Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1861-03-06
Orders Extraordinary.

The following Orders have been issued by the new
Adjutant-General Of this State
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OFFICE,
RALEIGH Feb. %, 1861.
Orders No. L.
To the CommapdiRs Officers Of the 17th Brigade of
North CaroIRG HiAtt1:
You are commanded to assemble the commissioned
officers of your regiments at their usual places of
parade GA Saturday, the 9th day of April to elect
a Brigadier- General and at the same time to vote
for a Majer-Generd of the 7th Division of North
Carolina Militia The officers holding such elections
to return the result to the Office.
By order Of the Commander in Chief.
j. F. HOKE, Adj. General
The 18th Brigade is composed of Nash, Warren,
Franklin and Wake
Ed Cantwel is the candidate for Major-G General
of 7th piEisie0."
This Order was addressed to one of the Captains
an this County, and the foregoing is true copy
We have published it with the view of calling atten
ton to the fact that the Adutant General of the
State ia his very first Order, has used his office for
the extraordinary purpose of announcing TO his sub
ordiRates that certain person is candidate for Of
feel ed. Cantweu is the candidate for Major
General of 9TH Division" Can this be true? 1t
certainly is for the Order is before u.s. Is such
conduct on the part of the Adjutant General unmi-
IaT1, Is lucTe pTeCe-
dent for 1t? When was it ever known that Orders
by high military officer for an election contained
announcements of the names of candidates? Can
tidateS, did we says Why so far as we can Judge
from this Order there is only one candidate -" Ed
Cantwell is the candidate for Major-General of It'll
Division"
Gen. IIoke was elected to the office of Adiutant-
General by the disuniou clique in the late Legisla-
ture. 1t was the browning act of the many unfor-
tunate acts Of that body, This gentleman made
himself conspicuous as member of the Commons
by his disuniou sentiments, and by the manner in
which he reflected the American flag. He was
elected as reward for his disunon services and for
his uniform adherence to dlsunion Governor. His
very first Order has demonstrated his unfitness for
the position. He has lowered his Office by annOunc-
ing candidate for office in his General Orders. He
has reflected all others who may think of becom-
ing candidates by announcing " Ed. Cantwell" as
"the candidate" He has attempted to dictate to
his subordnates by thrusting before them name
to be voted for for Major-Genera; and all this he
calls q Orders No. IL If he should go on at this
rate what will Orders No. 10 be? Gen. Hoke is a
disunionist and so is Mr. Cantwe We tell the
people that the disunion clique are determined to
''rule or ruin" They want high military offices
with big salaries, and gold lace, and fine feathers,
and boots and spurs to ride rough-shod over com
mon" folks; and they want the people-the hard
handed farmers and mechancs-to foot the BILL
They want disunion because dsunion will bring
war; and they want war because will bring
them commissions and high salaries and many Of
them want these commissions and high salaries be
their calngs do not support them, or because
they are too lazy to work. That is the English O
it How many are there of your cockade men who
ever did a hard days work? Look at them, and
Judge for yourselves.
We call the attention ofthe Commander-in Chief tc
this Order of the Adjutant- General. We desire tc
know if future military Orders are to be of thi:
stamp; and if so, whether it would not be fair tt
give all the candidates the benefit of official an
nouncement The Commander-n-C Chief, we know
is military man. He is not Scott by learning Of
by practice, but he is nearly so by intuition; anC
feel sure that his military mind will at once per
ceive the propriety improperly of this conduc
of his subordinate, Gen. Hoke That he will rebuk'
if he perceives it to be improper we have no idea
for the understanding among the dsunion clique II
to obtain all the offices they can and never to fal
out by the way lest their nefarous schemes Shoul'
be exposed. But where is Gen. Gotten? w
thought he was the Adutant- General for life. Gu
word for it. if the Old Hero of Chatham had beer
Adjutant General on the 2sth of February, no sucl
Order would have emanated from him. He woul
have had better sense and more respect for his sub
ordinates than to have told them in General Orde
that certain person the candidate for Major
General of 7th Division"
A Few AfIectionate Words.
We tender to the Goldsborough Rough Notes