceded by the act Of Congress 1.
Aprh 1911, 1869, known Is the Can.rrp
.aw. but the Confederate anthoritl,s
latin the fightto commission the regiment.
! twelve months men, continued ~ set.
iee by this law, and also All Regiments
whatsoever. raised since il vent into apeia
ION. And in both cases, they have claim
q TO commission and appoint all regimen
a. stan officers, even when they conceded
2 The Executive Of Tie State ihe appoint.
1ent Of the officers Of the line. Again,
rhile appointing and commissioning field