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"- ' J' '."? ' .-v.": -J-s- it J7 V -THE linttji-Ctirulina WILLIAM Wt HOLD EN, EDITOR AND PltOFRl MOB. , :v r - .-. TEBMSF THE STANDARD. . TERMS OP THE WEEKLY: F&hr dollars Tor six M TEBM8 o'f'tUB SEMI-WEEKLY.-Six dollars for six months, is advance. '.-''. Terma of Advertising. ' Advertirementa inserted for 1 per gqnare of 14 lines or less for first insertion,. and $1 per square fur eaeb subse quent insertion. Persona desiring to contract for. six months, wilt be charged the above rales with a deduction of 25 per cent, on the whole amount . . The Standard is conducted strictly on the cash principle. All papers are uiscontfcned when thetimepaid for expires. All remittances of money at the risk of those lending. K AL EI G H ! F' D A Y t JAN1804' Coneieas. " "We believe Congress has thus far passed no im portant law except that to place the principals of substitutes in service. It is understood, however, that the two houses are engaged in considering in secret session the currency question, and proposi tions to increase the army by extending the period of conscription. IS thought that a very heavy tax bill will be passed, and that some scheme for fundjng will also be adopted. We have various rumors in reirl to the proposed suspension .of habeas corpvi. It is stated in one breath that no act suspending the writ can or will be passed, and in .the next that such an act will be pssed, and that one hall the delegaljoo. from this State will vote for it We earnestly5 Spe that the ' effort to.suspepd this great privilege wTl fair, and that all the mombent from this State will be found on the side of civil Uberty against unbridled mih tarv power. We know something of the temper of the people of North-Carolina; and" if we were an enemy to the Confederate government, as we are not, we could desire no more effectual means for. destroying it than the suspension of this writ, and the consequent declaration'of martial law. We im plore the Congress to act with moderation and dis cretion. There is no dissection in this State, we are sure, which requires si stringent and arbitrary a measure as the one referred to. - If no exemption or military bill should be passed by the present Congress, the former -act on the subject will of course continue to operate. We observe nothing in the Richmond papers as to the progress of the bill introduced by Mr. Smith, of tbia State, to' exempt those principals of substi tutes who are fanners or producers. " The two houses have passed a bill providing for the meeting of 'the new Congress on the first lion day in May next We have no news of iijiterest from the army of Virginia, or from Charleston, or Dalton, or Gan. Longs trect f The enemy, it is saiA has retreated to Cumber land Gap. It is als stated that he has' evaluated Corinth, and fallen, back towards Memphis. Itjifrtfated tbytt Got. Vance has kindly offered Gen. Longstreert enough clothiug to supply -his com mand. ' Geri. Bank?r it ' said, "has ordered an election of delegates to jf State Convention in Louisiana. " Our cavylrfry are in the.vicinity of Knoxyille, an noying thV enemy, and now and then making valu able captures of supplies. We conversed with'an intelligent 'officer o the 47th F.. O. l roops a few days since,-who informed us IhswGca. Lee's army were in goid condition and ex "cellent Rnirits, " - - f . ' A " Citizen," whose communication appears in. the Confederate' of Thursday is mistaken in sup posing that Ve have made any threat against any one in a certain event .We are acting entirely on the defensive, and giving warning of what must happen if mob violence should be resorted to against ns. We should deplore as profoundly as any one the destruction of property or the shedding of blood bjf a mob, whether of soldiers or citizens, for any cause. I&or-is no hope for society but in the law ; and in a crisis like the present it is the duty of every good citizen to set his face against even the slightest whisperings of mob' law. ' If the authori ties tio their duty, as we take it for granted they will, there is no reason for apprehending mob vio lence. "A Citizen" does us great injustice when he charges that we are in favor of the secession'of this State from the common government We are con stantly "prejudiced and injured by misrepresents-, tions of our views and opinions by our political op- - ponenls. All re ask is that we may be judged by what we say editorially in the Standard. If this is asking too much, then " O judgment, thou art fled to brutish beasts, " And men have lost IhYir reason." We are sorry to see that the usually discreet - Charlotte Dtmucrat intimates that Gen. Hoke's bri gade, recently sent to this State, may bo Order ed to inter It re with the people in the free expres sion of their opinions.' We learn that this brigade comes to this State at the request of Gov. Vance, for the purpose of recruiting and at the same time aiding in arresting deserters. We cannot believe it possible that the brave men who compose that bri gade would sully their well earned fame by inaugu rating or taking part in scenes not warranted by the Constitution and laws. We copy from the Confederate of Thursday the following observations) which are creditable to the Editor": - f: . . . " - , . "The communication of " A Citiien," in this morning's issue, has been called forth by an editorial article in the lat number of lb paper .referred to, which seems to apprehend a repetition of the scenes of mob law ami violence which disgraced our cHy but a few months-ago. We hope the timely and temperate admonitions of our correspondent will be heeded, and that we shall hear no more threats: of lawless violence from any quarter. We are as much opposed to any