Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1864-07-06

Iregret to see the suspension of the writ LIS
evidences of wrong existing somewhere-ether OF -
desire upon the part of the government to assume
more authority than belongs to it, or Of state g
Affairs in sone parts Of the country that argues w.
But in the name of common sense, if We are law
abiding people-if we regard tho Kings name as
tower Of strength, we must not make q commotlon
because law has been enacted which our juriss
announce as within the limits Of the Constitution
of tho country that ps haoe ssoorn to support we
ought to be willing to stand up to our own Consti-
tuition and our own laws-Gop. Vanees W1hecs.
borough speeeh. -. a. -. =
Have you ever thought OF the horrors Of martial
law in the full sense of that phrases You COM
plain Of the suspension of the writ of Rabeas cor
pus, (Which is only singls right denied. whilst
martial law suspends all civil Law, and makes the
provost marshal King.-Gop. Vance's Henderson,
rifle speecA. :.-... -
9he Governor declared at Wilkesborough that it
might be that tho estate of affairs in some parts
of the country" had lod to the suspension of the
writ Did he not knoao that the state of Affairs"
referred to applied to his own Slater Does he sup.
pose the people Of this State will believe that Pres
ident Davis would have called for the suspension
of the writ for the purpose Of having the suspension
operate particularly in North Carolina, without
having heard from him, Gov. Vance, privately,
that our people would "stand up" to the suspen-
sien -.
The proof that the suspension was intended for
North Carolina is abundant and conclusive. Mr..
Stephens says so. Mr.. Reade declared in his
place in the Senate in January last that there was
talk in-Richmond about d" overawing and silencing"
the people of North Carolina. Mr.. Wigfall says
the suspension was intended for North Carolina
and Mr., Baldwin recently stated in the House Of
Representatives, that it was notorious, when the
measure was under discussion in February last,
that the suspension was meant for this State; and
he also stated that it proposed to negro tes
timony to convict white men of treasonl In proof
of Mr.. Baldwin's statement we have the testimony
Of two members of Congress from this State.
These things were not done in corner. Gov.
Vance knew what was going on at Richmond One
of his present Destructive supporters who resides in
this City, was in Richmond about that time, advo-
eating the suspension, and urging the administra-
ton to arrest certain public in North Carolina
as soon as the bill should pass Gov. Vance has
since endorsed the character Of this person in the
most emphatic manner, in his message to the Leg.
islature and the Governor and this person are now
on the most intimate terms politically and per-
sonally.
The reader will perceive from the extract We have
made from the Governors speech at Hendersonville,
that he is as much disposed now to apologize for
the suspension of the writ as he was at Wilkes.
borough. He tells the people that they complain
of the suspension, but ho makes no complaints
On the contrary, he makes light of the whole mat.
ter by telling the people that "only single right"
has been "dened and leaves them to infer that they
ought to be very thankful that it is no worse
Elect him Governor for two years more, fellow.cit-
question and what he will do.