The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Fayetteville, N.C.) 1864-186?, 1864-03-22

CHI %. 1864.
= with their coafijeace, in tn trying period
OF cur history. earnestly recommend thai
the Leg islHure Of this State take prompt &C
II ton upon this subject and stamp HE act witt
: the seal of their IL liant rebuAe
: Can the President no longer trust the judi
iciary with the exercise of the le Ultimate pow
ers coFs!err upon ii By the Constitution and
laws LII what instance have the grave and
dign'fied Judge pro,ed disioyal or untrue tc
: tur cause " hen have they embarrassed the
g. vernnenu by turning loose traitors, skulkers
fur spie> have they not In every instance
/ given the Government the benefit of thei,
II doubts in sustain.a:ng It's action, though they
. might thereby seem to cncroach upon the
; rights Of the States, and tor "a time dsny sub
istantiai justice to th- Fe-r.~.~ TN II =,
tails Implied censure UPON tncm?
y What justit;casfon exists now for this mos.
IN rnsrrous deed; which did rot exist daring
the hrst Or second year of the war. unless j,
DC ieu:.d IN the fact tHat those In power have
found the people read to submit to every en-
cfoachinsn: rather :Ian make an Issue with
tile Goyornlnent, while We s.sc at war with
The enemy and have on that account been
scfaboldciied to lake the SEP which is intend
fe to uslSa TIE pres:s4ksss - 4,sc-,ssv ;rf- ifTs
power of arrest and i.npl isonment as the Gar
oi xii the Russians? What reception would
tie members Of Congress f. sm the dihereat
+>ta-es have met la 1851, had they returned
: to Their constituents and informed them that
they had suspended the habeas corpus and
given the President the power TO inprisoa
t..e people Of these States with no restraint
; upon his sovereign vii! Why is liberty less
sacred now than it was IN 1861 An
, what will have gained when we have achieu-
ed our independence Of lac Northern States
# in our effort to dos we have permitted
our form Of government TO be subeerted.
| and have lost Constitutional liberty at
ihoIne
The hope Of the country now rests in the
lncW Congress Soon to assemble. Trey must
MAJ lain our liberties az inst encroachment
and wipe tins and all such stains from the
statute BOOK Or TIE Sun Of liberty VIII soon
set III darkness and blood
!. Let the constituted authorities of each
State send up to thei: representatives Wlleu
: they assemble in Coagress, an unqualified
| demand tor prompt resire>s or retu.t. OF the
! COMMISSIONS which tey ho4u .:olu their
I pectise States.
now PEACE SHOULD BE SOUGHT.
! In view of these difficulties, it may he
asked, When aud how is this ar to tcrni-
, nate 1t is impossible to say when it i.,ay
end: We do not seek to conquer the North
, ern people, and it we are tr1e to oursei. (,
, they can never conquer Us We do not seek
r. TO take from them the right of seifgoyeriI-
nlent, or u govern tleln without their con
SENT and tnty haze not force enough to
govern us Without our consent. or TO deprive
!, US Ok Tie right to govern ourselves The
i blood Of hundreds oi tsiclis ,i,ds may yet be
split, aud The war will not sill be terminated
r. by force OF arms. Negotiation acltt finally
terminate it. The pen Q. t,lc statesman, more
:. potent than the sword Of the warrior, mus
), do What the latter has i;sli-d to co.
,, But l may be asked how negotiations arc
,, To comuien:r, W Aeu President Lincoln Ie
q fuses to receive comm ssioners sent BY US
y and his Congress resolves 10 hear prvpos
+ ton Ter peace. | reply tI;t in Gay op:I1pa
4 i is our duty TO keep 1t always before tht
= N"rt hem people and the civilized world
that we are ready to negotiate tcr pv;.cc hen
x ever the people ami the Government If III;
Y Nor thern States are prepared to recognlz,
the great uI1ualneltal principles OF the Dec
4 laratlon of 1depenncnce, maintained b.
# Our common ancestry-the right Of all sell
q government anu the sovereignty of the States
!, IN my Judgment, 1t IS tie cuty OF our Gov
lernIe.lt each important victory, achexe
i by our gallant and glorious armies. on tn
battle iield, to make distinct proposition tt
J. tic Nor; neru government for peace upon
t..csc terms. BY doug this if tine PROPOSE
j. tion is declined by them, we will ho.d then
!. up constantly in 1ae wro3g, before thei
$ own people and the Judgment of mankind.
,eI Iftney refuse to receive tue commissioner
III who bear the proposlton, publish IL in til
-, a newspapers, and let the conuuct of t.iei
l. rulers be known to the peol lie; and there i
" reasonable ground TO hops that the tim
: may not be tar distant When Returning
,y sense Of justice, and a desire for se1t-protec
q ton against Gespotisrn at home, will pro,np
in the people OF the Northern States to hus
" from power those vino deny tire iuudamein1
" principle, upon which their own Hbertie
er est, and who can never be satiated viii
ts human blood. Let US stand on no deiicat
es point of etiquette or diplomatic ceremony
Ia Ii the proposition is rejected dozen times
let tender it again alter the next victory
=, ihat tlle world may be re;.asured, from mont
= to month, that we are not I. ponslblc for tn
:, - continuance Of this devastation and carnage
~ Let 1t be repeated again and again, to th
,e Northern people, that ali we ask is that tho
~, recognize the great principle U. .,on "Lic
" their own Government reots-the SOC reign
y tn ef The ototes: and let our own people hol
u 4 our own Government to strict account 10
- ievelS encroachmcnt upon this vital principle
81 Herein lies he Simple solution Of al ties
troubles.
IT, If there be any doubt Or any question
OF doubt. as to the sovereign will Of any oa
ne Of all the States of this Confederac,, or
ef any border State, whose institutions al
o. similar to ours, not in the Confcderacy, upo
10 the subject Of their present tutuI ailIanc
a let all armed forces be Withdrawn, and K
ne that sovereign will be fairly expressed
y, tie ballot box by the legal voters OF I'll
State, and let ali parties abide by the decision
ed Let each State have and freely exercis
liz the right to determine its own destiny
a. its own way. This is al that We havo bee
no struggling for from the beginning 1t is
, % principle tt,at Secures fright ineslimabie
I, ne freeme and iu1 1nlida5le.to tyrants only"
ne Let both Governments adopt tA.s mode
= settlement, which was bcGacathed to the
ia' by the great men Of the Revolution, AZ
III. which has lace been adopted by the Empcr
'I Napoleon as the ONLY just mode for Il
az government OF States or even provinces, al
~ the ballot box will soon achieve what t.
y. sword Cannot plistl-restore peace