Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1861-11-09
cLorHING FOR THE SOLDIERS.

III II Idte lelteT Oi talfldA cOtfCSkohoOoS VI
the Charleston lNercury, we find the following:
".What Regiment is that on their way up the
road p asked a mess.nnRte of stranger who was
approaching from that direction.
"Reckon it's from South Carolina, cause 1t looks
so raggetty," was the blunt reply.
This was too pointed remark to admit of any
further questioning, but quietly walked over to
take look for myself ! found it was quite true,
and that whenever an out-at-the-elbow, slip-shod
party was to he seen, II was almost always accom-
panied by /" cockade," crescent" tree, or 9TH
err symbol of the Palmetto State. And this Incl
dent reminds me, that the Confederate States OF
America is the only nation in the civilized world,
that fails to dc justice to its army in the matter of
furnishing them with clothing"
And the writer goes on to complain OF the made
quacy of the sum allowed for clothing as barbarous
and unreasonable" of the hardships of the march
in bad weather and over muddy roads, and of the
want Of provision for the sick and wounded" un-
less, perchance, (says he.) he is reached by the
WOmen Of the South, who appear to have come up
noby to the rescue, to mitigate, far their toll
end labor can, the imbecty of an improvident gov
ernment which will not remove worthless officials.
And so on.
1t is with regret that we see almost incessant
complaints in the Mercury and one or two other
papers against those who administer the govern
ment This is no time for such complaints espe-
cially from such quarter. We in a war, IN
which every friend of the South should do what he
to uphold the authorities not to create prejn
dice against them. 1t is true that there are deli
cences in the provision for the army, but if we are
satisfied that the government does what it can, (and
at least believe this) we ought TO put up with
the DEFICIENCIES But most of all, it is the duty of
the people at home the men and women and even
children, themselves to make that provision which
the government is unable to do. We glad to
know that the people Of North Carolina are doing
this, and both sorry and surprised to hear that our
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not. Our regiments have been universally acknowl-
edged to be the best clothed and equipped OF any
that have gone to Virginia 1t is but the other day
that We a comparison made between one of ours
and Georgia regiment, in which the writer was
Saddened at the spectacle presented by the latter
Our Volunteers and State troops (who may be called
regulars, all nearly all, fitted out by their
neIghbors and friends at home; and whenever there
comes from any quarter cry Of distress from them,
either for of money, Clothes food medicine,
the case is met-not by growl at the government,
but by prompt and liberal subscription to supply
the need of the brave men who are fighting our
battles not less than the battles of the government
There some who ought not to growl The
Mercury, for instance. We heard an old Union
man a few days ago, enjoying hearty laugh at the
remark of furious secesSiOnSt who declared that
"the country is ruined" because of the scarcity of
silver changci Our secession friend, who is very
worthy man, by the way, is mistaken. The coun-
not Will not De I'LL the HCICuFteS,
and some original secesSioniSts who stand aloot in
this day of trial succeed in nlusing such disafected
and panic notions into the heads of the great body
of the Southern people. And that will be never,
we hope and believe Ruin can come by submission
only 1t will cost US many a pang, for dead and
sick and suffering kin and friends; it may cost US
part, to the half Of our worldly substance
But all these trials must be borne with what philoS
ophy We can muster, rather than that the country
be really ruined by subjugation to such monsters
the Lincoln government and the demons who MAIN
tain it.
Let our South Carolina neighbors 60 to work and
cothc their own volunteers, and let our secession
friend be OF better courage The country is not
ruined yet, and we think will not be.-Edy Obs.
THERE SHOULD BE NO STRIFE.-At time like the
present when the minds Of our people are intensely
concentrated upon our grand am-when the saliva
ton Of great people is eopardzed and their exis-
tence depends upon their own strong arms and
comparable hearts, true patriot will not fail to
frown down every effort revive the old party ines,
or to rekinde the dying enbers of party strife The
sacred cause in which we are now engaged rises
sublimely above all parties, and the noxious weeds
of rivalry should be crushed as more fatal than the
poisonous Cpas Of Java.
1t is refreshing to US TO find our views on this
subject endorsed by who was among the first to
raise his powerful voice in solemn warning to the
South urging her to be ready for the storm that
was looming over US. One who has for a long series
of years stood atfOoted upon the State Rights plat
formed and boldly advocated secession whenever the
Government should fall into the hands Of or
mics. The following true and patriotic sentiment
we find in private letter written by our gallant
Brown to friend in this city, by whose kind per-
mission we extract it. The letter is dated Z" In
Camp, near LeeSburg Va, October lst."
Opponents before the war in peaceful strife for
ascendancy in politics, the has forced arms into
all their hands, thrown one flag over their heads
and marked out for them common destiny. Under
such circumstances it is duty so clear as to make
eucidation needless that all past differences should
be aid aside in theory but in fact and that the
most cordial brotherhood should be habituay cher
ished and practced. This cannot be- if the old and
dominant States Right party does not make a fair
division of honors with their former opponents and
present allies"
This coming from the source it does is at once
manly and magnanimous II is worthy of him who
utters it. and deserves and will receive the applause
of all our people. 1t will be gratifying to Gov.
Brown to learn that the Oppostonists in this State
as well as the Democrats are to a man in favor of
eectirg him to the Confederate Senate.-Hississip-
plan.
DIVISIONS IN DISTINGUISHED FAMILrEs-Col. Rich