Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1864-01-26
For the Standar
WHO Is "OTVIOp r

In the last number Of the Standard I noticed
some remarks In reference to communication in
the Fayetteville 06serrsr on the subject Of Aa6eGs
corpus, which excited my curiosity. At length
succeeded in getting number Of the paper contain
inR the Sommunicafion signed I" 0irie," and read
Il Sttsnti4sly From the style of his writing we may
infer that be is lawyer and has had some aequan.
tance with the process Of the writ of hG6eas eOpu&
He says ian instance could be cited where man
who was in the army twelve months and Afterwards
out of the army, with or without leave for eighteen
months more, vas lAtely discharged upon writ Of
Aa6eGs eOrpaS Is . school teacher" He cites an
other Instance Of wagon nake:, and says: have
not been able to see the papers so as to ascertain the
nature Of tho ;usgk By which these astonishing
facts were accomplished, but sm inclined to think
the principle means employed was hard siceariag"
I am informed that the school teacher is gentle
man Of good character and Of respectable parentage
and can scarcely believe that either he or his rela
tions would resort to hard swearing to get out It
n suggested, BY one who ought TO know, that the
school teacher Is near relation Of "Civic"
therefore leaSs him to the tender mercies of his
cousin, reminding him Of the old adage, at is Q
filthy bird that bsfouls is own nest :. .,-....-
The question fecnrs, who is "Civicr l. he the
man who prepared the papers, and performed 81 tie
T0gis" BY which A. B., soldier, who had yoluu-
teered " from certain locality" and been in the
service for some time obtained his discharge under
rested BY two Of his fellow soldiers and started to
his company, his Captain being unwilling to be de-
prived Of man by "juggier But his attorney,
no do0bt, having large contingent fee in pro-
specite wrote toour excellent Governor to interpose
his Executive clemency in behalf his Client and Of
course be was discharged. Men living in glass
houses should not cast stones"
II am glad to see that "CIvie" now speaks In
coumendabIe terms Of our excellent Governor Can
Il be possible that he is the man, who, when Col
Vance Was . canddate said that be- (Col. Vance
was J. W. Cameron sort Of man, that he would
dofnsy to tell jokes to the boys in camp and keep
them in spirit bat be was wanting in that dignity
necessary for Q Governor; that johnson was .
splendid 6nancisr, and the State needed such man
ct the head Of affairs at that time but he recEoRSd
he would have to vote for'Vanoe as he had been his
Colonel Wen may Gov Vance exclaim, "Save
me IRON snch friendsI" ..-... -.-
The question again recurs, who Is Civiei The
O6sereer says be has been in the army. Can he be
the man who, among his compeeEs obtained the ap-
pellation Of Prophet from the accuracy with which
be could tell when an engagement was coming on,
and the facility with which he could keep out Of it
Or can he be the man who, when Mcclellan was ad-
vancing upon Richnosae and death struggle was
about to take place between the two grand armies,
left his company without waiting 10 give his brave
comrades long and last farewell, although he had
promised them, when the company was being made
up, In . speech ain q certain locality" when thu
Confsdeate flag was unfhrlsd for the 6rst time, o.
the top Of that tall pine pole that he was in for th,
war 70 the knife and the knife to the hilt that tha
fAg should be trAied in the dust; that tl,er
fate should be his fate where they died he wor IL
die and where they were buried he would be burr.
How nobly his brave comrades have kept their fat
let the spirits Of the slain speak from their r. {
resting place, and bear testimony that there tn .
died for their country. But where is he? "Ec
answers UhsFst' PLAIN DEALER.