Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1861-11-27

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to call out the militia from the UhOle or any one or
more Of these counties at one time, in his name
Very respectfully, your obedent servant
R. H. RIDDICK,
Asst. Adjt. Gent
To Brig. Gen. Hill, Commanding Dist. Pamlico
Newbern n. C.
letter from Gen Gatlin, dated October 81,
seemed to disapprove Of the CALL therefore wrote
to him to know whether to obey his order or that
Of his AJutant General The next day this answer
was received:
"HEADQUARrERs DEPARTMENT OF N. CT
GOLdSb0rO, Nov. |, 1861.
GENERAL:--I regret that you should have msun-
derstood me in regard to the calling out of the
militia / presume that must have badly ex-
pressed myself as I had no idea Of ordering you
not to do it,
Lieut.. COL Riddick noiU enclose to you the au-
thority Of the Governor to call them out ohich you
UiU do at your Opn discretion
regret that cannot go down to Newbern this
afternoon, the destination of the fleet is not yet
determined
Very respectfully, your obt servant
R. c. GATLIN,
BrigGdier General Commanding"
General D. H. HILL, Commanding District OF the
Pamlco.
In accordance with this order OF Gen. Gatlin, 1t.
Col. Riddck sent me the authority Of the Governor
directed to Gen. Gatlin:
HEADQUARTERS, N. G. TRooPs,)
Adjutant Generals Office,
Raleigh, Oct S0th, 1861.
GENERAL Enclosed send copy of a circular
sent this day to the commanding officers of the mil
itia in the following named counties: Currituck
Camden, PerquimanS, Pasquotank, Chowan, Berthe
Martin, Washington, Tyrrell, Hyde, Beaufort, Cra-
ven, Carteret, Lenior and Jones. This circular, |
directed to be sent at the time the others WERE but
by some mistake it was not DONE"
COPY CIRCULAR.
ain my circular dated Odd inst, you were in
formed that the militia Of your county would be Off
necessary called out by the Justices of the county
IwiH nO0 add that should Generals Gatiin or Hill
call them out yOu UW respond immediately"
Very respectfully,
(SignedD j. G. MARTIN,
Adjutant General
"The name Of Gen. Hill is inserted in the circu-
lars sent to those counties that he will be most
likely to call upon, and that Of Gen. Anderson in
the others.
Very respectfully,
Your ob't serv't,
(Signed) j. &. MARTIN,
Adj't General
Brig. Gen. R. c. GATLIN,
C. s. A. Comdg. Dept. Of " c.,
GOLdsbOro, NJ q.
HEADQUARTERS DEPT. OF n. c.,
GoLDsBoRO', Nov l, 1861 I
OFFICIAL
R. II. RIDDICK,
Asst. Adjutdnt General
1t may be well to say that the original circular
mentioned above, never was sent to either General
Gatin myself If the language and spirit of the
tohoLe differed from the extract actually received it
is to be regretted. For it is impossible to employ
stronger language than that which clearly gives
the authority and oish of the Governor for the call
of the militia 1t will be seen, too, that called
upon the very counties mentioned by Gen. Martin,
and not those by Gen. Gatlin, so that there might
not be the shadow Of pretext of the want of Exc
cutive sanction to the call II the Governor did not
mean to authorize call, DRver was man more un-
fortunate in the ofwords Gen. Gatlina and myself
ought to be excused for the natural presumption
that his Excellency the Governor of North Carolina
was master of the English language and would not
employ words to convey meaning different from
his mental intention The fact is that ten days be-
fore made the call upon the militia in my district
Gen. j. r. Anderson had under the same Executive
sanction, made a call in the Wilmington district
Why was not his authority denied? Why was ii
acknowledged in one district and dsavowed IN an.
other? A cock and bull story was told his Excel,
lency about the militia being ordered into barracks
/ for three months There was not the slightest foun
/ daton for this farcical tale. had received tele
grams from Gen. Huger at Norfolk, and from the
Secretary of War, that they had reliable informa.
ton that descent was to be made upon the coast
of North Carolina. In this supposed emergency,
made the call upon the militia in the counties de-
signated by his Exceency, the Governor, and upon
no other counties. As the militia had no tents,
directed huts to be constructed where houses coulc
not be procured so that the gallant men, who rush
ed TO the defence of their SOIL might not be exposed
! to the inclemency Of the weather.
; D. H. HILL.