Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-03-03
Suspension OF the aob.as Corpus.

Congress having suspended the writ of Heabeas Cor
p,ts in certain cases. persocs will be arrested for the
offences set forth the act will be deprived of the priv
ilege of this writ and will be brought to trial under
the peculiar circumsf of the The action of
Congress is strictly constitutional, and violates right
of sCcety and privilege of the citizen. BY Crdi-
nance OF the Confederate Constitution xpressy al
lowed 20 suspend this privilege when Cese of invG-
sion the public safety may quire IT." 1t is extra
ordinary measure intended to preserve the public safety
| in moments of critical danger. The President has
doubt tu consultation and accurate information
furnished to him various portions of the Conede.
racy become convinced of the necessity of this
He has sumitted this information TO Congress, and
commended this suspenson-and Congress- after Idue de-
iberatiou has sanctioned and approved his recommen
datiOr
The people of North Carolina doubt indebt-
ed ir great to the Convention agitation in
this State for this grave legislation. That agitation
was fierce, vindicive ard dangerous. 1t assaed
own Government with furious denuncaon and threat
ened resistance to it's authority less than revou-
tion-aud it set about preparation for unconstu.
tional and insurrectonary movement. Congress and
the President would have been untrue to the country
if they had failed to meet this emergency with proper
| precauticn-fer the movement in North Carolina had
| carried hope and confidence to the enemy as their
speakers and press have shownit had cast gloom and
despondency own people, and had operated most
Epernicously in the army.
The people of North Carolina, looking at it Alright,
will be thankful that are saved from the threatened
calamity Indeed the agit.tors themselves may well
| l
wise. For, land we speak with some knowledge if
they had attempted the execution OF their purpose
soldiers in the field would never have allowed its
petion-and If they had once started to suppress it, the
leaders would have seen rerlbQton ealui TO conem
plate.
The question now is-a8 the uterior step. The writ
| will certainly be suspended. What next
Will there be arrests and trials for what is past
OF course no one know the Presidents intention.
1t s neither foregeen OresbadOwed and will not be
conGded except those who put it into execution
But we do know this Strangely the enemies of the
President accuse him of all arbitrary and despotic in
cnation the evidence discloge8 him most forbear-
ing-rather shrinking from the exercise of arbitrary
power than covetpg it. His whole nature absorbed,
and his whole soul engaged IN the effort to wr"s from
the invader tie Independence Of the nation and bis
highest pleasure would be to have united people,
struggling with him in this great cause
Our individual opinion is, that unless the necessity
be contiuued-tEe dead past viii bury its dead"
But the agitation MUsT STOP. here muSt be 10
more appeals for COnV n;IOn-OpeLLy or by cret pc
tition. he movement bas inspired distrusl and alarm
-aIxiety and apprCge s on-has already LED to vo-
!ence and disorder, and Is pregnant with more Men
must peak private aid the press &c se TO
! publish deDuncla OILS If tie GoVcTnment, WhIch ~
duce the solder to abardou the cause. lLthey are
false hearted enough to synPa;hZe win The Toe, they
must lock the secret in b most hden recesses o thelr
soul FCl.y hag jOrg enough bad sway-it must de-
scerd and give place to better and Wiser sentiment aud
action.
The people OF this communlty,1n paLlicuar, are
greatly relieved. They have hal heavy burdrn to
endure. An arrogant and presumptuous organiz 1Ion
hag annoyed peip xeG, AID iLsa ed the pcaceaby d5
posed to tie vey verge Of commOtlon. Men have
been hid hes ages, os it were, under threatened Woe
lence
But let all this pass. ne day yet was, when
tr1th md iuetice needed 10 ear danger from the law
Iess and i!ldisposed. 1T it all pass. Only let Us
nave m more u tlly< If tntie mus nees be pJi;i-
cal partyism, aod strife Tor c:e, let those wa "a,
gage in it corin2 ii to uemse0es, aud 80 conduct 1t
That the~counry oe no. jeopardiz d.
Raie,gh Confederate.
Rp,vF YorSq RERgI,-The bDgdon Vrgiuior
saws little boy twelve years Old III Lee county, sou
feter Phpps, wlo wa % btVaHy uea'ed ny M-J'