Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-05-26
of liberty, to familiarize the people

Bal whether for constitutional reasons or
any Obnoxious law. On both grounds recommend that
you urge Congress to repeal the suspendng The prvi
eze of habeas corpus or should you in the ju1g
ut Of Congress tina is re q1red bJ the
gcncies cf tiEes that 1t should at least be odhed
and stripped of is uDc nstituonai Or lat feas
. features.
message had The honor send to your BODY il 1862
speaking The then ing act authorizing suspeusiono
official copy OF lie act but LEAH from the neWspapers
that Congess conferred upon the President me power
by onted4rate aulhort. DC admitted
is IN the power OF Individual lie cou d
at pleasure any eli zeu OF the state with without
excuse hroF him into prison snd permit HIM to laDguish
there ithoue ia power that am uow pg TO see
entrusted any living TO submit exercise
would in opil.on, be establishing peceden danger
Gus aud perricious in IN RENE &C
There nothing this de8it Of taking away
adding to- My earEet insurance. against the passage
divers oher letters Confederate authorities in rela
ton to the eS C4tor Of civil laws, rights O. the people
eq 1ay z>aous to guard tn, well the
outer dangers ehich 'hrea en- US
Many occurring darSers Of serious conflict with the Con-
federae government especially in relation 10 the sez1re
OF principals of Eubsti ties after discharge by judge,
nave neen up9n me snee your session 1hey we're toun
atey aVo d@d hoWVer bat their solution would have been
easy copId bat have had tie asstnoe of The supreme
Court. greatly regret that you did not see proper u
comply with ny endation, when you were last il
sessan to authorize ecme one that body in
can hut repeat it Cow, for many obvioas
Nor have |, amid all the embarragsm3nis aud perpleZi
ties of The situation beer ndai OF the great OBJECT O
al our blood AID sufs OF neglectfu! of al
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great desire OF cur people to the precious blood OF
heir children, if BY any possibility opening might be
ounQ Jr tGe ala esmen 10 hupeEcede the soldier,
preached the President the first opportunity presented
by The cessation OF hosttiea last winter and urged HIM
TO appoint comm 7soners and try what ght be by
negotiations had little hope, indeed, those Comm's-
soners be'g received by the government enemy,
but though dut, tor humanitys sake make the
eli ut and ring people their
government was tender OF thei. lives ard property AID
ay letter to the President last December and his reply
afG 5ent LeFeHith for your ia rGl~tjoa-
tvs o tho people If Moth Carolina, should ley down
what you "ond Consider peace call
cur keprese natives Congress-, whom IL
comm ted the power IF making treaties, by the Constu
uon, % nesI'ct ID fitting opportunity O Offering sueh to
the enemy These te in Judgment should IS noth-
tns aavo been fairly united With ha Conederacy b. the
t6no o. the psoPe and n p7sgG Of free choice 10
presume that re honorabls patriot could think
oany hing less than njepon1enc7 Less would be sub
North thinks Of reconstruction simply because it is impos'
sibe. With coastu ion torn into shreds with slavery
cur ohaH r@d15s 10 UNIV our SAYS p0S IN
sion of lands, and invested th equal rights eoc ard
South, filled with tie blood of murdered sons aud its
waves aoen wi the debris of ruined homes how can
there be " the authors OF tEtss evils
or how can it be 5arab9 if it possible? Lincon
himse says it is does Mr. Fillmore,
whom respected, and go do nineenhe Of their
ora5ors and presses The terms ever offered us con
tanned in E'r inco!ns lnam proclamation alik
degrading in mater and insulting in manner being ad |
dressed DOT TO the he toHiecerate or state OF the
South, but to individuals, who bv the act OF accept
kind.
cannot too earnestly wan you gentlemen and tie
country, against the great danger Ct these isidous at
e1ps OF n eaemy 10 fsd9o our peeP 6o 1hn
spurious States parts If States Indeed might add,
than though the regular channels provided by our oonstu
ton So long government is maintained, as almost
equally danger 1t is tbs real pC G he hour The long
continuance and bloody characte Of the have g. ex
haasted ne patience Of Ntrng people That many OF
wi;nout duS cons 3ering What TIE results voul b. Or
how they 10 be c4uied. Al example o. this great dam
l8 to sedaoe thu loyalty OF our fore fathers from the cause
of independence, By senling peace commssiones to the
istina Bills sc bits propos to abolish all
necessary Tor he convenience Of maeIcethe nett pro-
ceeds of which 10 10 the use OF tie Colonies to
to said colonies passed sGce 1888 and h11ized
those commssi to pardon all sucH persons tn
proper with exis ing governments
udy!duals,' Here almost all the principal matters of
disputes adei but fathers had organized
government and hal ,hei- hearts Independence Yet
the offered SO that but for the rmaeS8 and
wisdom of the great aad good George #asogtoa and the
uhnchinE patriotism Of Congress- the late OF THIS CONT
ne1t might have been cna18ed great was the weari
ness of the people and go were The prospects,
danger OF allowing commissioners TO address themselves
to any body but Congress great rs well as such
v h b Inc Avs OF VII ana @ contfsgs
and declaring that 1.-The only solid proof Of disposition
on The part Of he TO MAKE honorable peace with
he independence OF these States or the vtdraWt of The
o be contrary to The of ratjona, and utterly SUD
versiVe of that condience which cou alone those
war; cnd that therefore, the persons empnyed 10 dStrt-
6tte such not entitled to the protection Of
Jag
General Washington vas SO as-onishsd and in3ig.
naut, that is fist appearing, lie was induced 10
regard forgery, and il letter to the President of
Congress, he used the following language. remarkable
tor lsa severity, coming from him. " The en-
closed draft Of Dill bou BIT % Headquarters yester
day afternoon by g@n,enan who Htofmed NE that a
large Of them lad Cot b seat out of Fhed3
Whether this insldlu proceeding genuine ard Imported
in the pockets, cent? we'd il Phi SIDE ph&. point
determined and lmmaferla! but certain founded in
principles OF the M st wicked d!ab0cai baseness, and
meant poison the mind If ne people, and deach tie
waVerng at lie lst from cause AND again; 1.-The
cess1ty or u ting Tie army on respectable ioOtlng bo
to numbers aud Constitution is now become es
senal than The eoemy aEe beginning play game
dangerous thGn Efforts ~ (tbCugh these
fatal blow to the Independence OF Ane Ica and of
TO her liberties They elde0C0rthg to enSnar6
probable hey lave had abu ndiG be tired
OF the tha they be the terms which
they r. hch though :ar snort OF oar preen3on+, Will
De extremely 4srn9 10 innG5 that d. Penetrate
into political QuecCes bu. whether they sincere
or no they may "c tqoaiy o@a,rucive tvr to discern
nothing b. e,fet thai peaCe Oh
p cpies dependence ho1C AFTER aohut
las hnPaned oo"d BE- 10 the i0 drgree a'sh0norabIe and
the grounds held out may be
rather than Eerseyere the for INDEPENDENCE
Ii surely be the policy
eli the aid place it upon substantial footing This will
conduce to Inspire the country with confidence; and
By such timely counsel did the great Washington sustain the
decoy them into the dangers seeking cce virr and ,
tonary Again letter to the me per
son, he nothing short Of independence
possibly The injuries from Britain
forgotten, peace upon woud
source prPet"a Jeud$ and anl"losy" The civilized world
wherever hd9ty is wOrepIed has with thanked God
for the slit OF Neutrality-suspicious. his country
tents otbe blessings Of vision aud vaor refuse to heed lis
Strange may SEEM "pecous aurements peace