thing that would lead to it, comiotr from our friends, were -they to be guilty of it, as from any. quarter." We invite the attention of our reader to the well--considered and able communication .in the Standard to-day, over the signature of Somert, on the subject of military law. Our correspondent, who is among; the ablest men in the Slate of his no. tmsJcinrHv promised us several numbers on this and kindred subjects. ' , -t Mr,ormao having retired from the Spirit of the Age,- has been succeeded in the Editorship of that paper by Thee, H. Hill, Esq., of thia Ci. Hr. Hill is a young gentleman of fine literary at- "..uuieuia, nu win aouotiess reader the Agt aa acceptable and pleasant visitor to its patrons and "friends. . . The weather hd thin lafcitiiiA fnr oavDitl dava naf nas been Aslightfulas mild and as balmy as in spring time. Btrt th A u,ann ; .. ouosare e welling, and a week more of such ZZZ "T"'"" result in th de- Itiutkra Vol. XXXJ Ke. 5. The Daily Confederate Some of its misstate- ; meats Corrected. . This is the name' of .a new paper in this City, by ! A. M. Gorman, Esq., established aslhe successor 6f theSUte .bwnaZ,' which, -we are gratifiedlo say, 1 has ceased td exist.' The Editor of the Confederate declares it to ne - l i. ...tMviimnf) At . nArsonni na- - . . - . ilia Duruuttc w .w wmmwtviio.v. r - ture, and to discuss public questions and the con. -duct of public men in a fair and temperate manner. We give him credit for this .purpose, and trust he may be ante Jo adhere to It ; and we can promise, so far as we are concerned, whether we shall con trovert his .views or not, that we will say nothing intended to .induce or tempt him to abandon the rule he has laid down. We have, never been the first to begin personalities with avcoteraporary, buj, have uniformly acted on the defensive in this, re , spect- ... ' '- ' ' . ' . '; ; We copy from the Confederal to'day,an article" : headed "The Peace Party," which does great injus tice to tnose with whom we act The Confederate, says that those who are most anxioua for peace in this State are. not in earnest, but are actuated sole lv by a desire to obtain power. This is a grave. ; charge, and if. it applied to only a few public. men it would bfe-very injurious to them, and justly so, if it had even the semblance of truth ; .but it applies to a large majority of the people of the State, wild .can have no motive for their advocacy of peace mea sures but their own good and the good of "the coun try. W4II it be believed that the great mass of our people- who favor a Convention, and dewre- that some steps should be taken to end this cruel- and wastmg war on honorable terms, are actuated ny the sordid idea of putting a-few men out. of, and a few men in power? Surely, surely not. But the Confederate misrepresents the Conserva tives of the State in the grossest manner when it says that "in 1862 the people were led to belie v6 that if the so called Conservative candidates were elected, the conscript law would be" abrogated, skul kers and deserters would go unmolested," &c. No such ground was taken by any Conservative in that campaign. It is true a'large majority of our peo ple were opposed to the ctnscr,ipt law, but they ac quiesced in it as a necessity which resulted Jrotn the want of foresight on the part of the Confederate ad ministration; and though many of them. thougst, and correctly thought that it would have been bet ter for the cause if the law had not been passed, and the States had been relied upon to keep the "necessary nyiiiber of troops in the field, raised in their own way, yet it was not proposed by any Conservative, so far "as we know, to abrogate the law. -Nor is it true that the Conservatives led the people to -believe, or believed themselves that in the event of the election of Gov. Vance and a Con servative Legislature " skulkers and deserters would go unmolested." There was no such issue in tbo campaign. - On the contrary, it was taken for grant ed that. the laws would be enforced,, and that deser ters would be arrested and returned "to their regi ments. .We admit that it has been found very diffi cult to deal with the skulkers, and as nine-tenths of them are Destructives or original secessionists we commend them to the special attention of the Con federate. Perhaps a word from1" ' ' Vpw from ww "1 and then, addressed to those w but who have not 'yet done 60, ing in every Conceivable way from the Conservatives are in the ranks doing more than they promised, may have a good effect .Talk to them Mr. Confederate, and if possible shame them into a sense of duty. They belong to yciur politi cal household, arid you nave a-right to reprove theni for ther bad faith in aiding to bring on a war which they refuse to fight in. Nor 'is .it. true' that an attempt was made to de ceive the people by the so-called peace movement of 1863. The movement began with the people, and progressed until they had; expressed their -eenti-fjients both in public meeting and. at the polls. The result was a brilliant Conservative triumph, in the State, by which seven out ef ten members of Congress were elected pledged to do all in their power to secure an honorable peace. - -Nor is it true, as charged by the Confederate, that the proposition for a.Stat6 Convention was made for selfish purposes, or with the view of de ceiving the people, or that the people are "kept in the dark" as to its objects. Tie moveucnt started with the people. It is tuir movement If they are "kept in the dark" as to its objects it ?w:U be because they shut their eyes and ,clo:e their ears to events around them, We have already stated, as one of the people, why we favor a Convention.