The daily confederate. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1864-1865, 1864-02-25
For the Confeder ate.
sALus PoPULI sUPREMA LEX

Although our army aud navy are now
supplied 10y volunteers. it is the, undouhted
right OF The State, whenever in her ;udy-
iheh' the PUBIC emergency requires it, to
compel the citizen t. enter her service S,
says Hurd on habeas corpus-vc LIST, Sth
page Acting on this principle, Congress
mas done lis duty-and mos. mostly AMI pa
'Flot!caiiy have our army done is duty, by
requiring the principals OF substitutes 10 cu-
yer The army. The question now arises.
VIII those whose duty it is to execute the law.
do theirs7 Will the President and G. yero,
OFFS Of the States discharge theirs The act
excuses none but ministers. members of G. ~
eress and the State e2isatures-except such
DIS the GOV rnor shall consider as necessa-
~ Tor the proper administration or the State
| Government" End All others be.
tween The ages Of II aud so are required to
enter tie Confederate or State service. with
some other special exemptions.
Already we hear OF petty shifts and excu-
ses to avoid the service 1. is said the Chief
Justice has already nullified the law. by de-
caring 1t unconstitutional so far as respects
me principal OF substitutes. But fortunate
y, this Is the ,ndfciduI opinion of the Chief
Justlce-and as be has SO little respect for
the opinion OF o hers, 50 they will have but
little respect fer lis, who think differently
TIE highes; judicial Court Of Virginia has
decided otherwise-as also by some of the
= uuSes OF GeorSla-and some of our own
ao3eS think differently and it is not known
" NAT may be the opinion Of the other two |
> Judges OF the Supreme Court, as neither of
hen We're present al the Court of the Chief
Justice and his Yankee LAWYERS.
But what rules will the Governor adop, as
o the i've or SIX Thousand Of Justices of the
'tace, Constables and others? 1t cannot be
a'o that the Legislature has said these were
: they were appointed for times
peace, ana not Tor times at war, when our
ourts are IN greet measure cloed O,e
TWO rules, we take it, will be, or should he
1opted by tie Governor: First. that none
nysicaIly capable of service under As. sbopld !
excused 2ud, that no Que who is not an
5rcuiiurlst, actually engaged in producing.
!" ora, at most, not more than one tw, ar
&c at the outset for each district N,oue
II say that 100 Justices of the Peace are fl
cessary for Wake County ANY one VIII, P
messed their proceedings at the last term .'
say but the number waa a DISADVANTAGE -
he despatch of public business. One half G,
me number are over As, aud tina, is enough
all pubic purposes And the IIaoislature OF
'flseises havesald, that less number than -
MAJORITY OF The Whole, shall lie competent &c SD
many important acts
Contract between principals ard t,.e;r ~
shtutes Is binding on the Legislature. a, fo
! as on Congress, on the ground that the 9
'erhment Is party by accepting the sub on
ule' Tie Constitution does not saw that pc
SreSs snail not violate contracts. and break aT
with an individual when the nublic
" is IN danger. Thi sis not fraud but virtpa act
times require that every man who i
'oie Shall Uc forced Into service who n on,
u wilihg to 60 Of his own accord LET ~
c forced into the State who cannot be o.,
lie CONFEDERATE service. Let the for
ers Nho are speculating on the yer, vi,als Of o
"untfy, De forced to leave, or to defend tod
iii-gotten gain. Let the shops be sbnt
kept those which deal in provisions
females can attend to them. We rem At d
'e and all be forced to defend the conntrv from
wen, the coward as the man of spirit. cou
lch means alone are we to besayed fr,m NOD
zee despotism. '''"' abo'
lYCTiRGUS "