The national Republican., 1861-09-12
Thursday, September IL. 1861.
NORTH CAROLINA.


Among the refugees who came into Fort
Hatteras, and have been brought to Fortress
Monroe, were some parties, Originally from
New York; who had saw.mill establishment
on the North Carolina coast. They report that
they know nothing about any Union Lodges"
or the "election Of members of Congress-"
which have figured so largely in the columns
Of sensation newspapers. The people of North
Carolina, they say, merely follow their leaders,
who are for secession, these people being,
"generaly" TO use their delicate laseu .ge)
in moderate circumstances" The Union mea,
of the class who do their own thinking aud do
not merely follow |" leaders," are silcnccd, and
passively waiting for something to turn up"
This description of North Carolina, will an.
swer very we'll, with local variations, for the
whole region now in The hands of the terrorists.
The masses of the people, miserably poor e. in
moderate circumstances " and miserably igno-
rant, go for secession, or acquesce In secession,
not from any fixed tendency in that direction,
but because they follow "leaders." Order
will be permanently restored when new set
of " leaders are given to them by getting rid
of the old ones, which will be done by the simple
and approved process Of hanging few, exiling
more, and depriving the remainder Of consider,
alton and influence by coniscating their prop
erty aud loading them down with obloquy. II
to give loyal aspect to society everywhere ir
the seeded region, the disease to be dealt with
not being deep seated In the masses of the com
munity. What is wanted, is only that kindly
but efficient and adequate coercion, which th,
surgeon uses In operations, which distres
the patient, but are necessary to save life.
Suggestions have been made of the proba
bility of enlistina Union regiments in Nortl
Carolina. That will be practicable after W
get possession Of the State, but not before. II
other words, it is resource, not for conquer
ing the rebellion there, but for preswEhg or
der after the conquest Is achieved. " hav
had an example Of that sort of thing, in th'
effort Of Col. Lamon, (U. S. Marshal for thi
district,) to raise force in the Valley of Vii
ginis, a region unquestionably more loyal tina
North Carolina. Nobody could be better fitte
for such an effort, than Col. Lamon, both fro,
the popularity of bis manners, and the fact
large family connection in the scene of b
operations. He was succeeding very we'll /
it, during the temporary occupation Of Ger
Patterson, and has not been successful sine
When the national troops again get possessio
of the Valley of Virginia, he and others may
very useful in organizing auxiliary force
from the native population.
We do not intend to uuderrate the valu
and importance of the Union element in th
seeded region. There are thousands aud ten
Of thousands of loyal men between the Poto
mac and the Gulf Of Mexico, for whom "
entertain the warmest sympathy, and the higt
est respect. A loyal man South is more loys
than loyal man North, because he better know
how hideous and revolving this rebellion is, ar
has suffered more from it. The fact that sue
men exist should not be overlooked, but it wi
be unwise to expect too much from it. The
men cannot liberate themselves. They mu
be liberated by the national armies, but VIII
that is done, it is by their cooperation that Il
work of liberation will be made sure al
permanent.