Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1863-12-03

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4 North Carolsna
Tas rapidIty aud impor tance of the passing
events render your frequent Assembling botn
necessary snd appropriate. VasIous matters
demand Legislative ACTION aud viii hope re-
cs!ye your speedy consideration.
: By the call of the President for all men up-
der sas age " forty -tivs years-bey ond which
nvne Were subject 70 militia du'y-and the ex
emptun ae. OF your late SESSION the mitiua OF
the State was virtually absorbed. tn lieu there
OF }ou created a guard for home defence,
embracing all nea. not subject to cohscfiption
from elgn5ssu to fifty years of age. Only u
isn persons Sere exempted and poTer was CIV
on toe G ,vernor 10 excuse others at MS d scre
tlon. found that Oy refusing to exercise this
discretion and by executing the law strictly,
wonij seriously interiors with the most vital
Industrial pursuits of the country aad yet II
bss appeared evidsnt 30 me tnat your Intention
WAS only TO give ma the power to grant exemp
,ion. IN particular cases oi necessity or great
hardship, aud not excuse whole classes OF
the ep,nn,unity. | therefore respectfully re-
commend that the lss of exemptions be ex-
tended to suea classes may appear to you to
bs Indispensable.
Doupts nave arisen as to whether it was vour
Intention tn permit tue guard for nome defence
to Do used for tae purpose ot arresting deser-
tsrs from tho army add aiding III the execution
of the couscript las and one OF our Juags'
has decided that the Executive ha* not toe Po"
or to use ttem for thls purpose. would there
tsre recommend that the act organizing the
Guard be amended SO as to invest the Govern'
or rith the same power over tina recent organ
iSAtlon gwen him over ths mlhtsa, 81
there may be ho doubt as to the r'ghuoi powers
OF The Executive In TINS connection oeg leave
&hat pet embarrassed
by cases OF sppsreu, conflict Detwsen the kxec
u,i~e and judicial Departments OF The State
from which nothing ie&s than an auth"r itatiVe
dsclsios Of the Saprema Court can releve me
AS that body sits but once year-time osihE
now often oi tne greatest nntn' 'nt--n hapPsn'
that many Important Questions Pflnclpaiiy con
eerning the Inability OF parties to reaoer inii-
,asy service, remain long undecided, the Puo-
lie service, 10 consequences, suffers, ana tae ES-
scatlve IL at \ ioss 10 kn''" what is ms uuty
ard the law reenMmend therefore, that Ia
such special cases the Governor ano Councl. oi
the Cnet Justice, upon tns request of tae GoS-
crnor, be authorized 10 convene sne supreme
Cuurt IN extra .essloa. IN order to obtain iron
our highest official tribunal, sPsedy sot"t'oe
of doubtful questions, and to give anlformsty u
the decisions Of the Judges.
also recommend, gentlemen, most earnest
" the restoration of tae sprins term OF the ou
perior Courts. After careful observation 10
ths pas. twelve montas am convinced that sh'
good of society positively demands tais-s"A
the abolition ot this term has been productive
of evil, aud taas greater evil still wilt result
it is not restored. w hen increasing crime ant
q growing disregard Of Law are rife; aho at
time when the virtuous aud the wise ATE esefy
where fearful tha. law and osdar ara in DANCE
Of overthrow, that we should remove the II law
further from the people sodnds strangely. In.
should not be. But TO restore the courts VII
involve the necessity of increasing the salary
Of the Judges. 1t is "otoriy "otori'usy 50 '"aorqaa''
now that presume no one can object I" Its IN
crease This may be effected by taxing suitors
30, withous increasing percspt'biJ the burdens
ofths people. t. .
Your attention 10 also invited 20 so mucn 0
the Legislation OF Cong sress as provides Tor tn'
dispssa by sssuestratisn, &C., OF rsat estate Il
North Caroiua. Very serious dou5ss ars w'oe
iy entertained as to the power of Congress e
dispose Of lands lying within the Limits q sa'
State. l. need not DO denlsd that the power 6
declare var cenfsrs ypou the Confsdsrs.e gov