Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1861-08-07

charge on Sherman's Battery vss msde by the il.
mented Col. Fisher WhD commanded the 6tf North.
Carolina regiment Of regulars Ash fled his mi.
ment around an adjacent hin be found himself std
denly fonted BY the bfistli1E array Of lis Ssttery
not two hundred yards OF Retreat was out Of the
question goforEard was not only Ills inclination.
but his only resource Calling OF, his troops to
follow him. and going himself some PAGES ahead. he
charged It and was last seen standing on one oftte
guns, waving his sword in the air. II was here he
fell mortaiiy wounded The loss Of this regiment
was seventeen killed and fifty-odd wounded-a loss
chiefly experienced IN this charge. Nearly all the
borses attached to the battery under the muir
derous fire OF Fishers musketry. Hon, Mr.. Cling
man and other gentlemen spectators Of the scene.
Richmond Esamiaer, Cd inst
Under the old Union, while there were occasional
admissions that North Carolina was an honest old
State the compliment was always neutralized by
slurs and jibes, intimating that she was asleep
Every benefit and every mark of honor, however
small, conferred upon her by the National govern.
ment had to be ~rung from it A new order Of
things has been inaugurated States less unlike in
their afinities and interests have been banded to-
gether. It is natural, therefore, to look for the
manifestation of more liberal spirit towards
each other. North Carolina may Justly claim
and assert her equality in all respects Can
she Aepe for due confederation from her siste-'
Stdtess Though little slower in uniting with the
Southern Confederacy than others, she is at least
entitled to the credit Of being honest and sincere
in her devotion to the cause of the South, and of
manifesting as much zeal and liberalty in raising
men and means to support the Southern cause, as
others When the facts exc out she is admitted
to have been quite courageous in defending South
ern soil As any Of her sisters Yet the truth is too
manifest that the noble part she has borne in the
struggle is tardy rendered to her. and SO far must
be pyblished by her own sons, before admitted
WY is this?
As we'll as We recollect no Virginia paper gave
any iutimation Of the success of North Carolina
arms in the battle Of Bethel, until Col. Hill made
the announcement Had our own brave men kept
silent it is likely the part borne by North Carolina
in thai memorable battle, would till now remain to
be written After COL Hill announced it compli-
ments came as thick as black berries, and our
people valued them at about the same price.
The battle of Manassa occurred on the 21st of
July. Days of intense anxiety passed without
bare mention that North Carolina regiment was
in the battle In the meantime the praises Of every
other Southern State were sung loudly and long,
but poor old North Carolina, where was she p
North Carolinans felt no dissemination to Join in
the need of praise to Others. She rejoiced in the
prowess Of her noble sisters but Why was the fact
so slow in getting out that her sixth and fifth reg
| ments bore their part in that bloody battles The
bare announcement of Col Fishers death was al
most the only footprint which indicated the fact
that North Carolina was in the battle.
Just twelve days after, when the reading public
had become sure,ted with the Details the Richmond
EramiRer, the official organ of the Confederate gov
ernment anaoun.es at is now pretty well anthem
ticated that the first charge on Shermans battery,
&C., was made by the 9th North Carolina regiment ~
Other Virginia presses had after the lapse of some
days, made a nearly similar admission but it took
the official just twelve days. to arrive at the well
authenticated fact" Verify, the discovery entities
its author to the most profound gratitude Of the old
North State. Akin to all this, and clearly ustra-
tive of the spirit is the pursued by the
Confederate Government towards North Carolina
We presume not less than twenty Brigadier Gene.
rails have been appointed by the Government Eve
~ other State except North Carolina has her rep.
rcsentative in the Confederate Army, . general
officer. Some Of them have three or four. Ne fee
no objection to single officer appointed by Presi
dent Davis We take it for granted they are men o.
the right stamp. But how many Of them are supe
rior in military knowledge strategic skill per
sonal bravery, to Gen. Holmes, Gen. Hill, Gen. Cat
lin, and otherss Why this manifest neglect Isl
the result of oversight? If SC, there may be al
apology for the Government
+ We demand for North C6rolina as a member o
the Southern Confederacy, hse due share in thu
honors and benefits Of the Government as she bear
willingly her full share Of its risks and its burdens
Her sons and her presses must assert her claims
maintain them. Our representatives in Congress
if need be, must lay aside all mock modesty, ant
claim what she merits And if it be necessary
and nothing else will d. let them initiate the cours
of the most Wanting aud successful and claim NOR
than she deserves. Perhaps she may then ge
something.
Unclaimed Boxes.
We regret to learn from the Petersburg Express
that the following boxes for our army are lying il
the store Of Mr.. D. G. Briggs, of Weldon, unclaimed
Would it not be well to forward them, even if tn
expense of transit is not paid? The railroads ar
doing much for the army for which they get but lii