The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Fayetteville, N.C.) 1864-186?, 1864-06-14
GOV. GRAHAM ON THE HABE1S
CORPUS,

The Rchmond papers have not report
cd the speech delivered by Gov. Graham
IN the Confederate soBate on Tuesday last
on the ''aA"aa corpus question. Tbc Wing
cenar'inents It odito.ially as follows:
"Nr, Graham Of North Carolina, pre-
>eitei his views u, length on the i,abeaS
corpus Question, taking the ground that
the act suspendlng the privilege Of this
writ WAS not only in con:ravention Of TIE
Constitution, but also encouraged the en-
emy 10 believe thht such "a stringent 1nens-
ulc was necessary toENssli press s;isatfrcv-
rion IN our midst, when it IS we'll kEoal.
TO us that 10 such disatfec:i existed. .!i
Graham concluded his remarks with a
vindicatlon Of North Carolina from impu-
tations ii ds,oyalty to the Southern cause.
The whole speech WIS delivered in excel
lent temper, aud was not only charac ter
l:el b. elegance Of rhetoric, but by force
II argument, which secured for the speak
81 tbs constant attention Of the Senator'S
resent
la a brief skcte Of The conclusion o. i,ic
.'pecch given by the Examiner, he argued
that the proper course was for military
commanders to arrest and imprison dis
loyal mcl and traitors, as they had a
right to do ''aua he tAfr. Gra'lam) would
90 as far as amy one in passing bill Of
indemnity to protect Generals who, by
mistake or upon false information, had ar
rested innocent persons
'sir. Graham spoke of North Carolina.
If any one supposed that anything in the
condition OF that State had at any time
calieI for the passage Of this law, that
opinion was,.ln his belief erroneous. When
Lincoln, by his proclamation, had declared
war, she said there was 10 neutrality Tor
her She threw herself, heart and soul
INTO the contest; and i'll the manner III
which she had borne herself, In her con
trlbutiou to the cause III men aud means,
IN the vaior of her sons on every battle
field, she we'll might challenge compare
son with any State Of the Consederacy.
lie had lcarnel from the Adjutant Gener.
al OF North Carolina, that that State had
contributed to the war 81, men, be-
sides two regiments, the muster rolls ol
which had not been received. OF this mum
Der there are now 50, 900 III thc field.
! When Gen. Lee began the fight in The
y Wil>lcrncss with thatarsny which was the
admiration Of the uerla, one half Of them
Jele \ orth Garoiinians. He knew not
What was the number now; reduced by
The dead who were under the sod, and The
wounded in the hospitals.
"ile did not think another law to sus-
pcild t:ic writ either necessary Or expe
Gient. He was net e.sea prepared to say
that ''e was content that tie present law
4!.ulst remain in force until it expired b;
Limitation. lie thought the burden i'm
posed by it on the necks Of the people
should be withdrawn; yet, it i L;ll< prop
ecily guarded. suspens!in1 the wrst ef ',a
by.;s corpus, shout; lie bron5hs forward
he did not know t;ilt h. shoull withhold
hi~ vote
/ The vote was then taken on the resoIt,
! sien 70 inquire into tlsc expe,ilcney o
continuing the susPei'sion} and it wa
greed TO.
/ CAPTURE OF WAGos TRAISs.-3n of
fcer from Gen. Smiths army tins writes
! SAYS the Register, to friend IN Mobile
! Before Steele evacuatel Camden h
sent a tr2:n Of $50 wagons, guarded b.
5000 pfen and pieces of artillery, OF
foragsng. This train was attacked by on
icayalry. We took 200 prisoners, k'lle'
i 900. captured the train ard artillery, an
saved all but about 30 wagons.
lie again sent 4. train Of 500 wagon
to Pine Bluff, guarded By $500 men III,
& pieces of artillery. These were me
nv Farans division of cavalry, beaten, al
their force killed wounded. an.l taken an
most of the wagons and all of the art'lse
ry saved, together with 100 prisoners
It was on the receipt Of tie news of tn
last csrtare that Steele evacuated tn
place.
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