Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1864-06-01
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S3oS at CONSTITUTIONAL hoerty the unkmdeSt cut
Of which, the suspension Of the writ of habeas cor
pus "Upon what food had these our Caesars fed
that they had grown so great" We thought they
tiers? How came this sudden, unexpected and ex-
traordinary 'change over the spirit Of their
dreamp" How came the footsteps Of Congress-
men so suddenly diverted from the pathway Of free
dom to the goal of tyranny How came the God
dess of Liberty, with her golden tresses dsheveed
and torn, to lie down. in the very midst of her de-
voices, in the lecherous embrace Of the cloven>
footed satyr of despotism?
There is rumor extensively circulated all over
North Carolina and in other parts Of the country,
Il speak Of it only as rumor,) which throws some
light on this otherwise mysterious action of Con.
gress 1t is said with how much truth those who
participated in the transaction well know that
short time previous to the passage OF the act sus-
pending this witt the President invited our North
Carolina delegation in Congress to interview and
read to them long and laboriously written letter,
from citizen OF North carolina, to which he seem
ed to attach full faith and credit advising him he
President) that there was wide spread feeling OF
disoyalty and treason in North Carolna-that
majority Of her people meditated dangerous de-
sisns-that Conservative politicians had hemmed
in and ditched around Gov Vance and left him
high and dry, and urging the President to assume
extraordinary powers and take speedy and efficient
measures to Oyerawe and silence the people. To
their everlasting personal and political shame, ru
mos says that several members of Congress con-
irmed the declarations of this letter writer, and
stated to the President that not only their own i'm
mediate districts were disloyal but that there was
majority of not less than thirty thousand in the
State of the same sentimenti .-...-.
Rumor has it that but one of our Senators (who
for the short time he was there won for himself
imperishable renown asa patriot and statesman
and but two or three Representatives, had the man.
illness and independence to confront and denounce
the slanderers and traducers of the State that hsd
honored them and The constituents who confided in
them. Ifthere is any class in the community who
have garnered for themselves storehouses, fun Of
political infamy and will transmit with their n ,mes
rich inheritance of political ignomny, it IS those
Of our own citizens whether in place in private,
who from disappointed ambition, party prejudice or
trucking subservieacy, SO far forget the patriotic
instincts of even the savage to violate the
sanctity of their own alt and the green graves Of
their own sIes, by slandering villifying and i'm
peachng their own State-the mother that gave
them birth.
" Tho the may at and Writings defame her
Our hearts swell with gisdusss whenever her
ask them why 1t is that North Carolina is a by
word and synonyme for disloyalty among her Con.
federates? Why in some localities the whole tribe
OF nirellEgs from the lowest syco2hant who eats
his daily bread from his masters hand and does
his bidding pro pretio, up to the gold laced gaudy
oligarch, whose occupation would be gone if tyran
ny and oppression were to cease all Tray, Blanche
and Sweetheart" unite in attempting to traduce
her fai4 name and dstract from her we Il earned
bloodstSained laurels, and with equal unanimity
comu1ekd the suspension of the writ of habeas cor
pus
This class whether in Congress or out of it
whether in the State beyond its limits are North
Carona's enemies. They are doing her serious
injury whether intended or not Toe memory o.
the humblest of her true and worthy citizens will
be cherished and remembered when these traducsrs
have gone