Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-06-28
1" When the devil is sick.
1he devil n saint would be,
When the devil is we'll,
4 IrNiI III a S.Ilnt Is he

y devil OF Il SAINT is he
Governor Caldwell has written a letter
30 the Hornets Nest Fire Company of
Charlotte, Of which Captain Trezevant is a
membcr, declaring that, in his opinion, the
arrest of that gallant gentleman L" was un-
authorized by law and was both public
and 4 private wrong, deserving the severest
condemnation - that lie had forwarded the
proceedings Of the Fire Company to Presi-
dent Grant, together with his 'tmost solemn
protest against the action of the parties
making the arrest, for the unlawful manner
in Which it was done" The Governor
lays further:
The citizens Of this State may rest as
sured that 50 long rs have the honor to
remain Governor of North Carolina | shall
>lO my whole duty in protecting their rights
and liberties, and that l shall not tolerate
the slightest invasion Of either the one or
The other"
4 great change seems to have come over
the spirit Of orr Governors dream. We
fear the devil is sick and a saint would
we beg pardon-we fear g the Governor is
4 candidate and patriot would be-" Last
year, when Caldwell was only Governor
and not candidate, ere Grant had spurned
liIn from his feet, when Settle was still IN
Peru, when the writ Of IIdbcdS Corpus was
suspended in South Carolina, certain citi-
zcnS of Cleaveland county were arrested in
North Carolina by Federal troops from
South Carolina, carried to South Carolina
and there imprisoned but we heard then
no talk about g the unlawful manner of the
arrest" or that it was {: deserving OF the
Scvercst condemnation" We heard then
nothing about our Governors "mOst
solemn protest" We heard then no brave
words about protecting the rights and
liberties Of the people" or about resisting
Tie Eslghtest invasion Of either the one or
the other" But that was "When the Gov
"Inor was well, and devil Of Governor
was he" Circumstances alter cases won
dcrfuly. Caldwell is now a candidate,
and is politically sick nigh unto death. lie
As beyond the reach Of either allopathist or
homeopathist; Farrars Electric, even, can
not help him.
suppose Governor Caldwell's wish had
been complied with and the writ Of Hdbed$
tora,$ had remained suspended in
South Carolina? OF what avail would our
Governors most solemn protest have been,
or rather, it would be better to ask, would
ne have made any protest? Fortunately
Tor Captain Trczevant, the Legislature OF
North Carolina, in view of the slavish sub
serviency of Governor Caldwell to prcsl-
dent Grant in the matter Of the arrest OF
thc citizens of Cleaveland county, made it
The duty Of the Attorney General to apply
lor writs of IItbcGs Corpus in behalfOf cit
liens OF the State unlaWfully arrested.
More fortunately still, the Democratic
members of Congress were able, in spite OF
Radical Governor, and in spite Of n Rad
zeal President, and i'll spite of a Radical
N"Ilate, to force from the hands of the Pre-
aIdent the power to arrest and imprisOn
citizens without wa rrant of civil law. But
lor this, Captain Trczcyant would to-day
he sWcltering i'll South Carolina Jail. And
yet this man Caldwell, the man who re-
iIiSed to allow the officers i'll charge of the
Asylums TO draw tho money paid by the