Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1861-10-16
HYDE dhuNTY.

To ae E&;Nr - de Rdtsigh Standard
StR:-SSaoc the bombafdment Of Fort Halter as.
and the possession of Hatteras Inlet by the YAM
kess. i has been circulated by persons who have
aSscunded from the county from fear OF the lnva-
SION that the county Of Hyde for SUBMISSION ana
would take the oath of allegiance to the Nor.nern
government (meaniRg the population on the main
and) This is false, most basely false-for the Peo-
pie of the main are truly loyal TO the Southern
government without division, and these miserable
men will be held responsible by outraged people
These men have also circulated the report IN their
fight, that the undersigned, who were appointed
Committee of Safety BY the militia of the precinct
of Middleton, were submissionists and would take
the oath We hate to be compelled to denounce so
vile fabrication.
The undersigned were appointed 4 committee OF
safety on Friday after the fall of Fort Hatteras, for
the four days intervening, to the day appointed for
the election Of Colonel of the County. The com
mittee 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 eKcted-
moving about with their chattels from one neigh
borhood to another and many talking about leaving
the county, Under these circumstances sthe COM
mittee met fully comprehending the difficulties OF
the occasion and the responsibilities resting upon
it Aftera free interchange Of opinions, the CON-
mittee drew up the following recommendations, only
altered in its grammatical construction for the press
ave announce to you what you know already,
that our county has become the seat of actual war;
and VIC 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 business-laying
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 citl
zenS that resistance to the utmost extremity should
be made.
We recommend, that the militia system be strict
" and rigdy enforced by the different captains OF
companies-that the volunteering be diligently pros
ccuted, and the company now in barracks lie filled
I'D anu others formed"
The committee, individually, explained the above
recommendations to the different companies OF
which they members. They believed that the
panic from invasion would be lessened BY preventing
the sSsemblage OF large numbers of women and chill
dren They advised that individuals should not fire
upon the enemy, in defence of their property;
that it would only quicken their own destruction,
without any advan;age-but to rely upon their Off
GERS and obey their orders. We advised that it
better attack the enemy when he in the private
enclosures engaged in plumber, and not at the land
ngS where he could Out-range them with bombs
and more improved arms.
The above plan was tnOugnt Oy 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 had but just elected our
Captains (but not our Colonel that none were CON-
missIoned; that the militia had not been drilled but
few times in more than twenty years, we can
easily conclude their short range guns would have
been more efficient behind our hedges at cross
roads and from dense fields Of corn The above
is the extent of the submission Of the undersigned
and the fact that oursevenths of entire popua-
ton are in the volunteer barracks shows the amount
of disloyalty amongst our masses And we take
this opportunity of denouncng as slanderers and
liars any individuals who have dared to impute to
Us, any one Of US, or our county the slightest
shade of dislOyalty submission. We think that
hanging would De too good for the miserable
drel whe informed the Newborn Progress that six
out Of ten of our people on the would take the
oath to the old government.
We request all papers which have made those
disgraceful and infamous publications against Hyde
county any of her citizens to publish the above
and serve the cause of justice and truth.
MILTON SELBY,
EDW. l., MANN. Committee
WM S. CARTER
HIDE Co., y. G., Oct t, 1861.