Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1861-05-04

going tomorrow if necessary. He spoke a..
length earnestly urging them to volunteer then sumo
vices to the State NAe'r Ser
Mr.. Reade was called out, and said VIC
ing the truth, 1--WE know not what day NAV I LA
FORTH On yesterday we were happy and oilng
porous people, commanding the admirst;on u pros
world On to-day are divided into two VI the
tile sections, and like the chafed viper stng;n uOS
selves to death. Scenes are passing w6c5e O W:
promise OF tne most terrific and bloody drama he
world has ever seen. Telegraph wires are brnro Tue
railroads torn up; ships burnt and snnI zen
stormed and taken armories arsenals ond' OrtS
yards blown up. burnt, surrendered: blood e navy
life is taken, and hundreds of thousands of mor Pnt
to arms as springs the tiger from his crouchinr reap
In this crisis the Governor of the State coiir
9O,oOo soldiers He orders no draft, because Ta
has no interest but your nterest-no motive b's Ie
preservation of your rights and your honor tSl e
the country is yours, and the cause yours and b"e
fore, he only makes known the crisis that yo mere
go and meet it. Freemen, brave mem how l,
you answer the call? You who have tno",. Will
well how to behave yourselves in peace and r,a ~
perry a0 you love your country less in her adyqr.
sity? Will you De cherished at your motboei-
breast when you are weak, and let her perish us
you are strong? Or will you arouse yourspves ~
the spirit of the time, 10
When said the mother to her SON.
And pointed t" his shield,
Come aon6 1t when the battles DONE
Or on 1T from the field"
We have mighty work in hand. We ur..
underrate it, else we will not be prepared for
We have mighty enemy to meet: in nmn,I.--
greatly, but in no other respect our superlor .S
IN some respects not our equal If prepar.5 ~
cannot be conquered. If unprepared the rss, We
may be disastrous. Nor must We come nm IN ,iI
work with any such sentiment as 'sour court"''
right or wrong" If the conscience is ON ono 81,
| ~ 20 fha hand IL IL
nal work. There must be such Sertim.n, 50
| that the State is wrong" When Question 20
under discussion it is the privilege and duIy of
citizen to advise freely; but when the Stale Iati
position, the question is decided and as be,waon
the State and the citizen the State is rigkt and A.
| citizen is 1or0ng. With that sentiment We INNS, o.,
into this conflict; and when the whole man -
and hand are engaged, there is such word as fail
1t was not for him to complain, else he womb ra
greet that he could not endure camp-life He ccna
not handle the huge cannon or manage th,. rnJa
| war-hOrse, but there were other WAYS in which ~
could be useful. He had purse with sometbi ~ in
it and that and everything else that he had wpra
pledged to their aid and comfprt; and whenever
| they might be, If occasion required his pres.nc,
they would find him speedily at their side.
DIR. q. II. Jordan was called out and made an ee
| fectlVe and patriotic appeal. Assured those who
might volunteer they need have no fear of their
families suffering in their absence; that every crib
and smoke house and mill in the county would ba
open to them, and there would really be no limit IN
| the bounty of the people
| Rev. Mr. Caraway was called and said he had irt
arrived and only knew yesterday of the bus,Hrsc
IN hand. AS known to him. it was such as he
thought 1T NJ compromise of his calling as a minis
ter as of his religion most heartily to approve In
few appropriate remarks he urged the people to
maintain the cause of their country
The drum then beat for volunteers and there fall
| int linz lar H. r Al
| active and spirited young men of the county, more
| than enough for one and soon to be increased to
| two companies. As these noble young men fell in
to line shout alter shout went up from the crowd
and the ladies cheered and wept Rev. Mr.. Cara.
way, on the part of the ladies, made most appro-
| pirate and moving address to the volunteers and
| DR.. VIM. l. Jordan made most gallant and eo
| quent reply.
| The volunteers then dispersed to meet on the
| 29th to organize.
1t was then proposed that in accordance with the
| list resolution every other person present should
form company to be called the Home Guard
| And at the beat of the drum the whole crowd fell
into line. They elected John W. Hunt Captain,
and other necessary officers of the central COMPANY
to be exercised at Roxboro, and appointed the 3Oth
April for meetings IT. every captains district to form
| branches of the Home Guard when it is believed
| that every man will enrol his name so that in
week we shall have the extraordinary spectacle of
whole community under armSl What folly to at.
tempt force upon such people!
There were many exhibitions of patriotism during
the day, both in speech and action which to record
would exceed our limits; and the little attempt
made to state what the speakers said amounts to no
more than to show the spirit which prevailed.
Requested to be published in the Milton Chroni
Gle, Raleigh Standard and Register.
JAMES HOLMAN, Prest
E. +, ROBERTSON, sse'm
A
P. S. There are volunteers forming in other parts
of the county.