Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1861-06-19
Our Recent Brilliant Victory.

The letter of Col. Hill, in another column, an
nouncing his recent brilliant victory over the enc
nv, was received in the Convention on Wednesday
with every demonstration ofjoy. On motion of Mr..
Badger, the Convention unanimously returned its
thanks to the Governor for the information commu-
nicated of this glorious result and assured him of
its wish to unite with him in such testimonials to
Col Hill and the gallant officers and men under his
command. as may be thought appropriate, and
worthy of the State and of them.
Connected with this victory We cannot refrain from
alludng to incidents suggested by the particl-
patton of some of the companies in this conflict
The Fayetteville Independent Light Intantry was
formed in 1889, under the administration of WASH
INGToN; and it was but fit that it should bear
prominent part in achieving the first decisive tri-
umph on Virginia SOIL defending the grave of WASH
1NGroN, who when in life it was organized to pro-
tect from the assaults of Citizen Genet of France.
The Lafayette Light Infantry, of the same town,
was organized few years ago, to perpetuate the
memory of LAFAYETTE; and it was but fit that it
should "fesh its maiden sword" and achieve its
first triumph at Yorktown, the field on which the
noble LAFAYETTE earned his brightest laurels and
highest military renown. Yorktown-the scene of
hesurrender of CORVALLIS to WASHINGTON made
more memorable by this first victory in this war,
achieved mainly by North Carolina troops
Mecklenburg, too, whose citizens raised the first
cry of independence in 1775 was represented by the
Hornets Nest Ritses and the Charlotte Grays. Nc
Dowel the lneal descendant of of the heroes of
= H 1.lx A. T., Auor
the grandson of the first Attorney General of the
State, led the Burke Rites; Ashe who inherits a
revolutionary name, led the Grunge Light lnfan,
try; and the gallant Bridgers, leading the Edge
combe braves, had in his ranks an Owen whose pa
ternal and maternal grandfathers, Portcrfield and
Owen, did such signal service on the battle-fieds o
North and South Carolina in the old revolution
We regret that we lack the necessary information
to continue these allusons but from the Colonel to
the private, they all bore themselves like heroes.
Honor to them, now and hereafter The old State is
proud of them all and she will look to the other
regiments emulate the conduct of the glorious First
commanded by Col. Hill.
The Legislature.
So far as we can judge of the sentiments of the
people of the State from our correspondence and tho
tone of the press there is very general expression
of opposition to the meeting of the existing legisla
tive body again.
We are not disposed to say word which woule
make the CALLED jade VINCE" but there severa
acts of that body, especially of the Extra session
which meet with very decided opposition from th'
people.
The Extra session met under very peculiar cir
cumstances The pressure of those circumstance
forced upon them hasty legislation, for which tn
individual members of that body ought not to b
held to very strict accountability by the people.
The State was in the midst of revolhton,-
an abnormal condition-and that body did not pos
the power to place her on her feet but it fel
it must do something, and hence its acts are no
perhaps what they would have been under othe
circumstances.
1t is strange however, that a temporary body
met in Extra session for specific purposes under tn
Governors proclamation, and having provided for
Convention of the people with plenary powers
should have legisated so much, and closed its ses
son not to meet again at the call of the Executive
but on aday ofits appointing. Thiswas especial
ly Strange, in view of the fact, that the very Con
Vention which it called, was expected to change tn
political relations of the State entirely and tn
organic law of the Commonwealth, as to render an
iuture acts of the said Legislature null and void
any had doubts about the right of that Legislator
10 meet again perform legislative acts those doubt
must nave been removed by the able discussion ii
convention on Wednesday last, in which Messrs
Battle OF Wake, Badger, Graham, Rultin Biggs an
LED took part. The four first named gentlemen
must have convinced every one that the existing
legislature cannot meet again in Irregular" session
o''uer the Confederate Constitution. We Judge tn
convention will so ordain, and viii! provide for
.. .i''uoh IN August, and for a new Legislator
70 meet in November.
~ o0p'es Of the Report of the Treasurer q
,t .oarollna' for the two fiscal years ending SEP
Aosi ~, lotU NAV he had at thic ofioo