Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-03-11

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aj ns9 Personal Lbssy Nsfth and south. ii g.
. Tie New York WSr,d, ii, its notice cf the net d
the federal Congress althor1ing the President Of
the United States to suspend tho writ Of Asbsas cor
pts, says: - VI La>oa. :. s3rs.s ott sirl l.lo2
This act is nSshus less than ID sct for tho establish
ment Vt despotisn these free and happy United
States and taking om the people the pso,eeon Of the
Of the Executive in defiance Of explicit proys
ions of the Constitution forbiddng such arrests It puts
eyssE naps liberty and property out Of ta OF
governments to protect their citizens against illegal vo
enee tells the President and his mnions that they may
Nth mpanty perletrste all these acts Of despotis by
when the most odious tysnts ip the worst ages have
earned the execrstion Of mankind. This may be deesd
strong language bit it than adequate chsrse
ses sss
tenon and sstprovoke The indignation Of exesy uan
VINO not eese ensaeh hasefs eaefns savss
The Confsdsza:s Congress, at its session IN 0cto-
Der last passed act authorizing the President of
the Confederate States to suspend the writ in Ger.
tain cases. The law was hurried through at the end
of the session, and believe was to operate until
the adjournment Of Congress at its present session
In the course Of the discussion in the House on the
subject Mr.. Baldwin, of Virginia, said:
No inquiry could arise through which q might be
deprived Of his liberty exceptby the judgment of his peers
and the common law Of the land He protested against
the doctrine that government was framed only for
peace or the sunshine Of political existence. framed
Tor tunes OF war and peace-f1r all emergeuces-and if
fairly administered, it sufficient for ali and fit for ALL
ine idea OF living under such law oppressed him almost
with Of snocatio and he protested against doc
trne which destroyed the very foundston Of civil liberty
d. me to s that men IN this city
times would have dared to sustain or sanction"
Mr.. Foote of Tennessee said he concurred en-
tirely in the views expressed by Mr.. Baldwin. He
added:
aorced OF voting upon the question whether the people
should retain ,hex ibery be condemned to slavery
ne could not consent 10 the passage of the bill reported
from the committee for it would be . consent to his
enslavement The bill gives the President full dscre
ton to suspend the writ but aoer tat could hot
q aele&stsd it WAS exclusively Parliamentary power
No such discretion bestowed upon any royal per-
sonnge within the British realm"
1t will be seen that Gov. Foote, who is an able
Constitutional lawyer, agrees with Mr.. Warren, of
this State, whose speech we publish to-day, that the
power conferred on Congress by the Constitution to
suspend the writ Of Aabeas corpus, cannot be dele
gated. "Delegata postsstas non potest delegari"
The Constitution enumerating the powers of Con-
gress, says: "The privilege of the writ Of Aabea.
corpus shall not be suspended unless when ip cases
OF rebellion or INVASION the public safety may re-
quire it" Who is to judge when and where the
writ shall be suspended Clearly the Congress-
They are responsible to the people for what they
do and so is the President 10 g'vethis discretion
tne PRESIDENT IS to make him responsible to them
4 49,
u mus .s s'a:e prne'pe OF n0er'y
nso'l 'ue o'scfeuoh ot ootn nrancnesOf Cong1 ess
is much sounder and better and is more Intelligent,
than that Of ooe man. =
We observe that Mr.: Bsrksdae, of Mississippi, q
n.r1icnlor f,iaba of tho pr.c;d,, ;,rodo.a III,
y. >.o ~Ne"'' "'''0" ''-'
IN the House on the 2Sth, as follows:
The Congress of the Confederate States do enact That
President shall have pwer to ssoend tbe Of the
writ of hajus corpus in apy town cv or military district
whenever n his opinion he public .fev nav reou;rs #
but such susuensop shall snpiS onjr t .rrs,ts sd ~
the AUTHORITIES Of the Confederate Gvsrumeut or for o
ences against the same
SEC The President shall cause the proper officers to
Anvestgate the of s persons 50 arrested in order
that they may be discharged, ifmopery detained unless
they can be speedily tried in due course Of law.
SIC. This shall continue in force for thirty days
after the next meeting Of Congress- and no longer
Mr R,rlsd.,e moved .,.non.;o, ~ -. ,,, ..
"'' Da' a'ua'o uo!eq asosPe"s''u VI sue RUE so
as to put the bill upon It's passage and on this mo.
tion Mr. Baldwin dpna ndod tha vooe nd navo IT,,
w. " 's''""'ou ."e ye"> S"u "sys' Ane
house refused by vote Of AZ to 80 to suspend the
rn,e and the hill wac refe,,ad II nil, moot n-oh,
' ''N '"0 VIA "as ''e'''u' ~ III "'oS' p'ooa'
bly, be reported and hurredly passed. as the first OF
ax;s,;oo l,w WAC .+ tho ho.i. ~ .ho ..s,;.,
The Richmond Waio which va w are I r,sa tn 60.
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| 'epeaA"'s o"' oo'o! 'o' .''' "oe'y' su"!ni's tne
| .r,: ...:.: II ,,...;.. a.
th,s very Sweeping Proposasou. coa...ns tne
aorogaon OF the aeaTest OF every cse Vi ns Con
federae Mates the liberty OF every nanthe in.
esmao.s blessing Of breathing the pure ar OF heaven At
sne mscy OF sngse lndvld caprice or Pre}uolee
oF passion, OF persona maNgnmy o "as no,1ionai may
nun 10 the dungeon Ih's measure strips MIN at
once al 1nose mnnmens o. freedom when for ages
ing the whole framework of English and American free
dom and making one mans will the abter oferery others