- Will the Confederate publish our remarks on the subject, and thus give that portion, of the poop'le whom it serves with information an opportunity of seeing for themselves tome of the reasons why a Convention should be called ? We" shall see. '.Sut if that paper gives but one side of the question, and meanwhile misrepresents the statements and views of those who differ with It, will it not render itself -justly amenable to the charge of having kept its rea ders " in the dark T' ..." ' . We have.been. struck with the pronenew of cer tain politicians to engage in the business of ta'iyng care of the people. "The people ere daceived," they exclaim; or "the people were misled, iand did so and so,"or " tbeie is a .plan on foot to deceive the people, and they-will be humbugged .before they Jcnow-it" Such language npt only con veys a poor .compliment to- the people, but it indi cates on the partof thofee who use it a waq of con fidence in the'ir capacity to govern themselves. 52e people of North-Carolina do not need guardians to think for item, or (0 direct them what .to "do. They cin think and act for. themselves. By the theory of our government, as well as its practice, "all politi cal power is vested in and derived from the oeo. J. pie oay." Th.erp is no other source of power. TLat power has generally been exercised in a wise and wholesome manner. -There is nothing in thepat, as we beheveibere will be nothing in the future; which an justify politicians in treating the people like no vices or oau grown ooys, woo need to be warned at every step of the dangers that threaten them from theelflsh or designing. The people are fuBy (crown, and re able to take care of themselves. We are not-ffraid Jo trust them. They are at U uuies, unoer rrovraence, toe masters of theit owa destiny ; and weare just as willing and as anxbejg u uw mem speaa in tneml.Ost of revolution as we would W is time of peace. Thev are virion. .if deceived. ? But seasons of national afflieti present qnbAen their .cotnjrt-eiension and give ww' ronted vigonp their thoughts, so that their iubW iubdt isxciearer, ana taey are lew apt to b in,e1i RALEIGH, N. C, "WEDNESEfAY, FEBRUARY 3, jl 864. . p. j' XTT-iJ-rf IB the 154th Tennessee regiment, on r-volunteertng J lwt -Ai., K ztt . ...' tur fv- i ordered to be printed, the bill to fix the meeting of the next Congress'was taken up. . stir. axiiKs, viiairman 01 ine military cuunumw. appealed to the House, stating that, highly imppr-. Tan r nina luiasn nv rno hmiba in lArrRiRniHiuu: mm i j --" - . , . . o. been sent to the Senate but hot taken up by that body, and these were matters of the greatest possi ble moment to the country. . The business-before his committee, still unacted on, is more than the present Congress could proper ly deliberate and act upon before it expires, and urged that in these perilous times, there should be no interregnum, of the session of Congress. , . " A motion to insert the 224 f February was re-; j'ected y ea 32, nays 44. '' : ' The bill was then aereed to" ss passed by the Sen ate, for -Congress to meet on the 1st Monday jn;8jri . The bill awaits the President s signatur . Richmond, Jan. 2(J.-r-Despatcheani other info- ' msuon that large' numbers Ifissksrippt; ITOia;Lve p?Sestty,'. just oanse for assembling: nesseo troops in Lee's and Johnstotfrfiranes r.8elves. togwberi eorwHltfngTor our cotiimon.good; and Tennessee Uoods are e enlisting for the war Were preseniea hjis morning in the Senate, Resolutions ot. thanks'to all soldiers who' have heroically determined never to abandon the field till the last vandal foe is -driven from the soil were unanimously adoptbd. Resolutions heretofore reported by .the committee dn'niilitary affafrs, relative to the office of Quarter master General, were taken up and adopted yeas .13, nays 6.- The previous report that the resolu tions were adopted oil the day they were presented by the committee was eironeous, the reporter be-; ing misinformed. . . ' " " ' ificHMOND, Jan. 27. In the House this evening an important bill to amend the several impressment acts was submitted.. It provides. that the impress taenia ot'private property for the army shall fio( be made except on the express .condition that just compensation be mad v .The heads, of Executive Departments and commanders of Army, Depart ments shall have power to order Impressments. i When property is required by the government, notice shall be served on the owner, stating when wanted, the necessity for it, and the price offered, and-whether impressment will be resorted to. Just - compensation shall 9e ascertained by local apprai-ers,--who shall assess the . value at the time the notice was served. . Appeal can be made to State commissioners by either .patty. Dwellings, furni ture, apparel and all necessary supplies and the ser vants of every family shall be exempt, and farmers stull not 6e allowed to send produce to market, except in cases of extreme, necessity. Referred to the Judiciary committee.-'". . ; . A bill was presented to prevent theft, marauding, pillage and robbery by persons in the, army and awarding punishment by stripes, floggicg ot death, according to the nature of the offense.. A .bill was offered, to continue in service during the war, com panies organized, for local defence, under the Act of 13th of October, 18C2. A motion was introduced. . but not considered or acted on, to reconsider the vote by which the Sena'e bill, fixing the first Morr day in May, for the meeting of the next Congress. By law, the present session of the ' Confederate Congres8 tx;)ires on the 18th of February next . . less than a month from this time and by law, it does not meetjuntil the first Monday in December, nine months -hence.