Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1864-12-14

,, stand committed for criminal or supposed cr'9-
:.i i offences and that to extend is beyond THIS 10
H. execution of conscript law so as 20 oehy .no
':"ht to enquire through the judiciary whether ene
son arrested is liable not to military serVice
!. nalpable violation Of the Constitution attsriy
dsstroys the power Of the States to tnelr
senarate organization and sovereignty ana reouces
,ho Confederate government for their simple ex.
istence" -.
Mr. Fowle accepted the proposed amendment, and
-aoeaded at length to address the House in support
the resolutions He regretted that circumstances
Ohonld render it necessary for the General Assem-
SIv to protest for third time against an unconst
t"onal attempt on the part Of Congress to suspend
.he privileges of the writ of habeas corpua 1t bad
.scently been asserted BY persons occupying high
0h.o.d in North Carolina A bill suspending the
Sr;t and introduced doubtless with special refer
snce to this State, had already passed one branch
f Congress in secret session and IN all likelihood
D,ouh soon pass the other. If this measure was
Ssonted it would be by the votes of members of
rongress from States, the larger portions of which,
,.ere in the possession of the enemy. 1t was our
dntv As a people not only to obey the constitution
ourselves but to that others did so; and it be.
bowed this Legislature to protest Indignantly in
.dvsnce against so palpable and dangerous an in
fngment of the ghts of the people, by TIE irte.
onshle representatives of fictitious constituencies.
ao advered briefly to the inception Of the writ in
,be Mama Charta, wrested by the bold barons at
Rmnrymede, from a weak, though tyrannical, King,
and to its solemn re enactment four hundred years
later in the reign of Charles H. The writ he said,
wss peculiar to England and America, and was un-
known to Continental Europe. He held that the
writ could only be suspended in cases where crimi-
nal offences had been were supposed to have been
and characterized Arrest without
cess of law where the person arrested was not in
the military service subvesive of every principle
of liberty.
versions which had been cast upon her loyalty, and
attributed the proposed suspension Of the writ to
disposition on the part Of the Confederate authori-
tas to quell free thought and rebuke free speech in
North Carolina; to conscribe State officers and to
impress and arm our slaves; objects unconstltu-
tional and tending if attained to asten upon US an
iron despotism, intolerable in land in which hber.
ty is birthright rhe Reporter regrets that from
his mperfect no.es and imperfect recollection,
he is unable to present fuller and more faithful
outline of Mr.. Fowles remarks. He but expresses
the general desire in hoping they will soon be pub
lished IN full
Mr.. Shepherd addressed the House in reply to
Mr. Fowle opposing the passage of the resolutions
On motion Of Mr. Carter, the further considera.
ton of the special order was tnen postponed untll
II o'clock, a. m. Tomorrow.
The House concurred in a message from the Sem
ate proposing that the two Houses meet on Friday
next for the purpose of comparing the votes cast in
the Governors election in August last
The Speaker laid before the House the statement
of the Merchants Bank of Newbern, which was
sent to the Senate with proposition to print
The House then adjourned until tomorrow morn.
ing 10 o'clock.