Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1859-12-21

For the Standard.
CoLuMBiA, s.. G., 10th Dec, 1859.

For the Standard
CoLuMBiA, s. G., 10th Dec, 1859.
" ". Holden, Raleigh, N. C.
DEAR SIR: The Resolutions introduced into the
Legislature of this and other Southern States prove
that the whole South is fast awaking from their
supposed security to proper sense of their real
danger not from foreign foe, but from the fanatics
of the Northern States of the Union. We are now
beginning to see of the effects, in the case OF
John Brown and his associates if taught in the
school-house and preached from the pulpit in the
Northern States That fanatcism nurtured in this
manner, founded on religious sentiment never went
backward, the past history of the world furnishes
no example until it reaches its crisis and its fate is
settled by the sword Many of the southern poll
ticians have heretofore consoed themselves and at
tempted to console Others with The belief that the
abolitonists formed but nconsiderable portion OF
the people of the North. But what are now the
admitted facts of the case: LIST. In New England
embracing the principal manufacturing districts in
the United States not the rabble but the presidents
and professors in colleges and universities with the
aid Of large portion of the clergy OF almost every
denomination, with the exception OF the catholics
and few others, are the avowed enemies OF the
South and the advocates of religious fanaticissn-
This fanaticism has already severed the ties that
bound most of the churches together. Church
after church becomes separated forever by our
Northern brethren assuming doctrines unknown to
our ancestors and unsustained by the ancient esab
lshed construction of the bible They separate be-
cause for the stated they cannot live under
the same church government They separate and
form new churches, with new church governments,
adapted to the peculiar opinions of each portion of
the Union.
for the first time the Constitution which framed
by our ancestors in spirit of compromise and
cesson to protect every species of property, incud
ing negro slavery intended to cement and perpetuate
the bonds of union and blessings of free trade and
free intercourse between all the people of the States
composing the Union with the necessary powers
conferred upon the federal government to protect
against foreign or domestic enemes-we see the same
famatical spirit prepared to trampe it under foot
and spit upon it, and in its stead higher law es-
tablished which would enable president, governed
by those influences consistent with the right assum-
ed, which was in ancient times exercised in the
Same manner proposed in this country by kings and
despots, to favor such men Brown and his associ-
ates in invading the South and in applying the torch
to their dwellings and their white inhabitants with
out distinction of SEX age condition to the sword
and the pixies manufactured for the purpose in New
England. And then should any of these murderers
and incendaries fall in the cause. they would, like
Brown but swell the number of martyrs, their
bodies to be paraded through New England and their
names enrolled in conspicuous places in their church
es and become the patron saints to be initiated in
their example. The South can nc longer treat the
abolition movement as she has done, she must pre-
pare for events which seem to be fast coming upon
us. Her telegraph lines to convey intelligence and
railroads which connect the South together to
transport troops and munitions of war, the arming
ana training of the militia, must be accomplished
with all possible dispatch; and then with arms by
our bodsides. be prepared to defend our dwellings
against the torch of the ncendiary, and our wives
and children against the attacks of the midnight
riff nd &c
pixies To avert evil and avoid danger is to prepare
for it A NATIVE OF THE SOUTH.
LETTER FROM HON. DUNCAN X. McRAE.
The following letter from this distinguished gen.
tleman, addressed to the Captain of the Newbern
Light Infantry, contains many wise suggestions, and
is we'll worthy of an attentive persua:
NEwBERx, Nov Goth, 1859
CAPT. JORDAN Dear SRI desire to be enrol
led member of the .Newbern Light Infantry
Company" No man can be called an aarmist nor
can his devotion to the Union be questioned who
in this moment feels and proclaims that a crisis of
no ordinary magnitude is at hand. Our enemies Of
the North concentrated heretofore into formidable
political party. have increased in numbers, in pro-
portion as their intense hostility to our insttu-
tom has strengthened until the conservative ele-
ment in their midst is either swallowed up
duced to passive submission, and now they have un-
masked their purpose and disclose themselves as
armed foes, exhorting to conflict, revolution and
overthrow. Their emissaries under various dis
guises, are penetrating among us, and are being
daily detected in endeavoring to stimulate nsurrec-
ton. Their instruments have already perpetrated
treason and murder and committed an act of war
upon sister State identified with in institutions
in sympathy and interest. The instigators, COM
posed Of the political leaders, preachers press and
it is to be feared of large majority of the popular
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and the crime. Well founded information of the
existence of armed societies to intercept the acts of
justice and to wreak vengeance are daily reaching
us. 1t is high time to put ourselves in a state of
| preparation calmly quietly, with dignity; but
with promptitude and determination. Our volunteer
companies constitute the nucleus for obtaining dis
cplined and effective force they should be enlarged
thoroughly organized-armed equipped and drilled.
Young men Of all professions Of business should
enter the ranks as privates without aspirations to
command as service to the cause of patriotism
| The State and Federal Governments should be
stimulated to supply arms and ammunition, and in
divdua Eberality should in aid of this object
by contributions for the purchase of the latest i'm
provements and material of war.
| Students at schools and colleges should form
themselves into military companies and study tao
tics, that the educated young men may be capable
of rendering service when the State shall be obliged
to call for Them Our militia should be fostered
and trained for in the citizen to be found
the strong and the stern valor to bring victory
in the fight. 1t is truth that should awaken i'm
mediate reflection, that not thousand well disciple
ned soldiers, properly Differed could be mustered
into service if an issue precpitated upon U.S.
We have hardly the material of the latest and best
class Of weapons to equip regiment. Indeed,
question if the State of North Carolina could this
day furnish an artillery company, one hundred
strong, with the rifle cannon" Had Sardinia not
been awakened about four years ago by the threat
ening aspect Of affairs to obtain contributions for
Strengthening her Notifications of Alexandria and
Others the Austrians would have been in possession
Of her capital before her allies could have come to
the rescue Affairs with us wear more alarming
appearance, and we should heed the warning.
Steps should be taken throughout the country to
put watch upon suspicious strangers and the Le-
gslature may we'll enquire into the proprety of al