Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-12-24

p"' snant its fury; time and a proper az
AaS ;5tration of the civil law alone ca
tAI 'i the malady which you but aggravat
he' rour i'll timed and i'll considered meas
Hi Rnt aIr. President, granting that all
that is alleged by Senators here o
Lrn condition of things in these counties
, ~ nothing that calls for military inter
il.Snr4 When they are asked to point on
~, instance where the civil authOrit,
-. Lanr deiied. q single instance wher
H.. t7 rourse of Justice has been obstructe(
-, -, armed violence. and they confess tina
instance has come to their knowledge
.-ttbpy will tell YOU that murders have
sn rounitted and that the murderer
~, still at large but, sir, they are q
,,r7e because they have not been detected
~It because the civil law is pOWerloss tt
a,ranend them according to their owl
Tffrnents it IS the Grand Jury whlch
Ills the re-euforceMentS, not the officers
'.+tp peace and, sir, in my opinion, a
...li,n OF militia would make put poor
l.trciy~s.
Nr President, l have not discussed this
! -. IN any of its constitutional aspects, for
there are Other objections to it more
,,r.r,.l.; ana quite as satisfactory to me
i. u. npon these objections have chosen tc
'I.. NV remarks ;neither sir, have [ dwell
..,a tie ,laDgerC is power which the bill
,cf.rs upon the Chief Executive of the
safe, a power to declare martial law up
~. his own motion in time Of peace to
vet military tribunals for the trial of CT
r,.oleudcrs, and to surround these engines
foDpression with legions of lawless and
,,rtjE III militia. 1t is war; sir, in its most
I,uiul aspects, and my heart bleeds in
.rticipation of the fate of the wretched
r,.tirrs in the hands of such power, and
.,f Oh from the protection of civil law by
,.r suspension of the writ of hdJe0s cor
.. l.. the name of God, Mr.. President,
re we never TO have an end of war in this
unhappy land never to see the last Of
these acrIrsed military tribunals here
IS our heightened experience so enraptnr-
Il rs with these things that we must be for
yer and ever recurring to them Sir, for
ne, I have seen enough of it in all its
rlases, God knows, and there is nothing
hat would not sacrl C c to save our
ggetciled State from even brief period
); actual war; and yet, sir, in my opinion.
this chronic condition of threatened war,
MI lingering apprehension Of strife, Is
even more banctul than would be O brief
rsriod Of actual war, resulting in perfect
naace The one, sir, Is the wild delrium
i tn iuebriate in his commissions, the
other the cropping Of the stricken victim Of
paralysis, as he sits with nerves unstrung,
is muscles relaxed, feeling that the light
!, daily falling from his reason and the
rength from his frame, waiting IN utter
LebItssness the coming of darkness and
eath Sir, this Senate has passed days in
chberuting upon tritiing bills, affecting
the vested rights of petty corporations,
and now, sir, they propose to rush through,
u one day. bill franght with such mo-
meutoUs consequences to the State as
.Gs Sir, such haste is reckless, indecent.
Senator's Of the dominant party may pass
!tthus, but | tell them that the youngest
# them will not sec the end Of this strife,
this military power, if we once embark in
l. and tell them. too, that the RESPONSE
IHtg ana tue peril is on them, and upon
len l leave 1t.
Mr. Hayes called the previous question,
which was sustained, and the bill passed
i, second reading Yeas 30, hayes 10.
j. 4. LYMAN (colored) called the previ-
Us question Oh the third reading of the
ll. which was sustained by the following
vote.
&4lN An15ErSs D6lSul, bIOSQtu, bufuGSJ
Blythe, Cook, Cherry, Davis Eppes, (cOlOred)
Farkncr Galloway, (coIored) Hayes, Harrington,
man. ,colored) jones of Columbus. Jones Of
aaAc LsssiJcr, LogG, Long, Martindale, Moore
CarteEet Moore of Iancey, Richardson, Res
-ass, Shofncr, Smith. Stephens. Sweet and Win
.red-2S.
NAys-Messrs. Beall, Beem4n, Graham,
ones Of Meckienburg, Lindsay. Melchor, Muir
ray, Robbins and Scott.
ur Shoffncr moved a reconsideration
the vote.
Nj Robbins arose and was recognized
the Chair.
Mr.. Shof1ncr claimed the floor and
moved 10 lay his motion on the table,
g5ich prevailed.
Mr. Cook moved suspension of the
\ 1ies i'll order that the bill might be en-
Tossed and sent to the House, which was
g,'. d quorum not voting.
On motion the Senate adjourned.