Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1861-06-05
President Davis.

President Davis.
The President of the Confederate States OF Ameri-
ca is now in Richmond, and glad enough are we to |
hear it for we hope he will put some fire upon ter,
rapin Letchers back, and prope him at more rapid
rate than he has yet moved at 1t is said that Letch-
er is in the daily habit of taking too much csnegor
with his fish," If this is fact he ought to be de-
posed.-Raleigh Register.
We do not know Gov Letcher Of Virginia, nor are
we cognzant of his habits, but we regret the above
allusion. Like many other unfortunate men we wot
Of he may sometimes get decently drunk We do
not know it If SO, it is certainly not very be-
coming to emblazon it to the world If every
such man were deposed, what would become of some
other folks, besides Gov. Letcher? But jeff Davis,
1--WE hope will put some fire upon terrapin Letchers
back, and propel him at a more rapid rate than he
has yet moved at" Weare not prepared fully to
appreciate the figure never having tried fire upon
terrapn; but if Virginia or her Executive and able
military Council has been going at a terrapin rate
since the Proclamation, the pace of North Carolina
has been that of loggerhead. If President Davis
ought to apply fire in the one case, had we not bet
ter send for him to apply it in the other! What's
the causes Surely, no one will charge our Govern
or or his Military Board with the daily habit of
taking too much oiaegar with their fish," We
think not The cause lies someuhere else, and we
hope the Convention will find it out
Virginia cannot have less than 80 or 40, 600 Vir-
qinians in the ield ready for the onset at this mo-
ment, besides the troops from other States. She
was poorly provided with arms Fortress Monroe,
the Gssport Navy Yard and Harper's Ferry, were
in possession of the enemy, and large body of Lin
coins emissaries were at Washington to invade her.
The Convention very properly appointed for the
Governor most able military Council, of which
Gen. Lee, President Smith and Lieut. Maury, whose
superiors are not to be found, compose part She
now holds the Navy Yard, with Norfolk and Har-
pers Ferrv SO we'll fortified that it is doubted wheth
er they can be TAKEN and perhaps ere this, her
and her sister States troops may have encountered
the enemy and we hope defeated him; and all this
in less than so days
How is it with North Carolina? We are sorry to
admit it, but candor compels the admission. Forts
Macon, johnson, and Caswell, and the Arsenal at
FAYETTEVILLE, were surrendered to us without the
presence of an enemy. The Arsenal was said to be
better supplied with arms and munitions of war,
than any in the South Never, in the history of any
State has its citizens responded with alacrty
to the call of Executive than brave people did
to the call of Gov Ellis from Tennessee to the sea-
board for the first three or four weeks 1t was the
boast of the Adjutant General, that he could have
into the field 10000 men in less than-we do not
recollect precisely-but it was very short time.
What are the facts? If our Forts and Inlets and
seacoast are in condition to receive the enemy we
shall be glad to know it We have sought for the
information elsewhere; and no citizen of the State
will be prouder to hear that zee are oil ready, than
we shall But if we are the cost and labor and diff
fculty Of getting in readiness will not bear compari
son with what Virginia has done. How many o
our $4,000 men are in the 6eld3 We have two CAPT
tai regiments in Virginia. Two more will perhap!
be there before this paper goes to press portion
whom have not had their rifles or muskets in pos
session more than one or two weeks, and have moi
yet learned the proper use of them-some without
bayonet or a sabre, to meet perfidious foe armed
to the teeth in close deathlock. A few other regi
ments can be made up in short time, If they car
get arms. Besides these, we have about 1900 mer
on the sea-eoast possibly 1000, most of whom are
perhaps in better fighting order than most of oul
troops. Thus, we have about 1000 out of the 80,
600; but the rest are coming. If North-Carona
those who have had the management of our troops
had moved at the terrapin pace of Virginia, ant
if the Adjutant Generals idea was correct we should
have had in Virginia, at this moment 10, 900 men
10000 on and near our sea-coast and 10000 as
reserve corps This We ought to have had, and Thu
zoe must haze in a short time. Our people we know
will answer, yea! yea!
Now where does the fault lie? Let the State Con-
oention in session, look into the cause! Let Il
probe this matter to the bottom, and apply the cor
rectioe no matter sohons it hurts On behalf of tn,
people Of North Carolina, we urge tive demand it
But we did not intend to say 1.-THE as much al
this time; yet truth and duty demand it som'
people ought to recollect what they learned wher
they we're children, that "those uho live in glass
houses, should not throw stones"
Army AND NAVY Lrsr-An intelligent friend hal
furnished US list Of the Army and Navy officers
for this State, from the Army and Navy Register o
1860, for which We are much obliged. We viii
give it to the public as soon. as we can do so.
Powder.
Should the war continue, North Carolina will ex
perence great want of powder correspondent
THE Fayetteville 0bserusr speaking of the difficult
ty Of making it in this State, says:
ut is tedious and expensive process, to make
sulphur from iron or copper pyrites, but it is Out
OILY resource now. North Carolina mines furnish