The North-Carolinian., 1851-03-29

| did not do active duty in the ranks of the Inde-
pendent Company But did chivalry die with
| those who had witnessed the fires Of the Revo-
lutons 1t is to be hoped NOT. ] trust that
those capable of bearing arms in the present day
will vie with their fathers in patriotism and in
valor, and will not begrudge the time or the
trouble that nasy be necessary to 6t fkem tor dis
tinction in this venerable corps.
But the Ladies at last the only true source,
of honor. 1t is the dread Of their fr0wns that
awes the coward into the concealment of hiS
fears. 1t is The light Of their smiles that kin
dies more brightly the vabcr Of the brave, and
an'mates him to deeds of more noble daring.
Let me then, entreat yon, commend to your
favor this body. of which most of your fathers
once constituted members. Under your patron
age 1t will certainly prosper. Let it be unAer-
stood that its members vii he the necuGar rev;.
pients of your tiles, and distinction will b.
SO much valued as the wearing Of Ns uniform.
But you, fellow soldiers, must do the most fcr
yourselves. l know that many Of you, perhaps
all like those who have gone before vou have
heard in your dreams Fame's distant clarion, and
have fancIed, its sweet notes rang in yoar ears.
that among its sounds your name syllabled.
Your thick coming fancies have been Of the i'm
min ent deadly breach where your body has sup
pled the place Of the battered fortress and your
arm has stayed the living waves pouring in for
the destruction of those whom it your duty
to defend Or, like Richard, in your troubled
sleep you have muttered,
--- Soft did but dream.''
These dreams may yet be realized, and some Of
you ere long enjoy the blood bought honors of
the battle field. But TO do this YOU must not
allow that zeal to languish by which your Com
pany has been hitherto sustained. Discpl inc Is
TO your corps what action is TO orator. It il
first: it is last: it is everything. Without it, a.
every one knows at all conversant with military
affairs, legion must fly before handful of men;
and with it. few may conqtter host. This it
was that enabled Gen. Scott to calculate with
certainty the number of hours during which
Vera Cruz could sustain his attack. The time
that 1t would take him to achieve the passes Of
Cerro Gordo. TO capture one BY one the strong
holds of the enemy. To silence the batteries Of
Chapultepec. And finally to repose himself in
the halls of the Montezumas. In regular armies
this discip iplne is enforced by slavish and degrad-
ing punishment. But in corps such as yours,
the sense of honor and propriety in each membe
must supply the place of these. Many of you,
doubtless, perhaps all, have felt-nay do now
feel--the noble ambition to command. The sur.
est way of gratifying this ambition 10 to show
yourselves fitted by filling, with zeal and ability,
the inferior stations. The time may come, and
indeed may not be distant, when the trade Of
war will be the only one that any of US will Be
allowed to follow. How happy then will he be
who is best skilled in the elements Of this trate2
He will in all probability suffer the least trouble,
and enjoy the most honor. Positions in this very
Company, it is not unlikely, will be among the
most desirable of military stations; and you who
now fill them. may enjoy an enviable opportuni-
happiness and prosperity of your native State
A year may not roll away before there will be
an urgent demand for your services. Be pre-
pared. then, by the highest improvement of your
present advantages, to come to any crisis that
may arise, fitted for the best and most honorable
discharge of your duty. Remember that the
honor and prosperity of an ancient and respect
able body are in your hands, and that the reputa-
ton that has for years been gathering by those
who have preceded you, may, for want of cuur-
age or soldIerly conduct on your part, pass away
as bubble. In such an event, may we not fancy
your fathers rising from their troubled repose
to rebuke the degeneracy of their sons, and to
reProach them Wit h their want of manly virtue
had hoped to see among US another volunteer
company, our honored guests this occ asion
Nothing, hope, that has been said by me. in
commentator of the time .honored Fayetteville
Independent Light Infantry Company, will be
felt as any disparagement to lny fellow soldiers
of the Rife Corps. doubt not that from hence.
forth the former will find in them noble rival
in every thing but its antiquity. This is dis.
tinctlon that time only confer; and when
accompanied by an untarnished fame, is ever
just subject of pride. trust no unkind Jealousy
will ever spring up between you. But that on
all occasions, you will be found side by side, sup
porting the same cause in the glorious rivalry OF
performing your duty with most zeal and most
ability. And that whether in the snowy evolu.
tions Of the holiday muster, or in the sterner
duties of the battle field, the fame Of both for
skill and bravery may be alike imperishable.
Nor would be supposed tentionally to slight
the just claims of the militia, being after ALL
a nations strength in her hour of utmost need
In what have said of volunteer troops, | meant
not to put them in contradistinction to the
militia; for in truth consider the former as
only portion of the latter. or perhaps more pro-
perly a modification of it. A volunteer company
is only militia company clothed in uniform,
and by little more practice rendered little
more expert in military evolutions and the other
arts Of war. And every wreath Of laurel that
enclrcles the brow of a volunteer, is but an honor
bestowed on the militia of his State.
Still look upon volunteer companies as mi
lita improved, and would urge you by all means,
my fellows soldiers Of the Fayetteville Indepen-
dent Light Infantry Company, to augment your
strength-to cherish the spirit which prompted
your fathers to the establishment of your corps.
And may the same spirit perpetuate its existence
for generations to come.
As an honorary member Of your company,I
trust you will permit me, when the occasion
shall call for it. to take my place in your ranks
And believe me, that " whether with YOU in per-
son or not, my heart will go with you in eyerv
scene of danger, of trial or of glory. And wheth-
er dying in peace or in war, among the highest
honors that can be paid my remains will be that
they may be followed to the grave as those Of 50
many Of my nebie comrades have been before ne,
IN the solemn rites of military burial, by the
fayetteville Independent Light Infantry Com
pany.
THE CASE OF CHAPLrN.-Ihe case Of
Mr. w. l.. Chaplin. AboIitionist, who was