The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-06-07


people. p, il. SmERIpAS,
Msjur 9eneral
Tho Presidents Tour In North Carolina.
CHArEL HILL, N. O.. r,a RALEroI, Juno 6.--Thu
Presidential party arrived hero this afternoon and
Woo welcomed by President Swan OF tho Unircr-
Hty OF North Carolina, who in the course OF hs
should bo no parties, nnd paid high compliment
to tho honesty, integrity and administrative abli-
ty Of tho Executive. H t
President johnson returned thanks for this
manifeHtation OF fricndHip not only from the
Faculty and scholars OF tho University, but from
g the large eoneourse gomez Of frionis here present lie
. Say tha, this demonstration was mot peculiarly
gratifying to him. No matter what advantages
might DO conferred by institutions Of learning and
Kind fr0nds man, to succeed, must rely upon
himself md upon his own efforts. I"
Ho was re1octing, while walking aong tho road
ono years ago he walked over Tins same ground
alone, and no was about to say pcnnilcss, with
scarcely money cnoush to pay expenses; Although
Of learning, aud, although ho left his native State
for no crmo but to sock his fortune elsewhere, ho
stiil. 80 ~. o''''''N "'i>' ''''' A'
In returning among his friends he cIancd no
honor, hnt an earnest effort TO perform his duty,
His object had bcon to sustain the principles If
froo government Hc had laid it down n fun
damcntal tenet that merit alono lin tue broad
society, nnd that when we undertake TO perform
our duty wo should haSo good conscience. lilo
elwsys hGa TIE public ESod Ss his AIM and the
10 wns for sustaining tho Constitution malo by,
our forefathera, and cemen.ed by their blrod Ill
ton, our Institutions will relatively snur Gov
erpment which las no power 10 enforce tho laws
tails in its great object and public rights NO oil
thls Univeraity would bo tho principles OF the Con-
stitution and tho Government. He loved his
country and regarded tho Constitution as tho pal
!adum Of our safety and our liberties, md by IL,
in tho future as i'll the past, he intended to stand
Our principles Of Goycrnmont werc If properly
understood, sufficiently expansive to embrace not
only all the States Of this Union, but tho ontirc
civilized world. He had been invited to Chapel
Hhi, :and would tomorrow DO proud to witness The
University commencement .
LII conclusion the President encouraged the
pupils Of tho institute, who wcro here nt' cntiyo
listeners, to works of usefulness, reminding thom
hH ct hSsr %ss TSg sGSS to az
applause, and instrumental band performed
". Dr. Swain, tho President OF tho University in a
few appropriate remarks, called ont Secretary
Seward, who mado a short speech exlorting his
past and bond all their encrSes 10 consolidate tho
public good: At the present timc there was an
Se GS0r our and
nge that an eclipse can oblitcrute tho constea-
tion, it s principle Of tho American people to ex-
S and
US your Southern support, and whom we como to
Chapel Hill again wo will show yon that Our cons
etars OF tho Southern Cross. Tho Secretary was.
repeatedly interrupted by applause. -
Postm. ster General Randall made few remarks
that ie could not assent to tho remarks If tic
President Of tho Institution, TINT tho President of
the United States Ind returned to his native State
like the prudigal son. Tho President never was
prodiSal from his father'a estate. ILaughteT.1
The State gave him nothing, and his father was
hs went out nCst prn'Gss and game
duty calls. led him to his present present position.
had sas Sa % haa
responsibility IN tho enactment OF tho u,casnres
which he, as commandant in tho Carolinas, was
timony in tho presence Of his Chief lie had
elsewhere. That in pho difficult and, as ho might
say, arduous duties hc had 20 discharge, he Ind
had tho aid and enconragemont and had been sps-
tanned by tho opinion, compliance md corporation
Of vast majority Of tho ctizens Of tho Cafonas,
aud he could add that no people of whom he had
borne themselves with moro honor, dignity and
order than thoy had exhibited under tho peculiar
The ceremony OF tho reception having closed
the commencement exercises will tako place to-
morrow. t..'..f
,-Court mt nalcigh.
4 RAIRIou. Juno Cat tho opening Of the United
stateH Circuit Court this morning in tho sthto
Senate Chamber, large number number q distlngniahed
ing to ousiness Chief Justice Chase mado tho fol-
lowing remarks: ...
foro Irocoedng to tho regular business I think il
+. necessary to nddrcss few observations to you.
For more than four years tho Courts of tho Union
lion. When active iostilities ceased In 1865 the
National Military Authority took tho. place oi
Avn nj GpYrrfa rInfl MI or -; I.1
wore subordinate TO military supremacy, and
acted, when they, acted at all, under such imita-
oas ana y suSh eaHes 1 S Sh
so p4esafSo Teir PROCESS might ASage gTe
gardcd, and their Judgments and docrecs sct asido
the Justices Of the Supreme Court attended TO tGt
circuits which excluded tho inBurgcnt States, and
abstainod from assisting the District Judges Ia
unnecessary, for tho District Judges woro fully
authorized by law TO hold tho Circuit Courts. with
out the Justices Of tho Supreme Court, and to e1
criminal, and almost oil civil, Gases, and
thoir attendance was unnecessary for anotle,
ason, the military tribunals at that limo auc
under tho existing oircumstances. wcro c0mpetent
TO tho e1erciAe OF all uriBdcliQn criminal and civil
which belongs, under ordinary clrcumstanceJ, tt
fa tol 1ng ba the JsoS
!, and unbecoming. They regarded il ns unfit il
Itself and as Injurious in many ways to tho public
interest, that the highest ofcers Of the Judciar,
Department OF tho Governmunt, aliould cxorcis;
their functions under the supervision and contro
OF the Executive Department,
r At lngth, however, tho military control oyer th
civil tribunals wfs withdrawn By tho Pre- sident
y The writ Of hd6fas corpus which Ind bocn s,,H
pended had been restored, and military authart
In iviIinatterB abrugatod. IThia was eticSte
partially by the proclamationB OF April and full
by tho proclamation Of August 20ti 1866 Thos
proclamations rcnstatcd tho full authority of til
nttlcunGouY in all matters within their jurisdI,
tion, and tho Ju. tices OF Tho Supreme Court o,
psdtad 70 join tho District Judges IN holding "
ternn8 at Washington. On tho 23d July, 1866, hoy
II aver, on spt Of Congress reduced tho numbers
,,tho Circuits and changed materially The pisric
OF which tho Southern Circuits wcro conIFuse'
yithou: phkihs or providing fSr an allotment 4:
, Quits, and, without, such allotment, tho judge
'haye no CIRCUIT JutBdiction Tho eifoot OF the a
before alluded to was to suspend tho authority
the Juslices and pr6vent them from holding u
Courts IN the altered: Circuits. This suspel, IL
WAS tenfosed by Tho act of,SIarch 3, 1867, by wi'
, ., new allotment was authorized. Under III
: act thu JuSticea' OF tho SupreIne Court lid
BEEN, again assigned TO- Circuit duties, al
tho CHIEF Ju,tite has been n1lt.cd 10 hO
with tho DISTRICT Judges tho National Courts
the Circuit for which tho District Of North Car
lima Is pado parl.l am hOre, therefore, to- 10
nv brother: tho DlstricE Juag6, in holding 4
b.Gfcnit Uourt In this District. Il is, the first O.
oi :cns Court held iii any District within the insu
gent States at which q Justice nof tho Supton
Court could bo present without distoRard 70 .
z ~ talI9NI.