- Tba Senate, seeing, the exi gencies of the approaching Spring, resolved '-"that . Congress shpuld meet the first Monday in May. The House, to the surprise and pleasure of every body, resolved to meet 's month sooner thaa vb Senate had suggested. A bill to this effect passed -the House By a considerable majorUy,but on the motion of Mr. Brksdale, whose relations to the ad ministration are well known, the bill has. been re- ' committed to the judiciary ' committee. "It seems this is to be made a test question, and there is a possibility we trust and believe that it ''s nothing more that the country may' again be. called upon .: to mourn a Escond interregnum, longer' and far more dangerous than that which followed, the fall of Vicksbuig and Port Hudson, when our finances ran to ruin at the rate of two or three millions a day, our armies dwindled away, and hie alone-. who had the power to call Congress together was deaf j to public entreaty, and made no sign. This disposition to put oif the meeting of Con gress is unaccountable, except upon the hypothesis mat the lriendsof the Administration are of opinion tbat.it is the intention of Congress to interfere with the Executive.- Congress has no' such intention A great deal of important business is unfinished, and but little time remains to finish it in. The cur rency question has hot been settled. - The military bill has not been settled. . These are matters of vital importance, and if hurried over, at .the heel of the aession will doubtless need early revision. It is m- portant to see what' the effect of the enrrency meas ures will be. A crisis is at hand, when the people will not be satisfied unless their representatives are in their places. It ia necessary that the new mem bers should be here at toe eaihest moment Indeed, it may be said there are a hundred reasons forthe early re assemluing of Congress and scarcely ae' good one against it The people desireit, and tbej Will watch with a jesdousvye those who alUmptHo thwart their wishes. . ', - . Whence Oinea this factious opposition in Congress to tha will of the people f What is the raejning'of it ? W bo axe tho instigators of the movement, and what is thendlhey seek to accomplish f " We con fe8 we are at a loss for answers to. these questions. Is it iiot designed to subvert the government ? What then, means tms attempt to place the whole power vi cAsuipuuns in me nanus 01 me oeoreiary.ot war,' . 10 . ascribe everybody from lb to 60, to suspend habaasovrpita, and to postpone, in this time of pub-lie pervi, tae meeting ot the Kepresentatives of the peo ple? . Weshould be glad to obtain candid responses to (Jhese interrogatories. Richmond Whig. . . - to a crisis like the presen t Congress ought to bo coristatitly' in session, and as Sooa as" the preserjit Coiigi-ess expires the members of the new Congress ouj;ht to be jiermitted to take their seats.' -(Tbe 1 Editor of the Petersburg Register says "the hfltnest" and true throughout the Confederacy de mvA Holdi-.'9 arrest and trial . uEonestn John W. iiyme would do well to pay hi&" honest ".debts - to C ituKns of Rale gh whom be slanders, before pre .sua) ing to offer advice to honest" men.- X f we have committed' treason ,pr advised: fesis' tart-ca to the law, let the Grand Jury of Wake Coun ty j-.. resent us for trial If we are disloyal, or. an enotiay to the'; Confederate government, then that 0V irntrient has but few mends in this State with th exception of its office holders, for at least three- fot rths of our people agree with ns iifbpinion. Moset Lost bt VLaiu. We lose money everx ." week mailed to us by our subscribers, showing that, r there are rogues somewhere, but we do not believe -; - they are in the offiee.at this place. , A friend-writ . ing as' from Surry" County say 1 : " I have, mailed ' money twice to Raleigh, -which has btx-n lost A man that would steal ten or fifteen dollars in Con- federate money' must ba very low " down or very bard nressed.".- , vAU - money sent to us by mail is al the isk of thbsa sending, -burmoney sent by Express is at oar ' risk. Iet ; those who are near n express office . -every case send to os by Express.S. . r . . ' . :- . . ' '" - Elsctioh pi OaASGx. Gov. Vanca has ordered an election to be held in Orange county, otTthe 18th of March, fur a Senator to fill the vaCanoy ocaa afvotJ by tbamifnatioa of Qor. Qrabaoe - P.bl.a Mtin. 1. GnaaviU. SST ' ' ! i'? On. Thursday, 'the 21st inst, a public meeting of uo Siuna was neia i union, ana on motion or onair, and vi. N, -M. Lawrence, was requested to 11 - '-'.'.. I act &8 Secretary J and on "motion. Wml If. Black: well. GoL Wm. k White. H. Freeman. Dr. N. M: Lawrence, Wm. R. Goocbj John Peede, F. Gedrge Rsdgers were appointed a coamrttee toraft rese ctions for the aotiort of the meeting. : The committee returned, and through their chair man, Wm.- Blackwell, reported the following preamble and resolutions'! . - ' ': : ' ' Whereas, Tbe-alarming and fearful, tendency pf . o Confederate government towards the7 establish mnt of,a military, despotism by the enactment of ' laws that are unjust and oppressive, and is just cause of complaiot ; and an earnest desire on our part as Citizens of a soyereigrrand independeot-State,.'to re ' store justice, secure domestic tranquility, perpetuate .. the blessings of civil and religious, liberty to bur-;. iiiairueiiny our.repreaer.iauviig, ana petitioning tue . Legislature? a redress of grievance: Therefore, '. be.it . ii3 .' . .' .Be'toked, That all political power is vested in and derived from the people only, and any. legislation by Congress-or decision of tbe Judiciary, denying or abridging these rights; "would be unconstituu'on-. al, unjust and oppressive, and ought to be resisted by ail Constitutional and legAtmeasures. ; " ' Eetolvtd, That a strict subordination of Jhe mili tary to- the civil authorities is one of ,-theardina.l principles of a free, republican government, and any attempt by Congr&w-to destroy it, by a suspension of the writ of habea corpus, to supercede the civil law upon the plea of military necessity, would be revolutionary and despotic. . , '. v Eenolved, Thattheia'.eactof Coneress. conscnot- ing the principals of substituted, was a gross vioU tion of plighted, faitb between the ovei muent and her citizens, and is welt Calculated to d-stroy the ConCdenco of tjee people in jhe 8iaitny of the-gov-erntsent, and ttie wiiioni and-- honesty of Congress, and the administration.