The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-02-23

pend tie action OF the habeaS corpus writ until W
days after the assembling of the next Congress-
during the suspension the President must cause
every arrest to be properly investigated, am if the
person be improperly detained he shall be dis
charged, unless he can speedily be tried in due
course of law.
RE-ENLIsTING.-From all quarters the cheering
comes that soldiers are voluntarily re-
enlisting for the Gen. Lee officially informs
the President that the work goes bravely on in his
command, and the same news comes from the west
ern armies. We believe all the troops from North
Carolina have re-enlisted. We learn from Lieut.
VIM. Elms of the 37th N. C. Regiment that his
regiment re enlisted the other day. and among other
resolutions passed the following:
Resolved, That we are still determined tina: our
country shall be free and independent nation, not
outstanding the absurd proeamatiOns of Abraham
Lincoln; and we do hereby pledge our pro-
perty, oumGves honor, and our ALL to
submit to Abolition tyranny nor Yankee rule.
While brave soldiers are 9.ctuated by such
sentiments these. what is the for people at
home feel discouraged talk about being whipped.
The they dispel such fears. and cordially CO.
operate with the Government and the soldiers in the
field, the shall be blessed with peace and
Independence. This is time to hold factious
public meetings and talk about a Convention to in
terfere with questions which entirely under the
control of the Confederate authorities.
House BUKNT.-Tlr: dwelling house of Captain
Robt Swami, in Steel Greek neighb"rlood in this
county, destroyed by fire just before day on
Friday morning last We informed that it was
undoubtedly the work of incendiary. Mr..
Swami saved but little if any of his furniture, cloth
Ing for family. &c.
THE AGITATORS.-The a<5itators not only try
ing to make the impression that Gov. Vance favors
the Convention movement, but that Gov Graham and
other respectable gentlemen favor it. In the mean
time Vance and Graham play mum, and utter no
public word in re5uke of scheme that tends to
destroy peace here at home and helps to proong
the 1t is true their best friends say they are
opposed to the movements of the agitators, but why
they don't come out publicly and give their intiu-
to the right side one seems to know. We
apprehend the reason to be that both these gentle
men feel themselves indebted las they really are)
to the leading agitators for their eections-one as
Governor and the other SenatOr-and they do
not now wish to offend them. however much the
common cause needs their public declarations.
This is the truth about the matter, and do not
hesitate to tell it. They nearly much to
blame for the present bad feeling in State
any one, because they co-operated with the leading
ngitatOrs order secure and divide the Offices
among themselves. from Confederate Senator down
TO Solicitors. We warned them at the time against
this combinations and predicted that it would result
i'll divisions and injury to the common cause. We
have not been backward in coRdenning the course
pursued by Mr. Holden in fomenting divisions and
bad feeling, but he is not alone to blanche is not
guilty above all others--those who reaped the fruits
of his operations also deserving of censure.
Last year, while the factious public meetings"
were being held, expressed the hope that Gov.
Graham would give public expression to his views,
inasmuch many of his friends said that he
opposed to those meetings. For doing SO,
told that we were Influenced by old party preudices;
but we knew that whole since the
mencement of the war branded such accusation
as untrue. having voted for eight candidates and
but two of them old political friends. We had
right to call on Gov Graham for his views-he is a
public of influence, and we say that it was his
duty to use his influence for good, for peace and
harmony among our own people, as public men of
Georgia. Virginia and other States, have done and
doing. Of course Gov. 9 raham has the right or
privilege to remain and let the agtators use
his name; but have the right to speak of it and
direct public attention to omission of what is
plain duty. 1t is not exactly fair to heap all the
blame on Holden and allow others equally, guilty to
escape. We do not wish to be misunderstood,
therefore say distinctly that do not intimate
that either Gov Graham Gov Vance are the least
dsaffected but the complaint against them is that
they tespeclaIy UOV Grd0am q puDllc man, have
remained silent while schemes were being concocted
and inaugurated which tended to array the feelings
of the people against national authorities and
the Government Gov. Vance speaks at Wilkes
boro and Satesville this week, where, it is said he
will take position against the movements of the agi
tators; but Mr. Graham seems determined to remain
num- so as to have favor with whichever party may
prove the strongest. But the southern cause will
triumph if he does rebuke the agitators, and
he will not be entitled to much thanks or credit
either.
1t is a remarkable fact that the bitterest oppo-
nents Gov. Vance now has are to be found among
those who helped to elect him and the is,
all the diScordant elements of the State COM
oned to carry the ele ctons the summer of 1862.
out these elements soon became divided by the
iofce OF circumstances, portion still standing
ny the Governor (among whom Gov. Graham is
SSounted), while the other portion is plotting his
ueIeat at the ensuing election. Not having CO.
operated in the late elections with either of these
DIVISIONS we stand prepared to make choice of the
Lest men that may hereafter be proposed for office