The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1861-09-18
From az FayeLle,Ille ob.eruer.

We very cheerfully insert the communi-
caiiun from Wilmington, which Is written
by prominent citizen Of that place. Al
the same time we thIuk il proper to lay. that
while we 10 not, with The tights nov before
US. presume to say how far blame should rest
on I;os. Winslow, we yet have always un-
dersto0d that he was, in effect. tbr Military
Board. and that the siher nrmbers Of that
body had little OF nothing to do with It's up
eraliOns. Whether this was proper per-
fnrmance OF their duties. Is auolhrr question.
The Wilmington Journal says that Gov. IL
lis must not be, aud that Gov. " inslow must
be, held responsible Zoe that magnificent mes
sage sent over his name to the State Con-
sention in June last. IN which il was assert
ell that III our batteries arr properly served.
a fact Of which | could entertain no doubt.
the pnwer of the United States NAVY Is not
Sufficient o. effect an entrance into aIIY Of the
harbors Of the State" How Ear the journal il
right 30 this. we have DO means oi deciding !:
but il strikes u that tie Journal might a. we'll
say that Gov. Ellis j. not responsible for the
manner 10 which he CONSTITUTED the Military
lioari. The Law creating that Board was
intended TO create an Office Tor GOV. Wins
low; but who concocted that las. We know
not. Iii. known, horeser. that CIV. Ellis
appointed him to the place.
Since the ab0ye wss in type, we have a
ssme ahat lengthy defence 81 the MILITARY
Board by ~. W." IN tie Richmond Dis
patch. The writer SAYS
y The Military Board 81 North Carolina
IL nnt responsible ior the HAileras disaster.
a, can be easily demonstrated. Cnller its
direction the forts al Oregon. Oeraeoke and
Hatteras we're built, provided with al the
ordnance. &C.. al the command 81 the STATE.
and then handed oyer 10 The Confederate 40.
ihoriflss. Fort Hstlerss wa. noi under the
control Of the Military Board al the time o.
the attack, TIE formal transfer 81 the work
having been completed on the goth ~ Au-
gust. and hence il was not The duty u the
Governor 81 North Carolina and his advisers
70 make acquisitions for ordnance, &e."
80 The transfer was made Dniy eight DAYS
before the attack--scsreely long enosgh @
make the Confederate government RESPONSE.
\ BE. especially il. as has beer stated on the
authpity u member Of Congress, our STATE
authorities had given assurances that our
coast was amply protected. The writer goes
on 20 credit The Board. and especially Gov.
WInslow, for the erection and repair Of va.
rious forts. IL is possible that they may be
entitled 10 so0le credit Tor this. We know
ns;hing about il. But when the writer claims
for them all the credit for " the splendid rsgi.
ments which this Board has raised, equip.
ped, and sent 10 Virginia" We muul dissent
Those splendid regiments we're raised and
equipped by the people % North Carolina
Inc Bnard merely "sent them 20 Virginia
Perhaps We might 90 further and ssy. thai
the bad ordor of the Board, and the personal
and party layoritisms and hoslilIiies which
have characterized things about The capitu
at Raleigh, have distracted rather Than 70.
cilitated the raising uf troops.