-'": : Jietohed, That in the" opinion of this' uiestingV the passage of the. remarkable propositions now pending in the two houst-s of Congress, presented by Messrs. Phelan and Miles, would do more for the subjugation of the South than all the'eombined armies of the North. - ?'. Retoleed, That North Carolina as a free, sovereign ajd independwit State, his- the. right to consult ' the present good and future happiness of ber-citizens, and when she is lorced to chouse between a military despotism and. her State sovereignty, she willelioose. the latter by a Convention of her citizen. Besoloed, Tbatin the erent of the adoption' of measures by Congress looking' towards the estab lishment ef a military despotism, then and in" that event Gov. Vance be and' is heceby requested to convene the Legislature with a view to ibe calling of a Convention for the assertion and maiut&inance of the rights and sovereignty of North-Carolina. .ic, uv uim.ii ,iu oum ui miH- ..uabie to Oe tried ty a Court martial, the Presi souri and Kentucky have never yet become mem- dent direct, that unless he should be arraiened by sm 0 wa vuv vu u v wvitawuvi mwj t v v uunsisaai to submit to tbe enactment ot unjust and oppressive laws passed by the votes of members of Congress from said States; unless they could be executed in Said State?. ; . ...'.. . i.- rv- ,t n.i nf ti,ii .nii.. he published in the North-Carolina Standard, with .,m.Y.mi P,v.u.,.6 """t..,6 a request that all papers in' the state, friendly to 4h cause, copy the.same.. - - . -lte foregoing reswfutions were read and unanl mMaly adapted. AYiht the adoption of the resolution the very large and attentive audience was entertained with speeches from Dr. N. M. Lawrenca, 11. Freeman, E. Wiuston and CoL Moore. On motion the meeting adjourned. . - , . ' JAMES. J. ' MOORE, Qh'n. N. M. Lawrence, Sec'y.- For ibe Standard.' '. Public Meeting in Greene Coenfy. 'According to previous notice, a large and respect able meeting was held at Snow Hill on Thursday, the 21st instant, at which John B. Williams was appointed Chairman, and IL T. Grainger aud Jdfcn Harvey. Secretaries.- ' ' . The Chairman having, stated the. object of the meeting in a few appropriate remarks, on motion of Owen W. Jones, R, J. Williams, Jno. M. Patrick, Wm. T. Dixon, H. H. Best, R C D. Beamon, J. B. Faircloth, and Win. P. Grirasley, were apr ointed a committee to draft resolutions expressive of the game, who, in a short time, reported through their-. .Chairman the following preamble and resolutions which were unanimously adopted:. ' , ", ij.WjBKBAS, A; crisis has .reaeneii that point in oat national afiairs, in wtiicn tt Deoooves JMortn uar rina, ever jealous and watchful of the rights and . liberties of her people, to arouse from her lethargyj rise in her might, and say whether her flag, the pride of a Gabion, "Stnly and 'Macon, shall wave over her sons as freemen.. nr slaves; therefore, bp ifc- - ' ' ' -" '. . Revolted, That this war hts lasted long enough, and that' the people cf North Caroliuatn their sov ereign capacity, should jjropose a cessation of .hos-". tilities. until an effrt is,made, through a Conven tion, for an. honorable-peace.. '' . Resoh'etl, That North Carolina had no hand in making:thi8 war, notwithstanding the blood. of her. sons crieih fr:m more than twenty thousand graves, from the battle fields of Great Bethel to "that of Chicamanga. . K . ' " .,..' Retoleed, That the political demagogues and spec ulatormtijould bo .nscripled in the army.ordiiven out of the South, for they are the parties for prose cuting this war, to theast man and the last' dollar, utterly regardless of the woe and misery in the lataL and opposed ta all measures of peace emanating ' from tbe people. " : Resolved, -Tbat this government was made by the people, and belongs "to the. people,' and they nave the right to rule, and say what shall be and what ; shall not be, in tjefianoe of tyrants or dictators. Resolved, That the" recent act of -Congress con-. scripting all those who had furnished substitutes is a breach of faith, and stigma upon Jbe present administration, and clearly shows what the people -may expect from those in authority. . . . .- Resohed, That we- most 'heartily jRidorse Gov." Vance in-maintaining the supremacy of the civil over tirtjril'twy fw. nd we PPl hiul to 8 with tnJXeoBle. stand y them. and. if necessary, . ilih them, in this their hour of trial and tribulation. . J . . -vi . - j 11 u: V.1....T anil an am to come win rise uu jtuu ui mm mew ed ; Uis God is. theeople's Goojand the, people God is his God, and-wo? to the man who opposes the neoDle. JXesoitea, inat were aislature of North- - Carolina, as a sentinel ii tcn.rwer, placed I . there ny tne poopw 15 ties, ana no period rfl . i . i ubiu ucir uuti-. tbe State, over demanded the presence ly- more lmpera- , tivelv 'than the nresenC Resolved, Tbatthe desperate measures introduced before Congress-(b hresponsible repfeaeDtatives,); . lUl tMlCJllil VO BHtXlirvui uv www. iuw M.. . .owiqj of etVn and political Irbarty admonishes as to be moretbaa vigilant V ''--'.. .