Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1861-11-06

""' "eht VII " eoHPiete the puoHCatiOn ailo PoSh-
eted the Lincoln gold. Mr. Seward was himself
personally cognizant of this fact and he no doubt
appreciated the moral effect" of this conduct of
the Journal
We have thus shown that if any aid and comfort
has been given to Mr.. Seward in this State, it was
not given by the Union men, but by the Journal
ITSELF
SICKNESS IN THE CAMPs-We are glad to learn
that the sickness in our camps is abating. The
scourge has been severe upon our brave men. Per-
haps we have lost five times as many men by dis
ease as by the bullets of our enemies. We are no.
aware that the calamity can be traced to any one
cause. Much of it was no doubt owing to the fact
that most of our men were drawn out hurriedly
from comfortable homes, with no experience in camp
life, and poorly furnished for it. But, from what
information we have been able to obtain, we are in
clncd to the opinion that added to the above, one
Of the chief sources of disease among our soldiers
has been the bad cooking and washing which has
prevailed in the camps Those companies who
have been able to procure their cooking and wash
ing done by competent hands, have been compare
lively but little afflicted Is not this fact worth the
careful inquiry of the government? Our citizen
sodiery can fght-no class Of soldiers are equal to
them-but they cannot do their own cooking and
washing. 1t would be vast saving to the Com
missary and Medical departments of the army, ard
preservative of the health and lives of brave
soldiers whose value in this war cannot be estima-
ted by money, if the government would provide
amply in the way Of cooks ana washers for each
company. Clean, wellcooked food and clean clothes
would be certain to ensure clean tents and camps.
Treasury Notes..Shin PIasters.
Our State is now pretty we'll flooded with shin
pIasters, always under the most favorable circum-
stances, most miserable representative of money,
but at time like this borne with rather an i'll
grace, because of its seeming necessity We are
opposed to their circulation when it can possibly be
avoided, because they invariably force the small
silver change out of circulation. Prior to their
ISSUE the people could get little silver, which had
not been locked up in the banks but now every one
vino has silver boards it sells it for premium
Another and chief objection to the shin plastcrs
Eow in circulation is the bad paper on which they
are printed, which renders them almost worthless
after passing through dozen hands; and secondly,
they are issued by corporations not known to be
solvent mostly in Virginia and South Carolina
The consequence is, the people must lose at least
twenty-five per cent on their value, before they can
be returned for redemption. Our advice therefore,
to the people of this State is to refuse peremptori
| ly to receive them. Drive them out of circulation
many counterfeits among them, and it is impos.
sible for ordinary people to detect them.
| But what is tc be done? What will supply their
| place? We answer, that our Public Treasurer
has commenced the issue of Is and 2's, and will
soon we presume issue those under dollar. They
are not very handsomely gotten up, hut they will
do better than anything we have seen. They are
printed on the back of the bank bills of the Bank
of the State which were never filled up, and so
arranged to prevent the possibility Of being
terfeited. If we must have shin plasters let them
issue from our own State, and on paper that will
wear, and in manner to prevent counterfeiting.
As the Public Treasurer has concluded to issue
them under the law Of the late Legislature we hope
he will issue the smaller bills as soon as possible.
The Cabinet.
Since the resignation of the Secretary of War
Mr. Walker his place has been temporarily and il
is said very efficiently filled, by Hon. j. P. Benja
min, the present Attorney General. Many names
have been mentioned in connection with the vacan
cy in the department of War, but We see it intma
vices Of Mr.. Benjamin, as Secretary Of War. Suct
an arrangement would no doubt be entirely sat
isfactory to the whole Confederacy. This woult
leave the office Of Attorney General to be filled.
North Carolina has been proverbially modest il
preferring her claims to representation in the Cabi
net No State in the South is more unanimous AM
hearty in its devotion to the Confederate govern
ment. None have furnished more men or means t
support the war, or moved with greater alacrity il
defence Of the South all other things being equal
Yet she has shared meagrely in the Offices of tn
government. No State can present an array G
names better fitted to ll important positions in tn
!, Cabinet than she. If therefore, President Davi
intends to fill either the post of Attorney Gener'
or that of Secretary Of War, would it not be we
} to consider the claims Of North Carolina? Wher
can he find better men or men more eminently qua
ifed than Mr.. Badger Mr.. Graham, Mr.. Bragg, Nj
B. F. Moore, Judge Osborne, Judge Pearson, Nj
H. W. Miller, Mr.. E. G. Reade, Judge Manly, Nj
Anderson Mitchell, Mr.. William Eaton, Jr., Nj
> John A. Gmer, and others that might be named
F. D. KooNcE Esq-Just as we were going
press we received request to copy the Gard of tn
gentleman to the voters of the Sd District whie
appears in the last Newbern Progress. We ha,
only time and space to add that Mr.. Koonce er
phatically contradcts the report that he has wit
drawn from the canvass, and declares it to be b
determination to run through. He appeals to b
friends to contradict the report of his withdraw
: and to rally and elect him by "a handsomer majo
ity than his most ssngune supporters look for !"
e About 150 Yankee prisoners arrived here on 7
day morning, in the Raleigh and Gsston ears !,
: their way to Columba, s. G. Some Of these we
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