Newbern weekly progress., 1861-10-29
FrOm the Editor.

w, A,siorities and the Mtitaiy
80 ...,.:,,,,aa e will work serious INJURY 70 t'e
..,t,;c ,eryice and may eventuate IN inc p0s-
-, Of Newbern by the Federals. :.
ga -;-ht in pu Sishing the Resolutions OF
Ce,,nc;, and the Gard of Major singefary Ia
-, tbereto do not approve en''e's' .,
49, .a,,;ments Of either but our Io"h oo"n.'
,,.,,;,c nv contract, made its puohc"'i0ho :" -"
g. over two years, had right to demand
~. ,,h,;cstion Of this protest; ana nav'he s"
.h,;,;+v thereto every principle OF JusNse "
,.., "a the usaRes Of journalism requ'o0 nc
,,o, .hou,d publish the answer notW
santence ef the Major s Cara Is cale"-
,,e,ls To offend eur citizens to some eH'eh
...,.,. omission occurred, and that was .n0
e.;i,,-s To append Major Singsitary nah'e - NO
llrH.,,l ,.bfs suppose @aso~fhg to tSe careless
moss of the compositor III.
e,,rsa "a temporary conductor of the
..s ,re not responsible for the matter Of
..her IF these publications, that responsibility
,os,;ne with the parties inserting '"e." anu
.r, surnrised to hear that any citizen, es-
,.c;alIv the personal friends OF the prop ie'o''
bould be offend ed at their appearance
T., t. reonired but very little to arouse '"ei' IN
5;,,ation if this has done it and that 'hey' '.o
o.bars NAV know that l, in your pace sio"'u
have attended as you have, VIII mere S'''o t''"'
7 sbould have done you have done eH'eii"R
&C course nv editorial protest against t"o "o''0'
Of the Council in getting up All unheceSsf! ''''"
i;,r;ons war between portion OF the cl'Ne"S
and the Military Authorities, and also to tee I'M
r,tst;on contained in the Card against the ioya"J
OF our citizens.
who, will all this end in For months New
horn and this section has been menaced our pee
,le have been calling on the State ana Co''iefe-
rto authorities for leaders and asslstance' they
con, NC officers and we have cursed and
nraised them alternately; they nave seN' 10
ordnance and munitions, of winch we nave 'i'"e
but moor use; and finally. when our lo"o'e;
grew thick aud cries for help pi'eous' anu
after Uatteras had fallen and many OF our Peo
nle Danic-stlicken were flying with 'heH Ian'''ieS
to the interior for safety, General Gatllh vas sem
ao,;ver.nce He came, and. after thorough
investigation and satisfying hlmSeh as 10 o"'
STRENGTH and weakness he had General mn "S
:od 70 the Northern division of our coast de
f.ncas and Col. Singeltary placed in charge OF
Newbern and its defenccs. These gentlemen
are nil energetic able and active, ana tue I'HS0
minority of our people rejoice in beng aole To
claim their protection. Why should the lo"n
Council then or Il small faction III Newoein COM
,,o,, .b;. o,nosition to them? If, lin imprcsstny
-. :, rho ease of Mcssrs. White and Berry,
Minor Singeltary and Col Singeitary went 10"
far tI,ey are accountable to and Will DC ueAi'
with bv their supcriorS, Gen Is. Gafhn anu nm
Whv did not the citizens %agrleFed' as cl'i|e"S'
make their complaints At Head quarters "i'"o"'
this parade and august protest ny 'ic ."
Council! The gentlemen composing 'he bo''u
are possessed of intelligence and socla' poSl'i''l
that entitlc them to the respect ana connoehce Vi
o.,r neep'e anil while with one or two exceP'ion'
they have Lot been very active III contributing
tn the prosecution of the war in any way they
are known to be as loyal TO the cause OF the oouIh
as any among US, but still their opposition 10
tlosa wto control our defences VIII be haheo
with iny at Hatteras and they and the tacuoE at
Nawhern who are controlled by and VINO act
~v;tb them will be set down by our enemies aS
Ernion men: and thus, without intending II
know. they may be in fact Fastening their own
destruction. When there is conflict between
nphiic duty and friendship or the applause OF the
..bh,e with me- | never hesitate as to how
hou oct While therefore endeavor to be just
,o all men mean to do my duty as Journalist as
~eIl soldier
nersonaI friends being offended at the puolca-
,;o, Of Major Singeitary' Card have stepped the
naper. Truly this is calamitous and regret It.
a ,. T 70 rive their names and make out a
ease Of persecution. or any attempt to mu-=ie the
,ress for beinp guilty Of only simple act OF
;nstce. I might get as many hundreds to replace
ths,, with but | shall pursue such course
nor .ner nv pc: NAL relations and friendships to
trjH gentlemen
themselves l doubt not, upon cool reflection, viii
see that they have no cause of offence and regre
their hasty action. Now is time for petty
fe,ds among ourselves We are told there are
5000 men at Hatteras and large accessions con
stautly coming. That this force is concentrating
there for operations in North Carolina there car
be no doubt and New bern may be the first place
TO suffer. Hence WI say had Gen. Hill called TO
every male slave in the county, instead OF one
fourth, they should have been forthcoming with
out murmur; tor what will our slaves be woftt
if Newbern meets the fate of Hampton7 Thougt
a few of our people learn have run their slave
or some of them to the up-country for safety al
cannot do it. and hence the value of this specie
of nropertv depends entirely upon whether w
shall be able to keep the Yankees from steahne
Them or not. If we loose Newbern we loose all
should give the labor of their slaves willingly TO
the common defence is this: We rejoice to know
that throug hout the entire Confederacy all classes
the STAKEHOLDER and the non-slaveholder. tn
rich and the poor, have entered fully into IN
spirit of the and are all alike willing to la
down their lives if need be in the common de
fence, but the fact stands forth upon the music
rolls and upon the tax hooks that of the 600 O
700 men enlisted for the 'car in Craven Count
there are but few shareholders. If then the poo
man who owns no slaves and who in many case
leaves wife and children to the uncertain char
ties of these times freely gives himself ought th
large or small shareholders withhold the labor {
his negroes when asked to assist in the constru
ton of fortiGcations for the protection Of then
selves and all they have? Many of our slave
hole ers and wealthy men have done and are sti
doing their duty nobly in this war, but there al
others and not very small number either wi
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