- '- Resohed, That we call-uponXJov.VaBce toconvana the Legislature immediately, and we call upon tbat bodv to submit the ouestion of "-Convention, cr. no Convention" to the ptoplevbeljefing that, thpoo-J pie or Mortu varorina. are acts ana competent to manage.their own afiairs. , . - r. - Resolved, That tbe people may cry "peace '.peace l . but there will be. ho jaae, , until it is obtained: throagb s Convention, i.ud'wn appetl to the peoplfe. (torn the sea boar 1 to the 'uouulatns.jlo iL;m n l if their representatives ConVenU'in ; then let. 115 along pula strong pull.asdsptm aif- j 2w ood ' aa Whole Number 1508. orable and jasting . 2?ii-Tiat in the approaching Gubernatorial election, we will suDDort no man who ia. not 'iinAil a- . . "heed their'wishes, and respect their' sentiments. KeKlvel, That a. copy 'xf these "resolutions be sent to Gov. Vance, and request him to lay the muib ueiore me next uenerai Assembly. - ' 'Retoieed, That W. W. Holden is the champion vi vue great cause 0i conservatism In the Ssoulh, ahd when his old mother State fnrmta Jnm mv her right hand forget its cunning, and her tongue cleave, to tbe roof of her 'mou th. . Setolvei; That- we'endorse the Progress, in its bold and fearless defence of the rights and liberties of the people, and we say to Mr. Pennington V' lay utij nieiyuu 1 . ' ' . .. Un motion of A. W. Jones, the thanks of the. meeting were tendered to ttsojncers. : JOHN B. WILLIAMS, Chm'n, John Haavsr, c " . :: - ' a T. -Gkaikobr, Secretaries. . - - - : '" ": ' For tbe Standard. . A freqoent recurrence to fndamental nrin-ir,Ii ; h. .aolmely necessary to-preerve the-blessines of liberty." (Deelaratum of Jiiyhtt,. S'e. SI.) ' A grave misapprehension of the nature and lim its of the military law prevails among men of in telligence and acknowledged patriotism tJt may, theietore, be useful to inauire into the character 1 and boundaries of this law, and the jurisdiction of - its Courts. ! Municipal lawfwhich 'is the law of the land, is" ; denned to be " a rule of civil conduct prescribed' oy iue supreme power ot tne state." Military law 1 is a rule of military conduct prescribed by the supreme authority of the State," : and is " thst branch cf the laws which respects military disci--pline and the government of persons employed in the military service, and includes the' whole sol- mery. (Seo chap. 1) - It is thus seen that both the" military and tbe municipal laws are derived from the same supreme" power in the State, which, in all free countries, is the national Legislature. With, certain limitations ; which I will presently describe, these laws are co ' crdinate.each.irtipnfindpiit in' tba tnbnrn f( ilm httn ; 'jurisdit:ion,"but co-operative , in the great ends f government ine municipal law. cannot claim ju risdiction over military off-jijces committed by men n me muuary service, nor oan military Courts ex crcise jurisdiction over cit.lens of the.SUte, for of . leiues of any description. 'I his limited military . juritdiction his been often decided by the Stipreuie .uuuii, ui vm, uuneu omiep, unu even ny me niga . est military Court, in the heat of the war of 1812. in the following case : Elijah Clark, a citizen of the United States, in the beginning of the war re- 1 . t 1 1 T f . uiuvcu 10 winaua. ae aiierwaras returned as a . 1 spy, was apprehended in our lines, tried by a Court " martial and sentenced to be hung. Maj. Gen. Hallfc Having aouon, rbierred the case to President Mad- 1 ison, and received the following reply from the . isecretary 01 war:, "t have the honor to inform - VtUl that Olarlr 1rip.ina''nAnaiflAf(ul .i'fi'..n ' W,y7 thec87 Courts for. treason, he must be discharged," under the 101st Art. War, (0. L. R, 72.) So that military law is not the will of the commander, or the irresponsible judgment of Court martial, but it is a Solemn. Wetl.dliKtl written nAAf stafufA ii-.- j.. . . . ..';.". : .: . ,w, gria s contamea in tbe "Articles oL-War. ordained by the Confederate Conf ress. in February. 1861. Under this code, military Courts are organ ized ana aenve su tueir powers. The slightest .ex Siuinatioir will convince the doubting, that it-con fers no jurisdiction over the citizen: niilitarv.couts. arrests,-' trials 'and punishments attach only upon. tnose in tne military service, and possess no man ner of cognizance over persons in civil "Tife, for any onence wnatever. it, tneretore, xae military en deavor to arrest- imprison or punish such ptrsbns, without process from the civil Courts, and should be killed, it is no murder. When intelligent men and the public press approve and encourage such illegal and unwarrantable courses, ibey fall into a tLuijrerous error. It is well for the 'citizen to know his rights, and the military their liabilities.; a just observance of them will then ave each from the ruinous end of pernicious counsels. . But, it is objected, that in the crisis of, a mighty Struggle fur national existence, the inexorable necessities-of self-preservattn demand the. interp'osi lion of: arbitrary power, and though unwarranted by law, it is justified by the greater public good; Taking it as granted that he advocates of military power admit that their claims .are not sanctioned by law, either military or civil, I will now examine into their last point, to. wit: That the exercise of arbitrary military power - is demanded by necessity. to save us from subjugation. : This ie tlie strongest possible view in which the claim can be presented. Hut who is to judge vi this necessity ? The prompt answer is, the military those who are to exercise tne power. In other words, the military thus be come the makers of the law, aud .the executioners 4-the law: -for-the power to repeal a law is a legis lative power. This union of lejislativ: nd exec utive power has never failed to prove fatal to lib erty ; so.mo.ch so, that our Constitution, as if an ticipating this dangerous claim, declares, that "they shall b. foreser sepnrate and owinct" Declara tion of Rights? Sec-...) ; , . - Our ancestors were wise in experience, and fully imbued with historical teachings. They knew that necessity has always been tbe plea ot tyrants, and that they had been compelled to dethrone James II, and declare tbe English' revolution as caused by, and an eternal .answer to, that fatal doctrine.