Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-08-30
mo Union sentIment In North CarolInn.

We have heretofore puDllsned number OF
extracts from the correspondence Of the New
York Tribune 10 prove that strong Union
sentiment existed in North Carolina. We
now subjoin the following from a corre-
spondent OF the Detroit Advertiser, dated
Fayetteville, N. O., August G:
Having been a reader of your valuable
paper before settling in this State, and think
ing that the people of your city would like
to hear from this far off corner of Secession
dom, have taken my pen for the purpose of
making the attempt, not knowing whether
the letter will ever reach you.
This was never Democratic State, couse-
quently it can not reasonably be expected to
embrace Secession very readily. The packed
convention which voted us out of the Union
last May, was all "cut and dried arrange
ment," to which the people were not a party,
being neither consulted before nor since the
passage of the Ordinance of Secession, 1t
will be remembered that in February last we
voted against Secession by over sixty thou
sand majority; and again in May, we not
only voted against disunion the second time
by an increased majority, but we also voted
against any convention meeting, for fear the
demagogues might, by some dark lantern ar
raDgement, rush the State out of the Union.
This was why we voted down disunion in
three different forms.
The hell hounds of Secession, however,
| were not so easily done for; so they went to
| work for the third time in a manner not vet
accounted for, and got up another couven-
| ton unknown to half the counties in the
| State, and, through some secret movement,
| succeeded in electlng bogus delegates, vino
at once declared the State out of the Union,
| without even submitting their dark and mys.
| terious deeds of wickedness to the people.
| We should, as before have voted Secession.
ism down by an overwhelming majority had
| we been allowed to vote on it.
1t is no use, however, to lament over the
past it only remains now tor US to set to
work and put things right once more, when
We Shall be able to punish these unprinciped
| Wretches, which we are sworn to do. You
| have heard before this that we have made a
| good commencement, having, on the lst
| inst, elected six loyal and true men 10 the Fed
eTal Congress, who will never desert US.
This was accomplished through the Union
Lodges, which exist in every county in the
State. The member from this district re-
ceived the entire Opposition vote, with o
large Democratic vote, amounting, altogether,
to the heaviest vote any one candidate ever
received in this district. 1t is thought that
whole State will be represented in the Fed
eral Congress next December. q.
We also have enrolled in this part of the
State Obe Eastern) a full brigade of loyal
men, who are at present acting as Home
Guards. They are composed OF our most
substantial citizens regiment of which ex-
pect to be called to assist in defending Wash
ington, their services having been rendered
tor that purpose. Colonel Foster is their
commander. He has been in all parts of the
State organizing Union Lodges, and will
doubtless be our Provisional Governor, be-
ing one of the most fearless and able men we
have in the State. If the Federal Govern
ment will furnish US with arms, we will take
care of ourselves aud see to it, that new or
der Of things is established Why not land
q force on our Eastern shores with a good
supply of arms2 If IfGovernment will do it,
Colonel Fosters whole brigade will jump at
the chance of joining the Federal force, after
being armed, and will, with them, march on
and take Norfolk, which is only about forty
miles from where the Federal force should
land.
Why not appoint Colonel Foster a Brga
dier. General and arm and equip his men al
once? In such a condition they would moi
only be able 10 act III concert with the force
now engaged in the Western part OF. thu
J State in organizing our Provisional Govern
ment, but they would also be in readiness II
assist in taking Charleston, city that is de
tested here worse than ordinary people de
test rattlesnakes.
, We should like nothing better than :
: : assist in subduing the little kingdom ofSout
! Carolina. Virginia is not much better i
the estimation of North Carolinaus. We ar
!, different people altogether from them, an
y our regiments were called home chiefly be
: cause they could not endure the Virginia an
: South Carolina officers, and you may re:
assured that our Secession troops have &c
quite enough of Virginia and South Carolinf
: and the whole Southern Confederacy gener
; ally.
Neutrality, similar to that of Kentucky,
now openly talked of by the Secessionist
Our acting Governor is an easy soul, VIII
seems to take little or no interest in tn
,, , cause of King Davis/ 1t is even said that
favors the returning OF the State to th
: Union. So we do not apprehend much diff
, Guilty in getting back when the job is unde
+ taken.
I The people of this State have always bee
Y considered the most honest people of I'll
t South. The piracy which is now so extel
sively carried on in our inland waters, whiC
/, are separated from the ocean by narro
q sand bank, is entirely conducted by citzer
|. of Virginia and South Carolina, and M
with the consent of even the Secessionists
L | nur State