Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1864-06-15

have not read history; but haze bean taught
that eternal vigilance alone could preserve our bsrties
and surrendered nothing shortof revolution eoudre'
store them But this cuurse involves questions Of con.
sti,utiona power make this free will Offering would
make the surrender any that breahed the
@ I'll '. .Ss S. e
tain and take the consequences no matter what they
and until the courts constituted that can make anthor
tsti decisions we all maintain and support ac
cording to the bes. Of ability understand it.
against all assaults, matter from what source tney
come. and much bolnd TO maintaa It against
the assaults of Congress and the Executive % We would
against assaults ro any uther quarter in what
dsagrsbie and dangerous predcament msy place MS.
know that there Of the boosted Stses rights
country has somewhat the quality Of and
will expand contract exactly to suit their views Or
wishes That when in power it will expand sufficiently
the necessities of the times in their Judgments may r.
qure and particularly, should it be military necessl'
~; aud shat it will contract SO Us to me pas.
age of any law to which they opposed Against any
such inte probation Of tine constitution protest. and
hold that for Legislators and the judiciary are CON
cerned the constitution OF the country a. nxed az Ae
ITSELF and will neither contract nor however great
the neussy, though the necessity should be 's-
tury necessity Whatever the constitution authorizes
Congress into law they may enact they deem
e1pedeut to do 3d. and we bound by such enact
ments. But whatever laws they pass which the constu
ton prohibits expressly or by We are bound
faithful entaveS 70 oppose them, Wnenef we DE-
sire to do SO Or not.
But the suspension of the writ Of habee. epss far
Intended to prevent the principals 81 snbsnssss
applying Judicial tribunals VI the country to
determine liability military service is not only
m.nestly Unconstitutional but is an outrage upon the
public justice of the country The cnscption. with the
suspension uf the writ enters the dwelling of the poor
widow, whose father aud husband have fallen in bat
tie; it lnds there the sou of the military age
and number If helpless aud dependent daughters
Tie the only up,u the farm capsule Of foesiag
the piowshare and is the whole stay aud support oahe
family and to procure his exemption and keep ban at
home this DOOR distressed and widow, under
The has sold
whole parmuny we'd tue death Of athsr aud
hired stout abebnded substitute over fifty years IT
age at the price Of i've Thousand doiars and the sabs
TUE still serving army But Ibis conscrptlop
law, under the clause requiring the principals Of subs
tutes to be il stern aud unreeutng voice
commands the last hope of this desOfate widow ~ the
he leaves his weeping nuhsr and slstefs enters
army, and few the arrives that he tOo
has The Way al tho EARTH and the stricken MOTHER
auJer her heavy troubles lust snAng the grave
All this would have been saved that poor woman had not
Congress passed this suspendng the Of habsss
epa cutting on IN appeal to the cvi tribunals Of the
COUNTRY for the Vi h.s question Of civil ber
lies vi tns young mIn and pJ1r nJtnur whether he
should be from bis hoe AFTER she had sod nearly oil
Of hci estate u purchase his exemption.
Mr. Speaker, It is somewhat murtfyng to true Of
NOrhCarona Ia be compelled believe that the
pending the privilege Ut the writ Of Adtsas
passed for the SPECIAL benefit Of this Sae and that upon
the advice IF certain letter writers and newspaper scrb
bIers III Raeg aud also The advice of Of
members OF Congress And is still mor,ifying to
thbk THIS course w.s recommended 10 and
troll that small number vi people in this State who voted
for Gov Vance last escton and elected thirds
Of this legislature No DOUBT, Mr. Speaker these letter
writer's and these members vi Congress who gave the
President that advice did the highest aud most pat
riouc motives How could Of such ,ransceadsn tai
euts-such exalted parrotism and such intense loyalty
be moved other motive Than the gest good OF her
country Well knw that there men uncharitabeas
to believe til 1t these high minded patriots we'd to
this course BY The aud motive Of avengng
tbemseiv those who refused to endorse their Course
In the last Lvug ssonal election and compel them
vote their ticket The coming election. But Mr.
Speaker let NE say have no patience with persons SO
wanting in charity aud Of such suspicious turn Vt mind
Give tnem credit for pure motives least their Du-
rous Course Sd fur The character OF the good old North
State is concerned.