Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1864-05-31

stabs at constitutional liberty "the unkindest cut"
Of which, the suspension of the writ of habeas cor.
nus "Uuon what food had these our Caesars fed
that they had grown so great?" We thought they
were our servants-how did they become our mas
tiers? How came this sudden, unexpected and ex-
traordnary "changc over the spirit OF their
dream?" How came the footsteps of Congress
linen 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 dlsheVeed
and torn, to lie down. in the very midst OF her De-
voices, in the lecherous embrace of the c!oVen~
footed satyr of despotism
There is runor extensively circulated all over
North Carolina and in other parts Of the country
Il speak Of it only as q 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 wilt, the President invited our North
Carolina delegation in Congress 20 an interview, and
read to them long aud laborouSy written letter,
from citizen of North Carolina, TO which he seem
cd TO attach full faith and credit, advising him (the
PresidenD that there was wide spread feeling OF
disloyalty and treason in North Carolina-that|a
majority of her people medltated dangerous de-
'siSnS-thlt Conservative politicians had hemned
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 overswe and silence the people. To-
their everlasting personal and political shame ru
NOR says that several n5m1erS of Congress con-
firned the declarations of this letter writer, and
stated to the President that not only their own i'm
mediate districts were diSloya but that there was
a majority Of not less than thirty thousand in the
State of the same Sentlmentt
RuIuor has it that but one Of our Senator'S (who
for the short time he was there won for himself
imperiShable renOwn patriot and statesman
and but two or three Representatives, had the man.
illness ard independence TO confront and denounce
the sanderers and traducers Of the State that had
honoTed Them and :he constituents who conf led IN
them. elf there is any class in the community who
have garnered for themselves .storehouSes full OF
political infalY aud will transmit with their names
rich inheritance of political ignominy, it is those
of our citizens whether in place or in private,
who from disappointed ambition party prejudice Or
trucking subSerVie1cy, so far forget the patriotic
instincts of even the savage races as to violate the
ssnctity of their own alters and the green graves OF
their own sreS, by slandering villirying and i'm
peacling their own Staie-the mother that gave
them birth.
Tho the may at and Writings deme her,
Our hearts swell with glaIneSs Whenever name her.
ask them why 1t is that North Carolina is by
word and synonyrne for disioyalty among her Con-.
fedcrateS? Why in some localities the whole tribe
of hi:elings from the lowest sycophant who eats
his daily bread from his masters hand and docs
his bidding pro pretiO, up to the gold laced gaudy
oligarch, whose occupation would be gone il tyran
ny AMI oppre iSon to cease all, Tray, Blanche
and Sweetheart" unite in attempting to traduce
her fir name and doIract from her We IL earned,
b!oodstraincd laurelS, and with equal ,unanimity
commend the suspension Of the writ of hG6eGs cor
puS
This class whether in Congress out of it,
whether 10 the State beyond its limits North
Cardinals enemies They doing her serious
injury whether intended or not The memory Of
tile humblGst OF her true and worthy citizens Will
be cherished ami remembered when these traiucers
have gone