Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1864-01-27
WHO IS "CIvIeY

In the last number of the 8tGnd0rd noticed
some remarks in reference to a communication in
corpus which excited my curiosity. At length I
Succeeded in getting number Of the paper contain.
ing the communication signed 9. Ciuie," and read
it attentively. From the styleofhis writing may
infer chat he is lawyer and has had some acqnafn
lance with the process of the writ Of hd5eas eorpa
He says "an instance could be cited whete man
who was in the army twelve months, and Afterwards
out of the army, with without leave for eighteen
months more, was lately discharged upon writ of
ha5eas corpus, Is : school teacher" He cites an
other instaneaof wagon maker, and says: 81 have
not been able to see the papers sstoascertan the
nature of the juggls by which these astonishing
facts we're accomplished bat am inclined tn think
the principle means employed was hard ssoeeriaG"
atm informed that the school teacher Is gentle.
man of good character, and Of respectable parentage
and can scarcely believe that either be or his rea
tions wouldresort to "hard swearing 70 get out
ia suggested, by one who ought to know, that the
school teacher is near relation of "ciMcp
therefore leave him to the tender, mercies pfhis
cousin, reminding him Of the old ndags, at isa
filthy. bird that befouls its own nest !"
Tie question recurs, who is "Civicr Is he the
man who prepared the papers, andperformed the
Jungle" BY which A. B., soldier, who had yoiun-
teered "from certain locality" snd been in the
service for some time obtained his discharge under
3 writ Of ha6eas e0pMa but afterwards was ar
rested BY two Of his fellow soldiers and started TO
his company, his Captain being hnwiliingto be de-
prived Of man by "jugglsP' But his attorney,
no doubt having large :. contingent fee in pro-.
spectve wrote to our excellent Governor to ntepose
his Executive clemency in behalf his Client and Of
course he was discharged. Men living III glass
houses should not cast stones" e: 49,.
- / am glad to see thxt "Gtsic" now speaks in
Commensurate terms Of our excellent Governor. Can
r. h. Sh~t ho 10 fhn WhO when lOls
Vance was . candidate, sid that be, (0ol Yancel
wss a.. W. Cameron sort Of man, that he would
Id LelY to tell Jokes to the boys in camp and keep
them in spirit but he was wanting in that dignity
necessary for Governor; that johnson was !,
splendid bnancier, and the State needed such man
1t the head Of affairs at that tine but he reeEoned
he would have to vote for Vance us he had been his
Colonel Well may Gov. Vance excaain Save
me from snch friendsl" :. -. :.
The question again recurs, who is Ciyicf the
O5server says he has been in the army. Can be be
the man who, among his compeers, obtained the APP
pellstion Of Prophet from the accuracy With which
lie could teif when an engagement was oomin& on,
aud the facility with which he could Keep out
or cen he be the man who. when uccielsn wss =
yancing upon Richmond, and Z death struggle was
sboat 10 take place between the tHo grand srihies
fen bis company without Waiting 70 give his brave
comrtdes long and list farewell, although be bad
promised them, when The company WAS beinS made
up in 81 eh " in 8 certsin leeality,n when the
Coufsiersts nag WA uasmled ior To hsst I8ae. On
tbs top of thstts piae pie. that 3e for tie
var to the knife md tnife to the hit haf that
ia,s should be bis AtA where thsy dsd ka wellds
die, and where they were hurled ewodld BE- bWisd-
How nobig his bravo comrades hase kept their
let the spisits of 'the alsin speak from their list
resting place and bear testimony that there thsy
died for their country. But where 10 hei Echo
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