Newbern weekly progress., 1861-06-11
To Arms To Arms !

To Arms To Arms
Freen1en of Craven, the South is invaded
Virginia towns have been sacked, Virginia cit-
zcns have been run from their homes and their
property destroyed Virginia citizens have
been murdered and Virginia women have been
violated by the invading devils of Lincoln
Frecmen of Craven, have you done your
whole duty? We answer NO. More men are
required from Craven and more men must be
had from Craven. Besides the companies al
ready raised two or three more must be
had. Twenty to forty thousand federal troops
now tread the soil Of Virginia, and they are
not far from US We must drive them back or
be overrun and subjugatcd ourselves. Can
this be? Must it be? Shall it be? II not we
must act as one man Every man in the coun-
ty who can possibly leave home should so at
once into the service and all who remain should
be required to join the home companies and
drill once or twice a week. Learning that
there are some persons in Craven that even
fuse to become members of the "Iome Guards
Of their respective neghborhoods we trust that
the Commander-in-C Chief will issue procla-
nation compelling all citizens throughout the
State able to bear arms to take them up for
home defence 1t seems to US to be as neces-
sary here as in Virginia and that course has
been pursued there. All who are not for
the South are against the South, and those
who are indifferent to the dangers that menace
us must be considered enemies and treated
such.
Freemen Of Craven, a Volunteer Company
is nov being formed to enter the service of the
State. Having associated oursclf with other
gentlemen to get up a new company III tins
county for immediate service our coast in
Virginia, or wherever else it may please the
military athoritcs to send us, we appeal to all
good men to aid us. Newbcrn has not done
its duty in the way of Volunteers We think
it probable that more Of our citizens have re-
ccivcd commissions than have volunteered to
serye in the ranks There are many more
here who should serve the State in some ca
pacty, and if those who exert themselves TO
get commission for themselves and friends
would work as hard here in the county to get
Volunteers several hundred more could be OBJ
tanned.
We have already between 80 and 40 names
for new company We want 50 to 100, and
We appeal to those men who cannot go them
selves to use their influence in assisting us and
those associated with us in procuring the re-
Quircd number. 4 list may be seen at the
Pr0grcss Cfire by those wishing to join.
We appeal to all who can to come in for
shall all be needed and that soon
The Seven Regiment bill which provides for
raising troops for Coast Defence has passed
1t provides for the raising Of seven Regiments
in the counties cast of the Wilmington and
Weldon Railroad for coast duty. Our Com
pany may be assigned place in one of these
Regiments or it may be sent elsewhere, we
don't know. The object is to place it at the
service of the Governor for tie acar, and We
appeal to all who desire to see the invading
mscreants driven back and cut to pieces to
act and act at once. The State needs the ser
vices of all her sons. To Arms! To Arms
AT Last.
The Convention after being in session three
weeks has adopted the permanent Constitution
Of the Confederate States. PLAN men think it
very strange that there should have been any
opposition to its adoption and every ybody, out
of the Convention, save a few who are still op
posed to precipitoncy, would like to know
why it could not as we'll have been adopted on
the 2nd day of the session as at the end of
three weeks Thanks to the wisdom of the
Convention, however, they have done it at last.
Better late than never.
What the next subject to serve for three
weeks discussion will be it is impossible to
tell, Judging from the energy of the past how
ever we cannot doubt but one will be found.
Plain men, those who are g not accustomed to
speak in public on the stage" we mean, nor
to hang around the Iobbies begging for place,
will argue that the Convention should speedily
attend to the business which is pressing and
adjourn. Whether the opinions of plain men,
however, though they compose the power that
created the Convention, will have any influence
upon the action of that body it is impossible to
tell The public think there should be an
early adjournment.