Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1862-11-26

influence on prices fen compelled to part with their
surplus property to satisfy their creditors.
In this connection permit me to respectfully recommend
that our present circuits be rearranged adding at least
one additional circuit and another Judge thereof The
necessity for this change Will be apparent from Inc oow
ing considerations:
Some Of the circuits embrace extended of terri
tory with large amount Of business The seventh CIR
cult comrses eighteen countless others than twelve,
and to some weeks allotted According to exist
ing statutes the Judges allowed annual salary Of
nineteen hundred and fifty dollars, with the proviso THAT
in a where circuit of the Superior Courts shall
coed twelve weeks the Judges holding said Courts any
regular term shall be entitled toa compensation of ninety
dollars for the Court of each county exceeding twelve held
by Their to be paid by the public treasurer on the first
days Of January and July addition to their salary afore
said and each week in which Court shall be held, shall
be considered term" Special terms of the Superior
Courts also held aud for this service compensation
fnney dollars given to be paid by the county in which
thus paid for additional and Courts
coed the salary of u single Judge.
The fourth section of the l9zd chapter of the Revised
Code provides that every judge shall produce certificate
of the Clerk of each county OF his having held the Court
Of the county according to law and for every such Ger.
tcate omitted to be produced there shall be deduction
from his salary hundred dollars" Portions of
tain circuits occupied by the enemy ard is imposs
bic for the Judges to procure the required icaes 1t
may be necessary, therefore, to modify this provision to
have etect only pending the war
The HON. Thomas Ruin, j., residing in the fourth u-
judges Of the Superior Courts of law and equity i'm;
mediate predecessor with the advice OF the Council OF
State filled SAID Iva vacancy By granting Temporary hr S
expire the end present session. 1t your duty
to fill this vacancy permanently. .
The office of Attorney General has been also vacated by
the former incumbent Hon. W. A. Jenkins entering the
army and accepting office under the Confederate States
There also Solicitors to be elected for several OF the
circuits
There confined in Salisbury by the Confederate au.
thoes, number Of citizens Of North Carolina, arrested
for alleged political offences. How long they are to re-
main incarcerated but those who aPpre-
hended them What their guilt really consists IN do
know but this much it becomes both you and ME Ia
know, view Of the uahs take upon entering INTO Oh
fce that they arrested by lawful process and as
citizens of North Carolina they entitled under The Con-
sution 10 speedy trial by jury Of their peers and 10
be confronted with their have laid their cases
before his Exceency the President OF the Confederate
States and when his reply is received will be informed
thereof Should there exist any grave State reasons WY
they denied trial. is due at least that we should be
informed of them have not official copy OF The
act but learn from the newspapers that Congress has con-
ferred upon the President the power to suspend the writ
of haJsds cus in al arrests made by Confederate
authority Ii this be admitted man is safe from
the power Of one individual He could at pleasure seize
any citizen Of the State with without excuse, throw
him into prison and permit him Ia !augush there without
relief-a power that am uuwi!ns entrusted to any
living To submit its exercise would IN my
opinion be establishing precedent dangerous and perm.
c'ons III the extreme. Among people SO united aud
faithful 10 their ours, where dis!oyay is The rare
aud solitary exception to the general rule can see but
little good. but Il tide VI iiiuwing evil from these IN
ordinate stretches Of military power which are last DIS
grazing II, equally with our Northern enemies. Tree
Republic that must needs cd lis freedom IN every
time OF trouble will cast II %" forever Freedom can.
not be embraced to-day and spurncd tomorrow stead
fast and constant worship alone secure her Countless
blessings Her chosen insrrnncnts-e Constitution an
the lawswere made The of her everlasting
residence among us; delight times Of peace and
prosperity and guide and shield the day Of trouble
and calamity. Now if ever, is the time when should
abide strictly by Their stern DEGREES and walk uprishy
in the path ,Iey have marked for footsteps.
We should ALL rsakc The helm and the compass
when the vessel driven by the tempest and clouds and
darkness obscure the WAY.
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this subject have been nx"ns at the same time avoid
any unnecessary conf CT wnh the Confederate authorities
have, therefore. waed patiently for assembling.
confident that would take proper Steps TO maintain the
: laws aud preserve the shis Of our people.
