Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1861-10-16
For the Standard.
HYDE COUNTY.

To the Editor Of tho Raleigh =. 60
StR:-Since the bo,nbardment of Fort .Hatte. q,
and the possession of Hatteras Inlet BY the yam
KEGS it has been circulated by persons VINO AAse
a3sconded from the county from fear OF the insa,
sion. that the county of Hyde is for SUBMISSION anu
would take the oath of allegiance to the MOI
eovernment (meaning the population on tne ms.,
land) This IS false most basely false.tor Tue peo
nle Of the main are truly loyal to the Sontnerh
government without division, and these mseraOie
men will be held responsible by an outraged people
Tbese men have also circulated the reportin their
fight that the undersigned, who were appointed
Committee of Safety BY the militia Of the precinct
of Middleton, were submissloniS.s anu "ou'o Jake
the oath, We hate to be compelled to denounce so
vile fabrication, ....
The undersigned were appointed committee Of
safety on Friday after the fall Of Fort Hatieras for
the four DAYS intervening to the day appointed Tor
the election of Colonel of the County. The COM
mttee met on the evening of that day. and also on
the next day, Saturday. 1t is perhaps proper to
say the whole population was intensely excited
moving about with their chattels from one neigh
borhood to another, and many talking aoout easihs
the county. Under these circumstances the COM
mittee met fully compromising the difficulties OF
the occasion, and the responsibilities resting upon
it. After free interchange Of opinions, the CON-
mittee drew up the follOwng recommendations, only
altered in its grammatical construction for the press
Citizens Of Hyde County:
1--WE announce to you what you know already,
that our county has become the seat Of actual war;
and we the undersigned committee Of Safety, re-
commend that the system of Guards already adopt
ed be strictly carried out that the people stay at
home and pursue their regular misunderstanding
aside all useless excitement
We recommend, that if the enemy should land
upon our front, that every family should remain
quiet and as much as possible at home.
We further recommend, that in case the enemy
should modest and commit assaults upon quiet citi
zens that resistance to the utmost extremity should
be made
We recommend, that the militia system be strict
ly and rgidly enforced by the different captains OF
companies-that the volunteering be diligently pros
; ecuted, and the company now i'll barracks be filled
up anu others formed"
The committee, individually, explained the above
recommendations to the different companies Of
which they were members. They believed that the
panic from invasion would be lessened by preventing
the assemblage of large numbers Of women and chill
dren. They advised that individuals should not fire
upon the enemy, even in defence of their property
that it would only quicken their own destruction,
without any advan.agc-but to rely upon their Oth
GERS and obey their orders. We advised that it was
better oattack the enemy when he in tho private
enclosures engaged in plumber and not at the land
| ings, where he could Out-range them with bombs
| and more improved arms.
| The above plan was thought by some as not only
not sufficiently active, but submissive, and that the
attack should be made at the landing. But when
it is considered that we had but just elected GU,
Captains, (but not our Colonel that none were com
missioned; that the militia had not been drilled bu
few times in more than twel.ty years, we car
easily conclude their short range guns would have
been more efficient behind our hedges, at our cross
roads, and from our dense fields of corn. The above
is the extent of the submission of the undersigned
and the fact that oursevenths Of our entire popua
ton are in the volunteer barracks, shows the
of disloyalty amongst our masses. And we taxi
this opportunity of denouncing as slanderers ant
liars any individuals who have dared to impute tt
us, or any one Of us, or our county, the slightes
shade Of disloyaty or submission. We think tina
hanging would be too good for the miserable scoun
drel whe informed the Newborn Progress that 81,
out of ten of people on the main would take the
oath to the old government
We request all papers which have made thost
dsgraceful and infamous publications against Hyd'
county any Of her citizens to publish the above
and serve the cause of justice and truth.
MILTON SELBY, }
EDW. L. MANN, : Committee
VIM S. CARTER,)
HYDE Co., n. c., Oct. 4, 1861.