- Hence, our Constitution, .wisely providing for both peace and war, declares that " Congress shalkhave the power to raise and support armies."' and " to malt rules for the' government and regulation of the land and naval forces. (Sea. 8.) J.o Con gress, -therefore, has tbe Constitution confided tba rieht to tires cribe the powers and duties of the mil itary. If the exigencies of out national struggle c overruling '" necessity " demands an; increase ec diminution of military tawer, that is the coastitu- uonai nouy to appiy mo remeuy. a lejisiaiuie power is vested in Congress, and all the momenuns events of this great contest pass in daify judgment before it. There, is no evidence that this law-' . . t . J - Ill V.!.l.i!. making power is wanting in ruxietv Watchfulness, audsjemedial l gislatiou. Vhog sit for this itry thina. -. ' i Eat if th military should assume ftisJaw-makioK power, the Legislature, :s struck out of oor system and the Constitution, destroyed. . So ' impressed were our ancestors with, tais danger, from both ex perience and -the history of constitutional liberty. that tbe Constitqtioia. provides "that .the military shall be kept in strict subordination to and oorern ed bf ihe ciJt power." (Decliratis of Rights, section IT.) '&. lully alive, has,Congrrg been, to ine necpsuy or. inis.auoorainaiion, mat .me lunua m'entai' law ci, the army itself, provides that com luamlrhg olSre hhail delirer every offender In the armv. arii'ji tha'wrtxei' or vroBertv'vf tbe citizen. to the cirf. magistrate f.'r trial, and if be isits'to do so. he-fall beeibiert VAtU 8&) Thus while 'tbonaunicioal law is genera 1 aii'd tberefbre of uni versal application, the military code is special Snd therefore of limited lurisojqtion. . uence u is wen Rattled that if an ffitr diitot.bs the person or prop 6rtv of a citizen, without warrant of liwbe ii Te sponsible in damages w. least ' More than this, if ever' he abuses ' his military authority, over the oWiry under: his command, ss by inflicting .cruel and nhunual punishinenw, or other illegal practice. though it should Wdor.e under the sanction of a irourt martial ne w respoDswa lri .aiunages oeiore .this get erai" and, superinveiid'ng jiiritd'cik'ii pf the couruof common law. m'l'n biiiuW-.t soldier iu the sei wce oah.jUr atratgotba csmma;'dcr in'c'-f. and vinoic-itai rights bvfore thnt griat. of wvil. lirt) iry f ry It is not my purpose to bring about a collision -. ' ' between the military and ohil authorities, but. to. . . ayoid it "in the' only, possible way, by' a clear. de-.. mawcation of the rights and jurisdiction, of eaob.r When that is done, nothing but a want offense or -a want of principle will cause acollisioiv Our Con- ' stitution divides Hie powers of government into Ex- -cutive, Legislative shot Judicial; the military 3s " only a part of the Execntive." Let-each revolve un disturbed in Its own orbit -Let them impart light . ana warmth and life to each-other; But strike one . . from its orbit, and this wltole political solar, system sinks into chaoa. Let me here otter one Word of " warning to those advocates of unconstitutional meth- . ods. . Let them remember that this present life or ' death struggle, is joBtified and justifiably only, by the tioltit.ion.ot the Constitution. There is-much for their study in this word of warning. V .. I'propnse. hereafter., to examine the doctrine of Martial Lnit, as distinguished from Military Law; al6or the habeaKCorpus act, and, finally, I shall look into tbe wghts and liabilities of (juartermasters. impressing omcers, and government agents of all kinds now becoming an important element in .oar -political and civil relations. . - - . ' . ,. .. I now conclude by quntine the heirinnmz of this article, which should be engraved on the heart of every free born Anglo-American : A frequent re- , currenco to fundamental principles is absolutely ne cessary to preserve the blessing of liberty." t :' - . ; SOMERS. ' -" - . For the Standard. ; Mis. Editor: The followins facts shbuld.be '. known that each of the parties should have their . dues and that niore circumspection may. be' had in inning up men wno may ne unavoidably away front' their commands. : On tbe 21st of December last, - private A. J. Davis, of the 62d GeoVgia cavalry, of Capt S. B. Jones' compirhy, was left at mv house sick of typhoid fever. Sergt Robt I. Arnngton waa leit to move nim. . 1 or three weeks Mr. Datis was - - unable to get out of bad. Now the facts to be no- - iicru are as ronowj: . . i - ." j l hey bating been in this country for some tme takinjr up deserters, not bavins received anT-sar '. for mx months they were without'means they sent ' .on worn to tneir yaptain to send tbero means and papets to show who they were, to enable them to get to their company., .Their Captain paid no attention to it. and they found. themselves here in McDowell . county their command behjg in the extreme eas tern part of the btate without means and without any thing to show who they were, liable to be ta- ;en up any day, and certain to be if they attempted . to eet to their command. Fortunattlv. Cant Toune. of the lith N. C. regiment returning, kindly' nrof- ' fered to get them through to Weldon. . Tbe sick -soldier borrowed money to go in the stage to the head of the railroad, the other-walking. 