!, bec"m,s my duty also TO call your attention to the
subject oi Officer lug troops IN the ed-Some conflict
/ ui "tn.un existing in regard lhere;"
The right OF the State authorities to commission the Off
Gers If the regiments originally raised Tor the war; IS nat
doubted. 1t Is conceded by the Act If Congress Of Arl
l6t l>G2 kro"n rs the Cunscript LAW. But the Ccu,-
crate authorities claim The rlGh, the r",-
mcn's # twelve months continued in service BY This
, and also all regiments whatsoever raised since wen:
INFO operation Aud in both they have claimed 10
Commission ard a!on. all rcsincntal staff Offices
when they conceded 10 the Executive Ut the State ap
ruinTcut 81 the "crrs "i the line. Again. while appoint.
aud commissioning field officers. the Secretary Of War
has declined ." appoint the Company officers To remedy
ifpo,sblc, ,ls confusion aud 10 conflict called in
person 10 the President who promised take the
opinion Of the Attorney GENERAL the subject nj length
lave not W, bad he pleasure n seeing that n,0n ard
lay the matter before YOU and mneud You 10 take
such steIs will preserve the rights and honor of the
State. Ii we'll bc doubted IL the differing Of The
whole OF troops d'es mt belong exclusively 10 State
authority, BY strict reference TO the Constitution they
! b. found Ia be II pn!nt of law militia 1t is mnriiv
ing iud entire brgalcs of North Carolina soldiers the
field commanded by strangers and, own
brave and w"r.w"rn C""neIs made TO give place 10
Conels from distant States, who promoted 10 the
nund OF forh Carolina troops their heads t" vacant
lgadicrsps Some of these promotions charged 10
North Carolina which enables the authorities that
have had appointments, when in fact We have
not the Apprentices mol being citizens If State. This
is s, breaking down The pride and patience It" officers
many OF whom relurting I" their lEcntnn I"
sign, alleging that the road honorable promotion is al
clns,d to citizens. This rgh and forms
just of complain, both in army and with pen,
pie at hune. We willing that soldiers should fol,
low General capable 81 leading them but contend
that matter {" sheer justice soldiers. entitled To
receive their fair proportion of the hun.rs by their
gaanrry and endurance.
would also recommend that the existing prohibition
against the dIS,laon Of spirits from all kinds of gram
be continued during the There is grain spare
for sch purposes aud all the medical needs of the country
aud army be abundany supplied by the liquors made
from the fruit crop. Should even the supply for the army
fail, it be doubted that it is much better for the
soldier to go without spirits than that his wife and child
should be without bread.
also recommend that law be passed providing for
rigid punishment OF all persons who be convicted of
Specializing i'll amy Of the nccessres Of life, under the
false preence Of being government agents
In order keep the highways Of the country in better
condition. they having since The commencement of the
been permitted to ge; in very bad repair, recommend
that the Revised Code be amended that the tn be
Preached to entitlc man to exemption from working on
the roads, shall be fifty years instead Of toryve
The term OF the Hon. George Davis, Confederate States
Senator from N. c., will expire before the regular
of the General Assembly, and it will be your duty
to provide for filling the vacancy.
take great pleasure in Informing you that the educa-
lonal interests of the country have been overlooked
since the commencement Of my administration. Owing
to the great drain upon the Treasury during the first
of the war, the Literary Board deemed it advisable to
make only half the usual scmannual distribution Of the
common school fund for the fall of 1861 aud at all
for the spring of 1882 Feeling that this pressure had
passed away aud that the matter one of great i'm.
portance to peape the Bnard at its meeting
ordered the usual distribution be made increased by
ten thousand dollars from the due for the back dis.
trbutnn, aud resolved to add that each Spring
and FALL until the whole shall have been appropriated
There has been disposition manifested to take this
fund for war purposes. Should there really exist sei-
Gus 4esgn on the part Of any TO do this, which
hardly think probable earnestly hope you will promptly
defeat it, This small sum could add but little the
amount required to conduct the war; and its abstraction
would be an absolute robbery of the pocr children Of the
State On the contrary, it should be your duty to
fully preserve and possible increase this fund.- make pro-
vision for its regular distribution and do everything in
educate the rising youth of the country.