Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1861-08-28
voL. xXv1I.-No. IS.
North.Carolina War Department.

North Carolina should not be behind any Of her
Southern sisters in furnishing men and means for
It's support But we are, as ever, utterly opposed
to every scheme which viii! waste the public money,
and entail upon US and posterity an enormous debt
caused oy m'smanagement and partyism, and secu-
ring to the countryno good results. We supported
the old government vigorously and faithfully, 50
long as any hope remained that it would be admin
lstered justly and constitutionally. When that
hope vanished, We abandoned it forever, We now
have new government, based upon the imperisba.
BILE principles of republican constitutional liberty
such as characterized the government of our faith
ers. Our attachment to the new government, and
our purpose to support it. are as strong as life it.
self We shall resist with all the energy we can
command, all attempts to weaken this government,
or to thwart or cmbarrass it in the prosecution of
the war.
But we live in evil times, when the spirit of Ja-
cobinism and lawlessness is rampant Men are
found every where, and even in North Ca, olina,
who are omnipotent to tear down, but impotent to
build up-men who would raze to the ground every
stone Of the edifce of Constitutional liberty, and
leave both life and property to the chances or the
mercy Of temporary prejudice and passion.
Would it be believed, if the fact was not patent,
that among the original secessoniss of this State,
there are those who are contcnding for the organ.
zation of North Carolina army? They profess
with one breath to be devoted to Southern rights
ready to ostracize every man who did not abandon
the old government before the proclamation of Lin
coin; but now they are ready to embarrass the
new government, which is the very embodiment
of Southern rights, by organizing North Carolina
army, separate and distinct from the army of the
Confederate States. And what is all this for 2? Is
it to defend the State? Is not the Confederate gov
ernment bound to defend North Carolina and has
not President Davis pledged himself to defend every
part of the State with all the power at his command?
Most certainly Will he not do it? No one doubts
it. What then, is the object of these advocates Of
North Carolina army? Can it be for any other
purpose than to provide for and keep up State
army of Coones, and Captains, and Lieutenants,
and Quartermasters, and Conmissares, and thou
sand subordinates, with fat salaries, who will be
swift to claim all the glory of the successes in
war, fought not by these pets with large salaries,
but by brave soldiers, who receive only $l1
per month
The extra session of the Legislature held in May,
of necessity provided an army organization every
body thought for an emergency, temporary in its
character. But the Convention very justly sup
posed, when the State declared its adherence to the
Confederate States and adopted their Constitution
that she was bound as an honest party to the con-
tract to transfer her troops forts, munitions, &C., to
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we maintain 1t did right; but in doing this, its
ordinance of transfer shows, it did not dsband the
volunteers for twelve months, but left them to be
disposed of BY the Legislature But why keep up
two army organizations with the immense expense
which must result? Why not do as Virginia and
Alabama, ard the other States have done? Virginia
has transferred her 55 600 troops to the Confederate
government Alabama at the outset transferred all
her military organization, except the control of her
militia, to the Confederate government; and it is
said that she has paid nothing directly out of her
treasury for the support of her army. This is what
North Carolina should do. Gov. Clark is already
4 re.organizing the militia. They will be armed and
drilled, so as to render them efficient force to
sist sudden invasion. The twelve months and three
years volunteers should be transferred to the Con.
federa.e government, which Of course will keep q
sufficient force on our sea-coast and our wes
tern frontier for all purposes of deence-not at the
expense Of North Carolina alone, but of all the Con
federate States. North Carolina should have hel
army, but it should be the army Of her militia, re
organized and drilled, and ready for emergencies
Let the Confederate government have the entire
control and management Of the war, and let thu
States cooperate with it in furnishing men ant
means.
Already the Confederate government has laid {
heavy direct var tax on our people North-Car
olina will have to pay some two millions Of dollar
annually to the Confederate government to supper
the war. She will pay it willingly, cheerfully-
she will devote all her treasure and all her blood
if necessary, to this righteous war in which tn
government is engaged; but in addition to this
will she have separate military establishment o
a her own, costing as much as the amount whic
Y she contributes to the Confederate government
< We trust not Every argument worth mentioning
: is against such policy.
/ The Deep River Country.
9 We are indebted to the courtesy of Z. G. Wright
- ESQ.,, of Cumberland, for copy of the followin
J. letter addressed to him by the Secretary Of tn
Navy
# CoNrEpERArE STATES. NAVY DEPARTMENT.,
o RICHMOND, Aug. 10, 1851.
- ~ Hon. G. G. WRIGHT: ~
II II House Of Delegates, Raleigh: +
% SIR: full supply Of coal in your State, in cor
- necton with the present and future operations of
u steam navy, regard as Of very great Importance
~ ~ and hence observe with interest every indicatio
I'LL connected with IL Will Won be pleaSed to adyis
,s to the prospect of completing your Fayett
" VI vile and Coalfelds Railroad?
:; The mineral wealth of your State, and 2articula
:" ly of the Deep River country, points to an earl
H. u establishment of such great workshops as the
fence of our Confederacy will demand and deepl
IN regret that the common sense Of the South in yea
W gone by, had not established them.
'e am, respectfully yours
e. s. R. MALLORY, Sec. Of Macy.
st The above letter speaks for ITSELF It shows th
"a the attention of the Confederate government ca
,,t1,, drocto1 IN the Oreaf mineral resources of al