Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1861-09-14
Iniorms,ion for Che kegi stature.

We have before US a printed message of Gov.
Clark communicated to the houses of the Legsla-
ssTe on the 9th instant reply to call for infor-
,.a,ion, in which he says that after the most dill
pen, search, no letters cf Inspector General Whit
Sng to Gen. Holmes are to be found on file here, of
she dates alluded to, or any other dates" Now,
mark that
The Governor also communicates letter address,
ed to him by TIC Military Secretary, Mr.. Winslow,
in which he NJ WinSlow, says; e do not remem-
Der ever to hate seen any letters Of Inspector Gen.
eral Whi,ingko Brigadier General Holmes, dates of
sSth April And LIST May. 1861, nor of any other
date Marx that, ALSO Mr. Winslow goes on to
say that nd such letters are ON file in his Office, nor,
as he is Informed, in the Adutant Generals office;
aud he ADDS that 'the only letter Of Gen. Writings
ON file is one to the late Gov. Ellis, under date May
18th" The policy recommended by Gen. Whiting
in tbs litter, was, he says, adopted.
Now.w have before us, in document printed
for tI1t Convention, the letter of Gen. Whiting Of
tie 2itA April, 1861, addressed to Gen. Holmes,
and " Cen Holmes endorsed " for the consideration
of lis Excellency, the Governor" In this letter
G.E Whiting urged tie most actire measures on a
lqr s scale for the defence of Wilmington Fort Ma
COL Newbern, and other points on The scaboard -
IJthis letter Gen. Whiting also substantially fore
sIadowed and recommended the seven regiment bill
tr the defence of the seaboard, which passed the
Convention, and which was afterwards reconSidered
and rejected largely the result Of the personal
and party appeals Of Mr.. WiRslow, and his uascTa-
pulous use Of State patroHsgei We say Ge,se.al
Whiting substantially recon- ended the policy
Of the seven regiment bill, for he said that col
ustoeFs enough from the Eastern and Southern
Counties could automatically be procured to defend
the seucost, "leaeing to the centre and the noun
TITUS the honor Of turning the enemy in Virginia"
But the policy of this letter was not adopted and
this letter cannot be found! Where is it, Has it
been destroyed?-if so, rho destroyed it, That
this letter was copied for the Conyeation-that it
was on file then, is an unquestioned fact Governor
Clark says he cannot find it, and we believe him.
Mr. Winslow says he does not remember ever to
have seen it twas copied while Mr.. Winslow was
constantly around and in the confidence of the late
Governor, ami it was printed and laid on Mr. Wins
lows desk as a member of the Convention. And
vet he does not remember ever to have seen It'll
All this may be true but if so, it is very strange
GOV. Clark and Mr.. Winslow both complain of
the want Of clerical force to copy correspondence
Why. Mr.. Winslow is himself Secretary he
too good to copy letters called for by the Legsla
ture? Gov. Clark has Aids, who are receiving, we
suppose, over $4,000 per annum; is the work of
copying documents beneath these gentlemen? Are
they lids only to give him advice? Alas he has
too much of that already. We heard this same CON-
plant of the want of clerical force" under the late
Governor, and tina: too when the four parlor Aids,
instead of aiding the Governor in his duties, were
engaged for the most part in smoking cigars and
driving fast horses.