Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1867-07-05
THE WILMINGTON JOURNAL
state LegisIs tGsre.


leigh Sentinel and Charlotte Democrat "are
discussing the propriety of a call session OF
our State Legislature. at an early day, and
concludes s'that there is no real ground
wbv en- extra session should be held" Our
cotemporary has missed the point at issue.
The necessity or propriety of an extra ses-
sion is not advanced or Imported in any
Quarter. There is great propriety and
much necessity existing for an earl y meet
ing of the Legislature, but under existing
circumstances the Governor would hardly
be ms ifiel in converting 1t by his pTocld-
matIpn.
The Legislature of the State adjourned
IL March to meet Ill August, 10y the con
current vote o. both Hoases, which Is III
ar lance with the Constitution of the
Safe. The Question, then is, shall it meet
at the appo.r''d day? If rot, what an-
l,.rty will .ruui the order ? There Is
c.r,,.inlv none vested III any person, either
by the Cousti ution of North Carolina or
by the lars "r Constitution of the United
States. Its true that General SICKLEs, III thu
y
ed l.ws for our government and abrogated
some which we had set mp ourselves, but i'll
view of the recent opinion Of the Attorney
General he would hardly bejustified, prob
ably rot permitted, to do the like again
Even if he was still disposed and warrant
ed to continue III such course, We are
confident our Goldsboro contemporary will
be among the last to invite such action on
the part of our District Commander.
In this view of the case there can be no
better reason urged against the meeting OF
the Legislature in August than against
holding of the terms of the County Court
of WAYNE in the same month or the Supe-
rior Court in September. The presiding
and prosecuting officers in each are most
probably DISTINGUISHED, and the Judgments
thew make and the punishments they pre-
scribe, already much restricted, are as liable
to be rendered as utterly nugatory as would
be the acts of the Legislature, while the
expenses connected with the judicial de-
partment are quite as burdensomeupon the
people as is the legislative. General Sic
S'oAASN
to interfere with the sessions OF our courts
or the meetings of our municipal officers
and in fact destroy, by military edict, every
vestige of our provisional government.
We have urged some reasons heretofore
WHY it is desirable that the Legislature
should convene, and We are prepared to
present others equally potent, but this Is
begging the question. Unless restrained
bv illegal force, or for the want Of quo
rum, the Legislature will meet according
to its own adjournment What course Gen
SICKLEs will pursue is another matter. We
shall not anticipate unauthorized action and
take it for granted that he will not desire
or ATTEMPT to interfere If he does, although
there is no law or authority for it, no Meet
ing of the General Assembly will be had
We are in the habit Of obeying orders which
come to us on the point of the bayonet.
ssJoe what are you doing up there 2
said a soldier of certain Georgia regiment
during the recent war to a comrade, who
had been court martialed for "playlne
quartermaster, that is, taking things with
out paying for them, and had been con
demned to mark time" for an hour each
day for ten days upon the head of barrel
.What are you doing upon that barrel ?
"Well, Idon'tkno 'gackly. Some fool
ishness about some chickens, h'ieve, re
piled joe, as we'll as he could, while balanc
ing himself.
They had no right to do any such thing
There's no law for it, responded the sym
pathiZlug friend.
WELL, rejoined the discoAsolate Joe.
claw or no law, Use d0in' Il.