Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1864-07-20


r. x,t of August, and the people will, therefore,
=. Sxs again on the fourth of August
speech of Hon. T. C. Fuller.
The Fayetteville Carolinian brings US q brief
,ketch of the speech recently delivered in Fayette
,lle by the Hon. T. G. Fuller, the representative
:, Congress from the 4th District The Ga-os;:::sa
.,7s il was vne OF the ATTEST and most convincing
arguments against the suspension of habeas corpus
the Editor had ever listened to.
Mr. Fuller began by classifying the various par
ties in the country, not taking into account those
vbo are so fond of old things that they desire the
construction of delunct Union-nor those who
,re so fond of novelties in government that they
desire to surrender all their rights into the hands
n one man, ard wtc were so earnest in favor of
consolidation. These were men Of factions of
vhch although dangerous, it was not now his in
t.ntion to sneak He said there was an apful
sou;ntsng tosuards monarchy by party-a power
fal party in this land Of ours it extends from Tex
IS to Virginia and they are banded together and
know each other. This party exists in our State
Legislatures, and in our national Congress. They
do not say they are FOR monarchy or for strong
Government, but their acts, which speak louder
than words prove that they are. Their whole
course tends to Capitalization and consolidation of
power. There is an another party which stands
up against unconstitutional exercise of power, and
who desire to preserve the constitution intact
Mr.. Fuller of course meant by this the Conserva-
tive party.
Mr.. Fuller said and argured to prove that the pas.
sage of the act suspending ha6eas corpus was dan
aerous precedent and dangerous to public liberty
and be forcby illustrated this view by facts drawn
from our revolutionary history. He contrasted the
course of Mr.. Davis in asking for the suspension,
with that of the great WASHINGTON, who had writ.
ten to the Continental Congress- not for the pas.
sage of bill suspending the privilege of the writ,
but against its suspension He stated that in Con.
gess Mr. Baldwin, of Virginia, had said that there
we're three reasons why the suspension of the priv.
ilege Of the writ was called for. One was that it
vas necessary to arrest suspected persons in Rich.
mond spies, &c. The End was, that it was to at.
feet certain political questions in North Carolina
this was denied The next was that certain per.
cons might be arrested and imprisonsd on the intor-
nation Of negroes-THIs WAS NOT DENIED! Mr. F.
went on to show the effect of this
In conclusion he showed that the entire course
Of certain party was towards Capitalization and
monarchy. As an evidence of this, he referred to
the impressment bill, which allows the President or
those under him to take the property of the citizen
paying him in some instances only 10 and Is per
cent of the amount impressed and giving certi.
fcate Of Indebtedness for the balance, payable two
years after the war, without interest and not nego
table. This amounted simply to this-thst should
congress at any time see fit to stop the supplies,
the President could carry the war, regardless of
Congress, by the power granted to make impress.
ments without Compensation.
Mr.. Fuller closed with beautiful tribute to the
gallant army defending our homes, and exhorted
the people that while they were keeping back
foreign Toe from trampling upon our rights that
they should see to it that we did not lose The Ih
critics, for which they were battling, BY domestic
enemy
The "certain party" referred to by Mr., Fuller. il
Of course the Davis or Destructive party. A mem.
Ger OF Congress from North Carolina gentleman
vi marked intelligence and undoubted patriotism
soemnly warns his constituents that there is a DOW
erful combination on foot to establish = monarchy
over these States; and he points to certain pol
1ey and to certain laws to prove what he saws
we have frequently sounded the same warning to
our readers. We did it in our last ISSUE before We
nad seen this notice of Mr.. Fuller's speech. The
only mode by which the people can prevent this
=, result is for the present. by voting.-
ae man who declines to vote in this crisis volun
arly gives up his right of self government and
"on'aetlon says to the plotters against his iber.
.es, 60 on-do what you please-establish your
,sra chy-fasten the chains on the people-fasten
"en Nv" CileSS. fOteE, you are not
Nv You may get preserve liberty for your
81 ana your children. If at home, oote-let moth.
70 keep you from it; if in the army, rote-urpe
our o11cers to have the poll holders appointed and
NC papers all ready, and even if in the trenches
on she battle field, vote with one hand, and with
;u u,nel sena q bullet at the enemy It is quite
Important In this crisis to vote as it is to fight
MEAN HoAx.-A few days since we received
Su DaicHssvie letter containing subscription
aney for the Standard for Dsyid Tucke, and
sor. nean, TO be sent to Barclaysvile, and for
aw W. uaas and Wash. James, to be sent to Win
have nS names were entered and the papers sent.
eolas SAGE learned that they are free persons
s'lof' vi course we did did not knov that
en supposed they were white persons. Our
tr;,,. we learn, some of whom perpetrated this
undsn"a A, are charging that we are in corres-
orthn =, WIN free negroes. Such conduct il IN.
ows .h " persons claiming to be gentlemen. Il
dra sae desperate straits to which our enemies
aeed tba 70 70 make capital against ua We have
ss;ts VI. fetter In the hands of friend, 30 "A #
" "ace out and expose the author.
' 0'os7Y-We learn that Col A. S. Cal
Is candidate for the Commons in Wilke.
straight out against Vance, His election Is
sd;s.. % certain. Capt Phin. Horton, also =
10y. Tor the Commons, friend informs y.
'ons Convention man, but will vo.s FIR