'i mm iuo wajr mr m vapiain jo ireai uis men, men well to do at- home, expose them in this way ?' -Surely such conduct in a.Canjain dusetves censure. The good moral conduct of the voung . men in every respect, their anxiety to get to their command, and their silence as respects their ill- ' trtatinent, was truly commendable. Gentlemen ia evy respect, and had they have known, how they were to be treatt-d, could have procured from their people any means they drsired. ' Now, Mr. Editor, wo would askhid these men have deserted under such circumstanciSswlu would have been to blame t- Are hot many instances o.P desertion chargeable . t-x speculators, extortioners - and ill treatment of officer t . M. . McDowell County, Jan. 22, 1864. -' .' Ajt. and Ixsp. GekxraIt's Office, ) '. Richmond, Va, Jan. 28, ltilii. j 'General Orders; Aro. 7.' -'. T rur,.l TV Hanop.1 rj.m M.-. . Q t'-P" ' iuuw viueia u, vuticuv eries, is.iiereuy revoueo. , - 1 1. Enrolling officers will proceed ai rapidly as . practicable in tbe enrollment of all persons tmade liable to military service. Previous to enrollment . as conscripts, all such, persons will be allowed to volunteer, provided lit The company selected was in service on the 16th April, 1S62.", ... - , . . 2d. The company selected if, at ihu time of vol unteering, below the minimum number prescribed by regulations. .- " : - 3d. No person made liable tp service nnder this . order will be permitted to join, or will be- assigned to anjr company which has more thsii sixty four privates on the roll until alT the' c-orfiparritK in service from (lie State of which the volunteer or conscript is a resident, shall have the minimum number pre scribed by regulations. . . - ' -. ' ' . 4th. Upon the company being eTiirtei, the. vol unteer will receive frtui the enrolling nfjlcr a cer tificate to the iffect that lie has sovtuiirpered ; and no volunteer will he received in any company except on such ceriificalo. - HI. Persons who fail to rcake selection, ccord- -ing to tho provisions of this -.rdr, anil i, ibe time ot enlistment, -will be assigned according to existing regulations. '- . .' -'" . IV. ' All officers in command of rornpsnics aiithor izrd under this order to receive conscripis or vol unteers, will forthwith send to the comtuiDilant of. conscripts of the State, accurate certified -rolls .of their- companies; and without such roll, showing that they jo not exceed sixty four 'privates, there . will not be assigned any conscript or volunteer. By command p'f the Secretary of War. V . S. COOPER,".. . Ajt 4 Insp, Gen'Iy -. A CoMniWEiTT TO THE NORTH Oa ROUS A SOUHEKS. A minister, who has recently ret urt.ed from a . visit to the army of Northern Virginia, .gjves the followirg . He called at the house of a gentleman. ' stating his name, profession and place of residence, -and soliciting food and shelter for the night Ths 'reply was. highly honorable to oor brave soldiers. " Even, if I could- turn away a preacher," said the , gentleman, " I could not refiva tojake in a forth Carolinian. "When-the sokhers from your State were encamped on my pernties, they committed no , -depredations. I missed-so poultry, hogs or cattle, and though my fences were much nearer than the wood, they invariably left my fences uninjured. . I need not tell you taat t hare received diSereut treat ment from the soldiers of other States ; nor can I -ever forget th gallant North-Carolinians. " This is indeed a high compliment to our. braw boys, from one wb has a right to speak, and we hope tbey will never prove unworthy f the leputation which they ba?e earned. BiA.-R&eordef:- -.:' ; . . -. .- - ' - v . . .. . . Reikdt roi TKosTso tiw. Oai" poor soldiers, who bare been so unfbrtunate as to gef their limbs . ' Irostod, .will thank the kind lady who scodM.ua the - following irejiwdy : : V " . A :: 1 The OrmJafi. l.-Ltmn. Editors: Soman. of our soldiSrs are suffering, from frosted Hmhjs that 1 regard it a duty to pobusb arenwiy wnicn wo tried. iMif year,' wiw the btit effect ; . - ' lour, fta, v- f ' . - - ' if ike a strooje decoctiotf of ed oak (which every soldier, can get) and. bathe tbe paft? affected , as often ax possible ; Then urease wuu soine wnu ui - soft oiW The liquid should boshghtly wann; nci. some slum added, if it ran Se obtained. -. krj it, SOI tering sokliers. -Roekingham Regisleft v . The Sonte on yesterday passed the fUrwing res olutions, fifteen Senators voting in tbe otfij mativs and six in the negative : . ""'-.'. Resolved,' Tfiat, in tbe opinion of the Senate, f A. C. Myerp is now-Qoarterdfiagtaj General of tha -Confederate States army, and is by laa.aattiorized; and required to discharge the duties -thereof. " Resohed, That A. R. Iwtoa is not aothoriscd by law to dischirje tbe duties. of said offifw,"" ' It is superfluous to say anbin in explanation, of the reasons which led tbo Senate 10 ihi. decision. The reader baa seen tbe report, and may' be supposed . to hold "the coinmon opinion that is KtanMitt and Tn.i.i am nnaji&wuralila.' The issue was m4 of ths - Senate's seeking or making, an l its considarttion t we- foicpd upon it in a m-iiiOr which cow'd not be t vad-jd. - Nothing wortbv of statesman wan said oc . could be said In defence of the F.vaou ivo.aotion, : and all tha. irUluencfs of .gov nmea- couM-only command six votes inVavor of iss e-wrwoas pry ten-' . sions. . - Even of the-te six, Messrs. Hdnter snd Phs- lan approved in their speeches of posUotfeaeaujnw' in the report though they voted againsttteeoolu-, Uons wbcj accomp-anjed it Rich Btt'mtner. ' . ,.r t w. ' - - -','---'v; . M A ScnnrL or ilJRALS." It U'wohdcrfnl if tba the-atre is,-s his bewasvirtea1, " saw f rosr!-,. tliftt ftll.the v.cc and villiany ct a cny-wmcongro- gate there. .4..