Newbern weekly progress., 1862-05-17

IcBhscfpti0n az ilppsrssns6E 6fdffcd 0y me
r.bel coRarsss At Richmond. Il takes very
decided grounds.
We copy the following from It's columns -
There ia there, no good reason for urging
iIpvy en- mds.s on the people and 1T Ia both
wicked and dangerous to attempt to force free
men to do what they have been doing, and Will
do roluntarfiy. wearo inAcxIbly opposed to
calling into tho hsld, as hirclng soldiers, all
our lighting men between eighteen and
thir,y.Ryc, and then dissrming the remainder
Of the population, As proposed by the Presi-
dent in bis REQUEST to Maj Asbe. Our lib
critics might not, in the end, be destroyed By
such course; but 80 ara not willing to trs,t
{ avg man, or aay gorsrRmsnt sfdelegdttd p0ao-
, era, under any circumstances, With bs exercise
! Of sueh porer. The price Of liberty IL eter-
nal vigilance.
I We are glad to find the press Of this Siats
:. IL generally opposed to conscription."
n ll.re and there is found man with Nirs
:. and halt dozen 10 dozen children depend
!, !, ent upon his labor alone. for bread and bis
Il presence ior protection; shall such man be
e arred OIL to the arnyg God forbid. IL
they all CO. Who Is 10 1a.ss food for the family,
y 10 say notlinK Of lie arnyS We tell tho au-
4 thorlties, that thtrs arc already serious and
y slarIning tpprehthkions upon this latter point.
&c We lately received a letter from an upper
ID county, begging us to call attention TO the fs.rs
ve lslt there that there will not be sborsrs enough
L., lelt On section where there are lev slaves
~ y 10 reap aud .avs the crops Of snall grain nov
DO n,atly ready far the sickle.
Agaln This MEASURE proposes TO retsin.
by law, all ths twelve months volunteers no. =
in the service (bsiwsen IL and 3t) in violation
9th, solemn obligation, the plightsd faith o.
the s ale an, the Contsdtrste States, that they
IN. should lasa . right TO . discharge t tbs enc
BE- OF Ihsir tNslss nloplhs. The mere statement
IL. Of such = propo0nsn brands as-we arI
ph unwilling 10 use the term. But what sorl o
be. soldiers would men max, who are thus treated
.;. Ne Ray, bruatel
~" Ws would have said something on this yie'
aN the polillcGI sisw-but IL is 40 well and fol
,o;r clbly said Wy an emin.ld statesman IN lett'
iusI al haud, that We taxa ths liberty oI SOl
lses sliluling his language Instead OF our own.
and occurs al tho snd ol . business letter, ss fu
sl0Na.-
pom Ian errtisal To sse thAt the Obisrptr ha. i
md lrpsna.ncs enough 10 object 10 Tho proposili.
Ia rupudists The paroles OF eur released r0ldisl
40 II pioppsrs process Of Absoiution, scarcely ls
la, ihan PsphL III regard the recent message
ieHz tho Pfssidsn, asting tut the pnpsr Of eoHaer
EN-. iiVH, rs IN srct loUkiag 10 military dosgoiiS
sal sai'grraily surprised thht the Erhmo
aii hig. Which MAJ fully tAI,od s voice sErins,
N of pfuseripilon and fav0rsm VI the adminis,a,'
and tho inbecliiy ~ oihus which has bse,s
falr alufal result. should hAss yielded 10. seqni
ia. grn,s In The policy Give 10 the fis.id.n
.'s standing army consisting Of al male eiiiIsns
We isssn The $50. Of 10 aud 30, with pows, to .
ihtu the Held ~ many % ho y tasfs and vi
hgof aud wbsfa la pleAsss, iibout ,s,iuH 10 The
nros. ernur Of Slsts ssy ynsr leave, aud not oH
I the Constitution tubEaitst, bat psIs0ndi lisu
'onn- /. no moro The power 20 declare aud suinrcs
"A, or iislsu, aud imptlson citizens indehhtsl, "
y :. uat iha dght Vi hatsaI esrpm to lnqsiTs
eigh. h, cause u de'enIien, |. aaO,h,t vida ,,o
the sauia diIsuiiVn panic prevails In tie q
- " ry. aud those In authority Lnvs but to ask
ed In power On the ground Of military htrsssi
aud the olignt aud unit sacred safeguard
mary i.cdam are yielded Without qnesliea,
,.nnJ We musi felaia our .alf possession, and GU
''''s erie. too, in The prrrssA VI lbis VAR. ne
e rNs iafk in van ivi thshl Al lie flossh