Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1866-07-26


number of pentens increasing. Much feeling is
Tested Eleven persons received into the church
Sunday last which is but another indication of the zeal
l and energy which has inspired the Pastor, Rev. j. O.
Thomas since the revival began, and which has
abed him to his labors with untrng application
QUARANTINE-The following proceedings of the Board
of Commissioners of Navigation will be read with inter-
est and action of Gen Sckes, in regard to the mat
ter will much dissatisfaction and arouse the nd
nation of every who has the health of the city heart
uncaed interference the part of Gen. Sicles
unwarranted but is characteristic of the whole
of his action. Our Quarantine Regulations best in
trusted hands those who have the welfare of
the city at heart and who calculated to adopt such
measures consistent with the health OF the city
This arbitrary usurpation of the rights of the people
is such will attach to itself the odium it merits and
will reflect upon its author the proper degree of shame
In appealing to the authorities at Washington the proper
interest will be manifested in favor and hope yet
to the nstgator of the mode of Quarantine meet
with the rcprmand he merits
OFFICE COMMISSIONERS NAVIGATION, &c.
.- July %, 1866.
the object the meeting to consider and take action
i'll gard edict issued by Maj Gen. Sackles SUS
the military, established BY himself:
The communication and Quarantine Regulations above
referred to, including the 9th paragraph suspendng the
operations of the Board follows The Q"arantine
y sahsa o ggg , @Se " cg for oH me G
established 9y other authority IN those States are G,'d ,1H
and 1
Resolcet. That i'll view OF the distracted condition in
which State with others is unfortunately placed this
Board will remain passive far at least regards Quar-
antine being consequently relieved from all responsibility
proper Department at Washington City which has been
appealed to by the Chairman, and whose communication
ResolGed, also, That the Chairman be requested to
continue his exertons in maintaining the rights Of this
P.w. TANNING, Chairman.
The Late conventio" and the New Constitution
For the Journal
KENANsvILLE, n. G., July 3d. 1866.
Messrs Engelhoyu DC Price, Editors Journal
GENTLEMEN: Several articles have recently appeared
in your paper opposing the adoption of the Constu
ton All but two OF these have been editorials. These
two exceptions Judge Many's letter to his consttu-
ens, and letter published i'll the Journal of the 21st
and written you say, by one of the most eminent
men Of the State to delegate of the late State Con-
vention is hardly necessary for me to that most
heartily concur i'll much that appears in both your edto
rails and in the letters referred to- Ny record the
Convention shows this There is part of the argu
met deliberately set forth in holeer ofyour " eminent
friend however, that must say is far from being
elusive to my mind, unanswerable, you to
think. Your friend asserts that the Convention not
Legitimate Convention, and had power to make a !
Constitution Taking for granted that the anti-seces
sion ordinance passed the Convention Is true ad
NIT the argument contained in this letter has much force
have once through the medium of your columns I'M
truth, however and have or heard any
gument answering satisfactorily the positions taken in
that communication in vndcaton Of the nine delegates
who voted against the antse cesson ordinance
be strange, think it, nevertheless true, that the form
and phraseoogy Of this ordinance annihates BOTH the
Convention and the government have at present in
North Carolina for no one can for moment coftend
that Governor Worth Judges any the rest of
our civil officers hold their offices legltmatey according
is therefore, at this point, that would suggest
that it is possible that your friends argument is
of your friend Is founded purely upon the ground
that the Convention was constituted by the Presi-
dent i'll his military capacity and that the Constitution
of the State legally force in the State and binding
the Ps spns t on t law h mot
original one, Tor 1 confess l do not my way clear
be folly for to try to enlighten others it. may,
however, express that your eminent friend has
without sustaining It by single authority drawn from
ancient modern times The reference to the Dorr
the old Constitution Of Rhode Island was in force and
that the Constitution had been framed in opposition
not entitled to vote according to tile old Consttu
ton The pontahere is Was the Constitution of North
Carolina in force prior to the assembling of the late State
Conventon The Do does bear upon this point
H Tn1 s9 hS had
The first part Of the proposition is Was the Convention
constituted by the President IN bis military capacity? What
have to upon this part of the proposition is this
the President in his Proclamation express says,
that he felt his duty President to his Proca
ton authorizing the people elect delegates to Con-
yention to organize State governments because the
fourth section of the fourth article of the Constitution OF
the United States guaranteed to every State in this
Union republican form OF government This appeal
to the Constitution as imposing the duty upon him is
tainy inconsistent with the idea that he acting his
assured by the author OF the letter in question: and also
by the report OF the Radical Reconstruction Committee
Congress For understand constitutions to be framed
for civil not military governments, and define the pow
and duties Of civil, military officers Upon this
point it to then that the matter in controver
is between Your eminent friend and the President and
although cannot endorse all the theories that the Pres
den has set FORTH prefer for the and quiet of the
country in it's present disturbed condition and in the
midst of all the revolutionary clements scattered broad
cast and to adopt in this instance the idea the
and recognize our present organized system of
rather than adopt the view which might result in chaos
| and diSOrganiZatiOn.
LII reference the latter clause of the
whether the old Constitution Of the State force at
the surrender OF the Southern armies and prior to the
action of the late Convention have likewise refer your
FREUD and yourself his endorser, the President
Proclamation for confess the of history is not suf
ect cear and unquestonable to mind and sorry
that neither the author of the letter have
per to put this matter beyond doubt. The first
agreed between Generals Sherman and Johnson for
the surrender OF the latters army it Will be recoeced
were that the State government and its institutions
to be recognized This capitulaton dsapproved by
the President and its conditions rejected and
the Presidents Proclamation herein before referred TO-
very point which may find, if they will read it
1.-The rebellion prefer the term civil wary lin its re-
voutonar progress has deprived the people all ciuN
goreament" The only definition given by Mr.. Webster
the word government which my mind seems entirely
satisfactory as the proper one for the word used i'll this
sentence, 49, The system of polty in State that
OF fundamental rules and principles by which nation
State is governed "a Constitution, either written or
unwltten by which the rights and duties of citizens and
public officers prescribed and detined it must
be manifest that the President intended the word
ton in this sentence for otherwise ncomprehensi
bic how or why he deemed it necessary for the |
people TO assemble Convention rather than to |
have provided for the organization Government if
the old Constitution still recognized he in force
and it meant only to say the language of Mr. B.
Moore disquan act that the officers of the State had
support the Constitution of the Confederate Satess
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