Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1861-09-18
A. Brave Woman.

A H'eho mas communicated to US the following
particulars showing the heroism of a lady (Mrs.
Julia H. Waugh in johnson County, East Tenhes-
see which entities her to place among the bravest
OF the brave ASout the 10th of August a mob of
about $50 men in ALL led by johnson, Grayson
Locke, and others, commenced their depredations
and insults in the County above named, near the
North-Carolina line, hunting down the friends Of
the Confederate government and forcing the weak
and defenceless to take the oath Of allegiance to
Lincoln. portion of this mob, some fifty or sixty
In number. visited the house of Maj Mcqueen, and
demanded of his wife to know where he was. She
refused, at the peril of her life, to tell them; and
after sound cnrsing, which they received from an
old negro woman, who had no respect for Lncoln's
mnions, they left, and after visited the store
house of Mr.. William R. Waugh, who was absent
at the time. Their Captain marched his men up
and surrounded the house, and demanded of Mrs.
Waugh all the arms and ammunition which her
husband had She told them her husband was ab-
sent and had left her to take care of the store and
defend the family. They assured her that if she
would quietly surrender the she and the family
should not be hurt She refused to comply with
the demand, and gathering an axe, placed herself
in the door of the building ard told them she would
spill: the head of the first man who attempted to
enter. She had with her her stepson about IA
years of age, armed with double barreled gun and
pistol-her daughter, about 16, armed with re-
peater and knife, and a young man, who had vol
unteered to defend the bu6ihg, was also armed.
They could and would have killed dozen or so of
the mob if the attack had been made They en-
deavored to intimidate Mrs. W., but she defied
them, and taunted them with the sight of Confed-
crate flag which they had threatened to take from
her; but she told them that before they took that
lag they would have to take her, and that while
they were doing that she would be certain to have
her prize in the shape Of dead tory. And there
she stood. the impersonation of collected courage,
defying that large angry, and desperate crowd,
antil at last, cowed, chagrined and mortified, they
:!owly retired, and soon afterwards disbanded The
courage and iron nerve of one woman-on other oc-
asions tender and gentle a child-had met and
turned back from their purpose some fifty or sixty
desperate men,
1t was about this time that the militia of Ashe,
Watauga and other Counties on the western line Of
this State turned ont in such large numbers to meet
the Lincolnites Of East Tennessee.
Mr.. Waugh is, we believe . native of North
Carolina and connected with the Waughs of For
yth and other Counties in the northwestern part
-. the State His wife is brave and glorious
woman.
Third District.
F. D. Koonce, ESQ.,, OF Onslow, is announced in
the Newbern Progress as an independent candidate
or Congress IN the Sd District.
We observe that E. A. Thompson, Esq, o
Wayne, is candidate for Congress in the Sd Dis.
trict, ''subject to tho action Of the Contention
should any be called" What does that mean
! 10 what party does Mr.. Thompson belong? Does
! he wish to ride into Congress through party Con-
rentions and on party hobbies?
! A late number of the Goldsboro' Tribune has the
! following on the subject Of cauclscs and Convep.
ions, gotten up for the benefit of Col Stiles, Gen
! Scruggs, and Squire Plant The Editor Of thu
Tribune has had much experience in this world
and no one doubts his purity Or love of country:
"Wc do not wait for meetings committees, OF
any other motion for party purposes or persona
preferences We are not to be controlled by IRE
solves" manufactured for occasions. There is M
necessity for having meetings to tell the people wht
they must vote for. Fellow citizens, do you no
snow who you prefer for your representative, with
out being told by assemblies concocted and governed
by Col. Stiles, or Squire Giles !! Some will tell yo,
chat the meetings are wanted to prevent confusion
md so on Fiddlc-sticks Meetings wanted tt
AIRY out the selfish purposes and ambitious views
NJ individuals. A man should be we'll enough knowr
70 the constituency to enable them to decide. with
,ut their being manufactured into statesmen ant
eroes by Re*olres the fruit of private politica
ambition. An intelligent people can choose, eacl
me for himself from any number proposed. But
then we shall not obey our political masters Tha
indeed"