Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1861-09-04
The Disaster at Fort Hatteras.

NC AAsnSteT at Fort HattefaS.
The Wilmington Journal in its first notice of the
disaster at Fort lIatteras, says:
determinations are useless. wesuppose It is
9euer IN the time Of trial to'suggest what can be
oone-to urge its doing, and to do all that can be
done to help it forward
Recent events coming home to our own State,
noVerlng over our own coast, threatening our own
homes, approaching to our own doors, will 90 far
70 snow whether We were panic-stricken when we
appealed SO strongly for the construction of efficient
works Tor the defence of our coast Over and over
again have we sounded the alarm, until We made
ourselves odious to the compliment head men about
inc Capitol. thing which regretted ut for which
we did not reproacA ourselves. Can those who so
vehementiy did not like our course, say that they
nave nothing with which TO reproach themselves
If they do, who will believe them?
The force at Hatteras has fallen into the hands of
the enemy not from any want CT gallantry on their
part, but because they had no sufficient amount of
ammunition, and because they were neither sustain
cd nor had works sufficiently tenablo to resist the
heavy force brought against them 1000 men and
loo guns.) There was no provision made to secure
their retreat
But the reply to all who urge anything, has here
totore been "Oh, no, there is no danger, you are
only scared" The people lave had enough of this,
they must act at once themselves. There has been
so far, at least.
COL Fremont is the superior officer of Artillery
in this section. Let the people sustain him in
ryng out immediate measures for the defence Of this
part Of the State. Let us have the guns. There
are plenty of them at Portsmouth. BY and by, after
while, quick as we can, don't be in hurry, don't
bother US, won't do any longer. We have seen and
borne with that sort of thing long enough. Break
Up the circumlocuton Office. This is no time for
e
must rouse up our energies and rcpcl this midnight
tack.
Pity some or all of the no-danger-nobody- hurt
all-scared officials and others wot Of had
not been Down at Hatteras in place of Bradford and
Barron"
We learn the Journal is mistaken as to want of
ammunition. 1t is said there was full supply.
TIE Journal of Saturday adds
"Thank God the Military Board is gone. Let
Gov Clark do something to redeem the State from
the disgrace inflicted upon her by the disaster-the
shameful sacrifice of our men at Hatteras. Brave
men fallen into the relentless hands of Butler, while
men lean back in their chairs at Raleigh and poo
pool at any demand for adequate protection"
This is what VIC have been saving all along We
glad to observe that the Journal speaks out at
last in the most determined tones. The Convention
tTeu W pOteCC the SeaUOaTu, Dut IL was tuWaTteu
by this Military Boad. 1t is well known that the
Military Secretary, Mr.. Wirslow, was the control
ling spirit in this Board-if indeed, it had any con-
trolling spirit. We would not be in his place fol
all the honors and all the patronage in the Confd
crate States
By the way, we observe that correspondent o.
the Richmond Examiner speaks Of this Board a:
the Military Board of the North Carolina Conven
ton" This is mistake. The Board was appoint
ed by Gov. Ellis, under authority from the Leglsla
ture and the Convention, shortly before it adj
journed, passed an ordinance abolishing the Board
| to take effect on the Goth of last month. TIL
| Board has ceased 10 exist.