Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-04-14
From the Salisbury Waterman
Chief Justice Pearson.


have INDUCED in animadversions upon the patriotism
of this distinguished Jurist, to the following letter. 1t
will be seen that bis political visws and sympathies
have been misappreherdod by some, and in their zeal
Tor The cause of our struggling country harshy judged
OF by Others This letter will therefore, afford al tie
means of correcting their errors and doing justice
where no wrong was intended.
We may add that the letter was written to an av0w-
ed secessonis and cordial supporter Of the edninisa
tion, aid was in reply to some Incidental aluson by
this gentleman in his letter to tie public sander Of his
good same and assuring him that while differing with
him on many legal questions decided By him, lie be-
lieved the Judge had decided from pure and con-
sciehtOus though mistaken Judgment and that he mad
Invariably resented these espersons his rcbuke
might have bee understood or needed.
For the honor of dear Old State which has Buf-
tered with the Chief Justice, by and through these at
tacks let our contemporaries publish this letter with
betting comments s.:
RICHMOND HILL, March 23d, 1851.
week-he arrested conScr1pt but So an officer
and the,e being that his atnoug
der Of You wrote t' yon did i
the writ unless iras Of opinion il under tnat
of my bpinion that his having put in q suS
guard duty, it put in the bundle of reject
ed cases." q reckon some OF your military friends "
section of The act suspendng the privilege the
habeas corpus in my opinion undoubtedly conteopates
that wrs to issue before and provides -O
lection the citizen, that the officers shall make cc
cate ander oath that the party is detained az prisoner
by order of the President Secretary Cf War
the specified; it is still the duty OF the Judge
grant the writ and let the matter proceed ct least this
stage, and it will be for tn officer decide ether he
can take the oath You will see my reasons in full in an
opinion in Rosemans sent to the Progress last week
Uol. aIetts Enrolling Officers, wrts issued the
petition of who had Put in subsu!es, certify under
oath 1.-THE party is detained prisoner By order of
Secretary Of War for attempting TO evade military sel
vice." Upon these entered the certificate gener
al as not to pEesent the question whether Congress has
power tosuspend the prlVe ge IF the ct M ClUn
j
further action the matter awaits such motion the Pc
toner may be advised by his COUNSEL 80 the stand
and presume nOthH will be done until the Court
decides Walton case.
Your contradiction of any mputatUn upon the motives
under which have acted, in all of the questions which
have been called to decide, il than expected
Of you sl is crafty to key tnat 4 have some
of ngleness of purpose, and the hold which
know have the good opinion of the members Of tic
aspersions of those who do take the trouble think
for Themselves but content to he the reeoters Of
newspaper abuse. All ask of such men, peuance for
|alton's and, in Roseaan's case. They
may agree with me, but they will feel satisfied that
have acted from the cearest convictions OF duty have
as much at stake as any of them, and God Knows love
our country WE'LL 3d. when a newspaper Teeerts TO
abuse, il only shows my reasoEs cannot be answer
to your friends that nearly all OF the principles
decided by the construction The
my decisions affirmed by the Supreme Court These
the late acts of Congress will be before the Court
the Court 60 SO little from ome as to have but few &C.
casions to express ny political opnions .,,,:-,..
Yer your military friends whom you ande,
State seeded, my opinion has been that
anq sna S @SO Ua e@es ey 3 % side or The oer is sS
Fgoodhese sentiments freely communicated to GoVe
Vance when he wrote, asking my advice to wha&he
should do about IS the peace meetings." =
TIE idea Of North Carolina edolng her sister Sl0eS
the htrch, rs out Of the question.
Z. ri. PEAR o..