Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-11-11
Hsrrellsville, N. c., Oct. 80, 1858.

FROM the Southern Advertiser Troy Alabarnal
THE HABEAs CORPUS IN ALABAMA,
1he Military ordered out to resist the ciol AUTHOR
ss'es-Judge Fitzpatrick arrested By the Military
Commandant<
Last Wednesday cur village the theatre of conside.
ra6e excitement cause by The officers Commanding ths
soldiers stationed at the military Rendezvous under COM
mana OF Col Morehead, opposing the execution by In,
.her Of civil process Tho Briefly stated is abou. a.
MI Rhodes had been appointed Tax Collector of this Dis
tct under The tax law Of Congress- Before his sppoint
mem however te bad been enrolled conscrp BY the
emnton which refused. An appeal WAS then ssn, mn
toGen Pillow, who also decided that Mr. Rhodes .s moi
Inc enrolng officer then ordered him to repor,
10 Camp Watts. Mr. Rhodes then saw Cant Lave who
mas raised and is commanding COMPANY under Cnione
herehead commandant of this Military Rendezvous and
MN mat ne had to 60 into the service be hal
Ishe. 90 win hin than anybody else whereupon Col
Aornead informed him that he need not obey The order
OF Inc enrolling officer and could join Capt Loves COM
d, Mr.. Rhodes was nlisted in that c,u,.,r .,,,..
seemingly 9nwngy, on account of his believing that be
was entitled 10 exemption Thus the m,ter restcd far
Ioa e ~aen writ Of ha6eas corpus prayed Or by
.onh " nno1es upon the ground that he was iepslIy
Iesaned OF bis liberty BY being held in The military SER
vice OF the States when be was entitled 70
6a had on -. Of being
vonn'an Upon these grounds Judge tltzpatrck grant
The process wasxerved on Capt. Love and Col Mon.
bead commanding them to have the body Of J. D. Rhode.
b fore his honor On the 18th inst At the apponed bo
1sh Love nap and The prisoner ALSO Col
appearance of the Colonel was sckneeshe hsvin on
IL ever since his arr, here Theeupon tbs 1sen
Of Col Morehead was struck off, leaving onIy Cant nns
party to the suit The prisoner w.. aP. Hte
custody Of Capt Love and the case was ban
until haf-past two O'Clock in the afternoon
- CAPT BROWNS COMPANY ARR1yu
During the interval between the ad;,rrnr. -. =,
court in the marning and it's conveying in the s; ne
o,r ms company from Coffee arrived up
at that particular time We know not but IL 10 tS
they porton Of them did take part in the na'
At half past two o'clock the case was called vb., c.
Love appeared. but without the prisoner Rhode, apd
made this answer or return to the w That be dd not
st.rke, moved an attachment against Love for con.
tempt refusing to produce Rhodes and insisted that ~
body of Rhodes be brought into court. WIG
The sheriff, Youngblood, with commendabIe snar.x
summoned bis posse etats and proceeded to the opsr
,:srwhere the prisoner was held by the mi.-y Oa a.
@andng Rhodes he was Informed that they would not give
icsrof the day. Captain Gardner informed n. -;
that attempt was made to take Rhodes the snId;s
would be erdsed to FIRE upon him (the sheriff. and his
or WIN o'ns' scs aho threats not necessary men.
Alter this resistance the part Of the mi,it,rv III.
Sheriff returned With his poss and reported to the dse
lance 70 the Sheriff and contempt Of court Duna ~
elapsed after the tneateaed resistance snS
bs1e an ,ss Sheriff Capt Gardner suppose 10
NE quarters Of the soldiers. aus nun
soon - the Sheriff received the orders for the .r..
snss Gardner be proceeded once to the perform.
aSs g. the duty About the time the Sheriff cleared ths
rst oS oSof With bis posse Capt. Gardner was on the
sna W.. p ASS The
reot;ou Tha ~ calling him and going in flank d.
.re ,srsaegy q the Sheriff was discovered BY the
ii and sa, seeing ah a%,sf shout