Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-06-17
Chief Justice Pearson-Law and Order.

Chief Justice Pearson-Law and Order. .
We concur with the Salem Press in the following
remarks. No State on this continent contains
sounder or an adler jurist than Chief Justice Pear
son. He is not dependent on any earthly power for
his Office, for he holds it during life; and he can
therefore, have no sordid motive, and no fear Of
popular rebuke in the performance Of his duties.
We, are satisfied that duty is the governing rule
with him.
The State was grossly insulted by the Secretary
of War, who acted under the direction of the Pres
ident, when Mr.. Irwin, discharged on ha6eas COR
us by the Chief Justice was arrested and placed
in camp. Such an act, if perpetrated by foreign
power and not promptly apologized for, would have
justified a decSA Ation of war on the part of the
State.
The State was also grossly insulted when Enoch
Jones, discharged by Judge Kerr, was re-arrested
by order of Capt Mccoy, thrust again into the
Bastle in Salisbury, in which place. from confne-
ment and cruel treatment he died.
The State was also grossly insulted when this
same man Mccoy, convicted on an examination had
in Salisbury of very improper conduct in Office, re-
ported himself in Richmond, and, after hearing
there returned to Salisbury promoted to the rank
of Major.
The Press is correct when it says, "high judicial
decisions must be respected and the Destructives
are the last men who should attempt 20 inculcate
lawless doctrines" Certain prominent Destructives
are in the habit Of threatening the Standard with
mob law. When they find themselves unable to
meet our arguments, and when forced to admit in
l., or1
against them, they say we would not be allowed to
print our paper in certain localities and hint that
we ought to be driven from the State. To which,
in the language Of the Press, we reply cit is only
the respect of the masses for law and order which
saves them from the vengeance of an insulted and
slandered people," Time makes all things even.
The Press says:
1--WE have witnessed, with pain and regret, the
lbelous assaults contained in certain newspapers
opposed to the administration of Gov. Vance, on
our highest Chief Justice whose sole offence is that
he decides according to laaC and the impTtialy of
whose decisions such that the humblest citizen
takes his case before him with as much confidence
of being protected i'm his just and legal rights as if
he was the mightiest in the land. Neither threats
nor Establishments of power can swerve him from
q faithful and impartial discharge of his official
duties The poor and the humble are protected by
him the same as the rich and powerful and no State
can boast of more profound expounder Of the
laws of the.land.
Do hot the Destructive presses known that if
they destroy the respect of the people for law and
order that there is security for persons or prop
| erty? Might becomes right, and no man can call
his property has own. He is liable at any moment
to bedispossessed of it by brute force ad the acts
| of the highwayman and robber become the law Of
| the land, and liberty will indeed Be but'a name
High judicial decisions must be respected andth
Dsstructives are the last men who should ATTEMPT
| TO inculcste lawless doctrines. They should rs-
member that they are in large minority in thie
State, and that their course generally has beeoas
very odious to . large majority Of the People.-so
much so, that it is only the respect o. the masses
for zaw and order which saves them from the ven
geance Of an insultsd and slandsred people"
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