Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1861-09-04
The disaster AT Fort Ha,teras.

The Wilmington Journal in its first notice Of the
disaster at Fort Hatteras saws:
Determinations are useless, we suppose. 1t is
better in the time Of trial to suggest what can be
dOne-to urge its doing, and to do all that can be
done to help it forward.
Recent events coming home to our own State,
lowering over our own coast, threatening our own
homes, approaching to our own DOORS will go far
to show whether We panic.stricken when wo
appealed strongly for the construction of efficient
works for the defence of our coast. Over and over
again have we sounded the alarm, until VIC made
ourselves odious to the compacent head-men about
the Capitol thing which regretted mt for which
we did not reproac5 ourselves. Can those who
vehemently did not like our course say that they
have nothing with which TO reproach themselves?
If they do, who will believe them?
The force at latteras has fallen into the hands Of
the enemy not from any want of gallantry their
part, but because they had no sufficient amount of
ammunition and because they were neither sustain
ed nor had works sufficiently tenabe to resist the
heavy force brought against them a, 900 men and
100 guns) There was no provision made to secure
their retreat.
But the reply to all who urge anything has here
tofore been "Oh, no, there is no danger you are
only scared" The people have had enough ofthis
they must act at once themselves There has been
no earthly use in depending upon the authorities,
so far, at least
Col. Fremont is the superior officer Of Artillery
in this section Let the people sustain him in car
rying out immediate for the defence of this
part of the State Let have the guns There
are plenty of them at Portsmouth BY and by, after
while quick as we can, don't be in a hurry, don't
bother us, won't do any longer. We have seen and
borne with that sort of thing long enough. Break
up the circumocution office. This is no time for
man9uvering for Office political preferment We
must rouse up our energies and rcpe this midnight
attack
Pity some or all of the no-danger-nobody- hurt
you-are a-scarcd officials and others We wot Of had
not been down at llatteras in place of Bradford and
Barron"
We learn the Journal is mistaken as to want Of
ammunition 1t is said there was full supply
The Journal of Saturday adds
"Thank God the Military Board is gone. Let
Gov. Clark do something 10 redeem the State from
the disgrace inflicted upon her by the disaster-the
shameful sacrifice of our men at Hatteras. Brave
men fallen into the relentless hands of Butler, while
men lean back in their chairs at Raleigh and poo
poo! at any demand for adequate protection"
This is what We have been saying all along. We
are glad to observe that the Journal speaks out at
last in the most determined tones. The Convention
tried to protect the sea- board, but it was thwarted
by this Military Boad. 1t is well known that the
Military Secretary, Mr. Winslow, was the control
ing sPuIt III thlS DOdIu-il uiuee" u udu any Gull
trolling spirit We would not be in his place for
all the honOrs and all the patronage in the Confed
crate States.
By the way, we observe that a correspondent of
the Richmond Examiner speaks of this Board as
the Military Board of the North Carolina Convcn-
ton" This is mistake The Board was appoint
ed by Gov. Ellis, under authority from the LegIsla
ture; and the Convention, shortly before it ad-
iourncd passed an ordinance abOlishing the Board
to take effect on the Goth of last month. The
Board has ceased 20 exist.